Other Resources, Trainings, and Development
Resources
- Core Competencies (2021-2022)
- Core Competencies Indicators (2021-2022)
- New Program Staff Reading Recommendations (for current operating grant year)
- Grant Application: Narrative, Performance Measures, Logic Model, Budget (found in IowaGrants or eGrants)
- Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) (2021)
- Performance Measure Instructions (2021)
- Terms & Conditions (read both General & Specific for the appropriate grant year and type)
- Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
- Frequently Asked Questions – General
- AmeriCorps Mentoring Program (AMP)
- Meet your Mentor - Ashley Craft
- Meet your Mentors - Jennifer Cowart and Amy Salinas
- On Demand Learning Videos)
- Introduction to National Service (July 2020)
- Introduction to eGrants (July 2020)
- AmeriCorps Member (pre) Enrollment in eGrants (July 2020)
Trainings
2022
- 2022 National Service Training Conference: America's Service Commissions (ASC) is pleased to announce they will host an in-person regional conferences in spring 2022! Save the Date: Midwest/North Central/South Central Region, Milwaukee, WI - April 26-28, 2022
2021
- Iowa AmeriCorps Program Launch (October 20-21, 2021)
- Session 1 Recording - Program Roll Call slides
- Session 2 Recording - Reasonable Accommodations slides and Prohibited Activities, Non-Duplication, Non-Displacement presentation slides
- Session 3 Recording - AmeriCorps Program Council and OnCorps session
- Session 4 Recording - Strategic Communication slides and Volunteer Iowa Website Resources
- Notes from breakout groups (Online training resources, eGrants tips/tricks, DEI discussion)
- Oct. 22 Member Swearing-In Event
- TA Webinar: Financial Management (September 24, 2021)
- TA Webinar: Data Collection and Performance Measures (September 9, 2021)
- TA Webinar: Host Site and Supervisor Support (August 25, 2021)
- Recording, Slides, Materials: Host Site Agreement – Highlights for Site Supervisors, Host Site Monitoring and Assessment Tool, Host Site Prohibited Activities Scenarios, Site Supervisor Match Time for AmeriCorps Grant, Site Supervisor Jeopardy Game Templates: #1: https://jeopardylabs.com/play/supervisor-jeopardy-1-4 and #2: https://jeopardylabs.com/play/supervisor-jeopardy-2-3
- Volunteer Iowa Guidance for ARPA Funds
- TA Webinar: NSCHC Overview (August 11, 2021)
- New Program Staff Orientation (August 4, 2021)
- 2021 February Financial Training Series (February 2021)
- Feb. 5 - Topics: Time and Attendance Tracking - View the recording HERE; Download the slides HERE.
- Feb. 12 - Topic: Budget Development and Changes - View the recording HERE; Download the slides HERE.
- Feb. 19 - Topic: Match - View the recording HERE; Download the slides HERE.
- Feb. 26 - Topic: Misc. Topics - View the recording HERE; Download the slides HERE.
2020
- Member Management TA Series
- Recruitment and Enrollment Plan Training (July 28 and 30, 2020)
- Volunteer Iowa in partnership with the Director of Green Iowa AmeriCorps, provided a two-part training on developing a recruitment and enrollment plan. The training covers the importance of developing a long-term recruitment strategy that works alongside the program's enrollment plan. The companion workbook will guide attendees in creating their recruitment and enrollment plan.
- UPDATED: NEW Recruitment and Enrollment Plan Training (April 21 and 22, 2021)
- Member Position Description Training (August 18, 2020)
- Volunteer Iowa held a training to assist program staff with creating valuable and compliant member position descriptions.
- Member Term Management (September 1, 2020)
- This training will help programs ensure that members are set up for success and member terms are compliant with AmeriCorps regulations.
- Recruitment and Enrollment Plan Training (July 28 and 30, 2020)
- Host Site Management TA Session (September 15, 2020)
- Desk Review/Audit and Documentation TA Session (September 29, 2020)
- Member Timekeeping Tracking Tool TA Session (October 27, 2020)
- Volunteer Iowa held a training session for program staff around tracking member timesheets for accuracy, compliance and completeness, and other best practices.
- Recording, Slides (with instructions) and Timekeeping Tracking Tool Spreadsheet.
IowaGrants
- Introduction to IowaGrants webinar
- Giving Others Access to Your Grant (updated 8.21.19)