Hello Youth Servers, NYLC has a list of awards recognizing leaders in youth service. These deadlines are fast approaching so submit today if you have someone in mind.
The awards available are as follows:
Alec Dickson Servant Leader Award
Postmark Deadline: December 3, 2007
The Alec Dickson Servant Leader Award honors exemplary leaders who have inspired the service-learning field, positively impacted the lives of young people, and motivated others to take up the banner of service.
State Farm® Service-Learning Practitioner Leadership Award
Postmark Deadline: November 5, 2007
The State Farm Service-Learning Practitioner Leadership Award recognizes those practitioners who have equipped young people to lead and serve, both through their direct work with youths and by nurturing other practitioners to expand their service-learning skills and knowledge.
State Farm® Youth Leadership for Service-Learning Excellence Award
Postmark Deadline: November 5, 2007
The State Farm Youth Leadership for Service-Learning Excellence Award recognizes kindergarten through 12th grade service-learning programs and projects that demonstrate outstanding youth leadership.
For more information on these awards visit NYLC at http://www.nylc.org/awards.cfm?null=1193838916890
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
YPS alerts.
Hello fellow youth philanthropy supporters. I have the latests updates from YPS! Please check them out below.
And as always please feel free to post any opportunities that you may come across in your work!
Cheers
Jen
Thursday, November 8, 2007, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Fall Forum
Join Shelley Billig, Vice President of RMC Research Corporation, to learn about the eight Principles of Effective K-12 Service-Learning, the research behind them, and the service-learning standard-setting process currently being spearheaded by the National Youth Leadership Council. To RSVP, please visit our website or contact Bianca Walters at 216-368-1687.
Friday, November 9, 2007, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Reactor Panel
Don’t miss this opportunity to review the draft service-learning standards and provide your feedback. Shelley Billig will facilitate this reactor panel session which will help to refine the standards in terms of their clarity, conceptual soundness, and the degree to which each represents an essential practice. To RSVP, please visit our website or contact Bianca Walters at 216-368-1687.
November 9, 2007 – Deadline
Call for Presentations Deadline
Youth Philanthropy and Service is seeking applications for presenters at our 12th Annual Workshop. The Annual Workshop will be held on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at the Holiday Inn in Independence, Ohio. YPS is particularly interested in presentations by and for students. Even if you’ve never presented before, this is a great opportunity to share your project and/or skills with others! Download the application now from our website.
This year’s keynote speaker will be Cathryn Berger Kaye, author and international service-learning consultant. Cathryn will also present a special pre-workshop training for educators on Tuesday, February 5. More information will be available in the on-line registration brochure by mid-November.
Visit YPS online at http://www.case.edu/mandelcenter/yps/
And as always please feel free to post any opportunities that you may come across in your work!
Cheers
Jen
Thursday, November 8, 2007, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Fall Forum
Join Shelley Billig, Vice President of RMC Research Corporation, to learn about the eight Principles of Effective K-12 Service-Learning, the research behind them, and the service-learning standard-setting process currently being spearheaded by the National Youth Leadership Council. To RSVP, please visit our website or contact Bianca Walters at 216-368-1687.
Friday, November 9, 2007, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Reactor Panel
Don’t miss this opportunity to review the draft service-learning standards and provide your feedback. Shelley Billig will facilitate this reactor panel session which will help to refine the standards in terms of their clarity, conceptual soundness, and the degree to which each represents an essential practice. To RSVP, please visit our website or contact Bianca Walters at 216-368-1687.
November 9, 2007 – Deadline
Call for Presentations Deadline
Youth Philanthropy and Service is seeking applications for presenters at our 12th Annual Workshop. The Annual Workshop will be held on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at the Holiday Inn in Independence, Ohio. YPS is particularly interested in presentations by and for students. Even if you’ve never presented before, this is a great opportunity to share your project and/or skills with others! Download the application now from our website.
This year’s keynote speaker will be Cathryn Berger Kaye, author and international service-learning consultant. Cathryn will also present a special pre-workshop training for educators on Tuesday, February 5. More information will be available in the on-line registration brochure by mid-November.
Visit YPS online at http://www.case.edu/mandelcenter/yps/
Monday, October 29, 2007
Funding Opportunities
Hello youth service advocates!
Today I am featuring a site through The Foundation Center that focuses specifically on youth philanthropy. This site offers resources, information as well as a list of available requests for proposal. Check it out at:
http://foundationcenter.org/yip/youth_news.jhtml;jsessionid=AVWDZICSNONCPTQRSI4CGW15AAAACI2F#RFP
Today I am featuring a site through The Foundation Center that focuses specifically on youth philanthropy. This site offers resources, information as well as a list of available requests for proposal. Check it out at:
http://foundationcenter.org/yip/youth_news.jhtml;jsessionid=AVWDZICSNONCPTQRSI4CGW15AAAACI2F#RFP
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Carter Awards Now Available!
Ohio Campus Compact is pleased to announce the availability of three Carter Academic-Service Entrepreneur Grants for Campus-Community Collaboration.
These grants of $1,000 sponsored by the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Foundation recognize the best academic-service learning work of university student and faculty as they partner with community groups and community agencies.
More information as well as the application may be accessed at www.ohiocampuscompact.org.
These grants of $1,000 sponsored by the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Foundation recognize the best academic-service learning work of university student and faculty as they partner with community groups and community agencies.
More information as well as the application may be accessed at www.ohiocampuscompact.org.
Friday, October 19, 2007
Youth Service Institute: Surfing the Wave of Change December 12-14, 2007 in San Diego, CA
Okay people here is an opportunity from Youth Service America!
Youth Service Institute: Surfing the Wave of Change December 12-14, 2007 in San Diego, CA
Youth Service America invites you to attend the Youth Service Institute for three days of skill-building and innovation. Participants will gain tools and strategies to expand their organizations' impact and scale by engaging in workshops that illustrate the strength and power of the youth service movement.
The Institute will include:
· Keynote presentations from:
o Steven A. Culbertson, President and CEO, Youth Service America
o David Eisner, CEO, Corporation for National and Community Service
o Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Program Director, Cesar E. Chavez Foundation
o James C. Kielsmeier, Ph.D., President and CEO, National Youth Leadership Council
o Margie Dillenburg, Movement Director, Invisible Children Inc.
· More than 200 participants from the service, service-learning, education, and youth development fields
· More than 20 workshops to include topics such as engaging government officials, leveraging media coverage, grant giving, Web 2.0 outreach strategies, engaging juvenile justice system-involved youth, service-learning reflection, and much more.
Register by October 31st to receive the early-bird rate.
To learn more about the Youth Service Institute, please visit www.ysa.org/institute.
Institute sponsors and partners include: State Farm Companies Foundation, U.S. Department of Justice (OJJDP), Youth Service California, and Volunteer San Diego.
Youth Service Institute: Surfing the Wave of Change December 12-14, 2007 in San Diego, CA
Youth Service America invites you to attend the Youth Service Institute for three days of skill-building and innovation. Participants will gain tools and strategies to expand their organizations' impact and scale by engaging in workshops that illustrate the strength and power of the youth service movement.
The Institute will include:
· Keynote presentations from:
o Steven A. Culbertson, President and CEO, Youth Service America
o David Eisner, CEO, Corporation for National and Community Service
o Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Program Director, Cesar E. Chavez Foundation
o James C. Kielsmeier, Ph.D., President and CEO, National Youth Leadership Council
o Margie Dillenburg, Movement Director, Invisible Children Inc.
· More than 200 participants from the service, service-learning, education, and youth development fields
· More than 20 workshops to include topics such as engaging government officials, leveraging media coverage, grant giving, Web 2.0 outreach strategies, engaging juvenile justice system-involved youth, service-learning reflection, and much more.
Register by October 31st to receive the early-bird rate.
To learn more about the Youth Service Institute, please visit www.ysa.org/institute.
Institute sponsors and partners include: State Farm Companies Foundation, U.S. Department of Justice (OJJDP), Youth Service California, and Volunteer San Diego.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
YPS announces funding opportunities!
There are several funding opportunities available now for youth service.
October 15, 2007
Young Creators Award
The Knight Foundation places a high priority on engaging young people to shape their own future. For that reason, we have set aside $500,000 of this year's Knight News Challenge funding specifically for people 25 and under, and we have enlisted MTV, the world's premier television network for young people, as a partner. The goal is to spur innovation in the delivery of information and news using digital media. For more information please visit The Knight Foundation.
October 16, 2007
State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grants
With the support of the State Farm Companies Foundation, Youth Service America is offering the annual State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grant for youth across the United States and Canada. These grants of up to $1,000 support youth (ages 5-25), teachers, or school-based service-learning coordinators in implementing service-learning projects for Global Youth Service Day 2008. For more information please visit Youth Service America.
October 26, 2007
Youth Leaders for Literacy
Youth Leaders for Literacy is an initiative of the National Education Association (NEA) and Youth Service America (YSA) to help youth direct their enthusiasm and creativity into reading-related service projects. During the six-week program period and beyond, they create a groundswell of literacy service in communities across the country. The NEA and Youth Service America developed the Youth Leaders for Literacy program in 2001 to encourage and celebrate literacy service in our nation's young people, and to provide resources to conduct reading-related activities that benefit others. Making a difference in the lives of America's children is what the partnership between the NEA and YSA is all about. For more information please visit the National Education Association.
October 31, 2007
Project Learning Tree GreenWorks! Grants
GreenWorks! grants engage Project Learning Tree educators and their students with their local community in "learning-by-doing" environmental projects. Student leadership, service-learning, and community participation are the cornerstones to GreenWorks! projects. These grassroots action projects enable schools and youth organizations across the country to make a positive impact on their communities. GreenWorks! grants are awarded in the spring and fall of each year. For more information, please visit GreenWorks!
November 1, 2007
Youth Garden Grants Program
The National Gardening Association (NGA) and The Home Depot announce the Youth Garden Grants Program for 2008. NGA awards Youth Garden Grants to schools and community organizations with child-centered garden programs. In evaluating grant applications, priority will be given to programs that emphasize one or more of these elements: educational focus or curricular/program integration, nutrition or plant-to-food connections, environmental awareness/education, entrepreneurship, and social aspects of gardening such as leadership development, team building, community support, or service-learning. There is an early-bird incentive if your application is postmarked by October 1, 2007. For more information on how to apply, please visit KidsGardening.
November 1, 2007
Target Field Trip Grants
Education professionals, 18 years or older, who are employed by an accredited K-12 public, private or charter school in the United States that maintain a 501(c)(3) or a 509(a)(1) tax exempt status are eligible to apply for a Target Field Trip Grant. Educators, teachers, principals, paraprofessionals or classified staff of these institutions must be willing to plan and execute a field trip that will provide a demonstrable learning experience for students. For more information please visit Target.
Open Deadline
Teaching Tolerance Grants
Teaching Tolerance offers grants of $500 to $2,500 to preK-12 classroom teachers for projects designed to reduce prejudice among youth, improve intergroup relations in schools and/or support educator professional development in these areas. Proposals from other community organizations and houses of worship will be considered on the basis of direct student impact. For more information please visit Teaching Tolerance.
October 15, 2007
Young Creators Award
The Knight Foundation places a high priority on engaging young people to shape their own future. For that reason, we have set aside $500,000 of this year's Knight News Challenge funding specifically for people 25 and under, and we have enlisted MTV, the world's premier television network for young people, as a partner. The goal is to spur innovation in the delivery of information and news using digital media. For more information please visit The Knight Foundation.
October 16, 2007
State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grants
With the support of the State Farm Companies Foundation, Youth Service America is offering the annual State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grant for youth across the United States and Canada. These grants of up to $1,000 support youth (ages 5-25), teachers, or school-based service-learning coordinators in implementing service-learning projects for Global Youth Service Day 2008. For more information please visit Youth Service America.
October 26, 2007
Youth Leaders for Literacy
Youth Leaders for Literacy is an initiative of the National Education Association (NEA) and Youth Service America (YSA) to help youth direct their enthusiasm and creativity into reading-related service projects. During the six-week program period and beyond, they create a groundswell of literacy service in communities across the country. The NEA and Youth Service America developed the Youth Leaders for Literacy program in 2001 to encourage and celebrate literacy service in our nation's young people, and to provide resources to conduct reading-related activities that benefit others. Making a difference in the lives of America's children is what the partnership between the NEA and YSA is all about. For more information please visit the National Education Association.
October 31, 2007
Project Learning Tree GreenWorks! Grants
GreenWorks! grants engage Project Learning Tree educators and their students with their local community in "learning-by-doing" environmental projects. Student leadership, service-learning, and community participation are the cornerstones to GreenWorks! projects. These grassroots action projects enable schools and youth organizations across the country to make a positive impact on their communities. GreenWorks! grants are awarded in the spring and fall of each year. For more information, please visit GreenWorks!
November 1, 2007
Youth Garden Grants Program
The National Gardening Association (NGA) and The Home Depot announce the Youth Garden Grants Program for 2008. NGA awards Youth Garden Grants to schools and community organizations with child-centered garden programs. In evaluating grant applications, priority will be given to programs that emphasize one or more of these elements: educational focus or curricular/program integration, nutrition or plant-to-food connections, environmental awareness/education, entrepreneurship, and social aspects of gardening such as leadership development, team building, community support, or service-learning. There is an early-bird incentive if your application is postmarked by October 1, 2007. For more information on how to apply, please visit KidsGardening.
November 1, 2007
Target Field Trip Grants
Education professionals, 18 years or older, who are employed by an accredited K-12 public, private or charter school in the United States that maintain a 501(c)(3) or a 509(a)(1) tax exempt status are eligible to apply for a Target Field Trip Grant. Educators, teachers, principals, paraprofessionals or classified staff of these institutions must be willing to plan and execute a field trip that will provide a demonstrable learning experience for students. For more information please visit Target.
Open Deadline
Teaching Tolerance Grants
Teaching Tolerance offers grants of $500 to $2,500 to preK-12 classroom teachers for projects designed to reduce prejudice among youth, improve intergroup relations in schools and/or support educator professional development in these areas. Proposals from other community organizations and houses of worship will be considered on the basis of direct student impact. For more information please visit Teaching Tolerance.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
NYLC offers Service Learning Training
Professional Development Opportunity for Advance Practitioners
Deadline: October 19, 2007
This fall, NYLC is offering advanced service-learning practitioners an opportunity to receive graduate credits, improve their service-learning practice, and earn a Certificate of Excellent Practice in K-12 Service-Learning — formal recognition of their service-learning expertise.
This program is offered in conjunction with the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and includes three online units of study, culminating in the submission of a portfolio for review by NYLC's evaluation committee.
Participants receive:
two graduate credits from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls (requires successfully passing all class work)
advanced training in service-learning best practices
a Certificate of Excellent Practice in K-12 Service-Learning, providing national recognition of expert service-learning practice (requires successfully passing the NYLC evaluation board review)
NYLC developed the Certificate of Excellent Practice in K-12 Service-Learning to promote a consistent level of practice and produce the best results for young people. Using criteria developed by a national panel of service-learning experts, the NYLC evaluation board offers this certification of practitioners whose work meets the established criteria for high-level service-learning.
As the program is only for advanced practitioners, potential candidates should complete a "pre-application," which will be used to determine whether their experience is appropriate for this program. Those accepted will be provided with registration information.
This year's cohorts starts at the end of this month, and all work is completed by March 31, 2008.
Pre-applications must be received by October 19, 2007.
visit http://www.nylc.org/services_service.cfm?oid=5456
We hope you will take advantage of this program. If you have any questions, please contact lrau@nylc.org or (651) 999-7378.
Deadline: October 19, 2007
This fall, NYLC is offering advanced service-learning practitioners an opportunity to receive graduate credits, improve their service-learning practice, and earn a Certificate of Excellent Practice in K-12 Service-Learning — formal recognition of their service-learning expertise.
This program is offered in conjunction with the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and includes three online units of study, culminating in the submission of a portfolio for review by NYLC's evaluation committee.
Participants receive:
two graduate credits from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls (requires successfully passing all class work)
advanced training in service-learning best practices
a Certificate of Excellent Practice in K-12 Service-Learning, providing national recognition of expert service-learning practice (requires successfully passing the NYLC evaluation board review)
NYLC developed the Certificate of Excellent Practice in K-12 Service-Learning to promote a consistent level of practice and produce the best results for young people. Using criteria developed by a national panel of service-learning experts, the NYLC evaluation board offers this certification of practitioners whose work meets the established criteria for high-level service-learning.
As the program is only for advanced practitioners, potential candidates should complete a "pre-application," which will be used to determine whether their experience is appropriate for this program. Those accepted will be provided with registration information.
This year's cohorts starts at the end of this month, and all work is completed by March 31, 2008.
Pre-applications must be received by October 19, 2007.
visit http://www.nylc.org/services_service.cfm?oid=5456
We hope you will take advantage of this program. If you have any questions, please contact lrau@nylc.org or (651) 999-7378.
Monday, October 1, 2007
Service Learning 101 Workshop at Case
The Mandel Center for Non-profit Organization will be offering a Service Learning 101 workshop on October 12th. Deadline for registration is October 5th.
Service Learning 101
October 12, 2007
May 2-3, 2008
This training, sponsored by YPS, is presented by Dr. L. Richard Bradley of the Ohio Department of Education. Service Learning 101 participants receive extensive interactive instruction on developing and implementing service learning projects. Educators, students, agency staff, and service recipients are welcome to attend. Each participant receives a manual to help him or her implement the skills learned in the training and to share with colleagues.
More information is available at http://www.case.edu/mandelcenter/yps/training/servicelearning/
Jen
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