CALIFORNIA LATINO CAUCUS INSTITUTE
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CLCI 2010-2011 QUAD-CAUCUS POLANCO FELLOWS APPLICATION AVAILABLE
NEW DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE LAUNCHED: FIRST OF ITS KIND LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IN THE NATION
(LOS ANGELES, CA) Today the California Latino Caucus Institute (CLCI) released the applications for the new 2010-2011 CLCI Quad-Caucus Polanco Fellows class. Click here to apply. Click here to see the guidelines. Deadline for applications is 5:00 pm Friday, August 6, 2010.
In collaborations among members from the California Legislative Asian Pacific Islander, Black, Latino and Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Caucuses, this Quad Caucus approach among its members expands the opportunity of CLCI’s Polanco Fellows to reflect the broader diversity of California’s communities.
“This program is the nation’s first of its kind and serves as a ground breaking experience for public policy training” said CLCI Chairman Senator Richard Polanco (ret.). He continued, “As future leaders, the CLCI Quad-Caucus Polanco Fellows will gain a unique sensitivity and understanding of the diverse communities served by the California Legislative Quad Caucuses.”
The term of CLCI Quad-Caucus Polanco Fellows Program will be 12 months beginning on September 1, 2010 and ending on August 31, 2011. Each Fellow will receive a monthly stipend of approximately $1,880 and serve as full-time staff in the Legislature or other branches of government in Sacramento. The CLCI leadership development program provides training in public policy, leadership, strategic management and legislative processes as well as on equality, race, class and gender issues.
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Members of the California Latino Legislative Caucus established the California Latino Caucus Institute (CLCI) in 2002 as a 501-c 3 non-profit, non-partisan educational organization dedicated to developing the next generation of public policy leaders in California. The Senator Richard G. Polanco Fellows Program is designed to help participants develop as leaders, learn how the legislative process works and build an understanding of the role of public policy in California society. CLCI Corporate Advisory Members include AT&T; Bank of America; Cabrera Capitol; Chevron; Chrysler Corporation; Heineken USA; JP Morgan Chase; Kaiser Permanente; Pepsico; Pfizer, Inc.; Sempra Energy; Primestor Development, Inc.; Southern California Edison; Southwest Airlines; TELACU, Time Warner Cable and WalMart.
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