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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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Four Strategies for Effective Nonprofit Volunteer Engagement and Programs

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The United Way and VolunteerMatch have volunteer portals where nonprofits can post opportunities based on their location, what they need, the required skills, and who might be a good fit. The range of skills is also wide enough that nonprofits can recruit volunteers for tasks ranging from yard work to legal counsel.

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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. After receiving my bachelor's degree, I knew I needed guidance to figure out what direction I could head in with the skills I have.

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Paying Volunteers A Stipend: Does It Work?

ASU Lodestar Center

Experience Matters is a nonprofit organization that capitalizes on the time and talent of older adults (age 50+), who are seeking paid or unpaid positions that apply their skills to social purposes. All the volunteers were working as tutors in local elementary schools. Sources: 1. McBride, A., Gonzales, E., Morrow-Howell, N., &

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Life at Double the Donation | Meet the Team, Career Experience & More

Double the Donation

The company was founded in 2011 when Adam Weinger, Double the Donation’s President, was working at a major bank and made donations to his university, the local Big Brothers Big Sisters organization, and LLS. By the time he realized his company had a matching gift program, it was too late to get many of those donations matched.

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Class 12 Allies Begin Journey With CORE Retreat

ASU Lodestar Center

Over the next 10 months, this diverse group of up-and-coming leaders will serve full-time at local nonprofit organizations and learn the skills to start careers in the nonprofit sector. At the beginning of September, they started CORE Training, the first step on a life-changing journey.

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MEET AN ALLY: Channtal Polanco

ASU Lodestar Center

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. posted by Channtal Polanco Class 13 Public Ally. Find out how you can get involved as an Ally or a Partner Organization. )

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