SERVICE YEAR EXCHANGE INC

PROGRAMS & PARTNERSHIPS: THE PROGRAMS TEAM CREATES AND CONVENES LEARNING COHORTS OF SERVICE YEAR PROGRAMS, STATE SERVICE COMMISSIONS, IMPACT COMMUNITIES, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO PILOT, LEARN, AND DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS TO UNBLOCK SHARED CHALLENGES, DEVELOP BEST PRACTICES OR EXPLORE NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO DEPLOY SERVICE. IN 2023 THIS BODY OF WORK FOCUSED ON CONTINUING THE WORK OF THE CLIMATE LEARNING COHORT TO CONVENE, SUPPORT, AND THEN DISSEMINATE LEARNINGS FROM A GROUP OF PROGRAMS TO UNDERSTAND THE MODELS, CHALLENGES, AND OPPORTUNITIES IN UTILIZING NATIONAL SERVICE IN SUPPORT OF THE CLIMATE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FIELDS AND LAUNCHING A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE TO EXAMINE, CREATE, TEST, MEASURE, AND SPREAD EFFECTIVE PRACTICES AND INTERVENTIONS THAT BEST EQUIP CORPS MEMBERS WITH THE SKILLS AND MOTIVATIONS TO BRIDGE DIVIDES IN OUR SOCIETY. THE PARTNERSHIPS TEAM SUPPORTS A DIVERSE NETWORK OF SERVICE YEAR IMPACT COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO LEARN AND SHARE BEST PRACTICES IN THEIR EFFORTS TO BRING UNIVERSAL NATIONAL SERVICE TO LIFE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN 2022 WE ADDED FIVE NEW COMMUNITIES TO THE NETWORK. THE PROGRAMS & PARTNERSHIPS TEAM ALSO SUPPORTS THE SERVICE YEAR ALUMS NETWORK (INCLUSIVE OF AMERICORPS ALUMS, RETURNED PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS, YOUTHBUILD ALUMS, AND ALUMS FROM VARIOUS OTHER SERVICE PROGRAMS) BY ESTABLISHING THE PEER-LED ALUMNI CHAPTER STEERING COMMITTEE AND BY CREATING PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS TO CONNECT ALUMS IN THE DATABASE WITH RELEVANT LOCAL EVENTS, RESOURCES, AND OTHER CAREER, NETWORKING, AND PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

SERVICE YEAR EXCHANGE: BUILD A STATE-OF-THE-ART ONLINE MARKETPLACE AND RESOURCE HUB, TO MATCH YOUNG PEOPLE INTERESTED IN SERVICE WITH SERVICE YEAR OPPORTUNITIES, PROVIDE SERVING CORPS MEMBERS WITH A VIRTUAL COMPANION TO THEIR SERVICE, AND CONNECT ALUMS TO EACH OTHER AS PART OF A LIFELONG ALUMNI NETWORK.