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This 1-hour 17-minute webshop, presented by Suzanne Knizner, project and corporate coordinator with Campaign Consultation Inc., describes how sites like Idealist, Plaxo, and useful tools from VISTA...
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Provided by the Maine Commission for Community Service, this white paper by AmeriCorps*VISTA Elizabeth Cole discusses the best practices for instructors, trainers, and facilitators to create more...
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This 55-minute webinar presented by Suzanne Knizner, project and corporate coordinator with Campaign Consultation Inc., discusses how VISTA sponsors, community leaders, alumni, and other national...
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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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Staff of TECH CORPS Texas needed an effective way to manage website content without having a dedicated IT person. Additionally, the organization needed the system to include a variety of features,...
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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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Matching college students with the numerous opportunities for community volunteerism can be challenging without appropriate systems in place. Michigan Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA members,...
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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...
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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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Weblogs, or blogs, are a simplified kind of content management system requiring minimal technical skills and little or no financial cost. AmeriCorps*VISTA supervisors serving with Austin Free-Net...
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In their efforts to revitalize and enhance low-income communities near and around the Atlanta University Center's six campus university grounds, student volunteers, assisted by AmeriCorps*VISTA...
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People often don't know where to take their used or outdated computer equipment for recycling. AmeriCorps*VISTA members, serving with Teaming for Technology as part of the Philadelphia Digital Divide...
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At Quaker Valley High School in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, students participated in service-learning as part of Pennsylvania's Digital School District Initiative by creating public service...
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There are about 75 AmeriCorps*VISTA members serving in 35 community technology centers (CTCs) across the country (2002). The CTC VISTA project is a collaboration between AmeriCorps*VISTA, the...
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Community technology centers (CTCs) provide access to information technology and related learning services to children and adults in economically distressed communities. More than 75 AmeriCorps*VISTA...
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Often applicants submit online applications to AmeriCorps or AmeriCorps*VISTA without a full understanding of the program or its requirements. Habitat for Humanity of Colorado sends online applicants...
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Simply providing computer equipment isn't enough to bridge the digital divide. Technology is most effective when it is combined with technical support, staffed computer labs, and properly maintained...
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Collaboration between AmeriCorps*VISTA, national and local nonprofit organizations, universities, and high-tech companies can be mutually rewarding. Teaming For Technology San Francisco shares its...
