Archive for the ‘ Service News ’ Category
For a course in training needs assessment, I have been researching the career transitions needs of AmeriCorps members in Oregon the past couple of months. So far I’ve: looked at extant data, including past pre-workshop surveys, interview transcripts, and studies like Diana Epstein’s The Long-Term Impacts of AmeriCorps on Participants and conducted a pilot study, specifically [ READ MORE ]
Want to hear insight from the “founding mother of the modern service movement”? You’re in luck: our newest podcast is up now! For National Volunteer Week, I interviewed Shirley Sagawa, author of The American Way to Change: How National Service and Volunteers and Transforming America. During the first Clinton administration, Shirley drafted the legislation that [ READ MORE ]
Volunteering offers benefits to communities and individuals and the volunteer. Studies show volunteers benefit mentally and physically, and report increased happiness due to stronger social ties. But it’s also often presented in popular media as an activity for youth and for people who’ve retired from their careers. What about all the people in between? In honor [ READ MORE ]
As of today, it sounds like legislation that allows the U.S. federal government to fund all programs at 2010 levels will expire in a couple of weeks. Background In order to continue funding programs like AmeriCorps and HeadStart, Congress must come together to pass a new budget. Soon the Senate will look to pass a [ READ MORE ]
Guest post contributed by Maurice Matthews, Inspire Fellow. Do you want to know how to make the jump from the corporate sector into the non-profit space? The short answer is: there is no one way to make the jump, but it can be a great experience if you take time to understand yourself and find [ READ MORE ]
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