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| AmeriCorps Update
05.19.2014
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| IMPORTANT DEADLINES + EVENTS
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| May 22, 2014 PER Processing Deadline.
May 19-23, 2014
May 30. 2014 Deadline to sign on for 20th Anniversary AmeriCorps Alums Partnership. See below or click here for details.
June 4, 2014 Governor’s Volunteer Awards (GVA) Nomination Deadline. See below or click here for details.
June 16-18, 2014 National Conference on Volunteering & Service (Atlanta, GA). Click here for details.
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| CNCS Announces 2014-15 Competitive Grantees On May 7th, CNCS announced $205 million in competitive grant funding to put AmeriCorps members on the ground to tackle critical challenges in communities across the U.S. The grants will allow more than 43,000 Americans the opportunity to serve their country through AmeriCorps. These AmeriCorps members will serve from coast to coast, strengthening education, providing disaster services, fostering economic opportunity, assisting veterans and military families, preserving the environment, and expanding health services. The 2014 AmeriCorps grant cycle was highly competitive due to the strong demand by organizations competing for AmeriCorps resources. The competition prioritized investments in economic opportunity, education, veterans and military families, disaster services, and an initiative for governors and mayors. The 288 organizations receiving grants include Habitat for Humanity, Teach for America, the American Red Cross, YouthBuild, City Year, and Points of Light, as well as many other faith-based and community groups. In addition to the $205 million in competitive AmeriCorps funding, CNCS is also awarding $115 million in formula funding to governor-appointed state service commissions such as OneStar Foundation. These funds will be awarded this summer to organizations in their states to support additional AmeriCorps members. Congratulations to our Texas competitive grantees! OneStar looks forward to announcing our Formula-funded grantees and full 2014-15 portfolio in July 2014.
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| 20th Anniversary Partnership Opportunity: AmeriCorps Alums AmeriCorps Alums invites YOU to join dozens of national organizations and state service commissions to sign on as official AmeriCorps Alums 20th Anniversary partners! The goal is to make sure all AmeriCorps alumni—including the nearly 80,000 currently serving Corps members completing their terms of service this summer—are connected to the ideas, people, and resources they need to support their commitment to a lifetime of service. Is your organization signed on? What about the place where you served or currently serve? Join organizations such as America’s Promise Alliance, Citizen Schools, City Year, FoodCorps, Habitat for Humanity, Jumpstart, LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation), NDMVA (Notre Dame Mission Volunteers AmeriCorps), Ohio Association of Foodbanks, Public Allies, Reading Partners, Rebuilding Together, Rochester Youth Year, ServiceNation, Teach For America, Voices for National Service, YouthBuild USA, United Way, and more!
Who’s Missing? Help build this network of individuals and organizations that are getting things done for America! For more ways to get involved, please visit our membership page and see our 20th Anniversary Partner Guide. Stay connected for more updates and ways to get involved in the upcoming Alums leadership awards and rally for 20,000 hours of service this summer!
Because there’s been so much interest, AmeriCorps Alums is extending the partnership deadline until May 30th.
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| AmeriCorps Alums: May Professional Development Opportunity Calling all TX Alums! Are you starting to explore career paths now that your term is coming to an end? In conjunction with AMERICORPS ALUMS, we are pleased to announce an upcoming Life After AmeriCorps professional development opportunity. On Friday, May 23rd, from 12PM to 1PM Eastern (12-1PM Central), AMERICORPS ALUMS will host a “ Careers in Philanthropy” webinar. The event will be sponsored by the Indiana University Lilly School of Philanthropy, the first school in the country dedicated to the field of philanthropy. During the webinar, we'll convene a group of AmeriCorps alumni who are philanthropy professionals who will share insights and trends in the field that will better allow you to determine if it is a career option you to pursue. Please register here.
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| Call Recording and Materials: Compelling Personal Circumstances If you missed last week’s Monthly Grantee Peer-Led Call hosted on May 15th by AmeriCorps program staff Monica Durham, PHR, Human Resources Manager with College Forward, and Charlotte Wehrman, Project Manager with Travis County CAPITAL AmeriCorps Project, please click here to listen to the call recording.The May topic was “Best Practices for Determining and Documenting Compelling Personal Circumstances.” Presenters touched on the following questions and topics: how to determine whether a member has a compelling personal circumstance; developing policies and procedures; and examples of how member situations were documented. In addition, you may also find the following related resources helpful which have been posted on OneStar’s Grantee Resource Library: If you have any follow-up questions on this topic, please contact your OneStar Grants Officers.
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| 2014 Governor’s Volunteer Awards We’re excited to announce nominations are now open for the 31st annual Governor’s Volunteer Awards! The deadline for nominations is June 4th. For over 30 years OneStar Foundation has joined the Governor in honoring some of Texas' most dedicated community volunteers at the Governor’s Volunteer Awards. These awards honor Texans who give their time and talents to their communities through exemplary volunteerism and community service. If you know of an outstanding individual, group or organization that truly embodies the Texas tradition of community service, we encourage you to nominate them for an award.
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| Register Early for Texas Nonprofit Summit Discounts It's time to register for the Texas Nonprofit Summit, the state's premiere nonprofit management conference. We have 250 early bird tickets available, and they're expected to go quickly! Check out this year's featured speakers below and register today to save $50+ off regular rates. Learn how to have the greatest possible impact in your work from world-class speakers, exceptional breakout sessions, and networking with nearly 1,000 nonprofit professionals, board members and community leaders. Early Bird Registration available until June 1
$185 for Greenlights members and OneStar grantees; $210 for non-members/grantees. Special rates are available if you plan to also attend the Alliance for Nonprofit Management Conference on September 17.
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| Senior Corps Week 2014: Make a Difference in Texas All this week, CNCS will be shining a spotlight on the impact that Senior Companions (celebrating their 40th anniversary), RSVP, and Foster Grandparents make in small towns and big cities across the country. To tell their story, CNCS sent cameras to the small town of West, TX, on to Missoula, MT, and finally to New York City. The stories they’ve captured show RSVP volunteers rebuilding a Texas town, Foster Grandparents strengthening schools, and Senior Companions helping veterans and adults with disabilities. Help celebrate Senior Corps Week 2014 by: - Watch and share the latest Senior Corps impact videos with everyone you know!
- Tweeting your support for your local #SeniorCorps programs (and use hashtag #SCWeek in your posts)
- Thanking your local Senior Companions program for 40 years of service!
Happy Senior Corps Week 2014!
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| Civic Reflection Training Services Request Form OneStar is pleased to periodically offer Civic Reflection training services to grantees, national service programs, and eligible organizations throughout the state of Texas. The two types of services offered are Civic Reflection Discussions and Civic Reflection Facilitation Workshops. Civic reflection uses short, thought-provoking images, video or readings from literature, history, or philosophy to open up important questions in civic life and explore the underlying values and beliefs that drive our shared work in the world. AmeriCorps programs have utilized the practice of civic reflection as a tool in such areas as member development, staff development, and member retention.
Reasonable Accommodation Request Form OneStar may have funding available to support grantees with reasonable accommodation requests for members and/or potential members. If you need to request funds to provide a reasonable accommodation for a member or potential member, please complete the request form at http://www.tfaforms.com/167676.
Updating Program Contact Information If during the year, you have any changes, additions, or deletions to your program’s contacts, please update your program’s Authorized Representative Form (ARF) by visiting http://www.tfaforms.com/159770. This site allows you to add, remove, and/or update contacts at any time and you only need to enter the contact information for the person(s) you need to update. As a reminder, OneStar requires the following roles to be designated and corresponding contact information to be on file: - Legal Authorized Signatory
- Primary Program Contact
- Primary Fiscal Contact
- Secondary Contacts (Primary or Fiscal) – as applicable
Please note that it is a grantee requirement to update this form within 10 working days of a change in your program’s key personnel assigned to your AmeriCorps project.
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