Organizations Filed Purposes:
GOVERN FOR AMERICA IS BUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PUBLIC SECTOR LEADERS TO CREATE MORE DIVERSE, EFFECTIVE, AND RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT.
GFA'S PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE RECRUITING GRADUATES, TRAINING AND DEVELOPING FELLOWS, AND SUSTAINING AND INSPIRING FELLOWS. RECRUITING GRADUATES: GFA RECRUITS APPLICANTS TO THE GFA FELLOWSHIP FROM A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 150 COLLEGE AND RECRUITING PARTNERS. WE MORE THAN DOUBLED OUR TARGET NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FROM OUR INAUGURAL COHORT AND EXPANDED OUR GEOGRAPHIC REACH, RECEIVING APPLICATIONS FROM A BROAD RANGE OF 154 COLLEGES. TO DATE GFA HAS RECEIVED MORE THAN 1200 APPLICATIONS FOR 26 GOVERNMENT ROLES ACROSS OUR 2019 AND 2020 COHORTS. OUR FELLOWS REPRESENT A DIVERSE COMMUNITY - 56% IDENTIFY AS PEOPLE OF COLOR, 70% AS WOMEN, 22% AS A MEMBER OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY, AND 33% AS FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE GRADUATES. TRAINING AND DEVELOPING FELLOWS:GFA CURRENTLY SUPPORTS 26 EMERGING GOVERNMENT LEADERS WORKING IN 10 AGENCIES ACROSS 5 STATES THROUGH OUR FELLOWSHIP. WE WORK WITH EARLY CAREER LEADERS AT A FORMATIVE POINT IN THEIR CAREERS TO LAUNCH A PUBLIC SECTOR TRAJECTORY AND SUPPORT THEM TO DEVELOP THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO TACKLE OUR TOUGHEST PUBLIC CHALLENGES. OVER THE PAST YEAR GFA HOSTED 2 IN-PERSON TRAININGS IN JUNE 2019 AND DECEMBER 2019 IN ADDITION TO 4 VIRTUAL GROUP TRAINING SESSIONS, 3 CONSULTING PROJECT COACHING SESSIONS, AND MONTHLY OR BI-MONTHLY INDIVIDUAL COACHING SESSIONS. GFA ALSO LAUNCHED A FELLOW ADVISORY BOARD TO SURFACE FELLOW INSIGHTS IN ORDER TO ADAPT THE PROGRAM EXPERIENCE IN NEAR REAL-TIME BASED ON THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF FELLOWS.SUSTAINING AND INSPIRING FELLOWS: THROUGH OUR FELLOWS, NETWORK OF GOVERNMENT PARTNERS, AND LEAGUE OF INNOVATORS, GFA AMPLIFIES STORIES OF POSITIVE GOVERNMENT ACTION TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION TO SEE GOVERNMENT AS AN AVENUE FOR CHANGE AND PURSUE CAREERS IN PUBLIC SERVICE. WE DO THIS THROUGH MONTHLY NETWORK AND COMMUNITY BUILDING, SOCIAL MEDIA, EARNED MEDIA, AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP. EARLY INDICATIONS SUGGEST THAT THE GFA FELLOWSHIP CAN SUCCESSFULLY INCREASE FELLOWS' SELF-EFFICACY AS GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND BELIEF IN THE VALUE OF PUBLIC SERVICE. 92% OF FELLOWS WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE GFA FELLOWSHIP TO A FRIEND.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Kyleigh Russ | SECRETARY | 40 | $48,181 |
| Octavia Abell | PRESIDENT | 40 | $23,427 |
| Scott Warren | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Emma Vadehra | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Culatta | TRUSTEE(RESIGNED DECEMBER 2019) | 1 | $0 |
| Beni Chhun | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Nordhaus | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Kyra Barry | CHAIRPERSON | 1 | $0 |
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