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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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2023 Top Nonprofit Conferences

Whole Whale

Remember when going that this is a group of fundraisers: Their job is to raise money. Many organizations involved in the old Hands-On Points of Light and AmeriCorps networks. Service and volunteerism are a core theme, with many sessions focused on utilizing AmeriCorps and corporate volunteers. Engage For Good. Website : [link].

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How can nonprofits successfully engage the next generation of donors?

ASU Lodestar Center

Younger individuals from the Millennial generation, as well as some from Gen X and Z groups, will soon become the lifeblood of the nonprofit sector – being transitioned nearly $30 trillion over the next 20 years from their predecessors, the Baby Boomers. In 2015, 87% of total charitable contributions in the U.S. were made by individuals.

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How nonprofits engaged volunteers during the COVID shutdown

ASU Lodestar Center

A group that is better known for their interpersonal skills than their tech-savvy was suddenly thrust into new technology waters. Note: The Technology Evolution in Volunteer Administration Study is funded by AmeriCorps, a U.S. Nearly a third told me that they were now using software that they had not used before the pandemic.

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Public Allies Arizona: Getting Things Done for America

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Annie Bello Graduate Public Allies Arizona I quickly realized that Public Allies was no cop out when we were sworn in as AmeriCorps members. I am an AmeriCorps member, and I will get things done. I will carry this commitment with me this year and beyond I am an AmeriCorps member, and I will get things done.

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Guest Post: Stories of Volunteer Managers, Technology, and the Pandemic

Twenty Hats

The survey gave us a basic sketch, but the color and texture emerged during follow-up focus group conversations. The focus groups captured diverse insights of volunteer managers from the full range of volunteerdom. This is a glimpse of the hundreds of stories we collected during the focus group conversations.

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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. We started the game in three groups of four and each person had a four quadrant piece of paper.

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