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AmeriCorps*VISTA opportunities are now available through the Michigan Campus Compact. Visit http://www.micampuscompact.org/joinvista.asp for step-by-step
application instructions and answers to frequently asked questions, or contact Joanna Kroll for more details. … Read more »

The MAYA Information Commons

<!-- main content --> The Information Commons makes public information from multiple sources more accessible by blending it into a single "information space."

Because of the open architecture and peer-to-peer structure of the Commons, people and organizations can share, browse, and analyze combinations of information in ways not possible with closed systems, or with the Web alone. … Read more »

Job Announcement
Computer System Administrator
Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law

The Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law (Shriver Center) is seeking qualified applicants for a full-time position as Computer System Administrator.

The Shriver Center is a nonprofit organization that serves as a national resource, champions law and policy, to promote equal opportunity and support for low-income individuals, families, and communities so that they can escape poverty permanently. The Shriver Center takes action to end poverty. From idea to law to practice to monitoring, we work to overcome the myriad issues that combine to cause poverty.

Via Peter Miller:

Folks, below is a follow-up announcement about the CTC VISTA Project which has posted updated guidelines and is accepting applications now, with "community organizing and development" as a special priority area.  The program is open to any nonprofit that wants to use and develop technology resources for their organization and the people they serve.   … Read more »

from the U-M Ginsberg Center newsletter:

A Weekend to Last a Lifetime
A mini-course, focusing on transforming social activism into career choices after college, was offered to graduating seniors through an intensive weekend mini-course.  … Read more »