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COVID-related National Service cannot just be gap year for privileged youth

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America has a long and rich history of national service, often turning to it as a powerful lever in times of crisis, as it did after 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and the Great Recession of 2008. Thankfully, this pandemic will likely inspire a new wave of national service. posted by Jaime Ernesto Uzeta, CEO, Public Allies.

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Q&A with sgLEADERS: H. Beecher Hicks, III, National Museum of African American Music

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Beecher Hicks III, President & CEO of the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) in Nashville, TN. Q: Prior to becoming President & CEO of the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM), you had a long, successful career in investment banking and finance. Today’s Q&A is with H.

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17 Historical Nonprofit Moments You Should Know

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Creation of Americorps in 1993 under Clinton administration with the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993. The first National Conference on Volunteering and Service was held in 2010 kicked off in the Obama administration. The day focused on becoming the largest single day of giving following Cyber Monday.

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Q&A with sgLEADERS: H. Beecher Hicks, III, National Museum of African American Music

Connection Cafe

Beecher Hicks III, President & CEO of the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) in Nashville, TN. Q: Prior to becoming President & CEO of the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM), you had a long, successful career in investment banking and finance. Today’s Q&A is with H.

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Mixed Reality Learning Lab: @techsoup at NCVS

Tech Soup

For three days in New York City we experimented with new types of social media integration with Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS for short, which runs the AmeriCorps programs) and the Points of Light Foundation 's National Conference on Volunteerism and Service.

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Have Fun Do Good Link Love: Artists and Social Media, Be Bold Podcast, Miss Do-Gooder T-shirts and More!

Have Fun - Do Good

In Episode 13 we discuss starting a green jobs training program in your community and what other national, and regional agencies exist that are like AmeriCorps. SheSpotter New blog by Lisa Chen and Lisa Witter, the authors of The She Spot: Why Women are the Market for Changing the World and How to Reach Them.

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