1. 2014 AmeriCorps State and National Symposium Focus on Relationships

2. Introduction ASN Program Officers: Rose David, Keyana Ellis, and Heather McDonald Session Overview: –Examples of developing comprehensive and meaningful partnerships that meet the unique needs of AmeriCorps State and National grantees –Identify and apply methodology to create collaborative relationships to augment the capacity and funding of AmeriCorps State and National grantees and identify the who, what, where, when, why, and how of leveraging and strengthening partnerships to help AmeriCorps State and National grantees create and expand service opportunities to impact communities

3. Grantee Panel: Leveraging and Strengthening Partnerships Margaret Hughes, Program Officer, Serve Alaska Martin Costello, Director of National Service Programs, Rebuilding Together Debra Eschmeyer, Co-founder and Vice President of External Affairs, Food Corps

4. Focus on Relationships Discuss examples of developing comprehensive and meaningful partnerships that meet the unique needs of AmeriCorps State and National grantees Identify and apply methodology to create collaborative relationships to augment the capacity and funding of AmeriCorps State and National grantees Identify the WWWWWH of leveraging and strengthening partnerships to help AmeriCorps State and National grantees to create and expand service opportunities to impact communities

5. GROUP ACTIVITY: FLASHCARDS

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