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Watershed Management Group, nonprofit in Tucson
Mission: We develop community-based solutions to ensure the long-term prosperity of people and health of the environment. We provide people with the knowledge, skills, and resources for sustainable livelihoods.
The University of Arizona and Watershed Management Group have teamed up to provide juniors, seniors and graduate students with real-world job experience, in an effort to make graduating students more prepared for life after graduation as part of the “waterWRLD” internship program.
Alex Lohman majored in Environmental Science, focusing on land and water resources
I worked with the project managers at Watershed Management Group on several projects, including the preparation of water harvesting and landscape designs and data management. This experience helped me develop real world skills in a professional setting and supplement classroom education.
Holli LaBrie graduated with an Master's degree in Environmental Science.
I drafted policy statements, wrote draft applications and planned community roundtable events with local leaders in Pima County. I met regularly with a mentor to track the progress of each task and brainstorm new ideas for community events as well. Along with this, the other interns and I have weekly workshops in which we improve on our professional development skills.
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We've expanded to Tucson! See more about ASU's work in So. AZ.
Public Allies Arizona is changing the face and practice of leadership throughout Phoenix and Tucson communities by demonstrating our conviction that everyone can lead, and that lasting change results when citizens of all backgrounds step up, take responsibility and work together.
We are a 10-month AmeriCorps program that places emerging young leaders in full-time, paid nonprofit internships with partner organizations in the community. Allies come from many backgrounds and do not need to attend ASU. Our mission is to create a just and equitable society and the diverse leadership to sustain it.
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Back in 2005, at a convening of grantees organized by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, ASU Lodestar Center Executive Director Robert F. Ashcraft met with a senior staff member of the Public Allies National Office [PANO]. They shared mutual goals and aspirations for the need for more diverse leaders of social sector organizations that truly represent the communities in which they serve. PANO, it turned out, was seeking expansion through geographic reach to implement their proven leadership model. The Center, meanwhile, was seeking greater intentionality in its work to recruit and prepare diverse leadership for the sector. What would it look like to leverage AmeriCorps resources into Arizona to change the face of leadership? In 2006, after an intense six months of strategizing and organizing, the Lodestar Center added Public Allies as a national partner to its portfolio of programs. In 2019, with the help of Mayor Jonathan Rothschild, Public Allies Arizona launched in Tucson.
Public Allies' D.C. beginnings
In 1992, two young women, Vanessa Kirsch and Katrina Browne, mobilized a diverse network of young leaders and experienced mentors to create Public Allies in Washington, D.C. Confronting myths of young people as uncaring, apathetic, or worse, Public Allies began with the belief that the untapped energy and idealism of young people can be a powerful force to transform communities.
The founders created a program that links diverse young Americans who want to make a difference with nonprofit organizations in their communities who need them. In the process, Public Allies shows young leaders how to turn their passion for making a difference into a viable career path. This unique approach has led Public Allies to grow nationally, in 25 communities across the country, while developing a respected, replicable model.
Public Allies Arizona empowers participants to expand efforts to manage, support nonprofits July 11, 2022 |
ASU Lodestar Center receives Bank of America grant to support new pathways for Public Allies' emerging leaders June 28, 2022 |
Public Allies Arizona's second Tucson cohort reflects on a year of personal and professional growth January 25, 2022 |
Public Allies Arizona cohort tours Phoenix Indian School Visitor Center, learns about building inclusive spaces November 17, 2021 |
Public Allies Arizona receives financial commitment of $1.2 million, engages 46 new Allies in 2021-22 year to build capacity at Arizona nonprofits October 6, 2021 |
ASU Lodestar Center receives Bank of America grant to train the next generation of nonprofit and civic leaders August 20, 2021 |
In the news: Leadership collective to develop curriculum on racial justice August 6, 2021 |
Leadership development groups commit to developing shared curriculum on racial justice August 3, 2021 |
How a team of Public Allies cleaned up a Tucson park and learned to lead July 14, 2021 |
Public Allies Arizona at 15 June 30, 2021 |