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.

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