Life After AmeriCorps

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Agenda

Introductions & Icebreaker 15min

Central Ideas & Practice 45min

Questions & Conversation25min

Closing 5min

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Introductions

• Kristyn Buhl-Lepisto, Deputy Director• Ashley Bushell, Associate Program Director

Working towards the day every child in America enters school prepared to succeed.

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Ice Breaker

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Importance of Staying Connected to Alum

Why it’s important we lead this training with our CMs at the end of their service:

•Show an investment in their career•Continued engagement in your mission and service via social media or alumni network•Connections and great stories•Advocates •Future donors

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Agenda

Introductions & Icebreaker 15min

Central Ideas & Practice 45min

Questions & Conversation25min

Closing 5min

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Importance of Reflection

• “We do not learn from experience … we learn from reflecting on experience.”-John Dewey, Philosopher, Psychologist, Educational Reformer

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Corps Member Footprint

• Think back to the start of the year…– How did you feel when

you first signed up for the program?

– What expectations did you have for the year?

– What did you think you would get out of it?

• Share out with those sitting around you

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Your Footprint

300 hours later… 179,900 Service Hours1500 Children served6 communities supported

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Opening Activity: The AmeriCorps Pledge

The AmeriCorps Pledge

I will get things done for America - to make our people safer, smarter and healthier.

I will bring Americans together to strengthen our communities.

Faced with apathy, I will take action.

Faced with conflict, I will seek common ground.

Faced with adversity, I will persevere.

I will carry this commitment with me this year and beyond.

I am an AmeriCorps member and I will get things done.

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Opening Activity: The AmeriCorps Pledge

• Take a minute to reflect on the AmeriCorps pledge that you took at the beginning of this year and have reaffirmed just now: – Did you fulfill your promise this year?– In what ways did you take action to

strengthen our communities? – How were you called upon to seek common

ground? – In what ways did you and your team

persevere to make our people safer, smarter, and healthier?

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Opening Activity: The AmeriCorps Pledge

• The AmeriCorps Pledge also calls us to be lifelong contributors to our communities:

I will carry this commitment with me this year and beyond.

• What does this mean to you?

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Jumpstart Alumni Network

What is the Jumpstart Alumni Network?•The Jumpstart Alumni Network is made up of over 36,000 former Corps members who are registered in every state in the U.S., in addition to countries across the globe such as China and India. •Jumpstart alums are individuals who have completed at least one term of service with Jumpstart as a Corps member, team leader, or volunteer coordinator.

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Jumpstart Alumni Network

What are the benefits?•Stay connected

• Our alumni pursue careers in teaching, education, public service, and various other fields. By joining the Jumpstart Alumni Network, you’ll stay connected with professionals in your field who are dedicated to giving back to Jumpstart. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to re-connect with fellow Jumpstart alums!

•Access Exclusive Career Resources• As a member of the Jumpstart Alumni Network, you’ll benefit from

incredible partnerships and resources to advance your career. We’ve partnered with national, regional, and local organizations who are interested in hiring Jumpstart alumni, just like you!

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Jumpstart Alumni Network

What are the benefits?• Take Action• If you’ve served or are serving with Jumpstart, you’re passionate about

making a difference. We want you to stay connected so you can learn of new ways to engage with Jumpstart as an alum!

• Join a local chapter or mentor Corps members• Check out events and volunteer opportunities in your area• Read alumni stories and share your own• Be part of a growing network of advocates and supporters of Jumpstart

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Alumni Stories

Jumpstart alumni utilize their Jumpstart

service and experience well into

their careers!

One word can be used to describe the Jumpstart

experience…“transformative”

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Staying Connected

• How can I learn more about the Jumpstart Alumni Network?• Jstart.org/alumni• MyJumpstart

Alumni Page• Email:

alumni@jstart.org

“Like” Jumpstartkids on Facebook!

“Follow” Jumpstartkids on Twitter!

“Connect” with The Jumpstart Alumni Network on LinkedIn!

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Central Ideas and Practice: Volunteer Networks

• AmeriCorps Alumni Network -Over 700,000 national service Alumni

• http://www.americorpsalums.org/

– Register online and choose your local Chapter– Most Chapters have Facebook pages and Twitter

accounts– Chapters host and advertise social, service, networking

and advocacy opportunities- National website has job postings and a career

development section. - LinkedIn

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What's Next?

• As a team, make a list of your accomplishments this year as Corps members –feel free to include both individual and team accomplishments.

• Display the list for the whole team to see. Now, brainstorm individually what 4-5 highlights from the list that you would want to include on YOUR resume.

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Reflection Collection

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Jumpstart Your Resume

The Jumpstart experience can be difficult to capture on a resume. CMs are encouraged to use the Jumpstart Your

Resume tool to:

•Present their experience in professionally and uniformly •Better understand the transferable skills that they developed throughout their term of service•Learn more about how to speak about their term(s) of service experience during the interview process

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Segal AmeriCorps Education Award

Once you have completed 300 hours and are exited from the Jumpstart AmeriCorps database, you will be eligible to use your $1,194.71* award to:

* The amount of the award is now tied to the maximum amount of the Pell Grant and is subject to change year to year.

Repay qualified student loans (i.e. Stafford, Perkins, William D. Ford Direct, Federal Consolidated, issued by state agencies, etc..)

Cover current expenses, or the “cost of attendance” for a degree or certificate-granting program of study

Cover educational expenses for non-degree courses offered by Title IV qualified schools, such as continuing education courses

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Next Steps

Begin your involvement in the Alumni Network– Review upcoming events and opportunities– Stay in touch with your fellow Alums &

connect with others from across the network

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Next Steps

• Add Jumpstart to your resume• Use your education award / research schools that match the

education award• Join the AmeriCorps Alumni network and research other

AmeriCorps programs

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Agenda

Introductions & Icebreaker 15min

Central Ideas & Practice 45min

Questions & Conversation25min

Closing 5min

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Questions

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Agenda

Introductions & Icebreaker 15min

Central Ideas & Practice 45min

Questions & Conversation25min

Closing 5min