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Celebrating Women, Celebrating Civic Engagement: A message from Queen Rania of Jordan
Submitted by servicewire on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 14:56
Guest post by Talloires Network Intern Alissa Brower. Cross-posted from the Talloires Network blog.
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:
Senate Confirms Patrick Corvington as New Chief of CNCS
Submitted by servicewire on Thu, 02/11/2010 - 21:03
Annie E. Casey Foundation staffer has been confirmed to lead Corporation for National and Community Service—Obama to sign his appointment.
Late this afternoon Acting CEO of the Corporation Nicola Goren issued this announcement:
While a record snowstorm has quieted much of official Washington this week, we have exciting news to share: the Senate today unanimously confirmed Patrick Corvington as the next CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service.
A Chance (Every Day) to Vote for ServeNext, Atlas Corps, and other Groups
Submitted by servicewire on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 19:43
ServeNext— the organization whose mission is to expand opportunities in voluntary service as a way to address social ills and strengthen democracy— is participating in this month’s Pepsi Refresh Project.
So is Atlas Corps, the international service corps with the online contest Midas Touch.
And you can vote for them both every day in February.
A Chance (Every Day) to Vote for ServeNext, Atlas Corps, and other Groups
Submitted by servicewire on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 19:43
ServeNext— the organization whose mission is to expand opportunities in voluntary service as a way to address social ills and strengthen democracy— is participating in this month’s Pepsi Refresh Project.
So is Atlas Corps, the international service corps with the online contest Midas Touch.
And you can vote for them both every day in February.
Blue Engine Launches this Week — a New Corps for NYC Schools
Submitted by servicewire on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 12:07
This week a new national service corps launches its website and application process. Blue Engine, based in New York City, aims to recruit a corps of about a dozen fellows to facilitate daily, specialized, small-group instruction for high school freshmen.
Blue Engine Launches this Week — a New Corps for NYC Schools
Submitted by servicewire on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 12:07
This week a new national service corps launches its website and application process. Blue Engine, based in New York City, aims to recruit a corps of about a dozen fellows to facilitate daily, differentiated, small-group instruction for high school freshmen.
The Long Road to Recovery – and How You Can Help
Submitted by servicewire on Thu, 01/21/2010 - 18:02
From Flickr user simminch via Creative Commons
Originally posted on Idealist.org’s homepage blog.
Can AmeriCorps Members Raise Funds for Haiti?
Submitted by servicewire on Sat, 01/16/2010 - 15:50
AmeriCorps State and National members are typically limited in the amount of fund raising they are allowed to do during hours they count towards their 1700 hours.(AmeriCorps VISTA members are not restricted and often hold grant writing and other development positions.)
Today, Nicola Goren, Acting CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, issued a statement indicating that national service members may be permitted to take part in fundraising for the Haiti earthquake relief effort “within certain limits” and “as supplemental to the core program activity:”
Are you a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Hoping to Help Out in Haiti?
Submitted by servicewire on Fri, 01/15/2010 - 15:31
UPDATE 1/19/10: Peace Corps Response needs Returned Peace Corps Volunteers [only] who are Kreyol speakers to leave for Haiti within 24-48 hours. Contact pcresponse [at] peacecorps.gov.
Peace Corps has created a questionnaire (not an application) to gauge the current level of interest among Returned Peace Corps Volunteers [only] to assist Haiti via Peace Corps Response (formerly Crisis Corps).
