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AmeriCorps VISTA
A Year of Celebrations: the 45th Anniversary of VISTA
Submitted by servicewire on Sat, 01/02/2010 - 10:44
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
Submitted by servicewire on Sat, 12/12/2009 - 14:04
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
Submitted by servicewire on Mon, 12/07/2009 - 14:43
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- Foster Grandparent Programs
- Higher Education
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- Nonprofit Organizations
- Program Director
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- RSVP
- Schools
- Senior Companion Programs
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Save the Date
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
Submitted by servicewire on Mon, 12/07/2009 - 14:22
- americorps
- AmeriCorps members
- AmeriCorps National
- AmeriCorps NCCC
- AmeriCorps State
- AmeriCorps VISTA
- calendar
- Community-Based
- Community-Based Organizations
- events
- Faith-Based Organizations
- Foster Grandparent Programs
- Higher Education
- K-12
- Learn and Serve America
- Nonprofit Organizations
- resources
- RSVP
- Schools
- Senior Companion Programs
- Senior Corps
- servicelearning
- social media
- Technology
- Tribal Programs
- Tribes and Territories
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
Submitted by servicewire on Mon, 12/07/2009 - 14:22
- americorps
- AmeriCorps members
- AmeriCorps National
- AmeriCorps NCCC
- AmeriCorps State
- AmeriCorps VISTA
- calendar
- Community-Based
- Community-Based Organizations
- events
- Faith-Based Organizations
- Foster Grandparent Programs
- Higher Education
- K-12
- Learn and Serve America
- Nonprofit Organizations
- resources
- RSVP
- Schools
- Senior Companion Programs
- Senior Corps
- servicelearning
- social media
- Technology
- Tribal Programs
- Tribes and Territories
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
For Corps Members: Free or Low-Cost Gift Ideas for People You Love
Submitted by servicewire on Thu, 12/03/2009 - 11:55
Working with Children of Incarcerated Parents & Their Families
Submitted by servicewire on Mon, 11/23/2009 - 13:22
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.
Leadership Forum for National Service Executives
Submitted by servicewire on Fri, 11/20/2009 - 19:09
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- AmeriCorps National
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- AmeriCorps State
- AmeriCorps VISTA
- calendar
- cncs
- Community-Based
- Community-Based Organizations
- development
- events
- Faith-Based Organizations
- Foster Grandparent Programs
- Higher Education
- K-12
- Learn and Serve America
- Program Director
- Program Manager
- Project Director
- resources
- RSVP
- Senior Companion Programs
- Senior Corps
- servicelearning
- staff
- State Commissions
- State Offices
- Training
- Tribal Programs
- Tribes and Territories
The Leadership Forum for National Service Executives was created in 2001 by the Washington Commission for National & Community Service in partnership with the University of Washington’s Evans School of Public Affairs to offer a unique learning opportunity designed specifically for AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, and Learn and Serve program staff.
Facilitation Training - Two Day Workshop
Submitted by servicewire on Mon, 11/09/2009 - 14:47
- americorps
- AmeriCorps members
- AmeriCorps National
- AmeriCorps NCCC
- AmeriCorps State
- AmeriCorps VISTA
- calendar
- Civic engagement
- Community-Based
- Community-Based Organizations
- events
- Faith-Based Organizations
- Foster Grandparent Programs
- Higher Education
- K-12
- Learn and Serve America
- Member
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Program Director
- Program Manager
- Project Director
- Reflection
- resources
- RSVP
- Schools
- Senior Companion Programs
- Senior Corps
- servicelearning
- staff
- Tribal Programs
- Tribes and Territories
- volunteer
- Volunteer Coordinator
From volunteers to educators, nonprofit leaders to community organizers, civic reflection discussions engage participants seeking to make a difference in the world. Learn to facilitate these thought-provoking discussions that build relationships and deepen civic engagement.
You Receive:
• Hands-on facilitation skills taught by expert trainers
• A facilitation handbook with tips and answers to frequently asked questions
• A copy of The Civically Engaged Reader ($24.95 value), an anthology of readings for civic reflection
Really? Another year?: Committing to Another Term of Service
Submitted by servicewire on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 13:48
This post was contributed by Kate Borman who is currently serving her second AmeriCorps VISTA term with ThreeSixty Journalism, a youth journalism program based at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN.
