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Let’s Help AmeriCorps Alums Use Their Experience to Keep Giving Back

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Ben Duda is executive director of AmeriCorps Alums and graciously agreed to share some thoughts on this as guest post. Let’s Help AmeriCorps Alums Use Their Experience to Keep Giving Back. He had spent his AmeriCorps term as a liaison between a mayor’s office and the homeless community, building relationships and creating resources.

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Generosity Commission: Giving, Volunteering And Civil Society Complexities

The NonProfit Times

The intention is to support the expansion of research and data collection efforts on generosity beyond monetary giving to and volunteering with nonprofit organizations, and support research on giving and volunteering practices that reflects the full diversity of the American public. The report is targeted at a wide swath of America. “

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Public Allies: A Story of Impact

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Taylor Polen Class 11 and class 12 Public Ally. I graduated from high school in 2016 and had little notion of what I wanted to do with my life until I joined Public Allies. My first term with Public Allies and the Alzheimer's Association began as an outreach specialist in December 2016.

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Public Allies: A Story of Impact

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Taylor Polen Class 11 and class 12 Public Ally. I graduated from high school in 2016 and had little notion of what I wanted to do with my life until I joined Public Allies. My first term with Public Allies and the Alzheimer's Association began as an outreach specialist in December 2016.

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Q&A with Maggie Saucedo, a Public Ally and Certified Nonprofit Professional

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Maggie Saucedo Class 13 Public Ally. Arizona State University began its fall semester last Thursday, while Public Allies Arizona will kick off its 14th year next week. With Public Allies, she is placed at Maryvale Revitalization Corporation and completes the program later this year. Maggie: Yes, every day. Maggie: YES!

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

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Jaime Ernesto Uzeta, CEO, Public Allies. Now should be no different. National service has successfully served as a career pipeline for participants, but one that has worked most reliably for well-intentioned young white people from affluent families who can afford to take a “gap year” with a minimal stipend.

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Paying Volunteers A Stipend: Does It Work?

ASU Lodestar Center

The fellows, experienced professionals who are at or near retirement, are able to use the skills gained in their former roles to make a difference, earn a stipend, and learn about transitioning to work in the nonprofit sector. All the volunteers were working as tutors in local elementary schools. CDS Working Papers 09-12.