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10/24/2008 |
St. Bernard Project Named Top Ten CNN Hero |
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Liz McCartney, co-founder of a Louisiana nonprofit that relies on volunteers and AmeriCorps members to rebuild homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, has been selected as one of 10 finalists in the second annual “CNN Heroes” program. |
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10/3/2008 |
Learn & Serve Challenge Spotlights Students As Solutions to Community Problems |
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From serving meals and cleaning rivers to tutoring and raising money for cancer research, students across the country will show how they make a difference through service-learning during the National Learn & Serve Challenge the week of October 6 through 12. |
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9/22/2008 |
National Service Agency Taps 5 Universities To Expand Research on Volunteering |
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The Corporation for National and Community Service today announced it will engage five leading universities to expand scholarly and policy research and deepen understanding about volunteering, national and community service, and civic engagement in America. |
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9/22/2008 |
AmeriCorps Alumni Sought For Prestigious Eli Segal Fellowship |
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The Corporation for National and Community Service invites former AmeriCorps members to apply for the Eli Segal Fellowship, a year-long leadership opportunity to help advance national service policy, operations, and strategy from the Office of the CEO at the Corporation Headquarters. |
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9/22/2008 |
National Service Agency Turns to Internet to Grow Campus Service |
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Aiming to tap the skyrocketing popularity of social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace to promote social good, the Corporation for National and Community Service today announced $2.3 million in grants to use social media to engage college students in service to meet community needs. |
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9/19/2008 |
National Service Moves In After Hurricane Ike |
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National service disaster responders swung into action to assist recovery efforts after Hurricane Ike’s devastating romp through Texas late last week. With AmeriCorps members pre-positioned to deploy, response has been fast and effective. |
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9/17/2008 |
New Radio PSAs Urge Americans to Fight Poverty by Joining AmeriCorps VISTA |
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The Corporation for National and Community Service launched new radio public service announcements today at the National Association of Broadcasters’ annual Radio Show in Austin to enlist Americans to “fight poverty with passion” by joining VISTA, the AmeriCorps program that fights poverty. |
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9/8/2008 |
President Bush Renews His Post-9/11 Call to Service; Honors the Compassion of America’s Volunteers |
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On a sunny afternoon at the White House in front of thousands of volunteer and service leaders, President Bush today renewed the call he made in the wake of the 9/11 attacks for every American to give 4,000 hours or two years of their lives in service to others |
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9/8/2008 |
Corporate Pro-Bono Volunteering Campaign Tops $400 Million |
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Less than seven months after challenging corporate America to deliver $1 billion in pro bono volunteering support for nonprofits, Corporation for National and Community Service CEO David Eisner hailed $280 million in new pledges that pushed the campaign tally past $406 million, announced new research spotlighting the untapped potential for pro-bono volunteers, and unveiled a new campaign brand, A Billion + Change. |
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9/3/2008 |
National Service Responds to Hurricane Gustav with Evacuation and Sheltering Support |
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As tens of thousands of Gulf Coast residents fled Hurricane Gustav’s destructive path last weekend, hundreds of AmeriCorps members and Senior Corps volunteers were on hand to assist in the evacuation and set up and staff emergency shelters. |
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