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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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Why Volunteers Quit: How to Retain Them

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According to AmeriCorps, the national average volunteer retention rate is 65%. It should also reinforce your organizations mission and provide volunteers with an outlet to ask questions. There are many reasons why a volunteer may stop giving their time. It is up to your organization to identify the cause and re-spark the passion.

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Use Case: The Community-Driven Social Impact game for Community Media Centers

Amy Sample Ward

I am part of the Digital Arts Service Corps, which is an initiative of the Transmission Project that pairs tech-savvy AmeriCorps Vistas with organizations dedicated to supporting community media and technology. I kept the original questions for the first two spaces (Who is your community? and What do they want to do?).

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Guest Post: Why it’s worth allowing volunteers to lead (even when it’s uncomfortable)

Twenty Hats

Other volunteers echoed her question. Krista Gilmore, CVA has worked for Cecil County (MD) Department of Community Services since November 2004 and currently oversees an AmeriCorps Seniors program. I was happy to say yes, our department manages a volunteer connection website, which led the volunteer to ask why don’t I know about it?

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Comfort vs. Action: The Internal Debate

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AmeriCorps Coordinator. His stance raises the question: Does being committed to social change require making one less comfortable or resisting being “too comfortable?". Tan is a Coordinator in ASU’s University Service Learning department, specializing in community partnerships and AmeriCorps programming. Could I be doing more?

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Paying Volunteers A Stipend: Does It Work?

ASU Lodestar Center

A related research question is the impact or positive incentive of volunteer stipends among low-wage earners (McBride, Gonzales, Morrow-Howell, & McCrary, 2011). Volunteers received stipend support from several sources, including federal AmeriCorps programs, private foundations and school districts. As part of a. Sources: 1.

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Is Cause Marketing Real Advocacy or Consumer Apathy at its Finest?

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Some days I question whether or not I might be a nonprofit junkie. Which leads me to the agonizingly, rhetorical question that I have yet to resolve in my mind. Audra Buras is currently serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA member in Los Angeles, California. All signs point to yes.). Or bad thing?

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