Demystifying Project Plans & VADs
Samples and resources to get you started
For VISTA, all projects must draft a Project Plan and a VISTA Assignment Description (VAD) before they can get a member. Project plans & VADs are used first as planning tools to think through what members will do. Later, they serve as performance measurement tools, so you can look back and see what the member has accomplished.
For AmeriCorps, all projects must draft a Project Plan before they can get a member. Demystifying Project Plans & VADs are used as planning tools to think through what members will do. They also become performance measurement tools. For an example of a service project proposal, click here.
Detailed information on developing a project plan is provided by Project Star. Their Web site has Performance Measurement Toolkits for both AmeriCorps State/National and VISTA programs.
Look at a sample VISTA Project Plan and a sample VAD to help you get started drafting your own. If you are recruiting a VISTA leader, here is a sample VISTA Leader Project Plan.
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