Atlas Corps


Welcome to the Atlas Corps Volunteer Page!

Join a diverse community of global professionals. Become an Atlas Corps Volunteer!
 
Atlas Corps seeks in-person and virtual volunteers to support our growing global network of more than 1,700 social change leaders from 116 countries. Atlas Corps engages mission-driven individuals committed to social change in 12-18 month, professional fellowships at organizations in the United States to learn best practices, build organizational capacity, and return home to create a network of global changemakers.
 
Our volunteer opportunities are especially interesting for individuals with an interest in global social change and/or connection to AmeriCorps, Fulbright, Humphrey, Peace Corps, or other volunteer service programs. 
 
Note - if you want to apply for the 12 - 18 month Atlas Corps Fellowship, please visit apply.atlascorps.org. Applicants to the Atlas Corps Fellowship are not eligible for any of the volunteer opportunities listed on this page. If you are currently volunteering or previously volunteered with Atlas Corps and you are interested in volunteering again, please email us at volunteer@atlascorps.org.


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Volunteer Opportunities

Local Ambassador (in-person experience)

Get to know an amazing social change leader from another part of the world and help them feel at home in a new country and city

Overview: A Local Ambassador is a dedicated "first friend" who is paired with an incoming Atlas Corps Fellow in the same city for the first four months of the Fellowship. Local Ambassadors serve as on-the-ground support who help the Fellows adjust to the city, navigate through local culture, and meet up with them in person once per month for a fun activity. In the past, Fellows and Local Ambassadors have gone hiking, visited museums, explored new restaurants, and attended networking events. 

Time Commitment: 2 - 4 hours per month with a commitment of at least 4 months.

Expectations: We ask that you check in with the Fellow at least once per month, although twice is recommended.

Apply now! We are currently recruiting volunteers who will be matched with Fellows arriving in April and July. 

Peer Coach for Virtual Leadership Institute (virtual experience)

Atlas Corps seeks Peer Coach volunteers for Virtual Leadership Institute 

Want to meet the world's rising social change leaders and improve your facilitation skills right from the comfort of your own home? 

Overview: Atlas Corps is looking for virtual volunteers to facilitate monthly video calls, provide guidance, and review e-learning assignments as part of the Virtual Leadership Institute (VLI) – an online learning community for social change leaders between the ages of 22-35, based on the established Atlas Corps Global Leadership Lab. This 6-month online program includes keynote speakers, interactive workshops, self-led activities, and community-building activities with leading U.S. organizations and leaders. By engaging Peer Coaches in the VLI, Atlas Corps aims to provide Scholars with a space for peer support, project brainstorming, and discussions on questions related to the overall learning curriculum.

Impact: Designed for mission-driven individuals seeking social change, the VLI helps Scholars obtain additional professional development skills and drive an even greater impact in communities around the world. The result is a global society ecosystem that is strengthened with knowledge, inspired by a shared passion for positive social impact, and empowered with the tools to achieve results.

As a Peer Coach, you will create a productive environment for co-learning, help the participants develop their leadership or policy projects, and guide Scholars through discussions about leadership development and social impact.

Time Commitment: 4–5 hours per month during a 6-month period. You can now apply to become a Peer Coach for one of the following VLI cohorts:

  • Cohort 11 (Scholars from Pakistan) | February 13 – August 6, 2023

  • Cohort 12 (Scholars from Bolivia, Nicaragua, Spain, India & more) | March 6 – September 6, 2023

  • Cohort 13 (Scholars from Hilton Humanitarian Prize Laureate Organizations) | May 29 – November 19, 2023

Expectations: Throughout the course of the program, Peer Coaches will:

  • help the Atlas Corps VLI Team facilitate monthly Project Calls;

  • conduct a monthly review and grading of Scholars’ assignments;

  • lead 1-on-1 or small group Virtual Office Hours consultations.

Before taking on the role of a Peer Coach, you will be provided with a virtual training and additional materials necessary to prepare you for the role.

Eligibility: To become a Peer Coach you must:

  • be able to commit to an initial training of up to 2 hours and 4–5 hours per month for co-facilitation of video calls, assignment grading, consultations, and pre-reading preparation;
  • have experience in facilitating virtual meetings, and knowledge of Zoom and Google Meet for video conferencing;

  • have strong interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills and a proven ability to interact effectively with people of diverse cultures and backgrounds;

  • have at least 4 years of full-time professional experience (experience in supporting programs/projects in the nonprofit or social impact sector is a plus);

  • demonstrate a positive attitude and an open mind to contribute to a future cohort of VLI Scholars;

  • be fluent in English.

Benefits: 

  • practice your facilitation and peer coaching skills;

  • access all content, resources, and live sessions of the Virtual Leadership Institute;

  • interact with and learn from social change leaders from around the world;

  • $250 honorarium;

  • certificate of completion.

About Atlas Corps 

Atlas Service Corps, Inc. (Atlas Corps), started in 2006, is an international network of social sector leaders and organizations that promotes innovation, cooperation, and solutions to address the world’s 21st-century challenges. Our mission is to address critical social issues by developing leaders, strengthening organizations, and promoting innovation through an overseas fellowship of skilled nonprofit professionals. Profiled as a “best practice” in international exchange by the Brookings Institution and featured in the Washington Post as a model social entrepreneurship program, Atlas Corps engages leaders committed to the nonprofit sector in 12- to 18-month, professional fellowships at organizations to learn best practices, build organizational capacity, and return home to create a network of global changemakers. For more information on our current programming, please visit https://atlascorps.org/programs/

Selection Board Interviewer (virtual experience)

Interview the world's rising social change leaders for our Fellowship and change someone's life

Want to meet the world's rising social change leaders and improve your interview skills right from the comfort of your own home?

Overview: Interviewers on the Atlas Corps Selection Board play a crucial role in interviewing and scoring applicants to help identify the world's top social change leaders for a 12 - 18 month professional fellowship in the United States. Fellows serve full-time at Host Organizations to develop professional skills and learn effective leadership practices through the Global Leadership Lab.

Impact: Designed for mission-driven individuals seeking social change, the Fellowship engages talented leaders who obtain additional professional development skills and have an even greater impact in communities around the world.

As an Interviewer, learn about social change leaders from all over the world and hear their unique stories, passion, and dedication to addressing enormous global challenges. At the same time, you can also benefit from this volunteer opportunity by enhancing your own interviewing skills.

Eligibility: Ideal interviewers on the Atlas Corps Selection Board are academics and professionals with experience in one or more of the Fellowship's thematic areas and an interest in global social change. Interviewers must have advanced proficiency in speaking, writing, and reading English.  

Time Commitment and Expectations: 4 - 6 hours per month for 4 months or until approximately 20 interviews are completed. This is a virtual volunteer opportunity and you can make your own schedule. 

Selection Board Application Reviewer (virtual experience)

Review applications and help choose the world's best social change leaders for the Atlas Corps Fellowship 

Overview: Application reviewers on the Atlas Corps Selection Board play an important role in reviewing and scoring applicants to help identify the world's top social change leaders for a 12 to 18 month professional fellowship in the United States. Fellows serve full-time at Host Organizations to develop professional skills and learn effective leadership practices through the Global Leadership Lab. 

Impact: Designed for mission-driven individuals seeking social change, the Fellowship engages talented leaders who obtain additional professional development skills and have an even greater impact in communities around the world. As an application reader, you can be a primary-decision maker in the selection process and have the opportunity to learn about social issues around the world. 

Eligibility: Ideal application reviewers on the Atlas Corps Selection Board are academics and professionals with experience in one or more of the Fellowship's thematic areas and an interest in global social change. Application readers must have advanced proficiency in writing and reading English.  

Time Commitment and Expectations: 4 - 5 hours per month for four months or until approximately 60 applications are reviewed. This is a virtual volunteer opportunity and you can make your own schedule. 

Change Your Perspective, Change the World

About Us

 

Atlas Service Corps, Inc. (Atlas Corps), started in 2006, is an international network of social sector leaders and organizations that promotes innovation, cooperation, and solutions to address the world’s 21st-century challenges. Our mission is to address critical social issues by developing leaders, strengthening organizations, and promoting innovation through an overseas fellowship of skilled nonprofit professionals. Profiled as a “best practice” in international exchange by the Brookings Institution and featured in the Washington Post as a model social entrepreneurship program, Atlas Corps engages leaders committed to the nonprofit sector in 12 to 18 month, professional fellowships at organizations to learn best practices, build organizational capacity, and return home to create a network of global changemakers.

 

Mission

 

To address critical social issues, Atlas Corps develops leaders, strengthens organizations and promotes innovation through an overseas fellowship of skilled professionals.