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600+ professionals apply to the Coro Fellowship each year. Below are the most common questions people ask our recruiters. General Questions What does “Coro” stand for? “Coro” (not C.O.R.O.) is a word chosen by the organization’s founders in 1942 to describe the unique...

Challenging times call for adaptive leadership. At Coro, that also means supporting the people and organizations serving key needs for our communities. Our 2020-2021 Fellows joined the Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs to build more than their own talents - they...

Supporting the region while developing as civic leaders Twelve diverse and talented young professionals from across the country  - selected from nearly 600 candidates - have hit the ground running in Pittsburgh as the 2020-21 Coro Fellows in Public Affairs. ...

Supporting local nonprofits while forging career pathways Our partnership with Public Allies National began in 2006 with a simple goal - help underrepresented leaders serve their communities and access pathways to success. Since then, over 400 diverse local...

There have been a lot of exciting new changes here at Coro Pittsburgh including the addition of Armani Davis, PhD, the Coro Faculty Lead of our flagship Fellows Program in Public Affairs.  Keep reading to learn more about him and his position. 1. Tell us a little...

There have been a lot of exciting new changes here at Coro Pittsburgh including the addition of Summer Hunter-Kysor, our Program Associate.  Keep reading to learn more about her and her position. 1. Tell us a little bit more about your role. As a Program...

There have been a lot of exciting new changes here at Coro Pittsburgh including the addition of Jeremy Goldstein, our Ally Leader.  Keep reading to learn more about him and the work he'll be doing this year. 1. Tell us a little bit more about your role. I am an...

There have been a lot of exciting new changes here at Coro Pittsburgh including the addition of Hayley Lesh, our fall social media intern. Keep reading to learn more about her and the work she'll be doing this year. Tell us a little bit more about your role. As a...

Turning Downtime To Upside: WIL’s First 100% Virtual Cohort This spring, we kicked off our 23rd Women In Leadership program, with high expectations for the 25 women participating.  Already making waves in the Greater Pittsburgh region, the participants of WIL...

We are excited to reintroduce our 2019-20 Public Allies Pittsburgh class as program graduates!  Over the past 10 months, these 25 exemplary individuals: Completed 50,000+ hours of service to Pittsburgh-area nonprofits and communitiesImplemented 3...