PresenTense
PresenTense Colorado Fellowship Application 2016
PresenTense is seeking 15 high school students to participate in PresenTense Colorado's Fellowship that will begin in November 2016. PresenTense Fellows will participate in a six month program in which they will learn about social innovation and meaningful ways to address social issues and make a difference in their communities. PresenTense Colorado is one of 16 PresenTense programs worldwide, and is made possible by generous funding from the Rose Community Foundation, Rose Youth Foundation, and Jim Joseph Foundation.
PresenTense Colorado empowers Jewish teens to create a project, big or small, that makes a difference in their community and engages their peers. Projects can range from a student event to a small business, and anywhere in between- or outside the box! Each student will apply for up to $1000 in initial funding to help their idea come to fruition.
Fellows meet twice per month on Sundays from 4pm-7pm to practice innovative problem solving, critical thinking, and human-centered project design, discuss pressing social issues, learn fundraising and budgeting tactics, and create community with their peers. Students are partnered with a Coach, often entrepreneurs, activists, and successful professionals, who guide them through the development of their project and connect Fellows with professional networks.
Through innovative curriculum, supportive staff, and collaboration PresenTense Colorado equips Fellows with valuable and transferable skills, resulting in an engaged team of young Jewish leaders ready and able to change the world.
Please feel free to contact Sarah Cohen at sarahcohen@presentense.org or by phone at 720-541-9272 with any questions you may have.
Final application deadline is October 7, 2016.
Name
*
First
Last
Email
*
Phone Number
*
###
-
###
-
####
Grade as of fall 2016
*
9th
10th
11th
12th
Which school will you be attending in fall 2016?
*
Please select the social issues you are passionate about, where you'd like to make a meaningful difference and engage your community as well as your peers.
*
Poverty
Environmental Issues
Women's Rights
Food Justice
Civil Rights
Health Issues
Homelessness
Education Inequality
LGBT Rights
Worker's Rights
Voting Rights
International Relations
Immigration
Children's Rights
Domestic Violence
Bullying
Arts and Culture
Anti-Semitism
Strengthening the Jewish Community
Creating relevant Jewish programs
Other (please list in the "anything else we should know" section below).
What excites you about the PresenTense Colorado Fellowship? What do you hope to gain?
*
Maximum Allowed:
200
words.
Currently Used:
0
words.
Describe your strengths as a leader. What does being a leader mean to you?
*
Maximum Allowed:
200
words.
Currently Used:
0
words.
Briefly describe your past leadership experience.
*
Maximum Allowed:
200
words.
Currently Used:
0
words.
Tell us about a time that something did not work out the way you hoped. What did you do about it?
*
Maximum Allowed:
200
words.
Currently Used:
0
words.
Does your Jewish identity influence your interest in pursuing a project with social impact? If so, what role does it play? If not, what motivates you to make a difference in your community?
*
Maximum Allowed:
200
words.
Currently Used:
0
words.
Do you have an idea for a project you'd like to pursue with PresenTense? If so, please describe. Ideas are not required to be accepted as a fellow. We will work with you to develop your project, but would like to hear about any preliminary ideas or topics of interest you're thinking about.
*
Maximum Allowed:
200
words.
Currently Used:
0
words.
What are your commitments for the school year? Please list the amount of time associated with each activity.
*
Maximum Allowed:
200
words.
Currently Used:
0
words.
If you could have lunch with any person, living or dead, who would it be and why? Where would you take them to eat?
*
Maximum Allowed:
200
words.
Currently Used:
0
words.
How did you hear about PresenTense?
*
Please list the name and contact information for one reference. Examples include teachers, rabbis, youth group/school club supervisors, former/current employers, tutors, etc.
*
Know anyone who might be interested in PresenTense? Please list their name, email, and phone number.
*
Anything else we should know?
*
Do Not Fill This Out
Wufoo
Powered