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Links to five essential resources to help establish and manage effective service and member programs. Includes links to the Corporation’s Resource Center and it's key components; AmeriCorps Program...
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An AmeriCorps*VISTA serving a low-income population in rural, south central Missouri collaborated with local volunteers and students to help promote the arts. Together they developed experiential...
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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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Exit interviews are an essential part of the cycle of service for both members and programs. The interviews enable members to transition from service into the next stage of their lives with greater...
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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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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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Effective evaluation not only satisfies the requirements of funders, but is an essential practice that is integrated into daily program implementation and management. Public Allies models this type...
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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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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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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...
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Conducting internal outcome evaluation can yield important data for programs. This effective practice offers suggestions on how to use internal evaluation results to review program services. The...
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National service members who are committed to making a difference in the communities in which they serve may also be interested in politics and national affairs. Civic engagement training focusing on...
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When AmeriCorps members and volunteers serve at multiple sites, it may not be realistic for program directors to work closely with all members and site supervisors to ensure everyone is fulfilling...
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Volunteer and community service programs need clear, well-composed photographs for a variety of publications and public relations purposes. Guidelines for taking photographs, developed for the...
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Environmental programs are unique, as are the members attracted to this type of service. Streamlined and targeted recruitment results in higher applicant numbers and more desirable applicants,...
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AmeriCorps teaching fellows serve through individual program initiatives at various educational institutions. Running these programs effectively requires appreciable marketing and recruitment efforts...
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There are many considerations to remember when planning a training for AmeriCorps members coming from multiple sites. This effective practice shares a general planning checklist, successful...
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Everyday Heroes is a one-hour film that documents the AmeriCorps experience. Local AmeriCorps programs, commissions, and other service-related organizations can utilize a community broadcast of the...
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Sometimes the constraints of a traditional one-on-one interview will not address whether a potential volunteer will get along well with other staff members or other participants/volunteers....
