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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a.

ASU Lodestar Center

Disclaimer Wednesday, March 16, 2011 How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man posted by Michael Soto , 2nd Year Fellow – Public Allies Arizona / Arizona Citizens for the Arts Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to serve my country. I’ve given approximately 2,900 hours of work for America since 2009.

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Unlease Your Organizations Knowledge Sharing Processes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note From Beth: Many of us don’t value taking the time for intentional learning within our organizations. Being intentional about learning can also help an organization scale effectively. Unlease Your Organizations Knowledge Sharing Processes – Guest Post by Kelcie Tacchi. Create a Staff Engagement Strategy.

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COVID-related National Service cannot just be gap year for privileged youth

ASU Lodestar Center

America has a long and rich history of national service, often turning to it as a powerful lever in times of crisis, as it did after 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and the Great Recession of 2008. Lastly , organizations with deep local roots in the areas ravaged by the virus must be seen as — and resourced to be — part of the solution.

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Sen. Kennedy and Sen. Hatch Introduce Serve America Act of 2008 at Service Nation Summit

Have Fun - Do Good

This morning at the Service Nation Summit , Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA), represented by his niece, Caroline Kennedy, announced that they are introducing the Serve America Act of 2008. Some of the elements of the Act are: Build on the AmeriCorps and create new "Corps" focused on areas of national need.

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Announcing the Third Impact Lab on Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

For the last 20+ years, she has worked in management with and for nonprofit organizations. The Croatan Institute and its REEFS program is hoping to organize a summit for climate leaders of color in 2022. I have done a considerable amount of work in both climate change solutions and in working with low income communities of color.

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Senator Hillary Clinton at the Service Nation Summit!

Have Fun - Do Good

Clinton called America, "The" Service Nation, and said that service has never been more important than it is today. "As In 1993, President Clinton formalized national service, like Kennedy did with the Peace Corps, and created AmeriCorps. As the world becomes more complicated and problems more intractable, we are called to serve."

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Get to Know the Lodestar Center: Elsbeth Pollack

ASU Lodestar Center

Elsbeth Pollack is a Program Manager for Public Allies Arizona (PAAZ) , an AmeriCorps program that engages service-minded young individuals in 10-months of paid leadership training, apprenticeships, and service opportunities in collaboration with local nonprofit partner organizations. Do you have any secondary interests?

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