548 24 26018 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/15646c3dfadc01a45bd582390623c998.pdf 7d321a13a6121fe41b3b36d067cac728 PDF Text Text ~ ... V~ -tlJIJ r•JL.r •.J..L.VV l.(!J IJ IT:; .· . · : -. FOUNDATION .July 28, 1992 Diana Rodriguez Algra Executive Director !Vlichigan Community Service Commission Old5 Plaza Bldg. 111 S. Capitol Ave. P .0. Box 30015 Lansing, MI 48909 Dear Diana, Thank you so much for hosting the Ambassador program this year in Mi-:::higan. We are very pleased with the overall outcome of the program and have learned a great deal which will allow us to streng1.hen it for next year. Giv-en the that we will not be certain of our 1993 Congressional funding level until the fall and our desire w expand the program to eight states, we have decided to support one Ambassador in each state. I am pleased to inform you that we WO\,;.ld like to offer an Ambassador to :Vlichigan for the upcoming year. Based on ou:r evaluation of the first year we have narrowed the purpose of the program and revised the role of the Ambassadors. We also wanted to align the program with the Youth Engaged in Service priority of linking community service ,..,rJ.!h education reform. Toward this end 1 the Ambassadors will seek to build a demand among young people for community service as a part of education. They will work primarily with young people in 5chool settings providing them Vvith training in leadership and service learning skills. In addition, Ambassadors· wtll recruit and train college and university students to assist youth and teachers in developing service learning opportunities. We want the work of the Ambassador to relate more closely with the work of the host organization. To that end we ask that the host identify the network(s) in which the Amba~;:;ador will work. This could include schools which receive Serve-America fundingj or a network of schools which are part of a state or nationally based reform initiative. Ambassadors should be available to provide assistance to Volunteer Centers and training to young people who are part of their youth service programs. Ambassadors can also be available to reach out to ether vouth networks at the state and regional levels such as student council associations and other representative bodies of youth organizations. In addition, Ambassadors can help create and enhance service related youth advisorv councils. " . ~ The host will provide office space, administrative support, daily supervision and evaluation. The Foundation will provide overall supervision, initial and periodic training, and a $20, 000 salary plus benefits for the Ambassador. In addition, the Foundation will help cover some of the instate travel associated with the Ambassador's work, however, stipends will vary depending on trav·el costs in the state and the ability of the host organization to help cover some of the expenses. �PULl· 14J UUJ I have enclosed a generic job description for your use. Please add your own specifics about tasks they will be pel:'forming or networks in which they will be working. The host is l:'esponsible for :recruiting, interviewil_lg, and selecting Ambassadors. We would like to participate in the final selection process. Please remember that it is a high priority for the Foundation to have a diverse class of Ambassadors representative of a wide range of abilities, and ethnic, cultural, and economic backgrounds. The initial training is tentatively scheduled for the last part of September. · Thank you again for the support which you have provided to this program. It is our long term strategy to create a full-time leadership role for a young person over a one year period in the sel:'vice movement. During the upcoming year, we would like to work with you to begin marketing this role in order to gain ongoing financial support for an Ambassadot'S position(s) in your state. Ultimately, we would like the Ambassador position to be something which institutions across the country ,.,'ill want to create and support and young people will eagerly seek to fill. Chuck J. Supp Vice President Youth Engaged in Service Enclosure �Youth Engaged in Service Ambassador - Michigan 1992 - 3 In August of 1991 the state of Michigan was one of four locations chosen by the Points of Light Foundation to pilot its Youth Engaged in Service (YES) Ambassador program. In September 1991 two young people between the ages of 18-25 were selected from over 50 applicants by a selection committee made of up of representatives from the Points of Light Foundation and leaders in the field of service in Michigan. Since September these young people have acted as advocates for the involvement of youth in community problem solving and have worked directly with youth to engage them in service and with individuals, organizations and institutions to stimulate the development of youth service opponunities. In September of 19~2 the first year of the YES Ambassador program will come to a close. After evaluating the program the Points of Light Foundation has decided to continue and expand the program. In 1992-3 YES Ambassadors will be placed in nine locations across the nation; the four original locations, California, Michigan Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., will be joined by Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland and Yfinnesota. Based on the experience of the first year the program has been modified. Major differences include a more narrowed focus (see attached job description) and the selection of only one Ambassador per location. The process to select a YES Ambassador in Michigan for 1992-3 has already begun. A diverse Selection Committee has been put together with members representing both young people and leaders in the field of service (see attached list). Announcements about the position were sent to over 800 individuals, organizations, and institutions across the state including volunteer centers, United Ways, community foundations, college placement offices, and 4-H (see attached for complete list). To date over 45 applications have received. The Selection Committee is currently in the process of reviewing applications and will be making their recommendations for interviews by September 3. Interviews will be scheduled with up to eight candidates on September 10, 1992. Two candidates will be recommended to the Foundation who will in consultation with the host organization select one individual. The individual selected will then attend a training session with the other eight Ambassadors in the Washington, D.C. area in early October. Upon completion of their training Michigan's YES Ambassador will return to the state and begin a one year position with the Michigan Community Service Commission. CS/8/27/92 �Pe_l I \: TS (_) F LI(_~ HT F 0 U "~ C · ·~ T ! C N YOUTH ENGAGED IN SERVICE (YES) AMBASSADOR - MICHIGAN Job Description Tne Points of Light Foundation is a national, nonpanisan, nonprofit organization whose vision is to make meaningful community service aimed at alleviating serious social problems central to the life of every American. Youth Engaged in Service is a division of the Foundation which is committed to making that vision a reality for young people between the ages of 5 and 25. In orde: to meer this goal the Division has created Youth Engaged in Service (YES) Ambassadors. YES Ambassadors act as advocates for youth involvement in community problem solving and act as catalysts for the creation of youth service opportunities. YES Ambassadors work primarily with young people through a variety of instirutions;especia.lty K -12 schools, voh.inreer cenre:-s and the Michi2:an Communi tv Service Commission. YES Ambassadors will focus on developing leadership and servic~ learning skills among young people, and the ability of college students ro play a role in the development of K-12 se:-vice le:rrning programs. This position will be housed with the rvlichigan Community Se:-vice Commission. Specific responsibilities include: Training young people in leadership skills and service learning in schools, volunteer centers and other non-profit settings. This will include working with the :\1ichigan Community Service Commission 's statewide youth body on service. Recruitin2: :md trainin2: colle2:e students ro assist school vouth and reachers in develooin2: service Ie'lli-ning activities as of classroom insrrucrion. · - parr Working .with the rvlichigan Community Service Commission policy. to develop·the:r youth se:-vice Researching and identifying exemplary youth community se:-vice programs, youth leaders. and resources that c:rn assist individuals in the development of youth service programs. Making presentations on the importance of youth involvement in community service to youth and other sectors. • Consulting one on one about the development of youth service initiatives :md connecting individuals and programs to exemplary examples, networks and resources. Young people between the ages of 18 and 25 are eligible. Successful candidates shou ld have a demonstrated commitment ro communitY service; excrellent written and oral communication skills evidenced by public speaking experience and writings; be a highly motivated individual with srrong leadership traits; extensive interpersonal and coalition building skills; ability to tr:J.vel extensively both within the scare and nationwide. A Salary of $20,000 plus benefits will be provided. This is a one year position which will commence in September of 1992. �APPLICATION PROCESS To apply for the Points of Light Foundation YES Ambassador position in Michigan please send a cover letter explaining why you want the job, a resume, two letters of reference, a one page answer to one of the following questions: 1. What is the most pressing social problem in society today and how can young people be a part of addressing the issue? 2. If you were calling young people to serve and challenging them to solve serious social problems in their community, what would you say? 3. In working to get all young people involved in community service, what are the biggest barriers, and how can they be overcome? and a one page description of a project you might undenak:e as a YES Ambassador which would fall within the role of an Ambassador in :Michigan. All application materials must be received by Friday, August 21, 1992 at: :Michi£an Communitv Service Commission Olds Plaza, 111 S. Capitol, 4th fl. P.O. Box 30015 Lansing, MI 48909 Attn: Diana Rodriguez Algra, Executive Director phone: (517) 335-4295 fax: (517) 373-4977 �Youth Engaged in Service Ambassador 1992-3 Selection Committee Members • Diana Algra, Executive Director, Michigan Community Service Commission • Red Elk Banks, Member Points of Light Foundation Board of Directors; intern, W.K. Kellogg Foundation; student, University of Minnesota • Julie Busch, Executive Director, Michigan Campus Compact • Aaron Cantrell, Executive Director, Kalamazoo Volunteer Center • C. J. Chappell, student, Holt High School • Michelle Engler, First Lady; Chair, Michigan Community Service Commission • Elaine Gordan, Michigan Department of Education, ServeAmerica Program Coordinator • Maryellen Lewis, Executive Director, Michigan Nonprofit Forum • Jim McHale, Program Associate, Council of Michigan Foundations • David Marsh, student, Lansing Community College • Randy Neelis, Superintendent, Menominee Public Schools; Member, Michigan Community Service Commission • Elaine Woods, Battle Creek Youth Volunteer Corps CS/26/8/92 �1992-3 Youth Engaged in Service Ambassador- Michigan Selection Process Outreach Volunteer Centers 4-H Youth Agents Four Year and Two Year College Presidents Four Year and Two Year College Placement Offices Michigan Campus Compact Community Service Coordinators United Ways Community Foundations Youth Volunteer Corps Urban Leagues Youth Service Michigan Participants Miscellaneous young people Miscellaneous community based organizations Michigan Community Service Commissioners and Liasons Service Deli very Areas Boys and Girls Clubs Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts YMCAs and YWCAs Miscellaneous Educators � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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WASHINGTON , P.O. BOX 30015 , LANSING , Ml 48909 LOWELL W. PERRY, Director DATE: August 25, 1993 TO: Michigan Community Service Commission Members FROM: Diana Algra, Executive Director ( Michigan Community Service Commission Attached please find the summary report from the Youth Service Summit meeting at Georgetown on July 9th and lOth. This report was developed in response to a request from the MacArthur Foundation to document the outcomes of the meeting. The Michigan Community Service Commission was asked to participate. I hope the report provides you with a perspective of the state ofYouth Service Nationally. �YOlJil-I SERVICE AMERICA THE YOUTH SERVICE SUMMIT: THE CHALLENGE OF MANAGING GROWTH July 9 & 10, 1992 Georgetown University A Summary Report Produced by Youth Service America August 6, 1992 1319 F Street, NW, Suite 900 , Washington, DC 20004 202/783-8855 • FAX 202/347-2603 �CONTENTS INTRODUCTION L ACHIEVEMENTS AND NEEDS OF THE YOUTH SERVICE FIELD IL THE LEVERAGING STRATEGIES 1. Integration of Service into the Critical Institutions of American Society. 2. Strengthening the Infrastructure of the Field. 3. Collaboration on the National Level to Organize, Broaden and Develop the Field through Identifying Fundamental Policy and Funding Strategies. 4. Philosophical Deepening. 5. Defining Measurable Goals. ill. THE PRIORITY PROJECTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. National Marketing Campaign City-wide Youth Service Initiatives National Leadership Initiatives Youth Service Census and Almanac Comprehensive In-service and Pre-service Teacher Training IV. OTHER PROJECTS CONCLUSION Special thanks to the Catherine D. MacArthur and W.T. Grant Foundations for project support, and to Elspeth Revere, Samuel Halperin and David Sawyer for wise counsel. Youth Service America is deeply grateful to summit participants for their generous contribution of time and experience. �LIST OF PARTICIPANTS: DianaAlgra Jennifer Bastress David Battey Andre Berry John Briscoe Michael Brown Diana Bucco Keith Canty David Crowley Tony Fairbanks Peter Gerber Sam Halperin Michigan Community Service Commission, Executive Director Campus Outreach Opportunity League, Intern Youth Volunteer Corps of America, President City Year, C01psmember PennSERVE, Director City Year, Co-Director Pennsylvania Campus Compact, Acting Executive Director DC Service Corps, Executive Director Students for Appalachia, Teen Power Coordinator Philadelphia Youth Service Corps, Executive Director MacArthur Foundation, Director of Education William T. Grant Foundation Commission on Youth, Study Director Bill Hoogterp Diane Jackson Jim Keilsmeier Vanessa Kirsch Gail Kong Roger Landrum Harlan McKosato Billie Ann Meyers Nate Nelson Shirley Sagawa David Sawyer Toni Schmiegelow Frank Slobig Dorothy Stoneman Susan Stroud Chuck Supple Campus Outreach Opportunity League, Executive Director D.C. Service Corps, Program Director for Higher Education National Youth Leadership Council, President Public Allies, Executive Director StarServe, CEO Youth Service America, Executive Director United National Indian Tribal Youth, Training Coordinator Arkansas Division of Volunteerism, Director Youth Action Council/Youth Service America National Women's Law Center, Senior Counsel Commission on National and Community Service, Vice Chair Students for Appalachia, Berea College, Director City Volunteer Corps, Executive Director Youth Service America, Director of Policy and Programs YouthBuild USA, President Campus Compact, President Points of Light Foundation, Vice President PROJECT STAFF: FACIT..JTATOR: David Sawyer MEETING DESIGN: David Sawyer and AnnMaura Connolly FINAL REPORT: John Stanley BACKGROUND PAPER: AnnMaura Connolly PLANNING AND DOCUMENTATION: Tanya Fedoruk PROJECT OVERSIGHT: Roger Landrum �INTRODUCTION For two days in early July, 28 of the youth service field's foremost thinkers and practitioners gathered at Georgetown University to discuss the strengths and needs of the field, and to identify key leveraging strategies to expand and deepen the impact of youth service in our society. Several foundations asked Youth Service America to convene this leadership summit, seeking a candid report on the status of the field and insightful recommendations about strategies to move the field forward. The participants represented youth service organizations from all streams of service and from all across the country, bringing with them a range of personal and institutional perspectives. National leadership and infrastructure organizations, including Campus Compact, Campus Outreach Opportunity League, National Youth Leadership Council, StarServe and Youth Service America were represented by their executive directors. The directors of exemplary, front-line service corps such as City Year, YouthBuild, Youth Volunteer Corps of America, the D.C. Service Corps and the Philadelphia Youth Service Corps also contributed. A strong contingent of young leaders-- both program professionals and service participants-contributed their experience and perspective. And recognizing the growing prominence of state government youth service offices under the National and Community Service Act, representatives of state lead agencies from Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Michigan and Massachusetts participated along with the National Commission's Vice Chair. 1 �The substantive objectives of the two-day summit meeting were to: (1) identify the greatest achievements and needs of the field; (2) identify and prioritize strategies that will leverage the field forward; and (3) design collaborative projects that will capitalize on these leveraging strategies, together with rough estimates of cost. This report will follow this three-step structure and will detail the consensus recommendations put forward by the group. The process was marshalled and the group kept on task by a skilled facilitator, David Sawyer, Director of Students for Appalachia at Berea College in Kentucky. In preparation for the meeting, a background paper based on interviews with a sample of participants was circulated in advance to give focus to the discussions (attached). 2 �I. ACHIEVEMENTS AND NEEDS OF THE YOUTH SERVICE FIELD In the late 1980s, the broad field of youth service organizations, in a variety of institutional settings, began to conceive of itself as a true national movement. These individual "streams" of service include school-based youth service programs, collegiate organizations, full-time service and conservation corps, and community-based programs. The movement was accelerated as common interests and a common agenda emerged from a series of collaborative projects, national conferences and leadership meetings. These seminal events produced new funding strategies, leadership initiatives, coordinated policy directions, White House and Congressional youth service initiatives and other pillars which built a strong base for future growth of the field. The linkages between programs and streams of service became stronger and better defined and the field was also advanced by the power of a few exemplary programs at local and state levels and by a cadre of dedicated visionaries at the national level. The leadership summit opened with the group identifying a broad and varied list of achievements in the field of youth service over the past several years. Some participants focused on aspects of the field's infrastructure. A growing national policy and program network has been strengthened by the creation of nongovernmental leadership organizations, policy forums such as the Working Group on Youth Service Policy, collegiate leadership groups, and other coalitions and joint projects on the local, state and national levels. Others identified the quantitative expansion of the field, noting a growing number of diverse young participants, programs and funders. The number of 3 �full-time youth service corps around the country, for example, has grown from only an handful in the early 1980's to over 75 in 1992. The group also recognized as a major achievement that the idea of youth service, especially as manifested in key "model" programs, is becoming more prominent in the legislative arena, in the media and among the public. [See Exhibit A] . The field's rapid growth presents its leadership with a broad set of new challenges and deeper needs. Some of the needs dealt with the question of duration-- how to stabilize the field and strengthen programs for the long haul. Other needs addressed ways to continue the expansion of the field, developing new initiatives in certain areas to elevate the field to a new level. This was not an endorsement of growth for growth's sake, however, and the group stressed the importance of anchoring the field on a solid bedrock of principles and practices. Participants placed a high priority on ensuring that a field with increased numbers and attention can faithfully carry out its mission, maintain a high level of program quality and stay true to its philosophical roots. Exhibit B lists an inventory of needs identified by the participants, in no particular order. The field is now approaching a new stage of development and requires revised mechanisms of planning and collaboration, and fresh strategies to build and refine the movement. Many participants stressed that, with national priorities and attention beginning to recognize many aspects of the youth service agenda, we have the opportunity to enter a "lift-off" phase. Dorothy Stoneman, President of YouthBuild, underscored the importance of forward planning at this stage of the field 's development: "We have to be ahead of the game. The field has to prepare itself for a quantum leap." This 4 �sentiment was shared by many others in the group-- that, if the youth service movement is approaching the lift off point, the leaders must sharpen their focus through strategic planning and through defining and articulating common goals and visions for the movement. In addition, it was suggested that youth service leaders must ensure that there is adequate development of the field's infrastructure to prepare the field for increased attention, funding and participation. In the next stage of the summit, the group was asked to identify key leverage points of major opportunity, where aggressive implementation of effective strategies or projects would have an exponential impact on the field. From a discussion of major opportunities, participants combined and prioritized a list of five major leveraging strategies, outlined in Section II. The group then identified a list of ground-breaking projects to capitalize on the opportunities to leverage the field forward, selecting five of these to develop in greater detail, described in Section III. 5 �EXHIBIT A RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE YOUTH SERVICE FIELD Heightened Awareness: - Increased media attention - Youth service placed on bipartisan national agendas - Acknowledgement that a national youth service movement exists -Attributable, in part, to the new federal role: National and Community Service Act; the Points of Light Foundation; the President's Points of Light Initiatives. - The demonstrated viability of youth service Increased Funding: - Greater foundation and modest corporate support - Broader base of support, new funders Quantitative Growth: - More young people participating in service - More opportunities available for young people to serve - Participation enhanced by conferences and effective networks - Increased monetary value of the outcomes of service - Tangible impact of service -- millions of hours of service performed - Increased number of corps - More diversity of participants, in age and background Organization of the Field: -State and Campus Compacts -Working Group on Youth Service Policy -Stronger involvement of state governments - Creation of nongovernmental leadership organizations - New and stronger coalitions Program Development: - Urban Corps Expansion Project (UCEP), YouthBuild and conservation corps - Volunteer Centers and high school service clubs - Outreach to traditional youth organizations: Scouts, 4H ... - Good strong models for evaluation purposes - The demonstrated viability of youth service Service and Schools: - Linkages between education and national service - Greater involvement of teachers - Development of service learning curricula - Forging school-community partnerships The Lives of Young People - Stronger youth participation and leadership in youth service decision making - Changes in youth servers' lives, development of citizenship - Second chances for inner city youth - Involving younger youth in service - Professional opportunities within the youth service field - Creation of role models/heroes/mentors 7 �American Society - Redefining the role of youth in society -- youth as resources - Service as a reciprocal act -Social and institutional changes, service and social action -More community members involved in service EXHIBIT B THE GREATEST NEEDS OF THE YOUTH SERVICE MOVEMENT Maintain financial stability, expand sources of funding Launch a massive PR campaign to integrate the idea of service into popular culture Involve young people in service at a much younger age Increase effective outreach to "isolated" youth, not currently participating Institutionalize service learning and youth leadership as major principles of the movement Create career paths and professional opportunities for work within the field Focus on leadership development of young people Integrate service into existing institutions and movements -- school reform, juvenile justice, war on drugs ... Develop closer connection with educational institutions of all types Develop closer connection between service and reflection, doing and thinking Develop linkages between "band-aid" approaches and social justice/advocacy, and between volunteerism and community service Make transition from compassion to policy to social justice Penetrate the public policy debates -- get off periphery Build coalitions of nonprofits: government, education, business, religion Develop more comprehensive approach to social and community issues Set measurable community goals Foster support from a greater number of community leaders Work closely with policy makers and become more politically sophisticated Develop more support for the field -- training, research, technical assistance, a clearinghouse for information Identify hard data on whether programs work and why Foster accountability, democracy, cohesion among players in the field Specific, strategic goal setting for each stream Develop linkages among streams of service Emphasize the development of nongovernmental infrastructure agencies -- e.g. YSA, COOL, NASCC, Campus Compact, NYLC Develop a stronger infrastructure to support programs Develop a stronger policy base and process for arriving at policy goals for the movement Ensure the policy base supports a diversity of programs and innovation Identify implications of growth -- does service allow for/require a reallocation of resources and replacement of professional workers and services? Launch a professional journal for the youth service field Reauthorize the National and Community Service Act, with appropriate improvements. 8 �II. THE LEVERAGING STRATEGIES 1. Integration of Service into the Critical Institutions of American Society In many ways, youth service is beginning to take center stage in America. Youth service programs are far-reaching and beginning to impact upon many of our critical national institutions, developing collaborative projects and defining shared goals. In the District of Columbia, the State of Maryland and elsewhere, the public school system has instituted a service requirement and is working to achieve its effective implementation; in Boston, the corporate community has been systematically mobilized in support of the City Year corps program; and in Los Angeles, the media's attention to the Los Angeles Conservation Corps in the wake of the L.A. riots was extensive. But many voices at the meeting recognized that in order to move to the next level, the idea of youth service has to penetrate these critical institutions -- schools, business, media --on a more consistent and far-reaching basis. The group identified these established institutions as major areas of opportunity through which youth service organizations could mobilize existing resources by identifying partnerships and shared agendas. For example, in the case of City Year, the business community in Boston has been brought together around this innovative corps program to make a substantial re-investment in the local communities and in the city's youth. Another way in which institutions could use their force to leverage the field forward is simply through increasing understanding and widening the circle of "true 9 �believers" who have seen the benefits of youth service in action. And, third, institutions can offer the youth service movement stability and staying power, ensuring that the idea of youth service never becomes viewed as a "passing fad" once the current flurry of attention passes. Discussion also pointed out that assimilation into existing, large-scale institutions, such as public education, the employment training system and federal agencies, does carry an attendant risk of erosion of principles of best practice. This problem could surface if expansion outruns the reach of the technical assistance capabilities of the field's several, but still small, leadership organizations or if larger new federal or state government initiatives bypass the field's current leadership. Overall, the institutions most often mentioned in the discussions as potential youth service allies were the media, government, schools, community organizations, religious groups and the business/funding sector. The Media: Marketing the youth service message, and exemplary programs in particular, was widely cited as a high priority for the field. Participants suggested that, through a more coordinated and sophisticated use of the mass media on a local and national basis, the general public could be made more aware of youth service. In addition to a mass market approach, it was suggested that key professional communities-- teachers, employers, government officials -- could be educated through focused marketing strategies. In this way, the critical institutions themselves could be targeted directly through the media. Towards these ends, the group rated as a high priority the launching of a National Marketing Campaign for the youth service field (see IliA). 10 �The Government: Youth service has increasingly been adopted into the agendas of local and national policyrnakers. Through legislation or through the power of their office (e.g. the "bully pulpit"), national policy makers have had a great impact on moving the field ahead. And at the state and local levels, governors and mayors have demonstrated the ability to mobilize their communities behind youth service. The participation of 500 mayors across the country in National Youth Service Day 1992 through coordination with the U.S. Conference of Mayors is one striking example. The single greatest leveraging strategy through the government sector to date has been the National and Community Service Act of 1990. Key leaders in the field were instrumental in defining its policy framework and securing its passage, most forcefully through the youth service leadership forum, YSA's Working Group on Youth Service Policy. Local programs also had a significant impact on the national level. They served as tangible examples for Members of Congress of youth service in action in the Members' states and congressional districts across the country. Maintaining this capacity for coordinated action within the field was described as challenging but vital to the future of the field; one of the proposed projects later in the text addresses this leverage strategy directly-- the National Leadership Initiatives. The Schools: The establishment of closer connections between service and education was a consistent and clear recommendation by participants. The institutions of our public and private schools represent an incredible resource with which to develop collaborative initiatives around common goals. The development and implementation of service learning curricula in some 11 �schools around the country have been pioneering steps in this direction, but there was a strong sentiment within the group that additional resources needed to be committed to this leveraging point. The group gave high priority to targeting teachers with coordinated, interactive training about service learning and high school service programs through Comprehensive Preservice and Inservice Teacher Education Programs. Community Organizations: At the heart of youth service programs are essential community needs. Therefore, critical institutions at the local community level were identified as important partners for collaboration in youth service initiatives. Collaborative initiatives could be developed into lasting relationships and, it was hoped, youth service integrated into the mindset and programs of local service providers. Many participants also pointed to tighter linkages between service programs and existing community organizations as important ways to ensure that the impact of service is responsive and is targeted at real needs. In addition, partnerships would ensure that all existing community resources -- manpower, expertise, funding -- were mobilized to meet the ends of service. Partnership projects which mobilize pairs or broad coalitions of organizations have the potential to expand, strengthen and leverage the field. The Business/Funding Sector: The group noted that a greater commitment of resources on the part of American society is necessary to reach the day when all young Americans have the opportunity to serve their communities through high-quality programs. This need for more funding was put in terms of broadening the existing base of individuals, corporations and private foundations which have supported youth service initiatives in recent years. 12 �Before passage of the National and Community Service Act, the field's expansion strategies were essentially fueled by foundation support, yet relatively few foundations have made youth service a priority and corporate support is thin at all levels of the field. Reaching out farther into national and community foundations, the business community and "non-traditional" sources of income would not only "enlarge the pie" but would also work towards a broader understanding of the benefits of youth service throughout the country. 2. Strengthening the Infrastructure of the Field The youth service field is unusual in that many of its "established" programs and organizations are just 3 to 5 years old. It is a field filled with entrepreneurs and pioneers, whose programs have ploughed into uncertainty and, very often, set new standards of excellence. For the field to rna ture, one day's innovation must become the next day's conventional wisdom, as program veterans are able to identify and communicate principles of best practice and successful program models, and communicate them to broader constituencies. Today, with the introduction of growing numbers of youth service programs and participants, fledgling programs are looking to the pioneers for guidance and instruction. And the pioneers themselves, still writing the rules for the field, require a firm and expanding base of support as they move up the ladder rung after rung. Across the board, participants identified the need for the strengthening of the field's infrastructure. They identified shared needs for information, training and professional development, research, technical assistance and evaluation. 13 �This not only requires a sharing of knowledge and experience within the field, but the proactive generation of hard data on program models and practices. This information can be used to leverage the field forward by developing effective collaborative systems of collection, processing and dissemination. Mobilizing resources and developing strategies around common goals, such as youth leadership, the creation of professional career opportunities within the field and the development of local capital were all put forward as other desired products of a stronger infrastructure. Infrastructure investments should cut across the various constituencies -school, college, corps and community programs-- and promote cross-streams collaboration. There were calls to expand and build upon the work that independent sector organizations such as Campus Compact, Campus Outreach Opportunity League, National Association of Service and Conservation Corps, National Youth Leadership Council, YouthBuild USA and Youth Service America, have done to provide this kind of support to their constituencies. The National and Community Service Act sets aside a significant but relatively small pool of discretionary funding to help develop the infrastructure of the youth service field. Summit participants called for significant additional support from the government, foundations and the corporate sector in order to address their concerns in this area. The concept of building youth service leadership hubs, or centers of excellence, at both national and regional levels, was also discussed as part of the new architecture needed for the field's advancement. The hub concept follows a principle the field's pioneers have followed to ensure program 14 �quality during rapid growth: building on a foundation of successful program models in each stream and through the leadership of seasoned innovators and managers who share an integrated vision for the field. Creating a rooted field, the new hubs or centers of excellence would be the field's finest programs, most skilled leaders, and visionary organizations which are already demonstrating the directions in which the field can grow soundly. New resources coming into the field would be directed to these hubs which would develop expansion and replication strategies, and technical assistance capabilities to implement them with a high probability for success. Hubs might also act as venture capital centers, overseeing investments made with foundation, government and corporate contributions within categories that are areas of expertise of the respective hubs. With this strategy, political spoils systems might be avoided and failed ventures that might harm the youth service field's reputation could be minimized. The growth of the field would be managed by the field's rooted centers of excellence. 3. Collaboration on the National Level to Organize, Broaden and Develop the Field through Identifying Fundamental Policy and Funding Strategies. Following on from the infrastructure strategies outlined above, the group devoted a great deal of attention to refining the leadership or governance structures of the field-- who makes decisions and by what processes? A more unified vision and voice for the field was identified as a crucial goal, if the idea of youth service is ever to carry with it the power of a true "movement." John Briscoe, Director of PennSERVE, said: "We aspire to be a movement and there are now strong signs that we are. But to sustain this, we need an 15 �ongoing institutional structure to consult, to debate and, when necessary, to speak as one." Samuel Halperin, Study Director of the William T. Grant Foundation's Commission on Youth and America's Future, argued that "the field needs a strong, guiding entity at the center, or else the different streams may spin off on their own, without a sense of unity or common destiny." Participants recognized several areas in which national leadership initiatives could work towards common goals and leverage the entire field forward: building and strengthening internal coalitions; strategic planning; policy development and government relations; and outreach to the general public. The crucial issues are reinforcing processes for setting common goals and for undertaking cooperative actions as the field grows, and finding funding to stabilize these capacities. Amid the calls for collective action in some key areas, several participants did raise caveats about building the field's central leadership capabilities, and questions of exactly how to proceed. Halperin identified several areas in which the field could move strongly if it moved together, but asked: "how much priority are leaders of individual organizations willing to give to initiatives that will benefit the movement as a whole, compared to the priority of advancing their own programs?" He pointed out, however, that consultation and compromise could identify shared priorities and common goals. Some participants, including Gail Kong, CEO of StarServe, argued that any central entity must have established processes that are democratic, consultative and inclusive. 16 �Most participants agreed that the field should be deliberative and incremental in strengthening existing leadership groups and in creating new mechanisms for collective action. Chuck Supple, Vice President of the Points of Light Foundation, summarized a general opinion of the group that "we should move ahead, but move slowly and take intermediate steps." A widely suggested area of coordinated leadership initiatives was the legislative and policy arena. Jim Kielsmeier of NYLC noted the "potential to lift up a more clear, commonly-held vision of the field ... [and] the potential for coordinated action, primarily around policy development and legislative action." Other specific areas ripe for common action were a field-wide marketing/media strategy, leadership training and clearinghouses that cross streams of service, and, more generally, regular meetings of the field's leadership. The group recognized that the development of these capabilities falls on the nongovernmental leaders in the field, since the federal legislation has focused primarily on the states and localities without major recognition of the role of the field's national nonprofit leadership organizations. 4. Philosophical Deepening The youth service movement is much more than just a collection of individual programs, a framework, and a leadership group with a strategic plan. The philosophical undercurrents, which flow through the field like electricity, have as much to do with defining the identity and future of the field as any of its structural elements. As new programs enter the field, along 17 �with new constituencies and new sources of funding, the philosophical roots and direction of the movement become even more important as a bond that holds the programs and streams together under common goals. Bill Hoogterp, Executive Director of COOL, placed this idea of philosophical deepening high up in his list of priorities for the field: "Funding is always a primary consideration for us, but it isn't really the frontline challenge. The challenge is developing a collective message and vision that, if found, can be articulated and will charge and inspire the media, major funders, the American people and the major institutions in this country." Clarifying the purpose and mission underlying the youth service movement for public consumption was identified by others, as well, as an ongoing challenge for the field. A "Tower of Babel" image of the youth service field, with a thousand individual voices and missions, would not be compelling for either the general public or for funders. Through a clearer delineation of the underlying principles, rationale and goals of youth service, it was argued that youth service would be better understood and more likely to receive a greater investment by American society. David Sawyer explained that the group's understanding of "philosophical deepening" involved more than just the ability to express clearer principles and goals. "As a field, we have to be aware of, and develop, and demonstrate to others the direct linkages between community service and other key elements of our society." Sawyer said that these linkages, which were discussed by the group, included the close relationship between youth service and cultural diversity, youth empowerment, democracy and citizenship, social and systemic change, advocacy, spiritual and personal development, 18 �and careers in public service. "These are among the threads that weave youth service into the fabric of American society," said Roger Landrum of YSA. "Inside the field, we need to keep broadening our understanding of these philosophical underpinnings and how they are tied to the missions of our programs. And we also have to get the point across to the general public that all of these ideas are manifested in service programs." The youth service field, beyond its programmatic achievements, clearly aspires to help lead American democracy beyond racial and class divisions, to institutional renewal, and to a new vitality of citizenship. One philosophical area especially important to members of the group is the role of youth. Participants stressed that the field needs to always recognize as a priority greater youth involvement not only in service programs, but in leadership of the movement. Diane Jackson, a recent graduate of American University who will coordinate the campus service aspects of the D.C. Comprehensive Service Plan, said: "As a field, we need to practice what we preach. Because we all recognize the power of youth and the importance of youth leadership, we have to provide opportunities for young people to play leadership roles within the field, just as we encourage them to play active roles in social change. With that, we must make sure they have the support and training to be effective leaders, both in the service field and in society." 5. The Importance of Measurable Goals The central aspect of this strategy revolves around the need to document achievements, shortcomings, changes and impact in the youth service field. Participants recognized that identifying goals and analyzing results can help 19 �to get to the heart of service by assessing the impact of programs on communities and on the lives of young people. In her recent book, Within our Reach, Elizabeth Schorr recognizes this need to operate programs with goals in mind; she profiles a series of model programs that have successfully done this, and whose work has a demonstrated impact. Participants argued that leaders of service programs, as well as participants, need to ask the targeted questions that will not only sharpen their focus but will also lead to more effective programs. Are we reducing the numbers of homeless Americans? Are fewer young people dropping out of school? Participants identified a range of ways in which the development of this kind of data could benefit the field. First, these conclusions would provide constructive evaluative feedback for programs and for leaders of the field in terms of the impact of service. In this way, the youth service field could identify success and not just applaud it but replicate it as well. This resultsoriented data would also strengthen the internal identity of the field since it would enhance the ability of the field to set, measure and share common goals. And finally, the numbers and results could be used to demonstrate to the public, funders, and government the tangible impact of youth service. The process of identifying goals and collecting information about impact must be done on the level of individual programs, for each of the youth service programming streams, and on the national, field-wide level as well. Substantial funds will be needed to achieve this. And the field will need the assistance of professional researchers, including the country's great research universities, to build a solid body of knowledge. 20 �III. THE PRIORITY PROJECTS The group focused on identifying specific projects to push ahead in each leverage area. From the larger pool of proposed projects (listed in section IV) the group selected five projects to discuss in greater detail, with the assumption that this work would serve as a springboard for future development of these projects. These projects initially sketched at the summit are: a National Marketing Campaign, a series of City-wide Youth Service Initiatives, National Leadership Initiatives, a Youth Service Census and Almanac, and a Comprehensive In-service and Pre-service Teacher Training Program. Teams were formed to flesh out each priority project. 1. National Marketing Campaign Jennifer Bastress, Campus Outreach Opportunity League David Battey, Youth Volunteer Corps of America Michael Brown, City Year Diana Bucco, Pennsylvania Campus Compact Tony Fairbanks, Philadelphia Youth Service Corps Gail Kong, Star Serve Harlan McKosato, United National Indian Tribal Youth Billie Ann Meyers, Arkansas Division of Volunteerism Nate Nelson, YVCA The Plan: A central marketing project for the youth service field would be created and empowered to wage a wide-ranging campaign to promote public awareness and a deep understanding of the power of youth service. Phase one would consist of setting strategy and setting the parameters of the 21 �campaign. A cross section of program specialists from within the field, along with expert public relations consultants, would be brought in by the marketing project staff to define a set of issues, themes and goals for the campaign. It was argued that some level of ongoing consultation would be necessary throughout the campaign to encourage ideas from the youth service field, to ensure buy-in and to gauge impact. After the initial planning phase, the project would then directly implement the multimedia marketing strategies. The campaign would include: national and local advertising on television, radio and print; placement of op-ed pieces and stories featuring service and exemplary programs; local campaigns built around themes or programs; marketing to key target audiences and institutions, such as teachers and public employees; publication of informational and promotional books and pamphlets; and training local programs in marketing techniques. Participants argued that the marketing project would need to have a truly national scope and a firm strategic sense of the youth service field. Mike Brown, Co-Director of the City Year corps program, suggested that the project could be created as a stand-alone entity, soliciting input and direction from a group of national youth service leadership organizations. Alternately, he suggested that it could be a project of Youth Service America, because of YSA's national scope and experience in developing cross-streams projects. This marketing effort was given a multi-million dollar price tag by the group and was chosen by most summit participants as a central priority. The initial 22 �planning period was given a price tag of $250,000. In full swing, the marketing division might operate on a budget of up to $5 million/year. Rationale: Mike Brown was especially insistent about the priority of this project. "John Kennedy set a major national goal for the nation-- put a man on the moon by 1969 --and then mobilized the resources and commitment to carry it out. We can set our sights high too. Aim for 1 million young Americans participating in full-time service by the year 2000, with 3 million in quality part-time programs. We're not going to get there without a very aggressive and strategic marketing effort that increases awareness of youth service and establishes it as a priority for this country." Brown, along with the other members of the program team developing this concept, urged the rest of the summit participants to "think big" and learn from successful marketing strategies in the private sector. By defining and publicizing the key themes of the field, and recognizing the exemplary programs, the campaign would not only provide for greater national understanding and support for the field, but could also provide internal strength as scattered participants come to see themselves as part of a bigger picture. In addition, the media efforts would help to create a context for the expansion of the youth service field. With a greater national understanding of the power of youth service, the public would not only see an opportunity to expand the field, but would be convinced that there is a genuine need to make youth service a national priority. In addition to capitalizing on the leveraging opportunities identified in Strategy #1 (Critical Institutions), the national marketing campaign would 23 �also address Strategy #5 (Measurable Goals). The tangible, measurable impact of service on the lives of young people and in the community would make a potent and compelling message; but lacking a messenger, this message could not be conveyed. The group recognized the need for a sophisticated mechanism for relaying stories and data about the impact of service to the general public. In addition, the group identified public perception of youth service as a goal that ought to be measured; a national marketing campaign could build in an evaluation component to track its effectiveness. 2. City-Wide Youth Service Initiatives David Crowley, Students for Appalachia/Berea College Diane Jackson, D.C. Service Coalition Vanessa Kirsch, Public Allies The Plan: This project would launch five innovative youth service initiatives in five locations around the country, mobilizing young people from the various citywide programs and major local organizations to address a central community need. A "national oversight board," along with a small national staff, would develop guidelines and procedures, then solicit applications that addressed the central themes of the program. Each of the five model initiatives, selected by the oversight board from a pool of entries, would be designed to: use youth as resources to address a critical community need; focus the community's attention on that need; and create innovative partnerships between existing community-level organizations, government officials, schools, the media, and business and celebrity leaders in the community. 24 �Each project would kick off with a youth summit meeting with community leaders to assess needs and resources, and to design the year-long initiative. For example, a creative, well-constructed proposal could mobilize young people, schools and community groups in Seattle to address a growing and widely-recognized gang problem in that city. Then, during the course of the year, the project would involve young people working with other coalition members in service, addressing the identified pressing community problem. The project would receive a $25,000 grant, which would have to be matched by local support, to cover operational costs. The initial one-year start up phase of the project, in which the oversight board and the full-time staff developed the program guidelines and solicited the initial applications, was slated at $100,000. From Year Two, in which the first five initiatives would be launched along with technical assistance and back-up, the project would require an annual outlay of at least $300,000 per year. Rationale: This City-wide Youth Service Initiative is an example of a project falling at the intersection of several leverage points. By striking new partnerships between major players and institutions at the community level, the project mobilizes untapped resources and creates the possibility for lasting relationships. Each initiative would also help to strengthen the infrastructure of the field, developing linkages and collaborative relationships at the local level. The Initiative also presents the opportunity to use the mass media as a leveraging strategy. By placing young people on the front lines of problem25 �solving, addressing a widely recognized and tangible community need, the idea and practice of service can gain access to the public spotlight. And as distinct, intensive campaigns, each initiative would be able to provide a body of measurable results-- ranging from participation to impact. An essential part of each initiative would be a tangible need, a visible set of goals, a local/ community focus and the recognition of youth as resources. These factors, together, would make each project a tangible model of the power of youth service as a vehicle for social change, for building communities, and for providing opportunities for youth leadership and involvement. Cross-streams collaboration, involving young people of differing ages and backgrounds in teamwork is a central goal of this project. 3. National Leadership Initiatives Samuel Halperin, W.T. Grant Foundation Commission Bill Hoogterp, Campus Outreach Opportunity League Jim Kielsmeier, National Youth Leadership Council Gail Kong, StarServe Roger Landrum, YSA Shirley Sagawa, National Commission David Sawyer, Meeting Facilitator Toni Schmiegelow, City Volunteer Corps Susan Stroud, Campus Compact Chuck Supple, Points of Light Foundation The plan: The primary project emerging from leveraging strategy two-"Collaboration on the National Level -- was the development of national leadership capabilities around concerns shared by the various streams of service. 26 �The first step, on a time-sensitive schedule, was the creation of a Task Force to address the reauthorization of the National and Community Service Act in 1993. The group recommended that this Task Force be chaired by Shirley Sagawa and be as inclusive as possible in an effort to ensure buy-in at every level and from every stream of service. The Task Force will conduct regional hearings and conduct a survey, to solicit a broad base of input and to identify any new needs of the field. As an outgrowth of the survey, the Task Force will also mobilize a cross-streams, grass-roots advocacy effort around the reauthorization effort. Participants also suggested that the The Task Force publish a "Voices from the Field" report with a range of views of new directions for the NCS Act. This plan was accepted by the group and the decision was made to proceed immediately. The second step in the national leadership project, as fleshed out by the group, was a reconvening of the principals of national organizations who attended this summit meeting. An additional number of leaders would be invited to participate, with numbers reaching no more than 15. Youth Service America was asked to convene the meeting, with planning input from an Advisory Group comprised of leaders of national organizations attending the summit. David Sawyer was asked, once again, to act as a facilitator. The agenda for this one-day next-step meeting was set: to compare in depth organizational missions, agendas and roles, and to explore ideological differences and reach common understanding of differing interests and 27 �priorities. The second agenda item will be to discuss an agenda for a regular series of national leadership meetings, and to determine the scope and purpose of the meetings. One idea is to undertake a field-wide strategic planning process with the guidance of expert consultants. Dorothy Stoneman agreed to draw up a "Quarterly Meeting Structure and Schedule" as background for planning the meeting series. This follow-up meeting was envisioned as the first step in a process of reinforcing and developing collaborative efforts on the national level to address fundamental and critical needs of the youth service field. Rationale: The potential benefits of increased consultation between the key national organizations have been highlighted throughout this report: the ability to set goals and agendas for the field, the ability to foster cross-stream collaboration, the ability to formulate policy positions and the ability to define central messages of the field and to speak with a unified voice. This summit, itself a National Leadership Initiative, was identified by participants as a very positive step for the field, not only in terms of the specific projects defined, but by the enhanced sense of teamwork and the sharing of common visions. Participants emphasized the importance of the structure and process of leadership initiatives and common, field-wide projects. Jim Kielsmeier emphasized that a democratic process was important to ensure the inclusion of ideas and viewpoints, and to ensure that the various organizations around the country feel part of the movement. Chuck Supple took this suggestion one step further, suggesting that the entire youth service movement be accessible and work to include all sectors of American society: "we should try to make service owned by everyone." 28 �4. Youth Service Census and Almanac Andre Berry, City Year Keith Canty, DC Service Corps Bill Hoogterp, Campus Outreach Opportunity League The plan: This project would launch the comprehensive collection of field data and information in the form of a Youth Service Census. The results of this census would contribute, in part, to the production of a youth service Almanac, targeted at young service participants. The Census would cover all streams of service, collecting information every three or five years from every school and college/university in the country, as well as all community-based and corps programs. Before launching the census, a task force of youth service and census experts would conduct a needs assessment and design the survey questions. A preliminary sketch of questions to be asked of each program include: basic structure and philosophy; impact of service; number of service participants involved; demographics of participants; budget range and source of funding; information on professional and volunteer staff. The information would be compiled, published and then sold to national organizations, state lead agencies, funders, programs and individuals. The group recommended that one, or several, of the central national youth service organizations play a major role in organizing and supervising the project, and also suggested that much of the data collection could be contracted out to a professional survey firm. 29 �The Almanac would use some of the program information gathered by the Census, but would complement this with information relevant to young service participants. In addition to a broad review of service opportunities for young people, including names and addresses of organizations, the Almanac would include background information about the history and philosophy of youth service, the various streams and different types of program models. Several participants underscored the importance of presentation, suggesting photographs and profiles of young service entrepreneurs. In addition, the group suggested that a celebrity actively involved in service and youth issues be actively involved in promoting the publication. Cost of the Almanac was estimated at $300,000 for the first 10,000 copies-including staffing, research, computer needs and printing costs. The program would be designed to maintain itself in the long run through sales of the book. The rationale: The census and the almanac serve somewhat different purposes, but both provide a road map of the field. The existence of a common road map was described as an important development in the selfidentity of the field. More specifically, the information collected would act as a valuable resource to service participants and program staff alike, and would accelerate other research initiatives in the field. As the field expands and service programs and activities become available in all 50 states, accurate and useful information will be needed by many audiences, from Congress to the youth people seeking to serve. 30 �The two projects have marketing rationales as well. Results from the census could be broken down and compiled to demonstrate the scope or impact of youth service, and used as a marketing tool for the field. 5. Comprehensive In-service and Pre-service Teacher Training Program Diana Algra, Michigan Community Service Commission Although this project was selected as a high priority by the group, all of the participants but one chose to develop the other project areas during the project development stage. Nonetheless, the group felt strongly about the need to integrate the idea and practice of youth service into the infrastructure of American schools and especially to inform and train the nation's teachers in program design and Principles of Best Practice. The premise behind this project is to mobilize and pool service learning resources and information into a teacher training program, targeted both at teachers familiar with and new to service learning. This plan would use the training to leverage the idea of service into America's schools and create a new circle of youth service advocates by bringing larger numbers of teachers into the movement. In addition, the training would provide a quantitative and qualitative growth of K-12 service curricula and programs, and ensure that growing numbers of students are exposed to quality service opportunities through their schools. 31 �IV. OTHER PROJECTS The following projects, like the five detailed above, were identified by the group to capitalize on the leveraging strategies. Time constraints made it impossible to fully develop all suggested projects, however. Those that were not selected for development at the summit meeting are listed below. 1. YSA, with the assistance of a National Advisory Board, would retain a strategic planner for the youth service field. The goal would be to engage the leading organizations and constituencies in development of a clearer common vision and longer-term expansion plan for the field as a whole. 2. Develop the skeleton for a national system of youth service based on creating centers of excellence and replication, or hubs, and invest in an infrastructure rooted in and utilizing the expertise of outstanding local programs and leadership. The field's growth strategy needs to create an enduring system of national youth service and avoid developments that discredit youth service. Congress and corporations, in particular, must be engaged in a growth strategy the field's leaders believe will work. 3. Comprehensive training and support for young professionals within the youth service field, including the development of career paths and the establishment of an interactive network of mentors. 4. Development of standards and training for programs and organizations that involve young people in leadership and governance, as well as 32 �recognition of exemplary organizations that provide leadership roles for young people. 5. Convene a meeting of youth service players to identify social needs and strategies for affecting change; disseminate White Paper with results of this meeting; develop position statement acceptable to all participants. 6. Create a clearinghouse of programs focusing on social change as an outcome of service. 7. Convene a group of national youth service leaders to set a specific series of national goals, such as: increase awareness/ support of youth service to 75% nationwide; raise number of nonprofits with youth representation on their board of directors to 50%; increase number of young people participating in leadership training nationwide to 1000/year. 33 �V. CONCLUSION It is clear from this meeting that the youth service field has in recent years achieved a solid initial level of success. This can be measured by a growing program network across the country, rich in the range of its local models and the diversity of young people becoming involved in service, and by an emerging youth service policy framework at national, state and local levels. A vigorous if sometimes shaky sense of common direction and purpose has also been achieved without sacrificing the extraordinarily decentralized and entrepreneurial nature of the field. Summit participants also believe that the accelerating growth of the field is approaching a "lift off" stage which, if successfully navigated, can generate a new, large-scale, system of national and community service bringing enormous benefits to young people, the social and environmental needs they serve, and the civic values of the country. The challenges faced by the field and its leaders, however, if the surge of growth is to be well managed over the next couple of years and sustained beyond that are large and growing more complex. The processes of consultation, of setting common goals, and of implementing activities with a spirit of unity, must be substantially improved among the field's key organizations and various levels to meet the new challenges. Broad avenues for leveraging the youth service field forward on a truly enduring foundation have been identified and outlined in this report. 34 �Timely progress in each of these areas will clearly require first-class planning and capabilities, on the order of resources utilized by top corporations or major government efforts. The entrepreneurial leadership of the youth service field has achieved much with little, but will be deeply challenged and tested to meet the ambitious goals implicit in the leverage points and projects identified in this report. Two of the projects-- the Task Force on reauthorization of the National and Community Service Act and the follow-up meeting for the National Leadership Group -- can be implemented immediately without straining available resources. Shirley Sagawa has agreed to chair the Task Force and is uniquely qualified to do so. Youth Service America has agreed to host a follow-up meeting of the principals of the field's national organizations for an in-depth exploration of missions, interests, and agendas-- to assess to what extent and how the national leadership can act in unison to encourage and direct the field's next stage of potentially explosive expansion. The other priority projects will require collaboratively developed, detailed work plans and major new funding to move into an action phase. A final finding from the summit is highly encouraging about the future of the field. The field's pioneering leadership is fully committed to responding effectively to the new challenges of creating a large-scale national youth service, and will see the proposed projects through to completion to the extent that resources can be found to plan and implement these projects. Shirley Sagawa, Vice Chair of the National Commission, summed up the concluding tone of the meeting: "This was a very important process, having 35 �YSA pull us all together to discuss where we are headed. Coming out of the meeting, I think the group felt very positive. There was a sense of buy-in to the whole process and a renewed commitment to work together within the movement." The sentiment of common missions and visions was echoed throughout summit, and especially in the concluding exercises. David Sawyer wrapped up the meeting by detailing some of the visions that underlie the work carried out by all organizations in the youth service field . We share a commitment to give real opportunities to our nation's young people to serve and to learn, and to use the energy and ideas of young people to develop solutions to our most serious social problems. These are, in fact, the true "leveraging strategies" that will build and strengthen our communities, our nation and our future. 36 �MEMORANDUM July 5, 1992 TO: PLANNING RETREAT PARTICIPANTS FROM: YSA PLANNING TEAM/DAVID SAWYER RE: PREMEETING WARMUP YOUTI-I SERVICE AMERICA THE CHALLENGE OF MANAGING GROWTH During the past two weeks, a sampling of meeting participants has been interviewed to assess . the progress we, as a field, have made over the past three years, and to begin an effort to identify key leverage points for assuring the field's continued progress. Several "big picture" issues began to emerge from these interviews. These issues are briefly introduced in this paper. We will explore them more fully over the course of the day and a half gathering at Georgetown University. The group of field leaders who have agreed to participate in this gathering have been identified as among the premier strategic thinkers in the field, and also as among the key proactive and positive leaders. David Sawyer, who will lead the discussions, has asked that all of us be prepared to look at the field with fresh eyes both in terms of solutions to some of the issues that are being raised and in terms of major breakthrough strategies to move the field ahead. For the success of these deliberations, we all need to be prepared to look beyond organizational self interest to the wider interests of the progress of the field as a whole. We ask that you come prepared to think creatively about new ventures, new kinds of relationships , and new successes for youth service. Managing Growth: The Balancing Act The most compelling theme that emerged repeatedly in the interviews is the issue of effectively managing the challenges of a period of dynamic growth. This issue was raised in many different contexts by virtually everyone interviewed. All agree that the youth service field has grown substantially -sometimes explosively -- over the past three years in terms of visibility , resources , number of programs, number of young people involved. Substantial new forces and influences have entered the 13 19 F Street, NW, Suite 900 , Wa shington, DC 20004 202/783 -8855 • FAX 202/347-2603 �field. We have, to take an obvious example, a major federal partner and connections to key allies in Congress, the White House, and State Houses across the country. Yet despite (or perhaps because of) this and other achievements, the field has reached a critical juncture. What steps need to be taken to preserve the spirit, innovation, and momentum which propelled the field forward in the early years? How do we create collaborative relationships and solid infrastructure to support, rather than displace or overwhelm, the groundwork that has been so carefully laid? Does rapid expansion inevitably come at the potentially high cost of neglecting support of the seminal efforts already in place or can we effectively combine growth with continuity? How can we better cooperate to achieve the goals we agree upon for the field? Institutionalization: Balkanizing or Organizing? Inherent in the successful growth of any field or movement is the tension created as the field becomes more institutionalized. New attitudes and skills are required to move from a stage of insurgency to a stage of broader succcess and institution building. A number of interviews identified a specific area of concern during this stage of swift transition. That is the state lead agency system creted by the National and Community Service Act of 1990 just beginning to take shape. Some believe that the new state system led by state governments is a breakthrough strategy that will build and solidify statewide networks across institutional lines. But others view it much differently and assert that even at this early point, the state systems are becoming a political "spoils system" which favors the "same old favored players" and leaves little room for the truly innovative players. Will the act result in just another layer of bureaucracy that will discourage innovation at the local level or is it a brilliant strategic plan that will create lasting structures to support the best in the field? What kinds of outcomes do we want to see for youth service in the states? What kinds of actions can we undertake to ensure the outcomes we want to see in the states? The issue of institutionalization came up in another context as well. That is expansion of youth service programming into already existing institutions such as schools and higher education systems, and into job training and welfare systems. How do we maintain reasonable quality control over program models as youth service becomes intertwined within systems that have equally valid but different goals? Does growth for the field in this context mean that new definitions of quality and youth service programming must be �hammered out? Or do we need to educate a new set of policymakers about the program models and principles of best practice that have brought us this far? Are we building a new national system and institution of youth service programming or are we blending into already existing systems and institutions? Long Term Organizational Survival Nearly everyone interviewed mentioned the need for stabilization of their own organizations and other key organizations and progams in the field. Growth at breakneck speed in recent years has shifted the challenges faced by the field's leadership from those of insurgency to those of creating solid organizations that will survive beyond the "fad" stage to . ensure continuity. Many of the organizations that have led the field to this point are experiencing fluctuating budgets, high staff turnover, and lurching, sporadic growth. This appears to be equally true of broad, constituency-based national organizations and pacesetting local programs. Burnout is a problem at several staffing levels, from executive directors to team leaders. Stability of funding sources is a particularly serious problem for nonprofits which have been supported almost exclusively by foundations. Most of the national nonprofits that have led the field in the early years are now dwarfed by the federal funds that have been pumped into newly created organizations. Other organizations face the challenge of planning for a major influex of funding through the National Commission. If a youth service field consistent with our original vision and commitment to quality is to endure, we may need to pay closer attention now to building stronger organizations -- organizations which nurture staff and which plan more carefully for the future. Living dangerously has been exciting for serveral years, but it probably means diminished effectiveness in the years ahead. What strategies will help us stabilize our organizations? Who are the allies we can look to to help us achieve this goal? How do we preserve innovation and momentum as we sow the seeds to ensure organizational survival? The Need For Long Distance Runners A number of people interviewed identified expansion leadership cadre for the youth service field as one of the achievements of the past three years. Yet another issue the survival of organizations and assurance of quality for of the key related to the field as �a whole emerged in the interviews. That is the need to create and nurture a growing stable of leaders for the field who will carry the torch in the years to come. More and more young leaders are beginning to consider career commitments to youth service. How can the field work with them to pass on the "lessons learned," provide real leadership roles, prevent early burnout, and provide incentives for staying with the field? Another concern identified is the need for long distance runners allied with the field in national leadership positions in Congress (for instance, Harris Wofford), in the White House, in state and local leadership structure, in the corporate sector, and in the media. We may need to become better organized to identify and cultivate a broad base of people in positions of power who will work with the field over the long haul to insure that youth service remains at the forefront of the national agenda. What is the cooperative strategy that will help us do this? Organizational Relationships: Survival Of The Fittest A hot topic touched upon in many interviews is the sometimes "sensitive" nature of organizational relationships within the field. As the field has grown, turf issues and ideological differences (sometimes with Grand Canyon-like proportions) seem also to have grown and become more intense. While many mentioned this problem, few wanted to risk saying much about it. Yet leadership conflicts, organizational competition, and sharply differing interests and perspectives about the field are clearly one of the central obstacles we face in moving the field ahead. Perhaps we need to revisit a basic question: what is the common ground which unites us? An example will illustrate the point. The concept of a powerful, unified promotional campaign for the youth service field has been percolating for several years. It was mentioned in many of the interviews as one of the field's primary needs. Aside from questions about how a national advertising campaign could be funded, how could we successfully launch a promotional campaign for the field when we can't even agree on a common message? Can we grow any further as a movement without cooperation among those who lead the field? Will competition and a Darwinian model of relationships become our modus operandi? Is the competition healthy or not? Judging by the interviews, it is seen as a serious obstacle to be overcome. How can we effectively manage the sometimes fierce competition among key organizations, among program models , and among �differing perspectives cooperate effectively the field as a whole? coherent promotional Looking about youth service? Can we agree upon and in implementing common growth strategies for Can we agree upon and cooperate around a message? Ahead None of the above IS meant to constrain our discussions or to keep us focused on problems instead of solutions. These are only some of the issues and challenges we face together identified in interviews. Our hope is that this interview material will help us begin to critically examine the obstacles and challenges we face during a new period of growth and imaginatively plan for the future. Our immediate task at this meeting, around which the discussions will be structured, is to stand back and take a broad overview of the field so that we can use our experience to identify key leverage points for moving the field ahead, to translate agreed upon major leverage points into tangible collaborative projects, and make some rough estimates about what the projects might cost. This is a valuable opportunity to get beyond our daily work and think big about youth service, and think in terms of the future. We look forward to stimulating and spirited discussions over the course of the day and a half, and to fresh partnerships that will build upon the many achievements of the past few years. � 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, 49482 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 1992-08-28 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/273cbc81e0819c5f8ebf0999fa1125a1.pdf 3897147f99f10232c3e95ca2cdfe0735 PDF Text Text Michigan Department of Education 05·2733 1/81 FROM: COMMUNICATIONS COVER SHEET Schul~sistant DATE: September 25, 1992 Daniel W. Superintendent Office of Educational Technology & Grants SUBJECT: Form IM-02-55, "1992-93 Application for SERVE-Michigan Grants" ITEM(S) ATTACHED: Cover Letter, Guidelines & Instructions, and Form IM-02-55 NATURE OF ACTION(S) REQUESTED: D For Your Information ~ Voluntary D Required Received at State Office by Bove.ber 9, 1992. or Postmarked no later than November 6, 1992. BRIEF SUMMARY: Public Local and intermediate school districts, public two- or four-year colleges and universities, and public or private nonprofit organizations may submit Form IM-02-55 to apply for these grants. Funding for these grants is being provided by the Michigan Department of Education through a grant from the National and Community Service Commission. DUE DATE OR ACTION DATE: �STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION P.O. Lansing, STATE BOARD OF E DUCATION 30008 Michigan 48909 Box DO ROTH Y B EARD M O R E Prt'sidtnt (;lJ M fCINDO SAL AS ~ 'tc t' Prt'udrnt RARRi\ RA DliMO UCHf'II.E IHJBE RT E. SCHI LL E R "iur~unh: n~o.h:nl l'uhll~· uf lno;tru-:tLun september 25, 1992 ~1 .\R I I.YN F L IJ NDY /r1 ' d .\/Ut'f Cllf: RR ) II. JA COBI 'S .VASHI- J)d,·Ratt' DICK DeVOS BARBARA ROBERTS MASON ANNETTA M IL LER GOVERNO R JOHN ENGLER Ex Offin v Dear Colleague: I am pleased to announce the 1992-93 SERVE-Michigan Grant Program. The Michigan State Board of Education has set aside a total of $585,338 from a National and Community Service Commission grant award to stimulate the development of school-baaed service-learning programs, community-basad service programs, and adult volunteer and partnership programs. The focus of the program will be on the development of youth as responsible and effective citizens and life-long learners through the integration of community service and the academic curriculum. At ita July 14, 1992, meeting, the State Board of Education approved the funding criteria and requirements for this competitive grant program. Grants will be available in four categories: 1. 2. 3. 4. Statewide Planning and Capacity Building - To assist the Department of Education in developing materials and providing services in the areas of program awareness, staff and participant training, curriculum development, and evaluation. Total available - $51,190. Grant range - $10,000 to $16,190 each for 4-10 grants. School-Based Service-Learning Programs - To develop, expand, and model service-learning programs. Total available - $377,145. Grant range$10,000 to $25,000 each for approximately 32 grants. Community-Based Service Programs - To develop, expand, and model community-service programs. Total available - $94,263. Grant range $5,000 to $10,000 each for approximately 18 grants. Adult Volunteer and Partnership Programs - To develop, expand, and model adult volunteer and partnership programs. Total available - $62,840. Grant range - $5,000 to $10,000 each for approximately 11 grants. Application forma and instructions are attached. Completed applications must be received at the Department of Education by November 9, 1992, or postmarked no later than November 6, 1992. I encourage all eligible applicants to consider submitting an application. Questions regarding applications should be directed to Ms. Elaine Gordon, consultant, Office of Grants and Technology, Michigan Department of Education, telephone (517) 373-1806. Sincerely, ~~f.~ Robert E. Schiller Attachment cct Administrative Secretary State Board of Education �Michigan Departaent of Education Office of Granta and Technology 1992-93 SERVB-MICBIGAN GRANT PROGRAM PAKT I - GENERAL IHFORICATIO!f IJITRODUC'riON The State of Michigan, through the collaboration of the Michigan Department of Education and the Michigan Community Service Commission, has been awarded a Federal K-12 Serve-America grant to promote the development of community service and service-learning programs throughout Michigan communities. From this grant, the State Board of Education is pleased to announce the 1992-93 SERVE-MICHIGAN GRANT PROGRAM. Grants totaling $585,338 will be awarded to local applicants by the State Board of Education for the development of school-baaed service-learning programs, community-based service programs, and adult volunteer and partnership programs. Instructions and an application form for participation in the 1992-93 SERVEMICHIGAN GRANT PROGRAM are provided in these material&, as followa: PART PART PART PART I II III IV - GENERAL INFORMATION REVIEW CRITERIA APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS APPLICATION FORM (FORM IM-02-55) BACKGROUND Community service is a vital component of a complete education program. It provides increased and varied learning opportunities for students, many of whom need the added motivation, presence of positive role models, and boost in self-esteem available through community service experiences. The SERVE-Michigan Program provides an opportunity to strengthen and link together several successful statewide initiatives, such as student leadership training, school volunteerism, partnerships for education, core curriculum, and student portfolios, with the State's overall strategies for educational reform and equity for all students. Most of all, the SERVE-Michigan Program will help Michigan value ita greatest resource, ita young people. The Challenges Michigan ranks 8th in population, but 4th in the number of Aid to Families with Dependent Children recipients, 5th in the number of violent crimes per 100,000, 7th in the number of murders per 100,000, and only 28th in high school graduation rates. At 29.4 percent, youth remain a major part of Michigan•• population, not only in quantity but in the number living in poverty, at risk of dropping out of school, facing crime in the streets, and auffering from unemployment. Difficulties in all these areas are dramatically higher in the state's major urban areas. Government, education, business, labor, and community-baaed organizations, working alone, cannot remedy the challenges facing the state. Working together, and involving parents, students, and other citizens, Michigan can build the "communities of learning" necessary for all youth to succeed. 1 �GRART PURPOSB The SERVE-Michigan Program is a comprehensive effort developed to encourage cooperative efforts among school districts, local government agencies, community-baaed organizations, businesses, and volunteers to assist youth and provide community service-learning opportunities for in-school and out-ofschool youth. It is targeted to combat Michigan's 26 percent dropout rate, help the state's 1,573,646 public school children and 177,876 nonpublic school children stay in school and gain the skills and attitudes they need to become productive citizens, and reach current dropouts and out-of-school youth through age 26 to offer them another chance to rejoin the mainstream. The program is designed to encourage youth to develop personal and social responsibility through the application of classroom skills in real-life situations, increased student leadership opportunities, more positive working relationships with adults and others, and greater exploration of career opportunities. S~IDB BBRBPITS The SERVE-Michigan Program is expected to: (1) help Michigan value ita greatest resource, ita young people; (2) instill civic awareness and build community service habits among students; (3) encourage students to continue their education and become better prepared members of the future workforce; (4) encourage students to assume more active leadership roles within the student body; (S) enable schools to develop more linkages with the community to help all youth succeed; (6) increase the number of adults who volunteer in schools; and (7) increase public support for education as a life-long endeavor for all learners. KEY DBPINITIONS Adult Volunteer means: (a) An individual who is beyond the age of compulsory schooling, including an older American, an individual with a disability, or a parent; (b) An employee of a private business; (c) An employee of a public or nonprofit agency; or (d) Any other individual working without financial remuneration in an educational institution to assist students or out-of-school youth. eo..unity-based Agency means a private nonprofit organization that is representative of a community or a significant segment of a community and that is engaged in meeting human, educational, or environmental community needs, including churches and other religious entities, public safety organizations, and community action agencies. out-Of-School Youth means an individual who has not attained the age of 27; has not completed college or the equivalent thereof; and is not enrolled in an elementary or secondary school or institution of higher education. Partnership Prograa means a program through which adult volunteers, public or privata agencies, institutions of higher education, or businesses assist a local educational agency. Ser.ice-Learning means a method: (a) Under which students learn and develop through active participation in thoughtfully organized service experiences that meet actual community needs and that are coordinated in collaboration with the school and community; 2 �(b) That ia integrated into the student's academic curriculum or provides structured time for a student to think, talk, or write about what the student did and saw during the actual service activity; (c) That provides students with opportunities to use newly acquired skills and knowledge in real-life situations in their own communities; and (d) That enhances what ia taught in school by extending student learning beyond the classroom and into the community and helps to foster the development of a sense of caring for others. Ser.ice Opportunity means a program or project, including service-learning programs or projects, that enables participants to perform meaningful and constructive service in agencies, institutions, and situations where the application of human talent and dedication may help to meet human, educational, linguistic, public safety, and environmental community needs, especially those relating to poverty. Sponsoring Organisation means an organization, eligible to receive assistance under this program, that has been selected to provide a placement for a participant. GRAJr.r CADGOiliBS Grant categories are based on federal funding requirements and will be awarded in four categories: 1. 2. 3. 4. Statewide Planning and Capacity Building School-Based Service-Learning Programs Community-Baaed Service Programs Adult Volunteer and Partnership Programs $51,190 $377' 045 $94,263 $62,840 Grants will be awarded on a competitive basis in all categories. Except for the category of Statewide Planning and Capacity Building, all applicants must comply with the following requirements: 1. Establish and specify the membership and role of an advisory committee. Representatives of community-based agencies, including community action agencies, service recipients, youth-serving agencies, youth, parents, teachers, administrators, agencies that serve older adults, school board members, labor, business, and individuals with disabilities, if any such entities exist in the community, must be offered an opportunity to serve on the committee. 2. Identify a program coordinator responsible for (a) working with the advisory committee and (b) developing, nurturing, and monitoring programs activities and relationships. 3. Attach a copy of the written agreement between the partners stating that the proposed program was jointly developed by the parties, and that the program will be jointly executed by the parties. 4. Coordinate the service-learning program with other school district initiatives, such as Student Leadership Forums, school volunteer programs, partnerships for education, core curriculum, and student portfolios. Each of the grant categories is further subdivided into specific types of programs, as indicated below. The amounts in parentheses represent the grant awards available in each funding category and subcategory. A 10 percent aatch in non-federal funds ia required of each applicant. 3 �Statewide Grant• In order to attist the Michigan Department of Education in its long-range statewide planning and capacity building activities, grants will be awarded for the development of such materials and services as an awareness brochure, a program videotape, evaluation designs and materials, training workshops and academies, and curriculum materials. 1. Statewide Planning and capacity Building Grant• -Total: $51,190 (a) Awareness Materiala/Videotape (1-2 grants: total $15,000) The grantee(s) will work with the Michigan Department of Education, the Michigan Campua Compact, and other organizations involved in service-learning, such as the Michigan Regional Service-Learning Center, to build awareness of the SERVE-Michigan Program and the concept of youth community service-learning through the development of informational materials, such as an introductory brochure, an awareness videotape, and a quarterly newsletter. (b) Evaluation Materials/Design (1-2 grants: total $10,000) The grantee(s) will work with the Michigan Department of Education, the Michigan Community service Commission, the Michigan Campus Compact, and other organizations involved in service-learning, such as the Michigan Regional Service-Learning Center, to collect, identify, and design appropriate evaluation materials and procedures for assessing the effectiveness of youth community aervice-learning programs. (c) Staff/Participant Training (1-2 grants: total $16,190) The grantee(&) will work with the Michigan Department of Education, the Michigan Campus Compact, other organizations involved in service-learning, such as the Michigan Regional Service-Learning Center, and the recipients of Model Demonstration/Dissemination Grants to design and deliver a series of awareness and skill-building workshops on youth community service-learning theory and practice for school and organization staff, adult volunteers, partners, and youth participants in community service programs. (d) Curriculum Materials (1-4 grants: total $10,000) The grantee(&) will work with the Michigan Department of Education, the Michigan Campus Compact, and other organizations involved in service-learning, such as the Michigan Regional Service-Learning Center, to research and assemble existing service-learning curriculum materials and make them available across the state on a cost recovery basis; identify various models for service-learning programs; develop recommendations for infusing community service into the curriculum in a variety of content areas; and identify areaa for further curriculum development. Eligible Applicant•: A public local or intermediate school district, public two-or four-year college or university, and public or private nonprofit organization. Local Grants Grants to local applicants are divided into three typea - New Programs, Expanded Programs, and Model Demonstration/Dissemination Programs - as deacribed below: 4 �(a) Mew Proqraaa Grants for new programs will be awarded to applicants who have not begun a youth community service-learning, volunteer, or partnership program. Grant recipients must focus their efforts on building a strong, cooperative working relationship among key community representatives, including education, business, civic groups, community-based organizations, individuals, parents, and students. To the extent possible, short-range activities should lead to the realization of overall goals contained in the school district's school improvement plan or organization's youth leadership plan. New grants provide "seed money" to bring a youth community service-learning idea to reality and cover start-up costs for such activities as a part-time program coordinator, planning, development of materials, and bringing community members together to provide input for program design. (b) Bxpanclecl Prograaa Grants for expanded programs will be awarded to applicants who have started a youth community service-learning, volunteer, or partnership program and would like to expand it to include more participants or activities. Programs must be consistent with a school district's school improvement plan or organization's youth leadership plan, jointly developed by school district and community leaders, and must include the coordination of all the district's/organization's youth community servicelearning efforts. These grants may be used for such costa as the recruitment and training of community and school staff regarding servicelearning; redirecting the emphasis of existing efforts to meet the requirements of SERVE-Michigan, the core curriculum, and student portfolios; collaboration with other service-learning initiatives; and enhancing informational materials. (c) Moclel Deaonatration/Diaa . .ination Prograaa Grants in this category will be awarded to service-learning, adult volunteer, and partnership programs which have demonstrated their effectiveness in improving student outcomes and the educational process through a communitywide effort. Grant recipients shall work with the Michigan Department of Education and the Statewide Planning and Capacity Building Grant recipients to assist new and expanded programs and interested others in the development and expansion of effective youth community servicelearning, volunteer, or partnership programs. Activities may include providing technical assistance on a local, regional or statewide basis; developing and disseminating information and related mate~ials; conducting on-site visits and training workshops; and making conference and workshop presentations. l. School-Baaed Service-Learning Prograa Grants (Total $377,045) Grants to new, existing, and exemplary school-baaed service-learning programs. (a) (b) (c) New Programs (maximum $10,00 each; total $137,145) Expanded Programs (maximum $10,000 each; total $140,000) Modal Demonstration/Dissemination Programs (maximum $25,000 each; total $99,900) Applicants are encouraged to allocate a portion of requested grant funds as mini-grants for student-initiated and student-developed servicelearning projects. s �Bligible Applicantsa (a) A public local or intermediate school district working in partnership* with one or more public or private nonprofit organizations that will make service opportunities available for participants, or (b) 3. A public or private nonprofit organization that will make service opportunitie~ available for participants, working in partnership with one or more local or intermediate public school district. eo. .unity-Based Service Prograa Grants (Total $94,263) Grants to new, existing, and exemplary community-based service programs for school dropouts, out-of-school youth, and other youth. (a) (b) (c) New Programs (maximum $5,000 each; total $51,000) Expanded Programs (maximum $5,000 each; total $23,263) Model Demonstration/Dissemination Programs (maximum $10,000 each; total $20,000) Bligible Applicantsa (a) A public or private nonprofit organization that works with disadvantaged youth, working in partnership with one or more public or private nonprofit organizations that will make service opportunities available for participants, or (b) MOTBI 4. A public or private nonprofit organization that will make service opportunities available, working in partnership with one or more public or private nonprofit organizations that work with disadvantaged youth. Priority in funding of School-Based Service-Learning Programs and Community-Based Service Programs will be given to applicants who: (1) involve participants in the design and operation of the program; (2) are in the greatest need of assistance, such as programs targeting lowincome areas; (3) involve students from both public and private schools and individuals of different ages, races, sexes, ethnic groups, abilities and disabilities, and economic backgrounds serving together; (4) are integrated into the academic curriculum; (5) include a focus on substance abuse prevention or dropout prevention; (6) best represent the potential of service-learning, including exploring the root-causes of community problems; (7) develop the leadership skills and qualities of participants; and (8) demonstrate strong program quality, innovation, replicability, and sustainability. Adult Volunteer and Partnership Prograa Grants (Total $62,840) Grants to new, existing, and exemplary programs involving adult volunteers (including senior citizens and parents) in schools, partnerships between schools and public or private organizations, that improve the education of at-risk students, school dropouts, and out-of-school youth. (a) (b) (c) New Programs (maximum $5,000 each; total $22,840) Expanded Programs (maximum $5,000 each; total $20,000) Model Demonstration/Dissemination Programs (maximum $10,000 each; total $20,000) * Por the purposes of eligibility, the tara "partnership" aeans pursuant to a written agreeaent specifying the responsibilities of each partner with respect to the developaent and operation of the prograa proposed to be conducted. 6 �Bligible Applicants: (a) A public local or intermediate school district working in partnership with one or more public or private nonprofit organizations or private for-profit businesses, or (b) ROTE: A public or private nonprofit organization working in partnership with one or more public local or intermediate school districts. Priority in funding will be given to those applicants who: (1) involve o1der Americans or parents as adult volunteers, looking towards building an intergenerational model; (2) involve a partnership between an educational institution and a private business; (3) include a focus on substance abuse prevention, dropout prevention, or nutrition; (4) will improve basic skills and reduce illiteracy; and (S) demonstrate the ability to achieve the grant's goals because of the program's quality, innovation, replicability, and sustainability. CLOSING DAD AIID DELIVBltY ADDRESS The ORIGINAL and THREE COPIES (total of four) of the completed application muat be RECEIVED at the address .listed below by NOVEMBER 9, 1992, or POSTMARKED no later than NOVEMBER 6, 1992. Applications will ~be accepted via facsimile transmission. llailing addreaaa Michigan Department of Education Office of Grants and Technology Poet Office Box 30008 Lansing, MI 48909 Delivery addreaaa Michigan Department of Education Office of Grants and Technology Hannah Building, Fourth Floor 608 West Allegan Street Lansing, MI 48933 APPLICA~IOR PACKAGING Application pages must be securely stapled. Relevant support docuaenta attached to the application should be kept to a ainiaua. l'UHDIHG The SERVE-Michigan share of a project may not exceed 90 percent of the total coat of the project for the first year for which the project receives assistance under this grant. The 10 percent non-Federal share of the costa of the project may be in cash or in kind from public or private non-Federal funds. Grant funds may be used for the supervision of participating students, including teacher stipends, program administration, training, reasonable transportation costa, insurance, evaluations, and other reasonable expenses. Grant funds aay not be used to pay any stipend, allowance, or other financial support to any participant, except reimbursement for transportation, meals, and other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses directly related to participation in a program assisted under this grant. 7 �auppleaentationa Recipient• of funda under thia grant are adviaed that auch funda are to be uaed only to supplement, not supplant, State and local public funds expended for service& of the type assisted under this grant in the previoua fiacal year. Ronduplicationa In general, funds may be used only for a program that does not duplicate, and is in addition to, an activity performed by paid employees in the locality being served by the program; this requirement shall not be construed to bar the replication of an exemplary volunteer or community service program. Assistance made available under this grant shall not be provided to a private nonprofit entity to conduct activities that are the same or aubstantially equivalent to activities provided by a State or local government agency that such entity reaides in, unless the requirements of the following paragraph are met. Rondiaplac . . .nta An employer shall not displace an employee or poaition, including partial displacement such as reduction in hours, wages, or employment benefita, as a result of the assistance used by the employer of a participant in a program funded under this grant. A service opportunity may not infringe in any manner on the promotional opportunity of an employed individual. A participant in a program receiving assistance under this grant ahall not perform any services or duties or engage in activities that would otherwise be performed by an employee as part of the assigned duties of such employee. Services may not be performed that would supplant the hiring of employed workers or would otherwise be performed by an employee, including an employed worker who recently resigned or was discharged; an employee who is aubject to a reduction in force; an employee who is on leave (terminal, temporary, vacation, emergency, or sick); or an employee who is on strike or who is being locked out. Prohibition on uae of funda - religioua, political, and union activitieaa No assistance made available under a grant shall be used to provide religious instruction, conduct worship services, or engage in any form of proselytization. Assistance provided under this grant shall not be used by program participants and program staff to: assist, promote, or deter union organizing; finance, directly or indirectly, any activity designed to influence the outcome of an election to Federal office or the outcome of an election to a State or local public office. A project that receives assistance under this grant shall not impair existing contracts for services or collective bargaining agreements. PROPOSAL RBVIBW All applications will be reviewed and rated by experts from the field, members of the Michigan Community Service Commission, student representatives, and professional staff of the Michigan Department of Education. Funding will be subject to approval by the State Board of Education. All applicants will be notified immediately after the State Board's action, which is anticipated at the January, 1993, Board meeting. LBIIGTB OP AWARD Project funding will be for the fiscal year 1993, with an effective date immediately following State Board of Education approval of the grant application and an ending date of September 30, 1993. 8 �PAYJGDIT SCIIBDULB Payment• to the grantee will be made upon filing the Department's "Request for Funda, Form DS-4492-A Green." The grantee ia allowed to request: (1) advance payments not exceeding Lmmediate cash needs and (2) reimbursement for project expenditure• up to the total award. PIRAIICIAL REPORTS Both quarterly and final expenditure reports are required for all projects funded under this grant program. The following forma will be sent to grant recipients prior to each reporting date: "Form DS-4492-A Red - Quarterly Financial Expenditure Report" and Form DS-4044- "Final Expenditure Report". The final report is due within 60 days of the project'• ending date and shows all billa paid in full. All financial reports must be filed with the Department of Education aa noted in the instructions on the forma. BVALUATIOII REPORTS Reports on project objectives and results are required of all auccessful applicant&. (1) An interim report must be provided to the Department of Education 3 montha after the grant is awarded. Projected Due Datal April 1, 1993. (2) A final report must be provided to the Department of Education within 30 days of the project's ending datal October 30, 1993. The report• will be used by the Department of Education to assist in evaluating the effectiveness of programs funded under the SERVE-Michigan Grant Program. A narrative format may be used. At minimum, it ia recommended that the grantee collect and report the following data: (a) (b) (c) (d) Descriptive Information: Basic demographic data, such as age, gender, ability/disability status, general economic status, ethnic status, area of residence, and number of new students/volunteers involved in the project. Service Activity: Kind of service activities, learning activities, and number of hours engaged in each type of activity. Impact on the Community: Number and characteristics of people served and relevant data on results - for example, literacy achieved, hours of care, acres of park cleaned up, community satisfaction with the community service activity. Impact on Participants: How the behavior and attitudes of participants have changed as a result of participation in the program. RBJBCTIOII OP PROPOSAl.& The Department of Education reserves the right to reject any and all proposals received aa a result of this announcement. SOLB POIIIT OP COIITACT The instruction• contained in these materials are issued by the Michigan Department of Education, which ia the sole point of contact in the state for this program. Questions regarding the application should be directed to the Office of Grants and Special Projects, telephone (517) 373-1806. 9 �PJUlT I I - UVIBW CRITERIA All applications for the 1992-93 SERVE-MICHIGAN GRANT PROGRAM will be evaluated on the basis of the review criteria provided below. The narrative portion of the application should be developed to address the criteria in the order that they appear. Applicants may wish to refer to the Michigan Department of Education's Proposal Development Guide, the Wingspread Principles of Good Practice for Combining Service and Learning, Youth Service America's Principles of Best Practice, and the Michigan Partnerships for Education Handbook, available from the Office of Grants and Special Projects at (517) 373-1806. The maximum possible points for all the criteria ie 100 point a. A. ~ - 20 Points The Department reviews each application to determine the need and the aoundnaaa of the rationale for the program. Of particular interest to the Department is the development of programs which have a communitywida focus. In making this determination, the Department locka for: B. 1. An identification and description of the specific educational problems to be addressed (including financial need for this grant) and the target groups which will be affected. In the case of Modal Programs, identification and description of the statewide/regional educational problema to be addressed. 2. A description of previous actions taken by the applicant to address the problems and the results of those efforts. In the case of Model programs, evidence of interest in the applicant's program by others and what the program has to offer to meet identified needs. 3. Evidence of, or commitment to establish, a districtwidefcommunitywida advisory council. 4. Evidence of involvement of appropriate groups in program development or dissemination. Plan of Operation - 20 Points The Department reviews each application for information that shows the thoroughness and appropriateness of the plan of operation. In making this determination, the Department looks for: 1. A detailed description of activities to be undertaken, including: service opportunities to be provided under the program; evidence that participants will make a sustained commitment to the service project; how participants will be recruited, including any special efforts that will be utilized to recruit out-of-school youth with the assistance of community-based agencies; pre-service and in-service training for supervisors, teachers, and participants in the program; how exemplary service will be recognized; an activity time tabla; and provisions that will be made for the inclusion of services and arrangements for the benefit of children enrolled in privata, nonprofit, elementary, and secondary schools and, where applicable, for the training of the teachers of such children. For Modal Programs, a description of how the applicant will assist others in the development and expansion of effective programs. 10 �2. c. Evidence of, or commitment to deaignate, a coordinator who will direct the program, participate in the atatewide SERVE-Michigan network, formalize the partnership arrangements, and ensure the coordination of the diatrict's/organization's youth community aervice-learning efforta. Evaluation Plan - 15 Points The Department reviews each application to determine the quality of the plan for evaluating the auccesa of the program. In making this determination, the Department looks for: D. 1. A clear statement of the purpose (goals) and expected outcomes of the program with meaningful proceaa and product objectives that are atated in measurable terma and are capable of being achieved within the program period. 2. An effective plan for aaaeaaing program progreaa (formative evaluation) and reaulta (aummative evaluation) and making neceaaary modification• in the plan of action. 3. A reasonable timetable and appropriate procedures for collecting and analyzing data to determine program effectiveneaa. Qualification• of Pertopnel - 15 Points The Department reviews each application for information that shows the qualifications of the personnel for the program. The Department looks for: 1. Evidence of adequate qualifications and time commitment of the program director and other personnel involved with the program. 2. Evidence that, to the extent possible, the applicant will give preference in program staffing to groups that have traditionally been under-represented, such as handicapped persona, women, the elderly, and members of racial or ethnic minority groups. 3. Commitment to work with other grant recipients and the Michigan Department of Education regarding program development. To determine personnel qualifications, the Department considers experience and training in fields related to the objectives of the program, as well as other information that the applicant provides. B. Applicapt'l Coaaitaent and Capacity - 15 Points The Department reviews each application for information that shows the applicant is committed to, and capable of, successful implementation and continuation of the project. In making this determination, the Department look• for information that shows: 1. The applicant will commit adequate amount• of both human and financial retources (direct or in-kind) to the successful implementation and/or ditaemination of the program. A 10 percent non-federal match is required. 11 �F. 2. The applicant will continue all or part of the program after the termination of the grant. 3. a. For New and Expanded Programs, support for the service-learning/ volunteer/partnership concept from school, business and/or community leaders. b. For Model Programs, effectiveness of the existing servicelearning/volunteer/partnership program along with expertise and materials in the areas of program development, dissemination, and training. Budget - 10 Points The Department reviews each application for information that shows the project haa an appropriate budget for the scope of the work and ia coateffective. In making this determination, the Department looks for information which shows that: G. 1. coats relate appropriately to the proposed activities. 2. Batimated costa are reasonable and sufficient to support proqram activities. Oyerall Proposal Merit - 5 Points The Department reviews each application with respect to the overall merit of the proposal. In making this determination, the Department looks for information that shows the program is likely to be successful and make a substantial qualitative contribution to the development of youth's academic achievement, leadership skills, and sustained commitment to community service. OTBIR COHSIDIBATIOHS In addition to the criteria listed above, the State Board of Education may apply other factors in making decisions to fund proposals. Other considerations may include: (a) avoidance of duplication of effort; (b) avoidance of duplication of funding; (c) equitable geographical distribution of grants; and (d) evidence that an applicant has performed satisfactorily on similar projects. New applicants exhibiting great need will be given special consideration . 12 �PAR% Ill - APPLICATION INSTRUCTIOKI The 1992-93 SBRVB-MICHIGAN GRANT PROGRAM, Form IM-02-55, con•i•t• of the pages listed below; U5m 1 la lb 2 3 3a 4 Application Cover Sheet Assurances - Federal Programs Assurances - National and Community Service Grant Program Certification for Participation in Cooperative Project Project Ab•tract Demographic Data Budget Sheet (attach budgetary detail) COIIPLftiNG ~ APPLICATION PORIII Paqe 1 - VPLICMIOK C0Y1Jt IJIQT Applicant; Fill in addres• block and recipient code number (or tax filing/exempt number). Contact Person; Provide name of individual to be contacted for additional information, if needed. Grant Category; Mark the area for which funds are being requested. Only QH1 category may be marked for each application. Allurances and Certification: The ORIGINAL signature of the Superintendent or Authorized Official is required. Page 2 - CJRTIFICATIOM FOR PARTICIPATION Use this page to designate the fiscal agent only if several districts/ agencies are cooperating in a consortium. ORIGINAL signatures of authorized officials are required. Page 3 - PROJECT ABSTRACT Develop the project abstract AFTER completing the entire application. Complete the sheet provided in the application form and attach additional sheets as needed to complete the Proposal Narrative. Project Name: Provide the title of the project. Statement of Needs: State the needs and the target population which the project will address. Description of Project; Describe briefly and succinctly the approach for meeting the stated needs. Proiect outcomes/ Evaluation Plan: State the anticipated results for the successful completion of the project. Qualifications of )tey Per•onnel: Describe the training and expertise of the project coordinator and other key personnel. Applicant's commitment and Capacity: Describe the resources to be used to conduct the proposed project and continue it after Federal funding is no longer available. 13 �Paqa 3a - QIIIOGMPBIC PAD Provide population data for School-Baaed Service-Learning Programs, Community-Baaed Service Programs, and Adult Volunteer and Partnership Programa. Paqa t - BUDGIT Fill in the Aoolicant Name and Recipient Code (district code number of recipient tax filing/exempt number). The Project Number, Transaction Purpoae, and Amount of Change are to be left blank. Complete the sheet using appropriate linea and columna. Use the Capital OUtlay line to show the amount for equipment purchases. All function code• and titles used are defined in the School District Accounting Manual (Bulletin 1022). The wlocal ahara of expenditureaw must be non-federal funda. A 10\ match is required. The aignaturea of the Buaineaa Office Representative and the Project Contact Paraon are required. Attach8apt - IUDGBtARJ DITAIL Use a plain aheet of paper. Give applicant's name and addraaa. Explain each coat that appears on the Budget Sheet under Salariea and Benefits, Purchased Servicea, Supplies and Materials, or other Expenaea. Use the function code and title from the Budget Sheet to identify each amount. Show requeated grant funda and non-Federal match fund• in aeparate columna. 14 �Michigan Dapartmant of Education OFFICE OF GRANTS AND TECHNOLOGY P.O. Box 30008, Lanalng, Michigan 4UOII 7/U IM-02·55 AUTHORITY: P.L. 101·810, aa amended . COMPLETION : Voluntary. (Conaldaratlon for funding will not be po11lble If form Ia not flied.) Dfr.ct queatlon• regarding thf• form to Elaine Gordon at {517) 373·1806. COMPETITIVE GRANT APPLICATION FOR: 1992-93 SERVE-MICHIGAN GRANTS . TYPE OR PRINT· Legal Name of Applicant APPLICANT Addrua Recipient Coda Number Telephone (Area Coda) I City Nama of Contact Peraon Zip Coda Telephone (Area Code) CONTACT PERSON Addraaa City Zip Coda . . . Please refer to the Atzplication Instructions bt:,fore completinK this application GRANT CATEGORY: <Mark ONE area only.) STATEWIDE PLANNING AND CAPACITY BUILDING COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE PROGRAM Awareness MaterialsNideotape New Program Evaluation Materials/Design Expanded Program Staff/Participant Training Model Demonstration/ Dissemination Program Curriculum Materials SCHOOL-BASED SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAM ADULT VOLUNTEER AND PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM New Program New Program Expanded Program Expanded Program Model Demonstration/ Dissemination Program Model Demonstration/ Dissemination Program ASSURANCES AND CERTIFICATION: I agree to comply with all relevant assurances and I certify that the information submitted on this application is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. Date _ _ _ _ __ Superintendent or Authorized Official _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.(Signature) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ T~Name MAILING INSTRUCTIONS: The ORIGINAL and THREE copies of this application must be RECEIVED at the STATE address indicated above by NOVEMBER 9, 1992, or POSTMARKED no later than NOVEMBER 6, 1992. �IM-02·55 (Paga 11) ASSURANCES .. FEDERAL PROGRAMS .. Certification Regarding Lobbying for Grants and Cooperative Agreements No federal, appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of a federal agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the making of any federal grant, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment or modification of any federal grant or cooperative agreement. If any funds other than federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this federal grant or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form -- LLL "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying", in accordance with its instructions. The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subgrants, contracts under grants and cooperative agreements, and subcontracts) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly. Certification Regarding Debarment Suspension Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transactions The prospective lower tier participant certifies, by submission of this proposal, that neither it nor its principals are presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participating in this transaction by any Federal department or agency. Where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, such prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal. Assurance with Section 511 of the lJ S Department of Education Appropriation Act of 1990 When issuing statements, press releases, requests for proposals, solicitations, and other documents describing this project, the recipient shall state clearly: 1) the dollar amount of federal funds for the project, 2) the percentage of the total cost of the project that will be financed with federal funds, and 3) the percentage and dollar amount of the total cost of the project that will be financed by nongovernmental sources. Assurance Concerning Materials Developed with Funds Awarded Under this Grant The grantee assures that the following statement will be included on any publication or project materials developed with funds awarded under this grant program, including reports, films, brochures, and flyers: "These materials were developed under a grant awarded by the Michigan State Board of Education." Certification Regarding Nondiscrimination I Jnder Federally and State Assisted Programs The applicant hereby agrees that it will comply with all federal and Michigan laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination and, in accordance therewith, no person, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, sex, marital status or handicap, shall be discriminated against, excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination in any program or activity for which it is responsible or for which it receives financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education or the Michigan Department of Education. Audit Requirements All educational institutions and nonprofit agencies that receive at least $25,000 a year in Federal awards, whether directly from the Federal agencies or as sub-recipients through primary recipients, shall have an audit made in accordance With the following provisions: INSTITUTION PROVISION SCHOOL DISTRICT (LEA, lSD, K-12, K-8, etc.) OMB Circular A·128 HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION OR OTHER NONPROFIT INSTITUTION OMB Circular A-133 �.. IM·02·55 ASSURANCES (Page 1 b) -- NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERYICE GRANT PROGRAM .. Participation of Children and Teachers from Private Schools After consultation with appropriate private school representatives, the applicant local educational agency assures that it will make provision for the inclusion of services and arrangements for the benefit of children and the training of teachers from private nonprofit elementary and secondary schools, to the extent consistent with their numbers within the school district. Assurance of Comp1iance with the Drug-Free Workplace Requirements for Federal Grant Recipients The applicant will ensure compliance with the Drug-Free Workplace Requirements of Federal Grant Recipients under Sections 5153 through 5158 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (41 U.S.C. 702-707). Assurance of Compliance with the Requirements of the Grant Program The applicant will ensure compliance with the requirements of the National and Community Service Grant Program, 45 CFR Chapter XXV. Assurance to Consult with Local Labor Organization The applicant assures that, prior to the placement of a participant, the program will consult with any local labor organization representing employees in the area who are engaged in the same or similar work as that proposed to be carried out by such program. Assmance of an Age-Appropriate Learning Component The applicant hereby agrees that it will develop an age-appropriate learning component for participants in the program that shall include a chance for participants to reflect on service experiences and expected learning outcomes. Assurance to Provide Information on Service Opportunities The applicant assures that participants in the program will be provided with information concerning VISTA, the Peace Corps, the GI Bill, full-time Youth Service Corps and National Service programs receiving assistance under this Title, and other service options and their benefits (such as student loan deferment and forgiveness) as appropriate. �.. CERTIFICATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN COOPERATIVE PROJECT (for Consortium activities only) INSTRUCTIONS: IM-02-55 (Page 2) Cooperative projacta may be submitted by two or mora allglbla applicants. Each participating agancy should taka tha following action: Designata Its own authorized raprasantatlva to sign tha cooparatlva certification form . -- - Either accept administrative responsibility for the project or designate another agancy as the administrative and flacsl agent . Each of the undersigned certifies that, to the best of his or her knowledge, the information contained In this application is correct and complete ; that the local agency which he or she represents has authorized him or her to file this application, and that such authorization action Is recorded In the minutes of the agency's m"ting hald on the date shown below. The administrative and fiscal agency named balow has baen designated as the administrative and fiscal agent for this project and Is authorized to receive and upend funds for the conduct of this project. CERTIFICATION OF AGENCY DESIGNATED ADMINISTRATIVE & FISCAL AGENT FOR THIS PROJECT Legal Nama of Agency Nama and Title of Authorized Repr11antatlva Mailing Addr11s (Str.. t, City, Zip Code) Signature County I State Nama and Title of Contact Parson Telephone (Area Code/Local No .) Deta Slgnad Mailing Addrus Date M"tlng wae held CERTIFICATION OF PARTICIPATING AGENCY Legal Nama of Agancy Nama and Tltla of Authorized Raprasantatlva Mailing Addr11s (Str. .t, City, Zip Code) Signature County I State Nama and Tltla of Contact Person Talaphona (Area Code/Local No .) Data Signed Mailing Address Date Meeting was held CERTIFICATION OF PARTICIPATING AGENCY Nama and Title of Authorized Representative Legal Name of Agency Mailing Address (Str .. t, City, Zip Code) Signature County I State Nama and Title of Contact Person Telephone (Araa Coda/Local No.) Date Slgnad Mailing Address Date M11ting was hald CERTIFICATION OF PARTICIPATING AGENCY Nama and Tltla of Authorized Rapraaantatlva Lagal Nama of Agancy Mailing Addrasa (Strllt, City, Zip Coda) Signature County Nama and Tltla of Contact Parson I Stata Talaphona (Araa Coda/Local No.) Data Signed Mailing Address Data M"ting was hald �. PROJECT ABSTRACT IM-02-55 (Page 3) APPLICANT: PROJECT NAME: INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROJECT ABSTRACT: Organize the Project Abstract using the following categories. INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPOSAL NARRATIVE: On separate sheets, provide the information requested in Part II. Review Criteria. STATEMENT OF NEEDS· (Include target population(s)). DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT· (Also serves as summary.) PROJECT OUTCOMES/EVALUATION PLAN· QUALIFICATIONS OF KEY PERSONNEL· APPLICANT'S COMMITMENT AND CAPACITY· �IM-02-55 (Page 3a) DEMOGRAPHIC DATA SCHOOL-BASED SERVICE-LEARNING AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERviCE PROGRAMS 1. Identify the number of individuals currently involved in community service as participants in programs proposed to receive funds under this grant: 2. Identify the number of additional participants and non-participant volunteers expected to become involved in community service under this program: PARTICIPANTS: NON-PARTICIPANT VOLUNTEERS: D 3. Will the participants receive academic credit for participation in the program? YES 4. Will the program be integrated into the academic program of the school? YESD NO D NOD 5. Identify the target levels of participants in the program and the target levels for the hours of service that such participants will provide individually and as a group: a. TARGET LEVEL·· PARTICIPANTS Total Numbar: b. TARGET LEVEL·· HOURS OF SERVICE Hours Per Individual: Hours Per Group: 6. Identify the proportion of expected participants in the program who are educationally or economically disadvantaged, including participants with disabilities: a. b. PERCENTAGE OF PARTICIPANTS EDUCATIONALLY OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED: % PERCENTAGE OF PARTICIPANTS WITH DISABILITIES: % 7. Other relevant demographic information concerning _such expected participants: ADULT vOLUNTEER AND PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS 1. Identify the number of individuals currently involved in community service as participants in programs proposed to receive funds under this grant: 2. Identify the number of additional participants and non-participant volunteers expected to become involved in community service under the program: PARTICIPANTS: NON-PARTICIPANT VOLUNTEERS: 3. Describe the students who will be assisted through the program: AGE: GRADE LEVELS: �IM· 02· 55 (Pa ge 4) BUDGET INSTRUCTIONS· The Budget Summary (1) and the Budget Detail (2) must be prepared by or with the cooperation of the Business O ffi ce using the School District Accounting Manual (Bulletin 1022). 1. BUDGET SUMMARY Legal Nama of Applicant BICilliiDI !::gdl SQIHCI !::gdl ~[gj1cl ~llmbl[ ~rgj1ct 0 3 5 3 ~- CFD.A Numb1r FUNCTION CODES [!] Regular -) FUNCTION TITLES 110 lnatructlon •• Baalc Program• 120 lnatructlon •• Added N.. da 130 lnatructlon ··Adult/Continuing Ed. 210 Pupil Support Service• 220 lnatructlonal Staff Servlcu 230 General Admlnlatratlon 240 School Admlnlatratlon 250 Bualnua Servlcea 260 Operation and Maintenance 270 Pupil Transportation Sarvlcu 280 Central Support Servlcea 290 Other Support Services 300 Community Services 400 Outgoing Transfara and Other Transaction• Typ1 0 Carryover EIICili Yll[ gl AIIIIU:Ill ld A.c.1l.illy Eodlog D111 1000000 93 OBJECTS Salariaa and Benefit a Purchaaed Servlcea 1000,2000 3000,4000 Suppllea and Material• Other Expenaea TOTAL 6000,7000,8000 SUBTOTAL (Sum of ALL lines above) :·:\~· Indirect Costs ( _ _ % res1ric!ed rate) tE ~UB~OSE· I TOTAL EXPENDITURES AMOUNT OF CHANGE' (use minus sign preceding decreases) Original Amendment .. .;. . ::.:1::.. :· ·:·:·:·: ~/.::. Capital Outlay TAAN.AOIIOM (•:• ·=:·,·:····:' ··.; .· ... A FUNDING ~~:~~T~FE~~P~~~~T~CR~~ON LOCAL SHARE OF EXPENDITURES (Block A Mlnua Block B) IB c $ DATE BUSINESS OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE (Type or Print) SIGNATURE DATE PROJECT CONTACT PERSON (Type or Print) SIGNATURE DATE M.D.E. CONTACT PERSON (Type or Print) SIGNATURE 2. BUDGET DETAIL (Provide Attacbment(s) as needed.) Explain each line item that appears on the Budget Summary, using the indicated function code and title, on a plain sheet. � 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_1992_CM_1992-09-25_1992-93-SERVE-Michigan-Grants Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1992-09-25 commission meeting 1992-93 SERVE-Michigan grants Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1992-09-25 commission meeting 1992-93 SERVE-Michigan grants. 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, 49483 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 1992-09-25 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/e19828ffef52f8ed35d1890b85c88250.pdf e305961ac1912ba13c7d8e740d31b491 PDF Text Text PoiN·rs C)F Lic;JtT FOUNDATION September 24, 1992 Dear Commissioners, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the privilege of working with the Michigan Community Service Commission during the past year. When I began my year as a YES Ambassador, it was with much anticipation and I will admit some trepidation- both myself and the Commission were new and heading, some would say;into uncharted territory. I am happy to report that my fears were misplaced - the last twelve months have been an incredible learning experience, both on a professional and personal level. As an Ambassador I was exposed to and able to work with a variety of institutions, including elementary and secondary schools, higher education institutions, foundations, community based organizations, govemmental entities, small businesses and large corporations, and the media. I was able to work with communities. small and large throughout the state. I was given the opportunity to connect local, state and national initiatives. And I would be remiss if I did not mention the largest constituency I worked with, the youth of Michigan. It is this group that continued to amaze and inspire me during my year as a YES Ambassador. I am in the process of preparing a year end report which will summarize the accomplishments of Trabian and myself. It will be forwarded to you by your October meeting. I would like, however, to share a recent conversation I had with a young woman from Battle Creek, MI, Marisela. I first met Marisela in January while speaking to Upward Bound students from Battle Creek Central High School. While talking to the group about the need to get involved and the benefits of service she asked hard questions. She wanted to know how to get more youth involved and how to get more adult support for young people. I tried to answer her questions on the spot and later to connect her to people and networks that could support her or help her in what she was trying to do for her community. Since January I have talked to Marisela a number of times via the phone. Last week I saw Marisela again. At this time she expressed how important my words were to her and how they had made a difference not only in her life, but in the lives of other young people. Marisela had taken the message she had heard and passed it on to younger students she worked with at a summer camp for children of migrant workers. 736 JALKSON PlA..E WA~n"' ·v,..., DC 2C503 ~ , 202 • 408 • 5'6L LvL • 4v • vlclf fDD l.OL • 2.B'1• 1 \Jl �Commissioners Page 2 While my final report can tell you how many young people I spoke to, how many workshops I gave, how many people I connected to resources and how many programs/projects I worked on, it cannot tell you what Marisela said to me. We live in a society today that expects immediate results, but during my year as an Ambassador it was often hard to see the "results." In March Joel Orosz shared some words with Trabian and myself, he explained to us that we were planting seeds. As I look back on my year I do feel I have planted some seeds. I have spoken to many young people who have never heard the concept of volunteerism or service advocated. I have spoken to many adults who have never heard about youth service or youth involvement. I have brought people across the state together to become resources for each other. I have sought to create leadership opportunities for young people in the youth service movement. All of this would not have been possible without the support of the Commission and I thank you for that. I would also like to thank Diana and Mary for their support. The Commission is lucky to have two such committed and hardworking individuals. They allowed me to play a vital role in the work of the Commission on a day to day basis. I have learned much from each of them and believe the next Ambassador is a lucky man to have such co-workers. I would also like to thank, our successor, Darin. I feel I am leaving those seeds that have been planted in capable hands and that they will continue to grow over the next year. As many of you may already know, I will be moving on and out of the state to take the position of Manager, Youth Service Programs at the Points of Light Foundation. I look forward to the new challenges that await me, but hope that I will still be a resource for the state. Again, I thank you for the opportunity and hope that the Commission will continue to show such support to the next Ambassador. Sincerely, Cynthia A. Scherer � 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. 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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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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, 49485 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 1992-09-25 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/fcb29fca8b8aa32a37f367f32039f8a0.pdf dcd693d0142a28a92807469f1648ea17 PDF Text Text Name Contact Person Amount 1. The New Direction Youth in Action Program of Battle Creek Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church Rev. Richard L. Bailey $28,765. 2. EightCAP, Inc. 904 Oak Drive- Turk Lake Greenville, MI 48838 (616)754-9315 Thomas Hazelwood $19,430 $22,425 3. Muskegon County Dept. of Employment & Training 20 W. Muskegon Avenue Muskegon, MI 49440 (616)724-6381 Paul Roy $35,000 4. United Way of Muskegon County 313 W. Webster Avenue Muskegon, MI 49440 (616)722-3134 R. John Thompson $35,000 $35,000 5. Menominee-Delta-Schoolcraft Community Action Agency 507 First Avenue North Escanaba, MI 49829 (906)786-7080 Theresa Nelson $16,000 6. Kent County Extension Office 836 Fuller Avenue NE Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (616)774-3265 William A. Harrison $26,201 �7. Alpena Community College 666 Johnson Street Alpena, MI 49707 (517)356-9021 Ext. 271 Vernie Nethercut $28,712 8. Human Development Commission 429 Montague Avenue Caro, MI 48723 (517)673-4121 M~ $26,450 9. Pontiac Area Urban League 295W.Huron Pontiac, MI 48341 (313)338-4581 Jacquelin Washington $21,018 10. Wayne-Metropolitan Community Services Agency 3715 W. Jefferson Ecorse, MI 48229 (313)843-2550 N. Christina Conyers $28,751 $28,751 11. Metropolitan Detroit Youth Foundation 11000 W. McNichols, Ste. 222 Detroit, MI 48221 (313)863-9394 Richard Walker $27,900 12. Inkster Teen Health Center 29150 Carlysle Inkster, MI 48141 (313)729-TEEN Eunice Johnson $85,000 Ann Vandemark � 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, 49486 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 1992-09-25 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/8d62f800a669111edbe23248558eab75.pdf 6b6e600a76e29f6ee28cc8d2f23beeb9 PDF Text Text MICHIGAN CAMPUS COMPACT GENERATION GRANT Review Process Form 1. N arne of Proposal: 2. Institution Submitted By: 3. Please rate each proposal from one to five, with five being the highest, m each of the following categories: CATEGORY RATING Creativity Demonstrated Need Organization of Proposed Program Impact on Larger Campus Community Link Between Academics & Service Student Benefit Campus Benefit Potential for Continuation After Grant Period Overall Impression Potential for Replication 4. Does the proposal incorporate in a team or advisory group? 5. What are the proposal's strengths? (Please be specific) **OVER** YES NO �Michigan Campus Compact Generation Grant 6. What are the proposal's weaknesses? 7. Any additional comments? 8. 9. Letters of support (president) attached? (Please be specific) YES NO Letters of support (line staff, department heads and community based organizations) attached? YES NO 10. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Signature of Generation Grant Committee Member Date 31 Kellogg Center * Michigan State University * East Lansing, MI Telephone * 517-353-9393 48824 � 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 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_1992_CM_1992-09-25_MCC-Generation-Grant-Review-Process-Form Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1992-09-25 commission meeting Michigan Campus Compact Generation Grant review process form Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1992-09-25 commission meeting Michigan Campus Compact Generation Grant review process form. 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, 49487 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 1992-09-25 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/0ac95ca571b1def959b2305c767ce7f8.pdf 1a7249a4a90ec5de2e463c113e7833bf PDF Text Text Michigan Community Service Commission September 25, 1992 W. K. Kellogg Foundation Battle Creek 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. MINUTES MEMBERS PRESENT: Michelle Engler John Blyth Dr. Mary Ellen Bran dell Darin Day Beverly Drake Henry Gaines Dorothy Johnson Terry Langston Lisa Ilitch Murray Vernie N ethercut Dr. Joel Orosz Judith Reyes Geneva Jones Williams Diana R. Algra -Ex-Officio MEMBERS ABSENT: Paul Hubbard George Lombard Randy Neelis Terry Pruitt, Jr. Judith Riedlinger Dr. William S. Stavropoulos OTHERS: Bob Chapla, ACSET Michelle Frank, W. K. Kellogg Foundation Elaine Gordon, Department of Education Bonnie Graham, Department of Education Horacia Vargas, On Behalf of Paul Hubbard �I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 10:05 a.m. by Chairperson Michelle Engler. II. Welcome to New Commission Member Chairperson Michelle Engler welcomed the newest member of the Commission, Ms. Beverly Drake from Area Community Service Employment and Training Council (ACSET) in Grand Rapids. III. W. K. Kellogg Foundation Presentation Commissioner Orosz introduced Dr. Valora Washington, Vice President, Programs for the Kellogg Foundation. Dr. Washington did an overview ofW. K. Kellogg Foundation and welcomed everyone to the Foundation. Commissioner Orosz then introduced a new Foundation employee, Michelle Frank. Ms. Frank gave the Commission a few details about what she does with the Foundation and explained about her previous job experience with Virginia COOL. IV. Approval ofMinutes of July 24, 1992 Meeting A motion was made by Commissioner Johnson to approve the July 24, 1992 minutes. Commissioner Williams seconded the motion. The minutes were approved. V. Public Comment Chairperson Engler then turned to the audience for public comments. There being none at the time the meeting proceeded on to the next agenda item. VI. Subgranting process and proposal review a. B-1 Serve America - Elaine Gordon explained the Request for Proposals procedures for Serve America. Because of delays in the Department of Education, the Request for Proposals will not be available until September 30, 1992. With the return deadline set for November 6, 1992. Ms. Gordon explained that she would keep the Commission updated on the timelines for these proposals. Commissioner Orosz announced that Elaine Gordon should be recognized for the superb job that she had done on the Partnership in Education Conference held on September 22-23, 1992. Commissioner Brandell also gave high praise to Elaine Gordon for a job well done. 2 �b. B-2 Higher Education- Diana Algra explained the Request for Proposals procedures for Higher Education. The deadline for First Cycle proposals was September 25, 1992. These proposals will go through a staff review followed by a review of the New Generation Grant Review Committee. Recommendations will then be made to the Commission on October 23, 1992. Notification to grantees will occur by November 2, 1992. The deadline for Second Cycle proposals will be October 23, 1992. After a staff review, the proposals will be forwarded to the Review Committee. Recommendations to the Commission will be presented on November 20, 1992. Notification to grantees will be completed by December 22, 1992. c. Youth and Conservation Corps - Diana Algra briefed the Commission on the Youth Volunteer Corps Request for Proposals for New Initiatives. She stated that we have received twelve proposals. By October 2, 1992 internal staff will have reviewed proposals to determine if general guidelines are being met. By October 5, 1992 proposals will be mailed to the external review. We will receive feedback on these proposals by October 18, 1992. Final recommendations by the Commission will be made at the MCSC meeting of October 23, 1992. Grantees will be notified by November 2, 1992. Ms. Algra also explained the process for the Request for Proposal for the existing initiatives in the area of Youth Volunteer Corps and Year Round full -time Corps. The deadline for these submissions will be October 23, 1992. They will be reviewed in the same manner as the new initiatives. Recommendations will be brought to the Commission for their approval at the November 20,1992 meeting. Discussion took place related to data collection needs. Further work will be done in this area now that the National Commission has selected its National Evaluation firm. VII. Commission on National and Community Service - Discretionary Fund Request and MCSC Response The National Commission has requested that concept papers be submitted in the following categories: 1. Knowledge Transfer - to include such things as: Shared learning seminars; leader site visitation program; knowledge transfer publication; information exchange telephone conference. Funding available: up to $1 million 2. Coalition Building·- to include strategy meetings; topical discussions; National and Regional Grantee meetings. Funding available: up to $1 million 3 �3. Youth Involvement- to include such things as Youth Voice State Implementation; youth training; documenting young people in service, forums for young people. Funding available: up to $250,000 The Michigan Community Service Commission staff has submitted a paper that addresses Youth Involvement requesting $27,500 for initiative in the state that address all categories of Youth Involvement. We are awaiting a response from the National Commission. VIII. Commission Retreat Discussion on a Commission Retreat. Chairperson Engler introduced the idea of holding a Commission member retreat. This would allow all members an opportunity to review and comment on the goals for the Commission for the coming year and permit new and old members to receive an update on the state of youth service nationwide. Staff will coordinate this day and a half retreat to be held on November 20-21, 1992. An outside facilitator will be chosen to allow maximum participation of all present and to keep the retreat on track. Portions of the retreat will be conducted in tandem with the Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council (MYP AC) . More information will be provided at the October 23, 1992 meeting. IX. Committee Updates a. Youth Body/Partners in Service Prog-ram- YES Ambassador Darin Day gave an overview of the Youth Body Retreat which was held on September 19-21, 1992 in Ann Arbor. He explained that the youth had chosen their name, which is Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council (MYPAC). Mr. Day told the Commission that he would be sending them information about MYPAC. Commissioner Johnson informed Mr. Day that her foundation would be willing to give MYP AC some grant writing training. b. Recognition Committee - Commissioner Reyes updated the Commission on the progress of the Recognition Committee to date. Plans are underway to solicit statewide input into the recognition program being developed. Details are forthcoming at our first 1993 Commission meeting. c. Fund Development Committee - Chairperson Engler explained the role of the Fund Development Committee. The committee had its first meeting on September 25, 1992 prior to the regular Commission meeting. Additional members-at-large will be added to this standing committee. 4 �X. YES Ambassador Program 1992-93 The Michigan Community Service Commission will once again host an Ambassador sponsored by the Points of Light Foundation. An extensive selection process was done and Mr. Darin Day was selected as the Michigan Youth Engaged Services Ambassador for 92-93. This year the Ambassadors will concentrate their efforts in the following areas: a. Work with K-12 students, teachers and college students to develop K-12 Service Learning opportunities. b. Work with Voluntary Action Centers. c. Work with host organization, the Michigan Community Service Commission. note: Due to his appointment as the Michigan YES Ambassador, Mr. Day resigned his seat on the Michigan Community Service Commission. Staff is conducting a search to fill the vacancy with preference to a young person. XI. Other I terns The Chairperson asked if there was any other items to be discussed. There being none, the Chairperson moved forward on the agenda. Next Meeting date and place The next meeting will be October 23, 1992 at the Olds Plaza Building, Cabinet Room on the 2nd Floor, Lansing. Commissioner Gaines made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Johnson seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 12:35 p.m. 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. 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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. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_1992_CM_1992-09-25_Minutes Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1992-09-25 commission meeting minutes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1992-09-25 commission meeting minutes. 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, 49488 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 1992-09-25 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/89794e2ba053d46904c5fe26b9570d86.pdf a7c7169b33ead77cdf86ddadfc3849f7 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER, Governor DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 201 N. WASHINGTON , P.O. BOX 30015, LANSING , Ml 48909 LOWELL W. PERRY, Director DATE: September 16, 1992 TO: Michigan Community Service Commissioner FROM: Diana Algra, Executive Director RE: September 25th Commission Meeting The next meeting of the Michigan Community Service Commission is scheduled for Friday, September 25, 1992 at W.K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek. Our meeting will begin at 10:00 a .m. and end at 1:00 p.m .. Enclosed you will find your meeting packet. Please be sure to bring your August 28.1992 packet with you, as it contains materials for some of our agenda items. Please call Mary Estrada at our office (517) 335-4295 to indicate your attendance at the September meeting. A special reminder to the following Commission members: Orosz, Williams, Gaines, and Engler. The first meeting of the Fund Development committee will precede our September 25 meeting beginning at 9:00a.m. at the Kellogg Foundation. I look forward to getting this committee off to a good start. In this packet you will find special parking instruction provided to us by the Foundation. As always let me thank you for your participation and support of the Commission initiatives. I' �W.K. Kellogg Foundation One Michigan Avenue East Battle Creek, Michigan 49017 Telephone: (616) 968-1611 G UE S T P A R K I NG I N S T RUC T I 0 NS We want to welcome you to W.K. Kellogg Foundation and hope your visit will be informative and enjoyable. For your parking convenience, there will be a security guard posted from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. to allow you entry to our parking structure. The map below shows you the downtown business district and where our building is located. The parking deck is located on Michigan Avenue. After parking your vehicle, please proceed to the glass walkway on the first floor that connects the parking deck to the office building. At the building entrance on the side wall there is an intercom that will enable you to communicate with the receptionist. Please press the button on the intercom and then release it. wnen the receptionist answers, please announce yourself and she will then remotely unlock the door. Proceed down the main corridor to the front lobby. If your arrival should be delayed, please use public parking and our main entrance. The receptionist will be able to help you after entering the lobby area. Downtown Business Oisirict - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 N u A J ~= Public •= P;:~rking Kellogg House E. DIG.1.1AN �MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION AGENDA September 25, 1992 W. K Kellogg Foundation Battle Creek 10:00 A.M.- 1:00 P.M. I. Call to order II. Welcome of New Commission Member III. W. K Kellogg Foundation- Presentation Dr. Valora Washington, Vice President, Programs IV. Approval of Minutes of July 24, 1992 Meeting V. Public Comments VI. Subgranting process and proposal review a. h c. B1 Serve America B2 Higher Education Youth and Conservation Corps VII. Commission on National and Community Service Discretionary Fund Request and MCSC Response VIII. Commission Retreat and State-wide Planning Meeting Tentative schedule for October 1992. IX. Committee Updates a. h c. X. YES Ambassador Program 1992-93 a. h XI. Youth Body/Partners in Service Program Recognition Fund Development 1991-92 Year end report 1992-93 Focus Other Items Next Meeting date: October 23 - 25, 1992 �~ ~CAMUS COMPACT 31 K ELL 0 G G CENTER MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY EAST LANSING. MICHIGAN 48824 (517} 353 9393 July 31, 1992 Memorandum To: From: Re: Michigan Higher Education Institutions Julie A. Busch, Executive Director, Michigan Campus Compact Availability of Michigan Generation Grants Designated by the Michigan Community Service Commission as the lead higher education consortia for service learning, the Michigan Campus Compact Higher Education Collaborative is pleased to announce the availability of Michigan Generation Grants. Michigan was fortunate to receive the . second largest higher education grant in the country for $250,000. Of this grant, $200,000 will be used for subgrants to higher education institutions in Michigan to further service learning and community service. The rest of monies will be used for administration, evaluation, and the creation of a Michigan Resource Service Center. Grant categories A minimum of 22 subgrants will be awarded. include: 1.) -student initiated projects, 2.) evaluation and outcomes, 3.) curriculum development, 4 .) leadership training, and 5.) combination grants. All higher education institutions in Michigan Qre eligible to apply. A request for proposal is attached . Please share this information with individuals within your institution who you may think may be interested in this grant opportunity . For further information, please contact either Ms . Julie Busch, or Ms . Nancy Ironside, MCC Assistant Director at (517)353-9393. The Mmgan Campus Compact is funded mpart by a prant from the l :x Kellogg Foundatton of Baltle Creek, Michtgan. �1 MICHIGAN HIGHER EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE, INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS: LINKING CAMPUSES AND COMMUNITY Michigan Generation Grant Cycle #1 and #2 Opens: August 3, 1992 Cycle #1 Closes: September 25, 1992 Cycle #2 Closes: October 23, 1992 Announcement Date Cycle # 1: November 2, 1992 Announcement Date Cycle #2: December 22, 1992 Guidelines For Michi~an Generation Grant Applications What is the Michigan Higher Education Collaborative? The Michigan Higher Education Collaborative is open to all higher education institutions in Michigan (public or private, four year undergraduate and graduate colleges and universities, and community colleges). Designated as the lead higher education consortia by the Michigan Community Service Commission, Michigan Campus Compact convened a group in January, 1992 to discuss collaboration on service learning in Michigan and develop the higher education proposal for the state community service plan for federal funding. One of the outcomes of this was the Michigan Generation Grants. The Michigan Campus Compact is funded by theW. K. Kellogg Foundation, Michigan Campus Compact members and now funds from the Commission on National and Community Service. Housed at Michigan State University, the Michigan Campus Compact is an affiliate of Campus Compact, the national project to promote public and community service, which is sponsored by the Education Commission of the States. What are Michigan Generation Grants? Michigan Generation Grants are financial awards ranging from $500 to $15,000 depending on the program category. Application for Michigan Generation Grant funds are open to individuals or groups on all Michigan higher education campuses who wish to develop or expand community service programs. Project proposals should foster the habit of lifelong involvement in community service as well as provide replicable models for use at other colleges and universities. Funding for Generation Grants are, in part, underwritten by the Commission on National and Community Service. Who may apply? Registered student organizations, individual students, faculty, and administrators of Michigan higher education institutions are eligible to submit project proposals. Student projects must be submitted jointly by the student/student organization and a faculty/administrative advisor. The president of the institution must- also provide signed acknowledgement of all project proposals. Grant applicants must also demonstrate evidence of a team or advisory group on their campus. Members of this team or advisory group must include students, staff, faculty, and community members. Other suggested members of this team or advisory group include a representative from the local Partnership for Education, United Way, Community Foundation, K-12 representative, �Volunteer Action Center, and other members of the community who represent local issues. Where appropriate, representatives of the target of the service may also be included. What type of projects may qualify for grant money? The Michigan Generation Grant project encourages the development of innovative public and community service projects on Michigan campuses. Proposals should address the following areas of potential impact which will enable Michigan to: 1.) create and expand community service activities for students at Michigan higher education institutions, by involving students in all levels of program/project planning, implementation, and evaluation. Objectives include the development of new program models, curriculum development, program evaluation, leadership and training programs, and innovative combination programs of the aforementioned areas; 2.) encourage student initiated and student designed community service projects, and include faculty, staff, and community members in all aspects of program/project planning, implementation, and evaluation; 3.) facilitate the integration of community service into the educational programs developing new curricula, centralizing resources for service learning curricula, and efforts to replicate successful models; 4.) encourage students to participate in community service efforts that will engender a sense of social responsibility and commitment to the community as already reflected as a central mission of MCC; 5.) encourage students to assist in literacy effons with individuals with limited basic skills or an inability to read or write; 6.) provide for the training of K-12 teachers, prospective teachers, college and university faculty and staff, and community leaders in the skills necessary to develop, supervise, and organize community service activities. The Michigan model will take into consideration the particular needs of a community and will involve participants in the development of proposed service activities. Michigan Generation Grant applicants will be required to provide 25 percent matching funds, either in-kind or actual costs, to implicitly demonstrate the campus commitment, provide plans for sustainability, and address how their program/project meets the criteria of quality , innovation and uniqueness, replicability, sustainability, and community voice. A campus applying for Michigan Generation Grants could apply for funds in. one of five areas: 1) student initiated program development, 2) evaluation and outcomes, 3) curriculum development, 4) localized leadership training, and 5) a combination of any of the first four criteria. Grant Cate~ories Student Initiated Program Grants Student-initiated programs are vital to the overall success of this plan. If we are to truly develop students' ethics of service and lifetime commitment to service, we must ensure that students are significant stakeholders in this process. Students will be required to involve community personnel, faculty, staff, and others in their planning. Michigan Generation Grants in this area will be awarded for up to $5,000 per proposal. A minimum of seven grants will be awarded in this program area. Evaluation and Outcomes Grants If we are truly to advance the field of service learning, opportunities for evaluation and outcomes must be promoted. The purpose of the evaluation and outcome emphasis is to learn from the �3 service, to improve the nature of service, and to provide tested models that will enhance the building of communities. The service learning research agenda recommended by Wingspread should be given priority for service evaluation efforts. Common assumptions and different methods will need to be tested. Evaluation and outcome teams or an advisory group of students, community personnel, and faculty is preferred in this fairly traditional academic arena. Evaluation and outcomes may be quantitative, or it may be qualitative. Faculty are encouraged to network with other faculty members on collaborative evaluation and outcomes across the state to identify similar models or methods. Youth initiated evaluation and outcome projects are encouraged. Higher education values the service learning models that empower relationships, making the recipients of service more likely to be servers themselves (Robert Greenleaf, Servant Leader). If service learning is to be seen as legitimate in the academy, evaluation and outcomes must focus on service learning. This will validate service learning as a valuable pedagogy. Grants will be available for evaluation and outcomes in conjunction with concurrently or previously funded Michigan Generation Grants only. The cap for a Michigan Generation Grant for evaluation and outcomes will be $10,000 per proposal. A minimum of three grants will be awarded in this program area. Curriculum Development Grants One of the greatest curriculum development challenges of moving service closer to the center of the mission of higher education is to develop courses that include service learning components. Michigan Generation Grant proposals could develop new courses or reformat existing courses. Generic curriculum materials could also be developed by subject area, which could be disseminated throughout the state. A faculty guide could be developed on how to sponsor student service learners for independent study credit. Liberal Arts courses, which offer the history of community service and philanthropy while also offering students the opportunity to serve, will particularly help the working and non-traditional students. Subject matter courses which specifically address youth topics (i.e. AIDS, literacy, violence) will also be given priority. Michigan Generation Grants in the curriculum will be awarded up to $10,000. A minimum of six grants will be awarded in this program area. Leadership Training Grants Michigan has the ability to provide quality statewide leadership and specialized training programs at the local level because of the infrastructure that exists through MCC, Cooperative Extension, the Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Michigan Non-Profit Forum. A campus could apply for a Michigan Generation Grant to develop local training programs for community members, youth, summer youth corps, teacher training, or for the development of a regional training program that will prepare students for leadership roles in service and community problem solving. The development of specific training programs for professional K-12 teachers, students in teacher education programs, and faculty on service learning pedagogy will be encouraged. Institutions of higher education may also provide leadership for training and education about the social issues connected to service. Michigan Generation Grants in this area will be awarded up to $10,000. A minimum of three grants will be awarded. Combination Grants We will seek innovative programs and projects in this solicitation of proposals. Campuses are encouraged to apply for funding for a combination of any of the four aforementioned areas. This fifth area of grants will encourage creativity and innovativeness and allow individuals to visualize the connection between areas. Michigan Generation Grants for combination grants will be awarded for up to $15,000. A minimum of three grants will be awarded in this area. How are grants awarded and administered? Grant proposals will be reviewed and decisions determined by a committee of higher education students, faculty, staff, representatives of community based organizations, and K-12. Final decisions will be made in collaboration with the Michigan Community Service Commission. �4 When may an application be submitted? All grant applications for consideration must be received in the office of the Michigan Campus Compact no later than September 25 for Cycle #1 and October 23 for Cycle #2. When are decisions announced? Written notifications to each applicant will be made on November 2 for Cycle #1 and December 22 for Cycle #2 .. Project implementation may begin anytime during the granting period, as in the approved project time line. Preparing and submitting your Michigan Generation Grant Application: All applicants must submit one signed original and eleven additional copies of the entire grant proposal, for a total of twelve. Grant applications should include the following components: Title Page: A form is included for your usage for this purpose. Cover letter: The cover letter briefly describes the project and includes the proposal originator's name, address and telephone number(s), as well as the name, address, and telephone number(s) of persons who will advise the project. If the project is being proposed by a student, please provide a summer mailing address for follow up. Acknowledgement from the president of the college/university: A signed acknowledgement from the college/university president must accompany the application. Overview of team or advisorv group: A description of the team or advisory group involved in the planning and implementation needs to include: team/group members name, title (i.e. student, faculty, staff, representative from community based organization, or K-12 ), and their roles in the proposed project. Summary statement: A summary statement is a one-page, double-spaced abstract that briefly describes the problem(s) being addressed, the proposed activities, and the project's intended outcome. The summary statement is attached as a cover sheet to the front of the proposal narrative. Proposal Narrative: The proposal narrative describes the project in detail. It should be no longer than five double-spaced pages. A few over simplistic examples have been provided for clarification of some narrative requirements. The proposal narrative should: 1 . Identify the community problem or need addressed by proposal. Example: Every town's shelters repon an average of ten newly homeless families each month. The effects of homelessness on families includes poor physical health, inadequate nutrition, stress, and despair. 2. Describe the proposed project activities. Example: Project Care activities will include advocating for emergency services, assistance with housing search and securing of funds to obtain housing, and linking families with social service agencies. These activities will be carried out with supervision, guidance, and training from Every town's �5 three emergency shelters and Every town county's Depanment of Social Services. 3. Discuss the probable effect of the project on the identified problem. 4. Where possible, discuss the anticipated impact of this project on: a) the students involved in the project, b) the campus, and c) the community in which the campus resides. Example: We expect to serve 25 homeless families in six months. 5. Include realistic estimates of the number of students to be recruited for volunteer efforts of the project . Example: We anticipate that 50 students will actively volunteer in the project in its first year of existence. These students will volunteer a minimum of two hours per week for ten weeks. 6. Include a proposed budget that outlines how funds will be used. In-kind contribution should be included in the budget projections. A 25 percent match is required. Michigan Campus Compact member campuses may use their annual dues as an in-kind match. Monies will be available for the project on a quarterly basis due to federal regulations. Please complete the budget page which is also included in this packet. 7. Include a time line for the project. 8. Include plans for continuation of the project beyond the Michigan Generation Grant funding period. 9. Include information on the training, orientation, reflection components of the program, and other information which will help to demonstrate how this proposal incorporates the Wingspread Principles of Good Practice for Service Learning. Letters of Support: . These letters document the worth of the project from the perspective of the letter writer. Examples include letters from the project's team or advisory group and the community agency that the project hopes to assist, if applicable. What are the conditions of the grant? Grant monies will be paid to the Michigan higher education institution shortly following compliance with the following conditions: 1. the Michigan institution representative is identified who will administer the grant money and maintain fiscal accountability for the project money, and 2. the member institution will agree to provide oversight to the project via the faculty or administrative advisor to the student/student groups or through the supervisors of faculty and staff who are awarded Michigan Generation Grant money. What is expected of grant recipients? Recipients of the Michigan Generation Grants are expected to submit an quarterly progress report during the granting period as well as afinal report at the end of the funding cycle. The final �6 report should summarize the work to date and include a financial repon. The final report should be accompanied by a signed cover letter from the project administrator indicating that the repon has been reviewed and approved by the faculty/administrative advisor. Final reports will need to include demographic data about the volunteers and participants. Grant recipients will be expected to attend a meeting of all recipients after grant awards are announced to share information, review the Principles of Good Practice for Service Learning, and discuss collaboration strategies. Excerpts from project summary reports will be adapted and shared with all Michigan higher education institutions as well as with the Commission on National and Community Service in order to strengthen and improve service programs across the state and nation. Who can provide assistance with developing the project and writing the proposal? Writing a grant proposal is not difficult, but it does require planning and attention to detail. If your campus has a Community Service Coordinator, he/she can assist with the application and project development. Additional information can be obtained by calling or writing the Michigan Campus Compact. Where should I send my proposal? Michigan Campus Compact 31 Kellogg Center East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1022 (517) 353-9393 �Michigan Campus Compact Higher Education Collaborative Project Generation Grant Title Page HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION: INFORMATION ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL APPLYING: Name: Title: Address: City/State/Zip: Telephone Number: Summer Address & Telephone: (if different than above address) INFORMATION ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FUNDS: Name: Title: Address: City/State/Zip Telephone Number: PROJECT NAME: BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF PROJECT: AMOUNT OF FUNDING REQUESTED: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PROJECT PERIOD STARTING DATE: PROJECT PERIOD ENDING DATE: (Must end by June 30, 1993) PROJECTED NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS: PROJECTED NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (NON VOLUNTEERS) �Michigan Generation Grant BUDGET OVERVIEW Project Name: Individual Higher Applying: Education Institution: Requested Funds: Supplies and Materials Equipment Rentals Printing Long Distance phone calls Transportation Staffing Postage Meeting costs for planning/training Other (Be specific): TOTAL REQUESTED: Matching Funds (25% match required) Direct Match Please itemize: Indirect Match Please itemize: TOTAL MATCH: �Michigan Community Service Commission Partners in Service Although the youth body is a standing committee of the Michigan Community Service Commission and only Commissioners which fall within the established age range may participate fully in youth body meetings, we have sought to develop strategies to increase interaction between youth body and Commission members. One strategy is a program called Partners in Service which will match Commissioners and youth body members in a one to one relationship. Partners in Service is based in part on a traditional mentoring program but goes one step funher. It will provide an opponunity for Commissioners to mentor youth body members and provide youth body members an opportunity to advise Commissioners. We place special emphasis on the latter and will be working with youth body members to prepare them for their role. With youth service being a major thrust of the Commission, Farmers in Service will provide Commissioners more exposure to those they serve and access to the youth perspective on issues facing the Commission. In addition, the program will allow Commissioners to interact with youth body members on a more informal basis. Youth body members will benefit from the program through their ability to share their concerns about service directly with a Commissioner and the opponunity to develop a closer relationship with an individual Commissioner. Orientation and training will be provided to both Commissioners and youth body members interested in participating in this program. Participants will be expected to call, write or visit in person approximately once a month. In addition, we will be trying to plan occasions when youth body members and Commissioners can meet, e.g. joint lunches at Commission meetings. Michigan Communitv Service Commission Partners -in Service Name: Yes, I am interested in being matched with a youth body member from my geographic area No, I am not interested in being matched with a youth body member from my geographic area Please return to: Michigan Community Service Commission Olds Plaza, 111 S. Capitol, 4th fl P.O. Box 30015 Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 335-4295 (517) 373-4977 (fax) CS/8/25/92 �Youth Engaged in Service Ambassador - Michigan 1992-3 In August of 1991 the state of Michigan was one of four locations chosen by the Points of Light Foundation to pilot its Youth Engaged in Service (YES ) Ambassador program. In September 1991 two young people between the ages of 18-25 were selected from over 50 applicants by a selection committee made of up of representatives from the Points of Light Foundation and leaders in the field of service in Michigan. Since September these young people have acted as advocates for the involvement of youth in community problem solving and have worked directly with youth to engage them in service and with individuals, organizations and institutions to stimulate the development of youth service opportunities. In September of 19~2 the first year of the YES Ambassador program will come to a close. After evaluating the program the Points of Light Foundation has decided to continue and expand the program. In 1992-3 YES Ambassadors will be placed in nine locations across the nation ; the four original locations, California, Michigan Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., will be joined by Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland and Minnesota. Based on the experience of the first year the program has been modified. Major differences include a more narrowed focus (see attached job description) and the selection of only one Ambassador per location. The process to select a YES Ambassador in Michigan for 1992-3 has already begun. A diverse Selection Committee has been put together with members representing both young people and leaders in the field of service (see attached list). Announcements about the position were sent to over 800 individuals, organizations, and institutions across the state including volunteer centers, United Ways, community foundations, college placement offices, and 4-H (see attached for complete list). To date over 45 applications have received. The Selection Committee is currently in the process of reviewing applications and will be making their recommendations for interviews by September 3. Interviews will be scheduled with up to eight candidates on September 10, 1992. Two candidates will be recommended to the Foundation who will in consultation with the host organization select one individual. The individual selected will then attend a training session with the other eight Ambassadors in the Washington , D.C. area in early October. Upon completion of their training Michigan's YES Ambassador will return to the state and begin a one year position with the Michigan Community Service Commission. CS/8/27/92 �Pe_) I \: TS () F Ll(_~ HT F 0 U ·~ C T ! C N YOUTH ENGAGED IN SERVICE (YES) AMBASSADOR - MICHIGAN Job Description Tne Points of Light Foundation is a national, nonpanisan, nonprofit organization whose vision is to make meaningful community service aimed at alleviating serious social problems central to the life of every American. Youth Engaged in Service is a division of the Foundation which is committed to making that vision a reality for young people between the ages of 5 and 25. In order to meet this goal the Division has created Youth Engaged in Service (YES) Ambassadors. YES Ambassadors act as advocates for youth involvement in community problem solving and act as catalysts for the creation of youth service opportunities. YES Ambassadors work primarily with young people through a variety of institutions, especially K-12 schools, volunteer centers and the Michi£an Communirv Service Commission. YES Ambassadors will focus on developing leaders:,ip and service learning skills among young people, and the ability of college students to play a role in the development of K-12 service learning programs. This position will be housed with the l\tlichigan Community Service Commission. Specific responsibilities include: Training young people in leadership skills and service learning in schools, volunteer centers and other non-profit settings. This will include working with the Michigan Community Service Commission's statewide youth body on service. Recruiting and training college students ro assist school youth and reachers in deve loping service learning activities as part of classroom insrruction. Working with the l\tlichigan Community Service Commission to deve!op·rheir youth service policy. • Researching and identifying exemplary youth community service programs, youth leaders, and resources that can assist inqividuals in the developme::H of youth service programs. Making presentations on the importance of youth involvement in community service to youth and other sectors. Consulting one on one about the development of youth service initiatives and connecting individuals and programs to exemplary examples, ne~orks and resources. Young people be:ween the ages of 18 and 25 are eligible. Successful candidates should have a demonstrated commitment to community service; exc;:dlent written and oral communication skills evidenced by public spcling experience and writings; be a highly motivated individual with strong leadership traits; extensive interpersonal and coalition building skills; ability to nvel extensively both within the sure and nationwide. A Salary of $20,000 plus benefits will be provided. This is a one yeJ.r position which will commence in September of 1992. �APPLICATION PROCESS To apply for the Points of Light Foundation YES Ambassador position in Michigan please send a cover letter explaining why you want the job, a resume, two leners of reference, a one page answer to one of the following questions: 1. What is the most pressing social problem in society today and how can young people be a part of addressing the issue? 2. If you were calling young people to se:ve and challenging them to solve serious social problems in their community, what would you say? 3. In working to get all young people involved in community se:vice, what are the biggest barriers, and how can they be overcome? and a one page description of a project you might undenake as a YES Ambassador which would fall within the role of an Ambassador in Michigan. All application materials must be received by Friday, August 21, 1992 at: Michigan Community Service Commission Olds Plaza, 111 S. Capitol, 4th fl. P.O. Box 30015 Lansing, MI 48909 Ann: Diana Rodriguez Algra, Executive Director phone: (517) 335-4295 fax: (517) 373-4977 �1992-3 Youth Engaged in Service Ambassador- Michigan Selection Process Outreach Volunteer Centers 4-H Youth Agents Four Year and Two Year College Presidents Four Year and Two Year College Placement Offices Michigan Campus Compact Community Service Coordinators United Ways Community Foundations Youth Volunteer Corps Urban Leagues Youth Service Michigan Participants Miscellaneous young people Miscellaneous community based organizations Michigan Community Service Commissioners and Liasons Service Deli very Areas Boys and Girls Clubs Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts YMCAs and YWCAs Miscellaneous Educators �Youth Engaged in Service Ambassador 1992-3 Selection Committee Members • Diana Algra, Executive Director, Michigan Community Service Commission • Red Elk Banks, Member Points of Light Foundation Board of Directors; intern, W.K. Kellogg Foundation; student, University of Minnesota • Julie Busch, Executive Director, Michigan Campus Compact • Aaron Cantrell, Executive Director, Kalamazoo Volunteer Center • C. • Michelle Engler, First Lady; Chair, Michigan Community Service Commission • Elaine Gordan, Michigan Department of Education, ServeAmerica Program Coordinator • Maryellen Lewis, Executive Director, Michigan Nonprofit Forum J. Chappell, student, Holt High School • Jim McHale, Program Associate, Council of Michigan Foundations • David Marsh, student, Lansing Community College • Randy Neelis, Superintendent, Menominee Public Schools; Member, Michigan Community Service Commission • Elaine Woods, Battle Creek Youth Volunteer Corps CS/26/8/92 �September 4, 1992 Catherine Milton Executive Director The Commission on National and Community Service The National Press Bldg., 4th fl 529 14th Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20045 Dear Ms. Milton, Developments at both the local, state and national level have signalled a paradigm shift in how we view youth in our communities. Traditionally, young people have been seen as the problem and not part of the solution; they have been served instead of serving. Today communities are recognizing that young people are valued resources, bringing idealism, hope, energy and creativity- much needed commodities in today's world. It is now evident that young people must play an active role in community problem solving if we are to deal with the serious social issues which confront us. The Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) has embraced the philosophy of youth as resources and believes service offers young people a unique opportunity to actively affect the issues facing their communities. In addition, it provides an opportunity to develop leaders not only for tomorrow, but for today. The MCSC supports not only the involvement of young people in service opportunities, but the involvement of young people in the development youth service policy. At this time the Michigan Community Service Commission would like to request $27,500 from the National and Community Service Commission to develop additional strategies which will provide young people with more service opportunities and voice in the development of youth service policy at the local, state and national level. Michigan has already made a substantive commitment to involving young people in the development of its youth service policy and community problem solving. Young people were a vital part of the meetings which led to the formation of the Michigan Community Service Commission and they continue to be central to the Commission's proceedings. Currently two young people serve directly on the Commission, 15 young people make up a statewide youth body which is a standing committee of the Commission and over 50 young people will participate in the state's subgranting review process. In addition, the Commission has created a program, Partners in Service, which matches Commissioners with youth from their locality in a mutually beneficial relationship. The Commission also hosts Points of Light Foundation Youth Engaged in Service Ambassadors. These young people have played an active role in Commission business, including the development of the state's application to the National Commission and have provided an ongoing youth voice to the Commission's activities. �Catherine Milton Page 2 The Michigan Community Service Commission, however, is interested in developing additional strategies which will involve more young people in youth service opportunities and the development of youth service policy. Below we have listed a number of strategies we would like to explore with your help, including: • The development of regional meetings across the state hosted by MCS Commissioners and youth body members to gain input and ideas regarding the state's application and its youth service policy. • The provision of training to young people who will participate in the state's grant review process (ServeAmerica; Higher Education and Youth Corps). This training would be developed and conducted in collaboration with the Council of Michigan Foundations Kellogg Youth Initiative Program. • The convening of a statewide youth conference on community service and the role of young people in community problem solving. This conference would be modeled on Project Outreach's statewide student leadership conference and the Points of Light Foundation Youth Action Forums held in Metropolitan Detroit and Mt. Pleasant, MI. • The development of statewide newsletter (by and for young people) to connect youth networks involved in community service. This newsletter would provide examples of student initiated projects; profiles of young people in service; opportunities for young people at local, state and national level. • The enhancement of the existing community service component of Project Outreach's Student Government Academy. This workshop would be expanded to place more attention on how students can get involved at the local, state and national level in youth service policy development; how to organize and implement successful community service projects; how to recruit and train students; human relationship skills needed to work with others in setting and reaching service learning goals; and problem solving techniques and skills. • The modification of Project Outreach's Student Government Academies (in conjunction with Michigan 4-H and Council of Michigan Foundations Kellogg Youth Initiative Program ) to develop academies which would train young people interested in or already sitting on boards of non profit organizations. • The development of "youth community service" as a theme for the 1992-3 student leadership forums which are conducted by Project Outreach. Traditionally these leadership forums have focused on the problems young people see in schools, the development of this theme would focus on the problems young people see in their communities and how through service young people can impact these problems. These forums would be modeled on part of the Points of Light Foundation Youth Action Forums developed in Metropolitan Detroit and Mt. Pleasant, MI. • The development of a minigrant program aimed at youth initiated service projects . Information on these grants would be made available through the student leadership forums held at the local level, regional meetings and the statewide conference. They �Catherine Milton Page 3 would be modeled in part on the Michigan Campus Compact Venture Grant and Generation Grant concept. The MCSC statewide youth body on service would act as the grant making body for these monies. • The creation of a resource for young people which would delineate service opportunities in their local community. These resources would be developed in conjunction with local student leadership forums and would help provide young people at these forums with concrete ways they can get involved in their local community. These resources would be developed in conjunction with Volunteer Centers of Michigan. • The development of workshops/training for adults on how to work with young people and how to facilitate youth involvement at the local, state and national level. These workshops/trainings would be developed in conjunction with Michigan 4-H. • The development of a speakers bureau of young people who can talk to and train their peers in community service. This speakers bureau would work in conjunction with the Michigan Points of Light Foundation Youth Engaged in Service Ambassador. We believe that these strategies coupled with those already in place will allow Michigan to act as a model for other states in the area of youth involvement. You should note that these strategies will build on already existing organizations and efforts in the state and not all described efforts will require funding. We have enclosed an estimated budget and a description of the programs we would be working with. If you have any questions or wish any further information, please feel free to contact myself or Cynthia Scherer in the MCSC office at (517) 335-4295. Sincerely, Diana V. Rodriguez Algra Executive Director Michigan Community Service Commission Enclosures �Michigan Community Service Commission Youth Voice Activities Collaborating Organizations/Initiatives • Cooperative Extension Service, 4-H Youth Programs - 4-H is the premier youth development agency in the state that involves volunteers in providing positive, experiential and educational opportunities for and with youth. Michigan 4-H seeks to create environments, through collaboration, that build strong, healthy youth who are proactive in a complex and changing world. Two 4-H programs, Peerplus and Youth . Experiencing Action, work to develop leadership and a lifelong commitment to community service among young people. In addition, 4-H has worked a great deal with adults preparing them to work with youth . • Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Community Foundation Youth and Technical Assistance Project - Council of Michigan Foundations in service to its community foundations has received a $35 million commitment from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation and a companion grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation in order to: establish permanent and growing funds within each community foundation to meet urgent local youth needs across the state; expose young people to an experience in philanthropy and volunteerism; and to build and expand the network of community foundations attempting to cover the state in order to assure that every donor has access to a foundation vehicle. This statewide project which combines local endowed community funds for youth needs with the exposure of youth to philanthropy is matched nowhere else in the nation and promises to provide significant resources for the development of projects which meet urgent youth needs. • Michigan Campus Compact - The Michigan Campus Compact (MCC) is an actionoriented coalition of colleges and universities whose mission is to create voluntary community service opportunities for their students. The Compact promotes "education for citizenship" by encouraging service and internship experiences that develop students' sense of civic responsibility. Michigan is one of the three original states which established a state Compact in the nation. Current member institutions include: Adrian College, Albion College, Alma College, Andrews College, Calvin College, Grand Valley State University, Hope College, Kalamazoo College, Lake Superior State University, Lansing Community College, Michigan State University, Northern Michigan University, Oakland Community College, University of Michigan, Wayne State University, Western Michigan University. In addition to its collegiate membership, representatives from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Kresge Foundation and the Council of Michigan Foundations were an integral part of its formation and currently it on the Compact' s Advisory Board. MCC provides students, faculty and administrators from members schools with technical assistance, seminars, workshops, conferences, resource materials and grants to further the concept of collegiate service. The Compact has been recognized as a national model and has provided assistance to other state's wishing to form a Compact including, Colorado, Ohio, Washington, Florida, Indiana and New York. • Project Outreach, Michigan Department of Education - Since it was established by the State Board of Education ten years ago, Project Outreach has provided leadership training to high school students throughout Michigan. At approximately 40 annual Student LEadership Forums, high school (and sometimes junior high) students explore key issues they have identified, during a day long program of information gathering and problem solving sessions. Students then make recommendations to their school administrators for solutions to these issues. Through approximately 20 annual student Government Training Academies, Project Outreach �trains high school students elected to serve on their local student governments. The community service component of the academy helps these student leaders promote and initiate school-based community service projects. A student representative from each forum and academy training site is then selected by his/her peers to serve on the Departtnent of Education's Student Advisory Council. This group meets once a year for a two day conference to review, discuss and make recommendations concerning educational issues to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, the State Board of Education and Departtnent of Education representatives. • Volunteer Centers of Michigan - The eighteen volunteer centers in Michigan have formed a statewide network to strengthen existing volunteer centers, to provide leadership in the development of new volunteer centers and to promote and strengthen volunteerism statewide. They have provided an infrastructure for community service throughout the state and have recognized the importance of youth community service. A number of volunteer centers, including those in Alpena, Battle Creek, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Midland and Southwest Michigan have developed programs specifically to work with young people in their communities providing them with training, orientation and service opportunities. Many have developed close partnerships with K-12 educational institutions in providing service opportunities for youth. • Youth Engaged in Service Ambassadors, Points of Light Foundation - A division of the Points of Light Foundation, Youth Engaged in Service (YES) seeks to challenge every young person, age 5 to 25, to engage in service aimed at meeting important social needs, and to stimulate the creation of opportunities and support necessary to make that service meaningful. Helping to achieve these objectives are a group of young people who are serving as YES ambassadors in communities around the nation. YES ambassadors are working to build support among a variety of institutions and organizations at the state level and to encourage the development of youth service opportunities at the local level. Michigan has been chosen as one of the first four sites for the YES ambassador program. �Michigan Community Service Commission Youth Voice Activities Estimated Budget Regional Meetings (7 one day meetings, 100 participants each@ $1,000 per meeting) . . . . . $7,000.00 Grant Review Training (7 half day trainings, 25 participants each@ approximately $350 per meeting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500.00 Statewide Conference (300-500 participants) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000.00 Newsletter (quarterly) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000.00 Youth on Boards Academies (3@ $500.00 each) . . . ... .. .. . .... .. $1,500.00 Youth Initiated Minigrant program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500.00 Local Resource Directories of Youth Service Opportunities Total $2,000.00 . . . . . . . $27,500.00 In kind support: All staff rime to initiate these initiatives will be in kind; it will require not only the rime of the MCSC st~ff (including Michigan's Points of Light Foundation YES Ambassador), but that of the collaborating organizations. In addition the MCSC has already agreed to put $9,000 into its youth voice activities. � 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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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_1992_CM_1992-09-25_Next-Meeting_Informational-Packet Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1992-09-25 commission meeting next meeting informational packet Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1992-09-25 commission meeting next meeting informational packet. 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. 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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_1992_CM_1992-09-25_Parking-Information-WKKF Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1992-09-25 commission meeting parking information W. K. Kellogg Foundation Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1992-09-25 commission meeting parking information W. K. Kellogg Foundation. 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, 49490 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 1992-09-25 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/1fcc67e8b31d3d68b15b90fdc06131c0.pdf 4b704eb2b7f3f07234a4d73a37045fc1 PDF Text Text Michigan Community Service Commission Review Process for National and Community Service Commission Funds TitleC 1. Youth and Conservation Service Corps: Youth Volunteer Corps- New Initiatives: a. RFP deadline- September 18, 1992. b. Intemal staff review of proposals to determine if general guidelines were met by October 2, 1992. c. External review of proposals by Commissioners and others. Materials will be mailed by October 5, 1992. d. Feedback (via conference call) on proposals to the Commission by October 18, 1992. e. Submission of Recommendations to Commission for action by October 23, 1992. f. Notification of grantees regarding their awards by November 2, 1992. Existing Initiatives -Youth Volunteer Corps and Planning Grants Proposals are also expected from the following organizations to provide ongoing or planning grant funds. The National Commission strongly encouraged the use of grant funds received to not only create new programs but enhance already existing programs. These organizations were targeted because they were already in operation or were in the planning process. 1. Youth Volunteer Corps -United Community Services Metropolitan Detroit -Urban League- Battle Creek - Marquette/Alger Intermediate School District 1 �2. Flint Urban Corps -Public/Private Venture Model 3. Grand Valley State University- Planning Grant for "City Year" Model These RFP's are due in the Commission office by October 23, 1992 and will be forwarded to the Review Committee for comments and recommendations. We hope to be able to bring these funding recommendations to our November 20, 1992 Commission meeting. Title B2 - Higher Education a. First Cycle Request For Proposal deadline- September 25, 1992. b. Staff will review and then forward proposals to Review Committee. c. A meeting of the Review Committee will be held October 13, 1992 from 10:00 a.m. till 1:00 p.m., in the Red Cedar Room at Kellogg Center, East Lansing. d. Recommendations from the Review Committee will be brought before Commission at the October 23, 1992 meeting. e. Notification of First Cycle grantees by November 2, 1992. f. Second Cycle Request For Proposal deadline, October 23, 1992. g. Staff will review and then forward proposals to Review Committee. h. A Meeting of the Review Committee will be held November 20, 1992 at Hope College, from 12:00 Noon till 3:00 p.m. 1. Recommendations from the Review Committee for funding will be forwarded to the Commission via mail by December 15, 1992. J. Notification of Second Cycle grantees by December 22, 1992. Title Bl - Serve America Due to unforeseen delays, the Request For Proposal (RFP) for this subtitle will not be available until September 30, 1992. The deadline for this RFP has been set for November 6, 1992. Elaine Gordon from the Michigan Department of Education will establish a time line for the proposal review and recommendations to the Commission which will be forwarded to the Commission as soon as it is available. 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, 49491 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 1992-09-25 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/e6e3fb4f175606ecad6747159e5a29fa.pdf 43be0f75924cb74f3a05cb1b4f091aeb PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER, Governor DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 201 N. WASHINGTON , P 0 BOX 30015 , LANSING , Ml 48909 LOWELL W. PERRY, Director October 1, 1992 Dr. Valora Washington Vice President of Programs W. K. Kellogg Foundation One Michigan Avenue East Battle Creek, Michigan 49017 Dear Dr. Washington: Let me take this opportunity to thank you for hosting our September 25, 1992 Conunission meeting. It was wonderful to visit the \V. K. Kellogg Foundation and enjoy your new and beautiful building. A special thank you for your very interesting presentation and overview of the Foundation. We appreciated the time and warm welcome that everyone involved with Foundation gave to us. Sincerely, A- Diana Algra, Executive Director Michigan Community Service Commission � 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_1992_CM_1992-09-25_WKKF-Thank-You-Host-Letter Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1992-09-25 commission meeting W. K. Kellogg Foundation thank you host letter Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1992-09-25 commission meeting W. K. Kellogg Foundation thank you host 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, 49492 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 1992-09-25 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/814d02c376092b19a6115e86836d8813.pdf c14406e2db5d5770e8a64dde243cf61b PDF Text Text Michigan Community Service Commission 1992-93 Annual Report Draft Outline L Historical Background 1. What prompted the creation of the Michigan Community Service Commission. a. b. c. II. Creation of Commission 1. 2. 3. ill. Michigan Vision. State Application- Outcomes for Michigan 1. 2. 3. VI. Goals and objectives. Michigan Community Service Commission Response to National Community Service Act of 1990 1. V. Executive Order. Selection and biographical sketch of Commissioners. Organizational Structure. Michigan Community Service Commission 1. IV. Kellogg's Grantee's Meeting of May 1991. The Youth Service Michigan Summer of 1991 meetings. Outcomes that contributed to the creation of the Commission. Title B1 in Michigan: Title BII in Michigan: Title C in Michigan: The SERVE Michigan Program. The Michigan Generation Grant Programs. New Youth Volunteer Corps Initiatives. Youth Voice -MYPAC- National Model 1. 2. 3. The Planning Team and the Concept. The Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council (MYP AC). The Michigan Model and National Replication. �VII. Youth Engaged in Service (YES)-The Points of Light Foundation in Michigan 1. 2. 3. What is Youth Engaged in Service (YES)? Michigan YES 1991-92 Year-end Report. Visions for 1992-93. a. The MYPAC . b. The Mount Pleasant Youth Action Forum. VITI. First Annual Commission Retreat and Future Direction for the Commission IX. Budget Report for 1991-92 � 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_1992_CM_1992-10-23_Annual-Report-Draft-Outline Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1992-10-23 commission meeting annual report draft outline Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1992-10-23 commission meeting annual report draft outline. 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, 49493 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 1992-10-23 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/7a3ceb0ccc673efb7340605706b7653b.pdf d165bb34fe09753eaeb4febf50d228e5 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN ~~ Chairperson Michelle Engler Executive Director Diana Rodriguez Algra JOHN ENGLER, Governor DEPARTMENT OF LABOR MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION 111 S. CAPITOL AVENUE OLDS PLAZA , 4TH FLOOR P.O. BOX 30015 LANSING MICHIGAN 48909 TEL. (517) 335-4295 LOWELL W. PERRY , Director October 23, 1992 DATE: TO: FROM: Diana Algra, Executive Director \" Michigan Community Service Commiss\on' SUBJECT: Grant recommendations \ { Mrs. Engler requested that I contact each of you for your comments and votes regarding are grant recommendations. I've attached the summaries for both the Title B-2 Higher Education New Generation Grants and Title C Youth & Conservation Corps. Please phone Mary Estrada at our office no later than Monday, October 26, 1992 with your response. The Commissioners present felt it was important to have as much input and consensus as possible in our first funding recommendations. Thank you. CD ® JCYI Blj~ -'IES Dor-+R-'1 J5hnSOV(- Y~S @ ~ud~ Re-~-es ~ '-fES G) Vern 'a; t\JeJkro..ct- 1 @ 1\JO ?Bt&- ~6bcurd-- '-/65 Ge:¥\e-v~ W i \lta VY\5 ~ 3vJev I~ 'D r-a k.a: +\ evt ry 6 a£ Vt e:.s. - VE S =-, 1\GYDty1 }Jea_(is - d1~ ~ �Chairperson Michelle Engler Executive Director Diana Rodriguez Algra JOHN ENGLER, Governor DEPARTMENT OF LABOR MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION 111 S. CAPITOL AVENUE OLDS PLAZA, 4TH FLOOR P.O. BOX 30015 LANSING MICHIGAN 48909 TEL. (517) 335-4295 LOWELL W. PERRY, Director DATE: October 23, 1992 TO: Vernie Nethercut, Randy Neelis, Judith Reyes, Henry Gaines, Paul Hubbard, Dottie Johnson, Jon Blyth, Beverly Drake and Geneva Williams FROM: Diana Algra, Executive Director Michigan Community Service Commiss · o SUBJECT: Grant recommendations Mrs. Engler requested that I contact each of you for your comments and votes regarding are grant recommendations. I've attached the summaries for both the Title B-2 Higher Education New Generation Grants and Title C Youth & Conservation Corps. Please phone Mary Estrada at our office no later than Monday, October 26, 1992 with your response. The Commissioners present felt it was important to have as much input and consensus as possible in our first funding recommendations. Thank you. �STATE OF MICHIGAN Chairperson • Michelle Engler Executive Director Diana Rodriguez Algra JOHN ENGLER , Governor DEPARTMENT OF LABOR MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION 111 S. CAP ITOL AVENUE OLDS PLAZA, 4TH FLOOR P.O. BOX 30015 LANSING MICHIGAN 48909 TEL. (517) 335-4295 LOWELL W. PERRY, Director DATE: October 16, 1992 TO: Michelle Engler, Chairperson Michigan Community Service Commission Members FROM: Diana Algra, Executive Director Michigan Community Service Commission SUBJECT: Funding Recommendation for New Youth Volunteer Corps Models The Michigan Community Service Commission received a total of $500,000 under Title C of the National and Community Service Act. Allocated funds were effective July 1, 1992- June 30, 1993 with an additional 90 day extension permitted. The $500,000 awarded under Title C to Michigan through the MCSC was divided as follows: a. $250,000 to be allocated to operate three residential camps entitled the Youth Environmental Education Service Corps (YEES). b. $250,000 to be granted to local communities to develop, implement, or enhance youth corp models. • $115,000 was designated to fund new Youth Volunteer Corps initiatives serving youth ages 12 to 17. Awards may range in size from $25,000 to $35,000. Deadline for New Youth Volunteer Corps proposals was September 23, 1992. • $45,000 was designated to assist existing Youth Volunteer Corps in the state. Maximum award: $15,000. We anticipate awarding three proposals . • $70,000 was designated to assist with year-round full-time Urban Corps models in the state. Maximum award: $35,000. We anticipate awarding two proposals . Deadline for existing Youth Volunteer Corps and year-round full-time Urban Corps proposals is October 23, 1992. �The Commission received 12 proposals under New Youth Volunteer Corps for a total of $378.227 in funding requests. An internal review of the proposal yielded a field of ten that would go forth to the larger committee for review. Our review committee consisted of the following individuals: • • • • Darin Day - YES Ambassador Octavia Vaughn- Michigan COOL Into the Street Coordinator Randy Neelis - MCSC Commissioner Diana Algra - MCSC Executive Director Written comments were also submitted by the following individuals: • • • • Mel Farmer - Dept. of Labor!BETCS Joel Orosz - MCSC Commissioner Terry Pruitt - MCSC Commissioner Joe Gonzales - Field Organizer for Youth Volunteer Corps of America The review committee recommends that the following proposals be funded: Funding Requested Organization 1. Alpena Community Funding Recommendation 28,712 25,000 2. United Way of Muskegon County 35,000 32,500 3. Eight CAP, Inc. 19,430 19,000 4. Menominee-Delta Schoolcraft Community Action Agency 16,000 16,000 5. Wayne-Metro Community Services Agency 28,751 22,500 127,893 115,000 College Totals Enclosure �Michigan New Youth Volunteer Corps Initiatives National and Community Service Act: Subtitle C Proposal Abstracts Alpena Community College Alpena, MI Currently about 80 Alpena High School students volunteer 2 to 4 hours per week in human service agencies during the school year. The YVC plan is to recruit junior and senior high school students for weekend Team Projects in Spring Semester 1993, and for four two-week projects in the summer of 1993. Teams would consist of 8 to 10 volunteer youth and one paid Team Leader. Projects include mentoring, housing rehabilitation, and park maintenance. The program will target teens from low income families, those struggling with academics, and those possessing handicapper characteristics. The 8 to 10 member teams are also expected to provide service for Alpena's community events such as the Brown Trout Festival and the June Riverfesr. Recommended Funding: $25, 000 EightCAP, Inc. Greenville, MI The Montcalm-Ionia Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) would be a year-round project providing volunteer experiences for 80 youth . Because these counties are rural and comprised of communities with populations less than 9,000, resources are not available in any one community to initiate a youth volunteer project. A Youth Volunteer Corps program would provide direction and leadership for establishing an on-going network for youth service in these rural areas. In its 26th year as a Community Action Agency, EightCAP has developed and operated programs in such areas as summer youth employment, domestic violence, foster grandparents, JTPA, Head Start, home weatherization, and Special Olympics. Staff expertise and community support will help facilitate the development of meaningful service opportunities for YVC participants. Recommended Funding: $19,000 Menominee-Delta-Schoolcraft Community Action Agency Escanaba, MI The main objectives of the Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) include unlimited opportunities for youth to participate in projects which directly benefit their community. The cities of Escanaba and Gladstone have several major projects in which the YVC will participate. For example, feeding elderly care facility residents, city beautification, and Special Olympics. Expected outcomes include increased intergenerational communication and understanding, direct service to the community, and a supportive atmosphere for youth . The involvement of the schools and the Retired Seniors Volunteer Program (RSVP) will increase public awareness and involvement. The Menominee-Delta-Schoolcraft Community Action Agency is also applying to become a Volunteer Center through the Volunteer Centers of Michigan (VCM). Recommended Funding: $16,000 �United Way of Muskegon County and the Muskegon County Community Foundation Muskegon, MI In its first year, the Muskegon County YVC hopes to involve 200 young people, ages 14 to 18, in guided team community service projects and provide the community with more than 20,000 volunteer hours. The YVC will place teams of youth volunteers, led by trained Team Leaders, in diverse community agencies to provide service which is meaningful to the community and to the participant. Youth volunteers can serve in intensive summer sessions of 4 to 8 weeks and in periodic short-term school year projects. Drawn from the full socio-economic, geographic, and ethnic diversity of Muskegon County, youth volunteers will develop important civic and life skills through exposure to others and by performing needed community service. Recommended Funding: $32,500 Wayne-Metropolitan Community Services Agency Ecorse, MI This project is a collaboration between Wayne-Metropolitan Community Services Agency (WMCSA), the Youth Volunteer Corps of Metropolitan Detroit, and Communities First. The program will be based in the City of Highland Park. Youth will be recruited through various community sources. Every attempt will be made to match participants with service initiatives in their own communities. The scope of the program includes Ecorse, River Rouge, Inkster, Romulus, Taylor, Hamtramck, and Sumpter Township. These cities have been identified as the most economically vulnerable in the Out-Wayne County area. The Out-Wayne County YVC will participate in such programs as neighborhood rehabilitation, working in homeless shelters, soup kitchens, food distribution, and services to senior citizens. The YVC will also coordinate the efforts of the emerging City of Highland Park Teenage City Council and provide services to various city government offices. Recommended Funding: $22,500 Total Recommended Funding: $115,000 Geographic Distribution: • Metropolitan Detroit (Highland Park and Out-Wayne County) • Northeastern Lower Peninsula (Alpena) • Coastal Western Michigan (Muskegon County) • Upper Peninsula (Menominee-Delta-Schoolcraft Counties) • Western Lower Peninsula (Greenville) �31 K ELL 0 G G CENTER MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY EAST LANSING. MICHIGAN 48824 ( 517) 353 - 9393 October 22, 1992 ID: Michigan Community Service Commission FROM: John E. Marshall, III; President, Kresge Foundation and Chair, Michigan Generation Grant Review Committee SUBJECT: Cycle I Funding Recommendations/Michigan Generation Grants Earlier this year, the Michigan Community Service Commission designated the Michigan Campus Compact Higher Education Collaborative as the lead higher education consortium sub grantee in the Title II B Higher Education award program. One of the outcomes of this was the Michigan Generation Grant's two-cycle award program consisting of a minimum of 22 subgrants ranging from $500 to $15,000 for a total of $200,000. At this point, we have just concluded Cycle I, with Cycle 2 ending October 23, 1992. The Consortium has allotted the following financial awards to both Cycle 1 and Cycle 2 grant categories: 1). Student Initiated projects - 7 grants to be awarded for up to $5,000 per proposal; 2). Evaluation & Outcomes - 3 grants for up to $10,000 per proposal; 3). Curriculum Development - 6 grants capped at $10,000 per proposal; 4). Leadership Training - 3 grants at $10,000 per proposal; 5). Combination projects - 3 grants to be awarded up to $15,000 per proposal. For the first cycle of Michigan Generation Grants, we have received 14 proposals from 11 Michigan colleges and universities for a total funding request of $135,256.40. The Michigan Generation Grant Review Committee met October 13, 1992 and reviewed each proposal submitted. The Committee selected 8 proposals, totalling $62,614, to be forwarded to the Michigan Community Service Commission for approval. These proposals are as follows: Proposal #1 Alpena Community College "Project SIRY (Student Initiated Resource Yolunteerism)" Request: $13,160 (Combination Grant) The project seeks to design activities and encourage students to research pertinent social problems in the community and develop a course of action toward solving them through organized volunteer efforts. Proposal #2 Aquinas College "Project RESPOND" Request: $5,000 (Student Initiated) Students will learn and serve at the same time. They will be building trails, planting trees, picking up trash at a State Park in Michigan and at the same time they will learn about environmental problems, the vegetation and ecology of Michigan. Proposal #3 Central Michigan University "Inte&ratin& Service Learn in& Into Request: $14,995 (Combination Grant) Preservice and Inservice Teacher Education & K-12 Schools" The M!ch1gan Campus Compact1s funded mpart by a grant from /he WK. Kellogg Foundation of Bailie Creek. Michigan. �CMU, Gratiot-Isabella Regional Educational Service District and the K-12 Schools it serves will collaborate to train "teams" of CMU faculty, cooperating teachers and student teachers to implement service learning lessons into K-12 classrooms. Proposal #4 Delta College "Student Volunteer Pro~" Request: $15,000 (Combination Grant) Expand existing partnership between Delta College and Tri-County Voluntary Action Centers to encourage additional students to volunteer in community organizations. Proposal #5 Grand Valley State University "Community Service for Business Students" Request: $2,370 (Student Initiated) This project will provide students of the Seidman School of Business with the opportunity to become involved as volunteers in various community service organization activities in the Grand Rapids area. Proposal #6 Grand Valley State University "Children of Request: $2,075 (Student Initiated) Domestic Violence" An initiative to assist in combatting the pervasive social problem, domestic violence, by implementing programs for children in a shelter for domestic violence. "Buildin~ Student Proposal #7 Macomb Community College Request: $4,964 (Student Initiated) Comminnent to Service" This project will engage 75 students in a community service project with HOM (Housing Opportunities of Macomb) which will involve renovating a neighborhood home for a local family for Spring 1993 occupancy. "MSU COOL ACTION'' Proposal #8 Michigan State University Request: $5,000 (Student Initiated) MSU COOL ACTION is an organization consisting of three components: "Into the Streets," Alternative Break Programming, and the Registered Student Organizations Network Coalition. These organizations provide students with strong roles in developing service opportunities and a service ethic. FUNDING CYCLE I TOTAL PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS MICHIGAN GENERATION GRANTS Proposals Institution Submitted 1. Alpena 1 2. Andrews 1 3. Aquinas 1 4. CMU 1 5. Delta 1 6. GVSU 4 ?.Macomb 1 1 8. MSU 9. NMU 1 10. Schoolcraft 1 11. Spring Arbor 1 Total$ ReQuested $13,160 $15,000 $ 5,000 $14,995 $15,000 $32,273 $ 4,964 $ 5,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 #Recommended forFundin~ 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 Resubmit Resubmit Dollar Amount ReQuested $13,160 0 $ 5,000 $14,995 $15,000 $ 4,495 $ 4,964 $ 5,000 0 � 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_1992_CM_1992-10-23_Grant-and-Funding-Recommendations Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1992-10-23 commission meeting grant recommendations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1992-10-23 commission meeting grant recommendations. 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, 49494 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 1992-10-23 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/46037c08036effc7c352bb37911351a0.pdf dba79ddfce143b45938fb6736d8f8a8a PDF Text Text Impact Seminars for Youth, Inc. P. 0. Box 177 Royal Oak, MI 48068 June 23, 1991 The following were duly elected to the Board of Directors of Impact Seminars for Youth, Inc. at the first Board meeting May 22, 1991. Mr. Orlando B. Doyle Founder and Incor.porator Impact Seminars for Youth, Inc. P. 0. Box 177 Royal Oak, MI 48068 (313)542-3579 Mr. Thomas Randazzo Vice President and Legal Counsel Nortru, Inc. 515 Lycaste Detroit, MI 48214 (313)824-5432 Mrs. Mary Lou Parks Assistant Coordinator UAW Community Action Program 6696 Crane Detroit, MI 48213 (313)521-8700 Home Ms. Bobhi R. Tyler Branch Manager AAA of Michigan 22450 Schoolcraft Detroit, MI 48223 (313)255-9310 Note: Mrs. Mary Lou Parks was officially named to the Board by State Representative Hanson Clarke, per his letter dated March 14, 1991. Mr. Albert M. Ward Administrative Assistant Wayne County 1200 Sixth Street, Suite 900 Detroit, MI 48226 (313)256-1001 Board Elected Officers: Ms. Willie E. Woods Area F Assistant Superintendent Detroit Public Schools 4300 Marseilles Detroit, MI 48224 (313)245-3411 President: 0. B. Doyle Secretary: W. E. Woods Treasurer: A. M. Ward Assistant Treasurer: W. E. Woods Sincerely yours, n ' ,') 1 1 "-1 ----- ~ _\/l~-J.--~)t.:s+- ~~) orlando B. Doyle Founder and President ( '-- c--- �DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DISTRICT DIRECTOR P. 0. BOX 2508 CINCINNATI, OH 45201 Empl 0ye r JAN 31 199Z IMrArT SlMINAkS roR YUUJH lN C UO OF\Lf'li.fEifl f: DflY!.E Identification Numb ~ r: C:a:a ll t a ct F'r: I'"S C•Tl ~ OOTTIF DOWHNG Cont ~H: t T (.·: I f:p h•:onE· N•1mher: ( 513) 6!::\4 ·< )578 f-'l.l BOX 1"?? ROYAL. 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If you d( • not mt:et the pub I i ·~ s uppo1·· t r ."? quin: ment ~; durin'] the advance rul infJ perio d, H E' l·li II c I as ~; i f y you .·, !:', a p ,.. i v a b:· f a:• u n d a i; i on f o r f u t u I'" t- p e I'" i r:• d s • A I so , i f H t? c I a s s i f y you as a priv.1tt- f (aundation, He Hi II t re .1t you ilS a priv .:1 te f,:.undation f!'"om yo ur bf: gi•lnintJ datt" for purp.:as.~ s .-:•f s e ction 507( d) and 4940. Grantors and co n t l'"i b ut o rs m ~ y rel y on our determination that yo u are no t a pr·iv.lt c: ·f o und .ltion unti I 90 days .:,fter· the end of your adv anc i'~ ruling p i.:, riod. If' r·•:au sr: nd us the t"t:quir e d infonnati o n Hithin the 90 clay •::, , gr·· antot· s and contr· ibut r: ·t·s may C(•ntinue to r e i ·~· on the adva nc e det.a:~ rmination unti I l·le make a f i n a I d r: t !"'1 1'" mi n at i on o t yo ur f a:••t n d at i o n s t; at us • l .e-ttet l<H ':i <DO/CG > �···· .::"' INF'ACT SUHNAF~S FOI~ 'lUUTH INC If H•=: puhl i s h a noLic:t~ in t;l-f, ... [n l:e rnal F:t~Vt":nue r:ull<=:tin ~;tatinq th ilt l ·lf: II no lon<Jet· t.l'"e ,d.: yo11 ;_ ;•; .-, puhl icl y supp•:.t·tecl or ~Janizati(•ll' grantors and ront.rihul0rs may n o t rely on thi ~ determin ~ tion aft0r the date we pub I i s h th0 no:•tice. In additi•:<r'' if you los r.· you1·· status as a pHblir.:ly supportHI or·gani -::.:~ti(•n' ;·,nd a grc1nt•:o t· <:•1·· c:ontribltl.: .;.,,. l·las n•!:.ponc;iblc· for, o·r· Has a"!ar-t'! of, the act r:•r faillli" C: to act~· th ~;t r·es ulted in y•:<'ll" lo!>S of such status, that pel'·son may no:d; I'·;• Jy o:•n this cletenl;inati<:•n fr·~·m t;hi.= : dati:• of tht:· act or fai lu1·· f~ to act. ?11!51)' if .;1 ~~ r · ,:~nt ~:.r or· co:.~ntl"ii.lut(•t· lt=! at-ned that 1-1e had qivt=:n n.:1tice th.:lt you •·IO:•uld be rt.·Ol(•Ved fr·om cla sc;;if ical: ion a !::. cl pub I icly suppo:wted organization' then t hat p•·: l""· •.<n rn.<y n <:•\.: ,.-,_=: I'.' •:>n l. h is • lett:~1· · m ina l; i •::on ,;s of tilf.· date ht.· .;q- s he acquir0d ~ uch knoHiedge . qj chanqe your- s.:~ut.. ( e~-~ ···t support·, your puq.Joses' charact~.":r, or- mt=:thod plt=:a s e let u•; knc~H ·~ o H.=:: can consider the ef fect of thP. changt.· on ·:~out- exemt~t status and ·ioundation status. If you anh=:nd your- organizational d o cument o r bylaws, ple~s e s 0 nd 11 ·~ a ~ opy of the amended document or bylaHs. Also, let. us kno1~ all ciBllge~; in ';/ OUr name or· addre:;·;; . I-i o l' ·;~.: ~u ope1 · atio:~n' A ~; c•f ,.Januar·y 1, l':i'8,.l, yo:~u :ne I iable f1)l" ~;ocial ~;ecurities tcn~ es under· the Feclet·:-'11 Insnl-anc e Cont; ributi •:. "s Act on amounts of $100 or mot.. e you pay to each of your employees during a r~ l e ndar y~ar. You are not I iable for the tax imposed 1tnd0r the Feder~ I Unemplo y ment Tax Act (FUTA). 0 r· g ;i n i :;:: a L i on s t h a t .31'· e n .:d; p 1· i v a t:e f 0:111 n d .~ t i on <;; <i r f~ n o t s u b j e c t to t h f~ p r· i -founrlation excise ta~es und e r Chapter 42 of the IJiternal Revenue Code. However, you are not ~utomatical ly exempt from other federal excise taxes. If you have i'ITIY •.juestion !=; .;, b~.:~ut t:~):ci · ; e, L! mplo~··mt:: nt, or othe1·· federal ta>:t::..s, ple ,1 se I (.' t 11 s k n <:• ~-~. v~ te Don or :; m,':ly dedu ct C•)ntt.. ib t,ti o:• ns to you a!:. provided in section 170 of th l':· I 11 t e ,,. n a I ~~ ,; .· v en u f..' Co: •d t? • E: t ' q u '-'' s t s 1 I ega c i t::· s ' d ,,_. v i s e s , t r a nsf E· r s , or· g i f b ; to y 1:> u cq·· f<:•r yc~ilt- w :e ilrc: d•• dtlc \; ibl t:· f ·:.·l- Feclt::i" -:!1 estate and !Jift: ta>: pur-p ost=: s if thtO"y m•::- et the ·'ipplicahl e pi " >:•vi s. ic~ns •:.t st=:ctions 20bfr, 210(, and 25?2 of the Code. Don1Jrs ma·;~ deduct contributi•:•n·:; to y•)'·' only to the e>:b~·nt that their an=~ ~Jifts, 1-1ith no r· ·:.nside, .. at;ic~n r·ec:eivecl. Ticket purchases and similar p ::,yments in con . iunction Hith funrJraisin~J t.•Vf:nts may not necessarily qualify .:~ ·;. tleductibl.:.:· cc~ntrihuti·:·~,,s, dep e nding on the cir-cumstances. 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If you !"ecei'·/1? a For-n1 990 ra c l<a q10· iT' the mai I' simply attach the label provid~~d, check thi• b(•>: in the heading to in dic .1 te that 'y'<.:•ur annual g1 ·· o~;s l"ec:eipts are n (1 r ma I I y t 2 5 , 0 0 0 or I £- s ~; ' a n cl s i .,,., t hl• ret u r·n • Letter 104•:; ([10/CG) �• ·3HlF'ACT SUH NAI~:s FOI~ YOU rH I Nf ; the f i t t h m•:on i; h a f t; e r the '"' n d of \' ·:• u r an n u ;JI a c c o u n t i n q per i o cl • W<'! c h a r· g e a p •:· n a I t y <:• f $1 0 a d ·l y l·r hi:': n ij r· e t u 1· n i s 'f i I e d I a tf~ , u n I ~7-! s s t; her!'! i <; ,,. e as on a b I t=: Ci'lUSf: for til.::· dc•la)'· Ho!r c:v.::·r· , til ·~ ma >: imum penalty l·l f: ch ;~r·ge canno:d; f:>:C:E:ed $~.:;,ooo or· 5 p C!I'cr:•n-1; of your· !:Jros· =. rC::cr:: ipts for the y c· ar· , l·rhiclH?VP-r· is lt:! SS. Wt:, may also c har0e thr s penalty if ~ return i s not complete. So, ple~se be sur e your r E·tnr· n is comp I t:·te b·~ fo:·r · e y <:•l.l 'f i I e it. 't>:Hl .:•r t: not ri ·quir c·d ·t;..:o fi I •=· fE·d •7· ral incomi~ ta x retuxns uni•.?S ~> you an=~ subj 0 ct to th~ tax on unr P iated h ••sin ~ ss income under section 511 of the Code. If you art• subje•ct to th i !C. t .:l>:, y• :o u m•tst f i I e an income ta>: rt:·tur· n on Form 91'0-T, E > :1~ mpt Or··nani z dt:ion E:usin <! . S lncornt- la>: r;:etur· n. T.n this Jetter l·lt? ar·,:.• not rlel;er·· r,lining l· lh ~'!thf!r any (• f yo:••lr pres.=: nl: or· propo~;. ed activities are unre1.-~ted tr·i'lde or·· busin t=!SS ac, d 1~ fin o::o• l in se c tion 513 of the Code .. You ft E.·•=!d an empl (•y c: r i d •=!nl'.:i i' icilt i •:•n number ev.::: n if yc•u have n o employeE:s . It an ''!ntployer· identification nuru h e1·· Has n o t P.nter··ed on you!' application, l·re Hi II a s si qn a nu.mb•:=- t- to yc•u a nd ~dvist:· ')"Oil of it.. F'lease use that number on all n:d:ur1rs yuu file and Ser·v i c ..-~ . ill all l<:•rr·.:·s pond(•nc \7' Hith thf: Jnternal Rev~! nue If l· l i~ c;aid in t he heading or tlli ·.; lettt:r· that Clll ddclr~ndum applies, the addendum c· nc I O!:t?cl i !::. an integra I !•ar·t of this I f!tter· . E:r:c.:.us c,. this l.:·tter could h,·· lp U !:' r f•solve ilTIY q•te ~; ti(•ns about your e>:empt ·; tatt.ts and foundilt i •-:< n status, yo" slro:•uld kt:·ep i t in '/•)IJ.r permanent recor·ds. It v .:• u h.'l'.IC:' any qU L': sti•:ons• f'lt-.]s ··· cont.:act the pi'! r~; on l·rho~;e name and t.eleph•:>n•=: nt•mb •.::r ar·c,. s h o 1~n i1r th•.. · hea d ing o:; f this lettt:•r. r<(•bert T. ,J o hn s on Di s trict Director En c I 0: '5 u r.;: ( s) : Fon1 872 --C: L.et.:tE:-r 1. ()tJr:; WO /C G> � 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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P. 0. Box 177 Royal Oak , MI 48068 September 29, 1992 Ms. Diana Rodriquez Algra, Executive Director Michigan Community Service Commission P. 0. Box 3001 5 Lansing, MI 48909 Dear Ms. Algra: I would be most pleased to accept the invitation of Mrs. Michelle Engler to address the Michigan Community Service Commission. As I mentioned last week, our program has a unique problem - we attract more volunteers than we can process, and we will freely share this concept with anyone expressing an interest. William Raspberry featured our pcogram in his April 1992 column in the Washington Post, and the double-sided speaker flyer expounds on our simple and direct approach. This exciting speaker/role-model concept provides a series of African-American professionals in the classroom of each selected school, all year long. Each speaker holds an informal conversation with the students (termed a seminar), 1) c h allenges them to dream, 2) emphasizes the importance of education, 3) re-validates the teacher's message and 4) each speaker serves as the credible proof a student's dreams can be realized. Our objective is to shift the peer-pressure within each school, one school at a time. Larry Patrick, Chair of Detroit 2000, has given his full support, and his letter notes the concept enabled some 250 men and women to reach 2400 Detroit children via 300 seminars during our first year. Our goal for the 1992-93 school-year is to facilitate 600 seminars. In addition, the concept has been introduced elsewhere via other organizations: just beginning in Highland Park, Flint and Jackson, and may begin soon in other cities. Our approach enables a handful of committed individuals to mobilize a virtual army of volunteers - all wo v en into a cohesive program of great value to children and teachers. The administrative task has been divided into three distinct activities which can be handled by three volunteers for a couple hours per week, e a ch (reference enclosure). I look forward to discussing this further Commission. (')\erJly .CP ~~ .9 199~· Enclosures ~ith members o£ the ~ours,~ ~~~crOrlando B. Doyle . F ounder and President · (313) 542-3579 day or evening �The Alumni Association of The University of Michigan A lumni Center I 200 Fletcher Street I Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 Execu tive Director's Office Phone: (313) 763-2452 FAX: (313) 936-3089 September 10, 1992 Orlando B. Doyle, President Impact Seminars for Youth, Inc. P.O. Box 177 Royal Oak, MI 48068 Dear Orlando: The Alumni Association staff and I were most impressed with the Impact Seminars for Youth program you have presented during several meetings with us. The concept is very straightforward, yet provides the type of community activity the University encourages among our alumni. My staff will help you bring this to the attention of The Alumni Association's Reunion of Black Graduates committee, as a program worthy of their consideration. It clearly provides an effective process to bring very large numbers of individuals into direct involvement with students. I am always interested in learning what alumni are doing, and I must say you have moved far afield from the BS and MS degrees in nuclear engineering. I commend you for your creativity, and for applying your talents in a much needed area. ~chigan, Robert G. Forman cph Note by: Orlando B. Doyle Impact Semina=s fo= Youth September 14, 1992 The University of Michigan has some 4000 Black Graduates in the Metro Detro it area! Our challenge is to establish the mechanism to facilitate them into the schools, which will be accomplished via our staff and U of M voluntee=s. �..A. DETROIT~~ zooo -~Ll&~ -~ SIX NATIONAL GOALS: 1. CHILDREN START SCHOOL READY TO LEARN. 2. AT LEAST 90 PERCENT GRI\OUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL. 3. STUDENTS DEMONSTRATE COMPENTENCY IN ENGLI SH. MATHEMATICS. SCIENC E. HISTORY AND GEOGRAPH Y. 4. U.S. LEAD THE WORLD IN MAoHEMATICS AND SCIENCE. 5. EVERY ADULT AMERIC AN IS LI TERATE , AND ABLE 10 COMPETE AND EXEnCISL THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES or CITIZENSHIP. 6. SCHOOLS ARE FREE OF OOIJ GS AND VIOLENCE . August 20, 1992 Orlando B. Doyle Founder and President Impact Seminars for Youth, Inc. P . O. Box 177 Royal Oak, MI 48068 Dear Orlando: I am most impressed with the Impact Sem i nars for Youth program you have discussed with me. This concept is so simple yet so very powerful. Your appr o ach eliminates many of the obstacles wrestled with in other attempts to bring educators and business people together. I am amazed you were able to reach 2400 students among six schools via 300 seminars given by 250 business men and women - and do so within your first eighteen months of operation. Action on this scale, applied across the more than 250 schools of the District could provide tremendous benefit to students and teachers alike. The Detroit 2000 Project, which I chair, would greatly benefit from your input, and I would like you to share your experience with one or more of the Detroit 2000 committees. I commend you for having the courage to leave a secure, twenty-year career to devote full-time to this undertaking, and do so without financial assistance. I pledge my full personal support to you and this program, for its potential is indeed exciting. Jr. Chair, jdr 5057 Woodward Avenue . Fi rst Floor Conference Center Detroit. Mich1gan 48202 (313) 494 -2000 �Af=ican-American Professionals Here is a means for you to easily help young students. ONE Hour from Your Career ONE Dialogue between You, and ONE Detroit Class=oom yields ONE Powe=ful Impact! We invite you to: Visit one Detroit middle school class=oom, Converse with the students on how you achieved your success, Personally share the obstacles you faced and ove=came, Convey the value of a firm educational foundation, and Relate a child's current studies to the professional world at large, and emphasize what they must do today! Yes, you (with the teacher) will conduct this one-hour seminar with .one classroom of children. To participate contact: (See reve=se-side for details.) Orlando B. Doyle, Founder Impact Seminars for Youth, Inc. P.O. Box 177, Royal Oak, MI 48068 ( 313) 542-3579 day or evening �Benefits of Impact Seminars for Youth Some benefits the Impact Seminars concept provides to: students, teachers, and business-people may be readily apparent. However, some of the features are not as obvious. Impact Seminars has four major benefits: 1. Touches virtually ALL of the students in each school served, versus only those "at risk" or "college bound." Exposes each school - everydar - to credible role-models, Greatly expands the horizon o virtually every student, Each child sees credible proof for hope in their future. Goal is to shift the peer pressure within each school. 2. Teachers become receptive to having business people in their classrooms, and see - first hand - what they have to offer. Re-validates a teacher's message with their students, Builds relationships with individuals and companies, Involves many teachers in a school versus a select few, Teachers find empathy for their tough role. Administration of the program is transparent to each school's front office. 3. Hundreds of employees in any company will readily join-in, with far reaching consequences: Each speaker comes away with an entirely new awareness of the educational crisis at hand. Personalizes it. Each feels compelled to return and to also involve others. Speakers who reflect the ethnic mix of the students have the credibility to grab their attention. Later, a more diverse mix can assist with the educational process. 4. African-centered curriculum's focus on historical contributions is very important. However, living success stori~s have particular relevance to children, and should also be included. Impact Seminars enables students to regularly hold a personal dialogue with these successful men and women • . In addition, this concept establishes grass-roots support for any business/education partnership, first between individuals and perhaps later between the companies and schools. This is achieved via personal connections made between the employees of the business and teachers in the school. Both parties become more aware of the others' views and needs, thus creating an atmosphere receptive to a deeper involvement. It easily builds strong relationships. Orlando B. Doyle, Founder Impact Seminars for Youth, (313) 542-3579 Inc. 8-22-92 �Overall Objectives of Impact Seminars for Youth, Inc. Five objectives: 1) Bring hope to children in poor urban neighborhoods, and greatly expand their future horizon and options by repeated exposure to credible role-models. Emphasize education's critical role in making them productive citizens. 2) Personally expose thousands of business men and women to the educational crisis. Energizes these speakers, and helps them, and teachers, to recognize the contribution they can make - within the classroom. 3) Builds relationships between teachers and business people which in some cases will produce follow-up activity of a more substantive nature. This pool of committed individuals will be directed to other, existing organizations that have more comprehensive programs established within schools. 4) Shift the student peer-pressure within each school regarding the value of education, via repeated exposure to speakers. 5) Demonstrate the potential of this exciting and powerful concept, and freely share it with other organizations throughout Detroit and across the nation. All five objectives are achieved via daily visits ~nto each selected school ( a different classroom each time ) , by successful African-American men and women who serve as the credible messengers. Later, as children recognize education's importance, a more diverse speaker-pool (i.e. Caucasians) will be utilized to wor k on the mechanics of schooling. �Administration within Other Organizations The Impact Seminars concept can readily be incorporated by any organization, and applied within a school they may already serve. This program is easily administered by dividing the work among three people. Each volunteer "administrator" will need to provide only a couple hours per week, with responsibility for one of the tasks outlined for persons No. 1, 2 and 3 below: Person No. 1 Builds a pool of speakers and introduces the concept to each. A thirty minute discussion by No. 1, with each group of speakers, will provide the needed guidance. The key role for No. 1 is to convey the program's philosophy to each new speaker, and to underscore, "This is NOT a career day, but a dialogue focused on the value of education." (I have a twG page handout which will help with this "training.") Person No. 2 Visits the one selected school every couple weeks to briefly quiz teachers regarding their latest speaker, and verify their desire for another. The task for No. 2 might be performed by a retired person because of the very flexible "hours." (The school may be visited at a different day or time on any visit.) No. 2 must ensure the school, especially each teacher, remains satisfied. Person No. 3 -As No. 2 identifies a teacher is read y for another speaker, No. 3 then mails a notice to a speaker , selected from the pool. Each speaker calls the teacher directly to set their date and time, and then rela y s this back to No. 3. The chief role for No. 3 is to maintain records of who, went where and when. Hence, No. 3 is the "command center," and should be one who's job usually has them at their desk, to minimize "telephone tag." If requested, I will gladly assist with the initial school presentation and will also provi d e further details regarding the implementation of these techniques. This concept is very straightforward, and provide& an effective means to greatly expand an organization's ongoing efforts within the school. While most easily applied in middle schools (grades 6, 7 and 8), a similar version can be introduced into elementary and high schools (especially grades 9 and 10 ) . I welcome the opportunit y for further discussion. Orlando B. Doyle, Founder Impact Seminars for Youth, Inc. ( 313) 54 2 -3579 5-7-92 �Impact Seminars for Youth Corporate Participants and Number of Seminars Held These corporations have provided speakers to Impact Seminars, per our written request to the person indicated. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. · 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. Allied-Signal, Paul Boudreau, Director of Public Affairs Allstate Insurance, Leonard Dabney, Div Mngr Human Rescrs AT & T, Mark Trierweiler, Div. Mngr. Public Relations Barton-Malow Co., Charlotte Barton, Dir. Human Resources BASF, Michael Ayre, Human Resources Manager Blue Cross Blue Shield, Jack Pitts, Assit Vice President o f Community Affairs The Budd Company, Linda Bayly, Corp. Personnel Manager Crain Communications, Penny Geismar, Corp. Communctns Mngr. Detroit Receiving Hosp, Dennis Archambault, Dir Public Rlts Federal Reserve Bank, Detroit Branch, Paul Ballew Federal Mogul, Lonnie Ross, Corp. Communications Mngr. Flint Ink Corporation, Glenn Autry, Dir. Human Resources General Motors Corp, Rodney Coleman, Executive Director Urban and Municipal Affairs Kmart Corp., Thomas Nielsen, Vice P=es. Human Resources Lintas:Campbell-Ewald, Alex Suczek, Senior Vice President McDonald's, regional hdqtrs, Chere . Small, Personnel Mngr Mercy Health Services, Paul Mullings, Dir Corp. Diversity Michigan National Bank, Sharon Bernard, Vice President Mich Secretary of State, Dennis Neuner, Deputy Sec State Nippondenso, John Osaki, Executive Vice President Nortru, Inc., Thomas Randazzo, Vice President and Counsel Target Stores, Donna Turk, Regional Personnel Mngr. TRW, Krista Heins, Manager Corporate Communications United Technology, Paula Silve=, Mngr. of Communications U. S. District Court, Alfred Minniti, Chief . Court Services U. S. Army Corps of Engrs, Mike Ferrini, Chief Public Affrs Several Black Professional Organizations A host of other companies are represented by various individuals obtained via personal referrals, etc., but not through our formal contact with a company representative. The number of seminars listed below were verified by each teacher and school principal at the close of the 1991-92 school-year: School · Remus Robinson Jackson Hamilton E.S. Devel. Center Joy Finney (April 92) IF Held 11 2 76 58 29 14 9 298 Note Anothe= 128 people had committed to hold a seminar , but one was not scheduled for a variety of reasons, e.g., telephone tag, end of school-year, business demands, etc. Hence , with our refinements of this process, over 400 seminars could have been held. �Impact Seminars for Youth Endorsements, Expansion Cities and Media Coverage Community leaders and government officials have provided their support as listed, copies of letters provided upon request: 1. Alumni Association of the University of Michigan Mr. Robert G. Forman, Executive Director, 9-10-92 2. Bloomfield Hills Schools, Superintendent Dr. W. Robert Docking, 8-9-91 and Chair of Birmingham/Bloomfield Hills Race Relations Task Force 3. Detroit 2000, Chair Mr. Lawrence C. Patrick, Jr., 8-20-92 4. Detroit City Council President Ms. Maryann Mahaffey, 2-20-92 5. Detroit City Council President Pro Tern Mr. Gi 1 Hi 11, 2-1 9-9 2 6. Detroit Public Schools Six participating school principals, various dates 7. Detroit Rotary Club regarding appearance as Guest Speaker Mr. George D. Moffett, President, 7-22-92 8. Detroit Public Television, WTVS/Channel 56 Dr. Robert F. Larson, President and General Manager, 4-28-92 9. Metropolitan Detroit Youth Foundation Mr. Dennis L. Gibson, Jr., Executive Director, 3-6-92 10. Michigan Technology Council, Special Recognition Award Annual Awards Ceremony, ref. letter 3-28-92 11. New Detroit, Inc. Ms. Lois Work, Vice President, 2-27-92 The concept is being introduced into other cities per the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Chicago, Ill., Teachers Academy for Math and Science Dr. Jon Thompson, Executive Director, letter 2-11-92 Flint, Mich., Business and Education Coordinating Council Mr. Donald E. Peters, Director, letter 1-28-92 Jackson, Mich., Business & Education Coordinating Council Mr. Camiel Thorrez, President, Thorrez Industries, 3-19-9 2 Highland Park, MI, begun via Spirit of Excellence, President Mr. Ricardo Bentley, January 1992 Interested parties are being pursued in: Battle Creek, Cleveland, Pittsburg, and elsewhere. Media Coverage has been avoided until after the program is well established, for several strategic reasons. Nevertheless, an article did enter the wire service in May 1992, and was carried by The Detroit News, Ann Arbor News, and several other Michigan newspapers. Mr. William Raspberry, nationally syndicated columnist with The Washington Post, featured our program in his column, April 6, 1992. Crain's Detroit Business referred to our program in an article carried, May 11, 1992. �FINNEY HIGH SCHOOL 17200 Southampton Detroit, Michigan 48224 (313) 245-3325 June 10, 1992 Orlando B. Doyle Founder and President Impact seminars for Youth, Inc. P. 0. Box 177 Royal Oak, MI 48068 Dear Mr. Doyle: I am very pleased you were able to begin the Impact Seminars speaker/role-model program at Finney High School during the past month. I have heard very favorable comments from principals at the middle schools you have served over the past year, and am eager to provide the same opportunity to our staff and students. I agree with your plan of initially offering this only to our ninth graders, since most of the students - which do drop-out - are lost here, before they reach the tenth grade. This approach, in conjunction with your current efforts at two of the middle schools which feed into Finney, should yield positive results. The first few speakers were very well received by both the students and teachers, and I know my staff looks forward to a full participation during the 1992-93 school year. /,?n~ly your , ~1 L. Finney High School Deborah M . McGnff , Ph .D. General Superintendent n �REMUS ROBINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL 13000 Essex Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48215 245-3461 June 18, 1991 Mr. Landy Doyle Impact Seminars for Youth, Inc. P.O. Box 177 Royal Oak, Michigan 48068 Dear Mr. Doyle: Because of your efforts in providing classroom speakers, our students are being exposed to positive role models, male and female. It is such a pleasure to see these professionals · mingling with our staff and students, sharing their personal as well as professional accomplishments. When these people walk into our building, many students are very inquisitive as to who these well-dressed men and women are. I have to admit, there have been many instances in which I have wondered the same thing. And what is so gratifying is the fact that our students are motivated by them. I am looking forward to the next school year and I hope that I can arrange to have a speaker once a week. Our kids need to know that a rewarding career is not beyond their reach. Your speakers are definite proof of this. Please give yourself a pat on the back for a job well done. Also, a million thanks to those men and women who have donated their time and expertise so graciously. I commend all of your efforts and I hope this program leads to bigger and better things. Our students are our future and because of people like yourself and the speakers, many of our students are seeing their future can be rewarding. S-incerely, 171»~~ Mrs. Marsha Campbell Science Teacher Arthur Jefferson . General Supenntendent Me lv tn C hapman . Ex ecutive Deo uty Suoer onte r-:Jert �CHARLES WASHINGTON PRINCIPAL REMUS ROBINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL 13000 ESSEX DETROIT, MI 48215 245-3461 CAMILLE DURECKI ASSISTANT PRI NCIPAL July 3, 1991 Mr. Landy Doyle Impact Seminars for Youth, Inc. P.O. Box 177 Royal Oak, Mi 48068 Dear Mr. Doyle, It was an educational pleasure to participate in your program in which young black educated men spoke to my Civics classes several times during 1991. Your program provided the input and the awareness and the interaction that the students so desperately needed. I feel with businesses and the school system working in close proximity in that capacity it has filled a void in many students minds. The students enjoyed and - appreciated what was conveyed to them. It gave them the opportunity to verba 1_1 y · interact with someone other than classroom teachers. These young men conveyed to them the importance of setting high expectations for themselves and the need to continue their education in order to reach the ultimate in society. As for myself, I appreciated their verbal reinforcement of perservance and achievement and success that is conveyed throughout the school year. In closing, the Remus Robinson staff and students applaud your program as an asset that is long overdue and greatly beneficial and needed. We hope to see it as a continual educational vehicle not only at Remus Robinson but also at all Detroit Public Schools. T~ank you, \ ( ·. pD.A,L ~JJ.t_/}J ..};\_ J--;.y_."~ - ,· Saundra Frazier Eighth grade Civics teacher Ar thur J ettwsc:n Ge..,~ra : Suoenntencf'~i Me1"r Cr.a : r-.::" c ~e cu r•ve : ·-:!:- .. · . - . . �CHARLES WASHINGTON PR INCIPAL CAMILLE DURECKI ASSISTANT PRI NCIPAL REMUS ROBINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL 13000 ESS EX DETROIT, MI 4821 5 245- 346 1 Jt.~ly 18' 1991 Mr . Orlando Doy le Impact Seminars for Youth, Inc. P. O. Box 177Royal Oak, Michigan 18068 Dear Mr . Doyle, This is to share with you the Impact Seminars for Youth, Inc. has been a positi ve influential force with our young people at Remus Robinson . unden~ent The experience they was everlasting that I hope will be with them the rest of their lives. The consultants you scheduled to speak with the youngsters shared some very realistic situations that were beneficial to them in guiding their future. staff membe r s were verv enthusiasti c vrere currently teaching. and i.t dir! co:i.nr.i.clP wi.t h rhP r:n rrir: -, l, m If the program is available next school year to be an integral part of it. The ~.re rhP v • • J 1wuld like I feel that the youngsters of today need all the assistance that they can get which I feel may be productive to them in the future . Thallic you again for helping our youngsters to move forward . �Hamilton Middle School 14223 Southampton Detroit, Michigan 48213 (313) 245-3507 Area F June 6, 1991 Mr. Orlando B. Doyle Impact Seminars for Youth P.O. Box 177 Royal Oak, MI 48068 Dear Mr. Doyle: The staff and students of Hamilton Middle School thank you for including our school in your Impact Seminars for Youth. We were very impressed with the speakers that came to our school. It is our belief that these speakers did get our students to understand the importance of education and its impact on their future. We hope that we are a part of the program next year because we feel it does have much to offer our students. Thank you again! Sincerely, at~ A.K. Temple, Ed.D. Principal AKT/dh Dr. John W . Porter General Supennrendenr �OETAO~T PUBl~C SCHOOlS EASTSIDE DEVELOPMENT CENTER 1091 HIBBARD DETROIT 1 Ml 48214 (313) 245-3827 OR 245-3828 July 18, 1991 Mr. Orlando Doyle Impact Seminars for Youth P. 0. Box 177 Roya l Oak, MI 48068 Dear Mr. Doyle: The staff and students of the Eastside Middle School Development Center would like to express our sincerest thanks and gratitude for the tremendous service you provided us throughout the 19901991 school year. "Impact Seminars for Youth allowed us the opportunity to supplement and reinforce the special mission of our Center as wei I as provide our students with real world" perspectives on their present and future lives. Rarely are students exposed to such wealth of personal and professional experiences as those shared by your cadre of volunteer speakers. 11 11 In summary of our year-long involvement with your program, we are most assuredly convinced that !mpact Seminars for Youth" h~s made a s i gnificant contribution to our school by providing an avenue for students to Interact with positive and successful role models. More importantly, the dialogue between the speakers and students was both genuine and informative and allowed for a greater exchange of ideas and opinions normally contricted by classroom decorum. 11 Again, it has been a pleasure working with you for the past year and we hope that our involvement wi I I continue into the coming school year. Sincere 1y, / 1 /!::~f::d ~;lc-0 Principal cc: / Willie Woods �JOY MIDDLE SCHOOL 4611 Fairview Detroit, MI. 48214 March 19, 1991 Dear Mr. Doyle, On behalf of the staff and students at Joy Middle School, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for bringing your program, 11 lmpact Seminar~ for Youth 11 to our students. While we have had only three speakers to date, our staff have reported favorably on all three guests . Students surveyed felt that it was worth their time to listen and be exposed to these professionals. We look forward to continuing this program and working with you and the volunteers. · Sincerely, ..f2$, o..~ ,_;pi, ~Ti:L<N,t Rosalyn Whitehead Principal Dr . john V.. . Porter Inte r im GenerJI Superi n tendent �• • .:.Hli .LOOM~II!LD MIUS ~ August 9, 1991 Mr. Orlando B. Doyle, Founder Impact Seminars for Youth, Inc. P. 0. Box 177 Royal .Qak, Michigan 48068 Dear Landy: I want to congratulate you for the outstand i ng job you did i n di scuss i ng with the Birmingham/Bloomfie ld Race Relat i ons and Ethnic Divers i t y Task Force the goals and object i ves you have set forth in the Sem i nars for Youth program you developed for the Detroit Schoo l s. You were articulate, sincere, and very clear. The group was very impressed with what you had to say and what you are beginning to accomplish with the program. Good luck to you in your future endeavors. please let me know. If r can hel p in any way, Si ncere ly, tJ--{..Ad /Jed~~~~ W. Robert Docking Superintendent dr W. 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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, 49496 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 1992-10-23 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/9a60f0aa39d3e80e0b2ccc587741f6ba.pdf ebee23778fd2a54671b7aa6ccc663425 PDF Text Text MEMORANDUM Vernie Nethercut, Randy Neelis, Judith Reyes, Henry Gaines, Paul Hubbard, Dottie Johnson, Jon Blyth, Beverly Drake and Geneva Williams TO: FROM: Diana Algra, Executive Director RE: October 23, 1992 Commission Meeting DATE: October 26, 1992 I am sorry you were unable to attend the October 23, 1992 Commission meeting at the Olds Plaza in Lansing. Enclosed is information that was handed out at the meeting: 1. 2. 3. 4. Draft agenda for the November 20 & 21 , 1992 Commission retreat. Review Schedule of 1992 SERVE-Michigan Grant Program. Michigan Youth Environmental Education Service Corps year end review. Presenter Orlando Doyle information on his program and how it works . The next meeting will be the November 20 & 21, 1992 Commission retreat at the Belmont Manor House in Albion. If you have any questions or concerns, please call me at (517)335-4295. �MEMORANDUM TO: Michigan Community Service Commissioners FROM: Diana Algra, Executive Director RE: October 23, 1992 Commission Meeting DATE: October 26, 1992 I am sorry you were unable to attend the October 23 , 1992 Commission meeting in at the Olds Plaza in Lansing. Enclosed is information that was handed out at the meeting and I thought you would like to be kept up-to-date. The next meeting will be the November 20 & 21, 1992 Commission retreat at the Belmont House in Albion. If you have any questions or concerns, please call me at (517)335-4295. --1011 Blf 6ervt?rl) 'Dral:e .J+ahry GoiNZS TauJ -*ubbar-tl Dorb.Wj J;"n~son ~~ N@llis Vern I e Ne +RurcJJuJ;~ ~Lyes \IVi/liaM ~S+avrapoJos(c!-karles G-eff\eva VJ; \l ~t}MS ( PM-fil\£ mr(lr \ \ UJe1 �... .;_- . - - -- -- ·- -- . ·-...:.. DRA?'!' ~-GENDA ? GR COMM!SS ICN P::..~'J1rNG RETREA':" GOALS: ?res~:.t backgrou~d ar-d ~~s~~ri~a: data su::~cient for e~ch Comm~ ss~oner to unders:and ~ow the ~~ch~gan CJmm~ss~cn develJpe~ and ~ow it re:a~es to :he broader se~ice mcveme~c :den~i=y t~e i~c=~nal !den:ify ~ a~d a~d adc~~ss :de:.c ify sesuence :he in the next ~our and s~=eng~hs :he ex~ernal cculd decermine its future Csmmissi~n cri:~cal ~we w~ak~~sses cp9crt~~~ties and issues that of thre~t5 t~~ t~ac Commission t~e years ;oal areas fer focus ~~ :he ~ex~ vear SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20 l:J-10:30 18:30·11:00 TAKING STOCK Int!'oduct.:..ons Review of planni~g process for year OF Ct:~SEI,VES -- re:re~= a~d coming WF..A':' R5SOtiRCES DO WE 3R:)JG T0 TE:=: COMMISS:ON'? 1::00·12:00 12:00-~2:30 group inve!ltory interests Repor: to large group 12::30-1:30 Lu::.ch 7.~ING Small of skil2.s, ccnt:acts S:'OCK OF THE COMMISSION -- WHERE :!AVE 1tlE 32EN A.:..'ID '~n:::RE and ;..R5 WE NOW? 1:30-2:'3 0 Review of tht? his::.Gric:al ccntex: for serv~ce and why it is suddenly in the pub ic eye Review of h~story :or the MichiC"an Commissic·r.. Overview ur hew M.:..c~igar:. picture f.:. t:;~ • i1:co the na:.icna l 3:00·3:15 Questicn~ ~nd clar~ficatio ns in large g=oup Small group SWO'!' analysis ass:.g::unent ( ~ c:reng:.hs , weak..'1esses , opportu~i ties, threats } 3:15-3:30 Break 3:30-4:30 4:30-5:3 0 Small grcup SWOT analysis Repor~s t:o large gr~up 2:3J·3:00 i r.f (..).c:na t ion rn:tia: ~den:i~:.cacio~ consclidat:ion cf clusters of is sues of �5 :JO Yo u~h Ccmmiss icce~s arr~ ve shar i ng last meeting Re·ti..ew of SWCT a.nalysis r."'!':.r :"Jd u c;...:: .: cs, accc mp l .:s.i.'!'le.r- c s of 5i.::::e pr()cess Eraak. C ~ r~~e~ f~~ Comrniss~ ~ne~s 7 : 1 5- 9 : ·)0 Idencif i cac ion of 7 : 1 5- 1 0: 0 0 SWCT analysis frcm d:3 0 -9:3 C ?=esentacic::n ct and c=~t~cal yc u~ ~ ~ccy ise u es you~~ Fe~spec~ i'le yc ut.~ SvlO'!' c:; ana l ysi s Commissi oners 9:3 0 -!. 0:C G !ntegra~icn of yc u ~h commissi oners ' f i nding:::; 10 : 00 -3: 00 You th body ccnduc=s cwn trai.n i nq and a.c;;i -.rir:.ies i ssues .:.,OClCNG TC' TEE "FTJTUF..S - - t..rdAT ARS .Ju"R PRI ORrTI3S; l. O : J O-~ G :JO 1 0 :3 •J ·l l :3C ~rior:tize and sequenc~ criti cal i ssues I dencify four rnaj or goal areas f o:- ccm2..:J.S ye.;:.:based upon critica_ :ssues C o~.~ssioncrs c~c~ ider-t~fy c~rsc ac~ io n s t e~s 12: 00 - 1 2::5 ~ h~ = will faci l itate the major goal areas Wrap-up and :-ecogni tion Lu::;:h for ycuch body and to stayl C :~rnrni.ss i ;,ne=-9 whc a !:·e ;:;h: 2 �PROPOSED REVIEW SCHEDULE FOR 1992 SERVE-MICHIGAN GRANT PROGRAM Michigan Department of Education 1. Application deadline- November 6 , 1992 (postmark); November 9, 1992 (delivery). 2. Applications sent to first round reviewers - November 12, 1992. 3. First round review team meeting- 10:00 a.m. -2:00p.m., November 23, 1992, in the State Board Room, Fourth Floor, John A. Hannah Building, 608 West Allegan Street, Lansing, MI. 4. Applications recommended for funding sent to second round reviewers November 30, 1992. 5. Second round review team meeting- 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., December 8, 1992, in Conference Room 4, Upper Parking Level, John A. Hannah Building, 608 West Allegan Street, Lansing, MI. 6. Recommendations for funding from second round review teams forwarded to Michigan Community Service Commission via mail by December 15, 1992. 7. Recommendations for funding submitted to the State Board of Education for approval at the January 6, 1993, meeting. 8. Notification (informal) of grantees by January 8, 1993. 9. Notification (official) of grantees by January 18, 1993. �MICHIGAN YOUTH E N V I R 0 N ME N T A L E D U C A T I ·o N S ERVI CE C0 R P S (M.Y.E.E.S. CORPS) * * * * CAMP TIPPY DAM WELLSTON, MICHIGAN SUMMER, 1992 �GOVERNOffS Of riCE fQ" ..108 TMINU..G I N1 M. WMHINQTON ~ P.o.oox XlaJil ' ) I.N-4SINO, MICHIQAH -40'l09 Tel.: (S11\373-Q27 1'N<: ($17) JTJ.O:S ... JOHN M. ENGLER. Governor DEPARTMENT OF LABOR LOWEU W. P!i~RV, Olr~ May 22, 1992 Dear SDA Director: grant The Michig~ Community Service Commis.rlon was awarded fundin~ this w~k from the National Community S~ Commission to undcrtlke community service initi.:uive.s in the smte, including U1e expansion of the Governor's Youth E:wironmen~ Education Servi~ (Y£ES) ~rps initiative. This funding will enable serYice:s to be provided to an additional30 JOuth attd the cstablbhmc::nt of :m additional cnmp The additional site will be at Tippy Dam Clmp located an the! banks of the Mani<~tee .River. This c:l.mp will be rna.n_agcl and opcr.1tea by the Northwest Michig:m SDA under the e:cisting COIJlS guidelin~ me.. .. to p.artldpate in this ende:J.vor. A new slot allocation futing i3 attached which ret1~~ the number of individuals to be ~-uitcd by each SDA. The3C youtb., age 18 • 21. need not be economically cli:adViUlt.agcd (I.e. JTPA-digiblc), however, lClection should ~ tlased on those who will benelic from this c:cperienu. As grant .Eacn of you are being asked to identify additional youth funds arc bein~ utifued tO support thb cxpan3ion, no cost to your agency will be incurred. All costs for the expan~ion will be borne by the 3tate from n.on·ITPA ~ (i.e. wagc.s, fringeJ, adr:nini3tra.tion, etc.) • You are being W:ed to provide the same pre-progrun ~ces to these youth ~ being provided to the youth prevwu:Uy :sclecccd for the YEES pro~. That u, you arc bcing asked to provide transportUion to a regional pick up point, & basic health scree:ling, and any WQrX clothes neede!1 for your youth. The proc:ess to be used to cover the ~!Its of th~ seiVi~ will be to bill the Northwe3t Michigan Council of Govemmellt3 SDA. _. .,. r·1 A Y - 2 6 - '? :.:: T UE ·;. : 0 2 - --- - -· - - - - 61692'?5012 ---- ---·- p. --· - ~) 2 �·82 lUI: !1 : 1!1 N_W_ Ml CO~ __ ""'. FAX NO. ~!I 616828~ 012 ~(~ U~l4 May 22,92 15:56 r. u.,j P.02 S:OA Director Page2 May 22, 1992 As the ~oali.s tc obblin divcnity ln !he population at each camp site, a n.cw lbt indicating a.s:sisnmeut of youth to each cunp u attached. camp reamgnmen~ -wer~ noc=:Jitatcxi due to van poolin& and other tramportation i:su=. ~van pool ~ment:s are 'um:ntlY being fonnulared and will be forwarded shortly. Thank you again for your commimu:nt to the YBF.S Co!pS. If you ·are unable to identify ~ditional ncn~onornically dis:lxlvantag~ youth, ~~tact the Govornor's Office for Job Train in& by 5:00 p.m., Tuofay, May 26. 1992. If you have nny further q~tion3, please CtJ~t Ms. Clndy Ballaid at (517) 373~. {_~ Dou E. Sti~ Ex.c:cutivc .A3:si:itant Attachmenu .... �YOUTH EMPLOYMENT Serving Youth together with & TRAINING PROGRAMS Administ~red • Ch.~r-Em ISO (ol6) 5-17-5121 • M;}nistc~ ISO (6 16) 723-o539 • Tl3i\ ISO (6lo ) '122-6240 • Wcx-M iss ISO (616) 775-4ll02 by the Tr:~vers e Bay Area Intermedia te School District CAMP TIPPY DAM SUMMER, 1992 STAFF ROSTER Program Coordinator: Pamela Tompke Site Supervisor: Keith R. Brown Assistant Site Supervi sor: Hu gh Webster Crew Supervisors: James Churchill Larry Cowger Pierre Ford Jeffry Harris Cheryl Ne l son Recreation Coordinator: Donna Augustine Assistant Recreation Coordi nator: Adrian Guzman Food Service Coordinator: Daniel Paukst ai tis Food Service Assistant: Suzanne Brown Security Team: Todd Krolc zyk Larry Weaver * * * Y.E.T.P. Director: Kenneth L. Renaud Y.E.T.P. Youth Advisor: Kar en Frederickson Assoc. Director, Council of Governments: Charlene Schlueter H90 P:1rsons Ro.Hi • Tr:1wrse City, Ml 4<11)/4 • (6H1) CJ::!:!-6240 NOI{TJ I WEST MICHIGAN Antrim,JJ.:uzic, CJ~~~rftwi.t, Cmm.:t, Craml Travrrst". K.lli;;tsht, L·,./,,wu, Mmister, MissaukeL' uml Wt·:rfurtl Cuuu ti..s �- ---- - NW MI COG.__ ··-. 04 FAX NO. 6169295012.) P. v!Y VJlq May L 2 , 92 15:56 P. 03 ~•~ PROPORTIONATE DIVISION OF AVAIL.Al3I.E YO'OTII SLOTS Based. on mA Title Ill3 Allocation3 for Summer 1992 Youth Slots SERVICE ----·--·--· Non-JTPA•• DEUVE.~Y 'fJ'I'PA AREA -· ACSET 2· Berriet:11Ca33/Van BUIOl 2 2 CAPC Detroi~ City of 7 1 1 1 2 ·3 1 1 1 1 1 ~ 1 Uvingsto~ 1 M(lC.Omb/St. Clair Mid-Counw Muskegon/Oceana 3 2 1 l l ·l 1 2 1 DCCJMonroe Eastern U.P. 2 GPAC 2 2 z 1obs Central . KalnmazoQ/St roseph Lan~ing Tri..COunty North~t Northw~ o.Jdlllld, Balance of z iQ 2 Ottawa}Allegan 2 1 :Region 7B :Region II 2 2 2 1 1 Thumb Area 2 2 Washtenaw Waynr;, Balance of 2 2 ·1 :1 West Central 1 We.nern U.P. 2 2 Total. · 60 30 S~aw/Midland/Bay Six-County 1 1 l 1 • ITPA eligible slots proviou:sly identified ...., Youdl to be seleaed by 1ocaJ. SDA. Need not be TrPA--clip'ble. All e<»b arc to be borne by the ~te. .· · MDOL-BETCS May 19, ... 1m �- PARTICXPAlftS . I Oi' SDA Dlfl!S 'YOtrl'lJS ~ CAPC 5 D•troit "' 1)CC/HOJU'Oe L~a11sinq 'rri co. MacoB/St. Clair Ri.obard Rend..rick ~. % X Reqinald Bembry Shonta' Davis X X R&y Bruce !'rank I'Ur'D.a X Iaaac CUtpball X 2 John Blakar l!:rvin Quc1akunat X X 3 Bet Brcnrn X Edwin 8auman Piarr• nor11ey 'lOB Xatt ADn weat 2 Cantl:'~l 4 Lalerics X X X .· X X X J: X Kip Johnaon I Glen Swope X Walter U:ol.aaa X X ltar1 llorllul)y 're4 Y...--:- ·'O%'thy J"e(ln y f-ove X X -· Livinqsto:n 1 '/o la.nda.. Lytton Jobs central 1 l!lortheaat 1 Danjaain Brandvo14 Banjaain Koclain llorthvo•t 4 Je&llaDlla TOTALS X Jolm Proctor Bean Walcott ll•nn• R•••• Darr•l &abba ·~ ---------~~==~-------- QRAN'l' X · X 4 Wa•bteDGW Co. :n:.s . Quinetta XoVoll•y oeraolt sturkey 3 aoqion XI · Brant 1 araenhge £ X X X Vriolt X Janet aa.roia Carla Calkill• X Hark Hovak X % �Mrs. Engler visited Camp Tippy Dam on July 24, 1992 when members of the Michigan Community Service Commission held their regular meeting. �CAMP TIPPY DAM PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Michigan Youth Environmental Education ·Service (YEES) Corps operated for 9 weeks at Camp Tippy Dam in Wellston during the summer of 1992. Corpsmembers, !8-21 years old were recruited by local Service Delivery Areas (SDAs) in lower Michigan. The fourteen staff members were hired within one week of the camp opening due to last minute notification of funding availability. T w o s i t e s u p e r v i s o r s , t w o r e c r e a t i o n c o o r din a t o r s , f i v e c r e w supervisors and the cook all lived on site. The kitchen assisstant, who lived nearby, and two security guards commuted to work. The program coordinator did not live on site and divided work time about equally between the camp and the Manistee YET P office. On June 15th, 20 young men and 7 young women arrived at camp. Of these original Corpsmembers, fourteen would stay t ; complete the entire program. Throughout the camp session, a number o f participants left and were replaced. In a l l, 34 Michigan youth were enrolled at Camp Tippy Dam. In cooperation with the Michigan Departments of Transportation and Natural Resources, work assignments were coordinated by the site supervisors. The crews were scheduled to work 40 hours per week. Recreational and educational activities were available after work hours and on weekends. Several highlights of the program were: an all camp trip to Camp Boedne Bay to meet with Governor and Mrs. Engler, marching in the Manistee Forest Festival Parade, and an all-day canoe trip on the Manistee River. Administrative direction for Camp Tippy Dam came from Ken Renaud, YETP Director and Charlene Schlueter, Associate Director for the Council of Governments. Local program assistance was available from Karen Peabody, local YETP Youth Advisor. This report was prepared by Pamela Tompke, Camp Tippy Dam Program Coordinator August 31, 1992 �STAFF RECOMMEND ATfONS CAMP TIPPY DAM PROGRAM RECOMMENDATIONS Develop written job descriptions for all staff positions. Provide a staff orientation session including: YEES Corps philosophy and purpose Forms and paperwork Review of job descriptions Staff code of conduct Review of Corpsmember Handbook Provide staff training workshops team building and leadership. Include a qualified Site Supervisors. in: active listening skills, counselor on staff, preferably as one of the Include a qualified staff person, ideally in the Recreation department, who would provide experiences in environmental awareness and remedial instruction in math and reading for the participants. Hire an office secretary/receptionist to work on-site. Schedule training Resolution. for all staff Include a complete review of the camp rules as part of orientation. Consider providing Supervisors. work and Corpsmembers Corpsmember "uniforms" for Handbook Corpsmembers Restrict Corpsmembers to on-site activities, signing out to go home on a weekend. Develop staff. work Develop a t he schedules p, r o h i b i t i o n that allow of unless pr i vat e regular days Conflict and and all Crew Eliminate spur Develop schedules for laundry and shopping needs. of the moment trips to local stores. St r i c t 1y enf or c e Corpsmembers. in they vehi c1es off for are f or all camp souvenier copy camp newsletter. Assign one staff person to coordinate picture-taking. Arrange for a camp video to be made and for each Corpsmember and staff member. provide a �WORKSITES There were 45 "working days" during the camp session. During eight of these days, Corpsmembers were involved in activities other than their regular work assignments, including: travel to and from home, safety training and orientation, allcamp trip to Boedne Bay, BACSTOP trai~ing, PIC employability workshop, and first aid training. Occassionally, Corpsmembers were unable to report to their work assignments due to rainy weather or illness. The Corpsmembers worked in teams, each of which had a staff s u p e r v i s o r .· C r e w s 1 e f t c amp f o r t h e i r 8. h o u r w o r k d a y a t approximately 7:00 a.m. Transportation time averaged an additional hour round trip; half ah hour was allowed for lunch. Transportation to and from work was provided with three leased 15-passenger vans, driven by the Crew Supervisors. Cold lunches were prepared each morning by the kitchen staff and transported in insulated food coolers. A cold beverage and drinking water were also carried to the work sites each day. The work assignments were coordinated ·by the Site Supervisors. Projects were supplied by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Michigan Department of Transportation (DOT). All tools and materials were provided by the worksite sponsors. Some safety equipment was provided on the job, such as the safety vests from the DOT Road Commission crews. Hardhats, rain ponchos, safety goggles, workglov~s and in several cases, steel toed boots were provided by the Camp. Thirty-nine percent (397.) of the worksite hours werespent on DOT projects. Sixty-one percent ( 6 1 i. ) o f w·o r k h o u r s we r e s p en t on DNR projects. �CAMP TIPPY DAM WORKSITE DESCRIPTIONS DOT WORKSITES Memorial Bridge: US 31 Trim brush. (near Merkey Road): Cooley Bridge: Roads in gravel. Install drainage pipe. Rake, mow, Manistee and sweep, woodchip path. Cadillac: patch crac k s with tar and DNR WORKSITES Ludington State Park: Pine River: Tippy Dam outhouses. Clear trails. Position rocks on bank for erosion control. Access Site (North side): Indian Bridge (Pine River south of Irons): two stairways for river access. Repair stairway, pai n t Construct and insta l l Platte River Hatchery (Honor): Wash and wax DNR vehicles, cle a n drainage pond, install parking lot posts, scrape & paint servi c e building. Harietta Fish Hatchery: Scrub fish raceways and baffles. Little Manistee River Weir (Stronach): Scrape and buildings, indoor and outdoor cleaning and maintenance. pai n t Mitchell State Park: Install fire rings at campsite s landscaping, clear nature trails, trim brush, clean beach. �CAMP TIPPY DAM DETAILED WORKSITE REPORT MDOT WORKSITES HOURS Memorial Bridge US 31 (drain pipe) Cooley Bridge Manistee Roads Cadillac Roads 128 280 856 1304 48 2616 TOTAL MDNR WORKSITES HOURS Ludington State Park Pine River - Bank Tippy Dam Access Site Indian Bridge Platte River Hatchery Harietta Hatchery Stronach Weir Mitchell State Park 64 304 448 464 600 624 640 992 TOTAL 4136 Work time spent on DOT sites 39% Work time spent on DNR sites 61% �J..E..£ ..& C!urps at «amJ rs iiJJ!J lam WORK SITE REPORT TODAY'S DATE: -----------------CREW SUPERVISOR: ---------------------------------'WORKSITE: ------------------------------------------------Check one: _____ D.O.T. D.N.R. ------ Fcirest Service Other (please specify ) : NUMBER OF CORPSMEMBERS: ----------'WORK HOURS: TRAVEL HOURS: ------- JOB DESCRIPTION: ------------------------------------------------------------ SITE SUPERVISOR'S SIGNATURE DATE �DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES WORKSITES Y.E.E.S. Corps crews worked at several sites doing building repair and maintenance, trimming brush and clearing trails. -,.. :.·. . .. ,;. :" ·.:-. i~:i::~~~~??~~~·~;.,~.~::.illiiYilill- �PINE RIVER ACCESS SITE: ~~;/(;:· .. .., ,,:!~~~ -- ·. :.:. ; ;~.:.,.; _ ~ [;~~8:-::;~;:; -: ·t+:~~S-i~~---~ -:·..:.;!·: Two access stairways were built at this site. ,J . ,..· INDIAN BRIDGE �PINE RIVER RESTORATION PROJECT Corpsmembers worked at two sites along the Pine River. Rocks were positioned on the slopes of the banks for erosion control . �STATE OF MICHIGAN NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION LARRY DEVUYST PAUL EISELE GORDON E. GUY ER JAMES P. HILL 01\VIO HOLLJ 0. STEWART MYERS JOEY M . SPANO JOHN ENGLER. Governor DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ROLAND HARMES. D~rector Cadillac District Office 8015 Mackinaw Trail Cadillac, MI 49601 .August 27, . 1992 Ms. Karen Frederickson Youth Employment & Training Services' 429 Ford Street Manistee, MI 49660 Dear Ms. Frederickson: 'J.'il·~" ~ - : sr.eries Division sta.ff-MDNR ah.:.r .~·-:l."'. tr:~d t ·he services of the Y. of the Cadillac District E. S. S. cre:.'ll working out of Tippy Dam. Their assistance in accomplishing the deferred maintenance at the Little Manistee Weir facility was truly helpful. The quality of supervision and actual work was excellent. The Pine River Restoration Commit~ee, of wnlcn the Fisheries Division is a member, also wants to thank the Y.E.S.S. crew for their work in placing fieldstone rock for bank stabilization. The crews did a good job at a strenuous and tiring task. We also enjoyed the evening we spent talking to them about stream restoration, during which a lively question and answer period was held. Finally, we look forward to future cooperative Thanks again! ar~angements. Sincerely, I ~ Tom Rozich Fisheries Management Biologist Fisheries Division 616-775-9727 TR/ch A 10:!G· 1 ::!/92 - u �HARRIETTA FISH HATCHERY Corpsmembers scrubbed the bottoms and sides of the fish raceways; No cleaning solutions courd be used. - .. ~ �STATE OF MICHIGAN NAT1JRAL RESOURCES COMMISSION LAARY DEVUYST PAUL EISELE GORDON E. GUYER JAMES P. HILL DI\VID HOLLI 0 . STEWART MYERS JOEY M. SPANO JOHN ENGLER, Governor DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ROLAND HARMES. Direclor Fisheries Warehouse 6801 W. 30 Mile Road Harrietta, Michigan 49638 Ms. Karen Frederickson Youth Employment & Training s·e rvices 429 Ford St. Manistee, Mi. 49660 Dear Ms. Frederickson As an employee for Fisheries Division of the Department of Natural Resources, I recently had the opportunity to acquire the services of the Y.E.E.S. crew from Camp Tippy Dam. They performed some much needed and long overdue maintenance at the Little Manistee Weir. Without their help, this work would certainly not have been accomplished this year. I was very satisfied with the quality of both t he supervision of the crew and the actual work per f ormed. The X.E.E.S employees were not only courteous and c onscientious, but also prompt and hardworking . I hope the crew members had an opportunity to learn a litt l e about our operations from DNR employees, and I look f orward t~continued cooperative arrangements in future years. Sincerely yours, ~~~~ Janife Sapak Fisheries Technician CC: L. Mrozinski JS/lsr A 10?6- 1 �DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WORKSITES Y.E.E.S. Corps work crews repaired roads in Manistee and Cadillac. �-,t..i!J-2 I _n_IU_RS_D_AY_•..;..JU_L_Y_23_.-:1-992 _ _ I '· (~ ROAD REPAIR: Youth Environmental Education SeNices employees patch the cracks in US-31 near Fourth Street. The work is part of a state wide progam to put 18 to 21 year-olds to work on Michigan Department of Transportation roadways. �Work crew at the Platte River Fish Hatchery. �ACTIVITIES The camp Activities Coordinator and her assistant helped to plan and coordinate both recreational and educational opportunities throughout the· nine week camp session. Transportation was arranged as needed for laundry, shopping and attending Church on Sundays. Transportation was also provided for all planned activities that took place away from Camp. Admission costs and rental fees were paid by the Program. Corpsmembers were expected to pay for their own shopping, refreshments and souvenier items . The Program Coordinato r arranged for each Corpsmember to receive a Camp Tippy Dam tee shirt and an 8xl0 color group photo as mementos of thei r participation. Educational programs that were offered included: Adult CPR Training Red Cross First Aid Training HIV/Aids Awareness and Prevention National Forest Service Slide Presentaion Pine River Restoration Project Eagles Substance Abuse Better Acquisition of Cognitive Skills Through Outdoor Programming (BACSTOP) 2 Day Employability Skills Workshop Recreational and cultural opportunities included: (On-site) Volleyball Horseshoes Movies Bumperpool Board Games and Card Tournamen ts Scavenger Hunt Kareoke Session Fire Ring: storyteller, singing, a visit from "Chief Joseph" (Ottawa Tribe) "Fun Night": games, snacks, prizes (Rec Hall) End of Camp Awards Banquet (continued) �ACTIVITIES - continued (Off-site) Basketball (local) Beach/swimming (Wellst~n, Manistee, Onekama) Folk Music Festival, Craft Show, Squaredance (Brethren) Tour of Fort Michilimackinac (Mackinac City) "F lea Roast and Ox Mart" (Irons) Venetian Boat Parade (Manistee) Antique Car Show, Flea Market (Maniste e) Manistee Forest Festival and Bear Lake Days Parades (Corpsmembers marched as a group in both.) Street Dance and Fireworks (Bear Lake) Canoe Trip (Big Manistee River ) Miniature Golf (Cadillac) Teen Dance (Baldwin ) "Little Shop of Horrors" WSCC Theater Production "Arcadia Daze" dance Bowling (Cadillac) Onekama Days Festival Trip to Mackinac Island Michigan Adventure (Muskegon) RECOMMENDATIONS Develop a sign-up system for weekend events that will enable the Rec. Department to request the needed meals ahead of time from the kitchen. Plan more environmentall y hiking and camping. oriented activities such Establish an on-site snack shop and elimnate evening local store. Coordinate with camp cook-outs. the kitchen to plan "theme" dinners as fishing, trips to and the outdoor �EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES Ramona DeGeorgio-Venegas shows slides about the Michigan Forest Service. Cathy Henges (Community Mental Health) talks about substance abuse. �B.A.C.S.T.O.P Corpsmembers expe~jenced the "high ropes" course at B.A.C.S.T.O.P . (Better Acquisition of Cognitive Skills Through Outdoor Programming), held in Traverse City. �RECREATION Corpsmembers canoed on the Big Manistee River ••• and visited Michigan Adventure Park (Muskegon). Both outings were coordinated by the recreation staff. �MANISTEE FOREST FESTIVAL Camp Tippy Dam residents marc hed in the downtown parade during the 4th of July celebration. They distributed 3,000 tree saplings to onlookers. ~ ~ · · ~-:: ::~:~,~1!1-"U �:&nistee County Chamber ~of Commerce 11 CYPRESSST., MANISTEE.MI49660e(616)723-2575eFAX (616)723-1515 July 22, 1992 Mr. Keith Brown, Site Supervisor Michigan Youth Environmental · Education Service Corps . 1351 Tippy Dam Road Wellston, MI 49689 Dear Mr. Brown, On behalf of the Manistee County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Chamber Staff and Forest Festival Committee, I'm writing to express our appreciation to members of the Michigan Youth Environmental Service Corps for passing out approximately 3,000 trees during the 1992 Manistee National Forest Festival. Forest Festival '92 was a huge success. Our special thanks to the Youth Corps for contributing to the success of the event. . ;?f~ ~-y_,y~ours Phyllis Hanna Administrative PH/mp �VOLLEYBALL Volleyball practice at a local park . Corpsmembers played in a tournament during "Bear Lake Days". �Camp Tippy Dam Fire Ring -. Corpsmembers constructed a fire ring on site. Several ton of stone were donated by local businesses. �Campfire programs included sing-a-longs and camp meetings. �Dorothy Hall, local storyteller entertains at the fire ring. Local resident Don Stroup visits as Chief Joseph of the Ottawa tribe. �KEREOKE CONCERT Corpsmembers enjoy performing. �The _concert took place at Camp on July 26, 1992 . �CAMP TIPPY DAM FOOD SERVICE REPORT Three meals each day were provided to the Corpsmembers. A fu l l time kitchen manager and his assistant were responsible for planning meals, ordering food, and supervi·sing Corpsmembers wh o were assigned to kitchen duty on a rotating basis. A full breakfast was served each workday morning. Cold lunches were prepared daily and packed in insulated food coolers for ea c h work crew. Five · gallon beverage jugs were used to transport a c o 1 d b e v e rag e and I o r drinking w at .e r to the . w o r k s i t e s . A f u11 course dinner was served family style each weekday evening. On weekends, meal planning was dependent upon the act ivities planned for the Camp. Usually cold cereal, toast and juice were offered on Saturday mornings. Picnic style lunches were often requested for day long trips. Occassionally, cook-out foods were provided to be prepared during the outing. On Sun~a y s, eggs-toorder were · served from 9:00 11:00 a.m. followed by a lat e afternoon Sunday dinner. Food was ordered from Sysco and delivered about twice a week . Milk and other groceries were purchased almost daily from th e Dublin Store. Bread was ordered from Olesons in Manistee an d delivered several times a week by the Program Coordinator . Kitchen aprons and cleaning cloths were provided by Lakeshor e Linen Ser vice . �.. ~ ~v- • V" ~ '' (J~ ------:-=-:-;::::;-=--:---=~-::~~==== ~--- CJ,A... ""TA TIPP~ · . Mf Wellston, tn tf French toast Juice Milk Coffee _, Blueberry pane Tomato juice Milk Coffee . ~ MENU FOR Waffles Bacon I Juice Hilk Coffee Egg McTippy Juice Milk Coffee WEEK 3: June 29 - July 5, 1992 O&.tmeal/ raisins brown sugar Juice Milk Coffee Cold cereals Toast/jelly Juice Milk Coffee Q: co BRUNCH I u z Egg salad sandwich (2) Chocolate chip cookies Plums Lemonade Ham salad sandwiches Molasses cookies Apples Plums Water Beef Stroganoff Carrots Jelly Roll Milk Chili Crackers Cornbread Fruit Cocktail Milk dwiches s Cook-out at the Forest Festival Eggs to order Salad Sandwich fixings ::J _.J Q:: w z z 0 uares s French bread pizza: -pepperoni -mushroom -sausage Cake Milk �MICHIGAN Y.E.E.S. CORPS CAMP TIPPY DAM - WELLSTON, MICHIGAN SUMMER, 1992 r.· '• 1 Back R~w: Mark Novak, Adrian Guzman (Recreation), Ted Langworthy, John Blaker, Keith Brown (Site Supervis~·r). '\ :l ' Middle Row: Ray Bruce, Darrel Sabbe, J~., Larry Cowger.(Crew Supv.), Jim Churchill.(Crew Supv.), Frank Burns, John Proctor, Reg (Ice Pic) Bembry, Kip Johnson, Jeanenne Frick, Carla Calkins, B.J. McClain, Quinet~a McFolley, Brett Greenhoe, Hugh Webster (Asst. Site Supv.) • . Front Row: Dan Paukstaitis (Mess Hall), Ben Brandvold, Janet Garcia, Karl Hornsby, Dereck Sturkey, Glen Swope, Jennie Love, Cheryl Nelson (Crew Supv.), Ed Brown, Tom Kerr, Rich Hendrick, Sean Wolcott, Pierre Ford (Crew Supv.). Seated on . ~h-= ! ground: ~Campbell, Shonte' Davis, PierreDorsey. Missing from photo: Donna Augustine (Recreation), Suzanne Brown (Mess Hall), Pamela Tompke.(Program Coordinator). Photo by Bob Paetschow. •J �CJrpsmcmb~~s ~3ch received a Camp Tippy Dam c-shirt, a group phoco, and 3 certificate or c~mpletion. �'-'4U&.L NAME A. .LJ. 1. &. UI.U I. ""'-'.,......_ ...,.._ .._..._. , . . ... , , •• ARRIVED LEFT SDA I. Bauman, Edwin 6-15-92 7-6-92 Macomb/St. Clair £.. . Bembry, Reginald 6-15-92 8-14-92 Detroit 3. Blaker, John 6-15-92 8-14-92 Region II Y· Brandvold, Benjamin (B.J.) 6-27-:-92 8-14-92 Jobs Central 5. Brown, Edward 6-15-92 8..;. 14-92 Lansing G, . Bruce, Ray 6-15-92 8-14-92 DCC/Monroe 1· Burns, Frank 6-15-92 8-14-92 DCC/Monroe ~· Campbell, Isaac 6-15-92 8-14-92 DCC/Monroe Cf. Calkins, Carla 7-15-92 8-14-92 Northwest 10 · Davis, Shonte' · 6-15-92 7-31-92 Detroit f( . Dorsey, Pierre 6- 15-92 8-14-92 Macomb/St. Clair /l . Frick, Jeanenne 6- 15-92 8-14-92 N.orthwest 13 . Garcia, Janet 6-16-92 7-30-92 Northwest ,q . Gudakunst, Ervin 6-15-92 6-24-92 Region II (5 . Greenhoe, Brett 6-15-92 8-14-92 CAPC /~ . 7-6-92 8-3-92 CAPC t1 · Hornsby, Karl 6-15-92 8-14-92 West Central /~ · 6-22-92 8-6-92 West Central 6-15-92 7-31-92 Washtenaw Co. 6-15-92 8-14-92 Macomb/St. Clair Hendrick, Richard Holmes, Walter (T.J.) 11 · Johnson, Kipstine lO Kerr, Thomas �Camp Tippy Dam Roster (continued) SDA NAME ARRIVED LEFT :I · Lalewicz, Ann 6-15-92 6-19-92 Macomb/St. Clair u . Langworthy, Theodore 6-15-92 8-7-92 West Central J..3 Love, Jenny 6-15-92 8-14-92 West Central J. ~ · Lytton, Yolanda 6-15-92 6-29 - 92 Livingston J.. S" Lumbert, Scott . 6-15-92 7-6-92 CAPC ~f.., . McClain, Benjamin · 6-29-92 8-14-92 Northeast }...1 McFolley, Quinetta 6-15-92 8-14-92 Detroit )...~ · Novak, Mark 7-13-92 8-3-9 2 Northwe s t ~q . Proctor, John 7-6-92 8-7-92 CAPC M Reese, Renee' 6-15-92 7-15-92 Lansing 3 i . Sabbe, Darrel, Jr. 6-15-92 7-30-92 Lansing -') · Sturkey, De reck 6-15-92 8-14-92 Detroit .3:3 Swope, Glen 6-15-92 8-14-92 Washtenaw Co. ~~ . 6-15-92 8-14-92 CAPC Walcott, Sean �.... • .... ,.. • ·~ ...--- .. CORP SMEM.B ERS PROGRAM INVOCATION Hugh Webster DINNER New York Strip Steak Baked Potato Corn on the Cob Tossed Salad, Deviled Eggs French Fried Hozzarella Sticks Cream Puffs WELCOME, INTRODUCTIONS Pamela Tompk~ OVERVIEW Ken Renaud CAKP STAFF RECOGNITIONS Pamela Tompke PRESENTATION OF CORPSHEMBERS AWARDS Recreation Staff and Crew Supervisors CLOSING Hugh Webster Edwin Bauman *Reginald Bembry *John Blaker *Benjamin Brandvold *Edward Brown *Ray Bruce *Frank Burns *Carla Calkins *Isaac Gampbell Shonte' Davis *Pierre Dorsey *Jeanenne Frick Janet Garcia *.Brett Greenhoe Ervin Gudakunst Rich Hendrick T.J. Holmes *Karl Hornsby *Thomas Kerr Kipstine Johnson Ann Lalewicz Ted Langworthy *Jenny Love Scott Lumbert *B.J. HcClain *Quinetta HcFolley Hark Novak John Proctor Renee' Reese Darrel Sabbe, Jr. *Dereck Sturkey *Glen Swope *Sean Wolcott l/o/anclo__ /....y ff6n * Goodells Detroit Adrian Fenton Lansing River Rouge Honroe Lake Ann River Rouge Detroit Hount Clemens Hanistee Nanistee Edmore Addison Ionia Tustin White Cloud 1'1arine City Ypsilanti Algonac Big Rapids Big Rapids Ionia Presque Isle Detroit Bear Lake Saranac Lansing Has on Detroit Belleville Ionia Fenfon Completed Y.E.E.S. Corps Program ~ ~ ~ . j ~ ~ �warcts STAFF Program Coordinator: Site Supervisors: Crew Supervisors: Pamela Tompke Keith Brown · Hugh Webster : James Churchill Larry Cowger P:i..erre Ford Jeffry Harris Cheryl Nelson Recreation: Donna Augustine Adriari Guzman, · Hess Hall: Dani~l'Paukstaitis ~<v~S· Todd Kr olczyk Larry Weaver 1 1: ·'· I *** *** Y.E.T.P. Director: *** *** *** Ken Renaud Y.E.T.P. Youth Advisor: Karen Fredrickson Assoc. Director. Council of Governments: Charlene Schlueter ....... ~ TIPP~ ~ · Suzanne Brown· Security Team: co~ Wellston, Ml I. , \' ' I r~ (': ! AUGUST 14.1992 ~ ~~ �R~~ING PROGRESS SCALE In mid-July, 27 Corpsmembers from Camp Tippy Dam completed the "Reading Progress" test. The written test takes seven minutes to complete. (See copy enclosed). The test results were as follows: 8 (307.) scored in the 10- l2 th grade level (Level 4). >.1 (377.) scored in the 7-9th grade . ,-, ":; :. 1) ·. ,, · 3). 9 (337.) scored in the 4-6th grade level (Level 2). These results indicate a need for remedial reading instruction for the 70 percent who scored below the lOth grade level. Recommendation: That reading and math testing occur at -the beginning of the program; and that remedial instruction be available as part of the weekly schedule. (Sample test copy below) �Immediate Needs of Impact Seminars fo~ Youth Listed in the Order of 1. Impo~tance Immediate Financing - $48,600 minimum needed ~SAP for: My 1992 salary (includes pay~oll taxes): I received no salary in 1991. Money needed for my personal food, lodging, etc. I've been primary money source since January 1991. My personal savings will be gone by January 1993. No definite funding sources, but several with potential. 2. Near-term Financing - reference budget 3. Office Space (free?)- reference budget: Desk and phone, Copies, postage, misc. supplies. 4. Administrative Support to: Place and receive calls assigning speakers to teachers, Competent secretary or administrator can handle this, Need about 10 to 20 hours/week, but must be Available throughout the business day:-- 5. Institutional Endorsement of Impact Seminars: Audit and/or document the value of this concept, Firm foundation needed in Detroit and across Michigan, Enables our continued expansion nation-wide, Already pursuing major cities in other states, because What works in Detroit, will work in any city in American! 6. Entree to Major Funding Sources. Orlando B. Doyle Founder and President October 23, 1992 �Projecte d Hudget for Impact Seminars f o r Youth, lnc. Expenditure A. 1 2 3 1991 1992 1993 6 Payroll Expenses Director's Salary (40+ hrs/wk) $45,000 $45,000 Payroll Taxes, 8% of Salary $3,600 $3,600 Benefits Package, 15% of Salary Ill $6,750 i.e., S e e Note til 1st Staff Member (begins Jan '93) $0 $0 Payroll Taxes, 8% of Salary $0 Benefits Package, 15% of Salary $0 7 8 9 2nd Staff Member (begins Aug '93 ) Payroll TaxeR, 8% of Salary Benefits Package, 15% of Salar y 4 5 $ 45,000 $ 3,600 $ 6,750 $90, 00 0 $7, 20 0 $13, 50 0 $2 0,000 $1 '600 $3,000 $20,0 00 $1 '6 0 0 $3,0 0 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $ 8,333 $667 $1 ,2 50 $8,3 3 3 $667 $1, 250 $0 #2 $55,350 $90,200 $145,5 5 0 $0 $4,000 $0 $1 • 000 $1 '800 $1 • 200 $800 $0 $0 $6,000 $4,000 $3,600 $3,000 $2,000 $1 • 500 $0 $12,000 $10,000 $6,000 $4,800 $4,000 $3,000 $3,000 $15,000 $12,000 $20,000 $10,000 $9,400 $8,800 $6,200 $5,300 $15,000 Other $8,800 $20,100 $57,800 $86,700 Subtotal: Payroll + Other Contingency and Additional Staff $8,800 $0 $75,450 $148,000 $0 $30,000 $232,25 0 $30,00 0 TOTAL EXPENSES $8,800 $75,450 $178,000 $262,25 0 Subtotal: B. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Tot a l ------------------------------------------- ------------------------ -- Payroll Other Expenses #3 Office Rental Auto Mileage, local Computer Hardware & Software Telephone Office Supplies Reproduction Postage Board Approved Expenses Subtotal: Notes: 1. General Electric, Mr. Doyle's former employer, covered his benefits during 1991 while he served as the director. 2. Funds were not available in 1991, hence Mr. Doyle was not paid a salary, and this cannot be recovered. 3. Some of these expenses may be covered by others via in-kind support and similar contributions. Prepared July 28, 1992 by: Orlando B. Doyle, Founder, President and Director Impact Seminars for Youth, Inc. (313) 542-3579 P. 0. Box 177; Royal Oak, MI 48068 �Impact Seminars for Youth, P. 0. Box 177 Royal Oak, MI 48068 Inc. October 23, 1992 Mrs. Michelle Engler First Lady of Michigan and Chair Michigan Community Service Commission Lansing, Michigan 48909 Dear Mrs. Engler: It is indeed my pleasure to have the opportunity to present Impact Seminars for Youth to the Michigan Community Service Commission this morning. The highlights are provided below. Mentors and tutors are great, but, as you well know, there are never enough volunteers - because of the time demanded. Faced with this, we devised a different approach, and now have more volunteers than we can process - hundreds were enrolled within a few months of our January 1991 launch. Our objective is to shift the peer-pressure within each urban school through daily exposure of students to these successful men and women - via techniques noted below. Once children are motivated and recognize the value of education, teachers have a far simpler task. In the process, this concept builds a large pool of professional men and women with a personal investment in "their" school. Virtually all return, and they will also entice their friends and associates to join with them. Our approach builds relationships between these professionals and the teachers & students. This deepens their involvement, and some will then seek-out the greater commitment required of a mentor or tutor. This exciting speaker/role-model concept achieves this by providing a series of African-American professionals (which reflect the student demographics of our lead schools) in a different classroom of each selected school, eventually evert day of the week, all year long. Each speaker holds an informa conversation with the students (termed a seminar) which: 1) challenges them to dream, 2) emphasizes the importance of education, 3) re-validates the teacher's message, and 4) has each speaker serve as the credible proof a student's dreams can be realized. Mr. William Raspberry featured our program in his April 1992 column in the Washin~ton Post, and the double-sided speaker flyer expounds on our simp e and direct approach. One which enabled some 250 men and women to reach 2400 Detroit children via 300 seminars during our first year. Our goal for the 1992-93 schoolyear is to facilitate 600 seminars (within only six schools): Once expanded, this concept can reach ten or twenty thousand classrooms, every year, as it is applied across the 250 schools �in Detroit. And yet this all =emains t~ansparent to each school's administrative staff- one speaker directly contacts one teacher to set the date and discuss the focus for the one hour seminar in their classroom. The resources (i.e. speakers) are available, and the need is urgent. All that is required is a mechanism to bring them together. This is the role of Impact Seminars for Youth. Mr. Larry Patrick, as Chair of Detroit 2000, has provided his full support per the enclosed letter. In addition, the concept is being introduced into other cities via other organizations because, what works in Detroit, will work in every majo= city across the country. Our approach enables a handful of committed individuals to mobilize a virtual army of volu~teers - all woven into a cohesive program of great value to child=en and teachers. The administrative task has been divided into three distinct activities which can be handled by three volunteers for a couple hours per week, each (ref. enclosure). Also note the various techniques utilized to project this stream of speakers onto the enti~e student body of each school. This increased awareness has already been shown to shift the peer-pressure in individual classrooms. Next, we will do the same for an entire school. We will f reely share this concept with anyone expressing an interest because, as powerful as this is, its full potential can only be realized if other organizations also utilize the approach. Others are most welcome to adopt it for thei~ use, and are encouraged to call me for further details. I will welcome whatever assistance you or members of the Commission may choose to provide in support of our program. Most respectfully yours, Orlando B. Doyl~~ Founder and President (_) (313) 542-3579 day or evening Enclosures �• ...... DETROIT.r.-:~~ ~ zooo• ~ SIX NATIONAL GOALS: 1. CH ILDREN START SCHOOL READY TO LEARN. 2. AT LEAST 90 PERCENT GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL. 3. STUDENTS DEMONSTRATE COMPENTENCY IN ENGLISH . MATHEMATICS. SCIENCE. HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY. 4. U. S. LEAD THE WORLD IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE. 5. EVERY ADULT AMERICAN IS UTERATE. AND ABLE TO COMPETE AN D EXERCISE THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF CITIZENSHIP. 6. SCHOOLS ARE FREE OF DRUGS AND VIOLENCE. August 20, 1992 Orlando B. Doyle Founder and President Impact Seminars for Youth, Inc. P.O. Box 177 Royal Oak, MI 48068 Dear Orlando: I am most impressed wi th the Impact Seminars for Youth program you have discussed with me. This concept is so simple yet so very powerful. Your approach eliminates many of the obstacles wrestled with in other attempts to bring educators and business people together. I am amazed you were able to reach 2400 students among six schools via 300 seminars given by 250 business men and women - and do so within your first eighteen months of operation. Action on this scale, applied across the more than 250 schools of the District could provide tremendous benefit to students and teachers alike. The Detroit 2000 Project, which I chair, would greatly benefit from your input, and I would like you to share your experience with one or more of the Detroit 2000 committees. I commend you for having the courage to leave a secure, twenty-year career to devote full-time to this undertaking, and do so without financial assistance. I pledge my full personal support to you and this program, for its potential is indeed exciting. zly. Lawrence c. Patr ck, Chair, Detroit 2000 jdr 5057 Woodward Avenue , First Floor Confere nce Center Detroit. Michigan 48202 (313) 494-2000 �Tile Alumni 1\ssvciatiun of Tile University of Micltiga11 1\/unllli Center I 200 Fletcher Strecl I Ann Arbor, Micl1igan 48109 Execu tive Director's Office Phone: (3 13) 763-2 452 FAX: (3 13 ) 936 -3089 September 10, 1992 Orlando B. Doyle, President Impact Seminars for Youth, Inc. P.O. Box 177 Royal Oak. MI 48068 Dear Orlando: The Alumni Association staff and I were most impressed with the Impact Seminars for Youth program you have presented during several meetings with us. The concept is very straightforward, yet provides the type of community activity the University encourages among our alumni. My staff will help you bring this to the attention of The Alumni Association's Reunion of Black Graduates committee, as a program worthy of their consideration. It clearly provides an effective process to bring very large numbers of individuals into direct involvement with students. I am always interested in learning what alumni are doing, and I must say you have moved far afield from the BS and MS degrees in nuclear engineering. I commend you for your creativity, and for applying your talents in a much needed area. Yours for Michigan, #/ Robert G. Fonnan cph Note by : Orlando B. Doyle Impact Seminars for Youth September 14, 1992 The University of Michigan has some 4000 Black Graduates in the Metro Detroit areal Our challenge is to establish the mechanism to facilitate them into the schools, which will be accomplished via our staff and U of M volunteers. �Juni or Headqu anc rs Offi ce Achieve m e nt o f 21720 G rand Rive r South eas te rn Detroi t , Mic higan 4 82 19-3298 M ic higa n In c . Phone 313-255 -3900 Fax 313-255-2747 October 12, 1992 Mr. Orlando Doyle Impact Seminars For Youth Founder and President P. 0. Box 177 Royal Oak, MI 48068 Dear Orlando: Congratulations on the success your organization has had in attracting large numbers of minority adult role-models who will meet with classrooms of young people to share their business expertise and experience. I am convinced that the more opportunities students have to hear from "real world" business people the better the chance for a promising future for all of us. Clearly, Junior Achievement and Impact Seminars have this opportunity as their primary objective. I am pleased to know that you will be a collaborative partner with Junior Achievement by referring volunteers from Impact Seminars, who are looking for on-going opportunities, to work with young people. We will gratefully accept these dedicated and community-concerned people into our organization and find an appropriate program for them. Again, congratulations on your success and thank you for allowing Junior Achievement to benefit from your efforts. ~;I~~ Thomas G. Dewar President Business Basics Project Business Applied Economics I.A. �African-American Professionals Here is a means for you to easily help young students. ONE Hour from Your Career for ONE Dialogue between You, and ONE Detroit Classroom yields ONE Powerful Impact! We invite you to: Visit one Detroit middle school classroom, Converse with the students on how you achieved your success, Personally share the obstacles you faced and overcame, Convey the value of a firm educational foundation, and Relate a child's current studies to the professional world at large, and emphasize what they must do today! Yes, you (with the teacher) will conduct this one-hour seminar with one classroom of children. To - participate contact: Orlando B. Doyle, Founder Impact Seminars for Youth P.O. Box 177, Royal Oak, MI 4ff068 (313) 542-3579 �Overall Objectives of Impact Seminars for Youth, Inc. Five objectives: 1) Bring hope to children in poor urban neighborhoods, and greatly expand their future horizon and options by repeated exposure to credible role-models. Emphasizes education's critical role in making them productive citizens. 2) Personally expose thousands of business men and women to the educational crisis. Energizes these speakers, and helps them - and teachers - to recognize the contribution they can make within the classroom. 3) Build relationships between teachers and business people. Virtually all speakers are eager to return, and some choose follow-up activity of a more substantive nature. (We will direct these committed individuals to other, existing organizations that have more comprehensive programs established within schools.) 4) Shift the student peer-pressure within each classroom and school regarding the value of education - achieved via the repeated, personal exposure to successful men and women. 5) Demonstrate the potential of this exciting and powerful, yet simple, concept, and freely share it with other organizations throughout Detroit and across the nation. We will achieve all five objectives via daily visits into each selected school (a different classroom each time), by successful African-American men and women who serve as the credible messengers. Later, as children recognize education's importance, a more diverse speaker-pool _ (e.g. Caucasians) will be utilized to work on the mechanics of schooling. · Note: the initial speakers in each school should reflect the demographics of the students. Our - lead schools are over ninety-five percent African-American, hence our choice. The Impact Seminars approach generates more volunteers than we can process because of the minimal request made of them! �IMPACT SEMINARS for YOUTH The shortage of role-models for many African-American youths is widely recognized. Several programs attempt to address this shortage by seeking adults to volunteer their time, either in repetitive increments or for sizable blocks of time. Unfortunately, not enough volunteers come forth because of the considerable time expected of them. Impact Seminars for Youth offers a different approach. Rather than ask a few to give a lot, we ask hundreds to give only one hour - just once - to speak with one classroom of children. The personal experiences of successful African Americans will provide these children the credible proof that an education is indeed the key to their future. Hundreds of these "seminars" will be facilitated by simply drawing upon the many thousands of successful African Americans living throughout Greater Detroit, which - via the mobility of their success - are all but invisible to the children who have the greatest need for their examples. Much as they may like to, busy professionals have little time to help rectify this situation. However, virtually anyone will find the time to speak for one hour with a classroom of children. Tremendous benefits will result once this message is reinforced nearly ever~ day - in each selected school - by repeated visits from a di ferent professional to a different classroom. All that is required is someone to facilitate these hundreds of seminars. This is the role of Impact Seminars for Youth. Impact Seminars coordinates all the details for each classroom seminar to minimize any burden upon the schools and speakers. We will identify the interested teachers, locate the speakers, and request each speaker to contact the teacher beforehand: 1) to help direct their conversation to the specific classroom. 2) so they may become acquainted, and 3) to schedule their seminar around business commitments. To minimize classroom disruption, no single class is expected to hold more than three or four seminars per year. Although each volunteer is asked to speak only once, repeat engagements are most welcome. Our organization has est-ablished a- mechanism which enables hundreds of African-American professionals to share their personal success story with thousands of Detroit school children - one classroom at a time. Impact Seminars for Youth has written endorsement from the Area F Superintendent of Detroit Public Schools, plus many others. Seminars are now being given at five middle schools on Detroit's eastside, near Conner and Mack Ave. Please help expand our speaker pool by encouraging other men and women, as well as yourself, to contact: Orlando B. Doyle Founder and President (313) 542-3579 Impact Seminars for Youth P. 0. Box 177 Royal Oak, MI 48068 �Techniqnes of Impact Seminar~ fur Youth Some of the techniques found •nos t e f feet i ve: 1. The date and time for each seminar ts arr;tnged directly between the speaker and teacher, usually vla telecon. Hore importantly the speaker and te~cher become acquainted, and the teacher conveys whatever p.li r.t ictila r topics they are attempting to impress upon their '3tudents. The speaker c;tn then underscoce these areas d11r.inr, their i11formal discus~lton with the c las!-3. 2. Upon arrival at the school each speaker. is escorted to the classroom, and wtll then stanrl in the hctl.l-way d11ring classchange. Their simple presence in the h;tll, while chilrlren surge past, make!i them visible to many children Ln the school beyond the thirty students in the one cl::tssroom they visit. 3. Speakers are encouraged to open each cla~s session by sharing personal experiences, especially their- set-backs and the obstacles they overcame. This makes them more rr~achable to the children, and will precipitate their- participation. 4~ Each seminar is meant to he a convecsation (NOT a lecture) focused on the value of education, and the specific topics the teacher is covering. This is NOT, repeat not, a career day, although many student questions do fall into this category. 5. Each speaker leaves a snapshot of themselves witlt the teacher which is then displayed on one central b•tlletin board in the school. Imagine the impacton 6th, 7th and 8th graders of the collection of one or two hundred photos of successful men and women, all of whom have visited their school! 6• Before leaving, the speaker gives each student their business card thus providing a tangible reminder of their visit. These cards have the potential of taking on the status of "baseball cards." We will see ••• 7. Students are required to c r it lqt.ie each s pe:tker - via a personal letter to them giving their thoughts and noting what they learned. The teacher simply collects these letters, and sends them directly to the speaker via a SASE which was left with the teacher. The cumulative effect of the seminacs and these techniques is to raise the awareness among all students, within each school, of the importance of education, and the world of possibllitles beyond the limited view from their neighborhoods. This lncr~ased awareness, we believe, will shift the peer-pressure within each school toward valuing education. �Benefits of Impact Seminars for Youth Some benefits the Impact Seminars concept provides to: students, teachers, and business-people may be readily apparent. However, some of the features are not as obvious. Impact Seminars has four major benefits: 1. Touches virtually ALL of the students in each school served, versus only those "at risk" or "college bound." Exposes each school - everyda~ - to credible role-models, Greatly expands the horizon o virtually every student, Each child sees credible proof for hope in their future. Goal is to shift the peer pressure within each school. 2. Teachers become receptive to having business people in their classrooms, and see - first hand - what they have to offer. Re-validates a teacher's message with their students, Builds relationships with individuals and companies, Involves many teachers in a school versus a select few, Teachers find empathy for their tough role. Administration of the program is transparent to each school's front office. 3. Hundreds of employees in any company will readily join-in, with far reaching consequences: Each speaker comes away with an entirely new awareness of the educational crisis at hand. Personalizes it. Each feels compelled to return and to also involve others. _ Speakers who reflect the ethnic mix of the students have the credibility to grab their attention. Later, a more diverse mix can assist with the educational process. 4. African-centered curriculum's focus on historical contributions is very important. However, living success stories have particular relevance to children, and should also be included. Impact Seminars enables students to regularly hold a personal dialogue with these successful men and women. In addition, this concept establishes grass-roots support for any business/education partnership} first between individuals and perhaps later between the companies and schools. This is achieved via personal connections made between the employees of the business and teachers in the school. Both parties become more aware of the others' views and needs, thus creating an atmosphere receptive to a deeper involvement. It easily builds strong relationships. Orlando B. Doyle, Founder Impact Seminars for Youth, Inc. (313) 542-3579 8-22-92 �Administration within Other Organizations The Impact Seminars concept can readily be incorporated by any organization, and applied within a school they may already serve. This program is easily administered by dividing the work among three people. Each volunteer "administrator" will need to provide only a couple hours per week, with responsibility for one of the tasks outlined for persons No. 1, 2 and 3 below: Person No. 1 Builds a pool of speakers and introduces the concept to each. A thirty minute discussion by No. 1, with each group of speakers, will provide the needed guidance. The key role for No. 1 is to convey the program's philosophy to each new speaker, and to underscore, "This is NOT a career day, but a dialogue focused on the value of education." (I have a two page handout which will help with this "training.") Person No. 2 Visits the one selected school every couple weeks to briefly quiz teachers regarding their latest speaker, and verify their desire for another. The task for No. 2 might be performed by a retired person because of the very flexible "hours." (The school may be visited at a different day or time on any visit.) No. 2 must ensure the school, especially each teacher, remains satisfied. Person No. 3 As No. 2 identifies a teacher is ready for another speaker, No. 3 then mails a notice to a speaker, selected from the pool. Each speaker calls the teacher directly to set their date and time, and then relays this back to No. 3. The chief role for No. 3 is to maintain records of who, went where and when. Hence, No. 3 is the "command center," and should be one who's job usually has them at their desk, to minimize "telephone tag." If requested, I will gladly assist with the initial school presentation and will also provide further details regarding the implementation of these techniques. This concept is very straightforward, and provides an effective means to greatly expand an organization's ongoing efforts within the school. While most easily applied in middle schools (grades 6, 7 and 8), a similar version can be introduced into elementary and high schools (especially grades 9 and 10). I welcome the opportunity for further discussion. Orlando B. Doyle, Founder Impact Seminars for Youth, Inc. (313) 542-3579 5-7-92 �Impact Seminars for Youth Corporate Participants and Number of Seminars Held These corporations have provided speakers to Impact Seminars, per our written request to the person indicated. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. Allied-Signal, Paul Boudreau, Director of Public Affairs Allstate Insurance, Leonard Dabney, Div Mngr Human Rescrs AT & T, Mark Trierweiler, Div. Mngr. Public Relations Barton-Malow Co., Charlotte Barton, Dir. Human Resources BASF, Michael Ayre, Human Resources Manager Blue Cross Blue Shield, Jack Pitts, Assit Vice President of Community Affairs The Budd Company, Linda Bayly, Corp. Personnel Manager Crain Communications, Penny Geismar, Corp. Communctns Mngr . Detroit Receiving Hosp, Dennis Archambault, Dir Public Rlt s Federal Reserve Bank, Detroit Branch, Paul Ballew Federal Mogul, Lonnie Ross, Corp. Communications Mngr. Flint Ink Corporation, Glenn Autry, Dir. Human Resources General Motors Corp, Rodney Coleman, Executive Director Urban and Municipal Affairs Kmart Corp., Thomas Nielsen, Vice Pres. Human Resources Lintas:Campbell-Ewald, Alex Suczek, Senior Vice President McDonald's, regional hdqtrs, Chere Small, Personnel Mngr Mercy Health Services, Paul Mullings, Dir Corp. Diversity Michigan National Bank, Sharon Bernard, Vice President Mich Secretary of State, Dennis Neuner, Deputy Sec State Nippondenso, John Osaki, Executive Vice President Nortru, Inc., Thomas Randazzo, Vice President and Counsel Target Stores, Donna Turk, Regional Personnel Mngr. TRW, Krista Heins, Manager Corporate Communications United Technology, Paula Silver, Mngr. of Communications U. S. District Court, Alfred Minniti, Chief Court Services U. S. Army Corps of Engrs, Mike Perrini, Chief Public Affrs Several Black Professional Organizations A host of other companies are represented by various individuals obtained via personal referrals, etc., but not through our formal contact with a company representative. The number of seminars listed below were verified by each teacher and school principal at the close of the 1991-92 school-year: School Remus Robinson Jackson Hamilton E.S. Devel. Center Joy Finney (April 92) II Held 11 2 76 58 29 14 9 298 Note Another 128 people had committed to hold a seminar, but one was not scheduled for a variety of reasons, e.g., telephone tag, end of school-year, business demands, etc. Hence, with our refinements of this process, over 400 seminars could have been held. �Impact Seminars for Youth Endorsements, Expansion Cities and Media Coverage Community leaders and government officials have provided their support as listed, copies of letters provided upon request: 1. Alumni Association of the University of Michigan Mr. Robert G. Forman, Executive Director, 9-10-92 2. Bloomfield Hills Schools , Superintendent Dr. W. Robert Docking, 8-9-91 and Chair of Birmingham/Bloomfield Hills Race Relations Task Force 3. Detroit 2000, Chair Mr. Lawrence c. Patrick, Jr., 8-20-92 4. Detroit City Council President Ms. Maryann Mahaffey, 2-20-92 5. Detroit City Council President Pro Tern Mr. Gil Hill, 2-19-92 6. Detroit Public Schools Six participating school principals , various dates 7. Detroit Rotary Club regarding appearance as Guest Speaker Mr. George D. Moffett, President, 7-22-92 8. Detroit Public Television, WTVS/Channel 56 Dr. Robert F. Larson, President and General Manager, 4-28-92 9. Metropolitan Detroit Youth Foundation Mr. Dennis L. Gibson, Jr., Executive Director, 3-6-92 10. Michigan Technology Council, Special Recognition Award Annual Awards Ceremony, ref. letter 3-28-92 11. New Detroit, Inc. Ms. Lois Work, Vice President, 2-27-92 The concept is being introduced into other cities per the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Chicago, Ill., Teachers Academy for Math and Science Dr. Jon Thompson, Executive Director, letter 2-11-92 Flint, Mich., Business and Education Coordinating Council Mr. Donald E. Peters, Director, letter 1-28-92 Jackson, Mich., Business & Education Coordinating Council Mr. Camiel Thorrez, President, Thorrez Industries, 3-19-92 Highland Park, MI., begun via Spirit of Excellence, Presiden t Mr. Ricardo Bentley, January 1992 Interested parties are being pursued in: Battle Creek, Cleveland, Pittsburg, and elsewhere. Media Coverage has been avoided until after the program is well established, for several strategic reasons. Nevertheless, an article did enter the wire service in May 1992, and was carried by The Detroit News, Ann Arbor News, and several other Michigan newspapers. Mr. William Raspberry , nationally syndicated columnist with The Washington Post , featured our program in his column, April 6, 1992. Crain's Detroit Business referred to -our program in an article carried, May 11, 1992. �FINNEY HIGH SCHOOL 17200 Southampton Detroit, Michigan 48224 (313) 245-3325 June 10, 1992 Orlando B. Doyle Founder and President Impact seminars for Youth, Inc. P. o. Box 177 Royal Oak, MI 48068 Dear Mr. Doyle: I am very pleased you were able to begin the Impact Seminars speaker/role-model program at Finney High School during the past month. I have heard very favorable comments from principals at the middle schools you have served over the past year, and am eager to provide the same opportunity to our staff and students. I agree with your plan of initially offering this only to our ninth graders, since most of the students - which do drop-out - are lost here, before they reach the tenth grade. This approach, in conjunction with your current efforts at two of the middle schools which feed into Finney, should yield positive results. The first few speakers were very well received by both the students and teachers, and I know my staff looks forward to a full participation during the 1992-93 school year. ~;::ely your , ~1 L. . Finney High School Deborah M. McGriff. Ph.D . General Superintendent �REMUS ROBINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL 13000 Essex Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48215 245-3461 June 18, 1991 Mr. Landy Doyle Impact Seminars for Youth, Inc. P.O. Box 177 Royal Oak, Michigan 48068 Dear Mr. Doyle: Because of your efforts in providing classroom speakers, our students are being exposed to positive role models, male and female. It is such a pleasure to see these professionals mingling with our staff and students, sharing their personal as well as professional accomplishments. When these people walk into our building, many students are very inquisitive as to who these well-dressed men and women are. I have to admit, there have been many instances in which I have wondered the same thing. And what is so gratifying is the fact that our students are motivated by them .. I am looking forward to the next school year and I hope that I can arrange to have a speaker once a week. Our kids need to know that a rewarding career is not beyond their reach. Your speakers are definite proof of this. Please give yourself a pat on the back for a job well done. Also, a million thanks to those men and women who have donated their time and expertise so graciously. I commend all of your efforts and . I hope this program leads to bigger and better things. Our students are our future and because of people like yourself and the speakers, many of our students are seeing their future can be rewarding. Sincerely, ~~~ Mrs. Marsha Campbell Science Teacher Arthur Jefferson. General Supenntendent Melvin Chapman . Execut ive Deputy Superintendent �CHARLES WASHINGTON PRINCIPAL REMUS ROBINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL 13000 ESSEX DETROIT, MI 48215 245-3461 CAMILLE DURECKI ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL · .July 3, 1991 Mr. Landy Doyle Impact Seminars for Youth, Inc. P .0. Box 177 Royal Oak, Mi 48068 Dear Mr. Doyle, It was an educational pleasure to participate in your program in which young black educated men spoke to my Civics classes several times during 1991. Your program provided the input and the awareness and the interaction that the students so desperately needed. I feel with businesses and the school system working in close proximity in that capacity it has filled a void in many students minds. The students enjoyed and - appreciated what was conveyed to them. It gave them the opportunity to verbal _ly interact with someone other than classroom teachers. These young men conveyed to them the importance of setting high expectations for themselves and the need to continue their education in order to reach the ultimate in society. As for myself, I appreciated their verbal reinforcement of perservance and achievement and success that is conveyed throughout the school year. In closing, the Remus Robinson staff and students applaud your program as an asset that is long overdue and greatly beneficial and needed. We hope to see it as a continual educational vehicle not only at Remus Robinson but also at all Detroit Public Schools. TtJ'ank you, \1 . /JOJvLtihl).j ~1-u-~~ Saundra Frazier Eighth grade Civics teacher Mel vin Chap man . Arth u r Jefferson . Ge neral Suoenntende n t Ex ec ul've Deputy S upe rint end ent �-DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS 111111111111111111111 CAMILLE DURECKI REMUS ROBINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL 13000 ESSEX DETROIT, MI 48215 245-3461 CHARLES WASHINGTON PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL July 18, 1991 Mr. Orlando Doyle Impact Seminars for Youth, Inc. P.O. Box 177~ Royal Oak, Michigan 18068 Dear Mr. Doyle, This is to share with you the Impact Seminars for Youth, Inc. has been a positive influential force with our young people at Remus Robinson. i The experience they undenvent was everlasting that I hope will be with them the rest of their lives. The consultants you scheduled to speak with the youngsters shared some very realistic situations that were beneficial to them in guiding their future. staff members were very enthusiastic were currently tea_ching. The and i t did coincide with the curriculum they If the program is available next school year we 1vould like to be an integral part of it. I feel that the youngsters of today need all the assistance that they can get which I feel may be productive to them in the future. Thalli< you~gain for helping our youngsters to move forward. �Hamilton Middle School 14223 Southampton Detroit, Michigan 48213 (313) 245-3507 Area F i· • June 6, 1991 Mr. Orlando B. Doyle Impact Seminars for Youth P.O. Box 177 Royal Oak, MI 48068 Dear Mr. Doyle: The staff and students of Hamilton Middle School thank you for including our school in your Impact Seminars for Youth. We were very impressed with the speakers that came to our school. It is our belief that these speakers did get our students to understand the importance of education and its impact on their future. We hope that we are a part of the program next year because we feel it does have much to offer our students. Thank you again! ;;;;.~ A.K. Temple, Ed.D. Principal AKT/dh Dr. john W . Porter Gen eral Superintendent �[]ETAO~T FUBL~C SCHOOlS EASTSIDE DEVELOPMENT CENTER 1091 HIBBARD DETROIT, Ml 48214 (313) 245-3827 OR 245-3828 Ju 1y 18, 1991 Mr. Orlando Doyle Impact Seminars for Youth P. 0. Box 177 Royal Oak, MI 48068 Dear Mr. Doyle: The staff and students of the Eastside Middle School Development Center would like to express our sincerest thanks and gratitude for the tremendous service you provided us throughout the 19901991 school year. •Impact Seminars for Youth• allowed us the opportunity to supplement and reinforce the special mission of our Center as well as provide our students with •real world• perspectives on their present and future lives. Rarely are students exposed to such wealth of personal and professional experiences as those shared by your cadre of volunteer speakers. In summary of our year-long involvement with your program, we are most assuredly convinced that •Impact Seminars for Youth• has made a significant contribution to our school by providing an avenue for students to interact with positive and successful role models. More importantly, the dialogue between the speakers and students was both genuine and informative and allowed for a greater exchange of ideas and opinions normally contricted by classroom decorum. Again, It has been a pleasure working with you for the past year and we hope that our involvement will continue into the coming school year. Sincerely, ~ Anna Rayford Principal cc: Willie Woods �JOY MIDDLE SCHOOL 4611 Fairview Detroit, MI. 48214 March 19, 1991 Dear Mr. Doyle, On behalf of the staff and students at Joy Middle School, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for bringing your program, lmpact Seminars for Youth to our students. 11 11 While we have had only three speakers to date, our staff have reported favorably on all three guests. Students surveyed felt that it was worth their time to listen and be exposed to these professionals. We look forward to continuing this program and working with you and the volunteers. Sincerely, ' ·tz$'~~ od;J w.t.~ Rosalyn Whitehead Principal Dr. John W . Po rter Interim General Su perinte n dent �Impact Seminars for Youth, Inc. Charter Member Contributor Program Enrollment Available in 1992 Only During this year only, you may enroll as a "charter member contributor." We will permanently retain this list of donors to recognize the pioneering support of you or your company. We ask you to make a pledge, at whatever dollar level you choose to participate, and donate as little as ten percent this year, with the balance paid in 1993 and 1994 (see Note #2). Henceforth, we will maintain and publicize special recognition for charter contributors, versus the general annual listing of subsequent supporters (i.e., those begun after January 1, 1993). Contribution Levels Total Donation Over Three Years Individual Corporate Major Benefactor $10,000 $40,000 Benefactor $ 5,000 $20,000 Sponsor $ 2,000 $10,000 Patron $ 1 , 000 $ 5,000 Supporter $ $ 2,000 500 Donor * $ 200 * $ 1,000 * * Hence, for as little as either $20 or $100 donated in 1992 (from an individual or corporation, respectively) you will receive a permanent place on our list of donors. The balance, however, must be paid in 1993 and 1994. Notes: 1) Enrollment as a charter contributor will begin upon receipt of your first payment and the attached pledge form, but both must be received by December 31, 1992. 2) Those who hope to stretch their future contributions are invited to donate only 10% of their pledge in 1992 (vs say one-third), but the balance must be paid in 1993 and 1994. 3) Should you later choose to make only a portion of your subsequent payments, your "contribution level" will be reduced accordingly. If these payments are missed entirely, however, we regretfully must delete your name from our permanent list of charter contributors - unless an alternate payment plan is agreed to, in writing, by Impact Seminars. Questions? Call: Orlando B. Doyle, Founder and President Impact Seminars for Youth, Inc. P.O. Box 177, Royal Oak, MI 48068 (313) 542-3579 day or evening �Impact Seminars for Youth, Inc. Pledge Form for Charter Member Contributor Valid During 1992 Only Check one: Individual Contributor Corporate Contributor I/We hereby pledge to donate $ to Impact Seminars for Youth over~t'h_e__n_e_x~t~t'h_r_e_e__y__ e_a_r_s-.-----------Our first payment of $ will be made by December 31, 1992, and the balance of our pledge will be paid in 1993 and 1994. Please make your check payable to Impact Seminars for Youth, an IRS recognized, tax-deductible, non-profit, 501 (c)(3) organization. Mail this form and your check to: Impact Seminars for Youth P.O. Box 177 Royal Oak, MI 48068 Corporations are invited to substitute their standard letter or procedure for this form. Any questions should be directed to Orlando B. Doyle, Founder and President, Impact Seminars for Youth at (313) 542-3579, day or evening. The undersigned understands this and subsequent payments are at our discretion, and are also contingent upon the continued satisfactory performance of Impact Seminars for Youth. Name Company Street City, State, Zip Work Phone Home Phone (optional) Signature and Date �Projected Budget for Impact Seminars for Youth, lnc. Expenditure A. 1 1 991 1992 1993 4 5 6 Payroll Expenses Director's Salary (40+ hrs/wk) $45,000 $45,000 Payroll Taxes, 8% of Salary $3,600 $3,600 #1 Benefits Package, 15% of Salary $6,750 i.e., See Note til 1st Staff Member (begins Jan '93) $0 $0 Payroll Taxes, 8% of Salary $0 Benefits Package, 15% of Salary $0 7 8 9 2nd Staff Member (hegins Aug '93 ) Payroll Taxes, 8% of Salary Benefits Package, 15% of Salary 2 3 $45,000 $3,600 $6,750 $90,0 0 0 $7,2 0 0 $13,5 0 0 $20,000 $1 , 600 $3,000 $20,0 0 0 $1 ,6 0 0 $3,0 0 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,333 $667 $1 • 250 $8,3 3 3 $6 6 7 $1,2 5 0 $0 # 2 $ 55,350 $90,200 $145 , 5 5 0 $0 $4,000 $0 $1,000 $1 , 800 $1 • 200 $800 $0 $0 $6,000 $4,000 $3,600 $3,000 $2,000 $1 , 500 $0 $12,000 $10,000 $6,000 $4,800 $4,000 $3,000 $3,000 $15,000 $12,0 0 0 $20,0 0 0 $10,0 0 0 $9,4 0 0 $8,8 0 0 $6,2 0 0 $5,3 0 0 $15,0 0 0 Other $8,800 $20,100 $57,800 $86,7 0 0 Subtotal: Payroll + Other Contingency and Additional Staff $8,800 $0 $75,450 $148,000 $0 $30,000 $232,2 5 0 $30,0 0 0 TOTAL EXPENSES $8,800 $75,450 $178,000 $262,2 5 0 Subtotal: B. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Payroll Other Expenses #3 Office Rental Auto Mileage, local Computer Hardware & Software Telephone Office Supplies Reproduction Postage Board Approved Expenses Subtotal: Notes: 1. Gene r al Electric, Mr. Doyle's former employe r , covered his benefits during 1991 while he served as the director. 2. Funds were not available in 1991 , hence Mr. Doyle was not paid a salary, and this cannot be recovered. 3. Some of these expenses may be covered by others via in-kind support and similar contributions. Prepared July 28, 1992 by: Orlando B. Doyle, Founder, President and Director Impact Seminars for Youth, Inc. (313) 542-3579 P. 0. Rox 177; Royal Oak, MI 48068 � 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. 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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, 49497 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 1992-10-23 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/0c32611c70f2a53e925c3202d92ccee6.pdf 27439bb77618a4bce100324aa6f43f7b PDF Text Text Michigan Community Service Commission October 23, 1992 Olds Plaza Building, 2nd Floor Lansing 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. MINUTES MEMBERS PRESENT: Michelle Engler Dr. Mary Ellen Brandell Terry Langston Lisa Ditch Murray Dr. Joel Orosz Terry Pruitt, Jr. Judith Riedlinger Diana R. Algra - Ex-Officio MEMBERS ABSENT: Jon Blyth Beverly Drake Henry Gaines Paul Hubbard . Dorothy Johnson Randy N eelis Vernie N ethercut Judith Reyes Dr. WilliamS. Stavropoulos Geneva Jones Williams OTHERS: Cindy Ballard, Department of Labor Julie Busch, Michigan Campus Compact Gary Cass, Department of Education Orlando Doyle, Impact Seminars for Youth, Inc. Paulette Ethier, On Behalf of Geneva Williams Elaine Gordon, Department of Education Bonnie Graham, Office of Services to the Aging Charles Infante, On Behalf of Williams Stavropoulos Nancy Ironside, Michigan Campus Compact Doug Stites, Department of Labor �I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 10:05 a.m. by Chairperson Michelle Engler. II. Approval of Minutes of September 25. 1992 Meetin~ A motion was made by Commissioner Orosz to approve the September 25, 1992 minutes. Commissioner Riedlinger seconded the motion. The minutes were approved. III. Orlando B. Doyle. Impact Seminars for Youth. Inc. -Presentation Orlando Doyle did a presentation on Impact Seminars for Youth, Inc. The presentation was followed by a question and answer period. Several Commissioners asked questions of Mr. Doyle. IV. Fundin~ a. Recommendations Title B2 - Hi~her Education Grants Julie Busch explained the review process used for the first cycle Michigan Generation Grants and submitted the 8 proposals selected by the review committee for approval to the Commission. Commissioner Pruitt made a motion to approve the grants for Title B2 and Commission Riedlinger seconded the motion. The Commissioners present requested that Diana Algra, Executive Director, contact those Commissioners who were absent to get their approval for the grants so that the Commission's approval would be unanimous. b. Title B1 - SERVE-America Grants Elaine Gordon provided the Commission with an update on Title B1 (K-12) review process. She informed the Commission that over 8,000 application were sent out and informed them of the dates that proposals would be reviewed, selected and approved. c. Title C - Conservation and Youth Service Corns Doug Stites recapped the Youth Environmental Education Service Corps program and explained plans for summer 1993 (including possible camp locations). V. Public Comment Chairperson Engler then turned to the audience for public comments. There being none at the time the meeting proceeded on to the next agenda item. 2 �VI. Commission Retreat Update Diana Algra explained that the retreat would be held November 20 & 21, 1992 at Belmont Manor on the campus of Albion College, Albion, Michigan. Ms. Algra also informed the Commission that Julie Busch, Executive Director of the Michigan Campus Compact had opened her home to the Youth Body who will be staying with her during the retreat. VII. Schedule of Commjssion Meetine-s for 1993 The Commissioner's reviewed proposed meeting dates for 1993 and approved them. Commissioner Pruitt asked to be put on the agenda for the January 22, 1993 meeting to do a presentation on GAP (Growth and Afrocentric Program). Charles Infante of DOW offered to host the January 22, 1993 meeting at DOW in Midland. VI I I. Next Meetine- date and place The next Commission meeting will be held on January 22, 1993. Commissioner Langston made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Orosz seconded the motion. The meeting was adjoumed at 12:37 p.m. 3 � 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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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_1992_CM_1992-10-23_Minutes Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1992-10-23 commission meeting minutes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1992-10-23 commission meeting minutes. 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, 49498 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 1992-10-23 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/99576b24fd60672c6d1e251a92996319.pdf 5f686dac9f3376b3b227c5b0a01036eb PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN Chairperson Michelle Engler Executive Director Diana Rodriguez Algra JOHN ENGLER , Governor DEPARTMENT OF LABOR MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION 111 S. CAPITOL AVENUE OLDS PLAZA, 4TH FLOOR P.O. BOX 30015 LANSING MICHIGAN 48909 TEL. (517) 335-4295 LOWELL W. PERRY, Director DATE: October 16, 1992 TO: Michigan Community Service Commissioners FROM: Diana Algra, Executive Director Michigan Community Service Commission SUBJECT: October 23, 1992 Meeting Enclosed you will find the materials for the n ext Commission meeting scheduled for October 23, 1992 at the Olds Plaza Building, Lansing, Michigan. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Agenda Minutes Memo on funding recommendation for New Youth Volunteer Corps Memo on funding recommendation for Higher Education Proposals Proposed meeting dates for 1993 _ Please call Mary Estrada at our office (517) 335 -4295 to inform us of your attendance. We thank those of you who h ave already responded. I look forward to seeing you at our next mee Ling and extend my continu ed thanks for your support of our Commission and its work . �MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION AGENDA October 23, 1992 Olds Plaza Building, 2nd Floor Lansing 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. I. Call to order II. Approval of Minutes of September 25, 1992 Meeting III. Orlando B. Doyle, Impact Seminars for Youth, Inc.Presentation IV. Funding Recommendations a. b.. B2 Higher Education- Julie Busch New Youth Volunteer Corps- Diana Algra V. Public Comments VI. Commission Retreat Update VII. Schedule of Commission Meetings for 1993. Commission Retreat- Commissioner's Only November 20-21, 1992 Belmont Manor- Albion College �STATE OF MICHIGAN Chairperson Michelle Engler Executive Director Diana Rodriguez Algra JOHN ENGLER, Governor DEPARTMENT OF LABOR MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION 111 S. CAPITOL AVENUE OLDS PLAZA, 4TH FLOOR P.O. BOX 30015 LANSING MICHIGAN 48909 TEL. (517) 335-4295 LOWELL W. PERRY, Director DATE: October 16, 1992 TO: Michelle Engl er, Chairperson Michigan Community Service Commission Members FROM: Diana Algra , Executive Director Michigan Community Service Commission SUBJECT: Funding Recommendation for New Youth Volunteer Corps Models The Michigan Community Service Commission received a total of $500,000 under Title C of the National and Community Service Act. Allocated funds were effective July 1, 1992- June 30, 1993 with an additional 90 day extension permitted. The $500,000 awarded under Title C to Michigan through the MCSC was divided as follows: a. $250,000 to be allocated to operate three residential camps entitled the Youth Environmental Education Service Corps (YEES) . b. $250,000 to be granted to local communities to develop, implement, or enhance youth corp models. • $115,000 was designated to fund new Youth Volunteer Corps initiatives serving youth ages 12 to 17. Awards may range in size from $25,000 to $35,000. Deadline for New Youth Volunteer Corps proposals was September 23, 1992. • $45,000 was designated to assist existing Youth Volunteer Corps in the state. Maximum award: $15,000 . We anticipate awarding three propo sals. • $70,000 was designated to assist with year-round full-time Urban Corps models in the state. Maximum award: $35,000. We anticipate awarding two propo a ls. Deadline for existing Youth Volunteer Corps and year-round full-time Urban Corps proposals is October 23, 1992. �The Commission received 12 proposals under New Youth Volunteer Corps for a total of $378.227 in funding requests. An internal review of the proposal yielded a field of ten that would go forth to the larger committee for review. Our review committee consisted of the following individuals: • • • • Darin Day - YES Ambassador Octavia Vaughn - Michigan COOL Into the Street Coordinator Randy Neelis- MCSC Commissioner Diana Algra - MCSC Executive Director Written comments were also submitted by the following individuals: • • • • Mel Farmer - Dept. of Labor/BETCS Joel Orosz - MCSC Commissioner Terry Pruitt- MCSC Commissioner Joe Gonzales - Field Organizer for Youth Volunteer Corps of America The review committee recommends that the following proposals be funded: Funding Requested Organization Funding Recommendation 1. Alpena Community College 28,712 25,000 2. United Way of Muskegon County 35,000 32,500 3. Eight CAP, Inc. 19,430 19,000 4. Menominee-Delta Schoolcraft Community Action Agency 16,000 16,000 5. Wayne-Metro Community Services Agency 28,751 22,500 127,893 115,000 Totals Enclosure �Michigan New Youth Volunteer Corps Initiatives National and Community Service Act: Subtitle C Proposal Abstracts Alpena Community CoJJege Alpena, MI Currently about 80 Alpena High School students volunteer 2 to 4 hours per week in human service agencies during the school year. The YVC plan is to recruit junior and senior high school students for weekend Team Projects in Spring Semester 1993, and for four two-week projects in the summer of 1993. Teams would consist of 8 to 10 volunteer youth and one paid Team Leader. Projects include mentoring, housing rehabilitation, and park maintenance. The program will target teens from low income families, those struggling with academics, and those possessing handicapper characteristics. The 8 to 10 member teams are also expected to provide service for Alpena's community events such as the Brown Trout Festival and the June Riverfest. Recommended Funding: $25, 000 EightCAP, Inc. Greenville, MI The Montcalm-Ionia Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) would be a year-round project providing volunteer experiences for 80 youth. Because these counties are rural and comprised of communities with populations less than 9,000, resources are not available in any one community to initiate a youth volunteer project. A Youth Volunteer Corps program would provide direction and leadership for establishing an on-going network for youth service in these rural areas. In its 26th year as a Community Action Agency, EightCAP has developed and operated programs in such areas as summer youth employment, domestic violence, foster grandparents, JTPA, Head Start, home weatherization, and Special Olympics. Staff expertise and community support will help facilitate the development of meaningful service opportunities for YVC participants. Recommended Funding: $19,000 Menominee-Delta-Schoolcraft Community Action Agency Escanaba, MI The main objectives of the Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) include unlimited opportunities for youth to participate in projects which directly benefit their community. The cities of Escanaba and Gladstone have several major projects in which the YVC will participate. For example, feeding elderly care facility residents, city beautification, and Special Olympics. Expected outcomes include increased intergenerational communication and understanding, direct service to the community, and a supportive atmosphere for youth. The involvement of the schools and the Retired Seniors Volunteer Program (RSVP) will increase public awareness and involvement. The Menominee-Delta-Schoolcraft Community Action Agency is also applying to become a Volunteer Center through the Volunteer Centers of Michigan (VCM). Recommended Funding: $16,000 �United Way of Muskegon County and the Muskegon County Community Foundation Muskegon, MI In its first year, the Muskegon County YVC hopes to involve 200 young people, ages 14 to 18, in guided team community service projects and provide the community with more than 20,000 volunteer hours. The YVC will place teams of youth volunteers, led by trained Team Leaders, in diverse community agencies to provide service which is meaningful to the community and to the participant. Youth volunteers can serve in intensive summer sessions of 4 to 8 weeks and in periodic short-term school year projects. Drawn from the full socio-economic, geographic, and ethnic diversity of Muskegon County, youth volunteers will develop important civic and life skills through exposure to others and by perf01ming needed community service. Recommended Funding: $32,500 Wayne-Metropolitan Community Services Agency Ecorse, MI This project is a collaboration between Wayne-Metropolitan Community Services Agency (WMCSA), the Youth Volunteer Corps of Metropolitan Detroit, and Communities First. The program will be based in the City of Highland Park. Youth will be recruited through various community sources. Every attempt will be made to match participants with service initiatives in their own communities. The scope of the program includes Ecorse, River Rouge, Inkster, Romulus, Taylor, Hamtramck, and Sumpter Township. These cities have been identified as the most economically vulnerable in the Out-Wayne County area. The Out-Wayne County YVC will participate in such programs as neighborhood rehabilitation, working in homeless shelters, soup kitchens, food distribution, and services to senior citizens. The YVC will also coordinate the efforts of the emerging City of Highland Park Teenage City Council and provide services to various city government offices. Recommended Funding: $22,500 Total Recommended Funding: $115,000 Geographic Distribution: • Metropolitan Detroit (Highland Park and Out-Wayne County) • Northeastern Lower Peninsula (Alpena) • Coastal Western Michigan (Muskegon County) • Upper Peninsula (Menominee-Delta-Schoolcraft Counties) • Western Lower Peninsula (Greenville) �-THE ~ CAM US COMPA£1 31 K E L L 0 G G C E N TE R MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN 48824 (517) 353 - 9393 October 15, 1992 MEMORANDUM 1D: FROM: Mr. John Marshall, Ill; President, Kresge Foundation RE: and Chair, Michigan Generation Grant Review Committee Cycle I Funding Recommendations/Michigan Generation Grants Michigan Community Service Commission Earlier this year, the Michigan Community Service Commission designated the Michigan Campus Compact Higher Education Collaborative as the lead higher education consortia subgrantee in the Title ll B Higher Education award program. One of the outcomes of this was the Michigan Generation Grant's two-cycle award program consisting of a minimum of 22 subgrants ranging from $500 to $15,000 for a total of $200,000. At this point, we have just concluded Cycle I, with Cycle 2 ending October 23, 1992. The Committee has allotted the following financial awards to both Cycle 1 and Cycle 2 grant categories: 1). Student Initiated projects - 7 grants to be awarded for up to $5,000 per proposal; 2). Evaluation & Outcomes - 3 grants for up to $10,000 per proposal; 3). Curriculum Development- 6 grants capped at $10,000 per proposal; 4). Leadership Training- 3 grants at $10,000 per proposal; 5). Combination projects- 3 grants to be awarded up to $15,000 per proposal. For the first cycle of Michigan Generation Grants, we have received 14 proposals from 11 Michigan colleges and universities for a total funding request of $135,256.40. The Michigan Generation Grant Review Committee met October 13, 1992 and reviewed each proposal submitted. The Committee selected 8 proposals, totalling $62,614, to be forwarded to the Michigan Community Service Commission for approval. These proposals are as follows: Proposal #1 Alpena Community College "Project SIRY CStudent Initiated Resource Volunteerism)" Request: $13,160 (Combination Grant) The project seeks to design activities and encourage students to research pertinent social problems in the community and develop a course of action toward solving them through organized volunteer efforts. Proposal #2 Aquinas College "Project RESPOND" Request: $5,000 (Student Initiated) Students will learn and serve at the same time. They will be building trails, planting trees, picking up trash at a State Park in Michigan and at the same time they will1earn about environmental problems, the vegetation and ecology of Michigan. Proposal #3 Central Michigan University "Intewting Service Learnin~ Into Preservice and In service Teacher Request: $14,995 (Combination Grant) Education & K-12 Schools" The Michigan Campus Compact is funded in part by a grant from the WK. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, Michigan. �CMU, Gratiot-Isabella Regional Educational Service District and the K-12 Schools it serves will collaborate to train "teams" of CMU faculty, cooperating teachers and student teachers to implement service learning lessons into K-12 classrooms. Proposal #4 Delta College "Student Volunteer Program" Request: $15,000 (Combination Grant) Expand existing partnership between Delta College and Tri-County Voluntary Action Centers to encourage additional students to volunteer in community organizations. Proposal #5 Grand Valley State University "Community Service for Request: $2,370 (Student Initiated) Business Students" This project will provide students of the Seidman School of Business with the opportunity to become involved as volunteers in various community service organization activities in the Grand Rapids area. Proposal #6 Grand Valley State University "Children of Request: $2,075 (Student Initiated) Domestic Violence" An initiative to assist in combatting the pervasive social problem, domestic violence, by implementing programs for children in a shelter for domestic violence. Proposal #7 Macomb Community College "Building Student Commitment to Service" Request: $4,964 (Student Initiated) This project will engage 75 students in a community service project with HOM (Housing Opportunities of Macomb) which will involve renovating a neighborhood home for a local family for Spring 1993 occupancy. Proposal #8 Michigan State University "MSU COOL ACTION" Request: $5,000 (Student Initiated) MSU COOL ACTION is an organization consisting of three components: "Into the Streets," Alternative Break Programming, and the Registered Student Organizations Network Coalition. These organizations provide students with strong roles in developing service opportunities and a service ethic. FUNDING CYCLE I TOTAL PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS MICHIGAN GENERATION GRANTS Proposals Institution Submitted 1. Alpena 1 2. Andrews 1 3. Aquinas 1 4. CMU 1 5. Delta 1 6. GVSU 4 7. Macomb 1 8. MSU 1 9. NMU 1 10. Schoolcraft 1 11. Spring Arbor 1 Total$ Requested $13,160 $15,000 $ 5,000 $14,995 $15,000 $32,273 $ 4,964 $ 5,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 # Recommended for Funding 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 Resubmit Resubmit Dollar Amount Requested $13,160 0 $ 5,000 $14,995 $15,000 $ 4,495 $ 4,964 $ 5,000 0 �MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMI SION PROPOSED MEETING DATES FOR 1993 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. 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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, 49499 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 1992-10-23 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/58ad9fe8aac26e5e0d7eab5bc90f8cd8.pdf df5a66c4220cd1a21bae98350cabacd7 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN Chairperson Michelle Engler cutive Director ... na Rodriguez Algra JOHN ENGLER , Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION 111 S. CA PITOL AVENUE OLDS PLAZA. 4TH FLOOR P.O. BOX 30015 LANSING MICHIGAN 48909 TEL. (517) 335-4295 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR LOWELL W. PERRY, Director DATE: October 16, 1992 TO: Michigan Community Service Commissioners FROM: Diana Algra, Executive Director Michigan Community Service Commission SUBJECT: October 23 , 1992 Meeting Enclosed you will find the materials for the next Commission meeting scheduled for October 23, 1992 at the Olds Plaza Building, Lansing, Michigan. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Agenda Minutes Memo on funding recommendation for New Youth Volunteer Corps Memo on funding recommendation for Higher Education Proposals Proposed meeting dates for 1993 Please call Mary Estrada at our office (517 ) 335-4295 to inform us of your attendance. We thank those of you who have already responded. I look forward to seeing you at our next meeting and extend my continued thanks for your support of our Commission and its work. � 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, 49500 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 1992-10-23 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/c703e3a4a5a621294a4e2fcea5389abf.pdf 36c3f2a6da02d45f11f19d29db4370e0 PDF Text Text DRAFT The Michigan Community Service Commission 1991-1992 Annual Report Historical Perspective In early 1991 questions were being raised in Michigan regarding the various streams of youth service. Was there collaboration? How were people working together? Were higher educational institutions working with K-12 schools? Did individuals in the K-12 system ever connect with corps programs in the field? How effective were programs in working with community based agencies? In April of 1991, under the auspices of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation and the Michigan Campus Compact (MCC), a meeting was convened for all Kellogg Foundation grantees in the area of Volunteerism and Philanthropy which dealt with youth. This meeting brought together community based organizations, K-12 educators, institutions of higher learning and others to share information on their programs; to begin the process of making connections across the streams of service. In late spring Youth Service America (YSA) received a grant from theW. K. Kellogg Foundation to facilitate the development of a youth service policy framework in the state of Michigan. The grant enabled YSA in cooperation with the MCC, the Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF), the Michigan Nonprofit Forum (MNF) and the Michigan State Board of Education to sponsor a two day planning conference on youth service in Michigan. This conference, hosted by the MCC, brought together over 125 individuals from across Michigan representing young people, K-12 education, higher education, full-time service and conservation corps, community based organizations, and state officials. The conference served to crystalize interest in youth service, identify important planning issues and engage program participants, managers and advocates in youth service policy developments. Interested conference participants attended two subsequent planning meetings in July. The CMF hosted the second meeting and the MNF the third. The meetings produced planning recommendations and a framework for youth service in Michigan. At the second meeting in July, Michelle Engler, First Lady of Michigan, announced the intention of the Governor to form the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC). This announcement was received positively by those in the field and participants of the summer meetings expressed their interest and commitment to support, advise and assist the Commission in its activities. Also in attendance at the first July meeting was a representative from the Points of Light Foundation. Impressed by Michigan's commitment to service and the kinds of youth service activities in the state, the Points of Light Foundation designated Michigan one of four locations nationwide to pilot their new Youth Engaged in Service (YES) Ambassador program. The YES Ambassador program selected two youth from the state to challenge their peers to engage in service aimed at serious social issues and to stimulate the creation of opportunities and support necessary to make that service meaningful. Since their placement in Michigan the YES Ambassadors have provided an invaluable link between local, state and national initiatives. �Creation of the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) In October, 1991 MCSC was officially created by Governor John En gler by Executive Order 1991 25. The Commission was given the broad mi ssion of developing a statewide service movement, which would focus initially on youth and was designated the state 's lead agency in preparing an application to the National and Community Service Commission. The MCSC is currently composed of 21 members representing a broad con stituency that includes community based agencies, higher education institutions, K-12 , young people, organized labor, small businesses, corporations, and philanthropic organizations. The Commission is also ethnically and geographically diverse in nature. The Commission is chaired by First Lady Michelle Engler who has taken an active role in the Commi ssion and the promotion of its mission around the state. Mission Statement The mission of the MCSC is to encourage community service/volunteerism as a means of community/state problem solving and to promote and s upport voluntary involvement in government and private programs throughout the state. Goals and Objectives 1. Encourage and enable person s from all walks of life and from all age groups to perform constructive volunteer services; 2. Promote communication and collaboration between public , private, and non - profit volunteer programs in the State, and between the State and the private sector's initiatives in meeting human, educational and environmental needs; 3. Collect, maintain and share information on private initiatives, community partnerships and creative solutions undertaken by businesses , foundations , voluntary organizations , religious institutions and other private sector groups in the State, in order to promote their broader use; 4. Provide , or arrange for the provision of, training and technical assistance to public and private organizations engaged in volunteer recruitment and programming; 5. Develop , implement and maintain a state plan for public recognition and support of individual volunteer efforts and successful or promising private sector initiatives and public/private partnerships which address community needs; 6. Serve as the state ' s liaison to the Commission on National and Community Service and to other appropriate national and state organizations which relate to the Commission mission ; 7. Facilitate the publi shing of material concerning the field of commun ity service, /volunteerism, and distribute this information broadly; 8. Review the Ia ws and rules of the state of Michigan , and proposed changes therein , to determine their impact on the success of volunteer activities and programs, and recommend such changes as seem appropriate to en sure the achievement of the goals of the Commission. 2 �Michiean Community Service Commission Members Jon Blyth is Program Officer, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. His major areas of concentration are the environment, youth and employment/training programs. Mary Ellen Brandell is Associate Dean for the college of Education, Health and Human Services at Central Michigan University. Brandell is former Vice Mayor of the City of Mt. Pleasant and President of the Phi Delta Kappa Professional Education Organization. She is a member of the Michigan Speech and Hearing Association and the Council for Exceptional Children. Darin Day is the current Points of Light Foundation Michigan Youth Engaged in Service Ambassador. He is a graduate of the Michigan State University School of Social Work. As a student he founded the MSU student ACTION community service coalition and was one of the primary organizers of MSU Into The Streets . Mr. Day resigned from the MCSC in September, 1992. Dr. John DiBiaggio is the former president of Michigan State University and one of the charter members of the Michigan Campus Compact. Dr. DiBiaggio resigned from the MCSC in August, 1992. Beverly Drake is the director of the Area Community Service Employment and Training (ACSET) Council of Kent County . She also sits on the Governor - appointed Michigan Job Training Coordinating Council. Michelle Engler is the First Lady of Michigan. As First Lady she is an advocate for volunteerism and works extensively with literacy projects. Ms. Engler currently chairs the Commission. Henry Gaines is an employee at Buick Motor Division since 1965. He serves as the Employee Assistance Representative and Coordinator for Local 599 UA W. Gaines also serves on the National Council on Alcoholism and Drugs. Paul Hubbard is President of New Detroit, Inc. Hubbard previously served as Deputy Director of Family and Neighborhood Services of Western Wayne County. He serves on the Board of Directors of Diversified Youth, Goodwill Industries and the Detroit Science Center. Dorothy Johnson is President, Council of Michigan Foundations, Board Member of Michigan Non-Profit forum, Board Member of Grand Valley State university Foundation and Board Member of Independent Sector Foundation. Terry Langston is a student at Michigan State University (MSU). He has worked for 4-H programs at MSU . He also coordinates workshops and seminars on self esteem, career education and substance abuse. In 1990, he received the MS U Student Humanitarian Award, and in 1991 received the MSU Academic and Multicultural Award. George Lombard retired in 1989 as the Regional Veterinary Supervisor for the Michigan Department of Agriculture. He has served on Grand Traverse County Parks and Recreation Commission, Blair Township Zoning Board of Appeals, and Northwest Michigan Resource , Conservation, and Development Council. Mr. Lombard completed his term in 1992. 3 �L~sa Hitch Murray ~s Vice President of Corporate Communications and National Training for Little Caesar Enterpnse, Inc. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Easter Seal Society of Oakland county where she received the society 's 1988 Helping Hands Award for Easter Seal .volunteers. She is a member of the Children 's Center Capital Campaign, the Detroit Strategic Planning Committee and the Southfield Community Foundation . Randy Neelis is Superintendent of Menominee Public Schools. He serves as President of the Upper Peninsula Chapter of the Michigan Association of School Administrators. Vernie Nethercut is Director of the Alpena Volunteer Center at Alpena Community College. Nethercut also serves as Internship Coordinator and Administrator for Economic and Human Resource Development at Alpena Community College. Joel Orosz is Coordinator and Program Director of Philanthropy and Volunteerism at theW. K. Kellogg Foundation. Orosz also works in the areas of education and youth programming. He has written numerous articles on philanthropy and volunteerism. Eugene Proctor is the executive director of the Baxter Community Center in Grand Rapids. Mr. Proctor resigned from the MCSC in March, 1992. Terry Pruitt, Jr. is a Trustee for the Saginaw Area Community Foundation . Pruitt is an Industry Market Specialist for Dow Corning in Saginaw. Judith Reyes is a Media Specialist and Associate Producer at Madonna University Media Center. She worked for the Peace Corp s where she assisted in recruiting volunteers. Reyes was Senior Center Director at Latin Americans for Social and Economic Development, Inc. Judith Riedlinger is a small business owner. Riedlinger serves on the Board of Directors for the St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center of Farmington Hills. She is a member of the Women of Mercy which is affiliated with the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Pontiac. William S. Stavropoulos is President of Dow, USA and an elected Senior Vice President of the Dow Chemical Company. Stavropoulos is a member of the Board of Directors of Dow, serving on the Finance and Public Interest Committees. Michael J. Tatei s the assistant director of Extension for 4-H Youth Programs, where he provides overall administrative and programming leadership. Mr. Tate joined Cooperative Extension as an 4-H Youth agent in Berrien County and served there from 1972 to 1976. Geneva Jones Williams is President of United Community Services of Detroit. She was named Citizen of the Year by the Michigan Chronicle and previously served on the Board of Trustees at Western Michigan University . Executive Director, Diana V. Rodriguez Algra previously served as Executive Director of the Michigan Campus Compact, serves on the Board of Directors of the Capitol Area United Way and is Chair of the Volunteer Training and Development Committee. 4 �Special Recognition James Kalil was among the original members of the MCSC. He had served as Command Inspector of the Wayne County Sheriff' s Office. Mr. Kahil passed away in January , 1992. Standin2 Committees The following standing committees have been established to assist the Commission in carrying out its duties and responsibilities: Standing Committee on Community Collaboration promotes communication and collaboration between public and private volunteer programs in Michigan, and between state and local private and public initiatives to meet community needs. Standing Committeee on Evaluation has outlined an agenda that addresses the evaluation needs of each subtitle under the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and other MCSC initiatives. Evaluations are based on outcomes for participants, the community, and the state. The Standing Committee Fund Development Fund Development is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to secure resources from private and public sources at national, state, and local levels. The Standing Committee on Recognition is developing a multi-tier recognition and award program for community service and volunteerism in the state. The first tier will be recognition from the MCSC. Eligible applicants will include all who serve in organized youth and community service programs.The second tier will be a Governor 's award for exemplary service. The committee is also working with individual communities to develop local recognition programs. The Standing Committee on Youth Voice has named itself the Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council (MYPAC). The MYPAC is a fifteen member body of young people between the ages of 12 and 21. Its responsibilities include bringing the perspective of young people to all MCSC discussions and decisions. Major Accomplishments in 1991-1992 The Commission is building upon already existing initiatives. To maximize resources in the state, MCSC acts to encourage organizational collaboration and joint problem solving among public and private agencies. The Commission recogn izes government as an essential, but not exclusive, partner in building effective community coalitions around local community needs. Real and substantive state and local partnerships among government, business, philanthropy, nonprofits and citizens must be formed if we are to make a difference. Integral players in this vision have bee n young people. While many of the problems facing communities affect youth directly, rarely are they encouraged to contribute in the development of solutions. The state has made a substantive commitment to involve young people in the development of youth service policy and community problem solving. We fmnly believe that there is no limit to what young people can do. They are an essential resource that our society and communities must call upon as we seek to meet pressi ng local needs. Young people were a vital part of the meetings which led to the formation of the Commission and they continue to be central 5 �.. in the Con:tm.ission ' s procee~in.gs. Currently two young people serve as full voting members on the <;omrrusswn. !he Comrruss10n has also had the benefit of working closely with the two Points of L1ght Foundation YES Ambassadors. These young people have been able to provide MCSC with the knowledge they have gained from their work in the state. The Commission has developed other strategies which will ensure a strong and effective youth voice in Commission business. These include the development of a statewide youth body on community service and youth issues, and the development and implementation of a mentoring program which has paired Commissioners with MYPAC representatives in their locality. The State Plan The first major task that the Commission undertook was the development of a comprehensive state plan on youth service in response to the Commission on National and Community Service. In developing the plan the MCSC and other key individuals involved with community service at the state and local level identified the following elements as integral to the development of a successful comprehensive plan: • Programs must be built around local community needs and interests. • Young people and community program practitioners must be involved tn policy development and program design . • Programs must be representative of their communities; diversity of participants is essential. • Programs must be built on existing resources and strengths. • The business community must be involved. • A statewide training capacity in the best practices for youth service programs must be developed . • A comprehensive and coordinated statewide information clearinghouse for programs and organizations that draws on what currently exists within networks must be created. • Sufficient rewards, incentives and recognition to promote service should be developed. In light of the above elements a comprehensive plan was developed. The initiatives outlined in this next section reflect the state's commitment to ensure that every person be they young or old has access to the opportunity to serve. The Michigan Vision The following statement is taken from a speech given by Mala Mirchandani in acceptance of a Student Community Service Award from the Michigan Campus Compact, March 6, 1992. A longer excerpt of that same speech serves as the introduction and the theme of The Michigan Vision .. · Ideally, we would all like a society where no one goes hungry, where there is a home for everyone, where a man is treated as a man and not by the color of his skin, where drugs have no place ... where crime has no place and no one needs to commit a crime for a meal or the need to get ahead ... where corruption and dishonesty have no place, and where people can live and not struggle. 6 �.· Idealism. So you work for Idealism. You believe in Idealism. And you practice Idealism ... And with time, and a little care, you begin to see a little bit of light for places, before you only found darkness. And then soon you ' II find Idealism is not only practical - but a reality. When The Michigan Vision was written in late winter, 1992, it was the comprehensive statement on the convictions and passions of The Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and its allies regarding community involvement and active citizenship. The vision is a working, living document whose words and ideas give shape and focus to the work of the MCSC. We continue to draw from the vision inspiration and guidance. Moreover, it is the vision; more than any code, regulation, or policy; against which our progress is measured and our short-comings exposed. The Michigan Vision serves as a clear testimony to our beliefs, but also as an ambitious agenda for our actions. Outlined within the vision are several concrete initiatives to be facilitated by the MCSC in an effort to marry the power of our ideals and the results of our work. There are few explicit strategies and no timelines. Priorities continue to be set as much by opportunity as by choice. We are struggling to build bridges between our idealism and our reality , but we are building those bridges. We can take some pride in the steps we have taken in 1991 and 1992. Indeed, we can be very proud of the collaboration and sense of common purpose the MCSC has helped nurture across the streams of community service in Michigan. As we review the goals outlined in the vision, we can be heartened by the progress being made toward their realization. However, we must remain sober about the work ahead of the MCSC and our allies as we strive to reach beyond ourselves to an idealism that is not only practical- but is a reality. Progress on Initiatives Outlined by The Michigan Vision The following initiative statements come directly from the text of The Michigan Vision . Following each initiative statement is a brief summary of the action taken by the MCSC in 1991-1992. • Encourage young people to become advocates for service, volunteerism, and civic participation in their communities. One strategy will be to establish a statewide youth body on community service. This youth body will act as a standing committee of the Commission and will create a network of youth across the streams of service and ensure that young people will continue to play a role in the development of youth service policy. The Michigan Community Service Commission established a standing committee called the Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council (MYPAC) in September, 1992. The MYPAC consists of 15 members, ages 12 to 20, from every region of the state. The MYPAC shares the status and responsibilities of all standing committees. Becau se MYPAC, the council is able to introduce and review policies which go before the MCSC, participates in strategic planning, and play a role in every level of the Commission 's work. Like MCSC members, MYPAC members are strong advocates for service, volunteerism, and civic participation in their communities. 7 �.. • Establish a multi-tier recognition/awards program. The first tier award will come from the state commission and be made available to all who serve in organized youth and Community service programs. The second tier award will be a Governor's award for exemplary service. The state Commission will also encourage local communities to develop and coordinate their own awards programs. The MCSC also established a Recognition Standing Committee in 1992, which has made plans to have a multi-tier recognition and awards program in place by early 1993. The committee has pursued, to the letter, the recognition and award program outlined in the above initiative statement. • Promote and facilitate functional partnerships among appropriate organizations in every Michigan community. These partnerships will be organized initially around youth service program design structures. In all of the Requests for Proposals developed by the MCSC to solicit applications for monies granted under the National and Community Service Act of 1990, we have strongly encouraged local partnerships. Indeed , in some categories collaboration is required . Using our grantmaking capacity as leverage, the MCSC has facilitated dialogue at the local level which has led to some exciting and creative partnerships. • Coordinate program development and capacity building around the strengths and resources of existing programs and organizations such as: Michigan 4-H, Michigan Campus Compact, National Youth Leadership Council's Service Learning Center, Michigan School Volunteers Program, Partnerships in Education, Volunteer Centers of Michigan, Michigan Nonprofit Forum, the Council of Michigan Foundations, Community Action Agencies and Private Industry Councils. The state will also strive to establish unifying thematic areas for program development and capacity building around service needs such as early age intervention, family support, and intergenerational programs. The Michigan Community Service Commission has not established itself as the statewide coordinating body for developing the capacity of other organizations. It is not at all clear that Michigan needs a state-level entity to function in this way . Further, there is no consensus among Commissioners that they would like to see the MCSC move in this direction . The Commission, however, has been very supportive of others ' work and has provided opportunities and incentives for organizations in Michigan to assist each other in program development and capacity building. • Identify and help coordinate public and private funding sources necessary to advance youth service. The MCSC has established a Fund Development Standing Committee. Membership of the committee consists of key individual s from the public , private , and philanthropic sectors. Furthermore, the MCSC has accessed the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (NCSA) to bring funds aimed at youth service to the state. Most of the monies from the NCSA have been subgranted throughout Michigan. All grantees are required to provide matching funds as well as viable sustainability strategies. Through it grant making powere the MCSC has mobilized both federal and local dollars toward advancing youth service. The Commission is also researching the legislative action that would secure sustained public support for community service in Michigan. 8 �.. • Establish a state clearin~ho~se on service and volunteerism drawing upon the resources of the M1ch1gan Campus Compact, Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Forum, Michigan Departments of Education and Labor, and Cooperative Extension 4-H, or facilitate the development of clearinghouses within each stream of youth service. Although it has no plans to establish its own , the MCSC has played a role in the development of several state clearinghouses on service and volunteerism: The Michigan Campus Compact hosts a Midwest Regional Resource Center on Mentoring, The Volunteer Centers of Michigan have established a toll-free statewide telephone volunteer referral service, and the Partnership for New Education , in cooperation with the National Youth Leadership Council, has established a statewide K-12 Service Learning Center on the Campus of Michigan State University . • Establish a statewide training model in youth service, in coordination with the clearinghouse, utilizing the resources of such organizations as the National Youth Leadership Council's Michigan Service Learning Center, Michigan 4-H, High Scope Educational/Research Foundation, Volunteer Centers of Michigan, and the Michigan Campus Compact. Training will be made available to youth and adult volunteers, educators, corps members, state agency representatives, community leaders and other who are interested in the field of community service and service learning. In cooperation with the Michigan Campus Compact/Campus Outreach Opportunity League (COOL) and the Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF), and the Points of Light Foundation, the MCSC is establishing a network of regional training capacities for young people throughout Michigan. The network taps into and supports the resources outlined in the vision and several others both in Michigan and in the nation. Establish a common terminology for youth service e.g clarify distinction between court-ordered service and community service. The MCSC will address this issue in 1993. • Establish principles for effective youth service programs which incorporate a service learning philosophy and ensure that youth have a meaningful service experience. The MCSC is in full agreement and support of existing principles for good practice established in Wingspread Special Report : Principles of Good Practice for Combining Service and Learning, published by the Johnson Foundation. The Commission has required applicants for NCSA funds under all subtitles to design programs in accordance with these principles. • Institute a process to unify program data collection and evaluation by establishing standards and objectives across all youth service program areas. The MCSC has established an Evaluation Standing Committee designed to assess the work of the Commission and its grantees. The committee expects to develop a replicable system of data collection and evaluation to be available for use by youth service practitioners throughout 9 �Michigan . • Establish an in-state K-12 service grant pro~ram administered by the Michigan State Department of Education '" conjunction with the Commission, to support community service and service learning programs for K-12 age youth. Program design specifications will include stipend support for a teacher and or community based coordinator, be intended to integrate service learning into specific content curriculum or meet community needs. Programs will also coordinate and cooperate with other youth service activities in the community (particularly those linked to the state plan) and the local Partnership for Education and the Michigan School Volunteer Program. The MCSC has secured in excess of $600,000 from the Natio nal and Community Service Act of 1990 to meet these ends. • Ensure that the activities of the state commission are coordinated with the Michigan 2000 Excellence in Education Committee. For instance, because citizenship education is part of the national educational goals, the commission will encourage the Committee to adopt community service and service learning as an important component in the Michigan New American Schools model. The MCSC will address this iss ue in 1993 . • Support workforce preparation by promoting positive productive community problem solving roles for all youth across the state. Special attention will be given to directly . linking school age service programs with community colleges. Communit y colleges should be encouraged to include service as a part of their technical skills development programs. Through its support of and partnership with the Michigan Campus Compact, the MCSC has an indirect impact on the development of collaborative community college service learning model s with outreach components to non-college youth. • Establish the Governor 's Youth Environmental Education Corps, a residential rural summer youth corps program, which will be administered through the job Training Partnership Act network. The Youth Environmental Education Corps was created in June, 1992. • Facilitate the development of a Michigan " City Year" model from a combination of philanthropic and business funds. Initial discussions have begun in the City of Grand Rapids and the state will continue to assist the development of this project. The state would also like to see the mod el replicated in one other Michigan community during the next four years. The " City Year" project is underway in Grand Rapids, Michigan and has the full cooperation and support of the Michigan Community Service Commission. 10 �• Esta.blish Michigan c_:ARES (Communities and Resources Engaged in Servace) a program des•gned to encourage youth and adults to participate in implementing and evaluating service projects which respond to local community needs. This innovative model encourages and assists local community collaborations in the development of community service action teams (CSA T), made up of part - time, full -time and senior corp members, and provides ongoing assistance to localities in the upkeep of these CSA Ts. Through this model to state seeks to strengthen existing and develop new community service initiatives aimed at youth. This initiative did not receive NCSA funds in 1992 . The proposal is to be evaluated, redesigned, and resubmitted in 1993. • Support the development of a statewide network of summer communitybased and operated youth volunteer corps programs and full-time urban corps linked in each community to community-based organizations, K-12 education, and higher education. In October, 1992, with leveraged funds from the National and Community Service Act of 1990, the MCSC assisted in the development of five new Youth Volunteer Corps in Michigan. In addition, the Commission set aside funds to enhance existing Youth Volunteer Corps and full-time Urban Corps programs in the state. • Designate and promote the Michigan Campus Compact as the higher education consortium responsible for coordinating a higher education service plan. The Michigan Campus Compact (MCC) has been designated by the MCSC as the higher education consortium responsible for coordinating a comprehensive higher education service plan. • Establish an in-state college service grant program administered by the MCC, under the coordination and final review of the state commission, to augment MCC's current venture grant program. These grants wifl give special consideration to higher education projects with partner with or impact K-12 schools. In addition, a Michigan Resource Service Center housed at the Michigan Campus Compact will be developed to facilitate leadership training for higher education participants, to develop service learning resources and to disseminate materials from the collegiate field. In cooperation and partnership with the Michigan Campus Compact, the MCSC has established an in-state college service grant process entitled the Michigan Generation Grant Program. Application to the Commission on National and Community Service Our comprehensive state application to the Commis sion on National and Community Service for funding under the National and Community Service Act of 1990 netted Michigan a total of $1.3 million dollars. We were funded in three of the four categories available. The following subsection outlines our progress to date in each category. II �Title B 1: Serve America The Michigan Department of Education is administrating programs under this title. Our award in this category totaled $628,408.00. Through a competitive grant process , $585,338 will be distributed to communities in four categories. 1. Statewide Plannin~ and Capacity Building - To assist the Department of Education in developing materials and providing services in the areas of program awareness, staff and participant training, curriculum development, and evaluation. Total available - $51,190. Grant range - $10,000 to $16, 190 each for 4-10 grants. 2. School-Based Service-Learnin~ Program s - To develop, expand, and model servicelearning programs. Total available - $377,145. Grant range - $10,000 - $25,000 each for approximately 32 grants. 3. Community-Based Service Program -To develop, expand , and model community-service programs. Total available - $94,263 . Grant range - $5,000 to $10,000 each for approximately 18 grants. 4. Adult Volunteer and Partnership Programs - To develop , expand, and model adult volunteer and partnership programs. Total available - $62,840. Grant range - $5,000 to $10,000 each for approximately 11 grants. Packets were released to approximately 8000 education institutions and non-profit organizations in late September of 1992. Applications deadlines of November 6, 1992 (postmarked) and November 9, 1992 (delivered) will bring applications into a two-tiered review process, consisting of three-person teams of students , Department of Education staff, practitioners and Commissioners. This review will yield recommendations to the Michigan Community Service Commission by midDecember 1992. The response from the field ge nerated 203 proposals for review. Title B II: Higher Education The Michigan Generation Grant Program The Michigan Community Service Commission designated the Michigan Campus Compact Higher Education Collaborative as the lead higher education consortia in Michigan for the National and Community Service Act Title II B Higher Education Award Program. Michigan was granted $250,000, the second highest award granted in the nation under Title II B. One of the outcomes was the Michigan Generation Grant Program consisting of a minimum of 22 subgrants ranging from $500 to $15,000 for a total of $200,000. The granting process was divided into two cycles. The selection committee was comprised of representatives from higher education, the field of service learning, students, and members of the Michigan Community Service Commission. The Michigan Generation Grant Review Committee designated the following funding levels for Cycles I and II in these categories: 12 �l. 2. 3. 4. 5. Student Initiated Projects -7 grants to be awarded for up to $5 ,000 per proposal. Evaluation & Outcomes -3 grants for up to $10,000 per proposal. Curriculum Development -6 grants capped at $10,000 per proposal. Leadership Training -3 grants at $10,000 per proposal. Combination Projects -3 grants to be awarded up to $15,000 per proposal. Cycle 1: For cycle I of Michigan Generation Grants, the MCSC received I 4 proposals from 11 Michigan colleges and universities for a total funding request of $135,256.40. The Michigan Generation Grant Review Committee met October I 3, 1992 and reviewed each proposal submitted. The Committee selected 8 proposals, totalling $62,614. All were approved by the MCSC at its October 23, 1992 meeting. Cycle II: As of November 1, 1992, the MCSC received 22 proposals from 16 Michigan colleges and universities under the Michigan Generation Grant Program. A total of $166,608.75 in funding was requested in cycle II. 1992 Michigan Generation Grant Cycle I Award Recipients Total Project Funded: Total Funding: Total Number of Participants: 8 $62,614 3,736 Project SIRV (Student Initiated Resource Volunteerism). Alpena Community College, Alpena, M1 The project seeks to design activities and encourage students to research pertinent social problems in the community and develop a course of action toward solving them though organized volunteer efforts. Category: Combination Grant Funding: $13, 160 Participants: 270 Project RESPOND Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, MI Students will learn and serve at the same time. They will be building trails, planting trees, picking up trash at a State Park in Michigan and at the same time they will learn about environmental problems, the vegetation and ecology of the state. Category: Student Initiated Project Funding: $5,000 Participants: 15 Integrating Service Learning Into Pre-service and In-service Teacher Education and K-12 Schools Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI CMU, Gratiot-Isabella Regional Educational Service District and the K-12 Schools it serves will collaborate to train "teams" of CMU faculty , cooperating teachers and students teachers to implement service learning lessons into K- 12 classrooms. Category: Combination Grant Funding: $14,995 Participants: 270 13 �.• Student Volunteer Program Delta College, Midland, MI Expand existi~~ partnership between Delta College and Tri-County Voluntary Action Centers to encourage addltional students to volunteer m community organizations. Category: Participants: Combination Grant 400 Funding: $15,000 Community Service for Business Students Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI This project will provide students of the Seidman School of Business with the opportunity to become involved as volunteers in various community service organization activities in the Grand Rapids Area. Category: Participants: Student Initiated Project 27 Funding: $2,370 Children of Domestic Violence Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI An initiative to assist in combatting the pervasive social problem, domestic violence, by implementing programs for children in a shelter for domestic violence. Category: Participants: Student Initiated Project 94 Funding: $2,075 Building Student Commitment to Service Macomb Community College, Macomb County , Ml This project will engage 75 students in a community service project with Housing Opportunities of Macomb (HOM) which will involve renovating a neighborhood home for a local family for Spring 1993 occupancy. Category: Participants: Student Initiated Project 120 Funding: $4,964 MSU COOL ACTION Michigan State University, East Lansing, MJ MSU COOL ACTION is an organization consisting of three components: Into The Streets, Alternative Break Programming , and the Registered Student Organization Network Coalition. These components provide students with strong roles in developing service opportunities and a lifetime service ethic. Category: Participants: Student Initiated Project 2,5 4 0 Funding: $5,000 The Michigan Resource Services Center The Michigan Community Service Commission received funding under Title liB for the new Michigan Resource Services Center, to be housed within the Michigan Campus Compact. The goal of the center is to disseminate information to individual campuses to enhance local programs while creating a body of knowledge that furthers the entire field of service learning. 14 �.. The center provides .support and resources to ~I ~ichigan inst~tutions developing projects. It helps to ensure colla~orat10n between groups working In the same Interest area and transmits expertise across areas of Interest. The center collects information already in existence including materials on curriculum development, evaluation and outcomes, program models, leadership and training, and issue-specific program areas (i.e. mentoring, literacy , homelessness). The center also provides technical assistance to Michigan colleges and universities regarding newsletter publishing , grantwriting, program evaluation, and other skills. As knowledge of programs and projects grows, the center will convene individuals to share ideas, implementation strategies, results , and challenges. One outcome of these meetings will be the publication of new information from the field. Materials the Resource Center may publish include a community needs assessment instrument, information on orientation and training for students and community members, materials on infusing service learning into curricula, and information on appropriate collaborations within the community and across the state. Title C: Youth and Conservation Corps Our award under Title C totaled $500,000. These funds were distributed into two categories: 1. $250,000 2. $250,000 to be granted to local communities to develop, implement, or enhance youth corp to be allocated to operate three re si dential camps entitled the Youth Environmental Education Service Corps (YEES) . models. • $115,000 was designated to fund new Youth Volunteer Corps initiatives serving youth ages 12 to 17 . We anticipate making up to 5 grants. • $45,000 was designated to assist existing Youth Volunteer Corps in the state. We anticipate awarding three grants. • $70,000 was designated to assist with year-round full-time Urban Corps models in the state. Maximum award: $35,000. We anticipate awarding two grants. To date the following has taken place in each of the above categories: The 1992 Michi~an Youth Environmental Education Service CMYEES) Corps was a great success. Through a combination of federal (Commission on National and Community Service grant and the Job Training Partnership Act) and state (Michigan Department of Transportation) funds, three residential camps operated for nine weeks this summer. The three camps are: Camp Alberta - 8 miles south from L'anse in the western Upper Peninsula; Camp Boedne Bay - near St. Ignace in the eastern Upper Peninsula and Camp Tippy Dam -on the Manistee River in the western Lower Peninsula. The camps served over 90 youth (early vacancies were filled with new recruits) . Each camp included 30 youth, 18-21 years old, who were economically and non-economically disadvantaged and recruited from all over the state. The youth included various ethnic backgrounds, experiences and education . The three camps operated for nine weeks from June 15, 1992 to August 14, 1992. Work Projects - The camps identified local work projects that would fulfill unmet community needs and the work projects focused on environmental areas. A total of 22,636 15 �• project hours were devoted to state and local needs. Examples of work projects include: • Harietta Fish Hatchery - the corpsmembers cleaned fish raceways and baffles; • Pine River - members positioned rocks for erosion control of the riverbank; • Hiawatha National Forest - corpsmembers built fish cribs, cut cross country ski trails and built boat docks; • Indian Lake State Park- members constructed restrooms for the handicapped and performed campground maintenance; • Canyon Falls and Tioga Creek Parks - members were involved in park clean-up and maintenance; • Whitefish Point Lighthouse and Museum - corpsmembers assisted in harbor cleanup . The Title C Subgranting Process An Request for Proposal (RFP) was developed and mailed out to 300 organizations and individuals including Volunteer Action Centers, United Ways, Community Action Agencies, Cooperative Extension 4-H offices, Urban Leagues and individuals that had requested notification. This Request for Proposal (RFP) yielded twelve proposals for consideration in the category of New Youth Volunteer Corps models . A review panel was designated that included members of the Michigan Community Service Commission youth, and outside readers in the field of youth volunteer corps. Thi s review brought forth five proposals for Commission consideration for funding. 1992 New Youth Volunteer Corps Award Recipients: Total Projects Funded: 5 Total Funding: $ 115,000 Total Number of Participants: _ _ Alpena Community College Alpena, Ml Currently about 80 Alpena High School students volunteer 2 to 4 hours per week in human service agencies during the school year. The YVC plan is to recruit junior and senior high school students for weekend Team Projects in Spring Semester 1993, and for four two-week projects in the summer of 1993. Teams would consist of 8 to 10 volunteer youth and one paid Team Leader. Projects include mentoring, housing rehabilitation , and park maintenance. The program will target teens from low income families , those struggling with academics, and those possessing handicapper characteristics. The 8 to 10 member teams are also expected to provide service for Alpena 's community events such as the Brown Trout Festival and the June Riverfest. Funding: $25,000. EightCAP, Inc. Greenville, MI 16 �The Montcalm-l?nia Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) would be a year-round project providing volunteer expenences for 80 youth . Because these counties are rural and comprised of communities with populations less than 9,000, resources are not available in any one community to initiate a youth volunteer project. A Youth Volunteer Corps program would provide direction and leadership for establishing an on-going network for youth service in these rural areas. In its 26th year as a Community Action Agency, EightCAP has developed and operated programs in such areas as summer youth employment, domestic violence , foster grandparents , JTPA, Head Start, home weatherization , and Special Olympics. Staff expertise and community support will help facilitate the development of meaningful service opportunities for YVC participants. Funding: $19,000 Menominee-Delta-Schoolcraft Community Action Agency Escanaba, MI The main objectives of the Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) include unlimited opportunities for youth to participate in projects which directly benefit their community. The cities of Escanaba and Gladstone have several major projects in which the YVC will participate. For example, feeding residents of elderly care facility , city beautification , and Special Olympics. Expected outcomes include increased intergenerational communication and understanding, direct service to the community, and a supportive atmosphere for youth . The involvement of the schools and the Retired Seniors Volunteer Program (RSVP) will increase public awareness and involvement. The Menominee-Delta-Schoolcraft Community Action Agency is also applying to become a Volunteer Center through the Volunteer Centers of Michigan (VCM) . Funding: $16,000 United Way of Muskegon County and the Muskegon County Community Foundation Muskegon, MI In its first year, the Muskegon County YVC hopes to involve 200 young people, ages 14 to 18, in guided team community service projects and provide the community with more than 20,000 volunteer hours . The YVC will place teams of youth volunteers , led by trained Team Leaders, in diverse community agencies to provide service which is meaningful to the community and to the participant. Youth volunteers can serve in intensive summer sessions of 4 to 8 weeks and in periodic short-term school year projects. Drawn from the full socio-economic, geographic, and ethnic diversity of Muskegon County, youth volunteers will develop important civic and life skills through exposure to others and by performing needed community service. Funding: $32,500 Wayne-Metropolitan Community Services Agency Ecorse, MI This project is a collaboration between Wayne-Metropolitan Community Services Agency (WMCSA), the Youth Volunteer Corps of Metropolitan Detroit, and Communities First. The program will be based in the City of Highland Park . Youth will be recruited through various community sources. Every attempt will be made to match participants with service initiatives in their own communities. The scope of the program includes Ecorse, River Rouge, Inkster, Romulus, Taylor, Hamtramck, and Sumpter Township. These cities have been identified as t~e most economically vulnerable in the Out-Wayne County area. The Out-Wayne County YVC will participate in such programs as neighborhood rehabilitation, working in homeless shelters, soup 17 �kitchens, food distribution, and services to senior citizens. The YVC will also coordinate the efforts of the emerging City of Highland Park Teenage City Council and provide services to · various city government offices. Funding: $22,500 The second funding category was designated for the enhancement or development of both ongoing Youth Volunteer Corps and full-time Urban Corps. Yoyth Voice Actiyjties In order to meet its mission of involving young people in all levels of community problem solving, the MCSC began several initiaves in 1991-1992. Collectively , the following represent the Commission's Youth Voice Activities. The Points of Light Foundation Michigan Youth Engaged in Service (YES) Ambassador Program The Points of Light Foundation is a national, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization whose vision is to make meaningful community service aimed at alleviating serious social problems central to the life of every American. Youth Engaged in Service (YES) is a division of the Foundation which is committed to making that vision a reality for young people between the ages of 5 and 25. In order to meet this goal, the division has created Youth Engaged in Service (YES) Ambassadors. YES Ambassadors act as advocates for youth involvement in community problem solving and act as catalysts for the creation of youth service opportunities. In August of 1991, the state of Michigan was one of four locations chosen by the Points of Light Foundation to pilot its Youth Engaged in Service (YES) Ambassador program. In September 1991 two young people between the ages of 18-25 were selected from over 50 applicants by a selection committee made of up of representatives from the Points of Light Foundation and leaders in the field of service in Michigan . From September, 1991-September 1992, Cynthia Scherer and Trabian Shoners acted as advocates for the involvement of youth in community problem solving, and have worked directly with youth to engage them in service, and with individuals, organizations and institutions to stimulate the development of youth service opponunities. In September of 1992 the first year of the YES Ambassador program came to a close. After evaluating the program, the Points of Light Foundation decided to continue and expand the program. In 1992-93 YES Ambassadors are placed in nine locations across the nation. The four original locations; California, Michigan Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. ; will be joined by Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland and Minnesota. A diverse selection committee was put together in Michigan with members representing both young people and leaders in the field of service. Announcements about the position were sent to over 800 individuals, organizations, and institutions across the state including volunteer centers, United Ways, community foundations, college placement offices, and 4-H. The YES Ambassador in Michigan for 1992-93 is Darin Day, a graduate of the Michigan State University School of Social Work and a former Michigan Community Service Commission member. Based on the experience of the first year the program has been modified. Major differences include a more narrowed focus and the selection of only one Ambassador per location. 18 �• ~ The 1?92-93 Ambassador will work primaril y with young people through a variety of institutions, especially K-12 schools, volunteer centers, the Michigan K-12 Service Learning Center, and the Michigan Community Service Commission. ·Specific responsibilities of the Youth Engaged in Service Ambassador: • Training young people in leadership skills and service learning in schools, volunteer centers, and other nonprofit settings. • Recruiting and training college students to assis t school youth and teachers in developing service learning activities as part of classroom instruction. • Working with the MCSC to develop statewide youth policy . • Researching and identifying exemplary youth community service programs, youth leaders, and resources that can assist individuals in the development of youth service programs. The Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council (MYPAC) In September, 1992, the Michigan Community Service Commission established a standing committee of young people to forward its mi ssion of youth involvement in community problem solving throughout the state. The fifteen young people involved range in age from 12 to 20 and come from places as far apart as Detroit and Houghton. They represent youth from virtually every cultural, geographic, socioeconomic, racial, educational, and political background in Michigan. They each bring a unique set of experiences, skills, and abilities to the Commission and its work. The committee came together for the flrst time September 18-21, 1992, in Ann Arbor. There they established the name The Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council (MYPAC) . They set an ambitious agenda for the year which includes visits and exchanges between participants in outstanding community programs and lobbying the legislature for more support of young people and youth service. Each member of the MYPAC has been paired with a Michigan Community Service Commissioner through an initiative called Partners in Service . Partners in Service is a one to one learning mcxiel which matches MYPAC members and MCSC members from the same geographic region. Through Partners in Service , Commissioners have access to the valuable viewpoints and perspectives of young Michigan citizens, and MYPAC members have access to the wealth of knowledge and experience each member of the MCSC offers. Through the MYPAC, Partners in Service, and other initiatives, the Michigan Community Service Commission is giving youth in Michigan opportunities to have a real impact on what happens in our state and in our communities. Perhaps the most significant benefit of initiatives like these is the opportunity for the MCSC to truly stay in touch with the needs and experiences of the young people it seeks to serve and support. 19 � 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, 49501 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 1992-11-20 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/d89236188da1e0b3150da48212966515.pdf eadcbcf7699ca5186aa256b5b6d4e25b PDF Text Text COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION In October, 1991 the Michigan Community SeNice Commission (MCSC) was officially created by Governor John Engler by Executive Order 1991-25.'The Commission's mission is to encourage community seNice/ volunteerism as a means of community/state problem solving and to promote and support voluntary involvement in government and private programs throughout the state . The Commission intends to : Encourage and enable persons from all walks of life and from all age groups to perform constructive volunteer seNices ; Promote communication and collaboration between public and private volunteer programs in the State , and between the State and the private sector's initiatives in meeting human needs ; Collect, maintain and share information on private initiatives, community partnerships and creative solutions undertaken by businesses , foundations, voluntary organizations , religious institutions and other private sector groups in the State , in order to promote their broader use ; Provide , or arrange for the provision of, training and technical assistance to public and private organizations engaged in volunteer recruitment and programming ; Develop, implement and maintain a state plan for public recognition and support of individual volunteer efforts and successful or promising private sector initiatives and public/private partnerships which address community needs ; SeNe as the state 's liaison to the Commission on National and Community SeNice and to other appropriate national and state organizations which relate to the Commission mission; Publish schedules of significant events, lists of published materials, and other information concerning the field of volunteerism, and distributing this information broadly; Review the laws and rules of the state of Michigan, and proposed changes therein, to determine their impact on the success of vo lunteer activities and programs, and recommend such changes as seem appropriate to ensure the achievement of the goals of the Commission . Current initiatives of the Commission include : Development and implementation of Michigan ·s National and Community SeNice Act Grant Program. Creation of a statewide multi-tier recognition program . Formation of a statewide youth body on community seNice . Development of a statewide promotion strategy for volunteerism in Michigan in collaboration with the Michigan Year of the Volunteer Campaign . The MCSC is currently composed of 21 members representing a broad base constituency that includes , community based organizations, higher education institutions , K-12, young people , organized labor, small businesses , corporations, and philanthropic institutions. The Commission is also ethnically and geographically diverse in nature. The Commission is chaired by First Lady Michelle Engler and directed by Diana Rodriguez Algra . For more information please contact : The Michigan Community SeNice Commission , Olds Plaza, 4th Floor, 111 S. Capitol, P.O. Box 30015 , Lansing , Ml48909 , phone (517) 335-4295 , fax (517) 373-4977. �COMMISSIONERS Jon Blyth is Program Officer, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. His major area of concentration are the environment, youth and employment/training programs. Randy Nee lis is Superintendent of Menominee Public Schools. He serves as President of the Upper Peninsula Chapter of the Michigan Association of School Administrators . Mary Ellen Brandel! is Associate Dean for the College of Education, Health and Human Services at Central Michigan University. Brandell is former Vice Mayor of the City of Mt. Pleasant and President of the Ph i Delta Kappa Professional Education Organization . She is a member of the Michigan Speech and Hearing Associat ion and the Council for Exceptional Children . Vernie Nethercut is Director of the Alpena Volunteer Center at Alpena Commun ity College. Nethercut also serves as Internship Coordinator and Administrator for Economic and Human Resource Development at Alpena Community College. Beverly Drake is the director of the Area Community Service Employment and Training (ACSET) Council of Kent County. She also sits on the Governor appointed Michigan Job Training Coordinating Council. Michelle Engler is the First Lady of Michigan . As First Lady she is an advocate for volunte!3rism and works extensively with literacy projects. Ms. Engle r currently chairs the Commission. Henry Gaines is an employee at Buick Motor Division since 1965. He serves as the Employee Assistance Representative and Coordinator fo r Local599 UAW. Gaines also serves on the National Council on Alcoholism and Drugs. Paul Hubbard is President of New Detroit, Inc. Hubbard previously served as Deputy Director of Family and Neighborhood Services of Western Wayne County. He serves on the Board of Directors of Diversified Youth , Goodwill Industries and the Detroit Science Center. Dorothy Johnson is Pres ident, Council of Michigan Foundations, Board Member of Michigan Non-Profit forum , Board Member of Grand Valley State Univers ity Foundation and Board Member of Independent Sector Foundation. Terry Langston is a student at Michigan State University (MSU). He has worked for 4-H programs at MSU . He also coordinates workshops and sem inars on self esteem , career education and substance abuse. In 1990, he received the MSU Student Human itarian Award , and in 1991 received the MSU Academic and Multicultural Award . Lisa llitch Murray is Vice President of Corporate Communications and National Training for Little Caesar Enterprise, Inc. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Easter Seal Society of Oakland County where she received the society 's 1988 Helping Hands Award for Easter Seal volunteers . She is a member of the Children 's Center Capital Campaign , the Detroit Strategic Planning Committee and the Southfie ld Community Foundation. Joel Orosz is Coord inator and Program Director of Philanthropy and Volunteerism at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation . Orosz also works in the areas of Education and Youth Programming. He has written numerous articles on philanthropy and volunteerism . Terry Pruitt, Jr. is a Trustee for the Saginaw Area Community Foundation . Pru itt is an Industry Market Specialist for Dow Corning in Sag inaw. Judith Reyes is a Media Specialist and Associate Producer at Madonna University Media Cente r. She worked for the Peace Corps whe re she assisted in recruiting volunteers. Reyes was Sen ior Cente r Director at Latin Americans for Social and Economic Deve lopment , Inc. Judith Riedlinger is a small business owner. Riedlinger serves on the Board of Directors for the St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center of Farm ington Hills. She is a member of the Women of Mercy which is affiliated with the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Pontiac. William S. Stavropoulos is Pres ident of Dow, USA and an elected Senior Vice President of the Dow Chemical Company. Stavropou los is a member of the Board of Directors of Dow, serving on the Finance and Publ ic Interest Committees. Michael J. Tate has been the ass istant director of Extension for 4-H Youth Programs , he provides overall admin istrative and programm ing leadership. Mr. Tate joined Cooperative Extension as an 4-H Youth agent in Berrien County and served there from 1972 to 1976. Geneva Jones Williams is Pres ident of Un it ed Community Services of Detroit. She was named Cit izen of the Year by the Michigan Chron icle and previously served on the Board of Trustees at Western Michig an University . Diana V. Rodriguez Algra is the Executive Director of the Michigan Community Service Comm ission . She previous ly served as Executive Director of the Michigan Campus Compact , serves on the Boa rd of Directo rs of the Capitol Area Un it ed Way and is Chair of the Volunteer Train ing and Deve lopment Committee . � 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_1992_CM_1992-11-20_MCSC-Information Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1992-11-20 commission meeting Michigan Community Service Commission information Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1992-11-20 commission meeting Michigan Community Service Commission information. 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, 49502 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 1992-11-20 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/a44ea079ff6f8feab02561ab89618bbd.pdf b55892fb884a650784628002f4bb7dc9 PDF Text Text Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council (MYPAC) 1992 Members Omar Newsome Rt 1 Box 1465 Branch, MI 49402 (616) 898-2802 -JJCD Amy Marie Ahola Rte. 1 Box 174 Houghton, MI 49931 (906) 482-7215 Marisela Martinez University of Michigan Bursley-Bartlett, Rm 6256 1931 Duffield Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (313) 763-2693 Elizabeth Schiamberg 3596 W. Arbutus Okemos, MI 48864 (517) 349-4747 Michael Almassian 2134 Innwood SE Grand Rapids, MI 49508 (616) 455-5619 Mary Beth Brockmeier 933 South Shore Drive Holland, MI 49423 (616) 335-8044 LaShane Woodcox 3629 Lochmoor Dr. Lansing, MI 48911 (517) 887-2195 Jason A. Ope no 310 Twin Towers Albion College Albion, MI 49224 (517)629-1594 David Wascha 2811 Westwood Pky Flint, MI 48503 (313) 238-3510 Anne Jeannette LaSovage 3913 Berkshire Detroit, MI 48224 (313) 882-9174 Aaron Demetrius Cunningham 6213 Covered Wagons Trail Flint, MI 48532 (313) 230-9488 J erma M. Goldenberg 6729 Candlewood Trail West Bloomfield, MI 48322 (313) 851-7640 Teddy Kang 2370 Lancashire Dr., #1B Ann Arbor, MI 48105 (313) 761-8778 Gwen Downs (school) 316 S. Bruske Alma, MI 48801 (517) 463-7648 Jarrod Montague 15108 Restwood Drive Linden, MI 48451 (313) 735-4748 � 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_1992_CM_1992-11-20_MYPAC-Roster Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1992-11-20 commission meeting MYPAC roster Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1992-11-20 commission meeting MYPAC roster. 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, 49503 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 1992-11-20 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/f1eccef2dc2bf29cef1dadb19009482b.pdf 250a3c2f3a9b1c6a116123620b15aae2 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN Chairperson Michelle Engler Executive Director Diana Rodriguez Algra JOHN ENGLER, Governor DEPARTMENT OF LABOR MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION 111 S. CAPITOL AVENUE OLDS PLAZA, 4TH FLOOR P.O. BOX 30015 LANSING MICHIGAN 48909 TEL. (517) 335-4295 LOWELL W. PERRY, Director DATE: November 13, 1992 TO: Michigan Community Service Com FROM: Diana Algra, Executive Director Michigan Community Service Commissi SUBJECT: November 20 & 21, 1992 Retreat Thank you in advance for committing a day and a half of your time to attend our Commission Retreat. With your participation, we will be able to set our priorities for the next two years. Enclosed in this packet, you will find informational material on the commission and its work to date. Please review the information prior to the retreat on Friday, November 20, 1992. In addition, you will find two worksheets that we would like you to complete before you arrive. These are marked as homework items I and II. The retreat will be facilitated by .Ms. Jean Burkhardt, a nationally known facilitator in the field of youth service. She also assisted Michigan during our first two day planning meeting in the summer of 1991. Our retreat will be held at Bellemont Manor on the campus of Albion College. Enclosed is a map and directions to the college and a list of overnight room assignments at the manor. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call us at the office (517)335-4295. I look forward to seeing you on Friday, November 20, 1992. �Homework Sheet I Please fill this chart out prior to your arrival at the Retreat. This exercise will permit us to determine what each member of the Commission brings to the work and success of the Commission. What Do I Know? (List special skill areas or educational training.) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. What Do I Like? (List interest areas you really like or things that you are passionate about.) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Who Do I Know? (List people, organization and networks that you know and are involved with. ) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. �Homework Sheet II Attached you will find a summary of the FERA Evaluation on the work Youth Service America did in Michigan in helping us develop our state plan. Some of the questions asked dealt with the Commission itself. Please review this summary and then list below what you feel are the strengths and weaknesses of the Commission from your standpoint. Stren~rths Weaknesses �CHALLENGES FACED BY THE MCSC The attached pages are excerpt from the FERA Evaluation report on Youth Service America's performance in assisting the State of Michigan in developing our state plan. These pages address the short and long term challenges faced by the MCSC as expressed by a representative group of the Commissioners that were interviewed by the staff of FERA. Please note that these interviews took place in July and August of 1992. �Short-Term Challenlles for the MCSC The panicipants were asked to describe what thev consider-ed to be the short-term challenges facing the MCSC and what needed to be done to address them. Five challenges were identified. Thev are: • Equitable distribution of grant funds; • Creating greater visibility; • Acquiring private and public funding support; • Structuring and positioning the MCSC for the future; and • Establishing a strong youth program. What follows is a synthesis of interviewee comments regarding these five challenges. Equitable Distribution of Grant Funds The i..1CSC needs to establish the applicJ.tion process J.nd the selection criteria to guarantee a fair J.nd equitable grant distribut ion process. Tne process must make the most use of limited resources by distributing grant monies to applicants based on merit. Gr::mts should be given to programs that make the most significJ.nt impacts upon social problems J.round the state. The MCSC should create a grant review committee made up of experienced grant reJ.ders who are outside the sphere of influence of state programs and politics in order to safeguard the integrity of the grant distribution process. The MCSC, the Department of Education, and Governor Engler must work together to establish the administrative structure of the gram distribution process and establish the MCSC's authority over the distribu~ ~ tion of funds. -1- �Visibility The MCSC must create ave:1ues to make its mission known to the public, the legislature, and you th serving agencies in Michigan. The MCSC must use media, public affairs activities, speaking opportunities . and other resources to promote its vision and its accomplishments. Promoting the mission of the MCSC and informing the pub lic about federal gram information stimulates coordination among youth serving agencies, avoids duplication, and engages people and organizations in partnership activities which match community needs with volunteers. Quarterly news bulletins sent to developed mailing lists for th e purpose of keeping people and agencies informed of its activities are useful, as are news releases to the media to inform the public and to keep the MCSC visible. Tne effectiveness of the MCSC should be evaluated and the results shared with the legislature. The evaluation should include information about community youth services and their impac:s in different parts of the state. The MCSC should give recognition to successful programs, highlight the accomplishments of youth volumeerism, and advocate the ongoing development of youth policy in local communities. The commissioners might act as ambassadors in order to gather and exchange information in their communities. Funding Two main concerns related to funding were expressed by interviewees: 1) Tne MCSC needs to acquire funding from f~:m~dations and other private and nonprofit sources to sustam ns programs after three years of federal funding. It cannOt rely solely on national funding. 2) The MCSC must develop the 1993 national funding appli~a­ tion. They should seek examples of other successful applications at the national level. -2- �Structuring and Positioning the MCSC for the Future Tne MCSC needs to establish its identity and relationship with the state government and non-government institutions (e.g., the Department of Education, the Depanment of Labor, the Michigan Nonprofit Forum. etc. ). The MCSC needs to have authority over the distribution of gram monies and must understand its role and its boundaries in the governmental power structure. In order to achieve this, a clear set of goals and objectives must be formulated, prioritized, and actualized. The MCSC's structure must be defined and developed and all existing vacancies must be fill ed by individuals who add to its diversity. Direction must be given to the committees in order to meet the objectives (e.g., community collaboration. fundraising, etc. ). The subcommittees must be filled with at-large member,s from the communities. All commissioners must be engaged in active roles as ambassadors and educate legislators about the importance of the MCSC. Toe commissioners mm• also be sensitive to political concerns of the legislatOrs. Michigan Firs·. Lady Michelle Engler, Chair on the Commission. could pl:.ly a more visible role through speaking engagements and sire visits at volunteer activities. The MCSC also needs to determine the commitment level of Governor Engler. The MCSC, currently in existence due w executive order by the Governor, must be established as a legisl:.ltive institution. Governor Engler needs to meet with Department of Education heads to establish guidelines for the Department's involvement with the MCSC. Establish a Strong Youth Involvement Program The MCSC needs to follow through with its vision for youth service and create significant, tangible youth service impacts in the communities. The commission must define specific short-term tasks and actualize them. Tne MCSC must involve more young people in substantive roles on the Commission and in the community. It must establish young people in the roles of ambassadors to educate their peers and promote youth volunteerism in Nlichigan communities. -3- �Lon!;!-Term ChaHen!;!es to the MCSC The participants were also asked to consider the long-Lerm challenges that face the MCSC and offer their solutions to meeting those challenges. Many short-term challenges are also long-term challenges. Interviewees' perceptions and recommendations are summarized below in six areas: • Reliable long-term funding; • Establishing the MCSC as a legislative institution; • Continue youth service policy development; • Deve loping statewide community services beyond youth services; • Maintaining visibility, relevancy, and accessibility; and • Commission appointments. Reliable Long-Term Funding The lvfCSC needs to find reliable and sus"Lainable long-Lerm fundin£. Michigan s current fiscal situation docs not allow for much fundin2: - - - from state governmental resources. Tnerefore, the MCSC must establish credibility with alternative funding sources (e.g., corporations, not-forprofit businesses ). If the short-term challenges mentioned above are met. long-term funding will follow. Establishing the MCSC as a Legislative Institution The MCSC must position itself to become a permanent state agency by building relationships with the House of Representatives and the Senate and establishing itself as a legislative institution. The MCSC must demonstrate that its mission is a meaningful, substantive endeavor and vocalize the importance of volunteer programs to state constituencies. Governor Engler must make the MCSC a priority on his agenda by mandating the development of an annual report and encouraging the involvement of congressmen in district volunteer actiVities. The MCSC must continue to invite people who are committed to youth service to sit on the Commission. -4- �Continue Youth Body Development Tne major challenge is to deve lop an effective statewide youth services program. MCSC must continue to develop its youth service policy, to create greater avenues for youth involvement in communiry services, and to fill as many seats as possible with young people. The MCSC must encourage commissioners to be advocates for youth involvement and encourage the young people to act as ambassadors for youth volumeerism. The MCSC needs to inventory youth services and communiry services in Michigan in order to determine where youth volumeerism can achieve significant and visible impacts. The MCSC must seek _more statelevel opportunities for young people to serve as positive role models. Many opportUnities cater only to the disadvantaged. which sets them apan from other less disadvantaged young people. Developing Statewide Community Services Beyond Youth Services One lc1g-terrn challenge is that the MCSC must move bevond youth senice and develop a vision and a strategic plan for the involvement of other volunteer community services without losing the youth. The .YfCSC must continue to perpetuate its mission to fJ.cilitate communitv service throughout the state. :VfCSC must create a network of coordinated community service :1nd volunteer programs. They must avoid duplicJ.tion of services through network ing and communication with all existing volunteer -services in Michigan. The MCSC must also be able to identify and give recognition to the most effective volunteer community service programs in Michigan. This plan would also uncover constituencies that need the most attention by bringing together ideas, models, and dialogue about what has and has not worked and what is new and innovative. Maintaining Visibility, Relevancy, and Accessibility The MCSC must follow through with solving the shan-term visibili- challenges. They must establish ongoing communication and present its mission clearly through newsletters, mailings, meetings, and personal contact as much as possible if it is to be accessible to grass-roots community service programs. The MCSC also needs an office which is accessible and staffed by people who are concerned and responsive. ty -5- �The MCSC must stay relevant and in touch with the legislature, the public, and with community services around the state. Communication should be simple and easily understood by everyone. Commission Appointments The MCSC must continue to fill positions with energetic, visionary people who are open to ideas outside of the Commission and committed to volumeerism. The MCSC should also invite young people between the ages of 16 and 20 to sit on the Commission and to act as ambassadors for their peers. -6- �Agenda for Michigan Community Service Commission Planning Retreat Bellemont Manor Alliion College GOAI.S: Present background and historical data sufficient for each Commissioner to understand how the Michigan Commission developed and how it relates to the broader service movement. Identify the internal strengths and weaknesses of the Commission and the external opportunities and threats that could determine its future. Identify and sequence the critical issues that the Commission~ addresses in the next two years. Identify four goal areas for focus in the next year. Friday. November 20 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Introductions and welcome 10:30 - 11 :00 a.m. Review of planning process for retreat and coming year. Taking Stock of Ourselves - -What Resources Do We Bring To The Commission? 11:00 - 12:00 Small group inventory of skills, contacts and interests. 12:00 - 12:30 p.m. Report to large group. 12:30- 1:30 p.m. Lunch �Taking Stock of the Commission --Where Have We Been and Where Are We Now? 1:30 - 2:30 p.IIL Review of the historical context for service and why it is suddenly in the public eye. 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. Questions and clarifications in large group. 3:00- 3:15p.m. Small group SW<Yr analysis assignment (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) 3:15 - 3:30 p.m. Break 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Small group SWOT analysis 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Reports to large group - consolidation of infonnation. Initial identification of clusters of issues. 5:00p.m. Youth Commissioners arrive. Introductions, sharing of accomplishments since last meeting. Review of swar analysis process 6:00- 7:15p.m. Dinner for Commissioners and youth body 7:15-9:00 p.m. Identification of critical issues 7:15- 10:00 p.m. swar analysis from youth perspective Saturday. Noyember 21 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Presentation of youth swar analysis to Commissioners �9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Integration of youth critical issues into Commissioners findings 10:00- 3:00p.m Youth body conducts own training and activities Looking to the Future -- What are our Priorities? 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Prioritized and sequence critical issues 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Identify four lllf\ior goal areas for coming year based upon critical issues 11:30 - 12:00 Commissioners each identify three action steps that will facilitate the m~or goal areas 12:00- 12:15 p.m. Wrap-up and recognition 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. Lunch for youth body and Commissioners who are able to stay! �Partners • In Service One to One Learning The Michigan Community Service Commission Partners in Service is the mentoring program which links members of the Michigan Community Service Commission with members of the Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council (MYPAC), a standing committee of the Commission. Both Commissioners and MYPAC members stand to gain a great deal from this kind of relationship. Commissioners will gain access to the valuable viewpoints and perspectives of a young person. In turn, MYP AC members will benefit from the wealth of knowledge and experience each Commissioner can offer. Through communication and cooperation the quality of input from the MYPAC will increase and the work of Commission as a whole will be enhanced. The staff of the Commission have paired each MYPAC member with a Commissioner from the same geographic area. Our hope is that Commissioners involved with Partners in Service will invite their MYPAC partners to travel to Commission meetings with them. Further, we strongly encourage each partner to meet and speak on the telephone frequently, as well as visit each others' programs. The focus of the Partners in Service relationship should be on discussing the work of the Commission and the role of the MYPAC in supporting it and pushing it forward. As in all effective mentoring relationships, each partner in a Partners in Service relationship should be a teacher and a learner. We all have much to give and much to gain from each other. As partners, the Michigan Community Service Commission and the Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council are poised to do a lot of good things in Michigan. Enclosed please find the pairings of MYP AC members and Michigan Community Service Commissioners . You will meet your partner at the MCSC Planning Retreat scheduled for November 20 and 21, 1992. �/ Amy Marie Ahola Hough ton, MI Randy Neelis Escanaba, MI . / Michael Almassian Grand Rapids, MI Beverly Drake Grand Rapids, MI / Mary Beth Brockmeier Holland, MI Dorothy Johnson Grand Haven, MI I Aaron Cunningham Henry Gaines Flint, MI Flint, MI ; Gwen Downs Alpena, MI Vernie N ethercu t, AI pen a, MI Mary Ellen Brandell, Mt. Pleasant, MI ; Jenna Goldenberg West Bloomfield, MI Judith Riedlinger Farmington Hills, MI / Teddy Kang Ann Arbor, MI Paul Hubbard Detroit, MI j Anne Jeannette LaSovage Lisa Ilitch Murray Detroit, MI Detroit, MI I Marisela Martinez Battle Creek, MI Joel Orosz Battle Creek, MI / Jarrod Montague Linden, MI Terry Pruitt Saginaw, MI / omar Newsome Baldwin, MI Mike Tate East Lansing, MI ./ Jason Ope no Albion, MI Darin Day Lansing, MI J Elizabeth Schiamberg Michelle Engler Lansing, MI Okemos, MI .; David Wascha Flint, MI .J Lashane LaShawn Woodcox Lansing, MI Jon Blyth Flint, MI Terry Langston East Lansing, MI � 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_1992_CM_1992-11-20_Next-Meeting-Informational-Materials Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1992-11-20 commission meeting next meeting informational materials Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1992-11-20 commission meeting next meeting informational materials. 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, 49504 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 1992-11-20