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...Kalamchi manages the fundraising part of College Corps while Elias concentrates on program development. And both find that it’s a full-time job: they must stay on top of annual legal and financial papers and have produced a 40-page business plan that went through 13 different versions. It outlines strategy and a budget that details “down to the penny every dollar we will need to spend in the next three years,” says Elias...
...merely a Peace Corps for undergraduates, College Corps operates independently from government funding, recognizes the short summers in which undergraduates have to work, and emphasizes an academic component through a seminar program because Elias and Kalamchi believe “academics and firsthand experience are complementary...
...order to eliminate the financial burden on students from a typical summer of volunteering, Elias and Kalamchi have dedicated themselves to intensive grant writing, and initiated appeals to individuals, foundations and universities. By being close to but independent from Harvard, Elias and Kalamchi avoid possible donors playing the Harvard card. “People would ask, ‘You go to Harvard, so why can’t they support you?’” says Elias. Though their position as a non-profit allows them to appeal to philanthropic groups which wouldn’t normally...
...selling.” His passionate belief in College Corps keeps him resilient through the mechanics of fundraising correspondence. “It’s hard to have people pick apart something we’ve worked on for a year,” says Kalamchi. As self-described 20-year old college kids, “you don’t know how seriously a 65-year old millionaire takes you until they write you a check...
...with College Corps works in a village Elias has visited many times in Egypt. Elias’ first-hand experience impressed upon him the need for education in the developing world. Though they both have traveled extensively and attribute their backgrounds as a motivating factor, ironically neither Elias nor Kalamchi have been able to travel or work for any of these groups since starting College Corps...