Road Trip With a Mission: Expanding National Service

6/12/2008 – Cassie Moore, The Chronicle of Philanthropy

“Mr. Edwin and his colleague Matthew B. Wilhelm, 26, are traveling the country by bus for the National Service Express Tour, hitting 30 cities in 60 days while holding meetings and other events to encourage AmeriCorps volunteers and alumni to put pressure on politicians to expand national service.”

The Case for National Service: A Time to Serve

9/10/2007 – Richard Stengel, TIME Magazine

“‘People understand the idea that this is a great country, and that greatness isn’t free,’ says Zach Maurin, the co-founder of ServeNext.org, which has launched a campaign to get the presidential candidates to endorse national service.”

Service: A Corps Campaign Issue

5/9/2007 – Staff Editorial, The Boston Globe

“All of the presidential candidates will soon be asked to sign a pledge to more than double the size of AmeriCorps, from some 70,000 in a given year now to at least 170,000 by 2010. The effort is being coordinated by a new group, ServeNext.org, with the support of many advocates of public service.”

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