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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a.

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Disclaimer Wednesday, March 16, 2011 How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man posted by Michael Soto , 2nd Year Fellow – Public Allies Arizona / Arizona Citizens for the Arts Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to serve my country. A few months ago, I was shopping at the local grocery market, wearing my AmeriCorps sweatshirt.

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Class 12 Allies Begin Journey With CORE Retreat

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At the beginning of September, they started CORE Training, the first step on a life-changing journey. Over the next 10 months, this diverse group of up-and-coming leaders will serve full-time at local nonprofit organizations and learn the skills to start careers in the nonprofit sector. Stage 6: Collaboration and Breaking Barriers.

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Get to Know the Lodestar Center: Elsbeth Pollack

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Elsbeth Pollack is a Program Manager for Public Allies Arizona (PAAZ) , an AmeriCorps program that engages service-minded young individuals in 10-months of paid leadership training, apprenticeships, and service opportunities in collaboration with local nonprofit partner organizations. Meet Elsbeth.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: All You Need is Love. and a Whole Lot.

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With keynote speakers Travis Manzione (Director of Assessment Tools for The Center for Effective Philanthropy ) and Charles Best (Founder and CEO of DonorsChoose.org ), and a panel representing local nonprofits and funders (including Ear Candy , Phoenix Youth at Risk , SRP , and Virginia G. Better Together: Collaboration and Nonprofit Netwo.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit

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Marys Food Bank , and its had a significant impact on my life, even inspiring me to join the American Humanics program. Volunteering has truly enriched my life, and it makes me feel good knowing that I can help in some way. Better Together: Collaboration and Nonprofit Netwo. May 11, 2011 9:32 AM Rebecca Herrera said.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: "If you have to leave, why did you.

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Shelina was worried she had done more harm than good by coming into Zees life and leaving it just as abruptly. Posted by ASU Lodestar Center at 4:44 PM Labels: AmeriCorps , Laura Tan , Public Allies , United Way 8comments: Kayla said. Better Together: Collaboration and Nonprofit Netwo. This is such a great perspective.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Making Philanthropy a Lifestyle, 365.

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At this point in my life, I only give money to one nonprofit organization, and I do that through automatic monthly payments, with little thought at all to the whole process. How am I impacting my community, and why am I so gosh darn lazy when it comes to helping out local nonprofits? Better Together: Collaboration and Nonprofit Netwo.