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On February 1, 2010, President Barack Obama released his Fiscal Year 2011 budget request, including proposed funding for the Corporation for National and Community Service and its programs. The Corporation’s FY 2011 budget request of $1.416 billion will strengthen our nation’s volunteer sector, foster innovation and civic engagement, and mobilize more than six million Americans to solve critical problems through national service.
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On February 1, 2010, President Barack Obama released his Fiscal Year 2011 budget request, including proposed funding for the Corporation for National and Community Service and its programs. The Corporation’s FY 2011 budget request of $1.416 billion will strengthen our nation’s volunteer sector, foster innovation and civic engagement, and mobilize more than six million Americans to solve critical problems through national service.
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Josh Turov tells of his day at the Veterans Administration Hospital Nursing Home in Charleston, S.C during his time wtih AmeriCorps*NCCC where he met Ron--an elderly man whom no one could understand.  Armed with compassion and a patient spirit and with the help of paper towels, Josh found that Ron was more than worth listening to.   Josh Turov tells of his day at the Veterans Administration Hospital Nursing Home in Charleston, S.C during his time wtih AmeriCorps*NCCC where he met Ron--an elderly man whom no one could understand.  Armed with compassion and a patient spirit and with the help of paper towels, Josh found that Ron was more than worth listening to.
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RSVP volunteer Lucy Kuminecz has made nearly 2,000 dolls and teddy bears that are given to children by hospitals, police departments, and family service agencies. Because of her dedication to volunteering, she was asked to greet President Bush at the airport on a swing through South Bend, IN.   RSVP volunteer Lucy Kuminecz has made nearly 2,000 dolls and teddy bears that are given to children by hospitals, police departments, and family service agencies. Because of her dedication to volunteering, she was asked to greet President Bush at the airport on a swing through South Bend, IN.
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  2/1/2010   CEO Message on the President’s FY 2011 Budget Request
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  1/26/2010   New RSVP Funding Will Expand Program To New Communities
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  1/26/2010   Volunteering Up Amid Tough Economic Times
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  1/25/2010   Americans Make 2010 King Holiday a Day On, Not a Day Off
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  1/25/2010   Microsoft and the Corporation for National and Community Service Launch New Initiative to Promote Student Leadership in the Classroom
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  1/22/2010   National Service Agency Announces Availability of Funding to Support Service-Learning
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  1/20/2010   The White House Gives Boost to National Mentoring Efforts
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  1/18/2010   President, Mrs. Obama, and Senior Administration Officials Honor Martin Luther King, Jr. by Serving
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  1/18/2010   Americans Mark King Day by Serving their Communities
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  1/18/2010   National Service Agency Acting CEO Goren and Secretary Duncan Serve at Area School
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Resource CenterUnderstanding the motivations of baby boomer volunteers

The roles played by older adults in other aspects of their lives can be translated into effective recruitment strategies. The insights about these volunteers were generated from data provided by volunteer centers that work with businesses, nonprofits and government agencies to engage volunteers in service. This information can also be applied to nonprofit organizations. This effective practice is excerpted, with permission, from the newsletter, Working Solutions, Spring 2004, published by the Points of Light Foundation and Volunteer Center National Network.

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