Nevadans Unite in Service for the September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance

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Contact: Amber Martin-Jahn, Executive Director

(775) 825-1900 |(775) 741-8701 |Amber@nevadavolunteers.org

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Nevadans Unite in Service for the September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance

SPARKS/LAS VEGAS, September 10, 2015 —Community volunteers and AmeriCorps members will step up in service to mark the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks for the September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance. Participants will help to revitalize a neighborhood in Las Vegas and remove invasive weeds from a heavily used park in Sparks, joining hundreds of thousands of Americans across the country in volunteer service.

“September 11th is a day of history, emotion, and reflection,” said Amber Martin-Jahn, the Executive Director of Nevada Volunteers. “For many Americans it is also a day of service that provides an opportunity to join neighbors and local leaders to rekindle the compassion and unity shown on that day.”

 

September 11th was designated a national day of service by the 2009 Kennedy Serve America Act. The Corporation for National and Community Service leads the annual event, working with MyGoodDeed and hundreds of nonprofit groups, faith-based organizations, and schools and businesses nationwide.
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NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

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Contact: Amber Martin-Jahn, Executive Director

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NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

Seeking Nevada Organizations committed to using national service to address critical community needs in education, public safety, health and environment

RENO | LAS VEGAS, August 25, 2015 —Nevada Volunteers is pleased to release this Notice of Funding which requests applications from Nevada organizations and agencies interested in receiving AmeriCorps funding to recruit, place, and supervise AmeriCorps members. AmeriCorps programs support local community efforts by addressing education, economic opportunity, environmental stewardship, healthy futures, disaster services and veteran and military families through AmeriCorps member assignments which provide direct service and capacity-building activities, while also mobilizing volunteers. Applicants will design service activities for a team of members who have each committed to one year of service. Sample activities include tutoring and mentoring youth, disaster response, job training/placement, assisting the elderly with resource navigation, and restoring environmental habitat.
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2015 AmeriCorps funding announcement

--------------------------------------------------------- Governor announces $1.6 million in AmeriCorps grants Las Vegas Review-Journal (NV), August 13, 2015 Nevada has received $1.6 million in AmeriCorps grants, money that will be used to aid and promote volunteer efforts targeting a host of causes, from…

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Service + Enterprise = Success!

Service— an act of helpful activity; help; aid

Enterprise— a project undertaken or to be undertaken, especially one that is important or difficult or that requires boldness or energy

These two terms hint at the meaning behind the Service Enterprise process—a process that transforms a nonprofit or municipal entity into a high-performing, effective organization that utilizes the skills of volunteers to better meet needs in the community. Despite widespread use of volunteers, did you know that only 11% of organizations function as a Service Enterprise?

Those organizations functioning as service enterprises are more adaptable (a highly prized attribute in today’s fast-changing world), more flexible, and leverage their financial resources up to 6 times more than a comparable organization. Good volunteer engagement is more than traditional volunteer management training, yet that’s where many organizations focus their efforts. Recent research tells us that taking a broad organizational approach means better results for our volunteers and our organizational effectiveness.
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2015 Governor’s Points of Light Awards Accepting Nominations

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Contact: Amber Martin-Jahn, Executive Director

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Governor’s Points of Light Awards Accepting Nominations

RENO/LAS VEGAS, May 1, 2015— Nominations are being accepted through June 30th for extraordinary volunteer efforts of Nevadans throughout the state. Finalists selected will be recognized at the Governor’s Points of Light Awards Ceremony on October 8, 2015 at Bally’s Las Vegas Nevada.

 

The nomination categories are:

  • Northern Nevada Individual
  • Southern Nevada Individual
  • Rural Nevada Individual
  • Nonprofit and Community Organization Volunteer Program
  • Corporate and Business Volunteer Program
  • Volunteer Program Serving Veterans
  • Volunteer Manager

“The Governor’s Points of Light Awards recognize the dedication, leadership and innovation of volunteers and volunteer programs in Nevada. We are pleased to add to the award category Volunteer Program serving Veterans, in of the critical role that veterans and those organizations who serve veterans play in leading through service,” said Amber Martin-Jahn, Nevada Volunteers Executive Director.

 

Nomination criteria include individuals and organizations in Nevada who through volunteerism:

1) Show achievement that is exemplary, far exceeding expectations, and are measurable.
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