---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dolores Neagoe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Oct 15, 2007 10:35 AM Subject: FW: International Fellowship Programme for Learning and Exchange in Philanthropy (IFP), spring/summer 2008 - call for applications, search for host institutions To:
Please find below an announcement that could be of interest. I kindly
ask you to distribute this information to your contacts.
Best regards,
Dolores Neagoe
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The International Fellowship Programme for Learning and Exchange in
Philanthropy (IFP) invites applications and searches for host
institutions for its fourth round, beginning in spring 2008.
This programme offers foundation and NGO staff (young leaders as well as
executives) the opportunity to work for up to 12 weeks in non-profit
host institutions abroad. The IFP pursues three main objectives:
* To give foundation and NGO staff the opportunity to develop their
professional skills with an international and practical orientation
* To support foundations and NGOs by improving the management
competences of their staff
* To trigger or deepen contacts and cooperation between non-profit
institutions across Europe
During the pilot phase (2005 -2007), the programme was limited to
candidates from organisations of eight Central and East European
countries. As of 2008, this geographical limitation is raised, thus
opening the programme up for a pan-European approach. For every
programme cycle, approximately 15 to 20 fellows are accepted.
Candidates for fellowships should:
* Be university graduates with at least three years of professional
experience
* Have been working at their home institutions for at least two years
and have a future job prospect there
* Be young leaders or senior managers - both are welcome to apply
* Work for a home institution and aspire to go to a host institution
located in a European country. Exceptions can be discussed on a
case-by-case basis.
* Speak the working language(s) used in their host institution. There
can be exceptions to this rule, if a candidate and the mentor of the
host institution have a common language. In addition, some knowledge of
English is necessary.
This programme establishes a common platform for learning and exchange,
a "level playing ground", involving participants from small as well as
large institutions. However, size and financial capacity of the sending
and host institutions can be extremely diverse, and this needs to be
taken into account. We have therefore defined three categories of
fellowships: fully funded, partly funded and without funding. Please
consult the IFP website for details on which expenses can be covered.
The deadline for applications (for fully or partly funded fellowships)
is Thursday, 1st November 2007. Candidates for fellowships without
funding must apply before 15th February 2008. Fellowships will usually
take place between March and September 2008, with a minimum duration of
three and a maximum of twelve weeks. Detailed information and the
application form are available at www.efc.be/ifp.
Would you like to host a fellow at your institution?
Host institutions are asked to draw up a profile of the fellowship they
wish to offer and to nominate a mentor as a contact person for the
fellow. The EFC places particular emphasis on careful matching of
fellows with host institutions and a diligent preparation of the
fellowships, which is achieved mainly by means of a short introductory
seminar. The host can influence the selection of the fellow and also
suggest candidates or sending institutions of their own choice.
Most host institutions are currently located in the UK, but fellows have
also worked in countries like Germany, Italy or Sweden and in
Brussels-based organisations. Since 2007, institutions in all European
countries are eligible as hosts. Further European foundations and other
non-profit institutions are invited to submit a proposal for a
fellowship position.
Submitting a proposal before 25th October or earlier increases the
chance for a good match with a candidate, but host proposals are also
welcome after that date, as the selection process will certainly not
finish before the end of November.
If you would like to offer a fellowship position at your institution,
check out the IFP website for details www.efc.be/ifp and the proposal
form: www.efc.be/ftp/public/ifp/Proposal_Host_institution_2008.doc .
About the International Fellowship Programme
The IFP was launched in 2004 by the following six international donors:
Robert Bosch Foundation, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Trust for
Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe, Bank of Sweden Tercentenary
Foundation, Bernard van Leer Foundation and German Federal Foundation
for the Environment. The latter three have terminated their funding
after the pilot phase in 2007; two new funding partners joined the
programme recently: the Bertelsmann Foundation and the King Baudouin
Foundation. The programme was developed and initially managed by the
Robert Bosch Foundation. In 2006 it was transferred to the European
Foundation Centre in order to promote involvement of additional
foundations and donor associations.
After a first experimental phase in 2005 with 5 fellows, the 2006 group
comprised 17 and the 2007 group 14 fellows, working in fields such as
the environment, youth, community development and business-NGO
relations.
Details about the 36 fellows supported until 2007 can be viewed on the
website.
Organisations and individuals interested in the development of civil
society and philanthropy in their countries or internationally are very
welcome to forward this announcement or to publish it on their websites.
Best regards
Witold Gnauck
European Foundation Centre
(seconded by Robert Bosch Stiftung)
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