http://www.compact.org educating citizens • building communities Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:46:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en National AmeriCorps*VISTA Leader Campus Compact Boston, MA The overarching objective of the national Campus Compact VISTA leader position is to support the Campus Compact VISTA network in state Compact offices across the country, through communication, collaboration, promotion and resource sharing. Key Goals: To develop support mechanisms and act as a resource for VISTA ... http://www.compact.org/events-jobs-grants-more/americorps-americorps-vista-opportunities/national-americorpsvista-leader-for-campus-compact/10252/ YELLOW SPRINGS — Students at Antioch University McGregor will award $4,500 to three Miami Valley nonprofit agencies, thanks to a student philanthropy grant from Ohio Campus Compact. The university was one of 15 Ohio colleges or universities awarded the Pay It Forward: Strengthening Communities through Student-Led Philanthropy grant, according to its ... http://www.compact.org/news/in-the-media/antioch-students-pay-it-forward/10247/ Due March 31, 2010 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=52085 The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) announces the availability of $750,000 in grant funds for three-year awards to recruit, train, and support college students to assist state and local governments in the administration of elections by serving as nonpartisan poll workers or assistants. http://www.compact.org/funding-opportunities/help-america-vote-college-poll-worker-program/10245/ Deadline: LOI Due March 26, 2010, Application April 30, 2010 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=2mFKLNsTGyvXpLPydJJnc4BV1ZgGpt3TmVN97SSxgyMqhLynqXGF!-1519482301?oppId=52144&mode=VIEW The Citizenship and Integration National Capacity Building Grant Program offered through the Office of Citizenship (OoC), within U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), will provide up to $2,500,000 in federal funding to eligible national, regional, or state-wide organizations with multiple sites ... http://www.compact.org/funding-opportunities/fy-2010-citzenship-integration-national-capacity-building-grant-program/10243/ Deadline: LOI Due March 26, 2010, Application April 30, 2010 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=2mFKLNsTGyvXpLPydJJnc4BV1ZgGpt3TmVN97SSxgyMqhLynqXGF!-1519482301?oppId=52147&mode=VIEW The Citizenship and Integration Direct Services Grant Program offered through the Office of Citizenship (OoC), within U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), will provide federal funding to eligible organizations to promote the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. Competitive grants fund of approximately ... http://www.compact.org/funding-opportunities/fy2010-citizenship-and-integration-direct-services-grant-program/10240/ BOONE - Appalachian State University is the winner of the 2010 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Technology Challenge Contest for a video documenting the university’s MLK Challenge event in January. Appalachian beat out four national finalists by receiving 48 percent, or 6,701, of the 14,055 votes cast ... http://www.compact.org/news/asu-wins-mlk-tech-contest/10230/ Course Description Effective management and leadership in the nonprofit sector requires both an understanding of the basic principles of nonprofit organization and associated management challenges (covered in PAFF 551) and familiarity with current debates that are changing how they operate (PAFF 552). The purpose of PAFF 552 is to introduce students to ... http://www.compact.org/syllabi/issues-in-nonprofit-administration/10184/ Introduction Philanthropy – “giving away money” – sounds attractive and simple. But the very acts of contributing and receiving resources affect dynamics and relationships among all involved, and philanthropic strategies often require trade-offs between competing goals. It’s a field that is hard to do it well, if one is truly interested ... http://www.compact.org/syllabi/investing-in-social-change-the-practice-of-philanthropy/10188/ Course Description “Philanthropy can be both a potent vehicle through which public needs are met and an instrument for the expression of private beliefs and commitments” - Peter Frumkin, Strategic Giving, 2006 The roots and impact of philanthropy runs deep in American history and culture and the role of philanthropists and philanthropic ... http://www.compact.org/syllabi/special-topics-philanthropy/10192/ The goal of Nonprofit Education Programs at WMU is to strengthen the capacity of leaders to carry out the missions of the organizations they serve. This is accomplished through education, community-service, and research designed to improve the contribution that public-serving organizations can make to society. Special emphasis is ... http://www.compact.org/syllabi/seminar-in-nonprofit-leadership/10195/ Use your experience as an AmeriCorps*VISTA member to help other VISTA members make the most out of their year of service! The WiCC AmeriCorps*VISTA programs enrolls 35 passionate AmeriCorps*VISTA members each year in our program. Our VISTAs are placed on college campuses and in community organizations working on projects that are ... http://www.compact.org/events-jobs-grants-more/americorps-americorps-vista-opportunities/vista-leader-wicc-2/10139/ Funded by the Manuel D. and Rhoda Mayerson Foundation, the Mayerson Student Philanthropy Project of Northern Kentucky University provides an opportunity for students to participate in experiential philanthropy through a wide variety of courses each year. Each class is provided with $4,000. The class may increase the amount by raising ... http://www.compact.org/program-models/mayerson-student-philanthropy-project-of-northern-kentucky-university/9964/ The Pay it Forward: Strengthening Communities through Student-Led Philanthropy initiative is sponsored by Ohio Campus Compact in collaboration with Kentucky Campus Compact and Michigan Campus Compact. Pay it Forward addresses critical economic needs in communities through student-led grant making and volunteerism through a focus in three needs areas: children and ... http://www.compact.org/program-models/pay-it-forward-strengthening-communities-through-student-led-philanthropy/9959/ Funded by the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, the Students4Giving℠ initiative provides an opportunity for students to make grants to nonprofits through the use of a Donor Advised Fund (DAF). Colleges are selected to participate through a national competition. Each school is awarded a DAF containing $15,000 to oversee and name. DAFs ... http://www.compact.org/program-models/students4giving/9952/ Required Texts Lynd, Robert S., and Helen Merrell Lynd. 1929. Middletown: A Study in Contemporary American Culture. New York:Harcourt Brace & Company. Lassiter, Eric Luke (ed)., 2004. The Other Side of Middletown. Alta Mira Press. Spradley, James. 1979. The Ethnographic Interview. Other Readings Spradley, James. 2000[1970]. “You Owe Yourself a Drunk” (optional text) **There will also ... http://www.compact.org/syllabi/researching-american-culture/9923/ Fontbonne University, a Catholic coeducational institution of higher learning sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, seeks candidates for the position of Assistant Director of Service, Diversity and Social Justice. The person in this newly created position will help further cultivate and promote a campus culture that respects human ... http://www.compact.org/events-jobs-grants-more/jobs/assistant-director-service-diversity-and-social-justice/9824/ Office: Acting in the Community Together (ACT), Carleton College and offices of Financial Aid and Student Activities at St. Olaf College Date Open: April 1, 2010 Purpose of this Position: Direct and manage both the Northfield Reads and Counts tutoring program in Northfield Public Schools and the work study program through community ... http://www.compact.org/events-jobs-grants-more/jobs/community-based-work-study-coordinator-2/9865/ Looking for an opportunity to connect with dynamic students from around the world? The Hesselbein Student Leadership Summit is a way to strengthen your leadership skills and apply those to real-world situations. Join us from July 10-13, 2010 and learn from distinguished mentors what it takes to excel ... http://www.compact.org/events-jobs-grants-more/professional-development/hesselbein-student-leadership-summit/9885/ PELLA — Central College’s Cheri Doane, director of community-based learning, was presented with the President’s Volunteer Service Award March 1 in Des Moines.… The award was presented by Jackie Norris, policy adviser for President Barack Obama to the Corporation for National Community Service.“Through her continued leadership, Cheri Doane has been integral ... http://www.compact.org/news/in-the-media/cheri-doane-receives-president%e2%80%99s-volunteer-service-award/9887/ King’s College, Misericordia University and Keystone College are among 43 Pennsylvania colleges and more than 700 colleges nationwide recognized for their commitment to volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement.… The Corporation for National and Community Service oversees the Honor Roll in collaboration with the Department of Education, Department of Housing and Urban ... http://www.compact.org/news/in-the-media/king%e2%80%99s-college-misericordia-university-and-keystone-college-recognized-for-community-service/9843/