May 15, 2011
A Leader’s Surprise Departure Triggers Concern About AmeriCorps
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Patrick Corvington (here with the first lady, Michelle Obama, in June) has resigned from his post as head of the Corporation for National and Community Service.
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Patrick Corvington (here with the first lady, Michelle Obama, in June) has resigned from his post as head of the Corporation for National and Community Service.
Washington
The unexpected resignation last month of the country’s top national-service official has increased anxiety among nonprofit leaders who were already worried about the future of programs like AmeriCorps that send money and low-cost workers their way.
Patrick Corvington, who had served as chief executive of the Corporation for National and Community Service since February 2010, told his colleagues in a letter that he would step down on May 27 to “pursue an exciting
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