How does the Invitation feature work?

The invitation feature is designed to help you provide applicants with access to Part 1 of the AmeriCorps enrollment form. As the grantee program, you must provide a limited amount of data about each AmeriCorps member you accept into your program (name, social security number, date of birth and e-mail address). Since the applicant will receive an invitation to complete the enrollment form, you will be required to select the grant year and program where the potential member(s) will serve. After you submit member information to the My AmeriCorps Portal, an e-mail with further instructions will be sent to the member.

My AmeriCorps supports two methods of receiving this member data, (1) through the invitation form where you can submit the minimal member information required or (2) through an XML file upload that supports the submission of additional, optional member information. The XML file upload feature allows you to export data from your own recruitment/member management system and easily submit it to My AmeriCorps.