Archive for July, 2009
Yesterday the Senate Appropriations Committee recommended $1.157B to fund the Corporation for National and Community Service implementation of the Kennedy Serve America Act. The figure is greater than the $1.149B requested by President Obama, the $1.059B that the House of Representatives passed in its appropriations bill, and the 2009 fiscal year budget of the Corporation. [ READ MORE ]
This post is by Erica Burman of the National Peace Corps Association, and originally appeared on The Peace Corps Polyglot blog. It was an exciting afternoon on Capitol Hill as [Returned Peace Corps Volunteer] Aaron Williams (Dominican Republic 67-70), President Obama's nominee to be the next Director of Peace Corps, went before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The meeting was chaired by Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT), who also served in the Dominican Republic. Both Dodd and Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA) expressed support for Williams[ READ MORE ]
A study published by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) yesterday details the latest volunteering trends. Volunteering in America 2009, the latest version of an annual report that looks at volunteerism in the United States, shows a slight increase in the number of volunteers in 2008. A companion website also called Volunteering in [ READ MORE ]
A second-year VISTA and new blogger shares her thoughts with members every where. Over-communicate with everyone! In the beginning, I didn’t communicate enough with off-site program staff. They’re super busy and may not be easy to get in touch with, but be persistent and do your part. Keep track of names, contact info and the type of contact. Another way to think of this is: Imagine on your way home from work one night you get hit by a bus and are in a coma (god forbid). The world continues to go on without you – whoever has to take over for you needs to have something to go on. Can they figure out your mess of notes? [ READ MORE ]
Saturday, a New York Times editorial argued strongly for full funding of the Kennedy Serve America Act — the appropriation for which will be considered this week in the Senate. [ READ MORE ]
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