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I am proud of the Alumni team, Reza, Elle, and Jacob for navigating so many CEPex projects and travelers. Special shout-out to Reza and Jacob who had never booked flights before and manages a full CEPex load while advising for CSP.

-Katie

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FY22 CEPex represents a huge accomplishment given the size and scope of these grants. Never has such a small group facilitated so many exchanges abroad in such a small time.

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Jacob has been very helpful and shown real ownership with the CSP alumni webinars

-DB

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our office hours and WhatsApp were always so grounding; puts life in perspective in so many ways, and super proud of them

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S/O to Athina for sharing her teaching expertise as we built out PDO and the Academy! So excited for the innovations and live session ideas that we have been brainstorming and implementing.

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New and difficult, to say the least. Though I've enjoyed the bits and pieces of time that I've had with Les to learn the ins and outs of all-things-finance, from pipelines, to projections, to recasts... thank you for the trust and the guidance.

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Shoutout to Chris for leading our DEIBA talks

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Captain of the ship, kept us calm, jumped in whenever at all possible, did it with ease. Awe-some.

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Luis is truly a font of institutional knowledge and he's supported me with finance asks, procurements, and navigating IREX policies.

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Underrated

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I mean the Mole game at CEE and Secret Mission at CSP events always makes me LOL! Les is the game mastermind behind it all, but I love how each team member approaches these and reveals another side of them (like, WHAT Luis?!)

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Athina consistently makes herself available to vent and share a good laugh in difficult times. I have loled from our teams chats on many occasions.

-Katie

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Always impressive

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I would like to shout out Ruth for her gentle spirit and collaborative efforts in getting things done even when there are a lot of competing priorities. She was also helpful in supporting my first attempt at leading recruitment.

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Time and again, Luis had to hold participants accountable for their actions through conversations and warning letters. This isn't easy, and it's highly time-consuming. He always approached this duty with care and a highly supportive approach.

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If schmoozing were a sport, you win. You've got a way to capture people's heart and attention that is truly inspiring, and often hilarious.

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A week filled with mirth and laughs

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Partner Relations stats: Honorable mention

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Partner Relations stats: Honorable mention

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Also impressive

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His messages in the Teams chat always crack me up.

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It's really incredible how quickly the matching team placed all of the CSP fellows for the FY23 cycle!!

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today my girlfriend saw me not understand something and said "are you gonna ask Katie?" i think that sums up how much support, guidance, and advice Katie has provided me in my first 6 months here! thank you for everything <3

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Supporting so many components, empathetic, and never seems frazzled. That's a talent.

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In 2024 alone, we partnered with over 120+ U.S. civil society organizations doing amazing and impactful work. 

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In 2024 alone, we partnered with over 120+ U.S. civil society organizations doing amazing and impactful work. 

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Special shoutout to the host team for generating professional connections for some fellows who wanted to expand their networks!

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x10 on the above Lily shoutout

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Diana Matteson from Youth Advocate Programs

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Diana Matteson from Youth Advocate Programs

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She was the first host that I can say I have developed a relationship with, particularly during the CSP Welcome Orientation Luncheon and also at the ECA Luncheon, hearing her talk about her organization's work made me extremely excited to help build relationships between hosts and their fellows

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Daniel is serious about his approach to life-long learning and often looks for ways to develop his skills - which in turn makes our communications better and up to the professional standard ECA expects.

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Leading our fellows through storms and then some...truly proud of this group.

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Lily has provided a listening ear when I need someone to share my concerns with.

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So proud of the DEIBA team, everything we have accomplished so far and the many impactful plans we have for the future! Seeing this relaunched and working on the process from a concept to facilitation is truly beautiful and I am so proud of our whole team for making it everything that it is today!

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The DEIBA sessions have been such fun, safe and intentional sessions!

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i really appreciate the banter between chris and jacob. i am always looking forward to the next quip!

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Shout out to Lily for being a great example of practicing care and consideration within the team. I always feel like I can bring a challenge to her and she will help me solve it without judgement or pressure.

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Although not a component in and of itself, the advising team for CEE and CSP consistently provide our fellows with holistic support, care, and consideration.

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Smoothest Welcome Orientation ever?! Though at times it didn't feel that way, proud that it was received so well :)

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We have surpassed our KPIs (as set out in our strat plan) for external comms. This was our comms priority throughout the first part of the year and I am proud of how quickly and thoroughly we achieved it.

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Back-to-back events all the while fully revamping curriculum on two programs to make sure that they're just as beneficial, comprehensive, exciting, and brilliant as practicum experiences. This is a part of the program that includes Deidre, but isnt led by her. While many accolades go her way due to her front-facing role, the true MVPs are the people we work with daily.

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His ability to whip musical quotes to reference real-life situations.

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He has been so supportive as I have learned the ropes of Partner Relationships and Participant Support and so I have him to thank for surpassing all of the new and difficult challenges from onboarding to staffing changes to rethinking host recruitment and working toward a very successful placement process

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What MEL can process and do, that informs so many components, is always going to get a shout from me. Data-driven educational experiences are so key, so many thanks to them.

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Not only did we pull of a fantastic and well received CEE EOP in April/May, our events team turned right around and did it again for CSP's welcome orientation in August.

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Kelsey Foster Making Congressional Engagement Happen!

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Kelsey Foster Making Congressional Engagement Happen!

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Kelsey reached out to her local Congressman and facilitated a visit for CSP fellows and a NOLA host to visit Capitol Hill during Orientation (even though she wouldn't be there herself!). This was a FIRST for the program, and it sparked us to now be organizing four visits for EOP.

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Always always always finds a way to make me laugh

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Her emoji game is out of this world

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Though burdened with much on her own end, Grace still exhibits care and consideration for those she oversees. She is a real model of servant leadership.

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Athina is always looking to help. Whether it is a conversation with a fellow, or helping us track tasks for the ECA luncheon, or one of the other many things she does for this team -- she always finds a way to contribute. I hope to be a team player like her one day!

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I know so much is going into making PDO an incredibly useful and informative resource for CEE FY23 so shout out to Chris and Curriculum!

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Her positivity and enthusiasm are infectious!!

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Who brings a lot of innovations to our Recruitment and Selection, communication process, and whose efforts often times goes unnoticed or appreciated.

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100% matching done two months in advance of CSP arrivals is LEGENDARY! It has set us up for incredible practicum success. The initial partner survey showed 100% satisfaction with their hosting experience. Wow!!

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I am really proud of taking on this project and it came with learning so many new things at once, extremely grateful for the support of Athina and Luis and the PAC group who guided me through so many aspects and so grateful to have been trusted with such a big and important task so early in my IREX journey. -Sarah

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Just like the duck, totally put together from the looks of it all while navigating quite a bit below the surface. Run with the metaphor.

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Each iteration of innovation hubs thus far has been different and that takes SO MUCH WORK! From brainstorming out of the box thinking to collaborating across IREX to find new models that work, Katie has really put in innovation into Innovation Hubs. Elle, Jacob, Reza have been so supportive in getting this engagement piece off the ground

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I am always impressed with how responsive and willing to help our alumni are. The work the alumni team does to cultivate this is commendable

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S/O to you all for not only modeling but leaning in.

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Fiona is related to Siri. Has to be. Siri and ChatGPT are her distant cousins because the way she came in, saw, and conquered is something that has to be AI... right? Seriously though, a HUGE shoutout to Fiona. Thank you for being everything that you are and for helping the team at the time when we needed it the most!

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With two Programs coming together about a year and half ago, we have a stronger, more interconnected, and more diverse network of US partners than ever before. I'm proud of our work and the impact we're seeing in terms of our ability to meet the programs goals, but also in terms of giving our participants the experience they truly hope to receive.

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I often think about Wellington's workshop at CEE about public speaking for introverts and what a thoughtful and helpful workshop session that was

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As we started on the same day, we have been there for each other in Participant Support and everything and I can count on her to have my back and I hope she knows she can count on me -Sarah

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Who has to organize Rec+Selection back to back and select amazing leaders for both programs.

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I forget the exact number, but I believe it was 90%+ fellow satisfaction. Do you realize how many people that is to please?!

Great job.

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There is perhaps no bigger supporter of CEE/CSP than David at YTC in Chicago. Our fellows have really transformed his org's impact and he's made some fantastic partnerships and continued to work directly with fellows after their return. His passion for our programming and international civil society is inspiring.

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Improving processes for our work

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Amazing to see how much ECA swoons over CSP and CEE and how due to Les and Luis and Lily, they always keep us close to their hearts

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Had a beer when we went out with fellows to listen to music on the pier. She's one of the most impressive leaders that we're connected to in New Orleans. Highly proficient, professional, and respected. Despite all that, she's never lost sight of who she is, what she wants, and how she shows up in the world.

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You are one of my favorite people, making me laugh a lot.

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The CSP Community Action Project has continued to record increased beneficiaries. The 2023 cohort self-reported data indicated that fellows directly impacted 39,527 individuals across 47 countries. The number represents a 151% increase from 2022, where beneficiary count was 15,688.