- Ray Magliozzi, VISTA alumnus and co-host of Car Talk, a radio show with 3.4 million weekly listeners aired on over 640 public radio stations, generously recorded two public service announcements to help us recruit new VISTAs. Check it out! http://www.nationalservice.gov/media/psa_cartalk_ray_vista_short.mp3
- Americans volunteered a total of almost 8 billion hours, an estimated economic value of roughly $171 billion and our VISTAs were right there among them! Read more here: http://www.volunteeringinamerica.gov/?sf7933019=1
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- ActivityRecentAmeriCorps VISTA - Volunteers In Service To America created Using the Education ...
- Oregon Campus Compact has partnered with 14 Oregon colleges, universities, and community partners to host 22 AmeriCorps Retention Project and VISTA Members across the state. Meet the Team. Meet the team!
http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=475752d456c0fb8cc9d86d4c8&id=1f363fe8dd&e=bbcd8d8dd2 - Do you have questions about the education award or how to manage your student loans? Join us Wednesday, December 19 at 2pm ET to look at the various ways you can use your Eli Segal Education Award and student loan deferment and forbearance.
Register here:
https://etr.webex.com/etr/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=929961489 - Meet VISTA Sarah Adler, Fellowship Program Coordinator in St. Louis, Missouri.
http://missioncontinues.org/about-us/our-team/individual-bio/sarah-adler - The OregonASK VISTAs are hard at work!
http://myemail.constantcontact.com/AfterZone---News-from-Oregon-Afterschool-for-Kids-.html?soid=1103640741076&aid=3J2PPdGmuSc AmeriCorps VISTA - Volunteers In Service To America created an event.
- The New VISTA Blend Resource Development classes start January 2013. Learn more, serve better. Click the link for more info: www.vistacampus.gov/vistablend
- For VISTA Alums with NCE ONLY - job opening at Dept of Labor - visit the Job Board Forum on the VISTA Campus for more info, http://vistacampus.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=3816
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Great ideas for sharing over the holidays.- Meet Doree Desberg, a new Refugee School Impact Grant VISTA.
http://schoolsoutwashington.wordpress.com/2012/12/10/meet-doree/ - Thanks for sharing!
- New VISTA Blend Resource Development classes start January 2013. Build your fundraising and grant writing skills, earn college credit and meet other VISTAs. Apply December 10-31 at www.vistacampus.gov/vistablend
- As in the previous year, the overarching theme for the MLK Day of Service in 2013 is “Economic Opportunity.” The AmeriCorps VISTA program encourages VISTA projects and members to promote the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) or volunteer at a... local Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site. EITC is considered one of the most effective antipoverty programs in place. This year VISTA is also reaching out to its sponsors and members to get involved in the National Point-in-Time Count of the Homeless as a MLK Day of Service activity.
For more detaisl, please vist the VISTA Campus at: http://vistacampus.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=3795See More AmeriCorps VISTA - Volunteers In Service To America shared a link via HootSuite.
Interested in working at AmeriCorps VISTA HQ? We're hiring a VISTA Recruitment, Marketing and Outreach Specialist. Apply by Dec 24th thru USAJobs, http://tiny.cc/rt13ow- It's TIP Tuesday! Five Tips for Making Events or Drives Sustainable
1. Create manuals, guides and other materials to guide
staff and volunteers through the planning and
implementation process. These will be used in future
years.
... 2. Recruit and train a group of volunteers to run every
aspect of the event and/or drive. Once VISTAs are
no longer at the organization, the event will continue
through volunteer leadership.
3. Partner with other organizations, businesses,
schools, etc. Remember to recognize and send
“Thank You’s” to all partners when the event is over.
Fond memories will make them want to participate in
the future.
4. Articulate how the event or drive fits into the overall
mission of the organization. This is useful in
recruiting volunteers, interacting with the media and
ensuring that the event stays focused.
5. Evaluate the event or drive and document successes
and areas for improvement for next year’s staff and
volunteers to reference.
Want more? Visit the VISTA Campus at: http://vistacampus.org/file.php/1/viewfinder/Archived_Issues_PDF_/VISTA_Viewfinder_Issue_15.pdfSee More - Share your story of V! How are you doing? What project are you working on? How may we help you?
- Learn to balance logistics, time, and people in order to implement a successful, productive service project in this VISTA Campus "On-site Project Management" course.
Click here to get started. http://vistacampus.org/mod/scorm/player.php?a=142&scoid=463 - How many VISTAs does it take to stuff a bus? To find out, go to VISTAs in the News on the VISTA Campus and read about what VISTAs are doing in all parts of the country.
Click here to get started: http://vistacampus.org/mod/glossary/showentry.php?courseid=18&eid=913 - ActivityDecemberPeople Who Like This223