Training and Professional Development for Fellows. Fellows can spend up to 20% of their service year (340 of their 1700 total hours) on training. Training includes the 1-week orientation at the start of the service year, mid-year gathering, continued monthly trainings, and professional development and networking opportunities. Training hours ensure that Fellows have the training and tools they need to succeed in their service work and to grow as professionals. The majority of the work provided by CivicSpark to local governments via direct service only involves the first measure (Capacity Building). The second and third measure is predominantly met through training, service and professional development activities provided to the Fellows by LGC. Some activities that occur while working with local government beneficiaries or other project partners may be considered training and professional development, such as networking events and trainings conducted by or attended in partnership with City. Federal guidelines further restrict certain activities, which cannot be engaged in by CivicSpark Fellows or Supervisors while charging time to the AmeriCorps program, accumulating service or training hours, or otherwise performing activities supported by the AmeriCorps program or the Corporation for National and Community Service, this includes direct fundraising or grant writing which are not allowable activities in CivicSpark. In addition to only working on contracted performance measure service activities, the following activities are prohibited (see 45 CFR § 2520.65):
1) Attempting to influence legislation;
2) Organizing or engaging in protests, petitions, boycotts, or strikes;
3) Assisting, promoting, or deterring union organizing;
Training and Professional Development for Fellows. Fellows can spend up to 20% of their service year (340 of their 1700 total hours) on training. Training includes the 1-week orientation at the start of the service year, mid-year gathering, continued monthly trainings, and professional development and networking opportunities. Training hours ensure that Fellows have the training and tools they need to succeed in their service work and to grow as professionals. The majority of the work provided by CivicSpark to local governments via direct service only involves the first measure (Capacity Building). The second and third measure is predominantly met through training, service and professional development activities provided to the Fellows by LGC. Some activities that occur while working with local government beneficiaries or other project partners may be considered training and professional development, such as networking events and trainings conducted by or attended in partnership with Partner. Federal guidelines further restrict certain activities, which cannot be engaged in by CivicSpark Fellows or Supervisors while charging time to the AmeriCorps program, accumulating service or training hours, or otherwise performing activities supported by the AmeriCorps program or the Corporation for National and Community Service, this includes direct fundraising or grant writing which are not allowable activities in CivicSpark. In addition to only working on contracted performance measure service activities, the following activities are prohibited (see 45 CFR § 2520.65):
1) Attempting to influence legislation;
2) Organizing or engaging in protests, petitions, boycotts, or strikes;
3) Assisting, promoting, or deterring union organizing;
4) Impairing existing contracts for services or collective bargaining agreements;
5) Engaging in partisan political activities, or other activities designed to influence the outcome of an election to any public office;
6) Participating in, or endorsing, events or activities that are likely to include advocacy for or against political parties, political platforms, political candidates, proposed legislation, or elected officials;
7) Engaging in religious instruction, conducting worship services, providing instruction as part of a program that includes mandatory religious instruction or worship, constructing or operating facilities devoted to religious instruction or worship, maintaining facilities primarily or inherently devoted to religious instruction or worship, or engaging in any for...
Training and Professional Development for Fellows. Fellows can spend up to 20% of their service term (~200 of their 1200 total hours) on training. Training includes orientation at the start of the service term, continued monthly trainings, and professional development and networking opportunities. Federal guidelines further restrict certain activities, which cannot be engaged in by CivicSpark Fellows or Supervisors while charging time to the AmeriCorps program, accumulating service or training hours, or otherwise performing activities supported by the AmeriCorps program or the Corporation for National and Community Service, this includes direct fundraising or grant writing which are not allowable activities in CivicSpark. In addition to only working on contracted performance measure service activities, the following activities are prohibited (see 45 CFR § 2520.65):
1) Attempting to influence legislation;
2) Organizing or engaging in protests, petitions, boycotts, or strikes;
3) Assisting, promoting, or deterring union organizing;
