iPhone app iPad app Android phone app Android tablet app

Cncs

Honoring a Legacy of Service: The George H.W. Bush Volunteer Generation Fund

Wendy Spencer | Posted 04.12.2013 | Impact
Read More: Cncs, George H.W. Bush, Volunteering, Budget, Volunteers, Grants, Nonprofits, Corporation for National and Community Service, Impact News
Wendy Spencer

America is a nation of volunteers. Results from our annual Volunteering in America survey show how willing our friends and neighbors are to lend a helping hand. More than 64 million Americans volunteer each year, strengthening the nation's safety net and providing vital services to our communities.

Read Whole Story

Amanda Terkel

National Service Ignored In 2012 Candidates' Discussion Of Jobs Crisis

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 08.20.2012 | Politics
Read More: Cncs, Romney Campaign, Romney Americorps, Romney National Service, Obama National Service, Ryan Budget, National Service, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Obama, Opportunity-Working, Obama Campaign, Obama 2012, Obama Americorps, Servenext, Opportunity-Public, Video, Ryan Plan, Americorps Jobs, 2012 Election, Our Time, Our Time Campaign, Mitt Romney 2012, Americorps, National Service Programs, Service Programs, Corporation for National and Community Service, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- In July 2008, then-candidate Barack Obama promised that public service would be "a central cause" of his presidency. The pledge excited ...

Read Whole Story

It's Time for a Presidential Youth Council

Alex Wirth | Posted 06.19.2012 | Impact
Read More: Cncs, White House, Arne Duncan, Youth Vote, Youth, Service, Millennial Generation, Youth Voice, Impact News
Alex Wirth

The federal government must open opportunities for young people to be decision makers nationally, just as communities across the country are already doing.

Read Whole Story

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

Robert J. Rosenthal | Posted 07.11.2011 | Impact
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
Robert J. Rosenthal

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."

Read Whole Story