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AmeriCorps: One Million Turned Away
In 2011, AmeriCorps received a whopping 582,000 applications for just 82,000 positions. This is up from 536,000 in 2010 for 85,000 spots. That means that over two years, nearly 1 million applications have been turned away.
These numbers are truly staggering, and they confirm the fact that Americans ... Read Post | Comments
Local Students Work to Empower Veterans
This Wednesday at Harvard Business School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the Harvard College Veterans Engagement Initiative (HCVEI) will be hosting the first of a series of seminars aimed at empowering Boston’s veteran population. The seminar on personal finance techniques and strategies, taught by ... Read Post | Comments
President Obama, A Drum Major for Service
On January 16, 2012, ServiceNation, along with many close partners, helped put together a service project proving that " “Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve. - Martin Luther King, Jr. Read Post | Comments
Miley Cyrus & Youth Service America Share “10 Ways to Get Ur Good On” on MLK Day
“Everybody can be great... because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” - Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Read Post | Comments
ServiceNation Partners with Sister Campaign to Honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
In honor of the 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, Opportunity Nation and ServiceNation have joined together to highlight ways to increase economic opportunity in America through service. Dr. King worked for increased opportunity for all Americans. Now, more than ever, we need to work to ... Read Post | Comments
ServiceNation and ServeNext Announce Merger; Join Forces to Protect and Expand National Service
ServiceNation, the national campaign dedicated to increasing service opportunities and elevating service as a core ideal and problem-solving strategy in America, announced today that they are joining forces with the grassroots advocacy organization ServeNext.
“With service opportunities rapidly ... Read Post | Comments
ServiceNation Announces Ken Harbaugh as Executive Director
ServiceNation Announces Ken Harbaugh as Executive Director: Former Navy Pilot brings wealth of military and nonprofit leadership experience to the helm of the ServiceNation campaign. Read Post | Comments
Non-profits Once Again Join Together to Save Service
The nationally service movement scored a key victory this month with passage of the end-of-year spending bill by Congress. As highlighted by the The Hill newspaper, this victory was a testiment to the tireless efforts and dedication of service-related nonprofit organizations, who joined together ... Read Post | Comments
Nominate a volunteer for an MLK Drum Majors for Serve Award
MLK Drum Majors for Service are volunteers who perform extraordinary everyday acts of service with reliability and commitment, but who seldom receive recognition. Service is called by a variety of names. To some it may be outreach; to others, it may be mission driven; to still others, it may be ... Read Post | Comments
Great Additions to the ServiceNation Coalition
In October, we were excited to welcome three organizations into the ServiceNation coalition. And now, we’d like to welcome five more: Civic Assets, Playworks, Surfrider Foundation, Volunteer Los Angeles and Warrior Gateway! ServiceNation has been privileged to work in partnership with several of these organizations on past projects and initiatives and we are excited to make their membership into the coalition official. And as we start making our plans for 2012, we are excited to work closely with all coalition members new and old! Read Post | Comments
