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The February 2010 issue is titled, Dynamic Impact Reporting. This months feature articles include: Measuring Impact: by Sandra Miller, VISTA Leader guest writer, Turning Annual Reports into Impact...
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The December 2009 issue is titled, Project/Sponsor Connection. This months feature articles include: Defining Project and Sponsor Roles, Keeping Communications Flowing, and Working Out Differences...
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This resource from the EnCorps collection addresses how passing along knowledge from one group of members to the next serves a number of purposes, including closure for the departing group, real-life...
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This page from the EnCorps collection of resources reviews what to do once a host-site application is approved.
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This page from the EnCorps collection of resources reviews what to include in host site applications.
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This page of the EnCorps collection of resources addresses the benefits of the intermediary model and building effective relationships with host sites.
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This page of the EnCorps collection of resources addresses topics on how to find and keep good partners, including the identification, recruitment, monitoring, and evaluation of host sites.
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This toolkit is intended to help either a current or potential AmeriCorps grantee develop a program that is sustainable, builds organizational and local capacity, has the full involvement of...
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A key component of a quality training program is providing the information and skills that members need to perform their service safely and effectively. Training should also focus on the physical,...
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Diversity training is a fundamental part of any AmeriCorps or VISTA development program. As many organizations recruit volunteers from throughout the country, the mix of service members and...
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Sometimes viewed as "dry" content, fiscal management principles are important in running a sustainable organization. The Nebraska Volunteer Service Commission has created a training exercise that...
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A successful audit starts with having strong financial management systems in place, avoiding common pitfalls, and being prepared when the auditor knocks on the door. Community HealthCorps survived an...
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AmeriCorps programs that operate in more than one state often compete for the same limited funding available for AmeriCorps*National programs. An increasing number of AmeriCorps*National programs...
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Sustaining a quality AmeriCorps program can be achieved on a limited budget. This effective practice offers ideas from program directors who attended the cost-cutting workshops presented by the...
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Knowing what your training participants already know and expect to learn during a session will help ensure everyone leaves with new skills or information. This effective practice suggests using a...
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Creating a leadership development program requires clarity on leadership values as well as competencies, lucidity on the purpose for which a program is developing leaders, intentionality about...
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Recruiting and retaining volunteers can be challenging for AmeriCorps programs, especially in rural areas where potential members are spread out over a wider geographical distribution. Nonetheless,...
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A community gatekeeper is a nonprofit or government agency that has access to potential AmeriCorps members that are not within the Corporation for National and Community Service family. These...
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Community service has always been integral to the Native American way of life. With funding provided by AmeriCorps grants, various tribal programs have implemented community-service based programs in...
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When undertaking community service, it is important to identify the most critical community problems before deciding which one to take on. Creating and conducting an informal opinion poll is one way...
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Fundraising is one of the cornerstones of program sustainability. Besides persistence and the right attitude, knowing basic principles can go a long way in devising a strategy that works for your...
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For busy program directors, keeping track of members' time can be challenging, especially reporting service and training hours separately. The Elkhart EnviroCorps program in Elkhart, Indiana uses a...
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The internet is a great place to find funding opportunities from federal, state, and local agencies. Funding is also available from the Corporation for National and Community Service and...
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InterCorps Councils connect and coordinate programs statewide, share resources, promote leadership skills and an ethic of service, and provide a forum for service members to voice collective opinions...
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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...
