AmeriCorps VISTA

Youth Leadership Conference

We invite you to join us in Columbus, Ohio, October 22–24, 2010, for the fourth Habitat Youth Leadership Conference: Habitat 360. These three days will be full of workshops, speakers, and networking opportunities. Connect with other leaders from across the country, share ideas and get inspired.
This year’s theme focuses on the many different ways Habitat builds around the world, from microfinance to Neighborhood Revitalization to green building. The conference will also strengthen your knowledge on Habitat fundamentals, fundraising, advocacy and activities to engage youth.

Senate Recognizes VISTA’s 45th Anniversary

Last week, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution honoring the work of Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA), for its 45 years of work towards alleviating poverty, and other accomplishments.

A Year of Celebrations: the 45th Anniversary of VISTA

Voices of VISTA was a series of radio ads featuring celebrities, and interviews with VISTAs. Listen to the radio spots on the VISTA Campus (free login required).
Happy New Year!
2010 is the 45th anniversary that Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) first fanned out across the country, spending a year organizing communities in poverty, developing local infrastructures, and connecting people with the rights and the social service resources in their regions.

The First Gathering of VISTAs at the White House – 45 Years Ago Today

This past week my friend Rich lent me a copy of a book called Warriors for the Poor by William Crook and Ross Thomas, published in 1968, which tells the story of one of our first national service corps, VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America).

Self-Organizing Summit

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Join more than 200 leaders and innovators in community engagement from across the nation.
 
The Self-Organizing Summit, held during National Volunteer Week, a signature event of Points of Light Institute and HandsOn Network, will shine a spotlight on actions people are taking on their own initiative to change the world and how new media is and can be used to empower them.
 

Social Media Need To Know For Managers

What we need to know about social media changes all the time as nonprofits change how we use online tools and share information. This workshop will help those who supervise work with external audiences as well as those doing it day to day to think through some of the challenges it presents to the organization as well as one or two of the most significant new hands-on skills to have.
 
9 a.m. to noon (Central Time)
Wednesday, February 17
Columbia College Chicago
Room 806
218 S. Wabash Ave
Chicago,IL 60004

Social Media Need To Know For Managers

What we need to know about social media changes all the time as nonprofits change how we use online tools and share information. This workshop will help those who supervise work with external audiences as well as those doing it day to day to think through some of the challenges it presents to the organization as well as one or two of the most significant new hands-on skills to have.
 
9 a.m. to noon (Central Time)
Wednesday, February 17
Columbia College Chicago
Room 806
218 S. Wabash Ave
Chicago,IL 60004

Working with Children of Incarcerated Parents & Their Families

The 18th National Training Institute of the Center for Children of Incarcerated Parents will be held November 30-December 2, 2009 at the Western Justice Center in Pasadena, California. This 20 hour Institute will provide descriptive and statistical information about criminal offenders and their families, with an emphasis on children of incarcerated parents, and will offer practical information about service models and interventions for these special children.

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