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A History of National Service in America Interviews of past participants in service programs with the message that even a small amount of people can make an impact on other people's lives. Chronicles the history of national service in America, beginning with the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC... |
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Action Learning Challenge The goal of the Action Learning Challenge is to enhance the leadership capacity of VISTA leaders while addressing an unmet need of the VISTA program. This video captures testimonials from participants in the challenge. |
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AmeriCorps Orientation Video: Getting Things Done This video offers the testimony of several AmeriCorps members and shows footage of them performing acts of service. It briefly outlines the history of national service and discusses the four purposes of AmeriCorps: getting things done, strengthening... |
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AmeriCorps Program Startup Institute: Recruitment Strategies Whats Worked for You? The objectives of this webinar are to share recruitment successes and challenges, gain new ideas from colleagues and presenters, and explore free recruitment tools. Recorded 7/24/08 by Education Northwest (formerly Northwest Regional Educational... |
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AmeriCorps Program Startup Institute: Working With Host Sites The objective of this webinar, hosted by Education Northwest, is to provide ideas and resources for working with host sites. Recorded 5/21/08 by Education Northwest (formerly Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory) and JBS International, Aguirre... |
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AmeriCorps User Roles and Management – Understanding and Planning (Part I) Join this session or watch the tutorial to understand the user roles and access levels – what you can and cannot do. It will also provide some important considerations for system usage. |
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AmeriCorps: Persons with Disabilities, Getting Things Done Shows how people with disabilities can make profound differences in others lives through AmeriCorps service work. Footage includes a person with cerebral palsy working with elderly and "locked in" patients, a deaf person as part of a team that restores... |
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Applying to Serve Using My AmeriCorps Are you thinking of applying to AmeriCorps or VISTA? Whether you know you want to serve or just wish to browse opportunities, your first stop is the My AmeriCorps portal. Watch the following video to learn how to use the portal to create a profile, create... |
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Beyond the Right Answer: Effective Homework Help Designed to help train national service members and community volunteers working with children as homework coaches. Provides best practices for program design and implementation by examining an AmeriCorps after-school program in New York City. Viewers... |
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Briefcase for Success: Tools and Resources for Financial Asset Development Initiatives Millions of U.S. households have no savings or checking accounts. And in the current economic downturn, millions more are experiencing significant financial hardships. The Briefcase for Success was developed specifically for VISTA and other national... |