Coro (non-profit organization)

Coro is an American non-partisan, non-profit organization best known for its fellowship program dedicated to teaching skills useful in leadership in public affairs to young adults.

Sixty Fellows are chosen nationally each year through a highly competitive selection process, including a day-long assessment at each center's city.

[5] Launched in 1998, Exploring Leadership (EL) is a full-time summer and part-time academic year program that prepares high school juniors for opportunities in the 21st century workforce and higher education by engaging them to become active citizens and to improve their communities.

Each Coro location has developed a variety of full and part-time, community and regionally-based programs aimed at ethical, agile leadership training across sectors and differences.

The Emerging Leaders in Public Affairs (ELPA) program at the Coro Center for Civic Leadership is aimed at positioning participants for increased involvement in the electoral process as ethical and effective candidates, campaign staffers, board members, appointees and/or community advocates.

The program advanced the experience of emerging young leaders in enhance their opportunities for social justice careers in civic and nonprofit organizations.

In addition to San Francisco, centers under the Coro umbrella exist in Los Angeles (1957), St. Louis (1972), Kansas City (1975), New York (1980), and Pittsburgh (1999).