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Find the field-tested resources you need to recruit and train AmeriCorps and VISTA members. This site assists program staff in finding and sharing proven practices for recruiting and developing...
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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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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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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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Although most members are usually conscientious, truancy and lateness can cause a loss of morale for an entire program. This effective practice offers strategies for dealing with absenteeism and...
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Motivating members to write "great stories" of service so that they are dynamic and compelling isn't always easy, but always well worth the effort. Great stories can be used in reports and in...
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AmeriCorps*VISTA members at the University of Montana, under the auspices of the Montana Campus Compact (MTCC), helped institute the first annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service in Missoula,...
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Finding or creating closing activities for service leaders' training can sometimes prove difficult. Closing activities are especially important because they provide a chance for participants to...
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An organization's infrastructure should simplify communication and support teamwork. Organizations with a weak infrastructure can appear unorganized and ineffective to potential volunteers, funders...
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When using small groups, be sure to consider group composition. Purposeful grouping can be powerful as a tool to achieve desired outcomes from training sessions. This effective practice comes from...
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Small groups provide a valuable training tool that can simultaneously transmit information, teach project-specific as well as general skills, and reinforce the "sense of team" among members. Mosaica'...
