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Project Ignition Grants (Deadline: June 30) - Youth Service America
Submitted by servicewire on Sat, 05/02/2009 - 22:03
Sponsored by State Farm® and coordinated by the National Youth Leadership Council® (NYLC), Project Ignition returns for another exciting year! Project Ignition is a grant program that uses service-learning to help address teen driver safety issues. These grants support students in grades 9 through 12 and their teachers or advisors to work together to develop a campaign to address the issue of teen driver safety in your community. Grants will be awarded to a maximum of twenty-five (25) selected programs.
Disney Minnie Grants Available - Youth Service America
Submitted by servicewire on Sat, 05/02/2009 - 22:02
Youth Service America and Disney are pleased to offer the Disney Minnie Grants to fund children's efforts to improve their communities. These grants of $500 are for children (ages 5-14) or the organizations that engage them, to implement youth-led service projects that address the issues of Poverty, Hunger, Education, Environment, Global Citizenship, Sustainable Community Development, and Disaster Prevention & Relief. Applications are accepted from all over the world. Projects will take place in the months of September-November 2009. Accepting applications through June 15.
100,000 Playspaces in 100 Days & $100,000 for Charity - Youth Service America
Submitted by servicewire on Sat, 05/02/2009 - 22:01
You can help raise $100,000 for charity and help KaBOOM! create the first comprehensive map of playspaces! Take a picture of a place to play, go online to the KaBOOM! Playspace Finder, add the playspace and that's it! For every playspace you add, you can donate $1 to one of six great charities. KaBOOM!
Learn about Summer of Service - Youth Service America
Submitted by servicewire on Sat, 05/02/2009 - 22:01
In 2005, Innovations in Civic Participation proposed a national Summer of Service program to help communities create positive alternatives for middle school students during summer vacations. With the right resources, Summer of Service could become a national 'rite of passage' with the potential to reverse negative trends for youth and increase their potential for future success, while also strengthening communities.
Learn About NYLC's Generator School Network - Youth Service America
Submitted by servicewire on Sat, 05/02/2009 - 22:00
Connect with your service-learning colleagues across the country to learn more about the Generator School Network, an online learning community rooted in the research-based standards for quality practice. Spaces still remain for the last webinar of this successful series. The Generator School Network, a program of NYLC, is a community of schools committed to best practices in service-learning and to the vision that high-quality service-learning should be a part of the school experience for every student.
Peace Corps Celebrates Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (news) - Peace Corps
Submitted by servicewire on Fri, 05/01/2009 - 10:00
How Your Nonprofit Can Access Stimulus Funding - Idealist.org
Submitted by servicewire on Thu, 04/30/2009 - 13:17
A roundup of information from Amy Potthast, who also blogs at The New Service.
How Your Nonprofit Can Access Stimulus Funding - Idealist.org
Submitted by servicewire on Thu, 04/30/2009 - 13:17
A roundup of information from Amy Potthast, who also blogs at The New Service.
Seeking Your Input on Implementation of Serve America Act - Corporation for National and Community Service
Submitted by servicewire on Thu, 04/30/2009 - 01:00
The Serve America Act goes into effect on October 1. We will be spending the coming weeks and months planning for implementation, and are very interested in getting your input as we move ahead. As the people who make service happen in communities everyday, you have vital insights about how we can make the most of the extraordinary opportunities presented by this new legislation. We also need your input as we develop the Corporation's strategic plan for the next five years.
Do A Little Bit More: Dine Out. Dine In. Step Up to Fight Hunger. - Idealist.org
Submitted by servicewire on Wed, 04/29/2009 - 17:32
By Put, the mastermind behind the A Little Bit More series.
