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Interactive Program Selector for Organizations
Interactive Program Selector for Organizations This page provides a link that launches an interactive program selector for help in determining which of the Corporation’s seven AmeriCorps programs best...
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Teaching watershed ecology through a youth poetry contest
Comment on this practiceAbstract: Each year, the River of Words organization conducts a free international poetry and art contest for youth on the theme of watersheds. Children in grades K–12 are...
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Engaging Veterans and Families to Enhance Service Delivery: A Toolkit for...
Engaging Veterans and Families to Enhance Service Delivery: A Toolkit for Community-Based OrganizationsDownload this resource: Engaging Veterans and Families to Enhance Service DeliveryAuthor:...
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Increasing awareness of household hazardous waste through service-learning
Comment on this practiceAbstract: Flathead Valley Community College (FVCC) is a rural institution serving over 4,000 students in northwest Montana, an area that takes pride in its beautiful natural...
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Foundation Center - PubHub: Sharing Knowledge to Build a Better World
Foundation Center - PubHub: Sharing Knowledge to Build a Better World 6,545 Research reports, annual reports, best practices, literature reviews, surveys, etc. from grant-making foundations and their...
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Managing unaffiliated volunteers in times of disaster
Comment on this practiceAbstract: Successful management of large numbers of spontaneous volunteers in the wake of an emergency is best accomplished with intensive planning and preparation. According to...
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Conducting a hurricane response exercise
Comment on this practiceAbstract: The objective of a hurricane simulation exercise is to test the ability of an organization and its partners to initiate disaster response and recovery activities....
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Building sustainable partnerships with schools: three key strategies for...
Comment on this practiceAbstract: Community-based organizations are increasingly working together with teachers and administrators to bring mentoring programs to schools. To collaborate effectively and...
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Building strong relationships in mentoring programs
Comment on this practiceAbstract: In mentoring programs, careful attention must be paid to the development and quality of the mentor-mentee relationship, as this bond is crucial for attaining desired...
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Using performance to give voice to children of prisoners
Comment on this practiceAbstract: The loss of a parent to incarceration has a tremendous impact in the life of a child. For adolescents who are dealing with other difficult life issues, having a safe...
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Using Senior Corps volunteers to support deployed military and their families
Comment on this practiceAbstract: Across the country, service men and women from all branches of the military have been called away from home to active duty in difficult and often dangerous situations....
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Organizing a veterans roundtable for faith-based and other community...
Comment on this practiceAbstract: Local community and faith-based leaders can help veterans through the often-difficult transition from military to civilian life by collaborating with Veterans Affairs...
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Using a centralized system to plan regional day of service projects
Comment on this practiceAbstract: The Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service is considered the largest MLK Day of Service event in the United States. Co-chair Todd Bernstein explains...
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Disaster Mitigation: A Guide for Community-based Organizations
Disaster Mitigation: A Guide for Community-based OrganizationsDownload this resource: Disaster Mitigation: A Guide for Community-based OrganizationsPublisher: Volunteer FloridaYear: 2004Abstract: The...
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Organizing a lunch-hour Earth Day project
Comment on this practiceAbstract: While many Earth Day events now occur over a weekend, the official Earth Day itself is April 22. When this day falls on a weekday, many people with traditional work...
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Increasing awareness of household hazardous waste through service-learning
Comment on this practiceAbstract: Flathead Valley Community College (FVCC) is a rural institution serving over 4,000 students in northwest Montana, an area that takes pride in its beautiful natural...
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Teaching watershed ecology through a youth poetry contest
Comment on this practiceAbstract: Each year, the River of Words organization conducts a free international poetry and art contest for youth on the theme of watersheds. Children in grades K–12 are...
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Engaging Veterans and Families to Enhance Service Delivery: A Toolkit for...
Engaging Veterans and Families to Enhance Service Delivery: A Toolkit for Community-Based OrganizationsDownload this resource: Engaging Veterans and Families to Enhance Service DeliveryAuthor:...
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Trauma-Informed Care for Women Veterans Experiencing Homelessness: A Guide...
Trauma-Informed Care for Women Veterans Experiencing Homelessness: A Guide for Service ProvidersDownload this resource: Trauma-Informed Care for Women Veterans Experiencing Homelessness: A Guide for...
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Preserving and enhancing trails with a community-based organization
Comment on this practiceAbstract: Trailworkers, a volunteer organization based in Santa Cruz County, CA, was established by a dedicated mountain biker with over 14 years of volunteer trail work...
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