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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. However, over the past two years of the pandemic, there has been a massive shift to digital outreach that nonprofits now rely on to increase impact.

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

sgEngage

Beecher Hicks III, President & CEO of the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) in Nashville, TN. Q: Prior to becoming President & CEO of the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM), you had a long, successful career in investment banking and finance. Today’s Q&A is with H.

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

Connection Cafe

Beecher Hicks III, President & CEO of the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) in Nashville, TN. Q: Prior to becoming President & CEO of the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM), you had a long, successful career in investment banking and finance. Today’s Q&A is with H.

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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. But what about most nonprofits, without national recognition? It can impact their capacities to achieve goals, their social impact and their missions. Apple, Google and Starbucks all are famous brands in the for-profit sector.

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4 Life-Enriching Reasons to Volunteer

Volunteer Hub

Volunteering has the power to positively impact the community and provide you with life-changing benefits at the same time. A Volunteering in America study, published by AmeriCorps, found that volunteering gives job prospects a 27% advantage over non-volunteers. Here are 4 ways that volunteerism can provide you with value.

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Why Volunteers Quit: How to Retain Them

Volunteer Hub

According to AmeriCorps, the national average volunteer retention rate is 65%. According to a Work and Wellbeing Survey , performed by the American Psychological Association, nearly 3 in 5 people report negative impacts of work-related stress, including lack of interest, effort, motivation, or energy.