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Scheduled eSPAN/eGrants and My AmeriCorps Portal Outage: Saturday, March 13, 2010 Between 03.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m.
Submitted by servicewire on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 01:00
On Saturday, March 13, we will be undertaking production system upgrades between the hours of 3.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m. The scheduled hardware and software upgrades will improve the overall availability of the application environment in the future. In particular, we are installing a hardware load balancer which will automatically allocate workstation based user requests to an active front end application server. This upgrade will result in better handling of user activity/connectivity should one of the application servers fail at any time.
Conference Scholarships Announced
Submitted by servicewire on Thu, 03/04/2010 - 13:25
Would you like to go to the National Conference on Volunteering and Service in NYC this year? Can’t afford to pay the registration fee? Well, check this out- NCVS has just announced the application process for conference scholarships here.
Things to note: the application is due by April 3 and it doesn’t pay for lodging and airfare. [...]
Jon Bon Jovi Takes United We Serve on Tour
Submitted by servicewire on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 01:00
Jon Bon Jovi, in collaboration with the Corporation for National and Community Service, will be the first artist to take President Obama's United We Serve initiative to a mass audience by bringing the message of service out on the road and engaging millions of fans on the band's 'The Circle World Tour.'
AmeriCorps Connect Launches – New Site to Help You Access AmeriCorps Stuff
Submitted by servicewire on Tue, 03/02/2010 - 14:59
Today, the Corporation for National and Community Service announced the launch of its new web portal, AmeriCorps Connect — a one-stop shop for frequently-used national service content.
Frequent visitors to other national service sites like NationalService.gov and AmeriCorps.org will notice that AmeriCorps Connect’s homepage is less-text heavy.
The home page features three types of links, explained this way in today’s announcement:
February Update on Serve America Act
Submitted by servicewire on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 01:00
February was a short but busy month as we moved forward on several key implementation steps for the Serve America Act.
Celebrate AmeriCorps Week 2010 with AmeriCorps Alums
Submitted by servicewire on Fri, 02/26/2010 - 11:42
National AmeriCorps Week recognizes and celebrates those who have served in, staffed or managed an AmeriCorps program and the organizations and communities who support National Service! Join our celebration!
This year marks the 15th Anniversary of the first class of AmeriCorps volunteers that President Clinton swore in to service. And this year, AmeriCorps Alums is offering 5 [...]
The Corporation’s New CEO
Submitted by servicewire on Thu, 02/18/2010 - 13:46
Here’s a new video, just released by the Corporation for National and Community Service!
On his first day in office, Patrick Corvington, the new CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, speaks about his background in the nonprofit sector and the unprecedented opportunity to address the nation’s challenges by expanding service and volunteering in [...]
Corvington Addresses Staff, Outlines New Direction In First Days as CEO
Submitted by servicewire on Thu, 02/18/2010 - 01:00
In his first days as Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service, Patrick Corvington set a tone of strong leadership and management in meetings with top agency officials and the Inspector General.
Recovery Act AmeriCorps Members Assist Distressed Communities
Submitted by servicewire on Wed, 02/17/2010 - 01:00
They are connecting the unemployed to jobs, preventing home foreclosures, weatherizing homes, teaching in underserved schools, restoring parks, and recruiting volunteers. Their ranks include laid-off workers, retirees, and recent college grads.
National Service Agency Requests Applications for Social Innovation Fund Competition
Submitted by servicewire on Tue, 02/16/2010 - 01:00
The Corporation for National and Community Service today released a Notice of Federal Funds Availability (NOFA) for the newly-created Social Innovation Fund (SIF). Applications are due by April 8, 2010, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
