Online Docs

The following resources are for use by RARE participants during their year of service.  The majority of the resources found in the following have been presented to RARE participants during RARE trainings.

Orientation Resources

• RARE AmeriCorps Administrative Handbook 2018-2019
• RARE AmeriCorps Administrative Handbook Overview
• RARE Dates to Remember
• RARE Resources Overview
• History of National Service
• Entering Your Community
• Presentation on MBTI
• Strategic Doing 101

Fall Training Resources

• Eating Healthy on a Budget
• Engaging Your Community Handout
• Guide to Resilience in Times of Disaster
• Project Management
• People Plans – Work/Life Balance
• Style Matters – Dealing With Conflict

Winter Training Resources

• Strategic Doing Part 2
• Preparing for Your Career – Know Yourself and What You Want
  • Motivation Clarification Worksheet
  • What’s Your Preferred Work Setting
• Community Resilience
• Interventions That Make a Difference
  • Agenda
  • Readings: White Supremacy Culture, Racial Microaggressions in Everyday Life, Article on Microaggressions
  • Handout
  • Exercise
• Grant Writing Presentation & Supporting Materials
• Rural Economic Development & Project Sustainability
• Network Building
• Community Building Approach and Engaging the Entire Community
  • Community Building Approach and Actions
  • Working Together to Make Things Better – Community Building Resources

Spring Training Resources

• Strengths Based Career Development
• Public Speaking: Crafting Your Pitch
  • Melanie Strong’s DISH method

RARE Administration

• RARE AmeriCorps Administrative Handbook 2018-2019
• RARE Dates to Remember
• Professional Development Fund Usage Policy
• Professional Development Fund Request Form
• Workplan Template A
• Workplan Template B
• Workplan Template C
• Workplan Template D