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Community Partner: Baltimore Corps
Intern: Victoria Li
Site Supervisor: Liz Gomez
What is Baltimore Corps?
Baltimore Corps recruits talented, mission-driven professionals for full-time
fellowships in which they work with Visionary Cause Leaders across the city to
scale the impact of leading social change initiatives.
"Baltimore Corps is an organization that connects talent with opportunity to
increase equity in Baltimore. First and foremost, Baltimore Corps is a capacity-building
organization, which means that most of my work was done to ensure that problem
solvers in Baltimore have the resources and assistance to improve the city.
Specifically, my supervisor, Liz Gomez, is the Director of Operations & Systems at
Baltimore Corps, and by working with her I’ve come to appreciate the importance of
building the infrastructure of a rapidly growing organization to ensure its future growth.
Over the course of the summer I worked extensively with her team to constantly revise
the systems, policies and internal procedures in place within the organization to ensure
that Baltimore Corps’ operations run smoothly.
From participating in Baltimore Corps’ strategic planning meetings and gauging the
future direction of Baltimore Corps, to helping Elevation Awardees hone their project
pitches before their Awards Showcase, to working with Strong City Baltimore and
delving into a complex fiscal sponsorship, I have learned so much about an effective
nonprofit, the issues that face Baltimore, and about myself.
Baltimore Corps was undoubtedly a magical place that pushed me to be my best
self every single day. I was able to wake up every day eager to go to work because
every single Baltimore Corps employee believed in the vision, mission and goals of
Baltimore Corps. I witnes sed the at times difficult collaboration between talented
people with diverse, learning and working styles and backgrounds. Ultimately, the most
valuable lesson from my summer at Baltimore Corps was the incredible humility of
every single person around me, and their belief that what they are doing fits into a
larger picture that will push the needle to change Baltimore for the better. In Baltimore
Corps I had found a company of peers who are dissatisfied with the status quo, and who
are fighting to enable others to fight for their own battles in the city they love."
-Victoria
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Assisted with Baltimore Corps’ relationship with
Strong City Baltimore by attending weekly check-
in’s with the Strong City person of contact, filing
invoices, managing expenses, placing orders and
creating an FAQ page for Microix.
Helped design and implement a one-week
Baltimore and equity-based summer program
curriculum for high school student leaders in
Chestertown, Maryland.
Attended and participated in all staff meetings
and departmental level meetings where the
strategic objectives and tasks for the next 90
days were being determined.
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