Carol H.
Pitchersky
Development Fellowship
The Program
About the Fellowship: Carol
H. Pitchersky, a fundraising pioneer who died in October 2004, is
being remembered by the nation's civil rights community through the Carol
H. Pitchersky Development Fellowship, established under the auspices of
LCCREF.
In announcing the Fellowship, Karen McGill Lawson, LCCREF's Executive Director, and Wade Henderson, the organization's counselor and Executive Director of Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, recognized Ms. Pitchersky's lasting contribution to the movement for social and economic justice in the United States.
"As Associate Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) during the 1980s, Carol helped to steer the organization's strategic planning and fundraising capacity, making an immeasurable impact on the ACLU's growth," noted Henderson, who served as counsel to the ACLU during the same period. "Over the years her development expertise has helped advance the missions of so many organizations in the civil rights and human rights communities, among them the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Amnesty International, Children's Rights, Inc., Oxfam America, Planned Parenthood, and the Washington Office on Latin America.She was a pioneer in finding creative ways to fund capacity-building in nonprofit social justice organizations."
Carol's vision and the needs of the development field have guided the creation of the Fellowship. The purpose of the Fellowship is threefold:
- to help expand
the fundraising capacity of the social justice
community - to offer career
opportunities to persons of color in
development and - to further the understanding of diversity in donor relations.
Applicant Requirements: The fellowship program will identify and support persons of color who are aspiring development professionals, have demonstrated a commitment to civil rights and social justice, and wish to advance their careers in nonprofit fundraising. Fellows serve two-year terms of employment at organization in the social justice community. Applications are being accepted until February 1, 2008 and can be downloaded at http://www.civilrights.org/about/lccref/fellowship.html.
Compensation: Annual salary between $40,000 to $65,000, depending on the city and organization of the Fellow's placement.
To apply, download and complete the application form from http://www.civilrights.org/about/lccref/fellowship.html.
Then mail the application to:
Carol H. Pitchersky
Development Fellowship
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund
1629 K Street, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20006
For further information email, CHPFellowship@civilrights.org
