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From Nevada to Michigan, AmeriCorps Announced Millions New Investments and Honored Volunteers in June

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Wednesday, July 5, 2023
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After this tour, Smith traveled to Ohio State University where he met with Kirwan Institute leadership, AmeriCorps members and staff and Serve OH.

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  • After this tour, Smith traveled to Ohio State University where he met with Kirwan Institute leadership, AmeriCorps members and staff and Serve OH.
  • At the US Conference of Mayors, Smith shared AmeriCorps’ mission and the discussed opportunities for mayors to leverage national service opportunities in their communities.
  • During this conference, mayors called on Congress to invest in national service to meet community challenges and create career pathways.
  • Each year, the agency places more than 200,000 AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers in intensive service roles; and empowers millions more to serve as long-term, short-term, or one-time volunteers.

Kilolo Kijakazi Fellowship Program Announces Two Inaugural Fellows

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Wednesday, July 27, 2022
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Washington, July 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Academy of Social Insurance (Academy) and The Policy Academies are pleased to announce the selection of the inaugural Kilolo Kijakazi Fellows.

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  • Washington, July 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Academy of Social Insurance (Academy) and The Policy Academies are pleased to announce the selection of the inaugural Kilolo Kijakazi Fellows.
  • The Kijakazi Fellowship was established this year in honor of Kilolo Kijakazi, the Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA).
  • The Fellowship seeks to continue that legacy and cultivate and accelerate the careers of emerging policy scholars whose work addresses the issues to which Kilolo Kijakazi has dedicated her stellar career.
  • Felipe Juan and Keandra Davis, both of whom are PhD students, are the two inaugural Fellows.

john a. powell Receives Convergence Bridge-Building Leadership Award

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Wednesday, June 22, 2022
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WASHINGTON , June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading researcher and thinker about strengthening American pluralism john a. powell today received the 2022 Convergence Bridge-Building Leadership Award. Convergence Center for Policy Resolution (Convergence) -- which works to build trust, bridge divides and identify solutions to critical issues and strengthen America's democracy and society, grants the award to one leader each year who demonstrates exceptional bridge-building efforts across ideological and partisan lines and embodies the imperative to bring people together to solve problems.

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  • WASHINGTON, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Leading researcher and thinker about strengthening American pluralism john a. powell today received the 2022 Convergence Bridge-Building Leadership Award.
  • Presenting the award at today's Convergence Leadership Council Meeting, CEO David Eisner lauds powell, Director of the Othering and Belonging Institute at the University of California, Berkeley, for his storied expertise and leadership in a host of civil society issues of equity and inclusion, and especially for creating and advancing his breakthrough framework of "Targeted Universalism."
  • To watch the presentation of the Convergence Bridge-Building Award and to hear powell's discussion with Eisner, tune into the YouTube live stream on Wednesday, June 22 at 1:30 pm ET/10:30 am PT.
  • powell formerly served as the National Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and has taught at numerous law schools including Harvard and Columbia University.

Sharon L. Davies to Lead Charles F. Kettering Foundation

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022
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DAYTON, Ohio, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of the Charles F. Kettering Foundation has chosen Sharon L. Davies, J.D., as its president and chief executive officer. This is the first change in leadership since 1981 for the non-profit organization, which researches and promotes citizen-centered democracy. David Mathews, the current CEO and president of the Kettering Foundation, will become president emeritus when Davies begins in April.

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  • DAYTON, Ohio, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of the Charles F. Kettering Foundation has chosen Sharon L. Davies, J.D., as its president and chief executive officer.
  • David Mathews, the current CEO and president of the Kettering Foundation, will become president emeritus when Davies begins in April.
  • The Kettering Foundation was founded in 1927 by Charles F. Kettering, noted inventor and philanthropist, who received a degree in engineering from The Ohio State University.
  • "After an exhaustive search, the Kettering Foundation Board of Directors is delighted that Sharon Davies will lead the organization at this critical moment for democracy," said the chair of the Kettering Foundation Board of Directors, Sherry Magill.