March 28, 2014 AmeriCorps Progress Report Guidelines

Agenda AmeriCorps Reporting Overview! Eligible Placements ! After-School Program ! Capacity Building ! Reporting Spreadsheet ! Position Descriptions

2013-2014 AmeriCorps Reporting For the National AmeriCorps Grant, we are required to collect data for Performance Measures through! A Progress Report in April ! A End of the Year Report in October

HowWe Collect Data Pre and Post Assessment Surveys ! Data Reported Through Reporting Spreadsheets ! Survey Monkey in October for Recruitment and Great Stories

2013-2014 Eligible Placements Capacity Building ! After-School Programs

After-School Programs In order for an after-school program to serve as a placement site for a Bonner AmeriCorps member, the following must be true:! The population served should be from an at-risk population, dened as at least 51% eligible for free or reduced lunch.! In the academic year, the students (youth participants) should participate in programming at least 5 hours/weekly for 16 weeks.! In the summer year, the students (youth participants) should participate in programming at least 10 hours/weekly for 4 weeks.

ASP Performance Measures Number of students that completed participation in after-school programs.! Number of students who completed participation in after-school programs and demonstrated improved academic engagement.

ASP Assessment Survey These surveys remain on le in your campus ofce.

Capacity Building A set of activities that expand the scale, reach, efciency, or effectiveness of programs and organizations. ! Volunteer Management including volunteer recruitment, volunteer training and/or volunteer recognition! Training and Program Development including curriculum development, implementing new programs and/ororganizing staff training! Fundraising including organizing a fundraising event, identifying grant or other funding sources, and/orwriting grants (but limited to no more than 10% of your originally agreed-upon hours) ! Communications including website development and/or social media implementation to facilitate outreach efforts of the non-prot site! Research including program surveys and/or community-based research (CBR)

CB Performance Measures Number of organizations that received capacity building services.! Number of community volunteers managed by organizations or participants. ! Number of community volunteers recruited by organizations or participants.! Number of organizations reporting that capacity building helped to be more efcient.! Number of organizations implementing effective volunteer management practices.

Key Definitions Volunteers Recruited- Minimum of 5 hours ! Volunteers Managed- Minimum of 25 hours! Efciency: Improved outcomes with the same level of resources; improved or consistent quality of services with fewer resources.! Effective Volunteer Management Practices

CB Assessment Survey These surveys remain on le in your campus ofce.

Reporting Spreadsheet How to Use it! Due April 9th

CheckingYour Position Descriptions A Descriptive Title - Use key words to indicate position responsibilities and the name of non-prot site!! In addition, please include the following signier after the title! (CB) for a Capacity Building position! (ASP) for After-School Programs! A brief summary of the Mission Statement of the Organization! A one-sentence statement to Identify the Population Served at the Site! A Description of the Compelling Community Need which will be addressed by the Member's service! Atwo- or three-sentenceDescription of theDirect Service Responsibilitiesrelated to the position! Include Capacity Building Statement