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July 26, 2019July 26, 2019 Melvin Harmon From the President, Strategic Plan 2.0

Volunteer Town Hall with Tara Hofmann

On July 25th, the President and CEO of AFS-USA, Tara Hofmann, spoke before a virtual audience of AFS volunteers and staff. She shared a message that reminded us of why we do what we do and how important our work is to the world in which we currently live.

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July 24, 2019 Tara Hofmann From the President, Marketing

Our Host Family Recruitment Campaign: “Before you know it”

Over the past month, the Marketing Team has been developing a new national and local promotional campaign called “Before you know it” for host family recruitment that officially begins this week.

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July 24, 2019 Sarah Radermacher Hosting, Inbound Sponsored Programs, Training, YES Program

Upcoming Webinars for Volunteers!

Join us for an upcoming webinar to learn more about AFS and get your questions answered!

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July 24, 2019 Scott Hume Featured, Outbound Sponsored Programs, Scholarships, Sending, Sending Kick-Off, Volunteer

Study Abroad Volunteers – Your Input Needed!

Please take 10 minutes to complete our study abroad survey by Thursday, August 15, so we are able to consider your input in our planning for the 2020 campaign.

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July 23, 2019July 23, 2019 AFS-USA #AFSeffect, Drumbeat, Hosting, Study Abroad, Take Action

Drumbeat: Share our newest blog post featuring Stephen Zhang, AFS Alum!

It’s no secret that AFS Alumni go on to make extraordinary impacts on their communities. In our newest blog post, we interviewed

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July 23, 2019July 30, 2019 Candace O'Malley Compliance, Participant Support, Training, Volunteer

Update: New Student Safety Resource

As a follow up to the May 2019 MyAFS News Article, the new online Student Safety Module will be incorporated into the Hosting and Support Affiliations (HSA) training as of August 1st.

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July 22, 2019 AFS-USA Marketing, Marketing Materials

2019-20 Giveaways: Help Us Decide!

Everyone loves a good giveaway – let us know what you’d like to see!

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July 15, 2019 AFS-USA Host Family Recruitment, Hosting, Intercultural Learning, Marketing, Marketing Materials

Host Country Profile Flyers Now Available!

These informational flyers can be used as intercultural learning resources or as promotional material and can be found on MyAFS Help & Learning in the Promote AFS section.

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July 12, 2019July 12, 2019 AFS-USA Featured, From the President, Strategic Plan 2.0

An Introduction to AFS-USA’s Strategic Plan 2.0

Over the past year, a working group comprised of AFS-USA staff, volunteers, members of the board of directors, and a facilitator from a firm specializing in effective strategic planning have worked together to develop AFS-USA’s Strategic Plan 2.0.

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July 11, 2019July 11, 2019 AFS-USA Press

AFS in the Media

In the past few weeks, several media outlets have published stories that highlight some of the great things AFSers are doing.

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