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Public Allies Arizona

Public Allies are diverse, emerging leaders working to solve some of our community’s most critical issues. This AmeriCorps program mentors and trains talented young adults and places them in full-time, direct service apprenticeship positions within nonproft organizations, thereby providing much-needed resources and building organizational capacity. Allies also participate in a comprehensive and rigorous leadership development program to prepare them for careers as nonproft and community leaders.

Now it its seventh year in Arizona, Public Allies (PAAZ) has 30 frst-year Allies and nine returning second-year Allies, serving 23 community Partner Organization nonprofts where the Allies are completing their apprenticeships. In the 2011-2012 program year (Class Six), Allies served over 64,070 hours, created 377 new collaborations, and developed formal partnerships on behalf of their Partner Organizations. The Allies’ public service represents new opportunities for information sharing, partnerships, and collaborative projects. Public Allies implemented 18 community service projects, impacting hundreds of individuals, and earned $216,450 in Eli Segal Education Awards to be used to offset the cost of attending college. PAAZ also received two community impact awards for the 2011-2012 program year: City of Phoenix Neighborhood Services Department - External Partnership Award; and the nationally-recognized 2012 Public Allies National Impact Award.

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Nonproft Leadership Alliance

In the 2011-12 school year, the program went through a signifcant transitional period as American Humanics, Inc. rebranded itself to become the Nonproft Leadership Alliance (NLA) and the “Certifed Nonproft Professional” credential was introduced. ASU is continuously one of the leading programs in the nation that offers this credential and national certifcation for undergraduate students interested in developing leadership and management skills for the nonproft sector. In concert with the rebranding of the program, the Nonproft Leadership Alliance Student Association (NLASA) was also formed. A major hallmark of the this 30 credit-hour certifcate program isaco-curricular, experiential component that complements in-classroom learning. In 2011–2012, there were 58 students actively seeking certifcation and 14 students received their offcial designation as a Certifed Nonproft Professional (CNP). Each graduate completed 200 Career Field Exploration (CFE) hours, as well as 600 Senior Internship hours, totaling 11, 200 hours served in the community. When combined with the greater ASU chapter of the NLASA, an impressive16,856 community service hours were performed in the 2011-12 academic year. The students involved in the NLA continue to be an impressive bunch as nine students were recipients of NextGen Awards; one was recognized as a Spirit of Service Scholar; one Chicano, Latina Faculty & Staff Association Award was awarded; and one student received the Glenn Cheathum Award.

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