Archive for January, 2009
The Acting CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service offers an update. Nicola Goren of CNCS summarized details of the stimulus package — the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 — that passed in the House yesterday; and the version that is up for a vote in the Senate[ READ MORE ]
The emerging exchange and service corps for gap-year students will hold a launch party Feb. 7th in San Francisco. The Global Citizen Year West Coast Launch Party will be Feb. 7th, 8 pm to midnight at Mr. Barbershop and Urban Lounge, 560 Sacramento Street in San Francisco. The cost to attend is a minimum donation of $10 (which will go to GCY). [ READ MORE ]
Global do-gooders meet international volunteer organizations through Idealist.org's Global Volunteering Fairs during the week of Feb. 1st. So we agree: overseas service is more valuable now than ever before — to lend a hand where asked, to show a different face of the United States than what people can see in films and newspapers, to change yourself in permanent ways, to learn another language/life. Citizen diplomacy at its best. However: finding a reliable global volunteer experience — one you can trust, where you know what's going to meet you when that plane touches down overseas — can be a challenge. Organizations are headquartered in distant cities. Pretty websites can make any organization seem legitimate. How do you know what you are getting yourself into[ READ MORE ]
This came to my attention and I thought I would pass it on. Lehigh University is offering a a one-year Masters that is ideal for AmeriCorps alumni and others interested in combining service with graduate study. It’s also unique in that rather than provide Fellows a scholarship directly, much of the tuition is covered by [ READ MORE ]
The exchange and service corps for international development leaders earned $100,000 in 2008 from online contests. Scott Beale, Founder and Executive Director of Atlas Corps, thanks you — if you are among the thousands of people who supported Atlas Corps's bids in tight online contests last year. Check out Scott's Ideablob announcement (and other Atlas Corps videos on its Youtube channel)[ READ MORE ]
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