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The Department of Institutional Research can be a useful resource for those in the service-learning office. Shannon Zoet, an AmeriCorps*VISTA with the Michigan Campus Compact at Jackson Community...
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One way to communicate the importance of service-learning and volunteering on campus is by demonstrating the work of those involved in service. A fair highlighting the challenges and achievements of...
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During a community service fair representatives from local nonprofit agencies and on-campus student service organizations are invited to share information about getting involved in service. This is...
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By Richard Fulton, Assistant Director, Service-Learning Colorado
WINTER 1997 (archived information - please note the date of publication)
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By Guy (Terry) Kelley, RSVP Project Director, and Stephanie Peteranecz, YVC Director, Merrimack Valley Community Service Corps
WINTER 1997 (archived information - please note the date of publication)
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By Kathy Gibson Carter, Learn and Serve Coordinator, South Carolina Department of Education
WINTER 1997 (archived information - please note the date of publication)
Almost all streams of service in...
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Training Institute 1:
THE ART AND SCIENCE OF FINDING AND KEEPING EFFECTIVE AND ENTHUSIASTIC VOLUNTEERS
Presenter: Lori Jean Mantooth, Hands On Network, Provider
Session A: Wednesday, July 12,...
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Recruitment is one of the most crucial aspects of program management. A strategic recruitment process is one that connects candidates who are right for your program — those who can bring their skills...
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College campuses are eager to share information about advancing their civic mission and to gain knowledge from each other. Maine Campus Compact wanted to offer other colleges a forum to meet with...
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"Tunnel of Oppression," an interactive walk-through event that combines visual art, multi-media, poetry and prose, was hosted by the AmeriCorps*VISTA program at Eastern Michigan University (EMU) to...
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With free screencast software, it's easy to deliver computer skills training, on demand, to any location. This convenient method of instruction is effective for practically all learning styles and is...
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For AmeriCorps*VISTA members, Martin Luther King, Jr., Day offers a unique opportunity to fulfill the Corporation's goals of increasing volunteerism and satisfying member responsibilities of planning...
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Children with incarcerated parents are especially vulnerable to at-risk behaviors and are in a position to receive enormous positive benefits from volunteering and being mentored. National and...
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The Waldport High School (WHS) Kayak Shack is an exemplary youth development project, organized and operated by entrepreneurial students at WHS with support from an AmeriCorps*VISTA member. The...
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Statewide service events can be a milestone in an AmeriCorps member’s service term — connecting a member to the larger AmeriCorps community and allowing him or her to see the power of...
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Although service is its own reward, it's human nature to desire recognition! At Ferris State University, leadership awards are given annually through a collaboration of the Student Leadership and...
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AmeriCorps*VISTA projects focus on capacity-building strategies to increase a sponsor organization’s overall resources and effectiveness toward achieving its mission. Capacity-building activities are...
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Receiving citizenship training during a service term not only deepens the meaning of service, but helps create a lasting habit of civic engagement. Volunteer Florida procured a grant for five...
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Building relationships with career services offices enhances the likelihood that AmeriCorps members will be validated for their year of service, as well as increasing the number of recruits for...
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Developing a partnership with a community organization can be a challenging prospect for a first year AmeriCorps*VISTA member, but it doesn't have to be. With a few sound principles and a little...
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For new students at Eastern Michigan University, a service component during orientation week highlights the campus' focus on civic engagement and places service within the larger community context....
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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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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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"Neighborhood improvement and recovery is not just for the experts!" That is the motto of Neighborhood Knowledge Los Angeles, a community outreach program of UCLA's Advanced Policy Institute. NKLA...
