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COVID-related National Service cannot just be gap year for privileged youth

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America has a long and rich history of national service, often turning to it as a powerful lever in times of crisis, as it did after 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and the Great Recession of 2008. Thankfully, this pandemic will likely inspire a new wave of national service. posted by Jaime Ernesto Uzeta, CEO, Public Allies.

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Comfort vs. Action: The Internal Debate

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AmeriCorps Coordinator. Nelson Mandela spent four-plus decades as an activist and freedom fighter and 27 years in prison because the demeaning National Party policy of apartheid in South Africa impeded black South Africans’ ability to live with human dignity. How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man" by Michael Soto.

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Get to Know the Lodestar Center: Elsbeth Pollack

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Elsbeth Pollack is a Program Manager for Public Allies Arizona (PAAZ) , an AmeriCorps program that engages service-minded young individuals in 10-months of paid leadership training, apprenticeships, and service opportunities in collaboration with local nonprofit partner organizations. Elsbeth Pollack Program Manager, Public Allies Arizona.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks?

ASU Lodestar Center

The idea here is that another dimension of donation-worthiness is whether a nonprofit communicates essential aspects of its people, programs, and policies to its stakeholders. Students get first-hand interaction with cutting edge innovations in our nations most well-known charity watchdog. Accountability and transparency.

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