Grassroots & Community Engagement Fellowship

Impactful experiences with civic organizations working on the ground.

About the Fellowship

Humanity in Action placed Senior Fellows at leading, innovative NGOs and civic institutions in the Bay Area, where they worked four days a week and gain professional experience working on human rights and diversity issues at the grassroots level.

Senior Fellows also participated in seminars and site visits one day a week, focusing on themes such as minority activism in the Bay Area, philanthropy and volunteerism, the free speech movement, environmental justice, social entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley. The Fellowship was offered from 2006 – 2008.

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Past San Francisco Grassroot Fellows

Magnus Meyer Harrison

Magnus Harrison

Nienke Venema

Nienke Venema

2008 New York City Fellowship

Marissa Sophia Schneiderman

2009 Copenhagen Fellowship

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The Humanity in Action Grassroots Fellowship in San Francisco is made possible by the generous sponsorship of the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund with additional support from the Taube Center for Jewish Life.