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

ASU Lodestar Center

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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[VIDEO] Young Professionals and Junior Boards: Beyond the Kid’s Table to Meaningful Engagement

Bloomerang

And I started a young professionals board, the National Women’s Political Caucus of Metro St. Louis, a volunteer-led organization that I was on the board for, and I now manage the Friends of Pedal, which is a similar group as Pedal the Cause. We need to be thinking about the motivations of the volunteers we want to engage.