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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a.

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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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MEET AN ALLY: Iyamidé May

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Public Allies Arizona ’s 13th class will graduate in June, the completion of a 10-month AmeriCorps program that places emerging young leaders at local nonprofits for full-time paid apprenticeships. I reached a pinnacle point in my life, where I felt empty in the midst of being busy and full of tasks.

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Clone of MEET AN ALLY: Iyamidé May

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Public Allies Arizona ’s 13th class will graduate in June, the completion of a 10-month AmeriCorps program that places emerging young leaders at local nonprofits for full-time paid apprenticeships. I reached a pinnacle point in my life, where I felt empty in the midst of being busy and full of tasks.

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

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When the cause is not about you and your personal greed, but the greater picture of mutual need.”. posted by Rachelle Wayne 2018 Alumna, ASU BS in Nonprofit Leadership & Management and Class 12 Public Ally. My name is Rachelle Wayne.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Making the Play: Successfully Engaging.

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This organization uses sports, specifically basketball, as a vehicle to help youth get motivated in school and learn life lessons while at the same time producing some seriously great athletes. In my experience, Ive learned how integral life skills can be taught and nurtured by tapping into something kids love: basketball.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Fear not, nonprofit professionals!

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As Board President of YNPN Phoenix , I often hear from other emerging nonprofit leaders – including our board – a shared desire to perform with high standards in the face of huge workloads, while at the same time wanting life/work balance. Picture This: A Look Back at This Year's Spring Fo.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Relationships Matter

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When thinking about important relationships in my own life, the ability or failure to acknowledge and accept that we each have a unique and differing perspective determined the relative success of each relationship. Picture This: A Look Back at This Year's Spring Fo. Research Friday Guest Post: "State of the Sector.