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Detailed information for VISTA leaders given the role of Grantee Recruiter and their use of the My AmeriCorps Portal.
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Describes how to reach a national pool of potential members through use of My AmeriCorps, the online recruitment system. Includes information about recruitment and mobilizing community volunteers.
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This page from the EnCorps collection offers a variety of resources around helping members work with and successfully manage community volunteers.
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This page from the EnCorps collection offers resources around effective project management, including visioning, project planning, and facilitation.
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Use this resource from the EnCorps collection to plan service projects (e.g., Make a Difference Day or National and Global Youth Service Day) and to record the impact of the event after it takes...
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This page of the EnCorps collection of resources provides tips to help you craft a program handbook or manual; it includes four samples.
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This website, provided by the Corporation for National and Community Service, provides current statistics on volunteers, as well as key research, national rankings, and press releases. Includes a...
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This guidebook was developed to help national service programs explore the basics of volunteer management. It is meant to be a user-friendly resource for developing volunteer recruitment, retention,...
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Adopting community development approaches for collaboration
Assessing community needs before planning a service project
Assessing potential partnerships with community-based organizations
Crafting a...
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By: Deborah Burr, Florida Natural Resources Leadership Institute
The objective of this protocol is to establish a guide for service teams should statewide disaster assistance be required. Although...
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During the 2005 National Conference on Volunteering and Service, state commissioners and volunteers from national service organizations met to discuss best practices in the eight core competencies...
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School administrators in Boyd County, Kentucky coordinated a multi-district method for students to promote character education and become volunteers. Middle and high school students from three school...
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In June 2001, Houston, Texas experienced severe flooding as a result of Tropical Storm Allison. To aid in cleanup projects there, The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) offered emergency...
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Collaboration means different things to different groups. Knowing how to effectively partner with others in service can potentially enhance resources and benefit not just for the partners, but for...
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Youth who develop leadership skills while participating in community service build self-esteem and engage even more people, especially other youth, in service. City Year San Jose/Silicon Valley is...
