Member Orientation

• Elements of an Orientation
• Methods of an Orientation
• Fundamentals of an Orientation
• Orientation Topics
  • Placement Site Orientation
  • Introducing "VISTA Life"
  • Community Orientation
  • Wall of History
  • Tools to Help Members Explain Your Program
  • Warm-up Activities & Ice Breakers

What are EnCorps Resources?

EnCorps Resources carry a "field stamp of approval." Veteran program staff reviewed and recommended these tools for recruiting and developing AmeriCorps and VISTA members. The resources you download here bring a history of successful use. To learn more about EnCorps–and for ways to benefit from and contribute to this initiative–Contact Us.

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Warm-up Activities & Ice Breakers

Check out Teampedia for additional team building activities, watm-ups, and ice breakers. Teampedia is a collaborative encyclopedia of team building activities, icebreakers, teamwork resources, and tools for teams that anyone can edit.

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Warm-up activities and ice breakers help members get to know each other and feel part of a team. Try these activities with your members.

• Member Quilt
• Name Game
• Tower Building
• Pie Chart
• Service Expectations
• What is AmeriCorps?
• Who's that VISTA?
• Effective Teachers
• Other Ice Breakers

Group engagement and effective facilitation strategies help keep participants engaged in meetings and training events. Try these strategies with staff, community participants, and members to enhance participation.

• Defining Group Roles
• Group Engagement Strategies

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