581 24 26018 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/0ba548d330cdafb84bf49501e41f25fb.pdf 1577c378023110658af4e8431ecfaac4 PDF Text Text MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING DATES and TIMES FOR 2001 NOON-4:00P.M. *FRIDAY, February 9, 2001 Host: Michigan Community Service Commission Lansing *MONDAY, May 21, 2001 Host and Location: Grand Rapids MONDAY and TUESDAY, September 10 & 11,2001 (Meeting and Retreat) Host and Location: Brook Lodge in Augusta FRIDAY, December 14,2001 Host: Vivian Pickard Location: Detroit *Critical dates for program approvals MCSC - Executive Committee Meetings George W. Romney Building, 4th Floor Lansing, Michigan 10:00 a.m.- Noon Friday, January 5, 2001 Host: Michigan Community Service Commission Friday, April 20, 2001 Host: Michigan Community Service Commission *Conference Call from 12:30 p.m. until 2:30p.m. Friday, August 17, 2001 Host: Michigan Community Service Commission Friday, November 16, 2001 Host: Michigan Community Se•·vice Commission Revised 1/22/00 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_2001-02-09_Meeting-Dates-for-2001 Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2001-02-09 commission meeting meeting dates for 2001 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2001-02-09 commission meeting meeting dates for 2001. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50183 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001-02-09 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/8551fb1c083ff6e835032a9a1fea5c1b.pdf c551c9cd6f7c18bae6ff0843e19f5928 PDF Text Text MCSC Site Visit Conducted by: Lee Lacy, Senior Program Officer, CNS February 7- 9, 2001 Itinerary February 7, 2001 9:30a.m. Lee arrives at the Detroit Airport 10:00 to 1:00 Travel from Detroit to Lansing. Check in to the Radisson. Grab lunch in route to Lansing. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00p.m. Meet with Paula Kaiser, Director of Programs and Garry Gross, Director of Finance and Administration to discuss the state commission administrative standards Meet with Mary Grill, Director of Outreach and Fund Development, to discuss their functions and activities. February 8, 2001 9:00a.m. Meet with Beth Barney to discuss the Michigan's AmeriCorps Member Council and Other Statewide Events 9:30a.m. Overview ofMCSC's training and teclmical assistance initiatives 10:15 a.m. Meet with Angelia Salas to discuss the Learn & Serve Programs 11:00 a.m. Meet with Kyle Caldwell 12:00 p.m. Lunch with Paula Kaiser and Kyle Caldwell 1:15 p.m. Depart for MSU 2:00p.m. Site Visit with the Michigan Reading Readiness Project The visit will be conducted by Beth Barney, Program Development Coordinator for MCSC. Julie Chapin and Sheila Smith will be interviewed. 5:00p.m. Depart for the Radisson �February 9, 2001 8:00a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Meet with MCSC staff to continue the dialogue regarding the state commission administrative standards 11:45 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. Introduction to MCSC Chair, Dr. Russell G. Mawby in KC 's office. 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. MCSC Commission Meeting, George W. Romney Building, Michigan Room, 1 st Floor 4:00p.m. Depart for the Detroit Airport � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_2001-02-09_MCSC-Site-Visit-Itinerary Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2001-02-09 commission meeting Michigan Community Service Commission site visit itinerary Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2001-02-09 commission meeting Michigan Community Service Commission site visit itinerary. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50182 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001-02-09 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/9f1079e13495385d829935dfe76e896f.pdf 4e221cd7de5a567829f87883d15c4ada PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER , Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Russell G. Mawby December 2000 Executive Director Kyle Caldwell 111 George W. Romney Lans ing . Telephone: FAX : S. Capito l Ave. Bldg ., 4th Floo r Michigan 48913 (517) 335-4295 (517) 373-4977 Dear Friend of Service: As the calendar year comes to a close, we at the Michigan Community Service Commission are taking time to remember our friends and reflect on our shared successes. Thanks to you, the list of successes and friends grew. Throughout the year, your news organization promoted community-based service and volunteer projects sponsored by the Michigan Community Service such as Make A Difference Day. Because you found the projects important enough to promote and cover in your paper, radio or television broadcast, thousands of volunteers participated in hundreds of projects throughout the state. Your commitment to your community helped improve the lives of thousands of Michigan's citizens. On Make A Difference Day, more than 85,000 people volunteered in their community-all in one day! Volunteers helped senior citizens winterize their homes, helped feed and place the homeless, built homes for working poor families, assisted mothers living in domestic abuse shelters, and collected warm clothes, toys and books for children through hundreds of volunteer service projects. Literally, thousands of people received assistance from acts of kindness. The key to that type of community response is in getting the word out. By giving media attention to events like Make A Difference Day, the Governors Service Awards, America's Promise and AmeriCorps projects, people become aware of service opportunities and activities they can use to give back to their communities and connect with their neighbors. It is no small thing to promote a charitable activity. I, along with our Commissioners, appreciate the effort and would like to commend your organization for helping us help others. It is for this reason that I strongly encourage you to nominate your organization for the Eighth Annual Governors Service Awards in the Exemplary Media/News Organization category. The awards ceremony is held in May and all finalists are recognized. It is an opportunity to receive the kudos your news agency deserves. I have enclosed a nomination form should you decide to do so. I look forward to your continued commitment to service through the promotion of local events and activities in the years to come. S/r(,~ Kyle Caldwell, Executive Director Pfll~~£001· IOECVC ~OPAPE" �STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER , Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION 111 George W. Romney Lans ing , Telephone : FAX : Chairperson Russell G. Mawby Executive Director Kyle Caldwell F 0 r I m mediate R e 1ease S. Cap itol Ave. Bldg ., 4th Floor Michi gan 4891 3 (517 ) 335-4295 (517) 373-4977 Contact: Mary Grill (517) 373-4200 December 15, 2000 The Eighth Annual Governor's Service Awards This year marks the Eighth Annual Governor's Service Awards. The Governor and the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) support volunteer service as one means to strengthen communities and help solve Michigan's social problems. The Governor's Service Awards seek to acknowledge the countless Michigan citizens involved in volunteer service and honor those whose commitment to community and service to others is exemplary. The Michigan Community Service Commission announces that Governor's Service Award nomination forms are available. Individuals may nominate themselves or others in one of the following 15 Exemplary Volunteer Service Award categories. Categories are Adult (19-35), Adult (36-55), Adult Service Club/Civic Organization, Community Service Program Manager, Corporation/Business, Media/News Organization, National Service Program, National Service Program Member, Senior (56 and older), Service-Learning Educator, The Arts in Service, Youth Service Club/Civic Organization, Youth (18 and younger), Innovative Spirit Volunteer Service Award and the very prestigious Governor George Romney Lifetime Achievement Volunteer Service Award Five finalists in each of the categories will be selected through an extensive peer review process. The finalists will attend a reception and dinner on May 21, 2001 where they will be honored by Governor John Engler and First Lady Michelle Engler for their volunteer contributions. The reception and dinner are sponsored by Ameritech and are being held in conjunction with the Grantmakers Grantseekers annual conference. Nomination forms must be postmarked by February 9, 2001. Please call MCSC at (517) 373-4200 to request a nomination form. ### � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_2001-02-09_Governors-Service-Awards Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2001-02-09 commission meeting Governor's Service Awards Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2001-02-09 commission meeting Governor's Service Awards. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50181 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001-02-09 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/8665754b709b1f2625928f4cc4d64a79.pdf 532861388d7ebe5ea54bcfe19d64ff44 PDF Text Text t STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER , Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION 111 George W. Romney Lansing , Telephone : FAX: Chairperson Russell G. Mawby Executive Director Kyle Caldwell S. Capitol Ave . Bldg ., 4th Floor Michigan 48913 (517) 335-4295 (517) 373-4977 MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Michigan Community Service Cmmnission FROM: Kyle Caldwell, Executive Director RE: Future Goals DATE: November 17, 2000 CC: Friends of the MCSC Attached you will find the latest version of the " Future ofMCSC " document which includes the specific goals, objectives and SWOT analysis as crafted by the MCSC staff at their 2000 Staff Retreat. Strategies The " Future ofMCSC" proposes that the MCSC focus its operational energies on three basic strategies: 1. MCSC will be a grantmaking entity much in the same way as would a foundation. The MCSC would invest in models and initiatives that would further the strength of the field, but would refrain from building staffing and intemal stmctures to operate these initiatives. The role of the MCSC would be to provide and/or broker suppmi that incubates new ideas and new models with an eye toward sustainability through support through avenues at the local, state and national level. 2. MCSC will forge new partnerships that look as intensively within state government as outside state government. The workforce of the state of Michigan is vast as is its ability to touch the lives of others. The MCSC can help to recognize and promote the existing and future volunteer efforts occurring within state agencies. �3. MCSC will study, analyze and share its learning experiences with the rest of the world to advance the knowledge of the field . The MCSC has traditionally only provided evaluation funds and support to grantees for their own purposes. This resource will continue, but the MCSC will also look to providing impact data on different volunteer initiatives as well as those it funds. One example is to provide an annual report on the health of service and volunteerism in Michigan. Ultimately, this would breakdown indicators of volunteer infrastructure to a county by county level. Moving ahead with marketing and research involves the MCSC gearing up an effective and efficient marketing and research component. Again, this will not involved the MCSC building an entire new staff area. The MCSC will focus on contracting with existing partners and forging new ones to deliver these services. Certainly, the ConnectMichigan Alliance will be one of those that will be able to help in this area. To summarize, this documents crafts the future direction for the MCSC and focuses on the MCSC becoming a grantmaker that invests in, and incubates innovative service and volunteer initiatives. The MCSC will do this by allocating resources, forging and strengthening partnerships, and sharing information that can help communities promote service and volunteerism as an effective community problem solving mechanism. Background This document represents months of strategic planning that was inspired by three major factors: 1. The MCSC has been the fortunate beneficiary of the support and leadership of the current Governor and First Lady. Due to term limits, this may change as a new administration will begin in January of2003 and will may not demonstrate the same level of cornn1itment to the work of the MCSC and its pa1iners. 2. The MCSC is a relatively new organization in state governmental tenns and has continuously operated as a "start up" organization . Evidence of this mode of operation include insufficient staffing, no physical space plan (the MCSC has been operating "rent free " since its creation in 1991 ), extremely limited written policy and planning documentation and no sustainability plan. 3. The recent development of the ConnectMichigan Alliance will force the need for some desirable yet rapid changes in the way the MCSC will do business in the near future. All of these factors were considered when crafting the attached strategy. This strategy was crafted to deal with these challenges and help the MCSC forge effectively forward into some new areas of support for volunteers. �Conclusion In its most basic fom1, this document is a sustainability plan for the MCSC. It proposes changes in the operations of the MCSC, but not the mission. The MCSC will still serve as a convener, catalyst and broker for the service and volunteer sectors. The MCSC remains dedicated to enabling all citizens, including youth, to engage in public problem solving through service and volunteerism. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_2001-02-09_Future-Goals Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2001-02-09 commission meeting future goals Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2001-02-09 commission meeting future goals. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50180 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001-02-09 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/99425aad6afcce0ed3c77d84bd620be4.pdf 7d29bbb880b49ff5dbf9e569513ba056 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER , Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION 111 George W. Romney Lansing , Telephone : FAX : Chairperson Russell G. Mawby Executive Director Kyle Caldwell S. Capito l Ave . Bldg ., 4th Floor Michigan 48913 (517 ) 335-4295 (517) 373-4977 MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Michigan Community Service Commission FROM: Gan-y Gross, Director of Finance & Administration Michigan Community Service Commission RE: Finance & Administration Division DATE: January 26, 2001 a .[.»-1 The following is a brief update of the cun-ent issues facing the Finance and Administration Division. FY 200 1 Spending Attached is the Comparative Financial Statement for the first quarter of the fiscal year. The period covers October 1 thTough December 31, 2000. While spending is low for the first quarter, Oill spending rustory has been a very slow first quarter with a rugher percentage of expenditures occurring during the spring and summer months. In addition, no depar1ment overhead charges are included in these numbers. The Michigan Department of Career Development (MDCD), our fiscal agent, normally takes a full month after the quarter ends to determine and allocate expenses to the individual agencies . We will be watching closely to ensure that the amount stays within the MDCD's projections tills year. Also affecting our spending is the open positions and the fact that we have budgeted for a move and the lease space costs for the year. Until we move and fill the open positions, we will continue to stay below forecasted spending levels. New Office Space We are currently waiting on the Department ofManagement and Budget's (DMB) Tenant Services Division to executive a lease for us on the new location. We have determined that an open building on 1048 Pierpont Drive in South Lansing is the best option for us . As discussed at the last Commission meeting, we will be co-locating with the Lansing District office of the Michigan Rehabilitation Service (MRS). MRS was forced to move into the building prior to the interior modifications due to a health issue. This is causing a delay for our lease to be finalized as MRS had to locate in our future area while they wait for their area to be completed . We have asked for 7,500 square feet that will include a conference room large enough for Commission meetings . We are cun-ently located in a space of roughly 3,000 square feet, so we will double ~ o6 ~!'(TEO ON RECVQ.EDPA.PER �our space to accommodate our staff, filing, storage, and meeting needs. We are still planning on moving around the end of March or the beginning of April. Federal Audit We have received word that the audit firm of Cotton & Co., LLC, will perform our federal audit. After a discussion with a senior partner of the firm, I have obtained the following information on our audit. The planned stati date of our audit was the beginning of April, which was in direct conflict with our pla1med move. As we currently do not have enough space to house the auditors and we felt that moving during the middle of such a comprehensive audit would cause undue hardship for both our staff and the auditors, I asked that the audit be postponed until our move is completed. The senior partner agreed that it would not make sense to start the audit during this period and is waiting on word from us when our move will take place. While they seem to be very willing to work with us, I am sure that the timeframe can only be moved back a small amount. It appears that the audit team will consist of 3-5 auditors and they are planning on the audit taking anywhere from one to two months to complete. The size of the audit and the number of our grantees that they will visit during the audit has not yet been determined. They are waiting on the Corporation for National Service to set the size and scope of our audit. Personnel Matters We are currently processing the paperwork for the chosen candidate for the Learn and Serve program coordinator, and hope to have that person start on March 5, 2001. In addition, we are starting the interview process for the vacant Outreach Coordinator. Our final open position, the grants coordinator, is being held until we have a confirmed move date due to lack of space for the position. If you have any questions or concerns that I can help you with, please feel free to call me at (517) 373-8028 or email at grossg@state.mi.us. �MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Comparative Financial Statement/FY 01/1 st Qu arter As of December 31, 2000 STATE FU NDS Actual B ud~et FEDERAL FUNDS Budget Actual PRI VATE FUN DS Budget Actual TOTALS Actual B ud~et REVENU ES Current Year Prior Year Carryover 8,000,000 8,000,000 208,275 208 ,275 6,050,103 6,050,103 0 0 0 122,090 0 122,090 14,050,103 330 ,365 14,050,103 330 ,365 Total Revenues 8,208 ,275 8,208,275 6,050,103 6,050,103 122,090 122,090 14,380,468 14,380,468 Program Operational 7,208 ,275 6,51 3,405 5,000 3,540 5,268,077 4,897,677 20 ,000 175,350 10,000 0 0 12,486,352 180,350 11,411,082 23 ,540 Total Sub Grants 7,213,275 6,516,945 5,443 ,427 4,917,677 10,000 0 12,666,702 11,434,622 0 0 0 620,759 132,235 82 .108 112,631 23 ,777 18.506 SUB-GRANTS OPER. EXPE NDITURES SALARY & WAG ES Salaries/Wages Retirement Insurance 443,535 95,122 55,764 69,672 14,733 11,071 177,224 37,113 26,344 42 ,959 9,044 7,435 Total Salaries/Fringes 594,421 95,476 240 ,681 59,438 0 0 835.102 154,914 Telecommunications Utilities Other Services/Fees Mail and Postage Conf., Seminars Office Supplies/Pri ntin Data Processing S up~ Rentals for Space Equip. Lease Misc. Other Travel Equipment MDC D Fees 12,350 0 6,250 50,600 11 ,000 39,079 0 102,000 1,800 0 30,500 20 ,000 127,000 2,691 0 3,365 414 426 18,932 0 0 129 0 2,269 10,514 0 9,780 0 23,320 15,371 84,765 37,170 0 600 0 4,800 39,329 17,360 133,500 1,574 0 4,764 272 4,421 4,740 0 475 0 0 1,803 149 0 2,000 0 19,660 500 55,035 25,895 0 5,000 0 0 4,000 0 0 130 0 0 443 0 900 0 0 0 0 55 0 0 24 ,130 0 49 ,230 66,4 71 150,800 102,144 0 107,600 1,800 4,800 73,829 37 ,360 260 ,500 4,395 0 8,129 1' 129 4,847 24 ,572 0 475 129 0 4,127 10,663 0 Total CSS&M 400 ,579 38 ,740 365,995 18,198 112,090 1,528 878,664 58,466 8, 208,275 6,651'161 6,050,103 4,99 5,313 122,090 1,528 14,380,468 11 ,648,002 1,557,114 1,054,790 CSS&M (Note #1) GRAND TOTAL Unspent Budget Note #1 CSS &M is Contractual Serv ices, Supplies, & Materials 120 ,562 2,732 ,466 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_2001-02-09_Finance-and-Administration Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2001-02-09 commission meeting finance and administration Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2001-02-09 commission meeting finance and administration. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50179 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001-02-09 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/00498553a4943c5f5f4b41789758c385.pdf 0a33fa064796f3f5e00ba5ab94b03d8a PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER , Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION 111 George W. Romney Lansing , Telephone : FAX: Chairperson Russell G. Mawby Executive Director Kyle Caldwell S. Capito l Ave. Bldg. , 4th Floor Michigan 48913 {517) 335-4295 {517) 373-4977 MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Michigan Community Service Cotmnission FROM: Kyle Caldwell, Executive Director RE: Executive Director's Report DATE: Friday, January 26, 2001 /;P In most of my past reports I have offered information on the transitions and transformations occurring at the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and at the state and local levels. This report will be different. The change in Presidents, the reconfiguration of the Congress and the results from the latest census will all conspire to profoundly impact on our level of National Service funding and the way federal support is channeled (hopefully all for the better) to Michigan. While we all have been keeping an eye on these changes and preparing for them, there will certainly be a number of surprises waiting on the horizon. In the section of my repott traditionally titled, "Insights on the Vision" I will layout a number of strategies staff have been developing to "get ahead of the curve" and proactively prepare the MCSC, and the field , for the pending changes in the national landscape. The more introspective portion of this report will deal with some of the work of staff and friends in the areas ofNational Service funding, Governor's Service Awards, Youth Poster Contest and (what seems to be our ever-pending) Corporation for National Service (CNS) Inspector General's audit. Making It Happen National Service Funding The MCSC is entering into another season of AmeriCorps applications. Staff am1ounced that some $3 million would be available for AmeriCorps funding this year. That number could translate into an additional 10 to 12 new programs next year. Over the next several months, the Programming Staff will be taking in new applications for Michigan's AmeriCorps Programs, ,it. �developing peer and staff reviews of those applications and packaging the final recommendations for your approval and approval from the Corporation for National Service (CNS). At the previous meeting of the MCSC, you empowered the Executive Committee to review and approve the MCSC's Fornmla Funding application to CNS. At the February 9th meeting, members will be asked to approve the renewal applicants seeking MCSC's Competitive Funding for AmeriCorps programs as well as this year's Michigan's AmeriCorps Promise Fellows Application. The overall FY 2001 Michigan's AmeriCorps Funding process will be completed sometime in August-September, 2001. Governor's Service Awards In keeping with tradition, the Governor's Service Awards will again be coupled with the Grantmakers/Grantseekers Conference, which will be held in Grand Rapids at the Amway Grand Plaza on May 21, 2001. Nomination forms for the awards were mailed out this month and are due back to the MCSC by February 9, 2001 (same day as our commission meeting). If you have potential nominees in mind, please feel free to bring your completed forms with you to our Commission meeting (additional copies of the application are included in this mailing). Our May meeting will be held in Grand Rapids at Grand Valley State University at their downtown campus on that same day for your convenience. Youth Poster Contest Once again, our youth poster was kicked off in January. This year, to cut down on mailings and make the contest more relevant to the teachers and youth involved, the MCSC mailed out our poster AND the contest rules to all the Michigan schools and our youth service related grantees and partners. Please look for them in your local schools. The MCSC staff members are still seeking answers to Julie Cummings' challenge grant in support of our Youth Poster Contest. As you may recall, Commissioner Cummings offered to match every dollar raised toward the poster contest. Any amount conunissioners and friends could contribute or help broker would be tremendously helpful. Inspector General's Report The report from Garry Gross attached will spell out the logistic in more detail, but suffice it to say our federal auditors will visit us sometime in May or June. This is significant in that originally the auditors requested to spend their two-month visit with us during our move in April. Their flexibility on the visit date was most appreciated. Site Visit by Corporation for National Service Our program officer from CNS will visit our organization on February 7 - 9, 2001. Ms. Lee Lacy will be examining the MCSC internal operations, grantee oversight systems and commissioner functions. She will also be joining us for our February 91h Commission meeting. If possible, please arrive early so that you get a chance to meet her. 2 �Insights on the Vision For All to Serve Attached to this report you will find a draft copy of a white paper on National Service entitled, "For All to Serve." This paper was crafted with support and input of several state commissions, CNS state offices, and Senior Corps programs. The positions posed are built on the belief that National Service programs work best if they are focused as closely as possible, on local communities. That means that states should be provided more flexibility and resources and less "red tape" and regulation. It is intended to present recommendations to the Bush Administration on how National Service can and should work. Clearly written from the perspective of states and govemors, this paper is framed around the policy recommendations of the National Govemor's Association, soon to be chaired by our own Govemor Engler. This paper does not presume to speak for the national nonprofit organizations, state departments of education, higher education institutions and the other public and private organizations that have a stake in the future of National Service funding and public policy. I will be presenting this paper to the American Association of State Service Commissions (AASSC), our trade association, at their January 2ih meeting to gain their endorsement. I will also be requesting that AASSC advance this paper to its membership and to policy makers to gain their support. The MCSC Executive Committee reviewed an earlier version and requested some limited modifications. They also gave their support to the principles articulated in that earlier draft which remains unchanged in this latest version. Please read the paper and review it carefully as I will be asking for your official feedback and endorsement of the principles and strategies it presents. President George W. Bush The President delivered his inaugural address Saturday, January 20, 2001. In it, he presented a number of views related to civic engagement and service that may provide an indication to his administration's view of National Service and the volunteer programs the MCSC supports. A portion of that address is provided below. "America, at its best, is a place where personal responsibility is valued and expected. Encouraging responsibility is not a search for scapegoats, it is a call to conscience. And though it requires sacrifice, it brings a deeper fulfillment. We find the fullness of life not only in options, but in commitments. And we find that children and community are the commitments that set us free. "Our public interest depends on private character, on civic duty and family bonds and basic fairness, on uncounted, unhonored acts of decency which give direction to our freedom. Sometimes in life we are called to do great things. But as a saint of our times has said, every day we are called to do small things with great love. The most important tasks of a democracy are done by everyone. 3 �"I will live and lead by these principles: to advance my convictions with civility, to pursue the public interest with courage, to speak for greater justice and compassion, to call for responsibility and try to live it as well. "In all these ways, I will bring the values of our history to the care of our times. What you do is as important as anything government does. I ask y ou to seek a common good beyond your comfort,· to defend needed reforms against easy attacks,· to serve y our nation, beginning with y our neighbor. I ask you to be citizens: citizens, not spectators; citizens, not subjects; responsible citizens, building communities of service and a nation of character. Americans are generous and strong and decent, not because we believe in ourselves, but because we hold beliefs beyond ourselves. When this spirit of citizenship is missing, no government program can replace it. When this spirit is present, no wrong can stand against it. " --Inaugural Address of President George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States of America. The President chose to include civic engagement issues in his inaugural address--the first agenda-setting opportunity of any U.S. President. We can have hope that this administration will follow (and hopefully surpass) the lead of the previous two administrations and help to take National Service - and volunteerism generally - to scale. National Agenda for Education and Michigan' s Alignment During one of his first days in office, President Bush called a meeting of key leaders to seek their advice concerning the challenges and opportunities facing our nation's children and our education system. Among the advisors President Bush called together was former U.S. Senator Jolm Glenn. As we discussed at our December meeting, Senator Glenn is spearheading a commission on service-learning, which includes a host of prestigious leaders including our own First Lady, Michelle Engler. This meeting provides yet another opportunity for the service and volunteer field to advance an agenda of civic engagement and service. Michigan ' s service-learning agenda is moving forward with the hiring of a coordinator for our Service In Education Resources and Vision (SERV) initiative to advance service-learning in Michigan by developing and advocating public policy at the state and local levels. Ms. India Plough will serve as a loaned executive from the Council of Michigan Foundations and will work with all our education partners including the K-12 Philanthropy in Education Project. The President presented his agenda for Education Refom1 this week. In it, the President presents his goals for accountability and local control. Included in his positions are a number if indicators that point to an alignment with the goals of the MCSC and the field in which we operate. Included among them are parent involvement and community-centered education. Michigan's Strategic Positions To the extent possible in these rapidly changing environments, the MCSC has positioned itself in the center of the national agenda. Michigan helped develop a white paper that can be presented by our national association to the Whitehouse when they are ready to deal with the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer to CNS . We are well represented in the service-learning arena through Mrs. Engler's role on the National Conmlission on Service-Learning, the MCSC's SERV initiative and our strong partnership with the Michigan Department of Education. Finally, 4 �regardless of the changes in the national landscape (or perhaps because of them), we have a state mechanism for support through the ConnectMichigan Alliance and the endowment that will support it. It is difficult to imagine how the MCSC could be better prepared for change. However, as I am constantly reminded, change is the only constant and complacency is the only true self-defeating behavior. Therefore, it is critically important that the staff and members of the commission take up the goals and principles laid out in the formal document adopted at our last meeting (see "Future Goals" document shared at our previous meeting). Our Chair has requested that the MCSC take up our goals document, the changes on the national scene and our activities at the state level and strategize further at our September 10-11, 2001 retreat. This matter will be taken up during the "Old Business" portion of our meeting. Thank you. 5 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_2001-02-09_Executive-Directors-Report Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2001-02-09 commission meeting executive director's report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2001-02-09 commission meeting executive director's report. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50178 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001-02-09 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/6a54ff1fa02f96b89c8cae4f97a90889.pdf 6e9c7df7d575237682e5d3e1da52c314 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER , Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION 111 George W. Romney Lansing , Telephone : FAX : Chairperson Russell G. Mawby Executive Director Kyle Caldwell S. Capito l Ave. Bldg ., 4th Floor Michigan 48913 (517) 335-4295 (517) 373-4977 MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Executive Committee of the Michigan Community Service Commission FROM: Kyle Caldwell, Executive Director RE: Summary of January 5, 2001 Meeting DATE: Friday, January 26, 2001 The followin g summarizes the meeting of the Executive Committee on January 5, 2001. Commissioners Engler, Mawby and Pruitt met via conference call with Mr. Caldwell. Transition of the Corporation for National Service Members discussed the draft copy of a white paper, "For All to Serve: Recommendations for Strengthening Our Civil Society through National Service and Volunteerism." The paper compiled the comments and recommendations of state commissions, state offices of the Corporation for ational Service and remained open for input from other elements of the National Service. The members offered a modification (change "double appropriations" to "increase appropriations) and agreed to endorse the concepts and principles articulated in the document. The paper will be forwarded to the American Association of State Service Commissions for distribution to the general public and the Bush Administration. Inspector General's Audit The Office of Inspector General for the Corporation for National Service notified the MCSC staff that the firm Cotton & Co., LLP has been retained to conduct a full audit of the MCSC for the period of 1995 to the present. The audit has not yet been scheduled, but the audit is anticipated to take place in spring, 2001. �MCSC Transition Issues The members discussed outreach possibilities for the MCSC in the face of a new State of Michigan Administration. Members recommended working within the context of the next campaign to begin in 2001 . The members also suggested seeking inroads into the leadership of the Michigan Legislature especially with the "freshmen" members. Members suggested working with the Michigan Public Policy Initiative to advance the agenda of volunteerism. Commissioner Training Opportunities The members discussed the opportunity (offered by the Corporation for National Service) to send commission members to training opportunities. Each state will be offered $4,000 to conduct trainings, but only if they conduct them in partnership with at least one other state. Members suggested that new members (with the MCSC less than 2 years) be sent to include: Russ Mawby, Vivian Pickard, Kari Pardoe, and Pat O' Day. Commissioner Pruitt agreed to represent Michigan on the planning committee forming to develop the training. Mr. Caldwell will staff Commissioner Pruitt in this initiative. Thank you. 2 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50177 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001-02-09 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/46194c4499344b669ba075df26480621.pdf 12c248227717e1206101c0aae27c7f68 PDF Text Text ConnectMichigan Alliance The mission of the Alliance is to promote and strengthen a life-long ethic and commitment to service, volunteerism, and civic engagement. To achieve this mission, the Alliance will set goals in each of the following areas: Q) Q) Q) The Alliance will engage in and promote community- based problem solving models that effectively assess local needs and address them The Alliance will use strategies to educate, raise public awareness, and increase the efficacy and benefits of Volunteerism, and Service- Learning as two types of community and civic engagement experiences that support local problem solving. The Alliance will encourage and develop collaborative partnerships that build on the expertise and strengths of the partners and that share mutually beneficial resources . ConnectMichigan Alliance Founding Board Members (At-large members to be determined in 2001) Chair Dr. Edward 0. Blews, Jr., President Association of Independent Colleges & Universities of Michigan Vice Chair Michelle Engler First Lady State of Michigan Julie Fisher Cummings President and Founder Lovelight Foundation Dr. Eric R Gilbertson President Saginaw Valley State University Dr. Barbara Mieras President Davenport University- Western Region Secretazy/T reasurer Terry Pruitt Manager, State Public Affairs Dow Coming Corporation Dr. Juan Olivarez President Grand Rapids Community College Carolyn Bloodworth Secretary/ Treasurer Consumers Energy Foundation Anne Rosewame President Michigan Health Council Nonie Brennan Executive Director Battle Creek Information and Volunteer Services, Inc. Kathy Rossow Executive Director Volunteer Center of Southwestern MI Judy Tymowicz Executive Director Albion Volunteer Service Organization �ConnectMichigan Alliance Capital Campaign Cabinet Members 02/05/2001 ConnectMichigan Alliance Capital Campaign Cabinet Members The ConnectMichigan Alliance will promote life-long community service and civic engagement through the support of community-building initiatives. It will strengthen the point of connection between those who want to help and those who need assistance. Campaign Chairs Ms. Michelle Engler First Lady Governor's Office George W. Romney Building, 4'h Floor 111 S. Capitol Avenue Lansing, MI 48913 Tel (517) 373-3400 Fax (517) 241-0863 Dr. William C. Richardson Chief Executive Officer W.K. Kellogg Foundation One Michigan Avenue E. Battle Creek, MI 49017 Tel (616) 969-2153 Fax (616) 969-2118 Email: william.richardson@wkkf.org Ms. Julie Fisher Cummings President & Co-Founder Lovelight Foundation 3011 West Grand Boulevard Suite 2405 Detroit, MI 48220 Tel (313) 874-2100 Fax (313) 874-2338 Cabinet Members Dr. Edward 0. Blews, Jr. President Association of Independent Colleges & Universities of Michigan 650 Michigan National Tower Lansing, MI 48933 Tel (517) 372-9160 Fax (517) 372-9165 Ms. Nonie Brennan Director Volunteer Center of Battle Creek 34 W. Jackson Street, Ste. 4A Battle Creek, MI 49017 Tel (616) 966-4189 Fax (616) 966-4194 Email: nonie@volcenterbc.org Ms. Carolyn Bloodworth Secretary/Treasurer Consumers Energy Foundation 212 W. Michigan Avenue Jackson, MI 49201 Tel (517) 788-0432 Dr. Stanley P. Caine President Adrian College 110 S. Madison Street Adrian, MI 49221 Tel (517) 265-5161 x 4301 Fax (517) 264-3331 Email: scaine@adrian.edu Fax (517) 788-2281 Email: c bloodworth@ crnsenergy.com C :\WINDOWS\ DES KTOP\Mary's file\AIIiance\Binder\Binucr info- finai\Con ncctM ic higan Alliance Capita l Campaign Commillee Membcrs. doc I �ConnectMichigan Alliance Capital Campaign Cabinet Members 02/ 05 / 200 1 Ms. Karla Hall Dr. Richard Cole, Ph.D Senior Vice President Blue Cross Blue Shield 600 LaFayette East, Suite 0232 Detroit, 'MI 48226 Tel (313) 225-7250 Fax (313) 225-8112 Email: Rcole@BCBS.com Director/Secretary Detroit Edison Foundation 2000 Second Avenue, 1046 WCB Detroit, 'MI 48226 Tel (313) 235-9271 Fax (313) 235-0285 halik@ dteenergy.co m Mr. Robert Collier Ms . Judith S. Hooker President Council of Michigan Foundations OneS. Harbor Avenue, Suite 3 P.O. Box 599 Grand Haven, 'MI 49417 Tel (616) 842-7080 Fax (616) 842-1760 Email: rcollier@cmif.org Community Volunteer 67 4 Manhattan Road, SE Grand Rapids, 'MI 49506 Tel (616) 956-1981 Fax (616) 956-0564 Ms . Neeta Delaney President The J ack.son County Community Foundation 230 W. Michigan Avenue Jackson, 'MI 49201 Tel (517) 787-1321 Fax (517) 787-4333 Email: nmdelaney@ jack.soncf.org Mr. David 0. Egner President Hudson-Webber Foundation 333 W. Fort Street Suite 1310 Detroit, 'MI 48226 Tel (313) 963-7777 Fax (313) 963-2818 Dr. Eric R Gilbertson President President's Office Saginaw Valley State University 349 Wickes, 7400 Bay Road University Center, MI 48710 Tel (517) 790-4041 Fax (517) 790-1314 Email: erg@svsu.edu Ms. Dorothy A Johnson President Emeritus Council of Michigan Foundations cl o Ahlburg Company 41 Washington Avenue, Suite 347 Grand Haven, 'MI 49417 Tel (616) 847-6881 Fax (616) 847-6882 Email: daj@ahlburg.com Dr. John Lore Community Volunteer 11808 Beacon Hill Drive Plymouth, 'MI 48170 Tel (734) 453-5181 Cell (734) 502-3037 Fax (734) 455-2363 Email: jslore@ mediaone.net Dr. Arend D. Lubbers President Grand Valley State University One Campus Drive Allendale, MI 49401 Tel (616) 895-2182 Fax (616) 895-3503 Email: lubbers@gvsu.edu C:\ WINDOWS\D ESKTOP\Mary's file\A IIiancc\ Bind cr\Bindcr in fo- final\ConnectM ichigan Allian ce Capital Campa ign Co mmittee Members.doc2 �ConnectMichigan Alliance Capital Campaign Cabinet Members Dr. Russell G. Mawby Chainnan Emeritus W.K. Kellogg Foundation 8400 North 39'h Street Augusta, MI 49012 Tel (616) 731-4638 Fax (616) 731-5914 Dr. Barbara Mieras President Davenport University- Western Region 415 E. Fulton Street Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Tel (616) 732-1084 Fax (616) 732-1169 Email: brnieras@ davenport.edu Ms. Andrea F. Newman Vice President, State and Local Affairs Northwest Airlines Detroit Metro Airport North Terminal- Mezzanine Detroit, MI 48242 Tel (734) 955-3428 Fax (734) 955-3416 Email: afisnew@nwa.com Dr. Juan Olivarez President Grand Rapids CDmmunity CDllege 143 Bostwick Avenue, NE Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Tel (616) 234-3901 Fax (616) 234-3907 Email: jolivarez@grcc.cc.rni.us Dr. Joel Orosz Program Director W.K. Kellogg Foundation One Michigan Avenue Battle Creek, MI 49017 Tel (616) 969-2306 Fax (616) 969-2693 Email: joel.orosz@wkkf.org 02/05/2001 Mr. Terry Pruitt Manager, State Public Affairs Dow CDrning CDrporation 2200 Salzbury Road Midland, MI 48686 Tel (517) 496-8827 Fax (517) 496-1657 t.pruitt@ dowcorning.com Ms. Judith Ann Rapanos Midland Center for the Arts 1012 West Sugnet Midland, MI 48640 Tel (517) 631-2544 Fax (517) 631-4235 Email: jrap442847@aol.com Ms. Patricia Reynolds President Capital Region CDmmunity Foundation 6035 Executive Drive, Suite 104 Lansing, MI 48901 Tel (517) 272-2870 Fax (517) 272-2871 Email: crcf2@mindspring.com Ms. Anne Rosewame President Michigan Health CDuncil 2410 Woodlake Road, Suite 440 Okemos,MI 48864-3997 Tel (517) 347-3332 Fax (517) 347-4096 Email: anne@ mhc.org Ms. Kathryn Rossow Executive Director Volunteer Center of Southwest Michigan 1213 Oak Street Niles, MI 49120 Tel (616) 683-5464, ext. 5 Fax (616) 683-1220 Email: volunteercenter@ qtmnet C :\WINDOWS\ DESKTOP\Mary's Ii le\AIIiance\Bi nder\Bindcr info- Iinai\ConnectMichi gan Alliance Capita l Campaign Comm ittee Members.doc3 �ConnectMichigan Alliance Capital Campaign Cabinet Members 02/05/2001 Honorable Peter Secchia Universal Forest Products 2801 E. Beltline, NE Grand Rapids, :MI 49525 psecchia@ compusetve .com Ms. Diana Sieger President Grand Rapids Community Foundation 208-C Waters Building 161 Ottawa Avenue, NW Grand Rapids, :MI 49503 Tel (616) 454-1751 Fax (616) 454-6455 Honorable Glenn D. Steil State Senator Post Office Box 30036 1020 Farnum Building Lansing, :MI 48909-7536 Tel (517) 373-1801 Fax (517) 373-5801 SenG Steil@ senate.state.mi.us Ms. Judy Tymowicz Executive Director Albion Volunteer Service Organization 203 S. Superior St. Albion, :MI 49224 Tel (517) 629-5574 Fax (517) 629-4914 Email: avso@forks.org C:\W INDOWS\DESKTOP\Mary"s file\AIIiance\Binder\Binder info- fina l\ConnectMichigan Alliance Capita l Campaign Committee Members.doc4 �ConnectMichigan Alliance Capital Campaign Management The ConnectMichigan Alliance will promote life-long community service and civic engagement through the support of community-building initiatives. It will strengthen the point of connection between those who want to help and those who need assistance. Campaign Director Mr. Tim Swope Director of Development Michigan Nonprofit Association 29 Kellogg Center East Lansing, 111 48824 Tel (517) 353-5038 Toll-free (800) 242-7075 Fax (517) 355-3302 tswope@ pilot.rnsu.edu Campaign Staff Mr. Kyle Caldwell Executive Director Michigan Community Service Commission George W. Rorrmey Building, 4thFloor 111 South Capitol Avenue Lansing, MI 48913 Tel (517) 335-4295 Fax (517) 241-3869 Email: caldwellk1@state.mi.us Associate Director Ms . Rosalie Sanara Petrouske Ms. Mary Grill Manager, Development and Membership Michigan Nonprofit Association 29 Kellogg Center East Lansing, MI 48824 Tel (517) 353-5038 Toll-free (800) 242-7075 Fax (51) 355-3302 Email: prosalie@ pilot.rnsu.edu Director of Outreach & Fund Development Michigan Community Service Commission George W. Rorrmey Building, 4thFloor 111 South Capitol Avenue Lansing, MI 48913 Tel (517) 335-4295 Fax (517) 373-4977 Email: grillm@state.mi.us Campaign Consultants Mr. Tom Monaghan, CFRE Mr. Sam Singh President & CE 0 Chairman Monaghan Associates, Inc. 4024 Park East G., Ste. C Kentwood,MI 49546 Tel (616) 957-4706 Toll-free (800) 569-5447 Fax (616) 957-0234 Email: mai@iserv.net Michigan Nonprofit Association 29 Kellogg Center East Lansing, MI 48824 Tel (517) 353-5038 Toll-free (800) 242-7075 Fax (51) 355-3302 Email: singhsam@pilot.rnsu.edu Ms. Sandi Frost-Parrish Monaghan Associates, Inc. 4024 Park East G., Ste. C Kentwood,MI 49546 Tel (616) 957-4706 Toll-free (800) 569-5447 Fax (616) 957-0234 Email: sparrish@prodigy.net � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Through a $20 million endowment, the combined forces of the Michigan Campus Compact (MCQ; Michigan Community Service Commission (MC:SQ; Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA); and the Volunteer Centers of Michigan (VCM) permanently sustains and expands the "volunteer infrastructure" for which Michigan is known and heralded. Once the campaign is completed, the ConnectMichigan Alliance begins to achieve its goal of providing avenues for every Michigan citizen to serve their community through volunteer service and civic action. This goal is met by: • • • • Providing access to a strong and healthy volunteer center for every Michigan resident; Having every Michigan college and university encourage citizen service & learning among its students, faculty and staff; Building strong nonprofits to meet our communities' most pressing social, charitable, economic, cultural, educational, faith-based, and civic needs; and Maximizing state and federal resources to empower communities to address their local challenges. "The rrngpitude if our social prr};lem uill require that all citizens and institutions rrnke a rommitrrmt to uiuntt:erirrg, as a wry iflife and as a prirrnry opportunity to create m:ded chang:. " Gm.emor Georg! W Romney, 1907-1995 Governor Romney's words ring as true today as ever before. Volunteers and the positive impact they have on our communities can change the way we live. But what maintains the momentum for our volunteers? What supports their work and recognizes their efforts? What encourages all people to give their time, talents and resources to communities? The answer in Michigan is clear: Michigan has a proud tradition of supporting volunteer efforts through what we commonly call our nonprofit infrastructure. The Alliance: Genuine Collaboration Separate, but working in collaboration, these organizations have combined to build a powerful force for volunteerism in Michigan. Major components of the Alliance infrastructure include: • Michigan Campus Compact - an association of 33 colleges and universities that have joined a compact that works to instill an ethic of service-learning and civic action in the college students of today; �• • • Michigan Community Service Commission - a governmental body that promotes service and volunteerism by leveraging state and federal funds to support and recognize local volunteer efforts; Michigan Nonprofit Association - an association for nonprofits to give voice and build capacity of the vast array of the state's nonprofit organizations and the constituents they serve; and Volunteer Centers of Michigan - a statewide network of volunteer centers helping local communities solve community problems by matching volunteers with volunteer opportunities. In October of 2000, these partnering organizations (MCC, MCSC, JviNA & VOvl) commined to build a permanent infrastructure for volunteers in Michigan by forming the ConnectMichigan Alliance. The ConnectMichigan Alliance combines the leadership and resources of the four partnering organizations for the good of the volunteerism field. Never before has such a diverse and powerful partnership been formed on a statewide level. This innovative partnership leverages additional financial and human resources; reduces duplication of efforts; creates a seamless support structure for Michigan's volunteers; establishes new programs and initiatives; and eliminates wasteful expenditures of vital resources. The ConnectMichigan Alliance continues one of the states most powerful legacies - service and volunteerism The Campaign Sustaining and strengthening these assets is the purpose of the ConnectMichigan Alliance and the goal of the ConnectMichigan Alliance Campaign. At the completion of the campaign, the ConnectMichigan Alliance will be supported by a $20 million endowment that was created in an extraordinary way. In June 2000, Governor John Engler signed into law a bill providing a challenge grant to build the ConnectMichigan Alliance Endowment. This grant provides up to $10 million that must be matched on a one dollar for one dollar basis by the private sector no later than November of 2002. The ConnectMichigan Alliance Endowment represents an unprecedented public/ private partnership that truly builds a longterm support mechanism for Michigan's volunteers. The Leadership The creation of the ConnectMichigan Alliance Campaign Leadership demonstrates the scope and depth of the ethic of service and volunteerism in Michigan. As we all know, community service and volunteerism realize their greatest potential when they become vehicles to connect people of differing and unique backgrounds to solve problems. Hence, the ConnectMichigan Alliance Campaign is supported and spear- headed by over 30 leaders from the philanthropic community, government, corporate sector and individuals concerned about supporting Michigan's volunteers. Michelle Engler, Michigan Community Service Commission; Julie Fisher-Cummings, Lovelight Foundation; and William Richardson, W. K. Kellogg Foundation provide leadership as the chairs of this blue-ribbon comminee. C:\WI DOWS\ DESKTO P\Mary·s file\A II iance\ Bi ndcr\Bimk r in fo- fi nal\case statement.doc 2 �The Call to Action The ConnectMichigan Alliance will significantly strengthen efforts on behalf of thousands of nonprofit organizations working to improve the quality of life in communities throughout the state. This important alliance sustains state-level volunteer and service efforts. It is a partnership that will ensure the long-term success of vital programs in a way not possible without the alliance. The largest challenge each of the individual founding partners of the ConnectMichigan Alliance face is sustainability- how to provide effective and essential services and maintain their capacity to serve Michigan's citizens. Annual fundraising and constant budget cuts take away from the quality of support these organizations provide. In order to become stronger support agents of local change these groups need a powerful statewide network to provide resources, guidance and technical assistance whenever Michigan volunteers need them. As you have read, the current goal is to secure $20 million in endowment funds from two funding sources. The state of Michigan has challenged the private sector to match a $10 million challenge grant on a one dollar for one dollar basis, over the next two years, for the purpose of creating an endowment that will continue the commitment to Michigan's volunteers into perpetuity. The endowment provides resources necessary to sustain the current level of quality service and programming as well as enhance and expand new and existing community and statewide programs. We have a unique and unprecedented opportunity to enhance the quality of life in communities throughout the state of Michigan and leave a legacy of volunteerism, servicelearning and civic engagement that will benefit generations to come. Now is the time to shape the future of Michigan's volunteers and those they serve. C:\ W INDOWS\ DESKTOP\Mary's li le\A IIi ance\Binder\Bindcr info· linal\casc statement. doc 3 �Putting it All in Context Mission: The ConnectMichigan Alliance promotes life-long community service and civic engagement through the support of community-building initiatives and strengthens the point of connection between those who want to help and those who need assistance. Rationale and Legacy Service: The Thread that Connects our Communities Individuals and communities, all around, constantly remind us that their challenges can often be traced back to how and whether individuals connect. In fact, it is this same "disconnectedness" that allows us to tum a blind eye to challenges within our community. Neighbor not understanding neighbor, adults not understanding children, places of worship not tolerating other places of worship and cultures not embracing other cultures are all fed by our inability to connect. It is the ease with which we leave our homes in the morning and return in the evening, having never interacted with members of our community, which promotes our sequestering. And yet, how many of us wish that we'd hear some "good news" about our communities for a change? There are an abundance of stories on the evening news about shootings at schools, neglect of the elderly and prevailing theft in our neighborhoods. However, there are equally compelling examples of our ability to reconnect individuals in communities through service to others that we do not hear. More than 80 percent of Americans agree, disconnection is an underlying characteristic of many of our social problems. And more than 90 percent of Americans believe that connecting with others and working together through volunteer service can bridge the differences that separate people and help solve community problems . Concerned citizens joining forces can reclaim their neighborhoods, shepard their children, protect their elders, teach their peers, and for all intensive purposes change the world. A visit to the Points of Light Foundation's web site (www.pointsoflight.org), introduces you to daily Points of Light where everyday people are giving of themselves to create positive change where it is needed. There are many Michiganians in that proud company, lending support to our long- held belief that our state is a place of caring and compassion. ConnectMichigan Alliance: Tying Communities Together While much time is spent focusing on the "disconnect" of individuals from society in general, the ConnectMichigan Alliance addresses the disconnect on a different level -- the detachment of those who want to be involved from those who need assistance. Our Mission is to promote life-long community service and civic engagement through the support of community-building initiatives. Our Goal is to ensure that any citizen who wishes to be involved has the opportunity to do so. �2 Our Vision is that community service, volunteerism and civic engagement become engrained in the human ethic, and that it becomes so integral to our culture that it does not need a measure of distinction. While this initiative may be considered lofty, ambitious and idealistic, it should also be considered necessary and entirely possible. "The magnitude of our social problems will require that all citizens and institutions make a commitment to volunteering as a way of life and as a primary opportunity to create needed change," said the late Governor George W. Romney. Michigan leaders have long envisioned volunteerism as an important support system for services and programs helping people throughout the state. This vision was exemplified by Governor Romney's passion for community that made him a very effective leader and citizen. Governor Romney declared, "The most powerful problem-solving force on earth is the organized voluntary cooperation of a free people." The governor was recognized nationally as a leader in the volunteer movement. He was the founder of the National Volunteer Center, served as a founding trustee of the Points of Light Foundation and the Michigan Nonprofit Association. Governor Romney also led the development of a number of community volunteer centers in Michigan. The vision and work of the late governor is the foundation on which Michigan has built an infrastructure to connect neighborhoods, communities, institutions and the state in volunteer service. Creating Connections Through Community Service The four organizations included in this new partnership, promoting statewide civic responsibility, currently provide programs and services that are the foundation of the ConnectMichigan Alliance: Michigan Campus Compact: Connecting college students with their communities through community service, service-learning and civic engagement. Mission: Michigan Campus Compact (MCQ is a coalition of Michigan's university and college presidents whose purpose is to facilitate, on their campuses, a commitment to community service that will lead students to develop a life-long service ethic and will promote service-learning in the curriculum Description: MCC is an association of 33 Michigan colleges and universities that promotes citizenship and civic responsibility for students, staff, faculty and campuses by encouraging service experiences for students. These experiences lay the foundation for a lifelong ethic of community service and civic responsibility. Students learn to reflect critically on the world around them, learn the power of their education and take an active role in their community by becoming directly involved with social problems and their solutions. �3 Founded in 1989 as one of the first state campus compacts, MCC began as a president's based demonstration project funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Initially, nine college and university presidents joined the Compact. However, MCC has grown to 33 members because of its success at serving young people, retaining existing members and attracting new campuses. Today, programs such as MCC's venture grants, recognition awards for students and faculty, training and leadership development continue to provide and expand volunteerism and civic action among college students and their campus communities. These activities legitimize and honor campuses, as well as prepare students and faculty to become more civically engaged in their communities and throughout the state. Volunteer Centers ofMichigan: Creating Opportunities for Local Community Connections Mission: Volunteer Centers of Michigan (VCM) is dedicated to mobilizing people and resources to deliver creative solutions to community problems . Description: VCM is part of the Volunteer Center National Network, working in partnership with the Points of Light Foundation to meet volunteer needs in 450 communities nationwide. VCM is recognized as a national leader in the volunteerism movement and was the first to hire a full-time staff. The organization achieves its mission by offering programs and services that connect people with opportunities to serve, building capacity for effective local volunteering, promoting volunteerism and participating in strategic initiatives that mobilize volunteers to meet local needs. VCM has 34local community volunteer centers with many more in development. These local programs impact volunteers by providing them with volunteer opportunities matched with their skill and interest level. The local centers also impact nonprofits by providing them with appropriate volunteers for their tasks. In fact, volunteer centers are evolving in their attempts to create meaningful community change by focusing their efforts around four core competencies: 1. Connecting people with opportunities to serve (serves full community by maintaining accurate and timely information); 2. Building the capacity for effective local volunteering (training, technical assistance and support to local nonprofits); 3. Promoting volunteerism (recruitment and recognition activities); and 4. Participating in strategic initiatives (community problem-solving). The statewide Volunteer Centers of Michigan provides technical assistance to local volunteer centers through retreats; training; funding; and consultation to strengthen their capacity to provide meaningful volunteer opportunities to their communities. Michigan Nonprofit Association: Increasing Nonprofit Capacity to Maximize Community Connections Mission: The Michigan Nonprofit Association's (lv1:N"A) mission is to promote the awareness and effectiveness of Michigan's nonprofit sector, and to advance the cause of volunteerism and philanthropy in the state. �4 Description: MNA represents and serves nonprofits located in rural, suburban and metropolitan areas throughout Michigan. The membership of 1v1NA believes that strong and vital nonprofits are essential in building and maintaining healthy and vibrant communities. Funded in part by theW. K. Kellogg Foundation and the C.S. Mott Foundation, MNA provides services and technical assistance to its members. Services provided include conferences and trainings designed to build organizational capacity, cost-effective insurance coverage for nonprofit organizations and employees, public policy updates, mini-grant funding to support volunteerism and discounts on a variety of publications. Founded in 1990, MNA has grown to 600 members who represent every part of the state as well as the great diversity of the sector. MNA is not only an important advocate for the nonprofit sector, it also acts as a clearinghouse where member organizations can share information, regardless of the barriers of distance or financial resources. The Michigan Community Service Commission: Encouraging Community Connections to Find Community Solutions Mission: The Michigan ())mmunity Service ())mmission (MCSQ is dedicated to enabling all citizens, including youth, to engage in public problem solving through service and volunteerism. Description: Governor Engler created MC:SC in 1991 by Executive Order. The organization serves as a Grantmaker for local programs, administers national service programs including Learn and Serve programs and provides training for grantees . Among the organization's programs and services is America's Promise: The Alliance for Youth. Led by General ())lin Powell since 1997, it is the goal of America's Promise to recruit youth volunteers and provide America's youth with the essential resources to become healthy and productive adults. Michigan's Promise is the state's response to the national America's Promise effort. Launched in 1997, the Michigan's Promise promotes services for children. MCSC also administers Make A Difference Day in Michigan. It is a day when friends, relatives, neighbors and co-workers join with nonprofits, schools, local business and service organizations to take part in projects to better their communities. Michigan's Model: ConnectMichigan Alliance The ())nnectMichigan Alliance will be funded, in large part, by an endowment created to ensure long-term sustainabilitywhile supporting the development of new and innovative programs to promote volunteerism and service-learning throughout Michigan. The ConnectMichigan Alliance vision is to secure $20 million in endowment funds from two funding streams. The state of Michigan has challenged the private sector to match $10 million, one dollar for one dollar, to initiate an endowment to continue Michigan's commitment to community service in perpetuity. The endowment will provide the funds necessary to sustain administration; services and programming at their current level; to enhance and expand current programs and services; and to develop new and . . mnovanve programs. �5 In a recently completed visioning process, opportunities were identified to further the support and promotion of volunteerism and service throughout Michigan. Two priorities were established for the ConnectMichigan Alliance: 1. The ConnectMichigan Alliance increases the organizational capacities of existing statewide volunteer, community service, civic engagement and service-learning infrastructure organizations and local organizations as they work together to address the increasing need for Michigan residents to have accessible opportunities to reconnect or remain connected with other individuals in their communities; and 2. The ConnectMichigan Alliance further reduces duplication of effort (a process begun in 199 5), creating a sustainable annual support system for existing and developing volunteer and service-learning initiatives on both the state and local levels and preparing Michigan for potential changes in federal programs that support volunteerism and service-learning. The implementation and long-term impact of the ConnectMichigan Alliance can be illustrated as a five-step approach that utilizes the expertise of community, state and national service organizations with the ultimate result and end goal being the mobilization of individual citizens to enhance the quality of life in communities throughout Michigan. CONNECT MICHIGAN Public Education Campaign The ConnectMichigan Alliance educates Michigan residents through the development and implementation of statewide public education campaigns in partnership with state and local organizations. Public education initiatives will be comprehensive in nature with an emphasis on identifying issues and opportunities, and recognition efforts on the part of individuals and organizations throughout the state. Resource Development The ConnectMichigan Alliance enhances and expands the training and technical assistance capacities of both MCC and VCM. The ConnectMichigan Alliance provides expanded resources in the form of �6 grants to local initiatives. The O:mnectMichigan Alliance also develops a broad range of resource material for local communities in the areas of volunteer development, service-learning programming, establishing and nurturing collaborative efforts, and managing statistical and volunteer management. Strengthen Infrastructures Increased capacity enables the ConnectMichigan Alliance to enhance and expand existing MCC and VCM program and services; including grantmaking to local volunteer centers, institutions of higher learning and local initiatives; enhancing the technological capacity of volunteer and service-learning initiatives throughout the state; and providing opportunities for young people and families by developing and implementing grant opportunities for youth initiatives. The ConnectMichigan Alliance reduces administrative overhead and duplication in existing statewide volunteer and service-learning initiatives. For the first time, statewide volunteer and service-learning programs and services for people of all ages will be housed under one roof - - under one administration. Network Development The current state of disconnectedness is not limited to individuals. The ConnectMichigan Alliance continues and expands existing networks that support association discussion and training covering a broad base of topics that relate to all organizations utilizing volunteers and conducting servicelearning initiatives. Network discussion also facilitates the dialogue and development of training, workshops and conferences focusing on specialized needs of local and regional organizations. Another area of focus for the ConnectMichigan Alliance is research and development of corporate volunteer councils and statewide networks that support them Mobilization of People Improving connection within communities throughout Michigan is the strategy that achieves the ultimate goal of the ConnectMichigan Alliance. The strategy builds upon existing initiatives including Make A Difference Day, Day of Caring and National Volunteer Week-- to provide opportunities for people and organizations to connect through meaningful volunteerism and community service. Strategies are structured to engage entire communities in meaningful activities designed to promote continued civic engagement and connectedness. Conclusion The leadership of Michigan envisions a day when individuals work with neighbors to solve some of the challenges facing their community. To help end the disconnectedness felt by many in this state, everyone from the young to the elderly must have opportunities to participate in service-learning and volunteerism. When people work together, they begin to work through differences and begin to build the shared understanding that exists in resolving conflicts. By spanning the continuum of age, race, religion and income level the ConnectMichigan Alliance will continue to strengthen our heritage and history, creating a solution to the disconnect felt by so many in our society. �7 These challenging times demand that an organization step forward and provide the leadership to initate a new level of engagement -- that organization is the ConnectMichigan Alliance. �The ConnectMichigan Alliance Frequently Asked Questions How will the ConnectMichigan Alliance be funded? The Michigan Legislature has provided a $10 million challenge grant to the ConnectMichigan Alliance that must be matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis to create a $20 million endowment fund. From now through October 2002, a fund raising campaign to individuals, corporations and foundations is being conducted to raise the additional $10 million. In addition to the annual money derived from the endowment, the ConnectMichigan Alliance will continue to conduct annual fund raising in accordance with current nonprofit practices. Is The ConnectMichigan Alliance a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization? Yes, while the agency has been formed from four partner organizations, it is being incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with its own Board of Directors and staff. What is the make up of the Board of Directors? The ConnectMichigan Alliance Board of Directors currently consists of three representatives from each of the four partner organizations. As the organization develops, up to eight at-large positions will be added to the board. The roster of the current Board of Directors can be found in this resource binder under the tab "Board of Directors". What organizations are involved in the collaboration? The Volunteer Centers of Michigan and the Michigan Campus Compact, currently affiliates of the Michigan Nonprofit Association, are merging into the ConnectMichigan Alliance in their entirety. The Michigan Nonprofit Association and the Michigan Community Service Commission are spinning-off existing volunteer programs into the ConnectMichigan Alliance such as Make A Difference Day and Michigan's Promise. What will happen to the Michigan Nonprofit Association and the Michigan Community Service Commission? Both organizations will continue operating as separate entities and will have the opportunity to focus more strategically on their individual missions. Both organizations' resources will be reallocated to provide even better services and support for their constituents. Both organizations will partner with and support the ConnectMichigan Alliance. When I make my contribution, does it have to be paid-in-full before November 2002? In order for your gift to be included in the $10 million challenge gram, a pled~ must be made before November of 2002. Full payment of the pledge must be made before November of 2004. Where will the ConnectMichigan Alliance be located? The new agency will have offices in Lansing that will house the entire staff. In the future, satellite offices may be created to provide more direct support to communities. �... Will the ConnectMichigan Alliance house the endowment fund? No. The ConnectMichigan Alliance endowment fund will be house at the Capital Region Community Foundation. Therefore, checks for the endowment should be made payable to "Capital Region Community Foundation - Connect Michigan Alliance". Why will the ConnectMichigan Alliance Endowment Fund be housed at the Capital Region Community Foundation? The founding partners of the ConnectMichigan Alliance recognize their responsibility to protect into petpetuity the interest, integrity and intent of each donor and gift to the ConnectMichigan Alliance Endowment Fund. The Capital Region Community Foundation and its Board of Trustees adheres to standards that promote both accountability and the highest ethical behavior. As a community foundation, the Capital Region Community Foundation also offers Michigan ta..x credit opportunities to donors that are not available under other fund management vehicles. The four founding partners of the ConnectMichigan Alliance found it both prudent and reasonable to house the fund at the Capital Region Community Foundation given that the Foundation successfully administers other statewide donor advised funds , and that all four founding partners are headquartered in Lansing. How will the ConnectMichigan Alliance impact each local community? The goal of the ConnectMichigan Alliance is to ensure that all citizens wishing to be involved in volunteer service have the opportunity to do so. Through the ConnectMichigan Alliance, each community will have access to additional infrastructure, technical assistance, funding and training resources to assist them in providing meaningful service opportunities at all levels in their community. Why is the ConnectMichigan Alliance being formed now? With volunteer service as a means to solve serious social problems moving to the forefront in many communities, support for organizations utilizing volunteers is more important than ever before. The ConnectMichigan Alliance partner organizations have worked independently and collaboratively for many years to support volunteer efforts statewide. In order to stabilize and enhance statewide support for volunteer efforts in petpetuity, a more intentional, effective partnership was necessary. The State of Michigan challenge grant has added an urgent timeline to the creation of the ConnectMichigan Alliance. What will happen if the ConnectMichigan Campaign does not raise $10 million in private funds by November 2002? The ConnectMichigan Alliance Campaign Cabinet is confident that they will meet their goal of raising $10 million before November 2002. If this goal is not met, the amount raised will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the State of Michigan challenge grant. When will the ConnectMichigan Alliance begin operation? The four founding partners of the ConnectMichigan Alliance - Michigan Campus Compact, Michigan Community Service Commission, Michigan Nonprofit Association, and Volunteer Centers of Michigan - are currently providing programs and services that will be administered by the ConnectMichigan Alliance. The ConnectMichigan Alliance will begin operation by April 2001, at which time administrative responsibility for identified programs and services of the four founding partners will be consolidated under the ConnectMichigan Alliance. 2 �The Connect Michigan Alliance Campaign Frequently Asked Campaign Questions If I have questions or need information regarding the campaign, whom should I call? Contact Tim Swope, Development Director for the Michigan Nonprofit Association. He may be reached at: Michigan Nonprofit Association 29 Kellogg Center East Lansing, MI 48824 (1) 888-242-7075 (F) 517-355-3302 tswope@ pilot.msu.edu Where will the endowment be housed? The endowment will be housed at the Capital Region Community Foundation, so gifts for the campaign should be submitted to Tim Swope. Please make checks payable to the Capital Region Community Foundation - ConnectMichigan Alliance Fund for the purpose of supporting the ConnectMichigan Alliance endowment. If gifts are made to the Capital Region Community Foundation, how will reporting be conducted to donors in the future? The ConnectMichigan Alliance will work closely with the staff of the Capital Region Community Foundation to complete reporting requirements of donors. The Capital Region Community Foundation will supply the required financial reporting and the ConnectMichigan Alliance will supply the required program reporting. As a community foundation, a gift to the Capital Region Community Foundation qualifies for the state income tax credit for Michigan residents and corporations. What types of gifts are acceptable to the ConnectMichigan Alliance Campaign? Cash gifts, in the form of checks, are the most common gift to a campaign. An alternative to cash gifts is f!)fts ifappreciated property, such as stocks, securities or real estate. Such gifts generate a double benefit to the donor. In addition to receiving an income tax deduction for the full, fair market value of the property, the donor does not have a tax burden on the capital-gain element on the gifted property. Note: to qualify for this double tax benefit, the appreciated property must be held by the donor for more than a year. Please contact Tim Swope for assistance with gifts to the ConnectMichigan Alliance. Are bequests acceptable for the campaign? Bequests are certainly acceptable in assisting the building of the ConnectMichigan Alliance endowment. However, gifts must be realized within two years to be matched by the Michigan legislature in its matching gift challenge. �ConnectMichigan Alliance Donor/Friends Prospect List Please list names of individuals, businesses, or foundations you think should be contacted for a possible gift to our ConnectMichigan Campaign and/or people or organizations that can help us secure a gift. Be assured, you do not necessarily have to be involved in the solicitation of these prospects, but any advice about best approaches would be extremely helpful. *Please return your selections to Kyle Caldwell. Name 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Business/ Foundation/Family Potential Gift Capacity Best Contact Approach Personal Comments � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. 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Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50175 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001-02-09 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/5156a0ea928acde2bda382125d7c7a25.pdf adc757ff8011c8018b7097bfbe8f2aca PDF Text Text Michigan Community Service Commission Agenda February 9, 2001 Michigan Community Service Commission George W. Romney Building Michigan Room, 1st Floor 12:00 p.m. -4:00p.m. I. Welcome and Introductions- Chairperson Mawby (Tab 1) II. Review & Approval of December 8, 2000 Minutes- Chairperson Mawby (Tab 2) III. Standing Committee Reports (Tab 3) A. IV. Executive Director's Report - Kyle Caldwell (Tab 4) A. B. V. Executive Committee- Chairperson Mawby Staff Recommendations for Funding (Approval Items)- Kyle Caldwell 1. AmeriCorps Competitive Renewal 2. Michigan's AmeriCorps Promise Fellows National Service Policy Recommendations (White Paper) 1. Review and Comment 2. Endorsement of Principles (approval item) Old Business - Chairperson Mawby (Tab 5) A. MCSC Retreat (Monday- Tuesday, September 10 & 11, 2001)- Chairperson Maw by 1. Brook Lodge - Augusta, Michigan 2. Goals & Agenda Committee �B. Legislative Outreach - Chairperson Mawby 1. C. VI. Governor's Service Awards & Grantmakers/Grantseekers 2001, May 21 & 22, 2001, Amway Grand Plaza, Grand Rapids New Business- Chairperson Mawby (Tab 6) A. VII. Strategy Committee National Community Service Conference- Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota June 28 - July 1, 2001 Public Comment (Tab 7) Next Commission meeting will be May 21, 2001 in Grand Rapids 2 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. 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Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50174 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001-02-09 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/08c60a1d5e555d4292d86ab64b0c569b.pdf 255156c1de5056223e78b698004963dc PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER , Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION 111 George W. Romney Lansing , Telephone : FAX: Chairperson Russell G. Mawby Executive Director Kyle Caldwell S. Capito l Ave . Bldg ., 4th Floor Michigan 48913 (517) 335 -4295 (517) 373-4977 MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Michigan Community Service Commission FROM: Kyle Caldwell, Executive Director; f ( RE: Executive Director's Report DATE: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 Things have heated up at the national and state levels over the past three months and the MCSC has been in the thick of both arenas. This report will provide you an update on the organization's work over the past 90 days and give some insights on potential future developments. As always, copies of departmental repmis are attached for your general information. Making It Happen Service-Learning in Michigan At the May 21, 2001 meeting, staff will provide a brief presentation on service-learning in Michigan and describe the efforts MCSC is taking, in partnership with others, to advance this innovative teaching methodology. MCSC Budget As Garry Gross's report describes, the State of Michigan is forecasting a $600 million shortfall in the current budget. This shortfall has precipitated an immediate and comprehensive hiring freeze, cuts in current state funding for programs and administration, rescission of all but a precious few carry over requests, and a re-examination of budget forecasts for FY 2002. While the staff expects only minor reductions in services and operations for this year, we are looking very carefully at next year's budget. �Interestingly enough, because of the recently implemented budget tracking systems implemented by the Finance and Administration staff, we are able to more effectively track our spending and projected expenditures by division and funding stream. This will allow us to make more accurate forecasts from which to plan for the long- and short-term future. This system also allows us to be more responsive to the current volatile financial landscape. Office Relocation Current estimates point toward the MCSC changing its location from the Romney Building in downtown Lansing to 1048 Pierpont- just north of I -96 and Cedar Street in south Lansing by June 1, 2001. This building will also serve as the future location ofthe Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Campus Compact, Volunteer Centers of Michigan, and the ConnectMichigan Alliance. Be July 1, 2001 all parties should be moved into this new space. A detailed floor plan and map will be provided at the May 21, 2001 meeting. MCSC's National Service Funding The Executive Committee approved the staff recommendations for Michigan's Ameri Corps formula funding for new and renewing applicants. The full commission empowered the Executive Committee to make this decision on their behalf due to the scheduling conflicts brought on by the late publication of the guidelines provided by the Corporation for National Service (the Corporation). The FY 2002 budget for the Corporation will essentially remain the same as the previous fiscal year with the exception of new programs for the Senior Corps programs (see press release attached). These new programs-Silver Scholarships and Veteran's Mission for Youth-are slated to start up next October or December. State commissions are eligible to apply for some of these funds either in partnership with other organizations or independently. The final regulations will be published in the fall and staff will keep you informed of any implications for Michigan's volunteers. The MCSC, Corporation Michigan Office, Office on Services to the Aging and other Senior Corps programs will gather to discuss a unified response to the funding regulations once they are published to voice support and any concerns with the implementation of the program. Governor's Service Awards The Governor and First Lady, in partnership with the MCSC and Ameritech, will recognize 69 finalists for the Governor's Service Awards the Eighth Annual Governor's Service Awards program. Attendance for the event is peaking at 700! This year's program will include a video presentation of the finalists. Those of you attending will have reserved seating and staff will be on hand to direct you to your seat. Youth Poster Contest The Youth Poster for this year has been selected and will be unveiled at the Governor's Service Awards Program. Special thanks to commissioners Collier, Mawby, Kwak and Wesaw for their contributions to the Poster Contest and especially commissioner Cummings for her challenge grant! �Site Visit by Corporation for National Service The follow up to our site visit from the Corporation for National Service is included as an attachment for your review and consideration. Insights on the Vision Faith-based and Community Initiative The President' s Faith-based and Community Initiative has captured the attention of the nation in ways likely not initially anticipated. Support and criticism alike has been hurled at the President and the individual he has appointed to head up the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, John Dilulio, Jr. It seems that many faith and community-based organization are uncomfortable with potential changes in distribution rules for federal funds while others are support of the possibilities a new, non-discriminatory landscape can offer to their organizations and the people they serve. What is unclear is the impact on those organizations that distribute federal resources or accept them with state and private match funds . In anticipation of any future changes, the MCSC staff performed a brief scan of the Corporation funding MCSC distributes to determine which, if any, faith-based organizations it currently funds . The list with brief descriptions is attached. It is difficult to present any strategies or potential new directions for your consideration at this time as the Whitehouse itself is wrestling with this issue and what it truly means for communities and the federal funds they receive. States are working to determine their own strategies as well. Indiana has charged its human services agency (the counterpart to Michigan's Family Independence Agency) with forming a strategy that links family services with faith-based organizations (see internet article attached) called Faith Works. Other states will likely form strategies this Indiana's to get align themselves with the Whitehouse's drive in this area. I have provided the Governor's Office with a briefing memo on Michigan's nonprofit and philanthropic landscape that may provide some context for our own work (see memo to Anne Mervenne). You will note that the Michigan Legislature is considering establishing a parallel office on Faithbased and Community Initiatives. The MCSC staff will continue to monitor this situation and provide updates as new information becomes available. Future for the work of the MCSC An update of the development of the ConnectMichigan Alliance (CMA) will be discussed in the Executive Committee Report. The future direction ofthe MCSC, in light of the CMA and changes at the national level will be taken up at our September retreat. Staff is working to prepare for implementing the visioning document that was adopted at our February meeting, but the retreat will provide an opportunity to "put meat on the bones" and provide detail and direction to the general vision. This will be an exciting four months! Thank you . �.APR 1 7 2001 April II, 2001 Mr. Kyle Caldwell, Executive Director Michigan Community Service Commission George Romney Building, 4 111 Floor Ill South Capitol Ave. Lansing, MI 48913 AmeriCorps National Service C 0 R P 0 RAT I 0 N FOR NATIONAL rJ sERVICE Dear Kyle ; I want to thank you Paula, Gary, Beth and the rest of the staff for arranging my site visit to Michigan from February 7-9 , 2001. It was a pleasure spending time with the commission staff, Commissioners, and program staff. As an orientation visit it was a pleasure to get to know the people and operations of the Commission in face to face meetings . T he meetings with staff clarified the policies and procedures of yo ur operation and my attendance at the Commission meeting provided an opportunity to observe the strong commitment and interest of your Commissioners. Dr. Mawby ' s leadership abilities and years of experience with the Kello g Foundati on make him a strong Chair of the Comm ission. Ms. Engler's obvious involvement and support provide great vis ibility to the Commission within the state. This letter will serve as my official report to the Commission and is a summary of my observati ons. • The Commission staff are well trained and experienced with the management and oversight of AmeriCorps programs. However. the increase in the scope and depth of the Commission 's service responsibi lities within the state place heavy demands on the current staff. Plans to take on additional responsibilities like management of the Learn and Serve program , new policy initiatives and support to the new Connect Michigan Campaign without i'ldditional staff raise serious concerns regardi ng the Commission's span of control and oversight ability. • The new Co nnect Michigan Campaign will strengthen the coordination and collaboratio n among Michigan Campus Compact, Michigan No nprofit Association, Volunteer Centers of Michigan and the Commission . This initiative wi ll provide opportuniti es to expand community and vo lunteer service in the state thus impact the lives of a greater number of citi zens . • While the plans to relocate the Commission's office wi ll temporaril y di srupt operations, co- locating with other serv ice partners wi ll strengthen collaboration of service activiti es within the state. 1201 New York Avenue. NW Washington, DC 20525 Telephone 202-606-5000 Getting Things Done. AmeriCorps. National Service Learn and Serve America National Senior Service Corps �• My participation in the Commission meeting provided an opportunity to observe the interest and commitment of the Commissioners, their familiarity with the operation and the respect they exhibit to the Commission staff. Dr. Mawbry ' s new leadership will undoubtedly move the Commi ion to higher levels of service to the communities ofMichigan . • I observed a number of best practices while preparing and conducting the visit. The Commission ' s strategic approach to the implementation of the Promise Fellows Program will strengthen the Michigan communities of promise. The Commis ion has developed a strategic plan related to the Michigan Learn and erve initiative that will bring greater focus to the school based programs. The Commission ' s success in garnering funds from theW. K. Kellog Foundation to advance service learning public policy, best practices, and advocacy will not only contribute to the state educational ystem but also serve as a national model. Finally there are a few suggestions for strengthening your current operations: While the Commission staff has written procedures and tools for program site vi it , progress report and FSR reviews, and other monitoring practices, the Commission may want to consider documenting all activities related to program monitoring. A comprehensive guide that makes it clear the full range of these activities including site visits, phone consultations, member record reviews, FSR progress report reviews, followup reports and compliance follow-up . The Commission may want to consider the development a document that describes the practices, procedures, and tools currently implemented to monitor financial operations and compliance follow up of the Commission. The Commission may want to consider developing a similar document of the procedures and policies for the selection, training, and supervision of Commission staff that are currently in place. I look forward to my next visit to Michigan. A special thanks to Beth for including me in her site visit and wish for continued success during her graduate studies. Please let Paula know that I am backing her in the Chicago Breast Cancer walk and very impressed with her commitment to such a special cause. And Kyle I hope this week has really been a vacation for you and your family. :;;z~ Lee Lacy enior Program 0 1cer �Examples of How Current Michigan's AmeriCorps Programs Partner with Faith-Based Organizations (This is not an exhaustive list.) AmeriCorps Oakland Baldwin Methodist Church and Center- 5 part-time members. Members tutor, provide age specific enrichment programs through the Fun Shine Kids, Youth 2 Youth, and Kids That Care groups, and take children on field trips. They also have a Girls R Great and Guys R Great program and do Boy Scouts. The enrichment activities focus on character education, conflict resolution, teaching the components of the Michigan Model, nutrition, decision-making, and arts and crafts. All Saints Episcopal Church - 7 part-time members. Members tutor, provide age specific enrichment programs, teach African Drums and Dance and take children on field trips. The enrichment activities focus on character education, conflict resolution, teaching the components of the Michigan Model, nutrition, decision-making, and arts and crafts. Genesee County AmeriCorps Program Christ Episcopal Center- 2 full-time and 2 part-time members Members serving at this site work on the organization' s academic and recreational after school program. Members also work with the "safe haven basketball" and literacy program. The Center is in the poorest ward of the city of Flint and provides youth programs, emergency food services, adult literacy, and other much needed programs. Michigan Neighborhood AmeriCorps Program Church of Messiah/Boulevard Harambee MNAP member activities - Members placed at this site serve as community liaisons. Members interact with the community to assess individual/family needs then work with residents to locate needed resources and services. Part of the members ' responsibility is to become familiar with other organizations in the area in order to make referrals in the event church programming can not meet the specific needs identified. Messiah Housing MNAP member activities - Members at this site have worked in the community to identify the specific housing needs of residents. A project recently worked on was the Grandfamilies project. This project is designed to meet the special needs of families comprised of several generations living in one dwelling or comprised of grandparents raising grandchildren. Centers Coalition of the Archdiocese of Detroit All Saints Neighborhood Center: Members at this site work to provide residents with computer classes, tutoring, and English as a Second Language classes. �St. Gregory Community Center: Members at this site provide after school programming and tutoring in a safe environment for youth from 3pm to 7pm. Members also recruit local parent volunteers to help support the organization ' s programming. Friends U Need, Inc.: Members at this site work in "The House" to help youth and families utilize appropriate programs and services offered by the organization. The House is a center that provides hot meals for youth, computer instruction, tutoring, ACT/SAT training, health information, and mentoring. St. Suzanne Parish I Our Lady Gate of Heaven Church: Members at this site work with local residents to help the parish in its effort to recruit, manage, and maintain a volunteer base comprised of church and community members. Volunteers are trained and supervised by members in activities that support youth and family programming. Joy of Jesus MNAP member activities- Members serving at this site work on the organization's academic and recreational after school program. During the summer months members recruit urban youth to attend a camp which introduces many participants to a rural environment for the frrst time. Members supervise camp activities throughout the summer in a series ofweeklong sessions. Jubilee Christian Church MNAP member activities - Members at this site work with a citywide Gang Violence Intervention Initiative. Members work to provide alternative activities for youth at risk of gang activity. Programming takes place in local schools as well as in a large community center the church owns. Michigan Neighborhood Partnership (MNP) MNAP member activity - Members work with MNP's BRIDGES faith-based community network to implement health and real estate development prograrnming. Health programming concentrates on educating at risk community members about stroke, diabetes, and heart disease and provides free screenings. Members working in real estate development utilize the same faith-based network to recruit and train organizations to become involved in housing development in their neighborhoods. Rosedale Park Baptist Church MNAP Member activities- Members at this site work in a school setting to develop curriculum for and implement the organization' s Super.Kids program. Super.Kids is designed to provide struggling youth with a new outlook on learning through alternative methods of teaching and unique educational activities. Service Learning In Muskegon AmeriCorps (SLIM) Temple United Methodist Church - 3 full-time members AmeriCorps Members at this site serve in an after-school program dedicated to teaching youth about non-violence and peacemaking solutions. Members primarily mentor these high-risk, inner-city youth while enriching academics and organizing opportunities to serve. �APR 0 9. 2001 CORPORATI ON April 4, 2001 FOR NATIO AL r l sE R VICE Kyle Caldwe11, Executive Director Mich. Community Service Commission 1 111 S. Capitol, 4 Floor Lansing MI 48913 ° Dear Mr. Cal w~~~-~_)____.- I know that you and~the members of the Michigan Commission are interested in the President's initiative to broaden government's outreach to and involvement of faith-based organizations . I'm forwarding to you two summaries of current partnerships in the Senior Corps programming area. I hope you find them interesting and useful. Mary E. Pfeile ' State Director State Program Office 2 1 I West Fort Street Suite 1408 Detroit. Ml 48226·3 2 1 I Telepone: 313·22 6·7848 Fax : 313·226.2 557 Getting Things Done. AmenCorps. National Service Learn and S.,rve America National Senior Servtce Corps �"" . NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS FAITH-BASED VOLUNTEER SERVICE PARTNERSHIPS THE NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS AND FAITH-BASED NETWORKS The three programs of the National Senior Service Corps, the Foster Grandparent Program (FGP), the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), and the Senior Companion Program (SCP) continue to serve in partnership with faith-based local agencies and organizations to help meet critical community needs . Currently, faith-based organizations sponsor a total of 114 Senior Corps project nationwide. Together, these 114 projects recruited and placed more than 45 ,000 senior volunteers in FY 1999, who provided more than 10.8 million hours of service to their communities. Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion vo lunteers with faith-based projects helped more than 41 ,000 children and adults in need during 19992000 . NATIONAL PROFILE OF SENIOR CORPS AND THE FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY PrognlDl Foster Grandparent Program Senior Companion Progran1 Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) Seniors for Schools Demonstration Habitat for Humanity Demonstration Totals: Faith-based Sponsors: Number of local projects Corporation Funding Number of Volunteer Stations Corporation Volunteers Budgeted Other Volunteers Bud geted Annual Volunteers Senring 31 $9,726,511 1,119 2,206 364 3,032 28 $6,332,273 498 1.465 365 2,265 53 $3 ,812,611 5.531 38,464 0 39.993 2 $225.000 8 $160,000 10 185 $20.096,395 7.148 42.251 729 -l5.290 11-l 11 6 FAITH-BASED SPONSORS OF LOCAL SENIOR CORPS PROJECTS Cardinal Ritter Institute Catholic Charities Catholic Community Services Catholic Human Services, Inc. Catholic Social Services Central Baptist Children ' s Homes Christian Ministries, Inc. Christian Senior Services, Inc. Evangelical Lutheran Samaritan Services Friendship Houses Christian Services Interfaith Community Councils Interfaith Ministries Jewish Community Centers Lutheran Foundation Lutheran Homes, Inc. Lutheran Services in America Quachita Baptist Uni versity Salvation Arm y Volunteers of America �THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM Foster Grandparents provide direct service to children and youth with special or exceptional needs. Of the 333 local Foster Grandparent projects operating nationwide 31 are sponsored by faith-based organizations, and account for I 0 percent of the total numb er of Foster Grandparent proj ects . Faith-based Sponso•·s: Number of locaJ projects 31 Corporation Funding $9.726,5 11 Number of Volunteer Stations 1.11 9 Corporation Volunteet·s Budgeted 2.206 Other Volunteers Budgeted 364 Annual Volunteers Serving 3.032 Number of Children Sen,ed AnnuaJI)' 3 1.866 Highlight: Catholic Charities, Wyandotte County FGP, Kansas City, Kansas --Foster Grandparents helped more than 500 young offenders at the Wyandotte County Ju venil e Detention Center in 2000 . The volunteers ass isted with Iiterac. , practicing socially appropriate behav ior, and forming positive relationships with caring adults. Teachers reported a decrease in sociall y inappropriate behav ior in the presence of the Foster Grandparents. THE S ENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM Senior Companions provide service to adults, primarily older adults, needing additional support to remain independent in their homes and the community. Increasingly, th eir services allow much needed respite for fan1il y members serving as caregivers . Of the 209 local Senior Companion proj ects operating nationwide, 28 are sponsored by faith-based organizations, and account for 13 percent of the total Senior Companion projects . Faith-based Spon sors: Number of local projects 28 Corporation Fundin g $6.332,273 Numbet· of Volunteer Stations 498 CoqJoration Volunteers Budgeted 1,465 Other Volunteers Budgeted 365 Annual Volunteers Serving 2.265 Number of Adults Served Annuall y 9,2 [9 Highlight: Catholic Social Services of Indianapolis SCP, Indianapolis, Indiana-- All I 01 Senior Co mpani ons provide companionship to frai l and homebound clients. Compani ons are advocates fo r their respective clients, and are instructed to ident ify client needs beyond th e scope of th eir duti es and connect clients with the appropriate resource. The Senior Compan ions served a total of 235 adults in need of extra support in 2000. THE RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM (RSVP) RSVP volunteers are true "community volunteers" ages 55 and older, who help to meet a constellation of needs identified by the local community. Of the 764 local RSVP proj ects operating nation wide, 53 are sponsored by faithbased organizations, and account for 7 percent of the total RSVP proj ects. Faith-based SIJonsot·s: Number of local 1u·ojects 53 Corporation Funding $3.8 12,6 11 Number of Vo1unteet· Station s 5.53 1 CoqJOration Volunteers Budgeted 38.--1-64 Other Volunteers Budgeted -- Annual Voluntee•·s Servin g 39,993 Annual Hours of Service Provided 6,236.78 1 Highlight: Volunteers of America, Larimer County RSVP, Fort Collins, Colorado-- RSVP continues to grow Children and Seni ors Together (CAST) placing nearl y 50 RSVP volunteers in 20 schools and earl y childhood development centers throughout Larimer County. The volunteers are mentors and literacy tutors to over I000 children. Ameri Corps* VIST A members coordinate the program 2 �Corporation for National Service National Organization Initiative Faith-Based Partnerships In the fall of 1998, National Senior Corps division of the Corporation for National Service funded the National Organizational Initiative. The purpose of the initiative is to promote senior service through national organizations and their netv.rork of affiliates and to promote older volunteers as a resource in accomplishing the organizations ' objectives. Through this initiative Senior Corps has assured that eight large national organizations and their affiliates include senior service as a strategy for achieving their organizational obj ectives . Because of this initiative, influential leaders at the national and local levels are gaining greater understanding of the value of seniors and Senior Corps programs in helping to address priority community needs especially the needs of vulnerable children and youth, and the frail elderly. As more leaders become educated on the power of senior service, communities across the country will begin to tum to seniors and Senior Corps programs as a resource in addressing community needs . Three ofthe National Organization Initiative partnerships are with Faith-Based organizations. These include : • Catholic Charities USA -This is the second largest private social service organization in the United States with a network of over 1,400 social service agencies and institutions . Together with its member agencies, Catholic Charities USA assists over 12 million people in need each year. • Lutheran Services in America (LSA) - LSA is a national organization committed to networking, leadership, human resource support and public policy information to its 280 social ministry organization affiliates . LSA affiliates deliver $3 billion in services annually to 2 million people in 3,000 urban and rural communities . • Volunteers of America (VOA) - VOA is a Faith-Based charitable non-profit organization founded in 1896. VOA responds to community needs by providing help to abused and neglected children, youth at risk, the frail elderl y, the disabl e~ , the homeless and many others. VOA works with 41 community based affiliates in 39 states serving over 1.5 million people. In 1999, Senior Corps also developed a model program with Habitat for Humanity International. Through this initiative community partnerships were developed between selected RSVP projects and Habitat for Humanity affiliates. The purpose was to mobilize RSVP volunteers to help build the capacity of Habitat for Humanity affiliates to achieve their goal of moving more people out of substandard housing and into their own homes . This model program has been very successful, and Senior Corps is in the process of including Habitat for Humanity in the National Organization Initiative to promote the model throughout the more than 1,500 affiliates of Habitat for Humanity. • Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI)- HFHI is an ecumenical Christian housing ministry founded in 1976 by Millard and Linda Fuller. The mission of HFHI is to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world by partnering with homeowner families to build affordable housing . HFHI has over 1600 affiliates in the United States and has a grow ing network of affiliates in 70 countries . �DRAFT MEMORANDUM TO: Anne Mervenne, Special Assistant to the Governor FROM: Kyle Caldwell, Executive Director RE: Faith-based and Community Initiative Meeting DATE: March 23, 2001 I again apologize for not being available for a meeting to discuss Michigan's potential role in the President's Faith-based and Community Initiative. The Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) may be very interested in helping advance the Governor's and President's mutual agendas in this area. Please keep me in mind and I will try to attend future meetings of this group. For now, I have scribbled out some notes for you. These are very much in the draft stage and I am not wedded to anything. However, I would like to emphasize that I believe the best strategy is one that addresses faith- AND community-based issues within the frame of supporting nonprofits generally. Clearly, one of the reasons the Whitehouse is bogged down with this has to do with the fervor around money and the Constitutional Church/State issue. For Michigan, I don't think that it has to be that complicated so long as we remain focused on how state government can remove its barriers to the nonprofit (faith- and community-based) organizations in Michigan. For ease and conciseness, I am not going to go into the politics of this initiative at either the national or state level. This is merely meant to serve as a talking point for the concept. I assume that HB4157 and other political factors will be discussed in future conversations in addition to this initial meeting. �Faith Based Meeting Memo Page 2 of2 Background President Bush directed that his administration will advance a three-pronged agenda regarding the relationship between the federal government and faith-based and community-based organizations. Specifically, the faith-based and community agenda will be organized around three lines of action: • Identifying and eliminating improper Federal barriers to effective faith-based and community-serving programs through legislative, regulatory, and programmatic reforms; • Stimulating an outpouring of private giving to nonprofits, faith-based programs, and community groups by expanding tax deductions and through other initiatives; and • Pioneering a new model of cooperation through Federal initiatives that expand the involvement of faith-based and community groups in after-school and literacy services, help the children of prisoners, and support other citizens in need. The President has appointed a special office to deal with this strategy and alluded to changing the way national service operates by appointed Steven Goldsmith to the board of the Corporation for National Service (CNS). Along with CNS, it is very likely that other national nonprofit organizations are going to try and play a role in this directive including the Points of Light Foundation, United Way of America, America' s Promise, Council on Foundations and the like. Michigan Landscape When we look at Michigan, there are a number of existing efforts Governor Engler and the Michigan Legislature have established that address some of the issues identified. • Michigan Government is More Accessible - As recommended by the Seccia Commission Report, the state has embraced a "customer focused" approach to delivering services. This includes doing business smarter and creating one-stop centers for state services. In addition, taxes have been reduced and simplified, easing the burden on businesses and community-based organizations. New efforts guided bye-Michigan will further expand the accessibility ofthe state services. • Michigan is a Charity-friendly State - Michigan is one of the only states to provide a tax credit for contributions given to Community Foundations thereby expanding the giving incentives to Michigan ' s taxpayers. The Michigan State Legislature has extended the tax credit and lifted the December 31 , 1997 sunset provision under the Income Tax Act for contributions to an endowment fund of a certified community foundation. Governor Engler proclaimed November 15 as Philanthropy Day in Michigan. Michigan is home to one of the nation's leading regional association of grant makers (Council of Michigan Foundations) and currently every Michigan community is served by a community foundation. Thank you. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_2001-05-21_Executive-Directors-Report Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2001-05-21 commission meeting executive director's report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2001-05-21 commission meeting executive director's report. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50173 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001-05-21 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/75e7774a64a6f0b3f38a9f078df9cb63.pdf fabe4c84c50e5834ff63ffdb537fe616 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Russell G. Mawby 111 George W. Romney Lansing, Telephone: FAX: Executive Director Kyle Caldwell S. Capitol Ave . Bldg ., 4th Floor Michigan 48913 (517) 335-4295 (517) 373-4977 MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Michigan Community Service Commission FROM: Paula Kaiser, Director of Programs Michigan Community Service Commission RE: Program Division Director' s Report DATE: December 8, 2000 Happy Holidays from the program staff of the MCSC! Listed below is a program division update for your review. Michigan's AmeriCorps Michigan 's AmeriCorps Orientation/Celebration We held the statewide Michigan's AmeriCorps Member Orientation/Celebration on November 13, 2000 at the Lansing Center. Nearly 400 AmeriCorps members from across the state registered to attend the event. The event included not only Michigan's AmeriCorps members but national direct members, VISTAs, and Michigan's AmeriCorps Promise Fellows. I would like to thank Russ Mawby, Terry Pruitt, and Meg Smith for their participation in the event. Although the evaluations have not been officially tabulated, the preliminary results show the event was a success. Special thanks go to MCSC staff members Beth Barney, Michael Freeman, and Michelle Metzmaker for all their effort in planning and organizing the event. Michigan's AmeriCorps Member Council This year we are proud to have 24 members serving on the Michigan ' s AmeriCorps Council. The purpose of this Council is to act as a planning committee for AmeriCorps events, assist in the development of a Michigan's AmeriCorps newsletter, and serve as a liaison between members and the MCSC. In addition, members will have the chance to network with each other, build a forum for corpsmember exchange and develop relationships with other programs P<IINIEOON RECYC l ED P~P€11 �Program Division Director's Report Page 2 throughout the state. The first meeting took place on November 14, 2000 and expanded to include representation from both State and National Direct programs, VISTA and the Michigan's AmeriCorps Promise Fellows. The next meeting will be January 21-23, 2001 in Roscommon, Michigan. Representatives are responsible for meeting several goals in the 2001 year, including: Assisting in the coordination of two statewide Signature Service Projects. Individually conducting two outreach sessions to promote AmeriCorps in their communities. Initiating and planning one local service project. Producing the statewide AmeriCorps newsletter twice throughout the year. Michigan 's AmeriCorps Application Process 2001- 02 Although many of our 2000-01 Michigan's AmeriCorps programs just started in September, it is time to begin thinking about the application process for 2001-02. After reviewing our current portfolio and where they are in their three-year funding cycle, MCSC staff have determined that we have approximately $3 million to fund new AmeriCorps programs for FY 2001 -02. Organizations will be notified of the availability of funds for new AmeriCorps programs the week of December 18th. The MCSC will host two technical assistance session the week of January 15th. One session will be held in Lansing and the other will be held in Gaylord. The sessions will give a general overview of AmeriCorps, explain the key components of a successful program, and describe the application process and timeline. Interested applicants will be required to submit an Intent to Apply form by January 31, 2001 . Applications will be due on February 16, 2001. There will be three primary changes in the program parameters for the new funding cycle. The first change is the policy that was adopted at the last commission meeting that calls for increased grantee match depending on the number of years ofMichigan's AmeriCorps funding a grantee has received. This new policy has greater impact on a renewal applicant than a new organization applying for the first time. The other changes are policies that were approved by the Executive committee on November 17, 2000 which include MCSC's·right to reduce or deny Michigan's AmeriCorps funding to any and all nonprofit organizations_that currently receive direct national service funding from the Corporation for National Service. Finally, the executive committee approved adding a planning grant phase to all new Michigan's AmeriCorps grants for organizations that have never operated AmeriCorps programs. Please see the minutes from the executive committee meeting for additional details. Learn & Serve- Michigan Learn & Serve-Michigan School-Based Grant Program The MCSC hosted a Learn and Serve-Michigan school-based grantee meeting on October 5-6, 2000. The meeting agenda was developed jointly with the school-based TIT A providers and included the following topics: Service-Learning 101, Developing Strong Program Goals and Objectives, Connecting Academic Service-Learning to State Standards, Policy and Procedures, peer mentor meetings, and a panel discussion on making Strategic Connections to Community �Program Division Director's Report Page 3 Resources. This was the first grantee meeting hosted by the MCSC since the transfer of responsibilities from the Michigan Department of Education (MD E). Meeting evaluations showed that, other than the need for breakouts according to experience level, grantees liked the tone and content of the meeting. Verbal feedback emphasized that grantees were comfortable with the MCSC's role in the management of the program. Learn & Serve-Michigan Community-Based Grant Program MCSC staffhosted a one-day grantee meeting for the community-based grantees on October 30, 2000. All but one grantee was represented. The agenda included a peer-led discussion on the Key Elements of Service-Learning, a session on Policies and Procedure changes, a financial management session and training on the CBO curriculum template. Also included was a seryice project to collect school/craft supplies for Haven House as a part ofMCSC's commitment to America's Promise. Grantees will be convened next at the National Service-Learning Conference in April. All of our grantees are in their third three of a three-year funding cycle. If they want to continue to receive Learn and Serve grant funding in the future they will have to reapply this spring. The new three year funding cycle beginning in the Summer of2001 allows the MCSC to make modifications to the program parameters to ensure higher quality service-learning programs in Michigan. The MCSC will convene our current grantees this winter to seek suggestions for the program modifications. L & S Coordinator and the SER V Coordinator As Kyle described in his report, our service-learning initiative is expanding. We are in the process of hiring two coordinators. One will serve as a Learn and Serve-Michigan coordinator and will co-administer both the school-based and community-based Learn and Serve-Michigan program with Angelia Salas. The other position will coordinate our SERV initiative and will focus on impacting public policy related to service-learning. Ideally, we will have both of the positions filled in January 2001. Leader Schools Two years ago year, the Corporation for National Service launched the National ServiceLearning Leader Schools program. The program is a Presidential initiative designed to encourage and foster improved teaching and leadership through high quality service-learning. Through this program, up to 100 middle schools and up to 100 high schools from across the county will receive recognition for their exemplary integration of student service into the curriculum and the life of the school. National Service-Learning Leader Schools will receive national recognition for outstanding efforts, including: a National Service-Learning Leader School banner; an invitation to attend a three-day National Service-Learning Leader Schools workshop and recognition ceremony in Washington, D .C.; national and local publicity opporttmities, involvement in a national network of Leader Schools working to share information on effective practices and advance service-learning as a teaching, learning and community building strategy for the 21 st century. The Iron County Community Schools - ACE High School was Michigan ' s first Leader School. �Program Division Director's Report Page 4 The MCSC, in partnership with MDE is currently seeking applications for the next Leader Schools. National Service-Learning Leader School application outreach packages were sent to all Learn and Serve-Michigan grantees, all superintendents and all respondents to the Learn and Serve-Michigan survey conducted by the Ferris State University. Technical assistance conference calls for any one interested in applying will be conducted on December 14, 2000. Applications are due on January 12, 2001. Michigan is allowed one formula high school and one formula middle school submission. Unlimited competitive applications are allowed. Michigan currently has three National Service-Learning Leader Schools: Romulus High School, ACE High School and Lahser High School Volunteer Investment Grants (VIG) FY 2000 VIG Update For FY 2000, the MCSC issued 16 grants totaling $791,725. These grants are expected to generate a match of $1,032,587 that will be deposited in local endowments. Therefore we had $208,275 ($1,000,000- $791,725) left to obligate in this fiscal year. Up to $100,000 of the remaining $208,275 will be spent on capacity building for the VIG recipients. Therefore, $108,275 was available to distribute for this fiscal year. We offered our current grantees the opportunity to request additional funds. We received three requests totaling $28,000. The staff recommended and the executive committee approved the three increases. The MCSC still has $80,275 to disburse for FY 2000. There is a possibility that additional existing grantees will request increases. If no additional increase are requested, the MCSC will offer another rotmd of funding in order to disburse the full $1,000,000. FY 2001 VIG Update In August, the MCSC issued the Michigan's Volunteer Investment Grants application guidelines. All former and existing grantees received the guidelines. In addition, the MCSC sent a copy of the guidelines to all of the Community Foundations, United Ways, Volunteer Centers, and Michigan Campus Compact affiliates. Applications were due to MCSC on September 29, 2000. We received 13 applications requesting $550,000. Four of the applications were from organizations that have not previously been funded under VIG. The new applications were peer and staff reviewed. The renewal applications (those that ar_e currently receiving VIG funds) were staff reviewed. The staff recommended and the executive committee approved 12 of the 13 applications be funded for a total of $450,000. Staff expressed reservations concerning the capacity of the Manistee Volunteer Center and therefore did not recommend them for funding at this time. Staff will work with the Manistee program and the Volunteer Centers of Michigan to strengthen their application for the next round of funding. Please see the attached VIG chart for additional information. The MCSC still has $550,000 to disburse this fiscal year. The MCSC will be offering a second round of2001 VIG funds . Round II grants will be available to current grantees for the purpose of increasing their 2001 grant award or to any agency who has previously applied or been funded. FY 2001 grantees will be encouraged to apply for supplemental funds up to the $100,000 maximum. Applicants not approved for funding in Round I, applicants from previous years and other interested organizations will also be invited to apply. Staff will present the FY �Program Division Director's Report Page 5 2001 VIG Round II recommendations at the April2000 MCSC meeting. VIG Analvsis At the last commission meeting, the board authorized the staff to spend up to $40,000 on an analysis for the Michigan's Volunteer Investment Grant program. The analysis would provide the MCSC with information we could use to make future modifications to the program. The MCSC also had to get approval Department of Career Development and Department ofBudget and Management. We are still awaiting their final approval. Once we have their approval the MCSC will issue a bid for services for an organization to conduct the study. Michigan's AmeriCorps Promise Fellows Program Update In August we were notified that we were approved for 18 Michigan's AmeriCorps Promise Fellows for the 2001 program year. This was an increase offive fellows over the previous year. For FY 2001, the MCSC has $194,994 in CNS funding to support 18 Michigan's AmeriCorps Promise Fellows for Michigan's Communities of Promise. All of our current grantees were given the opportunity to renew their current fellow(s) position. In addition, other Communities ofPromise were invited to apply. The application guidelines were sent to all Communities of Promise on September 15,2000. A total of eight applications were received requesting $129,996 to support 12 fellows. Please see my memo dated November 20, 2000 for my official funding recommendations. The MCSC still has six Promise Fellows available. Therefore, the MCSC is currently conducting another application process. The application guidelines have been sent to all Communities of Promise that did not apply in the first round. At least three communities have expressed an interest in applying. The Intent to Apply forms are due to MCSC on December 15, 2000 and the applications will be due on January 5, 2001. The staff will make their funding recommendations at the February board meeting. Training and Technical Assistance Program Development And Training (PDAT) Grant Each year the MCSC is required to submit a Program Development and Training (PDAT) plan to the Corporation for National Service. On November 15\ the MCSC applied for a $120,000 PDAT grant. The funds will be used to support the training and program development needs of our CNS funded programs. Part of our responsibility is to ensure the grantees have the capacity to operate high quality national service programs. In addition, we applied for a $42,060 special initiative training grant to develop a set of core competencies for national service program staff. Regardless if someone is directing an AmeriCorps program, a Learn & Serve program, or a Senior Corps program they must have a set of specific skills in order to be successful. All of them are required to recruit and train participants, write progress reports, develop budgets, manage expenses, and develop partnerships �Program Division Director's Report Page 6 with community-based organizations. Rather than providing program specific training (AmeriCorps, Learn & Serve, Senior Corps, etc.) the core competencies would allow the MCSC to provide training to all programs around a particular area. Each core competency would have a beginning, intermediate and advanced level. National service program directors would be able to self assess which competencies they currently have and at what level. �2000 Michigan's Volunteer Investment Grant Increase Requests Recommendation #1 Th e staff recommends the following applicants for increased funding: Applicant Hillsdale County Volunteer Resource and Support Center Volunteer Center of Otsego County Jackson Nonprofit Support Center Total FY 2000 Increases Current Award $70,000 Increase Requested $8,000 Total Award $78,000 $25 ,000 $75 ,000 $5 ,000 $15 ,000 $30,000 $90,000 $28,000 �2001 Michigan's Volunteer Investment Grant Staff Recommendations Recommendation #2 The staff recommends the following applicants for new funding at the requested level: Applicant Newaygo County Community Service United Way Volunteer Connections Volunteer Center ofMid-Michigan Subtotal Recommendations #3 The staff recommends renewed funding at the requested level: Applicant Dickinson County Area Community Foundation Heart of West Michigan/United Way Hillsdale County Volunteer Resource Ctr. Jackson Nonprofit Support Center Marquette County Volunteer Center Volunteer Center of Barry County Volunteer Center ofBattle Creek Volunteer Center of Chippewa County Volunteer Center of Southwest Michigan Subtotal Match Required Funding Recommended 1:1 1:1 1:1 $100,000 $25,000 $25,000 $150,000 I Match Required Funding Recommended 2:1 $25,000 1:1 1.5 : 1 2:1 1:1 2: 1 2:1 1.5 : 1 1.5 : 1 $50,000 $25 ,000 $75,000 $25 ,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25 ,000 $25,000 $300,000 -- $450,000 Total 2001 Requests Recommendations #4 The staff recommends that the following applicant not be approved for funding at this time: Applicant Manistee Volunteer Center Match Required Funding Recommended 1:1 $100,000 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_2000-12-08_Program-Directors-Report Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2000-12-08 commission meeting program director's report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2000-12-08 commission meeting program director's report. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50172 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2000-12-08 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/8e59c3f307dc1ade71ba3c28b67a6f1c.pdf c843c68050eb4f8fe2918bc0955641e2 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION 111 George W. Romney Lansing, Telephone : FAX: Chairperson Russell G. Mawby Executive Director Kyle Caldwell S. Capitol Ave . Bldg. , 4th Floor Michigan 48913 (517} 335-4295 (517) 373-4977 MEMORDANDUM TO: Members of the Michigan Community Service Commission FROM: Mary Grill, Director of Outreach & Fund Development RE: Outreach & Fund Development Division Report DATE: December 8, 2000 The Division of Outreach & Fund Development (O&FD) is eager to begin its new focus of direct support ofMCSC programs. While this is transition is progressing, the O&FD staff continues to carryout their traditional and ongoing functions. Below you will find a brief summary of these activities. Make A Difference Dav in Michigan On Saturday, October 28 , 2000 history was made in Michigan! More volunteers than ever before registered with the MCSC and participated in Make A Difference Day (MDDay) activities in local communities: Volunteers - 84,901 Projects- 605 Counties - 80 Cities- 194 All registered participants, partner organizations and the commissioners received weekly MDDay Updates highlighting local projects and activities for several weeks prior to the event and a follow-up MD Day Update congratulating them on their efforts and highlighting the commitments Michigan volunteers made in local communities. An evaluation of the MDDay Planning Packet has been mailed to all registered participants to assist us with the planning for next year's event. �The MDDay Scrapbook will have two formats this year. One format will model previous year' s scrapbooks and include all of the press clippings and project summaries sent to the MCSC following MDDay. A limited number of this scrapbook will be printed and mailed to all registered MD Day participants. A second "scrapbook and tool kit" is being developed that focuses on information that can be utilized by local communities on an ongoing basis as they plan other community-based and national days of service such as Days of Caring, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, etc. This scrapbook will also contain some MD Day highlights and will be made available to the MCSC grantees, partner organizations and others who express interest or seek assistance with the development of one-day service projects. Michigan's Promise Attached you will find the most recent edition of The Link, a bi-monthly newsletter highlighting the statewide and local Michigan's Promise activities. The Link, which is designed and edited by Liz Clemenshaw the AmeriCorps Promise Fellow housed at the MCSC, is faxed to all Communities of Promise, Head Start Sites of Promise, Michigan's AmeriCorps Promise Fellows, and Emerging Communities ofPromise. The newest community in the process ofbecoming a Community ofPromise encompasses Grand Haven, Spring Lake and Ferrysburg and will be known as Tri-Cities' Promise. A kick-off celebration was held on November 14th at Grand Haven High School to introduce the community to the initiative and gamer their support and commitment. Over 75 people, including business leaders, government officials, nonprofit leaders, community volunteers and youth, participated in this event. The current Communities of Promise in Michigan are in the decision-making process to determine their level of their ongoing commitment to the Michigan's Promise effortspecifically relating to the Michigan's Promise Benchmarks. The MCSC, in conjunction with the Communities ofPromise, developed the benchmarks to acknowledge and celebrate the various levels of commitment of all communities involved in local Promise activities. These benchmarks are also designed to assist communities develop strategies and strengthen the framework oflocal Promise initiatives. (The Michigan's Promise Benchmarks are attached.) MYPAC Led by YES Ambassador, Jill Manlove, MYP AC is a re-energized, fully functioning standing committee of the MCSC. Many MYPAC Ambassadors organized or participated in Make A Difference Day activities in their local communities. Beginning in 2001 , there will be a MYPAC activities report included in the O&FD report. This report will be written by the MYP AC executive council with the assistance of Jill Manlove. Governor's Service Awards The 8th Annual Governor's Service Awards (GSA) are scheduled for Monday, May 21 , 2001 at the Am way Grand Plaza in Grand Rapids. The awards dinner will be held in conjunction with the Grantmakers/Grantseekers conference. The nomination form and GSA informational flyer are currently being printed and will be mailed just before Christmas so that they are in everyone's hands when they return from holiday vacations. The deadline for submitting a GSA nomination is Friday, February 9, 2001. �A maximum of five (5) finalists are selected in each of the 15 categories through a peer review process. I will be contacting commissioners in early January to encourage their participation as a peer reviewer. Youth Poster Contest Due to the great success of the 2000 Youth Poster Contest, the MCSC plans to host the event again in 2001. The contest theme and materials are being developed and will be distributed to the schools and youth-serving organizations in January. We are currently seeking sponsors for the 2001 Youth Poster Contest. ConnectMichigan The fall issue of the ConnectMichigan newsletter was distributed the last week ofNovember and focused on the volunteerism efforts of persons with disabilities. The winter issue is now in development and is scheduled for mailing in February 2001 and will highlight volunteer efforts in rural commliflities. MCSC Marketing Strategy The MCSC realizes the importance of defining its future marketing and public relations strategies based upon the new, focused direction of the MCSC. As we begin the development of a marketing plan, we are looking to our commissioners and other friends of the MCSC to assist us with this process. �The Link connecting Partners in Michtgan's Promise Volume 3 November 2000 The FORCE Makes an Impact on Saginaw Passing on the Ethic of Service By Connie F. Kreft, Special Programs Coordinator, Saginaw Community Foundation By Dulcey Garber, AmeriCorps Family Service Corps , Chippewa County FIA The youth advisory council of Saginaw Community Foundation , FORCE (Foundation Organized to Recognize Community Excellence), hosted over 60 youth from throughout Saginaw County for Make A Difference Day 2000. FORCE decided to move their third annual service project "Operation Sparkle" - a major cleanup of city entryways- to Make A Difference Day and to open up participation to other youth wishing to get involved. This decision was made , in part, in response to a request made by youth attending th e Spring 2000 Power of YO Uth conference for a "big youth community service project." What day better than Make A Difference Day? The Family Service Corps , part of Chippewa County's Commu nity of Promise , organized a Make A Difference Day project that involved over 2,200 K-6 students from all of the county 's elementary schools . FORCE, a council consisting of students in grades 8-12, organized a cleanup of six gateways in to the City of Saginaw. The 60+ volunteers, also 81h-12 1h grade students, worked on trash pickup, grass whipping, raking, sweeping, bagging, and more! This countywide project included classroom and assemb ly presentations about the meaning of Make A Difference Day , examples of different projects and events taking place aroun d the community and ways students could get involved. Thes e presentations helped show local youth what a big difference they can make in the community . Presenters talked to the students about the top three ways people can make a difference everyday -by being respectful, helpful , and caring towa rd one another. All students attending the presentation were given a ribbon with a tag that stated "You Make a Difference in My Life ." They were encouraged to think of someone who makes a difference in their life and give the ribbon to that person. FORCE provided all participa nts with a !-shirt, work gloves , tools , refreshments, and lunch . FORCE spent nearly $500 on rakes, shovels , brooms, and gloves that will be used again and again. The city transit system supplied buses to transport the student volunteers and advisors to the various sites . The City of Saginaw also provided trash bags and pickup for the project. By educating students on different aspects of community service and volunteerism , th e Family Service Corps members hope to spark interest and participation in projects among elementary students and their families . The Saginaw Community Foundation is the lead contact agency fo r Saginaw County's Promise . This county-wide Make A Difference Day project was such a success that the schools have asked the Family Service Corps to come back next year to speak again and help the students organize classroom service projects . Help A Neighbor Day in Delta County By Jackie Augustine , AmeriCorps Promise Fellow, Pathways to Healthy Living Delta Coun ty- County of 1000 Promises promoted Help A Neighbor Day as the Make A Difference Day effort in the area that involved over 13 projects , 350 volunteers that benefited more than 27 groups and individuals . Big Brothers Big Sisters of Delta County gathered youth and adults to decorate pumpkin bags , fill them with goodies and distribute them to a local nursing home. Over 30 youth from All Saints Church participated in a "Rake-n-Run" by raking yards and filling pumpkin leaf bags , which were left at the individual houses as Halloween decorations . A local salon, "New Image ," provided free manicures and pedicures to day care providers as a way of showing the individuals who care for our children that they matter. Delta County's local PTK Honor Society from Bay de noc Community College held a daylong Commitment Blitz gathering support from students, staff, and visitors to help fill needs identified at The Alliance Against Violence & Abuse and The Teen Parent Program. This effort was also part of PTK's national commitment to America's Promise. Over 130 commitments were gathered resulting in more See Delta County, page 2 than 10 loads of items donated to the programs . ~ llchigwn':~ . J~rctm.is~ nw ,\11\ ....... ,or\'uuch �MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION MICHIGAN'S PROMISE BENCHMARKS July 28, 2000 Michigan is blessed with a tradition of local communities caring for each other and working together to solve serious social problems at a local level. No place can this be more clearly demonstrated than in the commitment of local communities to care for and support their children. In 1997, following the President's Summit for America's Future and the development of America's Promise, Michigan's Promise was formed to assist local communities in bringing the Five Promises of America's Promise to children in Michigan (mentor, protect, nurture, teach, serve). The local response to this call has been outstanding. Over the past three years, 24 individual Communities ofPromise have been formed and made the commitment to positively influence the lives oflocal children with the Five Promises. These Communities of Promise have taken on many dimensions and various levels of commitment to the Five Promises. As the statewide convener of Michigan's Promise, the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) in conjunction with the Communities ofPromise, have developed the Michigan's Promise Benchmarks (MPB) to acknowledge and celebrate the various levels of commitment of all communities involved in local Michigan's Promise activities. These benchmarks are also designed to assist communities strengthen the framework and develop strategies to build local Promise initiatives. Active Communities of Promise in Michigan demonstrate their commitment by meeting all of the benchmarks outlined below in bold type. Current Communities of Promise will indicate to the MCSC their future direction by completing a registration form by December 29, 2000 and by fulfilling the benchmarks by August 1, 2001. If a current Community of Promise chooses not to focus on and achieve all of the benchmarks, but wishes to remain connected with the initiative, they may continue their commitment to Michigan's children as a Michigan's Promise Affiliate. Emerging Communities of Promise (those engaged with Arnerica's/Michigan's Promise for less than one year) are encouraged to meet the MPB within one year of receiving Community of Promise approval from America's Promise. The MCSC recognizes that there are many different approaches to implementation of each benchmark. Therefore, following each benchmark are exa~ples of practices that have proven to be beneficial to one or more Community of Promise in achieving the benchmark. These examples are suggestions not prescriptions. It is intended that Communities of Promise choose among the practices in each benchmark to best suit local needs. Other examples of practices and materials to implement each benchmarks are available from the MCSC. Additional ideas are always welcome. The Michigan's Promise Benchmarks will be reviewed by the MCSC and the Communities of Promise annually. �It can be documented that a specific, targeted number of new children receive all five promises each year. (This does not necessarily have to be a large number but it should be an accurate number that is provable.) This goal is evaluated and reset each year. Examples ofPractices Develop and implement a new after school program that provide activities around each of the five promises throughout the year. Track progress through attendance records and an activity calendar that highlights the five promise areas. Partner with a current after school program to enhance their curriculum to provides activities around each of the five promises. Track progress through attendance records and an activity calendar that highlights the five promise areas. • Increase the attendance to include new children at an after school program that has already been developed by the Community of Promise. Track progress through attendance records and an activity calendar that highlights the five promise areas. Orchestrate a partnership with youth-serving organizations to host several activities for the targeted youth around each of the five promises (e.g. Saturday Morning Club) throughout the year. Track progress through attendance records and an activity calendar that highlights the five promise areas. It can be documented that a specific number of children have been targeted to receive at least one of the five fundamental resources annually. This goal is evaluated and reset each year. Examples ofPractices Host a SAFE Night. Track attendance by having a participant sign-in sheet. • Partner with school sports teams, school clubs, scouts, etc. to host a Make A Difference Day project. Track participation through sign-in sheets and services or projects completed. • Host after school activities (meeting the "protect" promise) that do not bring the other four Promises to children. It can be documented that one community event is held annually to support local Community of Promise goals. Examples ofPractices • Partner on a community-wide youth summit that provides workshops topics in one or more of the five promise areas. Track the number of participants through registration and the success through an event evaluation completed by participants. 2 �Host a community forum to get input and feedback on current Community of Promise activities. Track the number of participants through registration and the success through an event evaluation completed by participants. Partner with family-oriented nonprofit organizations to host a "family night" with activities and workshops that support and encourage families of all kinds. (Or host another kind of event with community organizations that support local promise goals.) Track the number of participants through registration and the success through an event evaluation completed by participants. • Conduct a community-wide survey to gain information and feedback on current Promise activities and to gain insight for future direction. Publish the results of the survey including the goals and objectives set as a result of community feedback. It can be documented that a committee/task force meets at least quarterly to discuss progress toward the local Community of Promise goals. Examples ofPractices Develop and implement a Community of Promise Steering Committee that meets at least quarterly. Put the MCSC on your mailing list to receive agenda and minutes from these meetings. • Partner with a current committee (e.g. Multi Purpose Collaborative Body) to have the Community of Promise goals become a part of their efforts. Put the MCSC on your mailing list to receive agenda and minutes from these meetings. Partner with a nonprofit organization (e.g. YMCA) and develop and implement five subcommittees in each promise area to direct progress toward Community of Promise goals. These subcommittees would report to a standing committee of the partner organization. Put the MCSC on your mailing list to receive agenda and minutes from these meetings. Publish an annual assessment of the local Community of Promise using data supplied by the members of the collaborative. It can be documented that the community actively seeks commitments to support their Promise efforts and that at least five (5) commitments are secured each year. 3 �Examples ofPractices • Have local businesses make cash or in-kind donations to support promise activities (e.g. food, printing, advertisement, door prizes, etc.) Seek grants and corporate contributions to support the local promise infrastructure or specific promise activities. • Recruit volunteers from local business professionals to present workshops or participate in other activities around one of the five promises during after school programs, at youth summits, or other structured activities. Track the number of volunteers and volunteer hours contributed. • Recruit parent or other community volunteers to participate as mentors or to provide other support for Promise activities. Track the number of volunteers and volunteer hours contributed. *An America's Promise Community of Promise application has been registered and accepted by America's Promise and is on file at the MCSC. This only needs to be done once at the beginning of a community' s promise effort. To receive the America's Promise Community of Promise application, please visit the America's Promise web page at www.americaspromise.org and click on "how to get involved" or contact Mary Grill at the MCSC at 517/335-7875 or grillm@state.mi.us. Send a copy of your Community ofPromise application to the MCSC. *The community completes the America's Promise Report to the Nation and brief MCSC supplemental report and has it on file at the MCSC. The Report to the Nation is handled annually through America's Promise. A Report to the Nation form is sent to the lead contact in each community. This information must be completed and submitted to America' s Promise (with a-copy to MCSC) by a deadline established by America's Promise. If your community does not receive a Report to the Nation form by mid January each year, please contact Mary Grill at MCSC at 517/335-7875 or grillm@state.mi.us. Once per year in conjunction with the Report to the Nation, the Community of Promise must submit to the MCSC a brief supplemental report that requests information not highlighted in the Report to the Nation and is specific to the Michigan's Promise Benchmarks. This supplemental report will be distributed to Communities of Promise by the MCSC. This will not be cumbersome or a duplication of Report to the Nation. (The first report will be due in conjunction with the Report to the Nation 2001 and will document local progress toward the Michigan's Promise Benchmarks. However, communities have until August 1, 2001 to be on board with all benchmarks.) 4 �MICHIGAN'S PROMISE AFFILIATE Communities wishing to be involved in Michigan's Promise activities on a smaller scale, can do so by upholding the benchmarks outlined below. Michigan's Promise Affiliates will remain connected to the national America's Promise initiative, but may not have access to all Michigan' s Promise resources. *An America's Promise Community of Promise application has been registered and accepted by America's Promise and is on file in the MCSC office. This only needs to be done once at the beginning of a community' s promise effort. To receive the America's Promise Community of Promise application, please visit the America's Promise web page at www.americaspromise.org and click on "how to get involved" or contact Mary Grill at the MCSC at 517/335-7875 or grillm@state.mi.us. A copy of your Community of Promise application is on file at the MCSC. *The community completes the America's Promise Report to the Nation and has it on file at the MCSC. • The Report to the Nation is handled annually through America's Promise. A Report to the Nation form is sent to the lead contact in each community. This information must be completed and submitted to America 's Promise (with a copy to MCSC) by a deadline established by America' s Promise. If your community does not receive a Report to the Nation form by mid-January each year, please contact Mary Grill at MCSC at 517/335-7875 or grillm@state.rni.us. EMERGING COMMUNITIES OF PROMISE Communities that are considering involvement with America 's/Michigan's Promise may contact Mary Grill at the MCSC at 517/335-7875 or grillm@state.rni.u·s for assistance with the process of registering with America's Promise. Once a community has completed the process with America's Promise to become a Community of Promise, they have one year to meet the Michigan's Promise Benchmarks. If they choose not to fulfill all of the benchmarks within one year, their involvement with Michigan 's Promise will be as an Affiliate. *Benchmarks denoted with an asterisk(*) must be completed as written. 5 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. 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Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50171 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2000-12-08 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/2f0895c89894d85d129fd502ad25ce7c.pdf 13ad73d48c289e59c15c7edb08bf8473 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION 111 George W. Romney Lansing, Telephone: FAX: Chairperson Russell G. Mawby Executive Director Kyle Caldwell S. Capitol Ave. Bldg ., 4th Floor Michigan 48913 (517) 335-4295 (517) 373-4977 MEMORANDUM TO: Members and Friends of the Michigan Community Service Commission FROM: Kyle Caldwell, Executive Director RE: December 8, 2000 Meeting Materials DATE: 11122/00 /1-- Enclosed you will find the meeting materials for the December 8, 2000 meeting in Detroit where we will be: • • • • • • discussing the future goals of the MCSC, welcoming two new commissioners, discussing our progress on the Alliance, reviewing the budget, approving national service grants, and setting our future meeting dates. It's a full agenda. This will be the MCSC' s first meeting with a new Chair. Russ Maw by will be joined by our two new commissioners, Ms. Chris Kwak and Dr. Don Lubbers. Additional materials will be distributed at the meeting including a detailed organizational budget plus, reports from the Programs Division and the Outreach and Fund Development Division. I look forward to seeing you! 0. PAINTED ON RECYQ.£DP.t..PER � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_2000-12-08_Next-Meeting-Letter Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2000-12-08 commission meeting next meeting letter Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2000-12-08 commission meeting next meeting letter. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50170 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2000-12-08 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/dc430f1ff64ddf5e2c95c828da1ee66a.pdf 07019f6762144e01636298384ebcd0c0 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION 111 George W. Romney Lansing, Telephone : FAX: Chairperson Russell G. Mawby Executive Director Kyle Caldwell S. Capitol Ave . Bldg. , 4th Floor Michigan 48913 (517) 335-4295 (517) 373-4977 MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the MCSC FROM: Terry Pruitt, Vice Chairperson Chair of the Board Development Committee Nancy Lenz, Board Development Committee RE: Christine Kwak and Arend D. Lubbers DATE: 11122/00 The members of the Board Development Committee are delighted to present two new additions to the MCSC. Arend (Don) Lubbers is President of Grand Valley State University and is the longest serving college president in the nation. Dr. Lubbers replaces the seat vacated by Dr. Mary Ellen Brandell. Chris Kwak is Program Director of the Philanthropy & Volunteerism area of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Ms. Kwak has been with the Kellogg Foundation for six years and has worked with the MCSC on its six-community service development initiativeMichigan CARES. Ms. Kwak replaces the seat vacated by Dr. Joel Orosz. Dr. Lubbers and Ms. Kwak are fine additions to the MCSC. Please join us in welcoming them to the MCSC. 06 f'RINTEDON RECYCL£0PAPER �Christine Kwak Program Director Philanthropy & Volunteerism W.K. Kellogg Foundation Ms. Kwak is a program director at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek, Michigan. She helps create and review Foundation prografpming priorities, evaluates and _:..,. recommends proposals for funding, and administers proj~cts. Ms. Kwak has been a program director in the Philanthropy and Volunteerism programming area at the W.K. Kellogg Foundati9n for over six years. Clinically trained as a child, youth, and family therapist, Ms. K wak has devoted much of her career to positive youth development, with a particular interest in youth service. Among her work at the Kellogg Foundation, she provides leadership in the field of national and community service, directs a five-year initiative on K-12 service-learning, and leads funding in the area of women's philanthropy. Ms. Kwak is the co-founder/co-chair ofthe Council on Foundations affinity group, Grantrnaker Forum on Community and National Service, and serves on various national committees in the nonprofit sector. Ms. Kwak earned her bachelor's degree in environmental education at the University of Illinois, Urbana, and her master's degree in social work from the University of Minnesota. 11100 �Arend D. Lubbers President Grand Valley State University Arend D. Lubbers, appointed President of Grand Valley State University in December, 1968, is the nation's longest serving college president; he will retire after 32 years in office on June 30, 2001. Lubbers was the youngest president in the country when he assumed the helm at Central College in Pella, Iowa in 1960. When he leaves office nexry~ar, it will be as the oldest. GVSU- with an emollment of 18,500 - is the cornprehens~Ye~ regional university for the second largest metropolitan area in Michigan. The univers_ity offers r:nore than 75 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. GVSU operates campus~s. in Allendale, Grand Rapids and Holland and continuing education centers in Muskegon and Traverse City. Don Lubbers has served higher education for six decades. He holds the BA degree from Hope College and the MA degree from Rutgers. He pursued doctoral studies at Rutgers and taught history at Wittenburg College. In 1959 he was appointed vice president for development at Central College and became president the following year. After eight years at Central College, he was invited to become president of GVSU, where he has remained ever since. Don is married to Nancy Vanderpol Lubbers, is the father of five and grandfather of three. The Lubbers make their horne in Grand Rapids. Don is currently serving his second term as chairman of the Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan. He is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association 's Presidents Council, and was chairman of NCAA Division II from 1990-1994 and again from 1997-99. He holds memberships with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, the American Council on Education and the Michigan Education Trust. He has served on dozens of local boards and commissions, among them Spectrum Health, Grand Bank, the World Affairs Council and the Citizens League of Grand Rapids. During his presidency, GVSU has grown from a small college on a single campus into a comprehensive regional university with three campuses that .provide educational programs and seryices throughout west Michigan. Don is particularly proud of the university' s programs in engineering, the health professions and in international study, all of which grew out of initiatives he proposed. The establishment and expansion of the university' s campuses in Grand Rapids and Holland are recent initiatives that have made GVSU the state' s fastest growing university. 11/00 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. 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Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50169 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2000-12-08 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/04050d6677542c8301e66c0f86e67c05.pdf dc5d1276a2f8ce603bae9bed6244c9f9 PDF Text Text / Michigan Community Service Commission December 8, 2000 Renaissance Center, Ste. 3600 Detroit, Michigan 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. MINUTES MEMBERS PRESENT: Russell Mawby, Chair Karen Aldridge Eason Robert Collier Michelle Engler Christine Kwak Patricia Ryan O'Day Kari Pardoe Vivian Rogers Pickard Terry Pruitt Ethan Weinstock Matthew Wesaw Ray West Kyle Caldwell, Ex Officio MEMBERS ABSENT: OTHERS : John Barfield VictorBegg Julie Cummings Arthur Ellis Nancy Lenz Arend Lubbers Randy Neelis Don Newport Meg Smith Geneva J. Williams Diana Algra, Family Independence Agency Mary Estrada, Michigan Community Service Commission Mary Grill, Michigan Community Service Commission Garry Gross, Michigan Community Service Commission Gregory Hall, GM Corporation Camille Johnson, Lovelight Foundation Paula Kaiser, Michigan Community Service Commission Kevin Murphy, Corporation for National Service- Detroit Office Robin Lynn Schultheiss, Volunteer Centers of Michigan Sam Singh, Michigan Nonprofit Association �/ I. Welcome and Introduction - Chairperson Mawby The meeting was called to order at 12:30 p.m. by Chairperson Mawby. Chairperson Mawby welcomed everyone to the meeting. II. Board Development Committee - Commissioner Pruitt A. Welcome to new Commissioners Commissioner Pruitt announced that the members of the Board Development Committee were delighted to present two new members to the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC). Arend(Don) Lubbers is President of the Grand Valley State University and replaces the seat vacated by Dr. Mary Ellen Bran dell. Chris Kwak is Program Director of the Philanthropy & Volunteerism area of theW. K. Kellogg Foundation and replaces the seat vacated by Dr. Joel Orosz. Chairperson Mawby wel~he new commissioners to the MCSC. Chairperson Mawby invited everyon~o~ Metmd the restB aHS introduce themselves ter ~eryotre: B. Designation ofMCSC Board Members Delegates j(;J r:-Jm4----a!lr~ . LC~4) ~ Chairperson Mawby asked Commissioner Pruitt to tttlk aeettt the ConnectMichigan Alliance. Commissioner Pruitt explained loft!it tki£8 kas 888R J.its 8i Q.igQw,ssiQB Elft"' pt,. wh<ffrom the MCSC will serve on the Board of Directors for the ConnectMichigan 2 �Alliance (CMA). Commissioner Pruitt explained that Commissioner Engler, Commissioner Cummings and himself will be the MCSC designee for the Board of Directors. Commissioner Pruitt stated there were representatives from the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), Michigan Campus Compact (MCC), :;:,ct:;,ol~ Centers of Michigan (VCM). A complete list of the representatives ~nll!i 8e ...-iR H:=~acket. Commissioner Pruitt also stated that there~ 'I l' eight aHarge members appointed iftat: will represent other community organizations, 11'1~ III. Presentation by Commissioner Pickard ( /.W-l Chairperson Mawby introduce Commissioner Pickard and thander for hostin~CSC Commissioner Pickard welcomed everyone to GM headquarters and introduced Mr. Gregory Hall from GM who started the GM Volunteer PLU$ program. Mr. Hall gave an overview of the GM Volunteer PLU$ program which enables eligible employees to designate a grant from the GM Foundation to eligible organizations where employees volunteer their time. Mr. Hall stated the program has been a great success and is a global program. IV. Review & Approval of September 13,2000 Minutes- Chairperson Mawby Chairperson Mawby asked for any corrections or comments regarding the September 13, 2000 meeting.~ nJl!l+®btie~, Chairperson Mawby asked for a motion to approve. Commissioner Collier moved to approve the September 13, 2000 minutes. Commissioner 3 �Pickard seconded the motion and the minutes were approved. Motion passed unanimously. V. Standing Committee Reports A. Executive Committee- Chairperson Mawby 1. Review of Executive Committee November 17,2000 meeting Chairperson Maw by gave an overview of the Executive Committee meeting that was held on November 17, 2000 via conference call and explained that discussion on agenda items from that meeting which included staff recommendations for MCSC future goals, CMA, Volunteer Investment Grants, Annual Performance review of Executive Director and the Agenda for December 8, 2000 would be discussed later in the meeting in more detail. 2. Review of Executive Committee Report on ConnectMichigan Alliance a. Progress to Date Mr. Caldwell stated that CMA board of directors have been appointed and a copy of the list of the board is enclosed in the meeting materials. Mr. Caldwell updated everyone by stating that the Governor has 4 �-~~[5' ~4 Cf'J\A c_.J~ awarded a $10 million {rant <Wod tR.~ ~atsk fe' that will have to be completed by 2002. b. Articles of Incorporation/Bylaws Mr. Caldwell stated that the Articles of Incorporation have been signed and have been filed. The Capital Region Community ~ Foundation has agreed to host the endow~~/ :fhey W"rll handle all the private gifts to the CMA~ ~~ · Mr. Caldwell m~ b!.. ~ck-off of the CMA campaign ~would take place during a short program added to the MNA lOth Anniversary Celebration on December 19, 2000. All commissioners ~o attend. Mr. Caldwell explained that ~he CMA Campaign Leadership wi ~- s during the ~~t' fo .V:.::.. · (i.~#A.. - 7 I Mr. Caldwell explained that a preliminary date of January 23, 2001 has been set to bring together the CMA Board of Directors. On that da)j the Board will elect i?officers an~point the eight aWarge members and put together an agendaprt how this organization will come together. Mr. Singh explained how excited MNA is to be celebrating their lOth Anniversary on December 19, 2000. Mr. Singh stated that at 5 �that time they will be unveiling the CMA. Mr. Singh stated there will also be entertainment,fy the Capitol Steps. ~~~~ Mr. Caldwell stated that after the convening of the Campaign -t;: Leadershil?Jthe next step will be to figure out how we-move the CMA ahead. "Fm~~~~~;u:s.:~m4UUl.J~~JUQ:~lL. Chairperson Mawby stated that h~ry impressed with how fast w~ the CMA~ moving and asked commissioners to submit names of . . .. the Board of . -.c:). peop1e to be appomt to thetfat•1arge posttiOnSon Directors ~MA. Mr. Caldwell explained that Julie Cummings, Michelle Engler, ;m9 ~~ . , _1 -~~ William Richardson ~on the Campaign Leadership~)(list of the ~~~ ~ of the rest of the members ~ be sent out before the December 19, 2000 MNA event. VI. Executive Director's Report- Kyle Caldwell J Mr. Caldw,;,t the M~S1s:aff ~I their hard work tbey A.iiu '8 done during the ~ ""''f.clevelopHtg the CMA. )(specia?thanks to Commissioner Pruitt, Mawby, and Smith for ~ helping to make the Michigan's AmeriCorps Member Celebration a success again this year. ~~~ Mr. Caldwell gave a report on Academic Service-Learning whic~ a tremendously 6 �powerful teaching methodology that links students, teachers, parents and communities together through service &-t ~~sic:;y linked to the curriculum and learning objectives of a scho ~$13 millionfive-state initiative is beginning to work now and will be expanding to over 15 states over the next three years. :;_;;_---:-~;-~ - - - M,.. CJ.M ~ ~ Michigan, unfortunately, was not one of the states chosern b (~ .ulli:"'-N!.~H""" M the expertise and assistance of theW. K. Kellogg Foundation. The MCSC staff have created the Service in Education Resources and Vision (SERV) initiative. SERV will focus ' on developing effective public policy, demonstration projects, research and dissemination oflessonslearned. this initiative that will be administered in partnership with the Council of Michigan Foundation' s K-12 Philanthropy in Education Project. The MCSC will bring on a • coordinator some~ at the beginning of the calendar year. Commissioner Kwak stated that the W.K. Kellogg Foundation will ~ s~"~ support~~ with Cl. 'fJ'( $212,000 over jl1e three years. Commissioner Kwak talked about some of the different . programs that the W.K. Kellogg Foundation ~urrently supporting in the servicelearning field. -~ !C<, k,. Mr. Caldwell gave a overview of the MCSC Disability Plan. ~awarded the MCSC $150,000 in grants to coordinate, administer and 7 �oJ support a P.lan to recruit more programs and individuals from th ~\).~· 0 0 0 Q £'\ ~ v ilit ?;~ t? 1 unity and get ~more mvolved With our Natwnal Service Programs. Over the course of this year, 4 staff will work to ensure that the MCSC reaches out the Disability Community to ensure thatpm recruitment and placement of prog~/'\~d. members is in accordance with all laws relating to the Americans with Disabilities ~) and all other accommodations laws. ~ ~ Mr. Caldwell gave a special thanks to Diana Algra whe Ras { help~o develop several projects and grants at the MCSC during her tenure as a loan executive from the Michigan Family Independence Agency (FIA) and also thanked Jocelyn Yanda and FIA for their continued support to the MCSC. Mr. Caldwell talked about the MCSC vision and the commission's focus ~chi Xoiunteerfodscape. Mr. Caldwell explained that CMA is a prime exampl" afMi. th million endowment~upport it, will provide valuable services and support to ~ n 1\A ,._ S20 ...J fR.=; '(? Mc_c;f!s Michigan's volunteers well into the future. Mr. Caldwell stated while we work on Michigan initiatives ~must also work on the national landscape. Mr. Caldwell explained that the national landscape is being focused on youth as an important target gro~ 'f~ B:J~ services as well as a body of constituents. Mr. Caldwell stated that at the last kerica' s Promise JBee~ it was announced that the Younger Americans Act will be re-introduced in ~~ 2001. This bill will focus on the America's Promise goals through legislation and appropriations much in the same way that the "Older Americans Act" did for seniors in the previous Congress. 7 Mr. Caldwell explained that for FY 2001, the MCSC has $194,994 in CNS 8 ~ �funding to support 18 Michigan's AmeriCorps Promise Fellows for Michigan Communities of Promise. All.efmrr current grantees were given the opportunity to review their current fellow(s) position. In addition, other Communities of Promise were invited to apply. The application guidelines were sent to all Communities of Promise on September 15, 2000. A total of eight applications were received requesting $129,996 to support 12 fellows. Mr. Caldwell explained that the MCSC staff conducted a staff review of all applications. Applicants were provided written feedback that included any necessary revisions. These revisions were due to the MCSC by November 3, 2000. The staff reviewed all of the revisions and m~he following recommendations~ J-_ The staff recommenc¥t.new funding at the requested amount for the following applicants: The Alpena Volunteer Center for 1 fellow for $10,833 and Ionia County Intermediate School District for 3 fellows for $32,499. A motion to approve the staff recommendations for the new funding was made by Commissioner Wesaw and Commissioner Kwak seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. ~ The staff recommenql renewal funding at the requested amount for the following applicants: The Council of Michigan Foundations for 1 fellow for $10,833, the Eastern Upper Peninsula Community Foundation for 1 fellow for $10,833, EightCAP, Inc for 2 fellows for $21,666, Isabella County MSU Extension for 1 fellow for $10,833, Marquette & Alger Counties' Promise: The Alliance for Youth 9 �for 1 fellow for $10, 833, Pathways to Healthy Living for 2 fellows for $21,666. A motion to approve the staff recommendations for the renewal funding was made by Commissioner Wesaw and Commissioner K wak seconded the motion. Commissioner Collier abstained from voting on the Council of Michigan Foundations request. Motion passed unanimously. A Mr. Caldwell stated that the MCSC still h¥ six Promise Fellows available. Therefore, the MCSC- e~Rotoly conducting another application process. The MCSC staff will make their funding recommendation for these Promise Fellows at the February board meeting. Mr. Caldwell explained the staff recommendation for Michigan' s Volunteer Investment Grants increases stating that the staff would like the ability to approve these requests when they are received rather than waiting until the next .eeaffi ~or executive committee meeting. This would simply allow staff to expand the amount of the grant. Approving an increase to the grant amount would not change any terms or stipulations of the grant. The staff would only approve wo increase requests if funds were available and the grantee).B in good standing. Also, the increases would only be approved for grantees 4okttt lune fltioeftd' beeR> previously approved by the bmii'tt. 0~· ~~ ~ ). The staff recommend/ the ~mpower the staff to approve current and future grant increases for existing Michigan' s Volunteer Investment Grants. A motion to approve the staff recommendations for the increases to Michigan's Volunteer Investments Grants was made by Commissioner O'Day and Commissioner 10 - c~ �Weinstock seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. Mr. Caldwell gave an overview of Ms. Kaiser's Program Division Director's Report and asked commissioners to review the report. Mr. Caldwell gave an overview of Ms. Grill's Outreach and Fund Development Ur r~ncH stated ~M the w~w.J Governor's Service Awards nomination form wilt be mailed out by Christmas and Division report. Mr. Caldwell highlighted ~ue ~w ?Wllk back to the MCSC by February 9, 2001,aQ8-Ms. Grill will be contacting commissioners to serve~ peer review~Mr. Caldwell congratulated everyone on Make A Difference Day (MDDay) in Michigan. On that day there were 84,901 volunteers participating in MDDay projects./ Mr. Caldwell stated thattfichigan Youth Progressive Action Council (MYP AC) is up and running again thanks to Jill ~~S<tl4 ~ Manlove @ttl'" YES Ambassador and ~youth commissioners, Kari Pardoe and mscro ~·~ ( Ethan Weinstock. Mr. Caldwell announced that the MCSC will be!Iiiliig a Youth • JJ_ (,(j ~ Cu._ Poster contest again this year.~unveilim!:..\'~.~</ilo4olll~b"n:"e at :~or's Service -41 Award Dinner. Mr. Caldwell explained that w~ Jv_ VJ a.~ . lssltil'tg i8f onsors for the Youth Poster contest. The cost is approximately $15,000~Caldwell introduced Camille Johnson from the Lovelight Foundation who was attending on behalf of Commissioner Cummings. Ms. Johnson explained that the Lovelight (,\(1...14 Foundation ,Pas' very happy to sponsor the Youth Poster contest over the previous ~~o.. ~/m~ . . ht Found at1on . will ~at• years and stated that the L ove11g ~r connruah~ for the Youth Poster contest this year. Ms. Grill stated that in January/he 2000 Poster along with Poster Contest materials for 2001 will be mailed out to schools all across Michigan. 11 �(~ Ms. Grill :tea ~ abo..t the MCSC Marketing Strategy ""f'f~at the MCSC realizPJt'"'the importance of defining its future marketing and public relations 1 ~_.. f/u..~'"" (. strategies based upon the new, focused direction of the MCSC. l ~ waJ ~ ~ JNe begin the Atr4,6 development of a marketing plan, ~looking to ~commissioners and other friends of the MCSC who have contacts and/or experience in marketing to assist us with this process. ~ _ J LJ! ATfJ~ _::r:P. :5£ ~h S· --= r#' -, 'ltJf:iJ!3 ,__~- -.. B. MCSC FY 2001 Budget Mr. Caldwell explained that Mr. Gross had distributed a on~age budget report along with his written report ott"nance and Administration Division. Mr. Gross gave a brief overview of the report. VII. Old Business- Chairperson Mawby A. Staff Recommendations for Future Direction of the MCSC ~approval itcnr]'" (~ Chairperson Mawby directed everyone to the twoi)summary on the MCSC Future Goals and asked Mr. Caldwell to expla~ the strategies. Mr. Caldwell stated that the "Future of MCSC" proposes that the MCSC focus its operational energies on three basis strategies. 1. MCSC will be a grantmaking entity much in the same way as would a foundation. The MCSC would invest in models and initiatives that would 12 �further the strength of the field, but would refrain from building staffing and internal structures to operate these initiatives. The role of the MCSC would be to provide and/or broker support that incubates new ideas and new models with an eye toward sustainability through support through avenues at the local, state and national level. 2. w~l The MCSC witrforge new partnerships that look as intensively within state government as outside state government. Th~ help to recognize and promote the existing and future volunteer efforts occurring within state agencies. 3. v)~ The MCSC~tudy, analyze and share its learning experiences with the rest of the world to advance the knowledge of the field. The MCSC has traditionally only provide~valuation funds and support to grantees for their own purposes. This resource will continue, but the MCSC will also look to providing impact data on different volunteer initiatives as well as those it funds. Mr. Cal~ll stated that this document is a sustainability plan for the work of the MCSCJt pr~J changes in the operations of the MCSC, but not the mission. The MCSC ~still serve as a c~ener, catalyst and broker for the service and volunteer sectors. The Mcsc:?iemaimfdedicated to enabling all citizens, including youth, to engage in public problem solving through service and volunteerism. A motion to approve the staff recommendations for the Future Goals of the MCSC was made by Commissioner Pruitt and Commissioner Wesaw seconded the 13 �motion. Motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Pruitt suggested that Ms. Grill look to local colleges to help in putting together a marketing plan. Commissioner Pickard also expanded on the idea that local colleges might be able to offer assistance at 4 no cost through interns. Chairperson Mawby suggested that the MCSC engage~a college in the developing of a marketing plan. VITI. New Business- Chairperson Mawby A. Empowering Executive Committee to Approve FY 2001 Michigan's AmeriCorps Formula Application tapprova1 item)' Chairperson Mawby asked Mr. Caldwell to expand on this item. Mr. Caldwell .l.j_ stated that the MCSC staff respectfully request that the members of the MCSC empower the Executive Committee to approve the FY 2001 Michigan's AmeriCorps Formula Application to the Corporation for National Service (CNS). The MCSC staff also sugges~at the application be shared with the entire membership prior to the next meeting of the Executive Committee to provide opportunities for comment. Finally, the MCSC staff suggestiat the full body review and approve the actions of the Executive Committee at the next meeting of the full body. Mr. Caldwell explained that the ii8S8B i"9r tw'il.ums v)P1)A (,L.. application~ fie~ the CNS AmeriCorps Formula due to CNS prior to the next proposed meeting of the full body, but after the next proposed meeting of the Executive Committee. Approval of the MCSC Members for CNS subgrant funding application is a requirement of the provisions for CNS funding. However, CNS does not provide guidelines on grant 14 �application due dates until well after the MCSC has set its meeting dates. A motion to approve the staff recommendations to empower the Executive Committee with funding approval was made by Commissioner Wesaw and Commissioner Collier seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. B. Process for Annual Performance Review of Executive Director Commissioner Pruitt explained that an annual performance review of the executive director is due ~ - Commissioner Pruitt explained that he and Mary Estrada will be working together to get the review form out to all commissioners and asked that they return the review form to him. C. Legislative Breakfast Chairperson Mawby suggested that since the MCSC has held a Legislative Breakfast in the past with much succes} t~he MCSC should hold another one because of all the new faces in the legisla~d it is a good way for the legislat~ to get to know the MCSC. Commissioner Pruitt stated that the MCSC should pair legislators with some of &- their home constituents_,fossib},V a AmeriCorps membra MCSC grantee so that they understand what activities are happee~ t~-s. This would give them a reason to be at the breakfast~ The MCSC sfteYld hand each legislator a ., 11 ~6JC~ brochure on the MCSC which would explain who we are and Ol:lf funding. Commissioner Aldridge stated that t'e.~~ectfo personalize the event which will 15 �make it important for legislators to attend on behalf of their cornmunities~e spo~~~s to help ;vith financial cost to get peopl~here. Commissioner Pruitt ~ ~ot~ha~e event on a Monday or Friday. ~ Ms. Schultheiss stated that several of the VCM stated that the travel time involved to come to the Legislative Breakfast for an hour or two was too costly and maybe the Legislative Breakfast could be conjunction with another event immediately following the Breakfast. Commissioner Aldridge asked if the Legislative Breakfast could be a reception during the Grantmakers/Grantseekers and Governor's Service Award event. Commissioner Pruitt stated that it is very important to keep in touch ? D. Approval of 2000-2001 Meeting Dates Chairperson Mawby asked commissioners to look over the dates for 2001 commission meetings. Chairperson Mawby announced one change for the Executive Committee meetings. The April6, 2001 has been changed to April20, 2001 . A motion to approve the MCSC 2001 meeting dates was made by Commissioner Collier and Commissioner Engler seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimous} y. 7 Chrurperson Mawby gave a special thank you to Diana Algra and gave her a special award 16 �for her commitment and dedication to the MCSC. Chairperson Mawby asked for public comment from all attendees. Several attendees offered personal comments. Commissioner Wesaw made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Pickard seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 2:35 p.m. The next meeting will be February 9, 2001 at the George W. Romney Building, Lansing, Michigan. 17 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. 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Romney Building, 1st Floor Lansing, Michigan 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. MINUTES MErviBERS PRESENT: Michelle Engler, Chair Victor Begg Mary Ellen Brandell Robert Collier Julie Cummings Nancy Lenz Russell Mawby Kathleen Keen McCarthy Jim Muir Randy Neelis Don Newport Patricia Ryan O'Day Kari Pardoe Terry Pruitt Ethan Weinstock Matthew Wesaw Ray West Kyle Caldwell, Ex Officio MErviBERS ABSENT: OTHERS: Karen Aldridge John Barfield Arthur Ellis Joel Orosz Vivian Rogers Pickard Meg Smith Geneva J. Williams Diana Algra, Family Independence Agency Honorable Governor John Engler Mary Estrada, Michigan Community Service Commission Mary Grill, Michigan Community Service Commission Garry Gross, Michigan Community Service Commission Paula Kaiser, Michigan Community Service Commission Mary Pfeiler, Corporation for National Service- Detroit Office Robin Lynn Schultheiss, Volunteer Centers of Michigan Sam Singh, Michigan Nonprofit Association Amy Srnitter, Michigan Campus Compact Jocelyn Yanda, Family Independence Agency �I. Welcome and Introduction - Chairperson Engler The meeting was called to order at 12:20 p.m. by Chairperson Engler. Chairperson Engler welcomed everyone to the meeting. II. Review of May 10, 2000 Minutes- Chairperson Engler Commissioner Neelis moved to approve the May 10, 2000 minutes. Commissioner O'Day seconded the motion and the minutes were approved. Motion passed unanimously. III. Standing Committee Reports A. Executive Committee- Chairperson Engler 1. Review of Executive Committee August 11, 2000 meeting Mr. Caldwell gave an overview of the summary of the August 11, 2000 Executive Committee meeting which was held via conference call. 2. Review of Executive Committee Report on Alliance a. Progress to Date Chairperson Engler stated that the Bylaws and Membership for the Board have been worked out. The Articles of Incorporation have been signed and are being processed. b. Presentation from Fundraising Counsel Monahan and Associates Mr. Caldwell stated that before getting into the Alliance fundraising that he wanted to introduced the MCSC staff. Mr. Caldwell explained that the working committee of the Alliance sent out RFP' s to different organizations to hire a group to handle the fundraising strategy for the new ConnectMichigan Alliance. After a review process the committee chose a group. Mr. Caldwell introduced Mr. Tom Monahan and Ms. Sandy Parrish from Monahan and Associates the firm selected through the competitive bid process. Mr. Monahan explained what, when and how Monahan and Associates are planning and what strategies they are planning on using to fundraise for the ConnectMichigan Alliance. Mr. Monahan explained how the ConnectMichigan Alliance will help to ensure the sustainability of important programs that strengthen the nonprofit sector, provide meaningful volunteer programs and services and improve our communities in Michigan. Achieving the endowment challenge will ensure that these important community-based programs continue in perpetuity. 2 �The ConnectMichigan Alliance will be funded, in large part, by an endowment created to ensure the long-term sustainability and development of new and innovative programs designed to promote volunteerism and service-learning throughout Michigan. The vision is to secure $20 million in endowment funds from two funding streams. The state of Michigan has challenged the private sector to match $10 million to initiate an endowment to continue the commitment to volunteerism in Michigan in perpetuity. The ConnectMichigan Alliance will expand volunteerism in Michigan by providing new venture grants to colleges and universities to increase volunteer opportunities in the classroom, and faculty fellow grants to increase research in service learning for the Michigan Campus Compact; creating more local community volunteer centers and additional volunteer opportunities for Volunteer Centers of Michigan; improving the Resource Library to assist in strengthening the capacity of nonprofit organizations; and increasing volunteer opportunities through Michigan's Promise and Make a Difference Day. Everyone will be asked over the next year to help raise the $10 million by either helping fundraise, donating time, donating money and spreading the word about ConnectMichigan Alliance. Mr. Singh explained that the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), Michigan Campus Compact (MCC) and the Volunteer Centers of Michigan (VCM) have been working with their boards and everyone is very excited and support the ConnectMichigan Alliance. Chairperson Engler asked how the commissioners will know what to ask for as a gift to the ConnectMichigan Alliance and what kind of support will Monahan and Associates provide. Mr. Monahan said that they will have materials and guide commissioners on who to ask and how to ask for donations and support. Mr. Caldwell asked Mr. Monahan to identify the big strengths and weaknesses of this project. Mr. Monahan stated that the number one strength would be what has been happening in Michigan over the past nine years in the field of volunteerism and the accomplishments the MCSC, MNA, VCM and MCC have had in the field. The biggest obstacle would probably be that the field has had good support, but not a broad base of support to the field. Mr. Monahan stated that we must eliminate the confusion in the field. B. Board Development Committee - Commissioner Pruitt 1. Election of Chairperson (approval item) Commissioner Pruitt stated that as a result of the resignation of the current chairperson Michelle Engler but who will remain as a member and in light 3 �of Governor Engler's appointment of Russell G. Maw by to the MCSC, the Board Development Committee nominates Dr. Russell G. Mawby to serve as Chairperson of the MCSC. Commissioner Muir moved to approve the Board Development Committee recommendation to appoint Dr. Russell Mawby as chair. Commissioner McCarthy seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. Chairperson Mawby accepted the position and thanked everyone for their support. 2. Recommendations to Leadership Council (approval item) Commissioner Pruitt stated in accordance with the term limits policy adopted by the MCSC on September 24, 1999 and with the creation of the Leadership Advisory Council at the MCSC May 10, 2000 meeting, the Board Development Committee recommends the appointment of the following exiting commissioners to the Leadership Advisory Committee. They are Dr. Mary Ellen Brandell, Kathleen Keen McCarthy, James Muir, and Joel Orosz. Commissioner Pruitt moved to approve the Board Development Committee recommendation to appoint the exiting commissioners (Brandell, McCarthy, Muir and Orosz) to the Leadership Advisory Committee. Commissioner Collier seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. Chairperson Engler and Governor Engler made special presentations to the exiting commissioners. Chairperson Elect Mawby made a special presentation to the Governor and Michelle Engler. The MCSC established the Engler Family Fund at the Capital Region Foundation in honor of Mrs. Engler's nine years as chair. Governor Engler gave Chairperson Engler a special proclamation for her nine years of service to Michigan. Governor Engler stated that the MCSC has grown much over the past nine years and has become a national leader in the field. Commissioner Pruitt stated that the Board Development Committee will be working with the Governor's Office to get new commissioners appointed to fill the exiting commissioners roles on the MCSC over the next few months. IV. Executive Director's Report- Kyle Caldwell A. Michigan's AmeriCorps (approval item) Mr. Caldwell gave an update on the AmeriCorps programs and their funding. Mr. Caldwell explained the staff recommendation that the funding requirements of the Michigan's AmeriCorps program be modified to allow for a required graduated match over a seven-year period starting after a program's third year of funding. The process would eventually lead to the MCSC support going only to the Member 4 �Support Costs of programs that have been included in the MCSC AmeriCorps portfolio for a total of seven years. Chairperson Engler asked if this would be a hardship on the programs? Ms. Kaiser explained that all the programs have been informed about the recommendations and have been given plenty of time to prepare their programs for this change. Chairperson Engler asked if this was a federal mandate or an internal mandate? Ms. Kaiser stated that it was an internal recommendation, but that it was a vision of the MCSC to help programs become less dependent on the MCSC and federal dollars and more dependent on their communities. Ms. Kaiser stated that a complete explanation of the entire process was in the Program Director's report. Commissioner Begg asked what happens to a program that is a great program but cannot cover the match that the MCSC requires? Ms. Kaiser stated that if a program was not able to meet the match requirements for a given program year they could ask for a waiver. A program can apply for a waiver as part of their application to the MCSC, but they would need to provide justification for the waiver. The MCSC will review and decide each waiver on a case by case basis. Commissioner Brandell stated that most grants are not given on a continuous basis and that this recommendation would be a step towards strengthening programs. Commissioner O'Day moved to approve the staff recommendations for the funding requirements of the Michigan's AmeriCorps programs. Commissioner Collier seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. B. Volunteer Investment Grant (approval item) Mr. Caldwell explained that the MCSC recently received a letter from the VCM requesting a modification to the Volunteer Investments Grant program. In response, the MCSC staff recommended the following: 1. The MCSC maintain the VIG graduated match requirements for the next funding cycle to test whether it is effective in advancing the goals and priorities of the program. 2. The MCSC not modify the VIG program requirements to include non-cash matches as it would run contrary to the goal of building financial endowments in support of local volunteer resource centers. 3. The MCSC should maintain the goals of establishing significant endowments while making VIG' s available to more organizations and therefore maintain the current grant minimum of $25,000 and maximum of $100,000. 4. The MCSC authorize the use of a limited portion of VIG funds to conduct a third-party analysis of the effectiveness and challenges of the VIG program to date. The results of the analysis will be used to determine: a. if the original assumptions upon which the program were based are correct; 5 �b. training and technical assistance needs of grantees and potential grantees; c. efficacy of the program; and d. what, if any, changes are needed to make the current program model more effective. Mr. Caldwell explained that with these recommendations, the MCSC hopes to address the concerns articulated by VCM' s members and provide some meaningful data to which we can formulate some useful strategies. Ms. Schultheiss explained that the members of the VCM wanted to express their concern regarding their ability to participate in future cycles of Michigan' s program using the current guidelines. In an effort to secure the continued success of the program, they respectfully request that the MCSC consider the following : • • • Establishing a local match level of 1: 1, regardless of past contracts; Recognizing documented in-kind contributions as match to the grant; and Lowering the minimum about to be requested to $15,000. The VCM members feel these steps would allow a significant number of Volunteer Centers to submit future applications for the program. Ms. Yanda suggested that maybe Michigan State University might be able to do the study. Commissioner Newport stated that in some ways the study has already been done in the letter from the Volunteer Centers of Michigan. Commissioner Wesaw moved to approve the staff recommendations for the programs. Commissioner Weinstock seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimous! y. Commissioner Collier made a motion for an amendment to the staff recommendations which states that there should be a cap on the cost for the evaluation of the program. The cap should be $40,000. Commissioner Newport seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. C. Inspector General's Report Mr. Caldwell talked about the Inspector General' s report on the Pre-Audit Survey of the MCSC. He stated that the Inspector General's final report was very troubling. It appeared that the Inspector General ignored MCSC staff responses and in effect said that the Inspector General's office could do what they wanted and how they wanted within the A-133 law. Across the nation, state commissions are getting ready to hire another CPA firm to look at this process and give their opinion about this process and whether it is both legal and valid. State commissions would then have an objective opinion. Over the next couple of years, the MCSC staff will be spending a great deal of time dealing and handling this issue. 6 �Commissioner Newport made a motion to empower the Executive Committee of the MCSC to handle the responses on the issues regarding to the Inspector General's report. Commissioner O'Day seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. V. Old Business- Chairperson Engler A. Staff Recommendations for the Future Direction of the MCSC Mr. Caldwell stated that a revised copy with edits and changes from the staff retreat had been added and asked commissioners to take it with them and review it as a draft working paper. He requested that if they have any questions, they should call him with their concerns and changes and that the full commission will take up this matter and vote on it at the December 8, 2000 meeting. VI. New Business A. Michigan Family Independence Agency Strategic Plan- Jocelyn Yanda and Diana Algra Mr. Caldwell announced that Ms. Diana Algra, a loan executive from the Michigan Family Independence Agency (FIA) has assisted the MCSC in preparing and submitting a Disability Plan to CNS to put together a disability program around national service programs. Ms. Yanda distributed copies and gave an overview of the FIA Volunteer Services Strategic Plan 2000-2005. Commissioner Cummings commended the FIA for all their hard work and commitment to the field of volunteerism. VII. Adjourn Chairperson Engler expressed her sincere thanks and appreciation to all commissioners, the MCSC staff, MNA, MCC, VCM, CMF and FIA who have helped to make the MCSC one of the top state commissions in the country. "The MCSC has come a long way and it's because of all of you in this room because of your commitment to service and volunteerism". "We should all be very proud of our commission." A copy of Chairperson Engler's remarks will be kept with the MCSC meeting minutes. Commissioner Newport made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Muir seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 2:50p.m. The next meeting will be December 8, 2000 in Detroit hosted by Commissioner Vivian Pickard. 7 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. 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Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50167 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2000-12-08 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/6e2e25dabbea6262155f83f61a520b10.pdf 61f2d88fab6f14718b635747e5e4f999 PDF Text Text JOHN ENGLER, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION 111 George W. Romney Lansing , Telephone : FAX: Chairperson Russel l G. Mawby Executive Director Kyle Caldwell S. Capitol Ave . Bldg ., 4th Floor Michigan 48913 (517) 335-4295 (517) 373-4977 MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Michigan Co~~y Se:-"~ Commission FROM: Paula Kaiser, Director ofProgr~ Michigan Community Service Commission RE: Staff Recommendations for Michigan's AmeriCorps Promise Fellows DATE: November 20, 2000 Michigan 's AmeriCorps Promise Fellows Background For FY 2001 , the MCSC has $194,994 in CNS funding to suppmi 18 Michigan' s AmeriCorps Promise Fellows for Michigan' s Communities of Promise. All of our current grantees were given the opportunity to renew their current fellow(s) position. In addition, other Communities ofPromise were invited to apply. The application guidelines were sent to all Communities of Promise on September 15,2000. A total of eight applications were received requesting $129,996 to support 12 fellows . The MCSC staff conducted a staff review of all applications. Applicants were provided written feedback that included any necessary revisions. All revisions were due to MCSC by November 3, 2000. The staff reviewed all of the revisions and makes the following recommendations: StaffRecommendations New Applicants 1)The staff recommends new Leeal Am~licant mg at the requeste d amount £or the £o11 ow Fun dine Fun dine Requested Recommended $10,833 Alpena Volunteer Center $10,833 $32,499 Ionia County Intem1ediate School $32,499 District Total $43,332 $43,332 ill 06 PfllNTEDON RECYClED PAPER app 1cants: Fellows Requested 1 3 4 �Renewal Applicants 2) The staff recommends renewal funding, at the requested amount for the follow applicants Fellows Leeal Applicant Fun dine Fun dine Reguested Recommended Reguested Council of Michigan Foundations $10,833 $10,833 1 Eastern Upper Peninsula Community Foundation $10,833 $10,833 1 EightCAP, Inc. $21 ,666 $21,666 2 Isabella County MSU Extension $10,833 $10,833 1 Marquette & Alger Counties' Promise: The Alliance for Youth $10,833 $10,833 1 Pathways to Healthy Living $21,666 $21 ,666 2 Total $86,664 $86,664 8 The MCSC still has six Promise Fellows available. Therefore, the MCSC is currently conducting another application process. The application guidelines have been sent to all Communities of Promise that did not apply in the first round. At least three communities have expressed an interest in applying. The Intent to Apply forms are due to MCSC on December 15, 2000 and the applications will be due on January 5, 2001. The staff will make their funding recommendations at the February board meeting. Page2 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50166 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2000-12-08 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/a2badb795267314949d9d9c5a02e11a9.pdf eb39fb1aff960358cacabca0f043eb58 PDF Text Text MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING DATES and TIMES FOR 2001 NOON - 4:00 P.M. * FRIDAY, February 9, 2001 Host: Michigan Community Service Commission Lansing *MONDAY, May 21, 2001 Host and Location: Grand Rapids THURSDAY and FRIDAY, September 10 & 11, 2001 (Meeting and Retreat) Host and Location: (To Be Determined) FRIDAY, December 14, 2001 Host: Vivian Pickard Location: Detroit *Critical dates for program approvals MCSC - Executive Committee Meetings George W. Romney Building, 4th Floor Lansing, Michigan 10:00 a.m. - Noon Friday, January 5, 2001 Host: Michigan Community Service Commission Friday, April 20, 2001 Host: Michigan Community Service Commission *Conference Call from 12:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. Friday, August 17, 2001 Host: Michigan Community Service Commission Friday, November 16, 2001 Host: Michigan Community Service Commission Revised 12/8/00 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50165 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2000-12-08 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/6a2b1b61386735624dd55234b8f03573.pdf be0db4953968f93bf5d1ca0c03470ee7 PDF Text Text Michigan Community Service Commission The Future of MCSC Sponsored Service and Volunteerism in Michigan Revised November 17, 2000 �The Evolving Future of MCSC Sponsored Service and Volunteerism in Michigan: Continuing as a Catalyst, Convener and Grantmaker Michigan Community Service Commission Visioning for the Future Taking Stock with an Eye Toward the Future There are a number of indicators that demonstrate that this is a time of great prosperity, goodwill and collaboration within the volunteer and nonprofit sectors, but there is still a great deal of work that can be done. Michigan has been on the front line of the national cause to make volunteering and community service a part of every citizen's daily life. Without reviewing the decades of human charity and philanthropic accomplishments this state has achieved, several milestones can be credited for this prestigious position. First, the vast number of individuals and organizations leading the cause including the late Governor Romney, our now Governor Engler, First Lady Michelle Engler from the public sector; the philanthropic community including the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and its leaders including Russell Mawby, Bill Richardson and Joel Orosz; the thriving network of community foundations ably represented by the Council of Michigan Foundations and its former president, Dorothy A. Johnson; and the continuing expansion of the volunteer centers, campus compact institutions and healthy nonprofits throughout the state represented by the Michigan Nonprofit Association. Together, but existing independently, these individuals and organizations have constructed an intricate and broad reaching infrastructure that supports service and volunteerism in Michigan. There are a number of indicators that demonstrate that this is a time of great prosperity, goodwill and collaboration within the volunteer and nonprofit sectors, but there is still a great deal of work that can be done . State funded volunteerism is at its highest in decades (if not in history). The state of Michigan provides nearly $23 million in state and federal funding to support volunteer related programming for youth, adults, families and seniors. Private funded volunteerism is made strong through the community foundations that provide services to every community in the state. Their strong network of young people work their philanthropy through the Youth Advisory Councils. A draft planning document developed by the Michigan Community Service Commission members and staff. Revised 11/17/00. �Local volunteers are connected with opportunities to serve through the volunteer centers that offer services in nearly 85% of all Michigan communities. Large scope programs like national service have taken root in Michigan with programs like Michigan's AmeriCorps that has positively impacted over 276,000 citizens in our state in 1999 alone. Colleges and universities actively are engaging their students, faculty and administrators in giving back to communities in which they operate through new interactive methodologies including academic service-learning. These are tremendous accomplishments that have built up over generations, but which have made quantum leaps in development in the last decade. Infrastructure is the framework we use to successfully engage and channel the passions and goodwill of Michigan's citizens. Beyond the individuals and the organizations we have healthy networks, large statewide events and structures, and targeted communication strategies that support and celebrate our volunteers. We call all of this, "Michigan's Volunteer Infrastructure." Sometimes it can be difficult to explain and define what we mean when we say, "Infrastructure." For those who work to develop it, infrastructure is literally that which gives structure, public definition and support to the good work of Michigan's volunteers and volunteer administrators. For those who are supported by it, infrastructure is multifaceted and complicated. Without a formal text to refer to, I will attempt to define it using four examples. • Infrastructure is the nonprofit organization, government agency or corporate giving program that advances the causes of volunteerism, service, civic engagement and philanthropy as a way of meeting local needs. • Infrastructure is represented by the times components of the volunteer sector come together to celebrate and learn what is done and what can be done better like the Volunteerism SuperConference, Grantmakers/Grant Seekers and Make A Difference Day. • Infrastructure is the voice that represents a particular philosophy for community problem solving and civic engagement or a serious need that is amplified through programs like the ConnectMichigan Campaign, America's Promise and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. • Infrastructure is the stable, yet innovative, support organizations gain to further their missions that is leveraged by federal, state and local resources to support sustainable volunteer efforts. Infrastructure is represented in all of these examples and more. Infrastructure is the framework we use to successfully engage and Revised 11117/00 �To ensure that a sustainable and enduring force exists for solving our most vexing social issues, there needs to be a continuously driving force for the cause of "service to community" channel the passions and goodwill of Michigan's citizens. Michigan is often touted as the "Volunteer Infrastructure State" by peers and other organizations outside of our state. At the same time, while the organizations involved in the volunteer infrastructure in Michigan are able to point to what "it" is and what "it" does, these same organizations have difficulty explaining to those outside the infrastructure web, why exactly the infrastructure needs to be supported. Even the volunteers the infrastructure supports often do not realize that many of the grants, services and events that support their work would not be available were it not for the systematic and deliberate development of our state's volunteer infrastructure. Many do not realize the true impact and value our volunteer infrastructure can have on a community's ability to deal with local challenge. The vehicle (volunteer infrastructure), while in operation and functional , remains in the background in many communities as they struggle to address serious social issues. The profile of the Michigan Volunteer Infrastructure must be raised, praised and supported to ensure our future and the prosperity of the human spirit. This is a time of tremendous need and hardship for many struggling with breaking out of poverty, surviving the darkness of illiteracy, dealing with the helplessness of children without safe places and a good education, and the overwhelming despair of the homeless to name but a few social ills. Michigan's service and volunteer sector is working to address these needs through various streams of funding and programming. Among the nation's top 10 states in federal funding for AmeriCorps, the MCSC's $4 million for AmeriCorps leverages 25 additional volunteers for every stipended volunteer. Michigan boasts one of nation's five statewide nonprofit associations with a seven figure budget and hundreds of members. The interests of Michigan's community foundations are represented by the nation's largest regional association of grantmakers-CMF. Total assets equal over $1 billion, and in 1998, Michigan community foundations returned over $80 million to Michigan residents in the form of grants. Still, it can be argued that these resources alone cannot do it all, we (elements of Michigan's volunteer infrastructure) have not fully ensured that service to community is a genuine and universally held ethic and practice of every Michigan citizen. To ensure that a sustainable and enduring force exists for solving our most vexing social issues, there needs to be a continuously driving force for the cause of "service to community" by Michigan citizens and thereby raising the recognition and support of Michigan's volunteer infrastructure. To achieve this (based on what has been learned over the past two decades) here is what Michigan could do: Revised 9/13/00 �Michigan, by establishing a strong nexus for Michigan's volunteer infrastructure, can provide a focal point for the advancement of the field. Michigan, by providing a sufficient flow of flexible resources to the volunteer field, can test and incubate new assumptions, strengthen working models of positive community change and provide training and technical assistance to organizations and individuals that see service and volunteerism as useful mechanisms for problem solving. Michigan, by continuing to convene elements of our public, private, nonprofit and social sectors, can discover new ways to deal with our society's most vexing social, economic and educational issues. MCSCwill concentrate on its roles as a convener, catalyst and grantmaker. Michigan, by providing a voice to the nonprofit community, can more effectively impact public policy and highlight the utility of the nonprofit sector in advancing positive community enrichment. The MCSC, MNA and its affiliates, VCM and MCC are addressing some of these roles, each to their respective individual available resources an expertise. Unfortunately, these roles can overlap and create conflicts and competition, especially if more than one are part of any single organization. For example, MNA is an organization that advocates on behalf of and supports the interests of Michigan's nonprofit community. In addition, it has as part of its mission, the charge to promote volunteerism. MNA receives grant funds from the MCSC to support volunteer programs operated by its affiliates. At some point, MNA may need to take a controversial stand (to the MCSC and state government) on a public policy issue with which the MCSC disagrees. An organization cannot effectively challenge public policy on behalf of private organizations while simultaneously accepting public funds from the very agency it is trying to influence. Similarly, government is often bound by the inability of its systems to move swiftly and can be somewhat cumbersome in its ability to engage in detailed programming. Recently, the MCSC proposed creating a nonprofit 501 c3 to help make for a more agile organization that can be responsive to community needs. The creation of a nonprofit arm of the MCSC could have made for competition among MNA and MCSC-a deadly set of circumstances in the nonprofit sector. The question becomes, "How do organizations utilize the agility of the nonprofit sector, tap into the vast resources of government, promote the effectiveness of volunteers and maintain a voice for Michigan's nonprofits?" Simple, compromise, specialize, and institutionalize. If MCSC and MNA follow this formula, they can truly strengthen volunteerism and make the infrastructure that supports it, permanent. Revised 11117/00 �Compromise MNA is willing to spin off its signature programming components (VCM and MCC) to reallocate its administrative resources and free it up to advocate freely on behalf of Michigan's nonprofits. MCSC is willing to spin off its field promotion initiatives that do not directly support its national service and state funded volunteer granting efforts. How do organizations utilize the agility of the nonprofit sector, tap into the vast resources of government, promote the effectiveness of volunteers and maintain a voice for Michigan's nonprofits ?" Specialize MNA will focus on its public policy, advocacy and member services elements of its mission. MCSC will concentrate on its roles as a convener, catalyst and grantmaker. Both MCSC and MNA will partner to create a third entity that will allow them to more, better and with a longer lasting impact. Institutionalize The Volunteer Alliance (Alliance) is a bold step in this direction The Alliance will house the Michigan Campus Compact, Volunteer Centers of Michigan while taking on several initiatives of the MCSC including America's Promise, the ConnectMichigan Campaign, Make A Difference Day and the Volunteer Recognition Clearinghouse. Supported initially by a $20 million endowment, the Alliance will not need to spend the vast majority of its human and financial resources garnering support for operational costs. Instead, the Alliance will serve as a permanent (or as long as it is needed) support vehicle for Michigan's service and volunteer infrastructure. Traditionally, infrastructure support and development has been a shared part of MCSC's and MNA's roles in the field . If the development of the Alliance is successful, much of the infrastructure promotion role will be devolved from the MCSC and MNA to the Alliance. This begs the question, specifically "based on what has been devolved and what has been retained that defines the future role of the MCSC?" If the infrastructure support role of the MCSC is devolved to the Alliance, there clearly still remains the issue of developing continuous flow if needed resources. The continuing supply of state governmental (and to the extent that we have any influence, federal) support of service and volunteerism in Michigan will continue. However, the MCSC's current structure is not properly defined nor adequate to support this new role. Change is needed. The MCSC has an opportunity to change by both expanding and contracting the functions of the MCSC- to spin off what is not at the organization's core mission and focus on what has shown to be its expertise. Revised 9/13/00 �Since our 1999 retreat, staff have been working on plans that show how the organization might revamp itself to be most useful to Michigan citizens, today and in the future given the current changing context. These plans are preliminary, but do lay out the mission, goals and objectives of the MCSC. In addition, these plans eliminate duplication, build support for new support mechanisms and build an incubation system whereby additional economies can be defined in the future. Much like a traditional philanthropic institution, theMCSC should seek to find the most effective and strategic way to expend (invest) the public's scarce financial and human resources for the public good Recommendations for MCSC's Future MCSC as a Grantmaker The MCSC should focus on its role and expertise as a governmental agency that utilizes its vast financial and human resources to effectively, proactively and efficiently disburse public funds to Michigan communities to enhance local problem solving through service and volunteerism. This will require a fundamental shift in this organization's thinking. No longer will the MCSC strive to start and maintain volunteer initiatives and support them in perpetuity. No longer will the MCSC work to be the promoter for the general service and volunteer field. In other words, the MCSC will no longer attempt to be "all things to all people, places and things." Nor will the MCSC merely fade into the background and act as a mere pass through organization for federal funds. Much like a traditional philanthropic institution, the MCSC should seek to find the most effective and strategic way to expend (invest) the public's scarce financial and human resources for the public good with an eye toward leveraging additional resources and measuring the key findings and results of those investments. Key principles for this new way of thinking are all focused around quality grantmaking practices. • Leveraging funds and other resources in support of volunteer efforts with an eye toward diversifying MCSC funding to ensure that communities and organizations are not overly dependent on a single source of support to achieve their stated goals. • Investing in demonstration models that point toward long-term solutions and can have long lasting positive effects while also helping the MCSC define sustainability as an expectation for all MCSC grantees so that there is a clear understanding as to the length and nature of MCSC support (What type of grantmaker do we want to be? When has our investment been enough and successful?). • The MCSC will serve as a catalyst for creative solutions and incubate creative solutions with the expectation that they will have a life outside of the MCSC once stabilized (spin off to the Alliance, for example). Revised 11117/00 �• Convening stakeholders to determining best practices and funding priorities (what issues should be targeted) for annual or long-term investments in service and volunteerism. • Measuring, investigating and evaluating results of MCSC investments and sharing the results for others to learn and emulate. In the following sections, we will define the various future roles of the MCSC in support of Michigan's volunteer sector. Each role is given a brief description of how it would operate in the current and future contexts then the specific mjssion and goals are defined. Finally, where appropriate, specific tasks have been assigned with some recommended outcomes. MCSC's Role as an Investor The investor role is not new, it has been one of the hallmarks of the MCSC. The investor role is not new, it has been one of the hallmarks of the MCSC. Today, the MCSC makes available two types of grant fundsnational service program support through the Corporation for National Service and the Volunteer Investment Grants funded through the state General Fund. These funds are distinct from each other in what their funding can be used for, but are similar in that they both require local matching. The matching requirements seem to build a level of local investment in the initiatives that these funding streams support, but what is lessor known is whether the local investment can have a long-lasting and sustainable impact. For example, with the VIG funds we do know that more than $2 million in local funds have been invested in local endowments to support local volunteer resource centers. This $2 million was produced by holding out an equal share of state funds as leverage. This program was and remains, the nation's only state-funded volunteer resource center endowment program. VIG is truly at the cutting edge. In a decade, we may know what type of long-term impact this will have on communities that worked with the MCSC to build these local funds. As a long-term investor, we believe that the MCSC needs to continue building the local funds in a way that both invests and leverages resources in perpetuity as part of a sound investment strategy. In the area of national service funding, the MCSC leverages volunteers. The grounding principle of the Michigan's AmeriCorps program has always been that we will use our stipended volunteers (AmeriCorps members) to leverage non-stipended volunteers (NonAmeriCorps members) to solve locally identified social issues. Revised 9113/00 �Today, for each AmeriCorps member supported through the MCSC, an additional 25 volunteers are generated. There may be other ways that the MCSC, as a wise investor, can leverage federal, state and local resources in support of Michigan's volunteers. By seeking out other potential investments, the MCSC can help communities diversify the support of local efforts and strengthen their ability to address chronic social issues with comprehensive and long term solutions. TheMCSC can also cut new ground by defining its investment strategy. The MCSC can also cut new ground by defining its investment strategy. For example, when should the MCSC's investment in a program, initiative or organization stop? To date, the answers have been, "When the funding runs out." or "When the applicant is no longer successful in its programming goals and objectives as defined by the federal or state funding source." While these answers are fine for a traditional government agency, they are hardly unique and certainly not creative. A creative solution might be that the MCSC lay out its investment strategies with stakeholders up front and let them know that MCSC's investment is toward an ultimate goal that, once reached, will end our financial support in lieu of other public or private resources. In other words, the MCSC will be looking to support local efforts towards local sustainability. For example, no other state commission has developed a comprehensive funding strategy for weaning grantees off of some or all of their AmeriCorps funding. Some states state that their commitment will be three years and nothing after that, while other continue their support indefinitely. What if the MCSC were to investigate what it is that makes a local AmeriCorps program work, test what is it that the federal funds do to make an AmeriCorps work, and then determine the best way to build effective programs while increasing local capacity to operate that program? This is exactly what staff did through a series of focus group discussions and analysis of our grants. The staff then determined that the local grantees could well afford to support the administrative costs of the AmeriCorps program, but not the member support costs (stipends, education awards, training, etc.). So, what if the MCSC were to gradually wean and shift its support of AmeriCorps programs from administrative functions to members support costs? As an investor, isn't it wiser to invest only just what is needed to achieve a goal and allow for the remaining resources to support more AmeriCorps programs? This type of strategic grantmaking (leveraging and brokering) could be part of the MCSC's future niche. Revjsed 11117/00 �Investor Vision The MCSC invests in innovative, effective, communitysupported volunteer initiatives that positively impact community needs. Goals MCSC invests in innovative, effective, communitysupported volunteer initiatives that positively impact community needs • Each of the MCSC funded programs, projects, and initiatives will successfully achieve the individual program goals by: - Providing the necessary training and technical assistance required for each program, project and initiative to be successful - Providing program monitoring and assistance to ensure that goals are met and that necessary resources are available. - Providing necessary resources to assess, create and provide for continuous improvement activities. • The MCSC will leverage funds to support new or expand current initiatives. • Each MCSC program area will have defined parameters for program funding. • The MCSC will have defined yet flexible funding priorities that are created through effective research, experience, trends and annual or biannual assessments. MCSC's Role as an Incubator/Catalyst As an investor, it is easy to place your resources somewhere that is safe and certain to provide a guaranteed return. Safe returns are stable, provide a level of comfort and an expected outcome. This type of strategy is normally what we see in government programs. These programs define a "cookie-cutter" solution to a complex and overwhelming problem then prescribe a funding formula that may or may not be sufficient to address the issue. Revised 9/13/00 �In the end, what was intended as a investment towards helping solve an issue, usually ends up causing new problems and agencies as communities become over reliant on state and federal funding while creating local complicated bureaucracies that later live only to perpetuate themselves. TheMCSC can, as a venture capitalist, invest in community proble1n solving models that teach ilnportant lessons that maybe transferable to other co1nmunities. New models are needed. Ever increasingly, local communities know potential solutions to their unique challenges and only need flexible resources to enact creative and responsible solutions. The MCSC can, as a venture capitalist, invest in community problem solving models that teach important lessons that may be transferable to other communities. The MCSC should seek ways to channel state and federal resources for use by local communities in this manner. In garnering these resources, the MCSC must seek ways to provide the greatest amount of flexibility to local communities while expecting the highest level of accountability of its grantees and of itself. While do so, the MCSC would clearly lay out plans that would incubate new models that, if necessary, would be sustained through other sources. A prime example, again, is the VIG program. Here, grantees are prescribed how to best utilize the state funds, but does require that the local investment be used as match in an endowment that can support future volunteer efforts. The MCSC can act as a catalyst for securing and creating this type of venture capital either through our comprehensive partnerships with other organizations or through development of new resources from the public sector. Revised 11/17/00 �Incubator/Catalyst Vision The MCSC establishes, identifies, and nurtures creative volunteer-driven solutions addressing community needs. Goals • Pursue a more circular and less linear approach to targeted issues - Identify trends and focus our expertise and resources towards these trends. - Consider annual involvement/targeting on at least one single issue or demographic (social issues, priorities, etc.) ... as the MCSC proceeds to create forums for dialogue, creative ways for collaboration and a context for healthy partnerships, we must also be aware of our past efforts and other's perceptions of those efforts. - Identify preexisting programs which have been successful - Promote the continued expansion of partnership at the state, national and local levels. • Empower individuals/organizations to create proactive, local solutions - Solicit creative solutions around identified issues - Develop better communication/working relationships with organizations that have already worked on various issues and with those resources. Help them with their work by way of service and volunteerism. Revised 9/13/00 �MCSC's Role as Convener for (Government Sponsored) Service and Volunteerism Stakeholders The MCSC can take the lead in helping promote and expand government sponsored service and volunteerism in Michigan both from the state and federal perspectives. The MCSC can bring resources, expertise and support to existing state agencies that utilize volunteers. The MCSC can bring together the various governmental agencies, nonprofits, faith based institutions, businesses and others to help provide a forum for productive dialogue, sharing best practices and collaboration. TheMCSC serves as a convener of diverse groups and individuals to assist in co1nmunity problem solving through service and volunteerism. As we look to providing this support, the MCSC has to be careful in how it proceeds. In the past, the MCSC has worked to take the lead in improving services to communities by changing how service and volunteerism are funded in Michigan. The MCSC took the lead in advocating the consolidation of national service funding by taking the position that the split of Corporation for National Service (CNS) funding between the MCSC and the CNS office in Detroit was counterproductive. The MCSC took the lead in working to bring local volunteer centers together with volunteer service through the Family Independence Agency and their local county agencies. Each of these examples had their merits, but also lead to a tremendous amount of controversy and distrust. While the intentions may certainly have been good, the process by which the end goal was to be reached was unsuccessful and lead to some unfortunate consequences. The MCSC was seen as power grabbing and not a neutral broker. Therefore, as the MCSC proceeds to create forums for dialogue, creative ways for collaboration and a context for healthy partnerships, we must also be aware of our past efforts and other's perceptions of those efforts. However, while some may always question our motives, this questioning should not deter us from our leadership responsibilities nor bar us from being an effective convening mechanism. Revjsed 11/17/00 �With this caution in mind, the MCSC can be an effective magnifier of state and federal resources in support of service and volunteerism in Michigan. Convener Vision ... the MCSC has always stressed aiding in local empowerment and local control which has encouraged staff to provide more public recognition to programs and individuals rather than to theMCSC itself. The MCSC serves as a convener of diverse groups and individuals to assist in community problem solving through service and volunteerism. Goals • Assist in supporting "government-sponsored" service and volunteerism in Michigan - Promote state government employees' involvement in local volunteer initiatives - Promote and encourage the use of best practices among state government agencies in using volunteerism as an effective community problem-solving mechanism. • Expand collaborative partnerships to reach the vision • Empower individuals/organizations to create proactive local solutions through service and volunteerism - Examine current relationships to identify new populations to encourage the use of service and volunteerism as a strategy Revised 9/13/00 �Example " Best Practices Guide" TheMCSC stakeholders recognize and appreciate the MCSCandits programs, projects, and activities. We recommend that the MCSC annually publish a best practices guide for quality service and volunteerism in Michigan that would be developed by the field through a series of MCSC sponsored dialogues. Outcomes would include a "Michigan Best Practices Guides" for service and volunteerism. The guides would be developed through focus groups, research findings , surveys and conferences that help to glean the wisdom of the service and volunteer field for organizations, especially those in state government, to voluntarily adopt as operating principles. Taking on the role of facilitating and publishing a best practices guide will require that first, the MCSC be in a position to help other state agencies examine their current volunteer management systems and share them with other agencies and nonprofit organizations .. Over time this process could lead to a publication (Michigan Standards for High Quality Service and Volunteer Programs) that could be used by state government or even the private sector. It could even help to define the lexicon of the field to provide more standardized language (for example, distinguishing between voluntary community service and court mandated community service). In the short-term, the MCSC would focus on its current funding relationships including CNS programs and Volunteer Investment Grants (VIG). MCSC's Promotion, Marketing and Research of Michigan Service and Volunteer Efforts More promotion of the MCSC and its programs to the public has been a constant struggle for this organization and a continual challenge for staff. On the one hand the MCSC has prided itself on its ability and willingness to engage in and form effective and non-territorial alliances and partnerships often with an overly modest approach. The MCSC is rarely self-serving in its approach and receives (and seeks) few public accolades for this work. The MCSC's literal interpretation of our catalyst role-aiding in the development of a process without becoming a part of that process- may have led to a lack of public awareness around the good work of the MCSC. Revised 11/17/00 ~ �It focuses MCSC's efforts and resources on helping others solve problems locally by providing factual and credible data. In addition, the MCSC has always stressed aiding in local empowerment and local control which has encouraged staff to provide more public recognition to programs and individuals rather than to the MCSC itself. On the other hand, the MCSC has worked to publicize the results of its efforts through America's Promise, the ConnectMichigan Campaign, the AmeriCorps logo and "signage" and various national days of service including Make A Difference Day. While all are very successful, this approach has done more to raise the profile of the service and volunteer field in Michigan and less to raise the profile of the MCSC and its grantees. All of this begs the question, does the MCSC need to be marketed? No. However, if the MCSC is to be an effective grantmaker it must: publish its funding priorities, communicate the rationale for the development of those priorities, celebrate the successful practices and failures learned from its funding, and promote the role of government in helping to promote service and volunteerism. Revised 9/13/00 �Marketing and Research Vision The MCSC stakeholders recognize and appreciate the MCSC and its programs, projects, and activities. Marketing Goals Develop a marketing strategy that: • Promotes who we are, what we do, and why we do it • Promotes what works for the MCSC's programs, projects, and activities. If we truly believe that people can effectively problem solve through service and volunteeris1n, we must prove it. • Publishes our research findings • Promotes new ideas incubated by the MCSC - Create tools for the field to promote the MCSC programs and concepts - Create "stories/snap shots" for stakeholders to use to promote the MCSC programs - Seek professional guidance - Examine language/pictures in publications so they are user friendly - Create "canned" (yet flexible) presentations for staff Revised 11/17/00 ~ �Research Goals • Undertake studies to demonstrate the impact of the MCSC programs, projects, and activities (long term, short term, annual) • Shape the future funding strategies of the MCSC through new and existing research (ties directly to investor goals) • Shape future MCSC initiatives through new and existing research (ties directly to incubator goals) theMCSC would research and publish data about the health, benefits and need for service and volunteerism in Michigan communities - Establish links to research organizations (Aspen) Examples Research and Publish What Works Adopting the model traditionally used by other state departments like the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH). This model stresses public awareness around issues, facts and desired behaviors all promoted through traditional forms of communication (TV, print and radio ads) with a tag line that identifies the sponsoring state agency. In addition, we recommend that the MCSC and its work be marketed much as MDCH does through research and data dissemination. In other words, the MCSC would research and publish data about the health, benefits and need for service and volunteerism in Michigan communities as supported through state and federal funds while also researching the effectiveness of its own programs. This research would be packaged as user guides and annual publications to be utilized by other state and private human service agencies to target their resources and focus their programming. This model also aligns well with the aforementioned goal of MCSC as a grantmaker not directly delivering services. It focuses MCSC's efforts and resources on helping others solve problems locally by providing factual and credible data. This particular model also fits well with our plans for the Alliance as it becomes the mechanism by which much of the public awareness around service and volunteerism is completed and the MCSC (as a grantmaker) can provide the financial resources to make it happen as well as the factual data upon which Michigan's public awareness campaigns are based. Revised 9/13/00 �"Assessing the Health of Giving and Volunteering in Michigan" By engaging in this type of outreach, the MCSCcan provide a valuable resource and would be seen as an authority on service and volunteer efforts in the state and not just a pass through for state and federal funds. As an example, the MCSC could assign resources to annually assess the "health" of service and volunteerism in Michigan communities on a county-by-county basis. This data would be collected and analyzed by qualified researchers and act as an annual barometer for how, why and how often people volunteer and the needs of volunteer and volunteer oriented organizations. In addition, this data could act as a valuable tool for nonprofits as they seek support from local, state and national funders for volunteer initiatives. Each year the study might address a specific issue (education, health, safety, culture and the arts, etc.) that the volunteer resources of Michigan might target or examine. This approach of research and marketing of critical data is not new. Public health organizations have been engaged in this type of activity for years. Their work has made significant changes in human behavior including increasing immunizations against childhood illnesses, reduction in auto accidents and injuries with seat belt usage, and declines in deaths from breast cancer through early screening and intervention. If we truly believe that people can effectively problem solve through service and volunteerism, we must prove it. The only way we can prove it is to back up our claim with facts. The only way we can get the facts is through effective research. We recommend that we invest in developing and publishing that research. By engaging in this type of outreach, the MCSC can provide a valuable resource and would be seen as an authority on service and volunteer efforts in the state and not just a pass through for state and federal funds. Summary The ability of the MCSC to further its mission of enabling citizens to engage in public problem solving through service and volunteerism will be enhanced by it focusing on its expertise as an effective grantmaking entity. This is a shift from the MCSC's multifaceted role of supporting the promotion, advancement and profile of the volunteer sector to a more focused one where the MCSC seeks to make targeted investments with specific outcomes. This does not mean that the MCSC will abandon its convening, catalyst and broker roles . These roles will instead be redirected to support the grantmaking decisions of the MCSC. The MCSC can only do this because of the development Revised 11/17/00 ~ �of the Alliance and its ability to address the larger promotional and programming needs of the volunteer field. Together with the Alliance and our many other service partners, the MCSC will help to advance Michigan's volunteer sector to the next stage in its evolution and on to greater levels of sustainability. What's Our Capacity? This is a shift from the MCSC's 1nultijaceted role of supporting the promotion, advancement and profile of the volunteer sector to a 1nore focused one where the MCSC seeks to make targeted invest1nents with specific outcomes. The staff have completed a first draft SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis of the MCSC as it relates to the new goals and objectives articulated in this document. The results are attached (see SWOT Analysis of the MCSC) . The MCSC must take these elements into account as we form our future plans. Many of the initiatives and changes proposed will not significantly impact the size of the MCSC's core operational capacity, but they will require that the MCSC retool and gamer some additional financial resources and/or services. Much like many of the resources the MCSC brokers, the additional resources for these plans will be more directly focused on our grantees and external partners and not for internal administrative costs. The Alliance is an obvious example. While the MCSC may propose many activities and initiatives and programs, the work may actually be conducted by the Alliance or other partner. In this case, the MCSC will provide grants to support the work as opposed to creating a new element to the MCSC to handle the next new initiative. A brief overview of the draft budget is also attached as an illustration (see budget). These figures are not set in stone and are offered merely as reference points. In addition, these costs may or may not be incurred by the MCSC alone. Many of the functions may be taken on the Alliance once it is up and running. These are merely costs associated with all the aforementioned changes. Revised 9/13/00 �Next Steps Clearly, even if we are all in agreement that these are the proper goals to adopt in order to institutionalize service and volunteerism in Michigan, there is a great deal of work to be done to determine the costs, feasibility and resistance points of such plans. However, as pointed out with regard to the development of the Alliance concept, we must move while we have the momentum and the initiative. no one should expect that the suggestions for change offered in this document would happen right away, but it could. Finally, even if general agreement on these changes is reached it will take time to implement them and the MCSC may not transform itself any time soon. On the other hand, the Alliance may develop quickly, the national scene may take a new direction (funding for the Corporation could cease or be increased) and the state support could dwindle. Therefore, no one should expect that the suggestions for change offered in this document would happen right away, but it could. We should prepare ourselves for these inevitability's. Revised 11/17/00 ~ �SWOT Analysis of the MCSC Strengths Weaknesses •Board leadership •Staff •Teamwork •Executive Director •Partners •Reputation •Flexibility •State support •Economy •Buried in state government -Thinkers •Doers •New organizations •No baggage •Federal support •Foundation support •Structure •We are seen as a national leader •Service is trendy •Chairperson •Governor support •Technology •Organizational teamwork •Sense of humor •Diversity •Statewide community builder •Youth leadership •YES Ambassador •Money •Michigan's AmeriCorps Promise Fellow •Innovation •Infrastructure •Systems (internal and external) •Technology •Space •Parking •Bureaucracy (state government) •Not seeing forest from the trees •Federal fund reliance •Strong personalities •Past history •Lack of research •Lack of staff •Lack of funding •Communication •Changing field •Not beginning with the end in mind •Buried in state government •Changes in elected officials •Economy •Rules and regulations •Time •Priorities •Lack of expertise (knowledge) •Not enough "celebrating accomplishments" •Lack of job security •Systems •Relationship state agencies •No clarity of vision •Too much field jargon •Staff turnover •Too many masters Revised 9/13/00 �SWOT Analysis of the MCSC Opportunities •Expand our role •Reestablish priorities •Better communication •Redefine ourselves •National networking •Focus on MCSC •Sustaining the work •Raising the profile of governor's role •Keeping YES Ambassador •Keeping Michigan's AmeriCorps Promise Fellow •Engagement •Invigorate partnerships •Disseminate information •Build information base •More focus •New MCSC space •More strategic grantmaking •New populations •Raising profile of service •Raising MCSC profile •Community problem solving Revjsed 11/17/00 Threats •Lack of knowledge at national level •Elected officials •Loss of vision •Minutia •Loss of Commissioners •Space •Economy •Timing •Staff and board alignment with MCSC vision (Governor) •Morale •Becoming bureaucratic •Lack of technology/ equipment •Election •Inspector General •CNS structure and processes •Lack of staff support •Funding •Staff turnover •Regulations •Organizational "turf' issues •Existence •Current legislation (state and federal) •Poor communication •Motivation •Not becoming circular (silo's) •Becoming mundane •Compliancy •Encumbered by new and existing tasks �MCSC FY 2000 - 2003 Budget Increases Personnel - Grants Manager Salary & Benefits - Public Relations Mgr. Salary & Benefits Subtotal Research & Publications - Health of Volunteer Sector Dissemination FY 2000-2001 FY 2001 - 2002 FY 2002 - 2003 $ 65,000 .00 $ 65 ,000 .00 $ 65,000 .00 $ 195,000.00 $ $ 65,000 .00 130,000.00 $ $ 65 ,000.00 130,000.00 $ $ 65,000 .00 130,000.00 $ $ 195,000.00 390,000 .00 $ $ 5,000.00 $ $ 60,000.00 10 ,000 .00 $ $ 100,000.00 20,000.00 $ $ 165,000 .00 30,000 .00 5,000.00 $ $ 5,000.00 75,000.00 $ $ 5,000.00 125,000.00 $ $ 10,000.00 205,000 .00 $ 10 ,000 .00 $ 30,000 .00 $ 30,000 .00 $ 70 ,000.00 $ $ 10,000.00 20,000.00 $ $ 40,000.00 70,000.00 $ $ 40,000.00 70,000.00 $ $ 90,000.00 160,000.00 $ 7 ,000.00 $ 15,000 .00 $ 20 ,000.00 $ 42,000 .00 $ 7,000.00 $ 15 ,000 .00 $ 22,000 .00 7,500.00 42,500 .00 $ $ 14,500.00 78,500.00 $ $ 1o,ooo.oo I $ 437 500.00 $ 50 ,000 .00 125 ,000 .00 175,000.00 1 008,500.00 - State Sponsored Volunteer Initiatives & Best Practices Catalog $ Subtotal $ Evaluation - Annual Aggregate Results - Annual Case Studies of Three Programs Subtotal - Total Meetings - State Unified Vision (Plan) Focus Groups & Conferences - Annual Best Practices in Government Seminars $ - - Community/Grantee Forums for Evaluation & Assessment of MCSC Performance Subtotal $ $ 2,000 .00 9,000 .00 $ $ 5,000 .00 27,000 .00 $ $ Promotion/Marketing - Annual Marketing Plan Development (Consultant) - Marketing Materials Subtotal Total $ $ $ $ 10 ,000 .00 25 ,000.00 35,000 .00 199 000.00 $ $ $ $ 20,000 .00 50,000 .00 70 ,000 .00 372,000.00 $ $ $ $ 20,000.00 50,000 .00 �FY 2000 - 2003 Budgets $450 ,000 .00 $400 ,000.00 $350 ,000.00 "C ... 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Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50164 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2000-12-08 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/c1e918bd45e11a0cb16cb17081001295.pdf d5cdf74debddd9c28dff17685ca5a4fa PDF Text Text JOHN ENGLER, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION 111 George W. Romney Lansing , Telephone: FAX: Chairperson Russell G. Mawby Executive Director Kyle Caldwell S. Capitol Ave. Bldg. , 4th Floor Michigan 48913 (517} 335-4295 (517} 373-4977 MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Michigan Community Service Commission FROM: Kyle Caldwell, Executive Director RE: Future Goals DATE: 11/27/00 CC: Friends of the MCSC ~~ Attached you will fmd the latest version of the "Future of MCSC" document which includes the specific goals, objectives and SWOT analysis as crafted by the MCSC staff at their 2000 Staff Retreat. Strate~ies The "Future of MCSC" proposes that the MCSC focus its operational energies on three basic strategies: 1. MCSC will be a grantmaking entity much in the same way as would a foundation. The MCSC would invest in models and initiatives that would further the strength of the field, but would refrain from building staffing and internal structures to operate these initiatives. The role of the MCSC would be to provide and/or broker support that incubates new ideas and new models with an eye toward sustainability through support through avenues at the local, state and national level. 2. MCSC will forge new partnerships that look as intensively within state government as outside state government. The workforce of the state of Michigan is vast as is its ability to touch the lives of others. The MCSC can help to recognize and promote the existing and future volunteer efforts occurring within state agencies. 3. MCSC will study, analyze and share its learning experiences with the rest of the world to advance the knowledge of the field. The MCSC has traditionally only provided evaluation funds and support to grantees for their own purposes. This resource will continue, but the MCSC will also look to providing impact data on different volunteer initiatives as well as those it funds. One example is to provide an 06 """'"""" R.ECYCl.£0 PAPER �annual report on the health of service and volunteerism in Michigan. Ultimately, this would breakdown indicators of volunteer infrastructure to a county by county level. Moving ahead with marketing and research involves the MCSC gearing up an effective and efficient marketing and research component. Again, this will not involve the MCSC building an entire new staff area. The MCSC will focus on contracting with existing partners and forging new ones to deliver these services. Certainly, the ConnectMichigan Alliance will be one of those that will be able to help in this area. To summarize, this documents crafts the future direction for the MCSC and focuses on the MCSC becoming a grantmaker that invests in, and incubates innovative service and volunteer initiatives. The MCSC will do this by allocating resources, forging and strengthening partnerships, and sharing information that can help communities promote service and volunteerism as an effective community problem solving mechanism. This document represents months of strategic planning that was inspired by three major factors: 1. The MCSC has been the fortunate beneficiary of the support and leadership of the current Governor and First Lady. Due to term limits, this may change as a new administration will begin in January of 2003 and might not demonstrate the same level of commitment to the work of the MCSC and its partners. 2. The MCSC is a relatively new organization in state governmental terms and has continuously operated as a "start up" organization. Evidence of this mode of operation include insufficient staffing, no physical space plan (the MCSC has been operating "rent free" since its creation in 1991), extremely limited written policy and planning documentation and no sustainability plan. 3. The recent development of the ConnectMichigan Alliance will force the need for some desirable yet rapid changes in the way the MCSC will do business in the near future. All of these factors were considered when crafting the attached strategy. This strategy was crafted to deal with these challenges and help the MCSC forge effectively forward into some new areas of support for volunteers. Conclusion In its most basic form, this document is a sustainability plan for the work of the MCSC. It proposes changes in the operations of the MCSC, but not the mission. The MCSC will still serve as a convener, catalyst and broker for the service and volunteer sectors. The MCSC remains dedicated to enabling all citizens, including youth, to engage in public problem solving through service and volunteerism. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_2000-12-08_Future-Goals Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2000-12-08 commission meeting future goals Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2000-12-08 commission meeting future goals. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50163 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2000-12-08 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/a8fcc43b3d54eacda0f505aa12cf541e.pdf c02d3e82f02f1037f140116493b1978f PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION 111 George W. Romney Lansing, Telephone: FAX: Chairperson Russell G. Mawby Executive Director Kyle Caldwell S. Capitol Ave. Bldg. , 4th Floor Michigan 48913 (517) 335-4295 (517) 373-4977 MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Michigan Community Se~-ice Commission FROM: Kyle Caldwell, Executive Director RE: Empowering the Executive Committee with Funding Approval DATE: 11122/00 ;c;-:.- The MCSC staff respectfully request that the members of the MCSC empower the Executive Committee to approve the FY 2001 Michigan's AmeriCorps Formula Application to the Corporation for National Service. The MCSC staff also suggest that the application be shared with the entire membership prior to the next meeting of the Executive Committee to provide opportunities for comment. Finally, the MCSC staff suggest that the full body review and approve the actions of the Executive Committee at the next meeting of the full body. The CNS AmeriCorps Formula application is due to CNS prior to the next proposed meeting of the full body, but after the next proposed meeting of the Executive Committee. Approval of the MCSC Members for CNS subgrant funding applications is a requirement of the provisions for CNS funding. However, CNS does not provide guidelines on grant application due dates until well after the MCSC has set its meeting dates. Until such time as CNS and the U.S. Congress are able to set more long-term deadlines, this will remain a chronic issue. PRINTED ON RECVClEO P-.M:R � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_2000-12-08_Funding-Approval Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2000-12-08 commission meeting funding approval Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2000-12-08 commission meeting funding approval. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50162 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2000-12-08 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/eecb8bf2719a8d8bf994ccbbe6b9b9f2.pdf d8d236604b04c18b2d8610408396c135 PDF Text Text MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Comparative Financial Statement!FY 01 As of October 1, 2000 STATE FUN DS Budget Actual FEDERAL FUNDS Budget Actual PRIVATE FUNDS Actual Budget TOTALS Actual Budget REVENUES Current Year 8,000,000 8,000 ,000 Prior Year Carryove r 208,275 208 ,275 6,050,103 6,050,103 0 0 0 122,090 0 122,090 14,050,103 330,365 14,050,103 330,365 Total Revenues 8,208,275 8,208,275 6,050,103 6,050,103 122,090 122,090 14,380 ,468 14,380,468 Program Operational 7,208,275 5,000 0 5,268 ,077 4,897,677 175,350 10,000 0 0 12,486,352 180,350 4,897 ,677 0 Total Sub Grants 7,213 ,275 0 5,443,427 4,897,677 10,000 0 12,666,702 4,897 ,677 0 0 0 620 ,759 132,235 82,108 0 0 0 SUB-GRANTS OPER. EXPENDITURES SALARY & WAG ES Salaries/Wages Retirement Insurance 443 ,535 95,122 55 ,764 0 0 0 177,224 37,113 26,344 0 0 0 Total Sala ries/Fringes 594,421 0 240,681 0 0 0 835,102 0 Telecommu nications Utilities Other Services/Fees Mail and Postage Conf., Seminars Office Supplies/Pri ntin Data Processing Sup~ Rentals for Space Equip. Lease Misc. Other Travel Equipment MDCD Fees 12,350 0 6,250 50 ,600 11 ,000 39 ,079 0 102,000 1,800 0 30,500 20,000 127,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9,780 0 23,320 15,371 84,765 37,170 0 600 0 4,800 39,329 17,360 133,500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,000 0 19,660 500 55,035 25,895 0 5,000 0 0 4,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 ,130 0 49,230 66,471 150,800 102,144 0 107,600 1,800 4,800 73,829 37 ,360 260,500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total CSS&M 400,579 0 365,995 0 112,090 0 878,664 0 8,208 ,275 0 6,050,103 4,897,677 122,090 0 14,380,468 4,897,677 8,208,275 1'1 52,426 CSS&M (Note #1) GRAND TOTAL Unspent Budget 122,090 Note #1 CSS&M is Contractual Services, Suppl ies, & Materia ls Dollar amounts of the financial statements are not final. Carryover amounts due to previous years close out and fi nal grant neg iotations may affect fi nal num bers. 9,482,791 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_2000-12-08_Financial-Statement Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2000-12-08 commission meeting financial statement Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2000-12-08 commission meeting financial statement. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50161 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2000-12-08 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/84af046a018a351f96fe36d8dc0817fd.pdf 5e517d6ae69a45ecb6d7a18a5ac89116 PDF Text Text JOHN ENGLER , Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION 111 George W. Romney Lansing , Telephone: FAX: Chairperson Russell G. Mawby Executive Director Kyle Caldwell S. Capitol Ave . Bldg ., 4th Floor Michigan 48913 (517) 335-4295 (517) 373-4977 MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Michigan Community Service Commission FROM: Garry Gross, Director ofFinance & Administration Michigan Community Service Commission RE: Finance & Administration Division DATE: November 21, 2000 J.- vvf .OJ!: J The following is a brief update of the current issues facing the Finance and Administration Division. FY 2000 Budget We have now passed into the FY2001 budget year and squeaked by in FY 2000. We are still closing the books and will continue to refine the numbers through the end of December, but I can offer some general observations based upon my work during the end of year. We have spent 99% of our state general fund allocated ($558,000 out of $566,000) and actually had some money left in our federal administration grant. This was due to our Administrative Overhead Charges coming in lower than expected. The total for administrative overhead for the year was $220,000. We had been expecting the worst, $250,000 and had withheld certain expenditures to make sure that we could cover it. This unspent money is needed to cover the federal administration for the month of October. Due to problems with our federal authority (spending ability not actual funding), I am not able to do final adjustments to our federal grants at this time. I expect to have the auth01ity by the end ofNovember and will do fmal adjustments and will close out the grants by the middle of December. Administrative Overhead Charges For FY 2000, the final overhead charges were $220,000, below the Department' s mid-year forecast of$280,000 but $100,000 higher than FY 1999. I have confirmed with the Finance office that the administrative overhead charge will be around the same amount for FY 2001. While higher than we would like, it does allow us to budget for the amount prior to the start of the fiscal year. This is one of the costs of doing business and the increased number of staff, grants, and total dollars passing through the Conm1ission has helped to increase the number. The overhead charge is based upon time studies and personnel costs so as our costs and workload increases, so does the amount of time that MDCD spends on our projects thereby increasing the cost. �FY 2001 Budget Final numbers for our FY 2001 budget are still coming in. I hope to have a projected Commission budget breakdown for you at the Commission meeting, however many of our funds including private grants will not have fmal carryover numbers until the end of December. On another front, we are slowly finalizing our internal division budgets for FY2001. This will mark the first time that we have been able to break down the budgets in such fine detail and should help us in allowing all staff to take ownership oftheir expenditures. In addition, this year is the first that we have been able to look at previous years expenditures to help with the budgeting. New Office Space Due to the increased responsibilities and size of the Commission, we have been looking for a new location that can accommodate us. We are currently in negotiations to co-locate with the Lansing District office of the Michigan Rehabilitation Service (MRS) in a building on Lansing's south side. By co-locating, we are able to cut costs by using existing phone and computer network connections and move into a building that is set up with state of the art training and conference facilities. Final plans cannot be accomplished until MRS makes its final decisions on square footage and layout. We are hoping to be able to move into our new location by the end ofMarch, 2001. Personnel Matters We are currently in the process of filling the Learn and Serve program coordinator (Department of Education funded), the vacant outreach coordinator and a grants coordinator. If you have any questions or concerns that I can help you with, please feel free to call me at (517) 373-8028 or email at grossg@state.mi.us. 2 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_2000-12-08_Finance-and-Administration Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2000-12-08 commission meeting finance and administration Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2000-12-08 commission meeting finance and administration. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50160 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2000-12-08