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AmeriCorps Announces Volunteer Generation Fund Grant Competition

NonProfit PRO

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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AmeriCorps Expands Commitment Advancing Equity and Racial Justice

NonProfit PRO

AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, launched its equity action plan in accordance with President Biden’s Executive Order 13985 on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. .

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A Helpful (Unofficial) Digital Training Guide for New AmeriCorps Members

Whole Whale

Just to be clear from the beginning of this guide, Whole Whale is not directly affiliated or funded by AmeriCorps (though there are alumni on our staff), but we ARE huge fans of the program. If you are a part of the AmeriCorps network please reach out through our contact us form for a discount on any course or a subscription.

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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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2023 Top Nonprofit Conferences

Whole Whale

SXSW EDU is more focused to educators, government and people working in the ed space. . What: The w orld’s largest conference focused on volunteer and service, bringing together more than 2,000 nonprofit, government, business, and civic leaders to gain and share the knowledge, resources and connections. And, everyone else.

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How nonprofits engaged volunteers during the COVID shutdown

ASU Lodestar Center

For the past year, I have been studying how volunteer managers (in nonprofits and government) have approached various technologies during the pandemic. Note: The Technology Evolution in Volunteer Administration Study is funded by AmeriCorps, a U.S. federal government agency.

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How Effective Branding Helps Achieve Nonprofit Mission

ASU Lodestar Center

Goodwill, AmeriCorps and Girl Scouts are good examples in the nonprofit sector. Leaders also need to guarantee funding to develop the branding strategy and count on the board governance. You can think about Goodwill, AmeriCorps, Girls Scouts and many more to witness branding success. These are big ones, with big brands.