The Bonner Program:Program Management

“Access to Education,

A program of:The Corella & Bertram Bonner Foundation10 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ 08540(609) 924-6663 • (609) 683-4626 fax

For more information, please visit our website at www.bonner.org

Opportunity to Serve”

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Session Overview

Bonner AmeriCorps

BWBRS 3.0

Program Management

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Bonner AmeriCorps:Education Award Levels

Term Minimum Quarter 2 Year,Half-time

Hours 300 450 900

Ed Award $1,000 $1,250 $2,362

Remember: There is a two-term maximum!

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$0

$500,000

$1,000,000

$1,500,000

~ 900 members awarded

Bonner AmeriCorps:Total Education Awards Earned

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$0

$5,000

$10,000

$15,000

$20,000

4 Year Total

Ed Award ($4750)Total Loans ($19,000)

Bonner AmeriCorps:Typical Student

25%

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Bonner AmeriCorps:Student Reporting

Bonner Program AmeriCorps

Enrollment Book CLA

Hour Logs Service

Accomplishments Exit Form

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Bonner AmeriCorps:Prohibited Political Engagement Activities

• Participating in efforts to influence legislation, including lobbying for your programOrganizing a letter-writing campaign to address CongressEngaging in partisan political activities, or other activities designed to influence the outcome of an election to any public office.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.Taking part in political demonstrations or ralliesEngaging in any efforts to influence legislation, including state or local ballot initiatives.Voter Registration DrivesOrganizing or participating in protests, petitions, boycotts, or strikes

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Bonner AmeriCorps:Wording

• Pay attention to choice of words

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Bonner AmeriCorps:Most Common Mistakes

• Prohibited & inappropriate service placements and trainingsProcess: inadequate or ineffective training and monitoring of student reporting such as coding, logging hours, writing CLAs, watching for duplicates or errors, deadlines for when we will receive paperworkCommunication: need to read the communication and take action upon first reading; if programs have questions or need clarification, they should call or email the Foundation. Deadlines: too many schools miss deadlines for monthly logs & critical time-constrained paperwork like enrollment booklets, exit forms, change of status forms

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Bonner AmeriCorps:Improved Process & Resources

• BWBRS• More user friendly interface• More tracking reports• Foundation review of SOs, T&Es, & CLAs• Improved email notification & reminders• Mailing to Foundation• Possibility of semester vs monthly paperwork submission• Updated www.bonner.org• Forms available online• Information pages specifically for students & staff• New wiki resource page on AmeriCorps

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Service Placements:BWBRS 3.0 Tour

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Accountability:Student Reporting on BWBRS

Students > 120 HrsStudents Below 120 HoursStudents with 0 Hours

63%27%

10%

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$0

$7,500

$15,000

$22,500

$30,000

Annual

Family ContributionStudent LoansGrants & Scholarships

Accountability:Typical Bonner Scholar Financial Aid Package

$3500

$4750

$21,750

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Accountability:Typical Bonner Scholar Financial Aid Package

$3500

$4750

$21,750

Grants & Scholarship $21,750

Hours Per Year 560

$/Hour $38.84

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Accountability:Challenges

$3500

$4750

$21,750

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Accountability:Strategies — Rhodes College

$3500

$4750

$21,750

• 100% BWBRS usageRegular monitoring and approvals of BWBRS every 2-3 weeks by Senior Intern and Bonner CoordinatorStudents lagging significantly in hours during those checks are sent reminder emailsStipends are tied to BWBRS so it’s not an option! They don't get stipends if hours aren't logged into BWBRS. We've never had a student opt to not receive stipends so that they don't have to log hours!The senior Bonner intern also works really hard to keep BWBRS up-to-date with programming and service opportunities to make logging hours as easy as possible for students. 

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Accountability:Strategies — Pfeiffer University

$3500

$4750

$21,750

• Spending a good portion of orientation reviewing requirements, expectations, deadlinesProgram Calendar given to the students with reflection dates, special events but also their monthly paperwork deadlinesExcel spreadsheets to provide additional tracking tools for students' requirements and paperworkMonday Reminder: weekly email sent of important reminders for the week in regard to program meetings, deadlines, action items, missing paperwork

• Celebrating and appreciating timeliness, quality of paperwork with studentsBenefits withheld (conferences, meals, trips, etc) for students with missing paperwork

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Accountability:Strategies — West Chester University

$3500

$4750

$21,750

• Most improved AmeriCorps program!"Once you commit, you don't quit"List of AmeriCorps-eligible sites provided to the studentRule of never deleting emails from Bonner Coordinator & Bonner Foundation staff

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Accountability:Strategies — BYU - Idaho

$3500

$4750

$21,750

• Everyone attends a large 45 minute orientation sessionChecklist in each file that each student must complete"Blue slip" that explains each students expectations for being in the ProgramItems due on the 10th of every month

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Accountability:Strategies — BYU - Idaho

$3500

$4750

$21,750

from Mars Hill, Rider University, Centre College•Everyone attends a BWBRS training in a reserved labStudents log their hours as they complete them; there is no lapse in time between.Incentive/Point chart: list all mandatory paperwork through the year, as students complete these "tasks". -Students then receive a sticker. At the end of the year, student with most stickers receives an award for highest achievementPosting class goals for achieving hours vs. actual•Make the Bonner Foundation the bad guy-"I keep getting emails from the Foundation."