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185,000 Americans to be Recruited for 9/11 and MLK Days of Service and Volunteer Generation Fund

NonProfit PRO

AmeriCorps announced 45 organizations who have been awarded federal grants to support the Volunteer Generation Fund and Days of Service awards. More than $13 million will create service opportunities, recruit volunteers and encourage Americans to participate in the country’s two national days of service.

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Let’s Help AmeriCorps Alums Use Their Experience to Keep Giving Back

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Ben Duda is executive director of AmeriCorps Alums and graciously agreed to share some thoughts on this as guest post. Let’s Help AmeriCorps Alums Use Their Experience to Keep Giving Back. He had spent his AmeriCorps term as a liaison between a mayor’s office and the homeless community, building relationships and creating resources.

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$370 Million In AmeriCorps Grants Available

The NonProfit Times

AmeriCorps, the national service program that annually matches volunteers with community needs across the country, will award grants totaling more than $370 million to nonprofit and faith-based organizations spanning the public and private sectors for the upcoming fiscal year. 30, said AmeriCorps spokesperson Lucero Gamez.

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Webinar: Welcome Messages That Work

Care2

She has also recently served a term with AmeriCorps, leading a team of environmental education volunteers. Prior to coming to Care2, Emily worked as a features reporter for a newspaper in San Luis Obispo, CA. A life-long activist, she had volunteered with the Progressive Student Alliance, Amnesty International and Sierra Club.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: American Humanics: An Elite Group

ASU Lodestar Center

Additionally, many of the graduates were selected for various awards and scholarships. How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man Research Friday: "Is Religious Giving Increasing o. Leadership opportunities such as these are the hallmark of the AH program and serve as valuable training for future employment in the sector.

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What gives in Nebraska? The Buffett effect and a culture of giving 

Candid

These grantmakers account for about 17% of all grant dollars awarded to Nebraska-based nonprofits. Second, at the individual level, AmeriCorps ranks Nebraska second in the nation in “informal helping” (defined as neighbors helping one another with house sitting, watching each other’s children, lending tools, etc.),

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