article thumbnail

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

ASU Lodestar Center

The new opportunities for national service must be fulfilled by Americans who reflect the full tapestry of diverse backgrounds, voices and experiences that make up our nation — especially those who already live in the communities of color disproportionately affected by this crisis.

article thumbnail

Announcing the Third Impact Lab on Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

We need every solution and every solver…What this moment calls for is a mosaic of voices — the full spectrum of ideas and insights for now we can turn things around.” – Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. Policy Associate, The Nature Conservancy. Wilkinson, ‘All We Can Save’. Isabella Gonzalez Potter.

Impact 116
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Get to Know the Lodestar Center: Elsbeth Pollack

ASU Lodestar Center

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.

Tucson 40
article thumbnail

7 ways to increase volunteer engagement

Nimble AMS

According to AmeriCorps, Americans volunteered an average of 7.8 AmeriCorps estimates the industry of volunteerism to be worth $184 billion. . The easiest way to listen to your volunteers’ voices is to conduct a survey. Reimbursement policy. Termination policy . billion hours. Volunteer check-in system.

Volunteer 127