Archive for June, 2009
This week, RPCV Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) introduced s.1382, the Peace Corps Improvement and Expansion Act of 2009. The bill, as currently written, would authorize $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; $575,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and $700,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 — representing a gradual increase to double Peace Corps's current budget. The bill also requires the agency director carry out assessments that lead to a new strategic plan. (As of now, Obama hasn't appointed a new Peace Corps director, Jody Olsen serves as Acting Director.) Read the legislation (PDF). After it was introduced, the bill was sent to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Is your Senator a member of this committee?) Here is the transcript of Dodd's speech on the floor of the Senate Thursday[ READ MORE ]
The launch of the National Conference on Volunteering and Service Monday night brought a huge crowd of people out to hear First Lady Michelle Obama speak, among other familiar faces. When I arrived, the throngs of people waiting in line to go through security matched the throngs of people already inside the hall, and everyone was waiting for Michelle Obama. Helping the time fly was comic/emcee Wally Collins[ READ MORE ]
Actress Kerry Washington, representing L'Oreal, presented the Daily Points of Light Award just now to Cindy Kerr in the lead up to the opening session of the National Conference on Volunteering and Service. Cindy Kerr, founder of ConKerr Cancer, has made over 90,000 pillow cases for kids sufferin[ READ MORE ]
My career transitions book is live on Idealist! Free, downloadable, accessible from anyplace with an internet connection — and written just for you. I've been working on this for almost a year — giant thanks to everyone who helped out reading and offering feedback! Intended for national and international service corps audiences of all ages, Service Corps to Social Impact Career – A Companion to The Idealist Guides to Nonprofit Careers is a free new book from Idealist.org. While most resources and trainings focusing on “life after” the corps begin and end with career search skill building, Service Corps to Social Impact Career emphasizes integrating career development throughout the term[ READ MORE ]
Today, the 2009 National Conference on Volunteering and Service (NCVS) starts today! This year, for the first time, Conference organizers announced last night that they're offering a live webcast of a couple of the events this week so that people who can't be in the room can still see what's going on and pose questions to the speakers. Learn more & register by following the hyperlinked text below [ READ MORE ]
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