Frequently Asked Questions

The cost-share is $5,625 for Reduced Half-time members (serving 675 hours), $7,500 for Half-time members (serving 900 hours), and $10,000 for Three-quarters-time members (serving 1200 hours).

Member Service Team	Avg. Number of Hours Per Week	Your Cost-Share
Reduced Half Time Members (675 hrs)	14	$5,625
Half Time Members (900 hrs)	19	$7,500
Three-quarters Time Members (1,200 hrs)	25	$10,000

The main focus of member's services should be capacity building, meaning more behind the scenes planning and systems creation. That being said, we understand that nonprofits often need an extra helping hand. If members need to spend 10 minutes at the reception desk to cover a lunch break, that is fine, but the majority of their work should be dedicated to their capacity building project.

Capacity building is defined as the process of developing and strengthening the skills, instincts, abilities, processes, and resources that organizations and communities need to survive, adapt, and thrive in a fast-changing world. Capacity building falls into one of five domains: Leadership Capacity, Management and Operations Capacity, Service Capacity, Community Engagement Capacity, and Evaluative Capacity.

Your organization’s cost-share and our grant cover the member stipends. Reduced Half-time members earn $7,875 and a $2,474 education award after their service. Half-time members earn $10,500 and a $3,247 education award after their service. Three-quarters-time members receive $14,000 and a $4,546 education award after their service. We ask each organization for their cost-share after their AmeriCorps member begins their service, and we are happy to set up payment plans as necessary. Our wonderful payroll team will manage the stipend payments for members.

*Stipends will increase for members starting service after August 1st, 2023.

We want this to be a collaborative process. The Thriving Utah team has tracking documents to communicate with members about how their projects are going and what support they need, and we hope to meet with them at least every other month for a professional development training. Your organization will select a Site Supervisor who can support the member on a day to day basis and who will be able to answer questions about your organization