Download - AmeriCorps 101 Part 2 Onboarding AmeriCorps Members for Success

AmeriCorps 101Part 2

Onboarding AmeriCorps Members for Success

Agenda

• About YouthBuild and Public Allies and their connection to AmeriCorps

• Discuss Onboarding Process

• Share Some Inclusive Onboarding Strategies

• Pair and share activity

About YouthBuild

• Low-income young people ages 16 to 24

• ½ of the time working toward GED/High School Diploma

• ½ of the time learning job skills and performing service by building affordable housing in their communities

What is YouthBuild?

YOUTHBUILD Network

YouthBuild and AmeriCorps

• AmeriCorps National Direct grantee since 1994

• Almost 3,000 members from low-income, disadvantaged communities

• 73 YouthBuild sites receive AmeriCorps funds and slots in 26 States + DC

• Primary service = building of low-income housing

YOUTHBUILD AMERICORPS

About Public Allies• Founded in 1992, we are a national movement

grounded in the conviction that everyone leads.

• Our mission is to advance new leadership to strengthen communities, nonprofits and civic participation.

• Public Allies employs three integrated strategies to develop the next generation of leaders and re-define leadership for our times:

About Public Allies• The Public Allies signature AmeriCorps Ally Program

identifies diverse young adults and prepares them for leadership through paid full-time nonprofit apprenticeships and rigorous leadership training.

• Our Alumni Programs connect and engage the growing Public Allies network of diverse leaders and invests in those positioned to make the greatest impact.

• Public Allies' training and consulting arm, The Leadership Practice, magnifies our results by helping leaders and organizations better harness the assets of diverse teams and communities

How the Public Allies AmeriCorps Program Operates

• Consists of four components designed to cultivate the leadership potential of our members, impact social issues in the local communities in which we operate, and increase the capacity and effectiveness of the non profit sector– Apprenticeship– Team Service Project– Training and Learning– Individual Coaching and Development

Onboarding – The Wrong Way

YouthBuild Onboarding Process

Typical YouthBuild Program Timeline

Onboarding Strategies

• Is the program a right fit?

Shadow a current member

Come visit the program: open-house or invitation to graduation

Host orientation for families


• Is the program a right fit?The informational session – live and virtual

Setting expectations: time, commitment, workload, performance, culture

Early opportunity to screen for “fit” and service orientation

Opportunity to extend the interview process from beyond just the formal interview

Opportunity to meet current members, alumni, partners, and staff


• Fostering CommunityTeam-building exercises Community potluck mealsGroup work Mentoring

Formal mentoring set-up / serve alongside mentors Bringing in former members to discuss experience

= organic mentorship


• Fostering CommunityEarly introduction of members to AlumniTwo week “Core Training” and retreatTeam Service ProjectEstablishing Group NormsShared Goal Setting and Accountability

PartnersPersonal Story Telling

Onboarding Strategies• Connection to Service / AmeriCorps / Program

Mission Share history and current breadth of AmeriCorps

Videos Online research scavenger hunt Use of the logo

In corporate AmeriCorps Pledge State Commission events Community Needs Assessment Plan and/or participate in service project, but not necessarily

primary service activity


• Connection to Service / AmeriCorps / Program MissionServant Leadership CurriculumLeadership Style Assessment/InventoryJoint Mid Year Retreat with other PA sitesCollaborative Community Service DaysTheories of Change Curriculum


• Understanding Roles, Responsibilities and and ExpectationsGoing over member contract

Upfront and explicit about requirements Pair and Share

Play a game to go over these - JeopardyIndividual Service Plans – outline skill

development & connect to career plan


• Benefits of membershipEmphasis on Education Award – make a plan for

PSE usage/post-program placement supportResume Prep – outline skill development &

connect to career plan through serviceConnection to Leadership Development / Policy

Council Define leader, skills of leader and show how these

members will gain these exact skills

Onboarding Strategies• Benefits of membership

Individual Coaching and goal settingEarly EOB during info sessions and orientationsNetworking opportunities with AlumniEncouraging members to take advantage all the

benefits that help sustain serviceSelf Care CurriculumCelebrating and promoting member impact and

success

Pair and ShareIs the Program a Right Fit?

Fostering Community

Connecting to Service / AmeriCorps / Program Mission

Understanding roles, responsibilities and expectations

Benefits of Membership

Evaluating for Success

What YouthBuild and Public Allies are saying after their AmeriCorps experience.

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