These slides accompanied the Webinar for the 13-14 AmeriCorps Progress Report. The Report is due to the Foundation on April 9th, 2014.

1. March 28, 2014
AmeriCorps Progress Report
Guidelines

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

3. 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

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

5. 2013-2014 Eligible Placements
✤ Capacity Building !
✤ After-School Programs

6. 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,
defined 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.

7. 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.

8. ASP Assessment Survey
✤ These surveys remain on file in your campus office.

9. Capacity Building
✤ A set of activities that expand the scale, reach, efficiency, 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/or organizing staff training!
✤ Fundraising including organizing a fundraising event, identifying grant or
other funding sources, and/or writing 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-profit site!
✤ Research including program surveys and/or community-based research
(CBR)

10. 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 efficient.!
✤ Number of organizations implementing effective volunteer
management practices.

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

12. CB Assessment Survey
✤ These surveys remain on file in your campus office.

13. Reporting Spreadsheet
✤ How to Use it!
✤ Due April 9th

14. CheckingYour Position
Descriptions
✤ A Descriptive Title - Use key words to indicate position responsibilities and the
name of non-profit site!!
✤ In addition, please include the following signifier 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!
✤ A two- or three-sentence Description of the Direct Service
Responsibilities related to the position!
✤ Include Capacity Building Statement