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AmeriCorps Announces 2023 Volunteer Generation Fund Grants Competition

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The 2023 grant competition will fund programs that address the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on students. The Volunteer Generation Fund focuses on investments in volunteer management practices that increase both volunteer recruitment and retention.

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How nonprofits engaged volunteers during the COVID shutdown

ASU Lodestar Center

Students gravitated to online classes. Note: The Technology Evolution in Volunteer Administration Study is funded by AmeriCorps, a U.S. He is principal investigator of the Volunteer Management Capacity Study; the second wave was funded by AmeriCorps for 2017-2021. They ordered goods from Amazon rather than drive to the store.

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Guest Post: Stories of Volunteer Managers, Technology, and the Pandemic

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They wanted to help students and teachers who were teaching from home that needed curriculum ideas and ways to engage their students in this new virtual environment.”. After completing her undergraduate degree in International Affairs at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Rachel’s professional journey took her all over the world.

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Q&A with Maggie Saucedo, a Public Ally and Certified Nonprofit Professional

ASU Lodestar Center

She served as the president of ASU’s Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Student Association during her final year in the program. Throughout the first few weeks, Anne had discussed her journey with community, AmeriCorps and how she has a passion for giving back. PAAZ: What do you think should be done to help students stay in school?

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Paying Volunteers A Stipend: Does It Work?

ASU Lodestar Center

continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. Volunteers received stipend support from several sources, including federal AmeriCorps programs, private foundations and school districts. Carlton Yoshioka, Ph.D. Professor and Director. of Academic Programs. ASU Lodestar Center.

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

ASU Lodestar Center

I received my bachelor’s degree in Nonprofit Leadership and Management at Arizona State University in 2018 and earned the Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential from the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance student organization at ASU.

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Four Strategies for Effective Nonprofit Volunteer Engagement and Programs

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Tasks that are less urgent, like picking up trash outside or calling a game of bingo, can be assigned to volunteers like high school students or groups that are interested in one-time opportunities. Celebrate your volunteers like you celebrate your donors According to AmeriCorps , 23.2%