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Here you'll find hot topics, update papers about the latest poverty issues, Fact Sheets, statistics, studies and much more!  If you don't see what you need, click here to fill in a media request form, and someone will get back with you.

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23-Oct-07 IT’S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL – THANKS TO TECHNOLOGY

Free Fundraising Training Provided During Online Teleseminar for VISTA Volunteers and Americorps Members using technology.  Special Event Planning on November 7, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. EDT.

05-Sep-07 First Fundraising Workshop Series Teaches VISTA Volunteers, Americorps Members and Others How to Get In-Kind Donations

New Series of Free Fundraising Workshops offered for VISTA Volunteers, Americorps Members, RSVP, Learn and Serve America Members and others by author of "The Activist's Guide to Changing the World - for VISTA Volunteers."  The first teleseminar "Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Getting In-Kind Donations but Didn't Know Who to Ask" begins on October 2nd, 2007.  Seating is limited to 100 participants and almost half the seats have already been filled as of today's date.

26-Aug-06 National Service Response to Huricane Katrina

What impact did national service volunteers make during the initial response and ongoing recovery activities after Hurricane Katrina?  New report (available here for download) offers surprising results.

25-Aug-06 Serve to Remember and Remember to Serve
A nationwide Call to Action for citizens to "Serve to Remember and Remember to Serve" in rememberence of Hurricane Katrina and 9/11.

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