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The Fellowship’s Host Partners

Host Organizations

826 Boston *
Audubon Mid-Atlantic *
BELL
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Boston Childrenโ€™s Museum
Boston Collegiate Charter School *
Breakthrough Greater Boston
Breakthrough New York
Breakthrough Philadelphia
Brooklyn Public Library
Childrenโ€™s Literacy Initiative
The Clay Studio *
DREAM
The Food Project
The Food Trust *
Generation Citizen
Hudson River Park’s River Project *
iMentor *
Jumpstart Boston
Jumpstart New York
Mural Arts Philadelphia
Museum of the City of NY *
Museum of Science Boston *
Nurtury
NYC BIrd Allianceย 
Playworks New England
Playworks Philadelphia
Please Touch Museum
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Reading Partners *
Riverkeeper
Row New York
Strong Women Strong Girls
Tenacity
Trust for Public Land *
Trustees of Reservations
uAspire
Vera Institute of Justice
Wheelock College
The Whitney Museum
Year Up United Boston ย 
Year Up United New York
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* organization currently hosting a FAO Schwarz Fellow

The Fellowship has worked with some of the nationโ€™s most innovative and effective social impact organizations in designing transformative Fellowship experiences.โ€‹

โ€œAs an organization that has been around nationally for 25 years, we understand just how imperative it is to train the next generation to be our future social impact leaders โ€“ to continue our important work. Just as we watch our students learn, grow, and achieve, we want the same for our Fellows.โ€ โ€‹
Primo Lasana
Executive Director, Reading Partners New York Cityโ€‹
"Having an FAO Schwarz Fellow on our team has had a greater impact on our work and our community than we ever imagined. Our Fellow has been outstanding and the unique dual focus on direct service and special project work has really moved the needle for us in multiple high priority areas."โ€‹
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Elissa Spelmanโ€‹
Executive Director, Breakthrough Greater Bostonโ€‹
"The FAO Schwarz Fellowship is a valuable leadership program that helps our organization recruit up-and-coming leaders who can go on to high-impact positions in our organization. When we select our Fellows, weโ€™re looking for high-caliber talent for a high-value experience."
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Bob Giannino
Former CEO, uAspire
"Fellows are not employeesโ€”thatโ€™s not how we think of them. We have a special commitment to our Fellows and to their interests and to their professional development."
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Yael Lehmann โ€‹
Former President & CEO, The Food Trust โ€‹

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