Catalytic Projects

Catalytic Projects give Coro Fellows the opportunity to co-design system interventions and collaborate with various organizations to implement and learn from the project. Each Fellow will work for a total of 30 weeks on one or more projects sponsored by Coro partners.

Project sponsors have the opportunity to co-design catalytic projects along with Coro Fellows and Coro staff. Sponsors also mentor and collaborate with Fellows in order to support project-based learning and accomplishment of deliverables. Coro Fellows work on their projects four full days each week and participate in a daylong seminar once each week.

Fellows are available for catalytic projects during four project cycles:

• First Project Cycle: August 26^th – October 15^th (8 weeks)

• Second Project Cycle: October 28^th – December 17^th (8 weeks)

• Third Project Cycle: January 13^th – March 4^th (8 weeks)

• Fourth Project Cycle (Independent Project): March 24^th - April 29^th (6 weeks)

The number of cycles and number of Fellows is determined by the scope of a project. When a project spans multiple placement cycles, we ask that Fellows rotate during each project cycle. This could look like having different Coro Fellows each cycle to work on a phase of the project or having Coro Fellows placed in the office of a different project collaborator each cycle to work on the same project. The Fourth Project Cycle is for the Independent Project, a six-week project that each Coro Fellow is required to secure on his or her own. In some cases, but not all, the Coro Fellow may choose to carry over work from an earlier project into their Independent Project.

To learn more about how your organization can collaborate with Coro Fellows downlaod Information for Project Sponsors 2014-2015 and contact Katherine Chamberlain, Director of the Coro Fellows Program at 412-258-2670 or [email protected]

 

Project Sponsors

The Coro Fellows Program is made possible with financial support from the R.K. Mellon Foundation and The Pittsburgh Foundation. Additionally, the Program is supported through the many organizations that collaborate and mentor Coro Fellows on Catalytic Projects. Project sponsors have included:

Allegheny County Managers Office

Allegheny County Human Resources Department

Allegheny County Health Department

Bank of New York Mellon

Bike Pittsburgh

Bridgeway Capital

BYS Yoga

Christian Associates Of Southwestern PA

Community Reinvestment Group

Congress of Neighboring Communities (CONNECT)

East Liberty Chamber of Commerce

Forbes Funds

Google

G-TECH

Hear Me Project

Heinz Endowments

Highmark

Holy Family Institute

Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh

Homewood Children’s Village

Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh

Idea Foundry

Innovation Works

kWantera

Literary Arts Boom

Local Government Academy

Mayoral Campaign for Bill Peduto

New App for Making It In America

Office of State Representative Jake Wheatley

Office of City Councilman Kraus

Office of City Councilman Dan Gilman

Office of City Councilwoman Natalia Rudiak

RK Mellon Foundation

Sustainable Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

The Pittsburgh Foundation

Pittsburgh Green Innovators

The Pittsburgh Promise

Three Rivers Waterkeeper

UPMC Center for Diversity and Inclusion

Urban Redevelopment Authority

World Class Industrial Network, Labor Management Clearinghouse