Idea Sharing Calls
To help you
plan and promote your AmeriCorps Week event or
presentation, we are setting up a series of
conference calls where you can learn more about
what’s going on and share ideas with headquarters
and your peers from across the county. The schedule
of topics is below, and you can join them all or
choose what’s most interesting to you. These calls
are a chance to get the latest updates, ask
questions, learn about resources and materials, and
best of all brainstorm with your peers about ways to
make your AmeriCorps Week event a big success.
Whether you are an AmeriCorps member, alum, project
director, commission staff, friend, or supporter –
whether you are state, national, VISTA or NCCC – we
hope you are planning to mark AmeriCorps Week and we
invite you to these calls.
Please note that all calls will take place on
Wednesdays starting at 1 P.M. EST and lasting until
2 P.M. The dial-in number and passcode will be the
same for all of the AmeriCorps Week 2008 Idea
Sharing Calls.
Dial-In Number: 1-800-857-2166
Passcode: 9247010
Call Leader: Ms. Susan Rice
March 26: AmeriCorps Week Overview
The first call will provide the basics on
AmeriCorps Week – goals, highlights, suggested
activities, highlights from last year, media plans
and ideas to get you started.
April 2: Event and Project Brainstorm
The sky is the limit when it comes to planning
your AmeriCorps Week event. Be creative, have fun,
and think outside the box! This call will be a
chance to hear from your peers about what worked
last year and brainstorm project and event ideas
that could work for you. Events could include
service projects, recruitment blitzes, AmeriCorps
Appreciation night at the ballgame, AmeriCorps Idol
contest, presenting a giant check to the Mayor,
holding a forum on national service, having a tea
for AmeriCorps Mothers on Mothers Day, honoring CCC
alums on their 75th anniversary, getting an
AmeriCorps Week proclamation, inviting a local news
anchor, business leader or celebrity to be an
"AmeriCorps Member for a Day" and much more.
April 9: Presentations by Members and Alums
A big focus on this year’s AmeriCorps Week will
be presentations to schools and community groups by
AmeriCorps members and alums. Learn about the new
AmeriCorps Presentation Kit and how to plan,
prepare, and promote a winning presentation.
April 16: Media Outreach
Got everything with your event squared away but
not sure how to let others know about it? This call
will focus on media outreach and the use of online
tools like social networking sites to drive
attendance and coverage of your event.
April 23: Using the AmeriCorps Longitudinal
Study
A groundbreaking study on AmeriCorps long-term
effects on members will by released by the
Corporation during AmeriCorps Week. Get an advanced
briefing and see how you can piggyback on this
national study to get attention for your AmeriCorps
program.
April 30: Highlights, Troubleshooting and Q & A
Our last call will be a chance for hear from your
peers about what they have planned, get advice on
last minute challenges, and answer questions as we
go into the final stretch.
Webinar on Using the Project Registration
System
We want to know all the exciting events, projects
and presentations taking place during AmeriCorps
Week and have made it easy to share the information
with the online registration tool at
myproject.nationalservice.gov. By registering, you can
make sure potential volunteers, attendees, media,
and the general public know what you are planning.
You are invited to our webinar on how to use the
registration tool:
April 15: Using the Online Project Registration
System
Time: 2-3 pm EDT
Dial-In Number: 1-800-857-2166
Passcode: 9247010
Call Leader: Ms. Susan Rice
If you are unable to participate
in this webinar,
a replay of the call will be available at 1-
800-879-4905.
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