2 more for Idealism!

6/18/2006
Nation’s Service Leaders Pledge to Expand Volunteer Ranks by 10 Million by 2010

More than 2,400 volunteer and national service leaders were inspired by stories of how volunteers are contributing to hurricane relief and recovery effort in the Gulf Coast, by the music of Sister Sledge and by the personal story of “Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts, at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service. During the conference, which was co-convened by The Points of Light Foundation & the Volunteer Center National Network and the Corporation for National and Community Service, the participants pledged to join a new campaign to increase the number of volunteer nationwide by 10 million by the year 2010.

6/18/2006
AmeriCorps Announces $88 Million in Funding Opportunities for 2007

The Corporation for National and Community Service announced today that approximately $88 million in competitive funding is expected to be available to support nonprofit organizations that are new to AmeriCorps or that have previously completed a three-year grant cycle with the national service program.