[Reader-list] 27 Jan: Conf Call: "Learning from the AmeriCorps Experience to Strengthen Service Programs in India"

[Chandni Parekh]

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From: Roopal Shah <roopal at indicorps.org>
Date: 2010/1/26
Subject: 27 January at 5 pm IST "Learning from the AmeriCorps Experience to
Strengthen Service Programs in India"



Join us for a skype conference call on "Learning from the AmeriCorps
Experience to Strengthen Service Programs in India" on Wednesday, 27 January
at 5 pm IST.  The conference call will feature Patrick Triano -- Director of
Americorps' VISTA Outreach, Training & Member Support.  Mr Triano will be in
India for two days courtesy of the American Center in Mumbai.

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*What:* Learning from the Americorps Experience to Strengthen Service
Programs in India Conference Call

*Who:* Patrick Triano, Director of Americorps' VISTA Outreach, Training &
Member Support

*When:* 27 January (Wednesday) 5 pm IST

*Where:* Indicorps Office - 4th floor Pran Vijay Bldg, Ashram Road,
Ahmedabad, Gujarat

OR connect via skype *(please email me your skype id by 12 noon if you are
interested in joining the conference call via the internet)*



*Background:*

Americorps is a program coordinated by the United States Government that
places highly motivated volunteers in organizations dedicated to fighting
poverty; engaging them in their community's most pressing social challenges.
Since 1993 over 540,000 people have served through Americorps, making it one
of the largest volunteer networks in the world. In his position at
Americorps, Mr Triano is responsible for developing the program policy,
training curriculum, and marketing strategy for a program that recruits and
places thousands of volunteers across the United States each year.



Mr Triano is an excellent resource for social leaders in India who wish to
develop their organization's mission, create stronger training modules for
their volunteers, and develop an outreach strategy to recruit the best
candidates for their program.

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*Tentative Agenda:*

The conference call will focus largely on Mr Triano's insights into creating
effective and engaging orientation packages and in-service trainings. Proper
orientation and training -- both of volunteers and their host organization
-- is crucial in service programs, as they represent the "frame" within
which project partners will function for the service project.



*Scheduling:*

To join us for the conference call, please come to the Indicorps office at 4
th floor Pran Vijay, Ashram Road, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, Gujarat [phone
079-2657-4791] before 5 pm.  Otherwise, if interested, please email me your
skype address so we can include you in the skype conference connection. We
will keep you posted if there are any changes in the schedule.


Sorry for the short notice.  Hope you can join us . . . Feel free to invite
others you think might be interested!

Roopal Shah
Indicorps /// Service for the Soul
www.indicorps.org