The Idealist.org Podcasts: Episodes
The Resource Center, a website of the Corporation for National and Community Service, is the repository of over 8,000 nodes of training tools, publications, and effective practices to support volunteer programs, nonprofits, and people involved with the AmeriCorps family of programs. The Resource Center–free ...
Are you interested in taking some time to volunteer in another country? Have you already started your search and now you have even more questions? Or do you have no idea where to begin?
In either case, this podcast episode is for you. We collected common questions from attendees at the recent ...
In either case, this podcast episode is for you. We collected common questions from attendees at the recent ...
In 2009,
hundreds of emerging legal experts across the United States will offer
assistance in helping people who face mortgage foreclosure and other
problems through the Equal Justice Works 2009 Summer AmeriCorps program and the one-year AmeriCorps Legal Fellows program.
Every year in this country, ...
hundreds of emerging legal experts across the United States will offer
assistance in helping people who face mortgage foreclosure and other
problems through the Equal Justice Works 2009 Summer AmeriCorps program and the one-year AmeriCorps Legal Fellows program.
Every year in this country, ...
Kiff Gallagher is founder of Peacelabs Music and the Music National Service Initiative (MNSI). In 2008, The Aspen Institute named MNSI's MusicianCorps — a developing AmeriCorps-type program that
will enable musicians to serve in low-income schools — one of the top
ten public policy proposals that ...
will enable musicians to serve in low-income schools — one of the top
ten public policy proposals that ...
Today's guest on The New Service podcast series is Scott Beale, Founder
and Executive Director of Atlas Corps, a service and
exchange corps for professionals in the NGO sector. Also known as a
"two-way Peace Corps," Atlas Corps brings rising professionals from NGOs
in the Global South ...
and Executive Director of Atlas Corps, a service and
exchange corps for professionals in the NGO sector. Also known as a
"two-way Peace Corps," Atlas Corps brings rising professionals from NGOs
in the Global South ...
This episode was produced by our guest contributors, Michael Premo and Rachel Falcone. If you have a story, click here for more information on contributing it to the Idealist.org Podcast.
In 1983 New York State implemented the Returnable Container Act requiring a 5 Cent deposit on carbonated beverages ...
In 1983 New York State implemented the Returnable Container Act requiring a 5 Cent deposit on carbonated beverages ...
In this episode of the The New Service Podcast, Amy speaks with Bonnie Thie, the country director of Peace Corps's China program.
Bonnie served in Peace Corps Afghanistan, where she served for three years in the 1970s. She served 18 years with the Environmental Protection Agency most recently as the ...
Bonnie served in Peace Corps Afghanistan, where she served for three years in the 1970s. She served 18 years with the Environmental Protection Agency most recently as the ...
Today we're launching a new podcast series as part of the Idealist.org
podcasts. Called "The New Service" podcast, the show will highlight
service corps programs, people, and career paths. It will be included
along with the Idealist.org Careers Podcast feed.
Today's guest on The New ...
podcasts. Called "The New Service" podcast, the show will highlight
service corps programs, people, and career paths. It will be included
along with the Idealist.org Careers Podcast feed.
Today's guest on The New ...
This Idealist.org Careers podcast features an interview with Meg Busse, co-author of the Idealist.org Guide to Nonprofit Careers. The Guide walks job seekers through all the steps of the nonprofit job search, from describing the nonprofit sector and self-assessment to developing a stellar resume and ...
Avodah: The Jewish Service Corps offers young people a chance to affect social change while deepening their commitment to Jewish life by serving for a year at anti-poverty organizations in Chicago, New Orleans, New York, and Washington, DC.
As with other service corps, Avodah's corps members earn a ...
As with other service corps, Avodah's corps members earn a ...
In recent years, communities across the five boroughs have become more concerned with eating "locally" and developing a sustainable food system for all New York City residents. Community Supported Agriculture--the model of pairing groups of community residents with small local farms--continues ...
In this episode Amy Potthast speaks with Nikki Roehling, Associate Director of the Catholic Network of Volunteer Service or CNVS.
This week, the Catholic Network of Volunteer Service will gather its program directors in Portland, OR, for a multi-day conference and retreat. CNVS is a national membership ...
This week, the Catholic Network of Volunteer Service will gather its program directors in Portland, OR, for a multi-day conference and retreat. CNVS is a national membership ...
"The poor will always be among you" is a biblical quote often cited by Christian leaders as a reason to not focus on poverty work. Some Christians, however, believe the quote means the exact opposite and that although 1.4 billion people live on less than $1.25 a day, poverty can end.
In ...
In ...
This episode features Shane Endicott, Founder and C.E.O. of Our United Villages, the organization that runs Portland's environmentally sound The Rebuilding Center.
The Rebuilding Center recycles used building and remodeling materials
(everything from a door knob to the kitchen sink to church pews to
siding) ...
The Rebuilding Center recycles used building and remodeling materials
(everything from a door knob to the kitchen sink to church pews to
siding) ...
After the tragedy of September 11, 2001, some people began thinking about how two cultures could misunderstand each other so much. How could one group hate another enough to attack them? Though we live in a time of ever-increasing communication and modern technologies that connect us across ...
In the latest Community Podcast, we look at an organization that's working to bring the internet to all New Yorkers, in and outside of their apartments. Most of us think of using the internet as a solitary, indoor activity. NYCwireless thinks differently. By "lighting up" ...
Today's guest is Bob Grimm, Director of Research and Policy Development
& Senior Counselor to the CEO at the Corporation for National and
Community Service (CNCS) in Washington, DC. He speaks with
Idealist.org's Amy Potthast about the study design and outcomes, and
about some of the people who have ...
& Senior Counselor to the CEO at the Corporation for National and
Community Service (CNCS) in Washington, DC. He speaks with
Idealist.org's Amy Potthast about the study design and outcomes, and
about some of the people who have ...
This past May in Washington, D.C., people came together in the neighborhoods of Adams Morgan and Dupont Circle to teach each other everything they know. Literally.
Learn-a-Palooza is a one-day event in which temporary classrooms are set up across Washington D.C., and regular people share ...
Learn-a-Palooza is a one-day event in which temporary classrooms are set up across Washington D.C., and regular people share ...
The latest Idealist.org Careers Podcast features Eileen Conoboy, Director of the Office of University Programs at Peace Corps. She speaks with Idealist’s Amy Potthast about Peace Corps and its two graduate school partnership programs, Masters International and Fellows USA. Eileen was a VISTA (Volunteer ...
In this latest episode, we feature the Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors (or BAADS), a sailing group that is making the world a little bit enjoyable and easier for the disabled to live in. How? By pairing two people with complementary disabilities to make one sailor, or by using inventive technology ...