The following blog, re-posted with permission, was originally posted on the Voices for Racial Justice website. The Foundation has supported the work of Voices of Racial Justice (formerly Organizing Apprenticeship…
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By Emma Olson, Workforce Connections Specialist - East Side Neighborhood Services Chances are that, if you’re reading this post, you’re already interested in a year of service. And not only…
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By Michelle Graff, Marketing and Recruitment Specialist - American Indian OIC As I reflect on my time spent being an AmeriCorps VISTA thus far, a word that comes to mind…
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By Alyson Shaw Workforce Access and Diversity Specialist - Summit Academy OIC I had never been to Minneapolis before I moved here for AmeriCorps VISTA in July. Being from Pittsburgh,…
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By Tyler Hubler Workforce Access and Diversity Specialist, Summit Academy OIC As you weigh the option of embarking upon a year of service as an AmeriCorps VISTA member it is…
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By Maya Beck, Career Strategy Development Associate, Lifetrack Resources 1. Rapgenius was originally going to be called rap exegesis. 2. Pulitzer-prizewinner writer Michael Chabon has commented on the literary technique…
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By Tyler Hubler, Workforce Access and Diversity Specialist, Summit Academy OIC As you weigh the option of embarking upon a year of service as an AmeriCorps VISTA member it is important…
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BY MEMBERS OF THE BLUE LINE COALITION* Three years ago, the Foundation began working with Nexus Community Partners to assess and build the capacity of North Minneapolis stakeholders to effectively…
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By Emily Karboski, Workforce Training and Continuing Education Communications Liaison - Dunwoody College of Technology If you’re like me, you probably imagine your upcoming AmeriCorps year being spent alone at…
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BY Patrick Troska, Executive Director and Joel Luedtke, Senior Program Officer In our last blog, “2014 Year in Review Part 1: Taking Feedback Seriously,” we shared what we learned when…
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