http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/taxonomy/term/66%2C165 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/expert-chun-disaster <p align="right"><a href="/consult#experts">Ask the Expert Archive</a></p> <p><b>SEPTEMBER 2006</b></p> <p><img src="/images/experts/chun.jpg"> Greg Chun, Director of Disaster and Emergency Management, California Service Corps</p> <p><a href="http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/expert-chun-disaster">read more</a></p> Disaster preparedness and response Public safety AmeriCorps AmeriCorps State State Commissions Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:25:07 -0500 amberc 6202 at http://www.nationalserviceresources.org http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/star/star <p><br><strong>Welcome to Project STAR Online!</strong></p> <p>Project STAR is a Corporation for National and Community Service sponsored technical assistance provider in performance measurement. We help set up national service program performance measurement systems and analyze the outputs and outcomes for program improvement.</p> <p>For more information, please contact Project Star at 800-548-3656 or <a href="mailto:star@JBSinternational.com" title="">star@JBSinternational.com</a></p> <p>Click on your national service program icon to access performance measurement assistance now!</p> <p><a href="http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/star/star">read more</a></p> Performance measurement Program evaluation AmeriCorps National Senior Corps AmeriCorps AmeriCorps State AmeriCorps VISTA Learn and Serve America State Offices Foster Grandparent Programs Senior Companion Programs RSVP CNCS State Commissions Staff star Project STAR Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:20:38 -0500 lauran 2487 at http://www.nationalserviceresources.org http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/resources-specific-groups/state-commissions <ul> <li><a href="/2008EDMeeting">2008 Service Commission Executive Director’s Conference</a> in Arlington, VA, September 22-24, 2008. Agenda and handouts from this conference about CNCS policies and initiatives.</li> <li><a href="/courses-desc#sc_faith">State Commissions and Faith-Based and Community Organizations Online Course</a><br /> An in-depth learning tool to help state commissions explore strategies in their fundamental roles of promoting community service and engaging citizens in volunteerism.</li> <p><a href="http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/resources-specific-groups/state-commissions">read more</a></p> http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/resources-specific-groups/state-commissions#comments Financial management Grants AmeriCorps CNCS State Commissions Mon, 19 May 2008 16:13:11 -0500 jennifermi 17974 at http://www.nationalserviceresources.org http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/tasc/st-comm-ac-standards <p><!-- <p><strong><a title="" href="/tasc/tasc">Project TASC</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/tasc/st-comm-ac-standards">read more</a></p> AmeriCorps State Commissions Project TASC Thu, 08 May 2008 15:15:31 -0500 jennifermi 11544 at http://www.nationalserviceresources.org http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/pdat <p>JUNE 1996 - <em><strong>(archived information - please note the date of publication)</strong></em></p> <p>From the inception of AmeriCorps, the Corporation for National Service has emphasized the importance of high quality programs and continuous improvement. The funding of national providers of training and technical assistance (T/TA) is one way in which the Corporation supports AmeriCorps programs in their pursuit of quality and improvement. Another source of T/TA is through Program Development and Training funds, better known as PDAT.</p> <p><a href="http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/pdat">read more</a></p> Training AmeriCorps State Commissions Mon, 05 May 2008 15:13:36 -0500 jennifermi 11495 at http://www.nationalserviceresources.org http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/multi-stream-training <p>With contributions by <strong>Bob Torvestad, </strong>Arkansas Corporation Field Director</p> <p> WINTER 1997 <em><strong>(archived information - please note the date of publication)</font></strong></em></p> <p><a href="http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/multi-stream-training">read more</a></p> Training Senior Corps AmeriCorps Learn and Serve America CNCS State Commissions Thu, 01 May 2008 17:43:08 -0500 maryh 11466 at http://www.nationalserviceresources.org http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/forms-jobs <p><em>Disclaimer. These forms are only samples, are not endorsed or approved by the Corporation for National and Community Service or the Resource Center, and have not been reviewed for compliance with program or funding regulations.</em></p> <p><strong>A. Member Positions</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/forms-jobs">read more</a></p> Tutoring Performance measurement AmeriCorps State Commissions Thu, 01 May 2008 15:35:50 -0500 maryh 6435 at http://www.nationalserviceresources.org http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/combining-streams <p>By <strong>Kathy Gibson Carter, </strong>Learn and Serve Coordinator, South Carolina Department of Education</p> <p>WINTER 1997 <em><strong>(archived information - please note the date of publication)</strong></em></p> <p>Almost all streams of service in South Carolina are involved in helping the state implement service-learning. AmeriCorps*VISTA members have been trained in service-learning concepts and theories, and many of them are placed in school districts. There, they play a vital role in helping to mobilize resources in their communities.</p> <p><a href="http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/combining-streams">read more</a></p> Intergenerational Service-learning Partnerships Senior Corps AmeriCorps AmeriCorps VISTA Learn and Serve America RSVP State Commissions Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:56:30 -0500 amberc 6433 at http://www.nationalserviceresources.org http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/tasc/manual <p><!-- <p><a href="tasc" title=""><strong>Project TASC</strong></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/tasc/manual">read more</a></p> AmeriCorps CNCS State Commissions Project TASC Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:54:30 -0500 ericam 2622 at http://www.nationalserviceresources.org http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/tasc/staff <p><!-- <p><a href="tasc" title="Project TASC: Technical Assistance to State Commissions"><strong>Project TASC</strong></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/tasc/staff">read more</a></p> AmeriCorps State Commissions Project TASC Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:52:59 -0500 ericam 2618 at http://www.nationalserviceresources.org http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/tasc/resources <div style="clear:left"> <ul> <li><a href="#guide">Insider’s Guide to AmeriCorps Program Management</a></li> <li><a href="#to_handbk">Training Officer's Handbook <em>July 2005 Draft</em></a></li> <li><a href="#history">History of National Service PowerPoint Presentation</a></li> <li><a href="#partners">Partners and Resources</a></li> <li><a href="#links">Additional Links of Interest</a></li> </ul> <p><a name="guide" id="guide"></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/tasc/resources">read more</a></p> AmeriCorps State Commissions Project TASC Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:50:47 -0500 ericam 2615 at http://www.nationalserviceresources.org http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/ep-tasc <p><strong>Focus: Technical Assistance to State Commission</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/ep-tasc">read more</a></p> AmeriCorps State Commissions Project TASC Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:22:41 -0500 maryh 2532 at http://www.nationalserviceresources.org http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/node/17850 <p>Using public forums, such as meetings and conferences, to put principles of inclusion into practice, provides a paradigm for the larger world of service. At the 2006 Florida AmeriCorps and National Service Conference (December 2006), reasonable accommodations, accessible format material, and valuing and affirmative statements, were some of the implemented best practices. This material was shared by Elesheva Soloff, Training Specialist, with the National Service Inclusion Project, in January 2007.</p> Disability inclusion Event planning Senior Corps AmeriCorps Learn and Serve America Volunteer Member State Commissions Community-Based Organizations Staff Nonprofit Organizations NSIP Program management Fri, 11 May 2007 17:21:28 -0500 pingv 17850 at http://www.nationalserviceresources.org http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/node/14480 <p>Includes brief descriptions of the various types of media outlets; pointers on conducting media outreach; tips on building and maintaining relationships with reporters; useful pointers for interviews; and dvice on communicating through public service announcements (PSAs).</p> Marketing and media AmeriCorps National Senior Corps AmeriCorps NCCC AmeriCorps AmeriCorps State AmeriCorps VISTA Learn and Serve America State Offices K-12 Higher Education Foster Grandparent Programs Senior Companion Programs RSVP CNCS State Commissions Community-Based Organizations Faith-Based Organizations Nonprofit Organizations Schools Tribal Programs English Fri, 01 Jul 2005 01:00:00 -0500 pingv 14480 at http://www.nationalserviceresources.org http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/node/17610 <p>Service projects can take many forms. In Florida, AmeriCorps members, volunteers, state and local service groups, and area businesses, joined together to build wheelchair ramps so that individuals with disabilities could continue to live at home and be actively involved in their community. Each group contributed something unique to the project, which resulted in improved quality of life for all community members. The event was also used to recruit persons with disabilities into AmeriCorps by getting them involved in a local service project. Paul Martell submitted this effective practice in December 2003.</p> Community building Housing Poverty and low-income needs Civic engagement Recruitment Community partnerships Partnerships AmeriCorps Member State Commissions Human needs Mon, 26 Jan 2004 01:00:00 -0600 pingv 17610 at http://www.nationalserviceresources.org http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/node/17380 <p>Collaboration means different things to different groups. Knowing how to effectively partner with others in service can potentially enhance resources and benefit not just the partners, but the communities in which they serve. This effective practice was developed from a session presented by Melissa L. Kelley with the Governor's Commission on National and Community Service (Colorado), at the Southwest Cluster AmeriCorps Program Directors Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico held February 2002.The practice addresses ways that partners can collaborate more functionally, providing practical lessons learned from a panel of program directors experienced in collaborating.</p> Community building Leveraging volunteers Capacity building Partnerships Start-up Sustainability AmeriCorps Volunteer State Commissions Program management Public Allies Fri, 03 May 2002 01:00:00 -0500 pingv 17380 at http://www.nationalserviceresources.org http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/node/17373 <p>AmeriCorps Action for Children Today (ACT) members serving in multi-site states felt that they were isolated from one another. They wanted opportunities to work together on projects for national service days and also wanted ways to meet and network with AmeriCorps members from other programs in their state. To meet the needs of multi-site programs, ACT Leaders were placed at sites where members are scattered throughout the state either individually or in groups. Sites hosting ACT Leaders enjoyed positive program changes in several areas, including program effectiveness and member retention. This effective practice was submitted by Sara Wessling based on a workshop she co-presented at the AmeriCorps*National Direct Best Practices Conference held February 2002 in San Diego, California.</p> Community building Days of service Development Retention Rural Partnerships Sustainability AmeriCorps National AmeriCorps Member State Commissions Program management Fri, 12 Apr 2002 01:00:00 -0500 pingv 17373 at http://www.nationalserviceresources.org http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/node/17344 <p>The Governor's Office on Service and Volunteerism in Maryland distributes a "Training Brief" with professional development and training events occurring in the state. The newsletter is faxed and e-mailed to AmeriCorps programs, InterCorps Council participants, volunteer coordinators, and commissioners. The newsletter helps funnel information about training opportunities to individuals who may otherwise not know about them.</p> Supervision Training Capacity building Event planning E-mail communications Sustainability Technology AmeriCorps State Commissions Volunteer Coordinator Community-Based Organizations Project TASC Program management Thu, 13 Dec 2001 01:00:00 -0600 pingv 17344 at http://www.nationalserviceresources.org http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/node/17289 <p>AmeriCorps members must meet certain eligibility requirements for national service. To help AmeriCorps program coordinators keep track of necessary documentation including verification of high school graduation, age and citzenship status, the Idaho Commission for National and Community Service developed an <a target="blank">eligibility verification form</a>.</p> Recruitment Screening Supervision Risk management AmeriCorps Member State Commissions Program management Wed, 10 Oct 2001 01:00:00 -0500 pingv 17289 at http://www.nationalserviceresources.org http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/node/17253 <p>The Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service (MCVS) wanted to ensure its annual report contained data that accurately reflected the accomplishments for the year. Consequently, the Commission created a process that standardized data collection and minimized data inaccuracies. MCVS's <a target="blank"><em>Manual for Producing Numeric Data</a></em> can be used by other programs and commissions to develop their own data collection and documentation processes.</p> Performance measurement Program evaluation Sustainability AmeriCorps Member State Commissions Project STAR Program management Tue, 28 Aug 2001 01:00:00 -0500 pingv 17253 at http://www.nationalserviceresources.org