March 28, 2014 AmeriCorps Progress Report Guidelines
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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