Impact & Evaluation Global: The citizen sector in the U.S. will benefit from the volunteer hours of hundreds of Fellows bringing in their own experience, knowledge, and skills into the U.S. After returning home, the "developing" nations will benefit from the returning Fellows' experiences and their commitment to work at least one more year (and hopefully their career) in the citizen sector. Fellows will bring to U.S. Host organizations their own unique perspectives and best practices, such as resource management, empathetic development, and innovative solutions.

Fellows will learn important professional skills, such as program management, project evaluation, and best practice documentation. The international community will benefit through increased understanding of cultures and overall strengthening of the citizen sector. By showing people that the global south is not just a destination for help but is now a source for solutions, Atlas Corps will change the way that people look at development. Unique: In the U.S., only CSOs that "fight poverty" are eligible for VISTA volunteers (the most common AmeriCorps Members). Some schools receive Teach for America volunteers, and other organizations receive part-time support from City Year, Senior Corps, Jesuit Volunteer Corps, etc. The vast majority of CSOs are not eligible to receive full-time, subsidized volunteers for one year. However, many organizations need help building capacity and will embrace the opportunity to find a well qualified volunteer for a year at half the cost of the normal starting salary. This is especially true when those applicants bring international experience, unique perspectives, and special skills. Already 20 organizations in DC have expressed an interest in participating in the inaugural Fellowship. Multiplier: By leveraging the volunteer efforts of Fellows and the cost share of host organizations, $1 invested in Atlas Corps returns approximately $3 to the citizen sector (See "The Multiplier Effect"). The two-year pilot phase will prove a new method of international service that will serve as a management development program for rising leaders in the developing world and as a capacity-building program for U.S. CSOs. Finally, the program will be easily replicated, due to the U.S. Host cost-share that will eventually cover nearly 100% of the program costs. Evaluate the Model: Atlas Corps will measure success by pre- and post-testing the Fellows and Host organizations to measure, among many things, if (a) the Fellows learned new methods that they will use back in their home country, (b) the Hosts learned new methods they will incorporate into their programs, and (c) whether the Fellows and Hosts continue to collaborate after the fellowship has been completed.