AmeriCorps ROI Studies – Proof that the Cost of ‘Doing Good’ Benefits the Personal, Community and Federal Bottomline

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The third webinar of the Office of Research and Evaluation's Evidence and Impact Webinar celebrating the power of service and AmeriCorps’ evidence story.

Date and Time: Thursday, Dec. 14, 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET

Results Driven Service: The 2023 State of the Evidence on AmeriCorps’ Impact

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Join the AmeriCorps CEO, the Office of Research and Evaluation, alumni and grantee guests, and Results for America as we celebrate AmeriCorps at 30, share evidence of impact, and reflect on the evidence building activities at the individual, organization, local community and societal levels.

Date and Time: Thursday, September 28, 3-4:30pm EST

The Current Population Survey Civic Engagement and Volunteering Supplement Dataset 

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For the past two decades, AmeriCorps and the U.S. Census Bureau have conducted the most robust national survey about volunteerism and other forms of civic engagement in the United States. This webinar provides an overview of the Current Population Survey Civic Engagement and Volunteering supplement (CEV), including how the survey came to be, how it takes the pulse of the nation’s civic health every two years, and examples of how CEV data supports evidence-based decision making and efforts to understand how people make a difference in communities across the country and over time.

AmeriCorps Member Exit Survey & Dataset – Technical Webinar

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The AmeriCorps Member Exit Survey (MES) captures AmeriCorps’ members insights about their service experience and attitudes upon exiting AmeriCorps service. Over 350,000 members across the three AmeriCorps service streams (AmeriCorps State and National, AmeriCorps VISTA, and AmeriCorps NCCC) have completed the survey since April 2015.

Double Trouble: Reigniting Civic Engagement through Pandemics and Disasters

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This was the AmeriCorps Office of Research and Evaluation's in final of four webinars in the Reigniting Civic Life Series following the release of the Current Population Survey, 2021 Civic Engagement and Volunteering Supplement.

Date and Time: Thursday, June 22, 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST.

Webinar Introduction: Andrea Robles, PhD, research and evaluation manager, AmeriCorps

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Embracing the Diversity of Civic Engagement and Opportunities for National Service: 2022 AmeriCorps Research Grantee Dialogue

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Welcome and Introductory Remarks: Mary Hyde, Ph.D., Director, AmeriCorps/Office of Research and Evaluation

Keynote from our AmeriCorps CEO: Michael Smith, CEO of AmeriCorps

Day 1 Panel: Volunteering among Senior and Volunteering across Rural/Urban Spaces

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