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		<title>Science, Technology, Engineering &amp; Mathematics (STEM)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) seeks proposals under authority of the National Defense Education Act (1959) and under the Pre-Engineering Program (PEP) to stimulate young pupils in the sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).]]></description>
		<link>http://www.compact.org/funding-opportunities/science-technology-engineering-mathematics-stem/18095/</link>
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		<title>Impact Alabama Regional Coordinator</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Individuals who work with Impact Alabama spend a year of service after graduation at a unique, nationally recognized organization fighting poverty in Alabama. Impact seeks highly motivated, talented graduates to fill full-time positions that implement and oversee three nationally unique initiatives based upon a collaboration with twenty colleges across the state of Alabama: FocusFirst, SaveFirst, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.compact.org/events-jobs-grants-more/jobs/impact-alabama-regional-coordinator-3/18088/</link>
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		<title>Volunteer Camp Counselor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Camp AmeriKids, a summer camp for children living with HIV/AIDS, is looking for caring, responsible, energetic and fun counselors for our 2012 season. A volunteer counselor team is responsible for the 24-hour supervision of a cabin and maintains a camper to counselor ratio of about 2 to1. Counselors spend each day of the one week [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.compact.org/events-jobs-grants-more/volunteer-opportunities/volunteer-camp-counselor/18076/</link>
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		<title>Assistant Director for Involvement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[General Description: The Student Leadership, Involvement &#38; Community Engagement (SLiCE) office offers a broad range of programs and services for Colorado State University students, faculty, staff, and the community in the areas of leadership development, involvement, volunteerism, and community-based research. Through the programs at SLiCE, students can find both support and resources to graduate as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.compact.org/events-jobs-grants-more/jobs/assistant-director/18072/</link>
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		<title>Social Justice Revival: Colleges embrace social justice curriculum</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are still no fair trade shops on the Kalamazoo College campus. After returning from study abroad trips in Thailand and Kenya and Botswana, a group of Kalamazoo students wanted to open a store that would showcase goods that artisans in those countries made for a living wage. Read more »]]></description>
		<link>http://www.compact.org/news/social-justice-revival-colleges-embrace-social-justice-curriculum/18061/</link>
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		<title>MWCC given $2M to support civic engagement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mount Wachusett Community College has received its largest single donation to date with a $2 million anonymous donation to support civic-engagement initiatives on campus. The goal of the donation is to &#8220;ensure that future generations will continue to gain awareness, appreciation and practical experience for volunteerism, civic involvement and the value of giving back to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.compact.org/news/mwcc-given-2m-to-support-civic-engagement/18043/</link>
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		<title>Grant to support Campus-Community Link program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not every academic experience a student has at college is learned in a classroom. The Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation recently granted the West Virginia Campus Compact $235,000 to be used toward its Campus-Community LINK program. Since 2010, the Campus-Community LINK program has provided WVU professors with the funds to lead students in service learning experiences [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.compact.org/news/grant-to-support-campus-community-link-program/18023/</link>
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		<title>National Endowment for the Arts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Our Town Program provides support for planning, design, and arts engagement activities seeking to improve communities’ quality of life, encourage creative activity, create community identity and a sense of place, and revitalize local economies. Proposed projects will demonstrate the potential to achieve theLivability: American communities are strengthened through the arts outcome, including activities that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.compact.org/funding-opportunities/national-endowment-for-the-arts/18021/</link>
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		<title>Peer Mentoring in Chicago</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Life Directions staff in partnership with peer leaders provide three interconnected programs that network the social capitol of adolescents and the adults who support them. The Peer Motivation Program operates in the high school bringing achieving students together with at-risk students. The students explore issues they confront, see ways to be responsible for their future, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.compact.org/events-jobs-grants-more/volunteer-opportunities/peer-mentoring-in-chicago/17967/</link>
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		<title>Department of Agriculture</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Resident Instruction Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas Program provides support for academic instruction enhancement projects designed to strengthen the capacity of educational institutions in insular areas to carry out coordinated, multi-institutional delivery of teaching, learning, and faculty development (including distance education and articulation agreements, student and faculty exchanges, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.compact.org/funding-opportunities/department-of-agriculture/17991/</link>
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		<title>Department of Commerce</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Natural Resource Damage Assessment Multi-Year Implementation Grants Program provides support for the implementation of projects that will address coastal natural resource injuries from oil spills, hazardous substance releases, and ship groundings. Selected entities will oversee a broad range of natural resource damage project types, including habitat restoration or creation, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.compact.org/funding-opportunities/department-of-commerce/17989/</link>
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		<title>Walgreens Corporate Contribution Program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Walgreens Corporate Contribution Program supports nonprofit organizations in local Walgreens communities throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. Walgreens provides grants to organizations that focus on access to health and wellness in their communities, pharmacy education programs and mentoring initiatives, civic and community outreach, and emergency and disaster relief. Health is the company&#8217;s major [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.compact.org/funding-opportunities/walgreens-corporate-contribution-program/17986/</link>
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		<title>Civic Ventures: The Purpose Prize</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Purpose Prize, administered by Civic Ventures, provides awards to people over 60 who are taking on society&#8217;s biggest challenges. The prize recognizes those with the passion and experience to discover new opportunities, create new programs, and make lasting change. Five awards of $100,000 will be given to exceptional individuals who are channeling their creativity [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.compact.org/funding-opportunities/civic-ventures-the-purpose-prize/17983/</link>
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		<title>Do Something Awards Program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do Something is a national nonprofit organization that inspires young people to believe that change is possible, and trains, funds, and mobilizes them to be leaders who measurably strengthen their communities. The Do Something Award identifies exceptional young social entrepreneurs, activists, and community leaders who have a significant social impact. Five nominees will receive a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.compact.org/funding-opportunities/do-something-awards-program/17980/</link>
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		<title>Aetna Foundation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Aetna Foundation is dedicated to promoting wellness, health, and access to high-quality health care for everyone, while supporting the communities the company serves. The Foundation funds proposals having national impact and relevance, as well as regional proposals that impact specific regions, states, or communities. The Foundation provides grants through the following program areas: The Obesity [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.compact.org/funding-opportunities/aetna-foundation/17977/</link>
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		<title>Research Analyst</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Position Title: Research Analyst Department: Prospect Management and Analysis Overview: Identify new prospects, assist with prospect management and provide research services regarding critical wealth and other biographical information in order to lead to increased gift revenue. Reports to: Associate Director of Prospect Research &#38; Management Essential Duties: 1. Conduct comprehensive research on individual prospects, corporations, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.compact.org/events-jobs-grants-more/jobs/research-analyst/17952/</link>
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		<title>Journal of Service-Learning in Higher Education Call for Manuscripts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Journal of Service-Learning in Higher Education is an online, international, peer-reviewed journal for the dissemination of original research regarding effective institutional-community partnerships. JSLHE is a subscription-free journal with a review board made up of various academic disciplines of nationally and internationally accredited colleges and universities and affiliated organizations.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.compact.org/events-jobs-grants-more/call-for-proposals/journal-of-service-learning-in-higher-education-call-for-manuscripts/17942/</link>
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		<title>College Students Serve High School In Honor Of MLK Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of Portland’s struggling high schools got a boost on Monday when 800 college students helped with service projects in honor of Martin Luther King Day. Volunteers painted walls, picked up trash, and left notes of encouragement on student lockers. In past years, Roosevelt has struggled with under enrollment, low academic performance and poor graduation [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.compact.org/news/college-students-serve-high-school-in-honor-of-mlk-day/17938/</link>
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		<title>Oregon college students give MLK Day of service at Portland&#8217;s Roosevelt High School</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rake in hand, Deondrae Rhone  looked over his shoulder at Roosevelt High School, where he graduated 2 1/2 years ago. He could easily imagine the message that about 800 collegians delivered Monday with their day of service on the North Portland campus. &#8220;It will make a big impression, especially when the Roosevelt students find out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.compact.org/news/oregon-college-students-give-mlk-day-of-service-at-portlands-roosevelt-high-school/17936/</link>
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		<title>Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Young volunteers choose to give back to community</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Martin Luther King Jr. once said, &#8220;Life&#8217;s most persistent and urgent question is: &#8216;What are you doing for others?&#8217;&#8221; While some are planning to rest this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, more than 1,000 college students will answer King&#8217;s call and come together to serve Portland youth. These millennials are bucking stereotypes about their generation, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.compact.org/news/martin-luther-king-jr-day-young-volunteers-choose-to-give-back-to-community/17934/</link>
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