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Public Allies: A Story of Impact

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

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posted by Jaime Ernesto Uzeta, CEO, Public Allies. It has the potential not only to help build or rebuild much-needed community support systems ravaged by this pandemic, but also — if designed intentionally — to be an integral part of the nation’s intergenerational poverty-interruption arsenal. First published on Ozy.com.

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Learning to Lead, Part 1: Why I Returned to Public Allies for a Second Year

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posted by Rachelle Wayne 2018 Alumna, ASU BS in Nonprofit Leadership & Management and Class 12 Public Ally. Under the Public Allies program, I was placed at Mentally Ill Kids in Distress (MIKID) with the objective to help build capacity within the organization. Wayne was also a part of Public Allies' Class 12.

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

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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.

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How can nonprofits leverage volunteer engagement strategies to maximize impact?

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Implementing strategic engagement initiatives designed to leverage the assets of volunteers expands a nonprofit’s ability to maximize its social impact. With sound infrastructure and staff support, organizations can begin to design engagement strategies that build upon basic management practices. Engage volunteers as leaders.

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Announcing the Third Impact Lab on Climate Justice

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Recognizing that the effects of climate change aren’t equal, this lab aims to co-design a technology solution to support low-income communities of color that are most impacted by the climate crisis. He holds a master’s in neuroscience and a master’s in public policy from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes scholar.

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