At the bottom of this introduction you can find the blog of a former AmeriCorps teammember of mine. We served with the Washington Reading Corps/Community Youth Services of western Washington. Our mission was to support the literacy programs at low income elementary schools throughout western Washington. Although this was a very rewarding experience, it came with its challenges. The greatest challenge of AmeriCorps, especially VISTA, is the amount we are paid.
His blog post talks about his work with AmeriCorps, how he learned to budget and manage with his pay (he was a State/National member, so he was able to have second job), and his post college and AmeriCorps transition.
This is a great read for those interested in nonprofit work, and for those who have struggled with budgeting, and the universal feeling of feeling as though you should be getting paid more.
His current career is in the nonprofit sector. And although pay is not very high he makes the comment that many of us in this field agree with, "Your work, above all, should mean something to you; money is an aside. But I can't shake the nagging feeling that I'm missing something, like an extra zero."
So please click on the below link ("My Penumbra...") for the interesting read -Andriana Bicanin
My Penumbra: Perpetual pecuniary insecurities of a nonprofit id...: "An article on Salon.com today was written by a former employee of a subprime mortgage lender and read like a mea culpa of sorts. The writer..."
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ReplyDeleteI just wanted to see if you were currently interested in additional guest bloggers for your blog site.
I see that you've accepted some guest posters in the past - are there any specific guidelines you need me to follow while making submissions?
If you're open to submissions, whom would I need to send them to?
I'm eager to send some contributions to your blog and think that I can cover some interesting topics.
Thanks for your time,
Tess