Resources tagged with term(s) "Development"

  • EnCorps: Tried and true resources for member development
    Find the field-tested resources you need to recruit and train AmeriCorps and VISTA members. This site assists program staff in finding and sharing proven practices for recruiting and developing...
  • Member and Volunteer Development
    The service experience, whether for AmeriCorps members or volunteers, can be an opportunity for development. This page includes resources for both Member Development and Volunteer Development....
  • Persons with Disabilities and Veterans Hiring Fair Flyer
    This 3-page flyer was for a hiring fair in Washington D.C. specifically for persons with disabilities and veterans. It includes a list of positions and qualifications standards as well as the details...
  • Job Interview Prep Questions
    This handy one-page document will be helpful to anyone preparing for a job interview. Includes the following kinds of questions: introductory, knowledge of the organization/position, personal/...
  • Cover Letter Guide and Format
    This handy two-page document will be helpful to those writing a cover letter. Includes guidelines, questions to answer, special techniques to apply, and sample format.
  • Life After VISTA Presentation
    Originally created for a Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development retreat, this PowerPoint presentation would be useful to any AmeriCorps VISTA members who are completing their service term and...
  • Staying Cool in the Hot Seat: A Guide to Interviewing

    This booklet focuses on strategies and helpful tips that will enable you to interview with confidence. Appendices include questions you may be asked, behavior-based approach to answering,...
  • Making a Difference: A Guide to Personal Profit in a Nonprofit World

    This booklet is a step-by-step process to help you answer the question of "How can I afford to live comfortably and build a secure future while working in the nonprofit sector?" From understanding...
  • Stories of Service
    These individual stories of CNCS of AmeriCorps members, Senior Corps volunteers, and other national service participants highlight the impact on both communities and the service participants...
  • Jayne Cravens Blog
    Welcome to the Jayne Cravens Blog, on nonprofits/ngos, communications, community engagement, volunteerism, aid & development, women's empowerment, & Jayne's random thoughts. This is the...
  • Training Resources
    The following material has been developed to help grantees and sponsors understand the CNCS priorities and performance measures. You are encouraged to use this material to train your staff members...
  • From the Field: Conversations on Volunteer Management
    A great example of a volunteer management blog from Volunteer Maine.
  • Volunteer Development and Management Resources
    These resources from Wisconsin 4-H include ones to support a five step process for supporting volunteers: Identify and Select, Orient and Train, Utilize, Recognize, Evaluate. Sample Volunteer Role...
  • AmeriCorps Member Performance and Professional Development Plan
    Sample AmeriCorps Member performance and professional development plan, includes service and civic leadership goals as well as a life after service plan, from City Year.
  • AmeriCorps Member Objectives
    Sample AmeriCorps Member objectives, includes outcomes and activity plan, from Idaho TRIO.
  • AmeriCorps Member Individual Goal Plan
    Sample AmeriCorps Member individual goal plan from Lander University.
  • AmeriCorps Member Personal Development Plan
    Sample AmeriCorps Member personal development plan, includes outcomes and activity plan, from Washington Service Corps.
  • From the Barrio to the Board Room

    Contains practical advice wrapped up in an inspiring story from someone who came from the streets of East Los Angeles and wants to show others how to clear a path out of poverty and into...
  • Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers for Sector Switchers

    Offers an overview of the nonprofit sector, and discusses the psychological swings of the job search and ways to stay motivated during the transition. Covers activities like networking,...
  • Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers for First-time Job Seekers

    For emerging professionals pursuing their first positions in the nonprofit sector, including current students, recent graduates, and those entering the workforce for the first time. Covers self...
  • Service Corps to Social Impact Career: A Companion to The Idealist Guides to Nonprofit Careers

    Highlights practices that corps and VISTA members can incorporate during their service experience and that will help them prepare for their next steps. Provides concrete advice on representing...
  • Job Development Essentials: A Guide for Job Developers

    Provides practical advice for workforce development professionals - the same advice found in the first edition, but with a stronger emphasis on engaging employers, providing expanded services to...
  • Employment Retention Essentials: Building a Retention-Focused Organization

    User-friendly and filled with practical ideas, this guide offers concrete tools for keeping people working, including tips on how to involve employers, build relationships, and stay in contact...
  • Life SkillBuilders: Kopy Kit

    Collection of reproducible worksheets that provide information for self-understanding and life improvement. Topics include anger management, goal setting, grief and loss, procrastination,...
  • Mapping Your Volunteer Vacation

    Assists both new and experienced volunteer travelers in planning a vacation with heart. Each chapter addresses topics from why, what, when, where, with whom, and how much will it cost to health...
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