Other Resources, Trainings, and Development
Resources
- Core Competencies (updated 7.31.2020)
- Core Competencies Indicators (updated 7.31.2020)
- 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)
- Performance Measure Instructions (2020)
- 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) - Updated for 2021 year
- AMP application (Applications due by 2/15/21 for March 2021 start)
- Meet your Mentor - Ashley Craft
- Meet your Mentors - Jennifer Cowart and Amy Salinas
- On Demand Learning Videos (NEW, more will be added)
- Introduction to National Service (July 2020)
- Introduction to eGrants (July 2020)
- AmeriCorps Member (pre) Enrollment in eGrants (July 2020)
Trainings
- 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.
- 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)
- New Program Director Virtual Orientation (August 3 and 4, 2020)
- Host Site Management TA Session (September 15, 2020)
- Desk Review/Audit and Documentation TA Session (September 29, 2020)
- AmeriCorps Program Staff Launch (October 19 and 20, 2020)
- Agenda
- Brag Board download
- Parking Lot Questions/Answers
- Training Materials
- 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.
- New Program Staff Orientation (January 21, 2021)
- 2021 February Financial Training Series (February 2021)
- Feb. 5 - Topics: Time and Attendance Tracking
- Feb. 12 - Topic: Budget Development and Changes
- Feb. 19 - Topic: Match
- Feb. 26 - Topic: Misc. Topics
- 2019 Financial Webinars
- National Service Training Conference
- 2021 National Service Training Conference: America's Service Commissions (ASC) is pleased to announce they will host a virtual conference!
- May 4-7, 2021
- Visit the webpage for information: https://www.nationalservicetraining.org/
- Contact your Volunteer Iowa Program Officer if you have any questions.
- AmeriCorps Knowledge Network
IowaGrants
- Introduction to IowaGrants webinar
- Giving Others Access to Your Grant (updated 8.21.19)