Mission and Vision

AmeriCorps alums are a national network of civic leaders who are actively engaged in shaping their communities. Bound together by a commitment to service, AmeriCorps alums are a transformative power to create a better world for all. The mission of AmeriCorps Alums is to connect, support and mobilize AmeriCorps alums in order to strengthen our communities and our nation.

AmeriCorps Alums represents the 550,000 alumni of AmeriCorps National Service, who together constitute a powerful force for change in this country. AmeriCorps Alums helps alumni continue to “get things done” by connecting alumni, advancing their commitment to service, supporting and advocating for AmeriCorps programs and building the capacity of alumni to be agents of change in their communities.

Values

Because each AmeriCorps alum has different needs and expectations, we organize our efforts around four key areas:

Service to Communities: includes opportunities for local volunteer service through chapters
Take Action: Get involved in advocacy and issue-based policy on both a local and a national level
Support for AmeriCorps: connect with and support your local AmeriCorps program
Benefits to Members: includes job assistance, discounts, advice on using the Education Award, and personal and professional networking

Resources from AmeriCorps Alums

We’d love to get applications from your alumni communities for this year’s Eli Segal Award – here’s some news:

AmeriCorps Alums, the national network for over 700,000 alumni of National Service, has released their prestigious Eli Segal Entrepreneurship Award to honor alumni whose work, after completing his or her service in AmeriCorps, demonstrates entrepreneurial vision and leadership to make this a better world.

Nominate a friend or yourself for this celebrated award before Feb 29th: http://bit.ly/wFmN06

Alums News - February 2012

TNTP: Your Lifetime of Service Begins Here. Teach!
Teacher Certification and Training Programs across the Country

Everyone understands that great teachers are essential to improving student achievement. Great teachers help students master new skills, make progress, and overcome challenges that might otherwise derail them from succeeding in school.

Unfortunately, the students who need great teachers most are least likely to get them, and the results are predictable: By the end of high school, African-American and Hispanic students write and do math at the level of the typical White eighth grader.

AmeriCorps Alumni Sought for Prestigious Eli Segal Fellowship

Washington, DC - The Corporation for National and Community Service is seeking applications from former AmeriCorps members who are interested in serving as the 2012-2013 Eli Segal Fellow, a year-long leadership opportunity to help advance national service policy, operations, and strategy at the Corporation for National and Community Service headquarters.

This prestigious fellowship was created in 2006 to honor the legacy of Eli Segal, who was a key architect of the 1993 national service legislation and served as the first CEO of CNCS from 1993 to 1995. In recognition of Eli Segal’s leadership and entrepreneurship, the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service created the Eli Segal Fellowship. This prestigious fellowship is open to AmeriCorps alumni who have exceptional leadership, drive, and commitment who will help to advance the mission and strategic goals of CNCS.

Alums News - January 2012

Grassroots Campaigns: Careers In Grassroots Field Organizing

Grassroots Campaigns was started in 2003 by a group of experienced community activists. Since then, its goal has been to build support for progressive causes through engaging everyday people in political action.

Grassroots Campaigns works with organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union, Oxfam America and Save the Children. In building support for these groups, it is able to help shape a national dialogue and bring needed awareness to countless issues. Additionally, the organization does electoral work, including voter registration and Get-Out-The-Vote.

Union Institute & University Scholarship

Union Institute & University , www.myunion.edu, a fifty year old, accredited, non-profit, distance learning university, has graciously agreed to offer AmeriCorps alumni one of two special scholarships. We are providing a $3,000 undergraduate scholarship or a $2,000 scholarship towards our graduate programs to the alumni. The scholarships are applicable for students enrolled full time at Union, and are distributed over 4 semesters.