US Golf Association Fellowship for Recent Graduates
The USGA Fellowship is an intensive, two-year commitment aimed at developing recent college graduates' professional and leadership skills through a variety of job responsibilities, seminars and classes. Deadline is January 8, 2010.
The USGA Fellowship in Leadership and Service is committed to providing opportunities for personal development through golf and its values. This two-year program connects college graduates at the outset of their careers with resources that enable them to grow personally and professionally.
Fellows work in all facets of the USGA Grants Initiative in a challenging environment with a high level of responsibility. The Fellowship also provides an educational component to aid recent college graduates in their professional and personal development. This component focuses on non-profit management, finance, public speaking, writing skills, negotiations, and personal leadership styles. The overall program allows Fellows to learn through experience while examining their professional aspirations and strategies.
Through participation in the program, Fellows gain a strong understanding of the role of philanthropy and the non-profit sector. New Fellows are mentored by second-year Fellows who help them acclimate to the program and the roles and responsibilities of the position.
The core work experience of a Fellow is helping to create opportunities in people's lives through golf and its values by serving as a member of the USGA's grant-making staff. Within this role, Fellows are responsible for reviewing grant applicants' organizational, strategic, and developmental plans. This information, which is gathered through the grant application, correspondence with the organization, and pre-grant site visits, is summarized and presented by Fellows to the USGA Grants Committee. Fellows are then responsible for monitoring the USGA investment made in the portfolio of USGA-supported programs. In this role, Fellows serve as liaisons with supported organizations, ensuring that USGA funds are spent appropriately while offering solutions to issues that may arise during the grant period.
In addition to providing grant funds to organizations that are working to provide opportunities in people's lives through golf, the USGA itself conducts many activities with the same goal in mind. By participating in these outreach programs, Fellows have dual roles as both team members and leaders. Many outreach programs involve partnerships with leading organizations in the golf community. These programs enable Fellows to develop skills such as leadership, teamwork, program development, Web site administration, budgeting, and event management. Serving as team leaders provides valuable management experience.
Beyond the typical job responsibilities, Fellows are continuously engaged in a professional development curriculum. Within this curriculum, Fellows participate in a non-profit management and fundraising course, a personal finance class, public speaking seminars, career development workshops, and structured office discussions concerning local, national, and global issues.
Application information available at the USGA website. Career advisors available at careerdc@pacificu.edu to assist Pacific student's and alumni with resume and cover letter preparation.
Posted by Career Development Center (careerdevelopmentctr@pacificu.edu) on Sep 10, 2009 at 5:06 PM
