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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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A Helpful (Unofficial) Digital Training Guide for New AmeriCorps Members

Whole Whale

Just to be clear from the beginning of this guide, Whole Whale is not directly affiliated or funded by AmeriCorps (though there are alumni on our staff), but we ARE huge fans of the program. If you are a part of the AmeriCorps network please reach out through our contact us form for a discount on any course or a subscription.

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Meet AmeriCorps

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Ben Sheldon 's tweet about picking up some postcards for the new Americorp web site peaked my curiosity. Luckily, Cheryl left me a comment pointing me to the Meet AmeriCorps site. The purpose of the site is: In our opinion, the best part of being in AmeriCorps is meeting other AmeriCorps and VISTA members.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: Social Media is all.

ASU Lodestar Center

Disclaimer Friday, May 27, 2011 Research Friday: Social Media is all around us - How do we embrace the trend? Social media, particularly, have proven to be powerful and exceedingly important, especially as we watch the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt. ▼ May (9) Research Friday: Social Media is all around us - H.

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Proven strategies for engaging and retaining volunteers

Candid

Census Bureau and AmeriCorps, between September 2020 and September 2021 formal volunteerism across the United States fell to its lowest rate in nearly three decades. According to the U.S. While recent data shows it is rebounding, going up to 28.8% For example, in the U.S. Start simple and small ( but dream big!

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6 Strategies to Involve Young People in Your Nonprofit

Nonprofit Tech for Good

According to AmeriCorps , “Volunteering was associated with 27% higher odds of employment.” For example, a 20-year-old who plans on being a social media manager can help you by making engaging reels or creating more authentic Instagram content.

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December 2010 Community Builder’s Chat Wrap-up #CommBuild

Amy Sample Ward

In this month’s chat,we had some good discussion around social media guildines and online community moderation. Job announcements are permitted only for positions at AmeriCorps, Learn and Serve America, and Senior Corps programs; at state commissions; with training and technical assistance providers; and at the Corporation.

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