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Membership Benefits for Community Service Directors

  • Professional development and networking opportunities through national, regional, and state conferences.
  • Millions of dollars in subgrants to member campuses to support service and civic engagement efforts available through our state offices.
  • Online access to news, events, funding opportunities, resources, and other essential information.
  • A searchable database of more than 700 exemplary campus-based service program models, indexed by category.
  • Information on and support for VISTA, Federal Work-Study, and other programs.
  • Discounts on publications with information on program administration, benchmarks, funding, and other key topics.
  • Regional and state-level support, including assistance in linking with local school systems, businesses, and community partners, as well as onsite training and technical assistance.
  • State and national-level service statistics to support campus funding of service-related efforts.
  • An opportunity to inform national and state-level legislation and policy affecting campus-based civic engagement efforts.
  • Publications and online resources to help your community partners work effectively with higher education.
  • Events and initiatives that bring together CSDs, service-learning directors, faculty, students, and community partners.

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Independent evidence suggest[s] that attending an institution that is a member of Campus Compact increases the student's odds of participating in community service during college."

-The Review of Higher Education, Winter 2002 (p. 157)