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Taking a
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With the realization that…
• I have passion for tackling global issues related to poverty and inequality.
• Teaching in Title 1 schools, while important, was not going to change the way the U.S. or the world does education.
• I wanted to learn groundbreaking ways to address major issues related to global poverty.
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I APPLIED TO THE…
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• Commissioned in 2008, the MDP is an innovative interdisciplinary graduate program sponsored by
the MacArthur Foundation.
• MDP was formed with the idea that the field of Development needed a new kind of leader trained
to address global issues of human development through interdisciplinary, multi-faceted approaches.
• See globalmdp.org for further information.
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I was accepted to Emory’s Inaugural Class of the MDP
program – set to graduate in 2012.
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Why a risk??
• Unlike an MPH, MBA, MPA, etc. – an MDP is foreign to potential employers. – Upon graduation, I would be in the first cohort from Emory and the second cohort in the U.S. to graduate.
• As a brand new academic program there are bound to be bumps in the road.
• This program took $$$$$ would such an investment yield a worthwhile return??
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Negative Outcomes of this Risk• Priority was often placed on theory over practice,
rather than there being a MUCH NEEDED balance between the two.
• Nine of our twelve member cohort have yet to find employment. (Notice our graduating class below)
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Positive Outcomes of this Risk• As part of the inaugural class, I helped to develop
and shape the Emory MDP program.
• I have made an excellent network of friends and fellow “development practitioners”.
• Field placements with CARE-Ethiopia and The Carter Center have provided me with a diversity of “hands
on” development experience.
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Unexpected Outcomes of this RiskThrough my work as a MDP student, I have come to the conclusion that there are major ethical issues with most development programs, and therefore, am uninterested in a career which supports typical development initiatives. This is a positive outcome in some ways in that it demonstrates my growth of thought regarding international development and non-profit work. Yet, negative in that my career prospects seem, at present, greatly limited.
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For Acumen Fund this risk…
• Demonstrates my passion and dedication for addressing global poverty issues.
• Provides me the perfect background to a be a dynamic addition to the Acumen Fund team
as a Two-Year Program Analyst.
• Displays my intense interest in gaining the knowledge and skills the position will provide
through working as the go-to person in support of the Business Development and
Portfolio teams of Acumen Fund.
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Quite frankly, only time will tell if this risk was worth the investment, but until that time
comes, I am confident in my ability to positively contribute to the Acumen Fund team, and
humbled by the idea of having the opportunity to be a part of that team.
Haley Holt