Molly Mattessich's guest appearances

Molly Mattessich

The Idealist.org Podcasts

Peace Corps 101 Interviews

The Idealist.org New Service Podcast

Scott Beale

Laura Norvig

Alan Khazei

Robert Gordon

Marty Costello

Shannon Schuyler

Kiff Gallagher

Nick Ehrmann

Bonnie Thie

Erica Burman

Jason Scott

Margaret Ambler Salamon

Ben Smilowitz

Erin Barnhart

Shirley Sagawa

OwlTail

In this interview, Travis sits down with Molly, who served as a PCV in Mali from 2002 to 2004 and now serves as Manager of Online Initatives for the National Peace Corps Association. She launched and now manages the online platforms for the National Peace Corps Association, AfricaRuralConnect.org and PeaceCorpsConnect.org, as well as NPCA’s social network that boasts over 26,000 members.

In this <a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/entheos-radio/assets/production/episodes/51/mp3/Peace%20Corps%20101%20Interview%20with%20Molly%20Mattessich.mp3?1338302470" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">interview</a>, Travis sits down with Molly, who served as a PCV in Mali from 2002 to 2004 and now serves as Manager of Online Initatives for the <a href="http://peacecorpsconnect.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Peace Corps Association</a>. She launched and now manages the online platforms for the National Peace Corps Association, <a href="http://africaruralconnect.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AfricaRuralConnect.org</a> and <a href="http://peacecorpsconnect.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PeaceCorpsConnect.org</a>, as well as NPCA’s social network that boasts over 26,000 members.

Interview with Molly Mattessich

As Peace Corps nears it's 50th Anniversary in 2011, applications are onthe rise, fewer Volunteer positions are getting funded, the Senate justconfirmed a new agency director, and the number of Peace Corps  alumniis nearing 200,000. Helping connect the dots among the agency's fiscalneeds, and Volunteers past, present, and future is the National PeaceCorps Association—the independent organization of former Peace CorpsVolunteers, known as Returned Peace Corps Volunteers or RPCVs. The National Peace Corps Association offers the Peace Corpscommunity tools and resources to stay informed and engaged, andadvocates for Peace Corps funding and support.Today’s guestsare Erica Burman and Molly Mattesich of the National Peace CorpsAssociation. Erica Burman is the Director of Communications at NPCA,and a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer who served in The Gambia in thelate 80s. Molly Mattesich manages the Africa Rural Connect project atNPCA, as well as the Peace Corps Connect online social network. Mollyserved as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mali from 2002-2004.Idealist's Amy Potthast talks with Erica and Molly about NPCA's initiatives like the More Peace Corps Campaign, Africa Rural Connect, the RPCV Mentoring Program, and Global Teachnet. They also talk about the new online social network for the Peace Corps community Peace Corps Connected, the Peace Corps Polyglot blog, and World View magazine. Finally, they discuss the new Peace Corps director — and departing NPCA board member — Aaron Williams, and how online communication tools are changing the Volunteer experience.

As Peace Corps nears it's 50th Anniversary in 2011, applications are on the rise, fewer Volunteer positions are getting funded, the Senate just confirmed a new agency director, and the number of Peace Corps  alumni is nearing 200,000. Helping connect the dots among the agency's fiscal needs, and Volunteers past, present, and future is the National Peace Corps Association—the independent organization of former Peace Corps Volunteers, known as Returned Peace Corps Volunteers or RPCVs. The National Peace Corps Association offers the Peace Corps community tools and resources to stay informed and engaged, and advocates for Peace Corps funding and support.Today’s guests are Erica Burman and Molly Mattesich of the National Peace Corps Association. Erica Burman is the Director of Communications at NPCA, and a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer who served in The Gambia in the late 80s. Molly Mattesich manages the Africa Rural Connect project at NPCA, as well as the Peace Corps Connect online social network. Molly served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mali from 2002-2004. Idealist's Amy Potthast talks with Erica and Molly about NPCA's initiatives like the <a href="http://www.morepeacecorps.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">More Peace Corps Campaign</a>, <a href="http://arc.peacecorpsconnect.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Africa Rural Connect</a>, the <a href="http://www.rpcvmentoring.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RPCV Mentoring Program</a>, and <a href="http://peacecorpsconnect.org/global-teachnet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Global Teachnet</a>. They also talk about the new online social network for the Peace Corps community <a href="http://community.peacecorpsconnect.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peace Corps Connected</a>, the <a href="http://peacecorpsconnect.typepad.com/peacecorpspolyglot/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peace Corps Polyglot blog</a>, and <a href="http://peacecorpsconnect.org/worldview-magazine" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">World View magazine</a>. Finally, they discuss the new Peace Corps director — and departing NPCA board member — <a href="http://peacecorpsconnect.org/bio/aaron-williams" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aaron Williams</a>, and how online communication tools are changing the Volunteer experience.

Peace Corps Community Resources: An interview with Erica Burman and Molly Mattessich of the National Peace Corps Association