THE NATIONAL SERVICE BRIEFING
In this week's Briefing:
* NBA TeamUp All-Star 2001 Awards Applications Deadline Extended
* ServiceVote 2000 Youth Making a Final Push to Get Out the Vote
* Schools Eligible for National Recognition of Service-Learning
* Join National Step Online Chats
* News From America's Promise
* Call for Proposals From The Ars Portalis Project
* Grants Available From the Conservation Technology Support Program
* Applications Available for the Bannerman Fellowship Program
* Peace Corps and AOL Announce New Partnership: AOL Peace Packs
The National Service Briefing
A project of YSA's National Youth Service Affiliates A
weekly publication since 1994 by Youth Service America for
the national and community service field.
October 30, 2000 Volume 7, Number 1
8 Days Till Election Day!
Family Volunteer Day, November 18 2000 http://pointsoflight.org
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The NBA TeamUp All-Star 2001 Awards applications deadline
extended to November 6th. Applications available at
Servenet.org.
ServiceVote 2000 Youth Making a Final Push to Get Out the
Vote.
Remember there are 8 Days Till Election Day ServiceVote
2000 in the final weeks of its Election 2000 campaign is
making one last big effort to get young people out and
volunteering to promote civic participation. ServiceVote
2000 is asking volunteers to go out in their areas to
encourage all people to vote regardless of their political
ideology. The message is simple: transform a generation of
young people committed to volunteer service into a
generation of voters, and help sustain the impact of their
volunteer work. ServiceVote 2000 is hosting two youth
forums to promote these ideas in Los Angeles CA, and in
Washington DC. * Los Angeles, CA - November 3, 2000
"Serving But Not Voting" hosted by the University of
California, Los Angeles Youth Service California, Arsalyn
Foundation, Constitutional Rights Foundation - Debbie
Genzer: Debbie@yscal.org (510) 302-0550 * Washington DC-
Sunday, November 5, - 10:00 am DC Youth Forum: Reform
America - American University Amphitheatre -Garnesha
Crawford: Gcrawford@Ysa.Org or Jason Rolsen (202) 296-2994
ext.24
Schools Eligible for Recognition of Service-Learning
Up to 100 middle schools and high schools will receive
Presidential recognition this year through the National
Service-Learning Leader Schools Program. Sponsored by the
Corporation for National Service, the Leader Schools
initiative recognizes outstanding schools that
successfully combine academics with service to the
community. "The Leader Schools program honors schools
that fully integrate service into its curriculum and give
students meaningful opportunities to give back to their
communities while improving their academic skills," said
Harris Wofford, CEO of the Corporation for National
Service. In recent years the value of service-learning
has been acknowledged by vast amounts of research. A 1999
study by the National Center for Education Statistics
found that most schools engaged in service-learning found
it strengthened relationships among students, the school,
and the community. Brandeis University found that students
participating in effective service-learning programs
perform better in school and are more socially
responsible. To become a National Service-Learning Leader
School, a school must apply to a state-level review panel
that will select the state's national finalists. Each
finalist will prepare a portfolio demonstrating its
excellence in service-learning that will be screened by a
national peer review panel in the spring. State level
applications are now available. The national winners will
be announced in May. For more information, call
800-628-8442 or visit www.learnandserve.org/leaderschools.
Join National Step Online Chats
The Youth Advisory Council of Youth Service America is
hosting National Step Online Chats" every other
Wednesday at 5pm P.S.T. (8 pm E.S.T.) with the theme of
"Back to School / Back to Service". The next on-line
chat is scheduled for November 8th, and the topic will be
"Mobilize and Organize! - How to Plan a Youth Summit."
Find out why your area might want to host a youth summit.
Current YAC members will explain the steps they took to
organize a regional Youth Summit and give tips on how to
start planning. Past on-line discussions have included
topics such as ServiceVote 2000: Why Youth Matter in
this Election" and Keeping a Roof Over Our Head:
Youth Service and Homelessness". To join a Step
Online Chat" go to www.steponline.com and click on the
chats. (You will have to join if you are not a STEP
member, but don't worry it is easy and free)
News From America's Promise
America's Promise is gearing up for its fourth annual
Groundhog Job Shadow Day set for February 2, 2001.
Currently America's Promise is searching for companies,
organizations, and individuals to take time and share at
least a day with a youth and provide opportunity for them
to see the real life applications of their studies.
Toolkits and other materials are available by calling
1-800-373-3174. Visit the Groundhog Job Shadow web site
www.jobshadow.org or call the toll free telephone number
1-800-633- 7456.
Call for Proposals From The Ars Portalis Project
The Ars Portalis Project: The Art of Civic and Community
Networking is a special project of the Center for Civic
Networking www.civicnet.org, sponsored by the
Telecommunications Opportunity Program of the U.S.
Department of Commerce www.ntia.doc.gov. It is sponsoring
a competition for five special research projects,
conducted by local practitioners in the U.S., for concise
studies to increase understanding of how
community-networking projects can become viable social
enterprises. A final report of findings of these studies
will be released in July 2001 through the
Telecommunications Opportunity Program. Applications
(1,500 word proposal) are due on November 13, and can be
submitted on-line to Think Global, Act Local". The
Ars Portalis Project looks to link work locally with
others doing similar service, using the Net to compare,
contrast and learn, while building new knowledge among a
growing community of practitioners. For more read the new
white paper: "Community Networking Gets Interesting", just
released: www.arsportalis.org
Grants Available From the Conservation Technology Support Program
Conservation and environmental non-profit organizations
seeking to use computer mapping technology can apply now
for Conservation Technology Support Program (CTSP) grants
of computers, software and training. Approximately 50
grant packages are available, using computers and printers
donated by Hewlett Packard Company, and Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) software by Environmental
Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) and Clark Labs.
Other vendors may also provide equipment and software.
Land trusts, watershed organizations, groups working to
save plant and animal habitats, environmental justice and
urban open space groups, Indian Tribes, sustainable
development groups, and many other types of groups are all
of interest to CTSP. Interested groups should obtain the
application guidelines at http://www.ctsp.org.
Applications are due January 9, 2001 and decisions will be
made by mid-April 2001. To be considered, an organization
must be U.S.-based and have 501c3 tax exempt status.
Indian Tribes are also eligible.
Applications Available for the Bannerman Fellowship Program
The Bannerman Fellowship Program gives long-time activists of
color financial support in the amount of $15,000 to take
sabbaticals of three months or more. Previous Bannerman fellows
have worked on a broad range of
issues, from environmental justice to immigrant rights,
from political empowerment to economic revitalization.
Bannerman Fellows have the freedom to use their
sabbaticals in whatever way they think will best
re-energize them, and no product (other than a brief
report) is required upon completion of the sabbatical. In
order to be eligible, applicants must be an individual of
color, have at least 10 years' experience as a community
activist, be committed to continuing work for social
change, and be a resident of the United States or its
territories. Visit the Bannerman Fellowship Web site for
more information on the program and to download an
application http://www.bannermanfellowship.org. Contact:
You can contact the Bannerman Fellowship Program at 1627
Lancaster Street, Baltimore, MD 21231 - Tel: (410)
327-6220 or E-mail: info@bannermanfellowship.org
Peace Corps and AOL Announce New Partnership: AOL Peace Packs
AOL announced a new program to support Peace Corps
Volunteer efforts in education, training, and economic
development. The Peace Corps believes that by expanding
access to information and communications through
technology, volunteers can strengthen the impact of their
work and help address the most challenging issues they
face. Through this pilot project, AOL and the Peace Corps
will test the ability of the Internet to have a positive
impact on development projects at local levels. The AOL
Peace Packs program is part of the AOL Foundation's
initiative to bridge the digital divide. Quoting Peace
Corps Director Mark Schneider, "Peace Corps volunteers can
be the human bridge across the global digital divide."
AOL Peace Packs can help community-based integration of
information technology into health, education and
development goals, while providing needed equipment and
Internet access to volunteers on different projects. The
AOL Foundation is dedicated to ensuring that all people
realize the benefits promised by the Internet Revolution
as soon as possible. Foundation programs currently focus
on using the Internet to enhance civic discourse, improve
delivery of health care services and information,
strengthen philanthropy, improve education and youth
services, and provide digital opportunity to under-served
communities. For more information on the AOL Foundation,
visit www.aolfoundation.org.
Job Opportunities
The Service Learning Institute at California State
University, Monterey Bay has two staff position openings:
a Service-Learning Information Specialist" and an
"After School Program Assistant", for more information
call (831) 582-3337 or visit CSUMB's Home Page:
http://jobs.monterey.edu
The Center for Youth as Resources is seeking a Regional
Service Coordinator for the Midwest Regional Office
located in Indianapolis, Indiana. For full job description
visit www.ncpc.org/jobs.htm or e-mail: Logue@ncpc.org.
The National Resource Center, a project of ETR Associates,
is seeking 3-5 qualified people Computers/Technology
Specialist. For full job description visit
www.etr.org/nsrc/srtech.html or e-mail: sant@etr.org.
The National Resource Center, a project of ETR Associates,
is seeking a person qualified in Training/Instructional
Design. For full job description visit
www.etr.org/nsrc/srtech.html or e-mail: sant@etr.org.
The National Resource Center, a project of ETR Associates,
is seeking a Library- Resource Center Specialist. For full
job description visit www.etr.org/nsrc/srtech.html or
e-mail: sant@etr.org.
For job announcements and descriptions, visit
http://www.servenet.org/resources/career
CALENDAR
In 2000:
November 1, 2000- Grant applications for youth led
projects for Social Change are due to the Funders'
Collaborative on Youth Organizing c/o Jewish Fund for
Justice 260 Fifth Avenue, Suite 701 New York, NY 10001
Tel: (212) 213-2113 Ext. 24 e-mail vvrana@morino.org.
November 1, 2000- Search Institute's 2000 Healthy
Communities*Healthy Youth Conference, Minneapolis, MN,
CYAR Youth Adult Partnerships That Work Pre-Conference,
http://www.yar.org November 2, 2000- Building Assets, the
Youth as Resources Way, Minneapolis, November 2
http://www.yar.org
Random Acts of Kindness Week, November 6-13
http://www.actsofkindness.org
Election Day, Get Out and Vote, November 7, 2000
http://www.servicevote.org/ 8 Days Till Election Day!
On November 9th The National 4-H Council and the
Alliance for National Renewal are hosting a discussion
entitled *Engaging Youth Through New Technology* for
adults and youth from the non-profit, civic, community
development, media, and foundation fields. The session
will explore successes, challenges and opportunities that
the new technologies pose for youth civic engagement.
This four-hour session is free.
November 9-11- The National Civic League's 106th annual
conference entitled *Wired for Civic Engagement: Using
Technology to Build Community*. The conference will take
place in Arlington, Virginia. For more information about
attending the National Conference on Governance, go to
www.ncl.org/ncl/ncg00reg.htm. The Enterprise Foundation:
Community Solutions Conference, Atlanta, November 12-15
http://www.enterprisefoundation.org
November Satellite Town Meeting #74 "Partners for
Excellence: Families, Businesses and Communities Working
Together" Tuesday, November 21, 2000 - 8:00 to 9:00 PM
(ET)
Second Annual National Family Volunteer Day, November 18,
2000 http://www.pointsoflight.org/
13th Annual Help the Homeless 5k Walkathon, November 18
Freedom Plaza, Washington, DC http://www.novam.org
The Charlotte and Jack J. Spitzer B'nai B'rith Hillel
Forum on Public Policy, February 25-27, 2001 Washington,
DC http://www.hillel.org
National Service-Learning Conference: Partnerships for a Civil
Society,
Denver, April 4-7, 2001 http://www.nylc.org
SEASONS OF SERVICE
* Family Volunteer Day, November 18 2000 pointsoflight.org
* MLK Day of Service, January 15, 2001 www.cns.gov
* National Volunteer Week/Big Help Week, April 2001
www.pointsoflight.org or http://www.nick.com
* National Youth Service Day, April 20-21, 2001
www.SERVEnet.org/nysd
* Join Hands Day, June 16, 2001 National Fraternal Congress of
America
http://www.nfcanet.org
* Make A Difference Day, October, 2001 www.usaweekend.com/diffday
Volunteer Recognition
Recognize your young volunteers with the President's
Student Service Awards. Make them a part of every ceremony
and special event! For more information on the President's
Student Service Awards or the President's Student Service
Scholarships, please visit
http://www.student-service-awards.org
Jason Rolsen
Youth Service America
1101 15th Street, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20005
202-296-2994 ext.21
www.servenet.org
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