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AmeriCorps Announces Volunteer Generation Fund Grant Competition

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AmeriCorps released a notice of funding opportunity for the fiscal year 2023 Volunteer Generation Fund. The Volunteer Generation Fund, open to State Service Commissions, local nonprofit, community, faith-based, tribal, state, and local governments and schools, focuses on investments for volunteer management practices.

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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. A few months ago, I was shopping at the local grocery market, wearing my AmeriCorps sweatshirt.

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

ASU Lodestar Center

Chris Coons, addresses this inequity by proposing an increase of the AmeriCorps living allowance to offer greater financial support to all who are willing to serve. Second , national policy must incentivize and prioritize the recruitment and deployment of local, proximate leadership.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Crafting a Successful Third Generation.

ASU Lodestar Center

Disclaimer Wednesday, June 8, 2011 Crafting a Successful Third Generation Nonprofit-Business Relationship posted by Laura L. One way they do this is by building mutually beneficial relationships with businesses that are also interested in positively impacting local communities. Bush, Ph.D. Ill see you there!

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Use Case: The Community-Driven Social Impact game for Community Media Centers

Amy Sample Ward

After the session, she asked to reuse the game locally and I asked her to just let me know how it went: I recently facilitated a day long meeting with a group of 7 different community media centers in California. The room was full, and participants came up with some terrific examples and options for their organizations.

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MEET AN ALLY: Samira Amin

ASU Lodestar Center

Public Allies Arizona ’s 13th class will graduate in June 28, the completion of a 10-month AmeriCorps program that places emerging young leaders at local nonprofits for full-time paid apprenticeships. Public Allies Arizona is a 10-month apprenticeship program designed to develop the next generation of civic leaders.

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Q&A with sgLEADERS: H. Beecher Hicks, III, National Museum of African American Music

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The “Q&A with sgLEADERS” series on sgENGAGE aims to provide readers, including the next generation of social good leaders, with valuable insights from executives across the social good community. Today’s Q&A is with H. Beecher Hicks III, President & CEO of the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) in Nashville, TN.

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