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Crowdsourcing the Student Loan Mess

Adam Levin | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Peace Corps, Debt, G.I. Bill, Student Debt, Corporation for National and Community Service, National Service Corps, Americorps, Student Loan Debt, Students, Student Loans, Money News

For the record, I am not now, nor have I ever been, a member of the Hitler Youth. I point this out because based on the comments to my last few column...

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The Promise Of Pro Bono

Evan Hochberg | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Nonprofits, Billion + Change, Pro Bono, Corporation for National and Community Service, Impact News

We often say that nonprofits are not in business to make a profit. But they are in business. And they have business objectives that require business know-how in order to be met.

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Save Civilian Service -- It Boosts Local Economies & Strengthens Communities

Sally T. Prouty | Posted 11.01.2011

Read More: City Year, Community Service, Public Allies, Community Health Corps, Budget Cuts, Save Service, National Service, The Corps Network, Habitat for Humanity, Teach for America, Civilian Service, Corporation for National and Community Service, Impact News

Like military service, civilian service boosts pride among those who serve and can help make people feel a profound sense of connection to their country. It also provides countless benefits for communities and their residents.

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Gen-Xers Are Propping Up U.S. Volunteering Rates

Robert J. Rosenthal | Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Volunteermatch, Research, Volunteering, Millennials, Make a Difference, Social Good, Trends, Generation X, Boomers, Csr, Generation Y, Corporation for National and Community Service, Impact News

We often hear how Millennials are the most conscious consumers and that Boomers transition from careers to civic engagement. But according to a new federal report on volunteer trends, the oft-overlooked Gen Xers are becoming an important factor in social good efforts.

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Fully Fund AmeriCorps to Support Veterans and Military Families

Aaron Marquez | Posted 07.31.2011

Read More: Serve America Act, City Year, Community Service, Michelle Obama, serve.gov, Jill Biden, Veterans, Veterans Corps, Serve Next, Americorps, Military Families, Corporation for National and Community Service, Impact News

Despite the vision for a Veterans Corps, we have not moved aggressively enough to develop these types of programs. The primary challenge has been the uncertainty of Americorps funding.

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Patrick Corvington Out As CNCS CEO: Who's Next?

Robert J. Rosenthal | Posted 07.11.2011

Read More: Annie E. Casey Foundation, Chronicle of Philanthropy, Social Innovation Fund, Americorps, Corporation for National and Community Service, Nike Foundation, Cncs, Patrick Corvington, Impact News

After a little more than a year on the job, Patrick Corvington, the new CEO of CNCS, is resigning soon to take an "opportunity in the nonprofit community."

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Stopping Cuts That "Knock the Legs Out" From Our Communities

Angela Glover Blackwell | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: Policylink, Americorps, Youthbuild, Budget Cuts, Public Service, Charity, Nonprofits, House Budget, Corporation for National and Community Service, Politics News

Many of the cuts proposed in the House so far target a wide array of programs that empower low-income people to climb out of poverty and serve their communities.

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The Leadership Development Case for National Service

Max Klau | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Community Service, Corporation for National and Community Service, Politics News

Zeroing out the national service budget is a terrible idea. National service represents a critical pipeline for developing the next generation of effective, committed, inspired civic leaders.

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Invest in Democracy, Don't Cut it

Carolyn Lukensmeyer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Npr, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Democracy, Campaign for Stronger Democracy, Civic Education, Americorps, Budget Cuts, Pbs, Corporation for National and Community Service, Politics News

While our nation invests billions of dollars to promote democracy abroad, Congress is considering significant cuts that threaten democracy here at home.

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AmeriCorps Faces Budget Cuts At Height Of Civilian Enrollment

Aaron Marquez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Serve America Act, Military Service, Millennial Generation, Americorps, General Mcchrystal, Corporation for National and Community Service, Americorps Budget, Impact News

The Millennial Generation is ready to serve. But despite champions on both sides of the aisle in Congress, national service programs can't compete with powerful special interests groups.

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Silly Season 2.0

Jim Barrett | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jobs, Clean Energy, Green Jobs, Capitol Hill, State of the Union, Ngo, Sotu, Silly Reason, Present Barack Obama, Corporation for National and Community Service, Politics News

For the clean economy to work, it needs to work in places like the Southeast, which, despite cheap energy, desperately needs to find new sources of economic development and job creation.

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Living Dr. Martin Luther King's Example: Drum Majors For Change In Our Communities

Patrick Corvington | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Community Service, Martin Luther King Day, Martin Luther King, Drum Majors for Service, MLK Day, Corporation for National and Community Service, MLK Day of Service, Impact News

As the nation struggles with far-reaching challenges, there are heroes among us whose unwavering commitment provides inspiration and an example to us all.

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Stronger Together: All for Good Joins Points of Light Institute

Jonathan Greenblatt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Bush, Ethos Water, All for Good, Peggy Noonan, Volunteering, Volunteer, Starbucks, Nonprofits, Sam Nunn, Points of Light Institute, Volunteerism, All-for-Good-Web-Site, Mergers, Ivolunteer, Google, Charity, Meetup, Causecast, Procter & Gamble, Mergers and Acquisitions, The Gap, serve.gov, idealist.org, Truist, Aarp, Aarp Create the Good, Corporation for National and Community Service, Impact News

Since nonprofits exist to solve problems rather than build bureaucracies, the notion of consolidation to cement our gains and improve our efficiencies seemed like a worthwhile option.

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Celebrate Veterans Day With Civilian Service

Shirley Sagawa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Americorps, Servicenation, Corporation for National and Community Service, Veterans Day, Greatest Person of the Day, Impact News

An important part of the healing process for veterans is finding renewed purpose through service to others. That is a lesson for all of us, and one we ought to honor on Veterans Day.

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The Nation's Civic Health? Could be Better, Could be Worse

Jane Wales | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Philanthropy, Civic Health, Education, National Conference on Citizenship, Corporation for National and Community Service, Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, Civic Engegement, Ncoc, Impact News

The world, and the way people engage with it, is changing, and so certainly, measurement needs to reflect that.

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9/11: A 'National Day Of Service And Remembrance'

HuffPost | Diana Grubb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Seprember 11 Memorial and Museum, September 11, National Day of Service and Remembrance, Volunteer, 9/11 Anniversary, 9/11, Handson Network, Volunteerism, Corporation for National and Community Service, Slidesplash, Slideshow, Impact News

Correction: While this article states that 911dayofservice.org is a newly launched website, it was actually launched in 2002 by the nonpartisan nonp...

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Single Mother Rebuilds After Katrina, Finds Hope Through St. Bernard Project

Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Volunteer Spotlight, Hurricane Katrina Anniversary, New Orleans Katrina, Katrina Anniversary, Joycelyn Heintz, Americorps, The St. Bernard Project, Corporation for National and Community Service, Video, Impact News

About five years and a few days ago, New Orleans brought a few things to mind. Mardi Gras. Jazz music. Gumbo. And to Joycelyn Heintz, it was home. She...

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Hitting the Trifecta: The Volunteer Generation Fund, a Winning Federal Investment

Michelle Nunn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Volunteer Generation Fund, Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee Business Volunteer Council, Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, Michigan Coalition for Clean Forests, Handson Network, National Assessment of Education Progress, Corporation for National and Community Service, Impact News

Federal policy-makers need look no further than the Volunteer Generation Fund for the perfect trifecta: low cost, proven effectiveness and return on investment.

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Service is up to You: Reflections from the 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service

Shannon Schuyler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Conference on Volunteering and Service, Patrick Corvington, Cheryl Dorsey, Echoing Green, Corporation for National and Community Service, Impact News

Bolunteer time and passion must be effectively leveraged to expand learning opportunities for students. We must ensure that students are receiving increased learning time, both in and out of the classroom.

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Landon Donovan Surprises Student Volunteers, Emphasizes Public Service

HuffPost | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Conference on Volunteering and Service, Barbara Bush Global Health Corps, Barbara Pierce Bush, Landon Donovan Goal, Landon Donovan, Global Health Corps, Barbara Bush, Corporation for National and Community Service, Video, Impact News

In one of his first public appearances since returning to the United States from South Africa Tuesday Morning, U.S. soccer player and now-household na...

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America's Best Export

Stuart W. Holliday | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Points of Light Institute, Public Diplomacy, State Department, Volunteerism, Service, Foreign Policy, Corporation for National and Community Service, World News

As America looks for ways to engage the world -- and not compromise its core values in the process -- promoting our culture of volunteerism and service stands out as a promising avenue.

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Strengthening America Through Service

Patrick Corvington | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Serve America Act, Corporation for National and Community Service, Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, Serve America, Patrick Corvington, Impact News

One year ago today, President Obama signed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, and with it ushered in the most sweeping expansion of national service in a generation.

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Which State Volunteers The Most? (SLIDESHOW)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Community Service, Volunteering, Volunteering in America, Volunteerism, Giving Back, Corporation for National and Community Service, Impact News

The Corporation for National and Community Service has released Volunteering in America 2010, a report detailing volunteer rates in cities and states ...

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1.6 Million More Americans Volunteered In 2009

AP | ANN SANNER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Volunteering, Volunteerism, Corporation for National and Community Service, United We Serve, Barack Obama, Volunteering in America, Impact News

WASHINGTON — Amid rough economic times, more Americans volunteered in their communities last year than at any time since 2005, according to a fe...

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Earth Day Obama Style: How The White House Wants You To Get Involved

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Earth Day Obama, Earth Day 2010, Earth Day, White House Earth Day, Corporation for National and Community Service, Barack Obama Earth Day, Video, Impact News

The Obama White House has placed a great emphasis on environmental sustainability and green jobs -- with Earth Day just a week away, President Obama h...

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