Disability Issues (T/TA to state commissions) Educational Success Evaluation Technical Assistance Financial Management Human Relations and Diversity Leadership Development Learn & Serve America National Clearinghouse Learn & Serve America Training and Technical      Assistance Exchange Member Development and Management National Service Resource Center Sustainability T/TA Services for State Commissions T/TA Services for State Commissions -       Peer Assistance T/TA for Tribes Training Design WBRS Support

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DISABILITY ISSUES (T/TA TO STATE COMMISSIONS)

The National Service Inclusion Project - www.serviceandinclusion.org   Provides training and technical assistance services to programs and commissions designed to increase the participation of people with disabilities in national service programs. Services focus on providing information about the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodation, recruitment, and retention of people with disabilities.

EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS

NWREL, LEARNS Project - www.nwrel.org Provides program staff with the skills and resources to effectively design and implement high quality education programs with particular emphasis on literacy, out-of-school time and mentoring programs for youth. Assistance includes regional training of trainer events on effective practices in such areas as preschool and family literacy, America Reads, tutor training, program start up, and literacy assessment. Hosts regularly updated website of downloadable education and tutoring resources.

EVALUATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Aguirre International, Project STAR - www.projectstar.org Assists Corporation-funded programs with all aspects of the evaluation process, including writing outcome-based objectives, developing evaluation plans, analyzing data, and reporting results. Assistance is provided through state and regional workshops, on-site visits by trained evaluation coaches, toll-free telephone consultation, newsletter, evaluation Tool Kit, resource library and internet website.

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Walker and Company- www.walkerllp.com Assists directors of national service programs in administration and management of federal funds. Training emphasis is on financial oversight requirements for state and national grantees and sub-grantees and state commissions.

HUMAN RELATIONS AND DIVERSITY

CHP International HRD Project - www.chpinternational.com Builds and enhances skills for working with and managing diverse populations. Training provides strategies for dealing with situations in which issues of diversity and communication can interfere with effective operations.

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

National Service Leadership Institute -
(415) 561-5950 Provides leadership development and training for the staff of national service programs. The National Service Executive Program (NSE) is a five and a half day training with three-day follow-up six months later, designed for Program/Project Directors to enhance personal leadership abilities, leadership skills, increase program effectiveness in building collaborative teams and forming partnerships with others in national service. The National Service Leadership Development Program (NSLDP) is a three-day training on the same topics and appropriate for all staff of national service programs. Leadership training assistance is also available for curriculum development and training delivery as resources permit.

LEARN & SERVE AMERICA NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE

University of Minnesota - www.servicelearning.org Provides Learn & Serve America grantees, other Corporation programs and the service-learning field extensive and well-organized information and materials about service-learning resources, programs and effective practices.

NSLC houses an ever-growing library collection and maintains a website (www.servicelearning.org) which provides service-learning information. The website features the latest service-learning news, a searchable library catalog, NSLC publications available for order and download, bibliographies, service-learning listservs, informative "how to" tool kits and an up-to-date calendar of events.

LEARN & SERVE AMERICA TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE EXCHANGE

National Youth Leadership Council - www.lsaexchange.org Strengthens the effectiveness of service-learning programs within four primary audiences: Learn & Serve America grantees and sub-grantees; k-12 teachers and administrators; community-based organizations, colleges and universities. Service is provided through regional networks of volunteer peer mentors doing site visits, online and telephone consultations.

MEMBER DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT

Catholic Network of Volunteer Services - www.cnvs.org Targets the special needs of AmeriCorps programs, especially Education Awards Programs. Services focus on recruitment, selection, motivation and retention of members and volunteers, member and volunteer development, team-building, developing community partnerships, multi-site program management, service-learning methodology, including member and volunteer orientation and reflection sessions, problem identification and solution, time management and day-to-day organizational skills.

NATIONAL SERVICE RESOURCE CENTER

ETR Associates - www.NationalServiceResources.org Provides technical assistance information related to all aspects of the planning and operation of community-based national service programs. Resource Center services include a lending resource library, distribution of publications including Next Steps, and a website that includes the national training calendar and downloadable documents produced by the Corporation and its technical assistance providers. ETR also manages the Corporation's effective practices database, Epicenter.

SUSTAINABILITY

Campaign Consultation - www.campaignconsultation.com Provides training to national service grantees to enhance their ability to develop the resources and partnerships needed to sustain and/or expand their programs and services beyond federal support.

T/TA SERVICES FOR STATE COMMISSIONS

Project TASC - www.projecttasc.com Enhances the effectiveness of State Commissions in the management and administration of AmeriCorps sub-grantees. Customized training and technical assistance is provided to meet the needs of each commission.

T/TA SERVICES FOR STATE COMMISSIONS-PEER ASSISTANCE

American Association of State Service Commissions (AASSC) - (202) 729-8263 Enhances the effectiveness of state commissions in the management and administration of AmeriCorps sub-grantees. Services provided exclusively by peer experts.

T/TA FOR TRIBES

ACKCO - www.ackco.com Provides specialized T/TA to strengthen programs that use service as a strategy to meet the needs of Native Americans. Service is provided through regional networks of peer mentors, online and phone consultations, as well as intensive training events designed to enhance the effectiveness of Native American programs.

TRAINING DESIGN

CHP International, Training Design Project - www.chpinternational.com Provides specialized support for national, cluster and state training events in the areas of needs assessment, training design, evaluation of training, design and development of training materials, and identification of training resources.

WBRS SUPPORT

Aguirre International - www.aguirreinternational.org Supports commissions and programs in the implementation and use of the Web-Based Reporting System.