City Leadership Council

About City Leadership Council

The City Leadership Council (CLC) was created to provide Fellows with an in-city leadership development opportunity.

The City Leadership Council (CLC) is a crucial part of the on-the-ground community we cultivate in each of our cities. This team of leaders is in charge of leading experiences that foster connection and build relationships between Fellows and Alumni — both locally and across our cities. 

CLC members will focus on leading Fellow and Alumni Engagement, as well as sharing stories about the Fellowship experience through social media and our website. CLC also serves as engagement drivers to recruit Fellows & Alumni for special projects at the national level. Examples include: facilitating national ideation sessions, leading regional recruitment activities, scoring Fellow applications, and judging selection days. 

A CLC exists in each of our VFA cities and is made up of three to six Fellows (and in some cases, Alumni) who collaborate and support their Community Directors in carrying out the VFA mission. CLC is open to all current Fellows, no longer limited to 2nd year Fellows. 

What has changed for the 2022 CLC Cohort? 

• There will be no more Entrepreneurship Lead (Community Directors will take the lead in curating ecosystem programming; the Programs team will now lead ideation sessions)

• We’ve merged the City lead and Community lead role to focus on cultivating a very engaged Fellow community & their experiences 

• CLC is open to all current Fellows, no longer limited to 2nd year Fellows

• Opportunity for a VFA Alumni to serve on CLC 

Interested to learn more about the changes and the available roles this year?

 Register Here for the CLC Informational Session on Thursday, August 11th at 6:30pm, ET. 

City Leadership Council Roles

Fellow Engagement Lead 

The Fellow Engagement Lead should foster community building & engagement by sharing resources, events, and opportunities among the local VFA community. They should support VFA’s national programs as well as city-specific events that aim to have a positive impact on the local community. The focus should be on ways to create a “family dynamic” among Fellows for support and relationship both personally and professionally.  This individual will need to exhibit strong time-management and communication skills and have an interest in community involvement.

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Alumni Engagement Lead 

The Alumni Engagement Lead should foster community building & engagement by sharing resources, events, and opportunities among the local VFA alumni community. The focus should be on ways to create a “mentorship dynamic” among Alumni for support and relationship building for incoming cohorts.  This individual will need to exhibit strong time-management and communication skills and have an interest in community involvement.

**VFA Alumni are able to serve in this role. 

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In-City Marketing Lead

The In-City Marketing Lead should drive social audience engagement, growth, and retention to build a consistent Fellowship brand in our cities. The role will focus on building brand awareness and an in-city following. This individual will need to be someone who geeks out on all things social media; they get excited about writing and storytelling as well as arranging pics and video clips with consistent quality.  

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Interested to learn more about the changes and the available roles this year?

 Register Here for the CLC Informational Session on Thursday, August 11th at 6:30pm, ET.