By Patrick Troska, Executive Director Strategic planning is often not a linear process. You believe you’re headed down one path, and then new information or a line of inquiry unexpectedly…
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By Daniel Gerdes, Program Associate at the Pohlad Family Foundation As I begin the second half of my AmeriCorps VISTA term, I’ve come to realize the relatively precarious presence I…
Setting the Scene The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota recently awarded a grant to the Northside Funders Group (NFG), chiefly to support its new North@Work Initiative. Joel…
By Yana Lentz, Workforce Innovations Coordinator at CAPI USA Each year Americorps VISTAs celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Day by taking the time to volunteer in the community. The goal of…
By Brigit Boler, Marketing and Recruitment Specialist, American Indian OIC Many AmeriCorps members just graduated from school and hope to get a job after their year of service while others…
By Katie Muller, Diversity Research Specialist at Dunwoody College of Technology Being an AmeriCorps VISTA can be a wonderful, life-changing opportunity. Yet many people have never heard of it. Here are…