564 24 26018 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/59ca205f5e20e62bd253f4a0d64740b9.pdf f2c78ef40e1bf3cc48060f73445cdd81 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER , Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Michelle Engler Executive Director Frank Dirks MEMORANDUM TO: Michigan Community Service Commission FROM: Frank Dirks, Executive Director Michigan Community Service Commission RE: Executive Director's Report DATE: November 22, 1995 111 Olds Plaza Lansing , Telephone FAX S. Capitol Ave . Bldg ., 4th Floor Michigan 48913 (5 17) 335-4295 (517) 373-4977 MCSC's December meeting, hosted by Commissioner Joel Orosz and theW. K. Kellogg Foundation offers a wonderful opportunity for all of us to recognize the Foundation's outstanding work and exemplary commitment in the field of service and volunteerism. In the last decade, there has been no single philanthropic foundation in the United States that has consistently invested more in service and volunteerism than theW. K. Kellogg Foundation. With few exceptions, Kellogg has directly supported every major national and community service program and advocacy organization in the country. These include among others: City Year, the Points of Light Foundation (POLF), Youth Service America (YSA), the National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC), the Corporation for National Service (CNS), the Campus Outreach Opportunity League (COOL), the Youth Volunteer Corps of America (YVC), and the National Association of Service and Conservation Corps(NASCC). It is not hyperbole to suggest that the national service field that we know today would not exist without the support of the Kellogg Foundation. Yet as influential as Kellogg has been nationally, it has done far more to build the field in Michigan. A Kellogg planning grant supported the planning meetings that helped launch the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC). The key players in organizing these meetings--the Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF), the Michigan Campus Compact (MCC), and the Michigan Nonprofit Forum(MNF)--were all Kellogg grantees. Kellogg' s current Michigan grantees include among others: MCSC, MNF, CMF, MCC, and the K-12 Service-Learning Center. There is no one in the service and volunteer field in Michigan whom has not been touched directly or indirectly by theW. K. Kellogg Foundation. If all of this sounds like anthem to the Kellogg Foundation, it is for two reasons. First, I am pleased to report that in October Kellogg awarded MCSC a $690,000 three-year grant for the continuation of Phase II of the Michigan CARES project. The Kellogg grant will support the MCSC/CMF CARES partnership and their work with the six current CARES communities. The grant will also support dissemination of lessons learned and technical assistance outreach to other communities in Michigan. A Division of the Michigan Jobs Commission ..,., 0' �MCSC November 22, 1995 Page Two Second, it is time now that we take Kellogg's many investments in this field in Michigan as a challenge. An investment is only as good as its return and it should be MCSC's task to help enhance the yield of the return on Kellogg's. We must ensure that service and volunteerism in Michigan are strong--with broad public and private support--and that the key institutional pillars of the field remain healthy. One of these pillars is, of course, MCSC. We have been discussing for sometime MCSC's long-range plans, but now is the time to begin to act. MCSC's current cash support from the state is less than 5% of its total program grants, operations, and administrative budget. MCSC must first have a stronger, state supported base from which to operate. Yet we cannot forget the simultaneous need to ensure the reauthorization of the National and Community Service Trust Act(NCST A). Without NCST A, the fragile framework for service in Michigan that has taken so long to build will collapse. We must work to strengthen the commission and the field at the same time. To do this we must accomplish three things in the next nine months. 1) Seek an increase of state appropriations for MCSC to support administration and operation. MCSC has currently requested an FY97 appropriation of $350,000, which is double our current appropriation. This increase will support current staff levels and operational functions such as our convening efforts, outreach, and the recognition program. Commission members must become actively involved in outreach to the legislature. 2) Provide support to efforts to reauthorize NCST A. Ms. Engler has already indicated her willingness to support reauthorization. She has made suggestions for improvement that will strengthen state commissions. 3) Initiate efforts to secure a visible, sustainable, and funded role for MCSC beyond the current administration. (See long range plan outlines and MCSC retreat report.) This refined role may also include seeking state funding for service and volunteer grants. This campaign must commence before the end of summer. UPDATES AmeriCorps We have begun our series of directors meetings. Program staff and member training will commence after the new year. New Policy and Procedures guides were just issued. We have entered into an understanding with Indiana University to evaluate five AmeriCorps program sites. The study will examine impact on corpsmembers and the effect the programs have on strengthening community. Support for the evaluation will come through the individual program grants from the five sites. Quest International More than 240 educators and community representatives participated in the Quest conference held in Ann Arbor in October. Participant evaluations rated the conference highly. Michigan CARES We have brought on a new coordinator for CARES. Allyson Knox, formerly of the Young Spartans program in Lansing will be an outstanding leader on the project. �MCSC November 22, 1995 Page Three PROGRESS REPORT ON SECOND YEAR OBJECTIVES In the State Plan that we submitted to CNS we enumerated our annual objectives. This summary reflects our year-to-date accomplishments. In partnership with the Staff Advisory Committee and drawing on the results of the Year One inventory, identify, evaluate, and document model Kindergarten-Retiree service and volunteer programs and practitioners. As a follow-up to the "Profiles in Service" resource guide, MCSC is working with the Advisory Committee to develop model community volunteer collaboration initiatives. We have enclosed a copy of the collaboration survey that the advisory committee will use to develop models for the collaboration resource guide. In cooperation with MYPAC and the Michigan Nonprofit Forum, develop a state recruitment campaign for AmeriCorps and youth service volunteers. In cooperation with the Volunteer Centers of Michigan and the Points of Light Foundation, MCSC registered more than 80 Make a Difference Day projects that involved more than 12,000 volunteers. An information booklet is enclosed. MCSC mailed 2,000 post cards to individuals interested in becoming involved in AmeriCorps. Respondents will be sent an application, which, when returned, will forwarded to Michigan's AmeriCorps programs. Facilitate the development of at least two quality AmeriCorps proposals from neighborhood and community-based organizations. Through TAP-Youth Service, MCSC' s partner, the Catholic Youth Organization of Metropolitan Detroit is providing intensive technical assistance and training workshops to neighborhood and community-based nonprofits in topics necessary for any successful AmeriCorps applicant. Due to the uncertainty of increased AmeriCorps funding, MCSC will not know until after the first of the year about the possibilities for new program applications. Develop, with private sector support, an MCSC state of service newsletter. MCSC has already published three newsletters with support from its CNS administrative grant. MCSC will begin a plan to develop private sector support this fiscal year. Establish a Task Force on intergenerational service program development. MCSC' s RSVP "Senior Ambassador" has been spending the fall and winter in warmer climates. In October we welcomed the members of the first MCSC senior advisory council. Their first meeting will take place after the beginning of the year �MCSC November 22, 1995 Page Four Establish a Task Force on developing model national and community service programs that link Community Action Programs, Area Agencies on Aging, Headstart, school-readiness, and schoolto-work transition. The plan for improved communication and collaboration will be tied to a series of regional training and technical assistance meetings involving programs and organizations from across the service and volunteer spectrum. Implementation for the plan as conceived is pending PDAT funding, which is tied to the FY96 CNS budget. Produce and disseminate, with private sector support, MCSC posters for recruiting school-age youth to participate in service and volunteer activities. MCSC disseminated the posters to all of Michigan's public middle and high schools and volunteer centers in September as part of the Make a Difference Day outreach effort. Double the number of citizen respondents to the Community Service Awards Program and create a category for model community service partnerships. MCSC has revised and improved its data base. The applications for the awards will be mailed in the first week of December. Applications will be due to MCSC in the middle of February. In addition to public service announcements, MCSC will rely heavily on the organizations involved in the Staff Advisory Council to disseminate the applications through their networks. Identify the five strongest Michigan CARES communities to be Lab Communities for promoting continued community generated private sector support. MCSC will anchor its regional collaboration meetings on CARES communities. With the Kellogg Foundation's funding for CARES Phase II, MCSC will have three years to strengthen collaboration in these communities. Based on practitioner critique, revise the state AmeriCorps training and technical assistance. MCSC has already revised the framework for AmeriCorps training. In August, MCSC brought new and renewal program staff together for a two-day training led by a founding member of the City Year program staff. In November, MCSC revised its AmeriCorps contractor's notebook and renamed it the Michigan's AmeriCorps Policy and Procedures Guide. MCSC will do the same for the Learn and Serve Michigan program materials. Integrate state peer technical assistance consultants into AmeriCorps training and program development. MCSC has identified leaders among first year programs to serve as peer technical assistance providers. MCSC' s training plan calls for these peer TA providers to play a more central role in the second year. Michigan's AmeriCorps sites have already begun to host monthly program directors meetings. �MCSC November 22, 1995 Page Five In partnership with Michigan Department of Education (MDE) leverage at least one school/community partnership by targeting School and Community-Based Learn and Service grants. MCSC' s Quest International and its summer phase Learn and Serve grants have been based on the goal of forging school-community partnerships. MCSC has built into its year two Learn and Serve Michigan funding renewal package a strong emphasis on school/community partnerships. Integrate AmeriCorps peer technical assistance consultants into Michigan Service-Learning Leadership Council and revise common training elements as needed. MCSC and the Council have established a common definition for service-learning. AmeriCorps program staff are currently members of the Council. MCSC printed a draft service learning principles and practices guide in time for the Quest conference. With Council review, MCSC will print a final Michigan Service Learning Principles and Practices Guide in December. Develop partnerships among community service youth action councils and local government youth councils in select communities. The printing of the results from the Youth Action Forums has been delayed until December. Initiate efforts to establish MCSC as an endowed public/private authority. Long range planning continues. MCSC must set final action plans by the first of the year. � 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, 49724 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 1995-12-01 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/839553e1bff29503f50bbbd1a48488c4.pdf ae5d1e7d5dabff5ecafd649e9d440284 PDF Text Text .. Michigan Community Service Commission December 1, 1995 10:00 a.m. - 1 :00 p.m. Commissioners Michelle Engler Victor Begg Mary Ellen Brandel! Julie Cummings Judith Dunn Henry Gaines Dorothy Johnson Terry Langston Sister Mary Martinez Jim Muir Lisa llitch Murray Eunice Myles Randy Neelis Vernie Nethercut Joel Orosz Alton Shipstead Matthew Wesaw Others Barbara Bradford Bonnie Graham (no lunch) David Egner Ross Dodge Suzanne Heath Sam Singh Mary Filer Mary Kleinpell (with Julie Cummings) Ed Egnatios (on behalf of Geneva Williams) MYPAC members Ha Tran Kim Fronsman Beth Weber Staff Frank Dirks Mary Estrada Lindy Reurink Gary Gross Paula Kaiser Brenda Parker Total for lunch: 33 � 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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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, 49725 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 1995-12-01 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/9931f6c5fa305a4bb909d63d256aabe2.pdf b77145ae8a89d864bd0078f66f2c1db4 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER , Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Michel le Engler 111 S. Capitol Ave . Old s Pl aza "B ldg., 4th Floor Lans ing , Michiga n 48913 Tel ephone (517) 335-4295 FAX .(517) 373~49 77 · Executive Director Frank Dirks November 28, 1995 Dear Make A Difference Day Participant, I want to thank you for being a part of Make A Difference Day in Michigan. You helped to make the day a wonderful success. Your project was one of more than 80 Make A Difference Day projects that took place on Saturday, October 28, 1995. These community service projects involved more than 12,670 students, community leaders, teachers, business persons, church officials, members of nonprofit organizations, among others. You represent the best of the citizens of Michigan, dedicated to public problem solving. Among the day's accomplishments, Make A Difference Day groups collected more than 4,284 cans of food, raked lawns and performed outside work at over 161 senior citizen' s homes, and cleaned over 7 1/2 miles of Michigan waterfront. Again, thank you for the time, energy, and commitment you put into planning and carrying out your community' s Make A Difference Day project. Citizens like you make Michigan a grea:t state. Sincerely, Michelle Engler A Division of the Michigan Jobs Comm iss ion ......, 0' �VOLUNTEER CENTERS OF MICHIGAN November 21, 1995 Dear Make-A-Difference Day Volunteer: We want to thank you for making Make a Difference Day such a success in Michigan. On October 28, 1995 citizens like you helped to clean up parks, tutor children, and work in soup kitchens all in an effort to "make a difference" in their own communities. Make A Difference Day has grown from 68,000 participants nationwide in 1992 to more than 800,000 volunteers this year. Michigan has been a driving force in supporting volunteer efforts, such as Make A Difference Day. The support from Governor Engler, the Michigan Community Service Commission, schools, non-profit organizations, volunteer centers, families, and individuals are a true testament of the spirit of volunteerism that exists in Michigan. As we reflect on the wonderful things that were done this past month during Make A Difference Day, we must not lose sight ofthe amount ofwork that still lies ahead ofus in our communities. There are many worthwhile organizations and projects that need your enthusiasm and dedication to solve serious social problems throughout the year. If you are interested in becoming involved in other endeavors in your community, please contact .your local Volunteer Center. To locate the Volunteer Center nearest you, feel free to contact the Volunteerism Hotline at the Volunteer Centers ofMichigan at (800) 847-5098. Once again, thank you for giving of your self and of your time. It is the commitment of volunteers like you that increases the quality of life for all Michigan citizens. Sincerely, -~~ Sam Singh Director Affiliated with Michigan Nonprofit Forum 38 Kellogg Center • East Lansing, MI 48824-1022 (800) 847-5098 or (517) 353-5038 • Fax (517) 355-3302 � 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_1995_CM_1995-12-01_Make-A-Difference-Day-Letters Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1995-12-01 commission meeting Make A Difference Day letters Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1995-12-01 commission meeting Make A Difference Day letters. 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, 49726 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 1995-12-01 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/8efa4a76b905222fb5d0344c280eda26.pdf a2ea448bcc4f6b3f86e4050357af36b2 PDF Text Text MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING DATES FOR 1996 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Friday, February 23, 1996 10:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m Host: Michigan Community Service Commission Location: Lansing FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1996 Host: Victor Begg Location: ACCESS in Dearborn I FRIDAY, August 23, 1996 Host: Dr. Mary Ellen Brandell Location: Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1996 Host: Sister Mary Martinez Location: Madonna University in Detroit MCSC - Executive Committee Meetings 9:00 a.m. - Noon Olds Plaza Building, 4th Floor Lansing, Michigan Friday, January 26, 1996 Friday, April 26, 1996 Fdday, July,9, ~996 Friday, November 15, 1996 \~ �MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING DATES FOR 1996 10:00 A.M.- 1:00 P.M. Friday, February 23, 1996 10:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m Host: Michigan Community Service Commission Location: Lansing J.Jt..t~~2 Host: Victor Begg J • FRIDAY, Location: ACCESS in .a..l)e~t'rl1to~rtit ( - " I ( '1. J .DetLY }2.6V'V\ FRIDAY, August 23, 1996 Host: Dv. Bn:urde I I Location: CXV\ fFU FRIDAY, DECEMBER)(1996 .t, Host: Sisk¥- ~ fYlwr~'n~ Location: ~ ,' + MCSC - Executive Committee Meetings 9:00 a.m. - Noon Olds Plaza Building, 4th Floor Lansing, Michigan Friday, January 26, 1996 I Friday, April26, 1996 Friday,~:1~96 - IS Friday, November f, 1996 - f'Jaf. _ UM~. A_~~). � 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, 49728 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 1995-12-01 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/34a385677ff4465f25a2a5150dd9bab1.pdf ef95814c16e7cbdea9aa083fad04284b PDF Text Text Michigan Community Service Commission 1994-95 ANNUAL REPORT A Division of the Michigan Jobs Commission �STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER , Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Michelle Engler October 1995 Executive Director Frank Dirks 111 S. Capitol Ave . Olds Plaza Bldg ., 4th Floor Lansing , Michigan 48913 Telephone (517) 335-4295 FAX (517) 373-4977 Dear Friend of Service: Despite ever present challenges, the prospects for service and volunteerism in Michigan have never been better. Michigan's citizens of all ages, races, and religions have come together in voluntary citizen service to make our communities better places to live. Volunteerism and community service have become core elements of an emerging language of community building. State and local nonprofit and public institutions are forging new partnerships invigorated by citizen-generated problem solving. I am pleased to report that the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) has contributed to this renewal of the voluntary spirit. Never alone, always in partnership with state and grassroots nonprofit organizations, MCSC has been driven by its mission to enable all citizens, including youth, to engage in public problem solving through service and volunteerism. Thanks to the exemplary bipartisan support of the legislature and the sponsorship of representatives Bob Emerson and Shirley Johnson, MCSC was established in statute in the summer of 1994. Governor Engler's commitment to service and volunteerism has been invaluable, helping to make MCSC one of the nation's preeminent state service commissions. Through its supporters, its members , and its activities MCSC has exemplified the notion that service and volunteerism are not bipartisan ideas, they are nonpartisan ideas. MCSC has demonstrated that a public agency can serve as an effective catalyst for service and volunteer programs. MCSC has proven that public/private partnerships offer compelling approaches to sustaining service and volunteerism. MCSC has found that as much as anything, people need opportunities to come together to find shared solutions to common challenges. At the national level, recent questions over the federal investment in service have understandably generated concern among many nonprofit volunteer organizations in Michigan. While we remain confident that the federal government will continue its long tradition of support for service, the current uncertainty has underscored our view that service and volunteerism will not flourish if they become dependent on any single source of support, be it public or private. Volunteerism does not come free, and all sectors of society must recognize their duty to support it. The future health of our republic will depend on a citizenry willing and able to volunteer to serve their communities. No American better recognized this than the late Governor George Romney. His vision guided the development of service and volunteerism across Michigan and the United States . His selfless commitment and boundless energy were an inspiration to me as I know they were to many Americans. While we will miss him deeply , we can rest assured that his legacy will live on in the efforts of generations of volunteers. We hope that you will consider our work as seeds for future growth in volunteer citizen service. We hope that you will find our activities a positive part of an unending effort of civic renewal. Sincerely, Michelle Engler Chairperson --, A Division of the Michigan Jobs Commission 0 �STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION :person 111 Olds Plaza Lansing , Telephone FAX 1elle Engler cecutive Director rank Dirks October 1995 S . Cap itol Ave . Bldg ., 4th Floor Michiga n 48913 (517) 335-4295 (517) 373-4977 Dear Friend of Service: MCSC is proud of what we have accomplished since 1994. We have been relentlessly driven to build a sustainable infrastructure for service and volunteerism in Michigan. To achieve this we have worked closely with our partners in the nonprofit sector. Our partnership with the Council of Michigan Foundations, through the W.K. Kellogg Foundation funded Michigan CARES project, has been an outstanding public/private collaboration that we hope will serve as a model for other states. Our Charles Stewart Mott Foundation funded TAP-Youth Service project has enabled us to work in partnership with the Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan and the Catholic Youth Organization to reach scores of grassroots community organizations in Detroit. We have forged strong working relationships with the Michigan Nonprofit Forum and the Volunteer Centers of Michigan that have produced a number of exciting initiatives. Through our federally funded activities we have developed a model state-administered national service program network that we call Michigan 's AmeriCorps. We have maintained a strong relationship with the Michigan Department of Education in which we work to ensure that our respective youth service and service-learning program decisions are coordinated, efficient, and sustainable. We have enjoyed a dynamic and productive relationship with the Michigan Jobs Commission. We have worked closely with the Department of Social Services on volunteer information sharing. In addition, we have begun to develop improved mechanisms to facilitate communication among state agencies that work with the nonprofit volunteer sector--- from the adopt-a-highways programs to emergency preparedness. We also have produced information guides to support the service and volunteer field, and we have conducted intensive outreach and technical assistance efforts to enhance the awareness and skills of volunteer and service organizations. MCSC's support comes from three primary sources-- federal funding through AmeriCorps and the Corporation for National Service, state funding, and private foundation funding. We believe that this combination is a good representation of the elements necessary to sustain service and volunteerism. Service and volunteerism require public, private, and nonprofit support. We could not have accomplished what we have without the support of the Corporation for National Service and the AmeriCorps program. National service has been a key to our efforts to build a strong state infrastructure for service and volunteerism in Michigan. We have done much to be proud, but we have much more to do. Please let us know how you think we may work best to support a future bright for volunteer citizen service. ;/ ~ Frank Dirks Executive Director A Division of the Michigan Jobs Commission 0,-- �Table of Contents Introduction Catalyst ...... ........... .. ............. .... ...... .................. .... ........ .. .... ... ... ..... .... .... ......... ......... .. ..... ......... 2 Michigan's AmeriCorps ....................... .... ..................... ................. ........... ....... ....... 2 Learn and Serve Michigan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. 7 Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council ................ ............... .......... .... ........... 10 Michigan Youth Voice ................................. .. .......... ................. ..... ......................... 11 Governor's Community Service Awards .............. ... ... .... .... ..... .... ........ ....... .......... 13 Convener .. .... .. .. .... .............. .... ..... ....... ....... ..... .............. ....... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ......... ... .. ................. .. . 15 Staff Advisory Council ........ ... ..................... ....... .......... ....... ...... ....... ... .. ......... .. ..... .. 15 Service-Learning Leadership Council ........... ....... .. ............. ...... .................. .. ....... 15 Funders Meeting .... ..... ..... ......... ... ...... .. ............. ... .................... ... ... ...... .. ... .. ...... ...... 16 AmeriCorps North Central Cluster Meeting .. .. .. ...... .... .. .. ................................... .. 16 Broker ..... ... .... ... ..... .. ............ ... ....... ..... ........ ... ....... ............... ..................... .. .. ...... .......... .. ...... 17 Michigan CARES .. .... .... ...... ..... ...................... ..... .. ..... .. .... ... ............... ... ......... .......... 17 TAP-Youth Service ... ..... ......... ... ..... ... ..... ........... ...... ........ ........... .... ...... ... ... ...... .... ..... 20 Youth for Michigan Campaign ........ .... ..... ....... ..... .... ................... .. ... .... ...... .. ........ 21 Quest International Conference ...... ..... .................. .. .. .. .. ......... ........... ................. 22 Financial Report .... ... ......... ... ......... ..... ...... .. ......... .. .. ............. .... .. ... ........... ...................... 23 Appendix ...... ............... ............ .............. .... ................... .......... ........ ..... ......................... ...... ...... .. 25 Michigan Community Service Commission Members ...... ........ .... ........ .. .... .... ... 25 Michigan Youth Progressive Council Members ...... .... ......................................... 26 Service-Learning Leadership Council Members ................................ .... ............ . 27 Staff Advisory Council Members ....... .. .... ... .... .... .... ..... ...... .......... .. ... ..... ....... ... ... .. . 27 Michigan Community Service Commission Staff ................ .... .. .... .. .. ................. . 27 Printing for this report was made possible through the support of a g rant from the Corporation for Natio nal Service �Michigan Community Service Commission ''Building Communities Through SeNice" hen people serve, they build community. They unite in a common cause of improving the lives of others. They provide much needed support to youth who get littl e at home. They comfort people who are ill or incapacitated. They develop new services to reach the homeless, the addicted, and the abused. Through the act of serving, people also make a decisive difference in their own lives. They develop their own knowledge, skills, and character. They build relationships with people they otherwise may not have known, escaping the ignorance and powerlessness that plagues bystanders. Through service people give and gain a sense of human worth, value and potential. W The Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) was established in 1991 by Executive Order of Governor John Engler for the purpose of developing more effective ways to promote and support service and volunteerism in Michigan. Chaired by Michigan 's First Lady, Michelle Engler, MCSC was designated the state's lead agency for administering programs under the National and Community Service Act of 1990, and later the National Service Trust Act of 1993. From the start, MCSC has maintained an ambitious agenda in support of service and vol unteerism that encompasses more than the administration of federally fu nded national and community service programs. The Governor and the Michigan Community Service Commission have been committed to ensuring that the operation and the public perception of MCSC are strictly nonpartisan. The result of this commitment was demonstrated in 1994 when the Michigan Legislature established the Commission in Jaw with overwhelming bipartisan support - passi ng the House 105-2 and the Senate 30-2. MCSC is currently composed of 21 ethnically, geographically, and politically diverse members, representing a broad constituency that includes community-based organizations, colleges and universities, local education agencies, philanthropic institutions, government, labor, business, senior citizens, and youth. MCSC serves in three capacities, as a catalyst, convener, and broker, to build stronger communities through service, volunteerism, and philanthropy. MCSC is dedicated to enabling all citizens, including youth, to engage in public problem-solving through service and volunteerism. �Catalyst MCSC works as a catalyst tor positive change/ stimulating innovative programs that meet real community needs through service. MICHIGAN'S AMERICORPS ichigan has long been an established leader in service and volunteerism - first to recognize the importance of a state commission on service and volunteerism, first to empower youth to become partners in the commitment of meeting community needs, and one of the first to establish its community service commiSSIOn by law. On September 12, 1994 MCSC started a new chapter for service and volunteerism in Michigan with the kick-off of Michigan's AmeriCorps. Nine different local partnerships make up Michigan 's AmeriCorps team . The work of the citizens who have accepted the challenge to serve in Michigan's AmeriCorps helps to bind together the communities with the resolve to make our state a better place to live and work. M 2 �We're About Getting Things Done Michigan'sAmeriCorps engages the energy and idealism of the citizens of Michigan, including young people, in meeting the most critical educational, public safety, human, and environmental needs of our communities. In Pontiac, Michigan's AmeriCorps members introduced and promoted conflict resolution in four junior high schools and one high school. Madison Jr. High School reported 228 conflict resolution interventions between January and the close of school in June. Both truancy and the number of students expelled has been reduced since the inception of the program. More than 3,630 youth enrolled in after school and summer clubs provided by Michigan 's AmeriCorps members in Ypsilanti . The 177 clubs offer a variety of activities including foreign language lessons , math, scie nce , banking, and tutoring. The majority of the students involved in the clubs, have shown a measurable improvement in academic achievement, confidence, and self esteem. In Grand Rapids, the Michigan's AmeriCorps program operated by the Grand Rapids Service Corps (GRSC) tutored more than 390 students at five elementary schools, and assisted 30 senior citizens with home visits, personal living chores, and home maintenance. During the summer, GRSC established a Junior Service Corps, aimed at instilling the spirit and skills of volunteerism in youth. This summer, 75 young people between the ages of7-14 actively served their community. Pontiac, Ypsilanti, and Grand Rapids are not the only communities "getting things done." Michigan's AmeriCorps programs in Lansing, Flint, Detroit, Shelby, Southfield, and Saginaw are tutoring disadvantaged youth, rehabilitating public parks, cleaning up the environment, mentorin g developmentally disabled youth, working in community police corps, and conducting health screening for both youth and adults. In addition to the impact Michigan 's AmeriCorps members made in their own communities throughout the past year, members of all nine programs came together, in the true spirit of service, for a day of "getting things done" in the southwest Detroit community. The Michigan's AmeriCorps Signature Service Project involved AmeriCorps and community members in meeting community environmental needs in southwest Detroit. The project offered corpsmembers a chance to learn about the rich culture of Detroit while contributing to the community in projects designed by residents. j �We're About Cititzen Service Community building, skill development, and character strengthening are the rewards for those who answer the call to serve. The difference these corpsmembers make in their communities, while they discover themselves and their own abilities, will surely stand out as one of the most significant lessons of their lives. Through Michigan's AmeriCorps, communities are being transformed one child, one house, one neighborhood at a time. Those who serve and those who are helped are transformed . Serving others provides a new perspective, a new way of seeing ourselves, and an opportunity to gain a sense of worth in the process. Steve Tobocman is a member of the Michigan Neighborhood AmeriCorps Program: Michigan's AmeriCorps. His initiative and planning led to a one-day cleanup at five different sites in Southwest Detroit, involving 15 Michigan's AmeriCorps members and more than 20 community members. The Carson Street Block Club hosted one of the sites. In a tearful speech, a member of the block club explained the importance of having Michigan's AmeriCorps members come to their neighborhoods as a catalyst to inspire the community to improve itself. During reflection at the end of the day, members commented on how meaningful they felt their contribution had been. Much of their success was due to how closely they were able to work with community volunteers. "As a grad student at the University of Michigan studying Law and Public Policy, it is difficult to participate in service and volunteer projects." Steve commented, "AmeriCorps has given me the opportunity to engage in direct service to low income neighborhoods, while still being able to use the skills and resources of my education ." Tiana Lomax is also a Michigan's AmeriCorps member. When she joined the Grand Rapids Service Corps: Michigan's AmeriCorps she was very shy and felt that her life was going nowhere. This year, Tiana spoke to a group of 50 women executives about her AmeriCorps experience. "One of the many things we do is go to elementary schools to tutor children. Right now I am working at Sigsbee and Henry Elementary Schools. Many times I tell my students how important it is to get an education. I really contradict myself. Here I am telling someone the importance of education, yet I don ' t have a diploma. I was supposed to graduate in 1994 but unfortunately I made some bad choices and did not graduate. With the help of the Grand Rapids Service Corps, I will graduate on May 24th! Last year when I found out I wasn't going to graduate I told myself and my friends that I didn ' t care. But now that I am going to receive my diploma, my whole attitude has changed. I care about everything!" 4 �We're About Community Partnerships Mic~i~an's AmeriCor_ps programs partner with more than 100 organizations throughout the state, prov1dmg an opporturuty for Michigan and its communities to invest in new community partnerships that hold the best chance of building improved community problem-solving through service and volunteerism. Albion College Alternative, Inc. American Youth Foundation Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services Baxter Community Center Baxter Neighborhood Association Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit Boulevard Harambee/Church of the Messiah Boys and Girls Club of Saginaw County Boys & Girls Club-North Oakland Butterworth Hospital Camp Oakland Carrolton Middle School Chapelle Elementary School Cheney Elementary School Cherry Street Clinic Christ Episcopal Center City of Grand Rapids City of Saginaw Youth Employment Program Clancy Street Ministries Clinica Santa Maria Coit Elementary Co it Community Church Community Church of God Community Mental Health - Mason Co. Community Mental Health - Lake Co. Community Mental Health - Oceana Co. Core City Neighborhoods Coulter Elementary School Creston Neighborhood Association Department of Social Services -Lake Co. Department of Social Services - Mason Co. Department of Social Services - Oceana Co. Detroit's Life Consultation Center East Hills Neighborhood Association East Leonard Elementary Eastern Michigan University Edith Baillie Elementary School Edmonson Middle School Emerson Elementary School Fairwinds Girl Scout Council Family and Neighborhood Services Ford Elementary School Genesee County Habitat for Humanity Genesee County Health Department Genesee County Community Action Agency George Elementary School Grand Rapids Foundation Grand Rapids Service Corps Habitat for Humanity Hall Elementary Heavenrich Elementary School Henry Park Paideia Academy Hispanic Institute Hispanic Center of West Michigan Holmes Elementary School Houghton/Jones Neighborhood Task Force Houghton Elementary School Jefferson Jr. High Jessie Rouse Elementary School Jones Elementary School Joy of Jesus Jubilee Christian Church Kaiser Elementary School Lansing Neighborhood Council Latino Family Services Lighthouse North Oakland County Lincoln Jr. High Longstreet Elementary School Macomb and Oakland Community Mental Health Services Madison Jr. High Michigan State University McCree Theatre Neighbors of Belnap Lookout Oakland County Youth Assistant Oakland County Probate Court Oakland University Operation Get-Down People in Faith United Pontiac Central High Pontiac Schools REACH, Inc. Roosevelt Park Neighborhood Association Roosevelt Park Senior Center Rosedale Park Baptist Church Saginaw Police Department Salem Housing Task Force Salina Elementary School School District of the City of Saginaw Sigsbee Elementary Southwest Detroit Business Association The BUNK (Building Up Neighborhood Kids) The Disability Network The Neighborhood Service Center United Way of Genesee & Lapeer Counties United Way of Saginaw County University of Michigan Urban League ofAint Washington Jr. High Wayne Center Wealthy Street Center Seed Webber Elementary School West Middle School Young Men's Christian Organization Youth on the Move Youth Protection Council 5 �Michigan~ AmeriCorps Programs AmeriCorps Oakland : Michigan's AmeriCorps CircleNet: Michigan 's AmeriCorps Eastern Michigan University, Teams for School Success: Michigan 's AmeriCorps Environmental Problem Solvi ng in Lansing: Michigan's AmeriCorps Genesee County AmeriCorps Program : Michigan's AmeriCorps Grand Rapids Service Corps: Michigan 's AmeriCorps Michigan Neighborhood AmeriCorps Program : Michigan's AmeriCorps Rural Strategic Action Initiative: Michigan 's AmeriCorps Saginaw AmeriCorps: Michigan's AmeriCorps ETHNlCITY 50 40 EDUCATIONAL ATTAJNMENT • White • • AJrican·Arnerican Hi spanic/ Latin a • • • Asian/Pacificlslander Native American Other 30 50 40 30 20 20 10 10 0 0 . 51.75 ••F • • Associate Degrccl Some College • HighSchoolGrad/ Technical School • GED 16.1)8 I %of Total Michigan's AmeriCorps Members Graduate Study/ College Graduati on 3 jj % of Total Michigan's AmeriCorps Members AGE GENDER 60 60 5R.75 50 40 30 20 10 0 II F I I I • • % of Total Michigan's AmeriCorps Members 6 Male Fema le •• • 50 40 30 20 10 0 17-25 26-40 41+ I 3~.lfi I I I 7~ % of Total Michigan's AmeriCorps Members �LEARN AND SERVE MICHIGAN ommunity service is a powerful tool for youth development. When young people are asked to do something important, something that matters, something that will make a difference in the world, they gain self-respect. Service transforms the young person, helping him/her become a self-confident member of society, a productive worker, and a valuable, committed citizen. When community service is combined with structured learning, service becomes a method of teaching and learning. C Service-learning involves schools, communities and youth in creating and implementing service projects that address important community needs, and enhance academic and critical thinking skills for youth participants. It places ideas and concepts in the context of real-life situations and empowers students to analyze, evaluate, and synthesize these concepts through practical problem solving, often in service to the community. Service-learning transforms the young person from a passive recipient to an active provider, and in doing so redefines the perception of youth in the community from a cause of problems to a source of solutions. The network of Learn and Serve Michigan programs is called Michigan Youth Serving Across Michigan (MYSAM). MYSAM promotes partnerships between community organizations and schools. The programs are built around local community needs and interests, and involve a diversity of participants including local businesses, non profits and social service organizations. Last year MCSC administered nine Learn and Serve community programs representing an investment in both the future of young people, and the future of their community. We'reAbout Youth Serving as Community Resources The "Connections" program in Kalamazoo matches students from three Kalamazoo public high schools (one an alternative education program) with elementary students who reside in the economically distressed Edison neighborhood . The older students provide critical one-on-one attention and mentoring to educationally and socially disadvantaged fourth, fifth, and sixth graders. In addition , mentors and mentees work together to research and complete joint service projects, including participation in the County Human Service Department's Walk for Warmth, neighborhood graffiti cleanup, and neighborhood gardening. Studies have shown that youth respond more positively to information presented by their peers. In Petoskey, the Teen Peer Education Program involves more than 67 youth who receive training in , HIV awareness and domestic violence prevention. The youth volunteers have presented educational programs, focusing on these issues, to a total of 3,500 students, parents, and school administrators, reaching 20% of all teens in the 11 county area. Response to the program has been extremely positive, with 90-95 % of the student audience participants indicating the information would help them say no to sexual pressure, and increased their knowledge of the risk of HIV. All schools where youth volunteers presented have asked for repeat presentations next year, and new requests are increasing. 7 �We're About Youth Development Grand Rapids ' Youth Action Institute (YAI), a collaboration between Creston Neighborhood Association and Heart of West Michigan United Way, focuses on training neighborhood youth to organize their neighborhood for positive change. The program divides youth participants, many who are considered at-risk, into three teams. Each team underwent extensive training. Community services provided by the youth volunteers include the painting of a 190 foot long mural, cleaning a neighborhood park, painting the front of a neighborhood middle school, assisti ng with the organization of a crime prevention awareness event for more than 400 neighbors, building planter boxes for senior citizen home owners, painting over gang graffiti, and renovating neighborhood playgrounds. YAI provides connected learning opportunities for youth, allowing them to mobilize and lead other youth in service-learning projects. This year, more than 200 youth have assisted in meeting the direct needs of their communities. Violence committed by and against youth is a growing problem in many communities around the state, including Detroit. Operation Get Down 's Future Leaders Program decided to tackle this problem by involving 30 youth in the development of a handbook outlining violence prevention and conflict resolution strategies for their peers. The youth gained skills in research, writing , editing, graphic design , desktop publishing, marketing , distribution and leadership. The project empowered the youth by giving them a sense of being able to change their lives and their community for the better. The project wi II touch more than 1,000 community youth. We're About School and Community Partnerships One of the most important ingredients of service-learni ng is collaboration among schools and comm unity-based organizations (CBOs). Collaboration enables schools and CBOs to do what they do best while ensuring that youth participants benefit from a measure of continuity in their service and learning experiences. Collaboration not only enhances practice, it also improves the chances of program institutionalization, quality, and sustainability. MCSC works with all Learn and Serve grantees to promote and support collaboration and utilization of community resources. In Manistee, Project Walk-About engages college and high school students in developing and implementing service-learning projects with elementary youth. Activities focus on academic and social skills as well as community and civic involvement. The Manistee County American Red Cross, Manistee Intermediate School District, and Manistee Area Public Schools assisted in the implementation of team training. The Kaleva-Norman-Dickson School District, Orchard Hill Care Center, U.S. Forest Service, and the Kaleva Migrant Program assisted in implementing community service projects including, neighborhood cleanup, beautification, and recycling projects. The Northwest Council of Governments assisted in administration and the Kaleva-Norman-Dickson school district offered the use of their facility and assisted in participant referrals and day-to-day operations. 8 �Muskegon Youth Volunteer Corps partnered with Reeths Puffer High School to work with students to identify community needs and address them through service projects. The YVC also implemented a summer D.A.Y.S . science and service camp in partnership with Muskegon State Park, Muskegon Community Foundation, and the Muskegon Area Intermediate School District. The camp involved youth in service and leadership activities focusing on improving the environment of the community through science. More than forty-five community organizations and schools are involved in operating Michigan 's community-based service-learning programs. These partnerships involve such components as sharing training and resources . Schools and community-based organizations jointly develop curriculum and service activities, and provide in-kind donations, planning, and guidance. Alpena Public Schools Alpena County Library Alpena Senior Citizens Baxter Center Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Kalamazoo Boys and Girls Club of Kalamazoo Butterworth Hospital Charlevoix Schools Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan Creston Neighborhood Association Detroit Public Schools Edison Elementary Forest Area Schools Grand Rapid s Housing Commission Grand Rapids Public Schools Grand Traverse Band of Ottawas and Chippewas Green View Nursing Home Harbor Springs Schools Heart of West Michigan United Way Huron Humane Society Inland Lakes Schools Junior Achievement of Kalamazoo Kent Intermediate School District Kalamazoo Public Education Foundation Kalamazoo Public Schools Lake Huron Area Council Loy Nonix High School MSU Cooperative Extension/4-H Muskegon Heights Safe Haven Muskegon Youth Volunteer Corps Neighbors of Belknap Lookout Northside Alternative Education Northwest Michigan Health Services Operation Get Down Petoskey Schools Southeast Economic Development Tendercare of Alpena Third Level Youth Services Traverse City Area Schools United Way of Muskegon County United Methodist Community House University of Michigan , School of Education Vine Alternative High Washington Elementary Wayne-Westland Community Schools Wealthy Street Neighbors Western Mi chigan University Whitehall High School Women's Resource Center of Northern Michigan Youth Employment and Training Programs Youth Volunteer CorpsNolunteens of Alpena YWCA 9 �MICHIGAN YOUTH PROGRESSIVE ACTION COUNCIL outh in Michigan have made great strides in the area of community service, but young people should not only perform community service, they should play a role in developing and planning policy as well. While "youth advisory councils" exist at the local level and even within specialized organizations, there is a need to develop a network of youth in the field of service at the state level. The Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council (MYPAC) is a standing committee of the Michigan Community Service Commission. This body of 15 youth from around the State of Michigan advises MCSC in policy and programs that involve youth. MYPAC also promotes and supports youth service throughout the State of Michigan. Y We're About Youth Leadership Nineteen-ninety-four was a busy and active year for members of MYPAC. Five new MYPAC members began their terms with MYPAC. To more effectively enhance communication among MYPAC members and MCSC, MYPAC adjusted its structure to form an executive committee. The committee co-chairs act as liaisons between MCSC and MYPAC, and coordinate information flow and decision making. This year, MYPAC was involved in several activities. MYPAC members, received leadership training, participated in outreach activities through the MCSC, and planned and implemented two Youth Voice projects. The MYPAC met five times in 1994. During these meetings, members received updates regarding MCSC and other statewide service activities, and presented their ideas regarding youth issues. MYPAC members also received training in issues such as service-learning, grant writing, event planning, team building, and other areas relevant to youth service. MYPAC members attended conferences on service including the National Service Learning Conference, and the Points of Light Conference. MYPAC members were actively involved in several outreach activities. Kim Fronsman was invited to participate in the Superintendents' Committee for Advanced Mastery Certificates in Community Service. Jarrod Montague provided team building training to more than 200 AmeriCorps members at the Michigan's AmeriCorps Signature Service Project in Detroit. Scott Smith and Anne Jeannette LaSovage served on the review committee for the statewide Youth For Michigan poster contest. Andrea Love gave a powerful speech about youth voice and youth/adult partnerships to more than sixty people from the Michigan CARES communities. As MYPAC moves into a new year, there is a sense of achievement in having reached so many young people, but a knowledge that much work still lies ahead . The MYPAC looks forward to a another year of outreach, specifically at the community level. MYPAC members will serve as Ambassadors in their communities, assisting organizations and communities in promoting and developing quality youth service. They will serve as trainers and advocates for other youth, keeping the spirit and field of youth service alive, now and for years to come. 10 �MICHIGAN YOUTH VOICE ichigan Youth Voice, made possible by a grant from the Corporation for National Service, was designed to increase and enhance the level of youth participation in community service and community leadership. As part of the Youth Voice program, MCSC and MYPAC sponsored a conference March 31 -April 2, 1995. The intent of this conference was to allow youth to train other young people in the areas of youth service and youth leadership. A secondary goal for the youth voice conference was to involve and include less traditional leaders in community service leadership. M We're About Youth-Led Solutions The Youth Voice Conference was held at Camp Miniwanca in West Michigan. More than eighty young people and ten adult advisors participated in the three day conference. The youth were from both rural and urban communities across the state of Michigan, and represented many different socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds. Overall, conference evaluations from youth participants were positive. Youth indicated that it was extremely beneficial to Jearn from other young people rather than adults. Adult advisors commended the quality of the conference and the opportunity for the youth participants to see youth role models training and teaching other young people. Participants from the community of Kalamazoo are currently planning a youth leadership conference for West Michigan that will be facilitated by young people. A community leader who sent a group of six youth to the conference, later reported that "there has been a definite improvement in the skills and behavior of the young people who attended the youth voice conference. They offer their opinions, and are more constructive in activities." Youth Action Forums In communities throughout the state, MCSC and MYPAC supported Youth Action Forums (Y.A.F.) ; town meetings planned by and for young people to address community problems, promote youth engagement in community action, and build partnerships among youth and their communities. Youth Action Forums are not onetime events. Their purpose is to initiate a process through which youth assume greater roles and responsibilities in their communities. Forums may address issues such as education, crime, hunger, and drug abuse. Engaging youth in such problem solving creates unique solutions and a greater investment by young people. Three communities held Youth Action Forums. Kalamazoo Voluntary Action Center & The American Red Cross, VolunTEEN Leadership Corps "From Our Viewpoint" This forum involved 200 youth from the Kalamazoo community in discussing important issue areas which affect youth. The youth involved will continue this effort through cable access programs that are directed and initiated by youth. The cable access programs will highlight youth issues and concerns, and youth generated solutions. 11 �United Community Services of Metropolitan Detroit, Southeastern Michigan Youth Summit"Empowerment, Action, Change" Bringing together youth throughout Metro Detroit, this forum focused on several critical issues facing young people, and offered ideas about ways youth could address these problems through community service. The forum was followed by large-scale service projects. More than 450 youth participated in the forum and related community service activities. Hemlock "Rural Youth Speak Out" This forum, specifically targeted the needs and issues of rural youth and brought together more than 200 youth from around the state of Michigan. The young people learned about and discussed critical issues facing youth and identified possible solutions to these problems. Youth were trained in planning and implementing youth action forums in their own communities. 12 �GOVERNOR'S COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS unger, homelessness, illiteracy, crime, drugs, social disintegration- these are some of the problems addressed everyday by countless volunteers across our state. Community service is a critical part of the solutions to these problems facing Michigan's communities. By their work and the example they set, Michigan's volunteers are a powerful force. They inspire others to become active and involved to fight apathy and alienation. H We'reAbout Recognizing Those Who Serve The Second Annual Governor 's Community Service Awards program celebrated the exemplary efforts of citizens across the state, who have been working to solve community problems and improve the quality of life in Michigan . The evening was highlighted by the presentation of a special award to the late former Governor George W. Romney. In one of his last public appearances, Governor Romney was recognized for his lifelong commitment to service and volunteerism in Michigan. The award will be given annually as, the Governor George Romney Lifetime Achievement Community Service Award . "I can think of no better person to name a lifetime of service achievement award after than Governor Romney," said Governor John Engler who, along with MCSC chair, Michelle Engler, presented the award. Finalists from more than 200 nominations in 11 categories were invited to attend a reception and an awards banquet. The Governor and Mrs. Engler announced and presented awards to winners in each category. The awards program was sponsored by MCSC with support from the General Motors ' Foundation, and several individual donors . "Volunteers provide needed services that can be measured in the hundreds of millions of dollars, but valued more in the hearts of all who have been touched by their good works. " -Michelle Engler and Governor George Romney 13 �The SecondAnnual Governor's Community SeNice Award lMnners.· Governor Romney Lifetime Achievement In Community Service Reverend William C. Coppage, for the past 20 years, has helped make vital ly needed services available in a community where none had existed before. He was instrumental in establishing the Retired Senior Volunteer Program in Jackson, the first of its kind in the State of Michigan, as well as the Jackson County Department on Aging, the Crouch Senior Center, and several churches and church schoo ls. Inno vative Spirit Herbert A. Start, President and CEO of Hope Network, works relentlessly to unite people in order to pursue visions of hope which enhance the dignity and independence of people who have disabilities and/or are disadvantaged. Through Hope Network, Mr. Start creates employment, rehabilitation, transportation, and housing opportunities by collaborating with many different groups in innovative ways, to improve lives and communities. Exemplary Community Service By A Youth Gina Garza has demonstrated a strong commitment to serving her commu nity. Gina established Together Everything Amounts to More (TEAM), a community service group at Wayland High School, to get teenagers involved with their community. The success of Ms. Garza's endeavors range from establishing a clothing drive to keep the community warmer during the winter to visiting nursing homes and giving some lonely residents a reason to smile. Exemplary Community Service By A Senior Citizen Rose Bell has, for over 30 years, run a social service agency out of her apartment in Detroit. She developed a "workfare" program long before it became popular. She began United Neighbors over 25 years ago, without any formal funding and no paid staff. Since then , she has been developing collaborative relationships with churches and other service organizations throughout the metropolitan Detroit area. Exemplary Community Service By An Adult Caro l Powell has been responsible for the initiation of a number of community projects which have made a significant impact throughout the Central Michigan area and recently, throughout the entire state of Michigan. Her contribution to "Eyes to the Future" , a project designed to acquaint youth with the possibility of training beyond high school and provide them with an opportunity to actually spend time on a college campus, has had a tremendous impact on both the students and the community. Exemplary Community Service By An Americorps Member Michelle Hartley's involvement has allowed the Fair Winds Council to e nhance its services in Genesee County by offering Girl Scout programs to previously unserved girls. Through Ms. Hartley's efforts 83 new Girl Scouts have been registered utilizing 19 new adult volunteers who she recruited and helped orient as troop leaders. Many of the girls served by Ms. Hartley's programs are considered at-risk . Outstanding Youth Organization Kids Healing Kids is a volunteer choir of more than 200 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students from Woodside and Waukazoo Elementary Schools in Holland. This volunteer outreach choir creates music video tapes to encourage children being treated for cancer and other life-threatening illnesses, whi le reaffirming their importance to the world. Outstanding Community Service Program Manager Marty Plender is the volunteer leader of Westside Operation Weed and Seed, a grassroots movement to develop and carryout a plan to improve the community. She has involved countless residents, organizations, service providers, businesses, and many others. Ms. Plender has created an ever-growing task force of individuals committed to carrying out the project. Outstanding Adult Organization The Junior League of Kalamazoo has been the initial driving force behind getting the HealthConnect program started . Every week, HealthConnect treats Kalamazoo county's, unemployed, homeless, and indigent at little or no cost, thanks to more than I 00 volunteer physician s, nurses, clinical and support staff. Outstanding Corporation/Business Communiry In volvement Hami lton Chevrolet-Geo, The Hamilton Group, has developed a unique busi ness-ed ucation partner hip with Warren Matt High School, Warren Consolidated Schools. This partnership challenges hundreds of high school students to set goals for their futures through competitions and encourages entreprenuerism through scholarships. Outstanding Michigan Service-Learning Educa tor Fatima Plater identified service-learning as the bridge across which school, commun ity and business partners crossed to adopt Interim House, a shelter for abused women and children. Hampton Elementary School 's service-learning program has grown to include five service-learning clubs, one middle school and elementary school, and a joint partnership entitled 'U nited We Serve' . 14 �Convener MCSC is a convener ofdiverse individuals andgroups/ building community through shared efforts toward common goals. STAFF ADVISORY COUNCIL CSC and the Staff Advisory Council, a group of 25 state government agencies and nonprofit organizations, established a schedule of quarterly meetings, for the purpose of coordinating activities and sharing information among state and nonprofit agencies. The MCSC Staff Advisory Council assisted MCSC in developing a state resource guide, Profiles in Service, for service and volunteer related programs. M SERVICE-LEARNING LEADERSHIP COUNCIL s service-learning continues to expand and develop throughout the state, key players recognized the need to create a council that would help shape and further develop the field. The Service-Learning Leadership Council, convened by MCSC, is a gathering of the leading service-learning practitioners and policy-makers in the state. The mission of the council is to foster the development of sustainable service-learning in Michigan by facilitating communication, promoting best practices, encouraging diversity, and supporting school-community partnerships. A One of the first accomplishments of the council was the development of a common language, service-learning booklet for service-learning in Michigan. Michigan is fortunate to have a rich variety of service-learning resources including model school and community-based programs, state and regional networks, training and technical assistance providers, as well as teacher educators and education advocates. Yet each of these programs and organizations views service-learning through a slightly different lens. Michigan Service-Learning Principles and Practices connects different shades of service-learning through a common spectrum of understanding. The booklet will be distributed throughout the state. 15 �FUNDERS MEETING AT W. K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION n February 20, 1995, MCSC convened and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation hosted a grantmakers meeting to begin a dialog on volunteerism in Michigan. Attending organizations included: Council of Michigan Foundations, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Upjohn Foundation, Michigan Nonprofit Forum, and Grand Rapids Community Foundation. As a result, the Council of Michigan Foundations and MCSC agreed to collaborate to produce a grantmakers/grantseekers guide on model service and volunteer programs in Michigan. Publication of the guide is due in the Winter of 1996. 0 AMERICORPS NORTH CENTRAL CLUSTER INFORMATION EXCHANGE MEETING n March of 1995, MCSC and the Corporation for National Service (CNS) hosted a meeting of the state commission program staff of the North Central Cluster, which includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Three overriding themes brought the cluster together: redefining quality and performance standards for AmeriCorps programs, increasing program responsibility, and building a network throughout the cluster. This meeting gave the state program officers the opportunity to network, share resources and tools, and provide support to each other. I The meeting provided MCSC with the opportunity to share its Monitoring Guide, Contractors Notebook, and Renewal Meeting Plans with the other states. As a result, Michigan was recognized for its comprehensive and efficient monitoring plan and was suggested as a national model. MCSC is promoting the next steps necessary to formalize the North Central Cluster network. 16 �Broker MCSC is a broker ofideas and resource£· encouraging collaboration and entrepreneurial approaches to service and volunteer program development MICHIGAN CARES ollaboration is key to any community service initiative. The vision ofMCSC has always been based on the value a nd importance of comm unity building and state and local collaboration. The Michigan CARES (Communities Accessing Resources to Engage in Service) project, fu nded through grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Corporation for National Service, is designed to demonstrate the strength and efficacy of service programs developed and sustained through local community collaborative planning. C Michigan CARES is a unique, innovative collaborative effort between the Michigan Community Service Commission and the Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF). In a process facilitated by local community foundations , community-based organizations, volunteers, schools, and youth leadership programs in six communities across the state are working together to develop strategic plans and projects around service and volunteerism. Each of the six Michigan CARES comm unities has spent the past year developing a planning process, determining desired outcomes for improving their communities, forging new partnerships, and implementing collaborative service projects. We're About Providing Community Resources Helping to address complex community problems req uires a great deal of coordination in order to provide the most efficient and effective assistance. Organizations working jointly rather than independently are likely to conduct a broader, more comprehensive analy sis of issues and opportunities. 17 �Flint CARES is assembling data and materials to develop a community resource center/forum for nonprofits that utilize volunteers. The forum will provide many of the same functions as a volunteer center, but would also act as a communication and convening center for nonprofits to talk about service, service-learning, and volunteer related issues. The Muskegon CARES community developed a volunteer center, Volunteer Muskegon , with input and commitment from local citizens, businesses and agencies. The local community foundation, United Way and the Michigan CARES collaborative are just completing a three-year agreement that will temporarily establish a volunteer center witrnn the United Way and help the center become independent at the end of the agreement. The board and staff will remain autonomous and determine the center 's direction. Marquette CARES is working to establish a Community Resource Center for community agencies. This center will give area nonprofits a center to research and communicate ideas about service and volunteer issues. We're About Sustaining Innovative Service Programs Three of the Micrngan CARES communities developed and implemented demonstration projects that were either directly involved or closely coordinated with other national service programs. The organizations involved intend to make the projects a part of their annual schedule. Alpena CARES is developing and improving several volunteer programs based on results from a series of community needs/resource assessment sessions. Based on the data, the Alpena CARES program is creating a local teen center designed and implemented by and for youth. Various other programs and projects include environmental cleanup and water-testing projects, and job shadowing/ mentoring programs. The Michigan CARES Southwest Detroit Collaborative consists of a number of youth-serving organizations committed to helping restore Southwest Detroit to a safe and healthy environment for youth. The Southwest Detroit Collaborative focuses resources on youth recreational programs, neighborhood cleanup projects and youth oriented organizations around common issues. The project planning conference, involving more than 100 area youth, developed a permanent advisory group which planned and implemented a neighborhood cleanup project in the John Kronk Park area. In one day, more than 50 youth and adults removed 100 tons of garbage, 350 used tires, four abandoned cars, and 70 fuel tanks from a one-mile-strip in the industrial section of the John Kronk Park area in Southwestern Detroit. A local junk yard donated people, services, and equipment worth in excess of $20,000. Grand Rapids' youth development network is preparing for its community wide conference on service-learning and youth issues that will target youth serving organizations. They also conducted summer youth service programs in collaboration with local Michigan's AmeriCorps and Learn and Serve programs. Thlrty-five rngh school-aged youth served the handicapped in a "Special Sitters" program and in a community organization program geared around community gardening. 18 �We're About Strengthening Communities Through Collaboration Participants in collaboration recognize that their well-being is intimately connected to the wellbeing of the community. Coll aboration becomes a means of rebuilding a larger community. This sense of connectedness is the su taining strength of successful collaborations. Michigan CARES has already connected 115 organizations throughout the state. Adult Learning Center AlgerfMarquette Community Action Board AlgerfMarquette Special Olympics AlgerfMarquette Senior Nutrition Program AlgerfMarquette Mental Health Center Alpena Area Chamber of Commerce Alpena Boosters Club Alpena Exchange Club Alpena County, MSU Extension Alpena Big Brothers/Big Sisters Alpena Youth Club American Heart Association American Lung Association American Red Cross Bell Memorial Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Marquette Boy Scouts of America Boys & Girl s Clubs of Alpena Boysville Burton Neighborhood Housing Service, Inc. Calvin College Camp Fire Boys and Girls Catholic Human Development Offi ce Catholic Social Services Catholic Youth Organization Chadsey High School Chocolay Children's Center Communities First CONNEXION, Inc. Council Against Gang Related Violence County of Alpena Probate Court Creston Neighborhood Association D.J . Jacobetti Home for Veterans Detroit Recreation Department Detroit Police Department Direction Center Downtown Marquette Association Earhart Middle School Easter Seal Society of Genesee County Eastwood Nursing Home Fair Winds Girl Scout Council Rint Retired and Senior Volunteer Programs Rint Community Schools Flint Roundtable Forsyth Township Historical Society Genesee County Alliance for the Mentally Ill Genesee County Mental Health Genesee Regional Food Bank Girl Scouts of America Goodwill Industries Grand Valley State University Grand Rapids Public Schools Grand Rapids Public Education Fund Grand Rapids Service Corp Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids Area Center for Ecumenism Greater Muskegon Catholic Schools Gwinn Community Action Center Habitat for Humanity Harbor House Domestic Shelter Heart of West Michigan United Way Janzen House Junior League of Rint Kearsley Community Schools Kent Inte rmediate School District Lake Superior Hospice Lakeshore Lung Society Latino Family Services Lutheran Social Services MALDEF March of Dimes of the Upper Peninsula Marquette County Department of Social Services Marquette General Hospital Marquette Community Foundation Marquette Police Department Marquette Public Schools Matrix Theater Company Mid-Michigan American Society for Training and Development Mitten Bay Girl Scouts Mott Children's Health Center Mott Community College MSU Extension Services Multiple Sclerosis Society Munger Middle School Muskegon Community College Muskegon County Community Foundation Muskegon Economic Growth Alliance Muskegon Area Intermediate School District New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Optimist Club of Alpena Porter Hills Presbyterian Village Renaissance Youth Center Return on In vestment SDEVP Southwest United Presbyterian Church Southwest Detroit Community Mental Health Tall Pine Council Boy Scouts of America Teen Reaching Out The Grand Rapids Foundation United Way of Genesee and Lapeer Counties United Way of Muskegon County University of Michigan Urban League of Rint VISTA Center Visually Impaired Center Volunteer Management Association of Western Michigan Volunteer Center of Alpena Volunteer Center of Muskegon County Wilson Middle School Youth Volunteer Corps YWCA of Greater Rint 19 �TAP YOUTH SERVICE T AP-Youth Service (Technical Assistance Program for Youth Service) is an 18-month initiative of MCSC, in partnership with the Community Foundation of Southeastern Michigan and the Catholic Youth Organization of Metropolitan Detroit, to provide technical assistance and training to low income community-based organizations (CBOs) in southeast Michigan. Funded by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the goal of TAP-Youth Service is to provide grassroots, low income community organizations with the information, network access, and expertise to more effectively develop, operate, and support community service and youth development programs. We're About Building the Strength of the Grassroots TAP-Youth Service provides on-site technical assistance to nonprofit community-based organizations, such as youth and volunteer programs, community development and health programs, and church operated projects. TAP-Youth Service also produced a program development resource guide and conducts and facilitates practitioner workshops for the purpose of establishing selfsufficient programs and peer support networks . TAP-Youth Service activities concentrate support and consultation in the greater Detroit area of southeast Michigan. It will tailor its technical assistance to meet specific community based organizations needs. In addition to fostering self-sufficiency and sustainability, TAP-Youth Service builds peer support networks. All workshops and technical assistance meetings are organized around three goals: to impart information, to share information, and to build support networks. While the focus of attention is on the low income communities of greater Detroit, TAP-Youth Service expands peer support networks to include CBOs from other Michigan communities with similar conditions. This year, three think tank meetings were held for block clubs, churches, community based organizations and agencies serving youth to identify their areas of expertise, their strengths, areas in need of strengthening, and establish the priority of these areas . Approximately 2,200 neighborhood groups were invited to attend. As a result of the think tank meetings, several mini conferences and workshops were scheduled. Topics included volunteer management, fund development, organizational development, communications, building organizational power, and youth related topics. In addition to these conferences, individual consultations with youth serving organizations are an on-going activity of TAP-Youth Service. 20 �YOUTH FOR MICHIGAN CAMPAIGN hree Monroe High School students, Robert Ferrante, Amy Musson , and Christine Paulin, were winners of the Youth for Michigan Poster Contest. The poster reads, "VOLUNTEER Help someone out- make someone happy. Teenagers can make a difference." They were one of more than 100 teams of 7th through 12th graders from around the state who submitted posters for the contest. T The poster and poster contest were developed through the "Youth for Michigan" statewide campaign sponsored by the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) in partnership with Little Caesar's Enterprises, the Detroit Red Wings, the Detroit Tigers, the Michigan Department of Education (MDE), and the Michigan Jobs Commission (MJC). We're About What Youth Can Do for All of Us The Youth for Michigan initiative was designed to recruit and encourage youth 11 -1 8 years old to participate in community service and volunteerism in Michigan. To emphasize the value and importance of teamwork in service, the contest applicants were required to work in teams of no Jess than two young people. The goal was to create an image and a supporting slogan that call youth to serve their communities. The Judging Committee consisted of a diverse group of youth, sponsor representatives, members of MCSC and MDE, as well as other individuals with strong ties to the volunteer community. Posters were displayed in the State Capitol during National Volunteer Week in April and the winners were honored at the Governor's Community Service Award dinner held during Michigan Week in May. A copy of the winning poster was mailed to schools and comm unity-based organizations throughout the state to encourage youth to think of creative ways they can serve their own communities while communicating the importance of community service and volunteerism to others. 21 �QUESTINTERNATIONAL SKILLS FOR ACTION PROGRAM AND STATEWIDE SERVICE-LEARNING CONFERENCE he Michigan Community Service Commission, in partnership with the Michigan Department of Education received one of only two grants provided to states from Quest International last year. The grant enabled MCSC and MDE to provide intensive training to approximately 60 teachers and community members and to host a statewide service-learning conference. The total value of the grant and in-kind services from Quest is estimated at approximately $50,000. MCSC and MDE have used these funds to enhance and strengthen service-learning in Michigan. T Bear Lake, Jackson, Flint, Kalamazoo, Manistee, and Wayne-Westland school districts were awarded the in-kind training to build upon service-learning efforts in the district. Teams of administrators, teachers and community members from the districts expressed high satisfaction with the training and excitement about implementing service-learning back in their schools. MCSC and MDE will continue to work with grant recipients, providing technical assistance and training opportunities throughout the year. The Youth in Service to Michigan statewide service-learning conference took place on October 2, 1995. The conference brought together 240 educators and community agency staff to gain new skills, learn new information, and network with others interested in service-learning. The conference featured nationally recognized presenters. Dr. Benjamin Barber, Director of the Walt Whitman Center at Rutgers University and one of the country's foremost authorities on citizenship and service, gave the keynote address. 22 �Financial Report ver the past year, MCSC has aggressively sought out additional funding to support service and volunteeri sm in the state. During fiscal year 95, MCSC received a total of $3,876,018 to support programs throughout the state, which was an increase of over 80% from fiscal year 94 which totaled $581,920. 0 While a large part of the increase, $2,724,949, can be attributed to a new national service program, AmeriCorps, support by the private sector increased to $578,000. This increase in investment by the private sector reflects the importance that corporate America is showing communjty service. Michigan also received additional federal funds from the Corporation for National Service to run the Michigan CARES demonstration model, nine Learn and Serve Commuruty-Based programs, and the Michjgan Youth Voice Program. Almost all of the fund s secured by MCSC were obtruned by a competitive proposal process. In addition to the federal and private support, the state of Michigan supplied the Commission with adrillnistrative fund s and a considerable amount of in-kind support. This in-kind support included items such as office space, telephones, utilities, and other forms of support. Growth of MCSC from 1993 to 1995 FY 1993-94 Total Public Funds Total Private Funds Total MCSC Funds *Cash and in-kind support FY 1994-95 Total Public Funds Rrused Total Private Funds Total MCSC Funds 1993-94 . $578,920 $3,000* $581,920 1994-95 • $3,298,018 $578,000 $3,876,018 Total MCSC Funds (x million) 23 �MCSC 1994-95 MCSC 1994-95 • Public 85% • Federal • Priva te 15% • Private 15% O state 81 % 4% Total MCSC Funds Federal Funds Michjgan's AmeriCorps Learn & Serve CBO Program Development Assistance and Training Administration Michjgan CARES Youth Voice Grant $2,203,947 $138,000 $75,000 $521,000 $183,071 19,000 State General Fund General Purpose Annual State Appropriation $ 158,000 Private Funds Charles Stewart Mott Foundation W.K. Kellogg Foundation General Motors Foundation Private Donors $75,000 $495,000 $5,000 $3,000 MCSC 1994-95 Expenditures Grants Program Operations Administrative Evaluation $2,881,702 $549,240 $385,067 $60,009 Grants • Program Operations 14% 75% Administrative 10% [J Evaluation Expenditures 24 . I% �Appendix MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Michelle Engler, Chair, Attorney and the First Lady of Michigan Victor Begg, Muslim American Alliance Mary Ellen Brandell, Central Michigan University Julie Cummings, Fund Development Consultant Beverly Drake, Area Community Service Employment and Training (ACSET) Council, Kent County Henry Gaines, Buick Motor Division, Local 599 UAW Dorothy Johnson, Council of Michigan Foundations Terry Langston, Midwestern Regional Mentoring Resource Center Sister Mary Martinez, Multi-Cultural Affairs, Madonna University Kathleen Keen McCarthy, Charter Township Supervisor of Plymouth James Muir , Senior volunteer Lisa Ilitch Murray, Little Caesar Enterprise, Inc Randy Neelis, Menominee Public Schools, Superintendent Vernie Nethercut, Alpena Community College Joel Orosz, WK. Kellogg Foundation Terry Pruitt, Jr. , Vice Chair, Dow Corning Corporation Sarah Marie Riley, Student, Western Michigan University Alton Shipstead, Northwest Michigan Council of Governments Michael Tate, Michigan State University Geneva Jones Williams, United Way Community Services 25 �MICHIGAN YOUlH PROGRESSIVEA COON COUNCIL (MYPAC) Amy Marie Ahola Ms. Ahola is currently an exchange student in Denmark. She serves on the 4-H Cooperative Extension Advisory Board and was the recipient of the YEA Community Service Award. Mary Beth Brockmeier Ms. Brockmeier is a junior at Kalamazoo College. She has been active with the Greater Holland Area United Way and served on the Volunteer Action Board Steering Committee. Benjamin Debelak Mr. Debelak is a freshman at Cedarville College. Mr. Debelak is originally from Owosso where he volunteered at the Owosso Memorial Hospital. Andrew Downs Mr. Downs is a freshman at Alma College. Mr. Downs is a member of the Yolunteens of Alpena and served on the Advisory Council for the Northeastern Michigan Community Foundation. Kimberly Fronsman Ms. Fronsman is a freshman at Kellogg Community College. She is a member of Phi Theta Kappa, a National Honor Society committed to community service, and serves on the Superintendent's Advisory Committee for Advanced Mastery. Jenna Goldenberg Ms. Goldenberg is a junior at Groves High School. She sits on the Regional Board for the Jewish Youth Movement and is a member of the Future Problem Solving Team at her high school. Tim Jacobs Mr. Jacobs is a freshman at the University of Michigan. He served as a member of the Bay Area Community Foundation's Youth Initiative and currently serves as a trustee of the Michigan Community Foundation Youth Project. Anne Jeannette LaSovage Ms. LaSovage is beginning her third year at Michigan State University where she will work with the State Walk safety program and begin a teaching assistantship. Ms. LaSovage is also involved with the Character, Honor, and Pride Society (CHAPS), and continues her work with Girl Scouting. Andrea Love Ms. Love is a sophomore at East Kentwood High School. She is involved with the food distribution program at the Truelight Baptist Church and neighborhood clean up projects sponsored by her high school. Jarrod Montague Mr. Montague is a sophomore at the University of Michigan where he volunteers at the University of Michigan Hospital and works with the local Habitat for Humanity chapter. Mr. Montague is originally from Linden. Sarah Riley Ms. Riley is a student at Western Michigan University. Ms. Riley was the winner of the Mt. Pleasant Women's City Club Scholarship in Music and is a full voting member of the Michigan Community Service Commission. Scott Smith Mr. Smith is a senior at Romulus High School where he is President of the Student Government and the Senior Class and participates in Project Serve. He also was an active participant in the National Service Fair. Paula Kaiser, Chair, Michigan Community Service Commission 26 �• SERVICE-LEARNING LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Frank Dirks, Michigan Community Service Commission Beth Gibbs, Lahser Hi gh School Elaine Gordon, Mi chigan Department of Education Lindell Herrick , West Onawa Publi c Schools Thomas Kromer, Central Michigan University Chris Kwak, W.K . Kellogg Foundati on Kell y Masters, United Way Commun ity Services Donnell Mersereau, Council of Michigan Foundations Brenda Parker, YES Ambassador, MCSC Mark Pawlowski, American Youth Foundation Stella Raude nbush, Michigan K- 12 Service Learni ng Center Dale Rice, Eastern Michigan Uni versity Doreen Honegger Thomas, Kalamazoo Public Education Foundation Octavia Vaughn , United Way Community Services Denise Walker, Michigan K- 12 Servi ce Learning Center Kathy-Dewsbu ry White, Ingham Intermediate School District STAFF ADVISORY COUNCIL Ri chard Ballard, Michigan State Housi ng Development Authority Rev. Dr. Kenneth Bensen, Habitat for Humanity Barbara Bradfo rd , Department of Social Serv ices Lonnie Calhoun, Olivet College Ross Dodge, Department of Natural Resources Dave Egner, Michi gan Nonprofit Forum Elaine Gordon , Departme nt of Education Bonnie Graham, Michigan Office of Services to the Aging Jeanne Gray, Michigan Campus Compact Robin Lynn Grinnell , Heart of West Mi chigan United Way Debra Holmes-Garrison, Michigan Cities in Schools Diane Kasuni c, Corporation for National Service Gene Keilitz, United Way of Michigan Chris Kwak, W.K. Kellogg Foundation Phoebe Lowell , Michigan Head Start Association Ann Marston, Michigan League for Hu man Services Angelica Maxsam, Local Initiati ves Support Corporation Donnell Mersereau, Council of Michigan Foundations James Muller, Salvation Army Stella Raudenbush, Michi gan K- 12 Service Learning Center Bob Rice, Michigan Jobs Commi ssion Sam Singh, Volunteer Centers of Michi gan Michael Tate, Mi chigan State Uni versity Exte nsion Sharon Tipton, Mi chi gan Developmental Disabil ities Council Octavia Vaughn , United Way Community Servi ces Herbert Yamanishi, Michigan Community Action Agency MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION STAFF Executi ve Director, Frank Dirks As istant Di rector, Lindy Reurink Executi ve Secretary, Mary Estrada Program Development Director, Paula Kaiser Youth Engaged in Service Ambassador, Brenda Parker Director of Administration, Garry Gross Publications Coordinator, Melany Be nnett Admini strative Assistant, Jennifer Epps Receptioni st, Loui se Jackson 27 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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CT · f.0 MICHIGAN PRESS ~ READING SERVICE 126 S. Putman, Williamston, Mich. 48895 DETROIT FREE PRESS or DETROIT I MICH .I AM-CIRC. 636~ 182 OG"f· 1 0 19~ J~ 1~19~ ; I am. dis~ppointedj~~~:Th!!S.t~te News fell into the media ·trap set by the opponents 9f ~e ~9.ri~?9JS P~<;>­ gram. The .AmenCo!'Ps ·~rogram IS not a cut-and-dry part_Isa~ 1s~u~ 1 even though President Clinton IS o~e of the program' s strongest supporters.: The legislation that ~reated th~ NatiOnal Service Corporation (the umbrella !or AmeriCorps and other federal service program ~) was initiated un~er ~he Bush administration. The legislati?n that created the Michigan Commum~y Service Corporation (whici) coord_Inates the AmeriCorps programs If! Michigan) was initiated under Gov. John Engle.:. In fact, M~chelle En~ler, Michigan's fi~t lady, 1~ . the chair _of MCSC. · , -~ . By settj~g ~~,rj~~rp~~!.P¥~ , . . \ . . _·· -·- Q 126 S. Putman, Williamston, Mich. 48895 ~EPT ~m;;.t·· 1 ingls .a· me~ber of ~n~i.ro.nm~nt~i Problerri-Solving in Lansmg, which IS an AmeriCorps program, I have seen that communities can do won~erful thin_gs when they work to_gether and focus on the common good. I also have seen that communities can waste resources when communication _links are not maintained and personal Interests are pursued at the public expense. AmeriCorps is a go~emment pr<;>gram like any other. It IS not a magic formula for a healthy society. ,It . should be analyzed and be evaluat~d based on its effectiveness and Its potential. Let's s'vp talking ~bout partisan politics and start talkmg ab<?ut whether AmeriCorps has made a sig- Dayne Walling James Madison social relations sen_ior :· . . . .The Delroii News ' A.: :·~·~~~'it:~--- · - • ·.:r~:f_.$ .· . nities. 1~.1 9~ I .·. .!£Y'p~vid: J?j~. . tisan issue1 !.he Sta_~7 ;~e ~~ ..:g~ve Republicans ~~?~ . !.e.~s?~.}O ~!~hke the ·program, mespecf.!v~. !Jf .the _program •s merits, and Democrats ~ood_ reason to protect the program Irrespective of the'program.'s . s~ortcom- nificant impact on American commu- 20 ·,:.. u o:rs.·.will __. . . :;·.lentt:sgpport, :~t() ·students ~:ffi~{Jftd~1I%h~Jjp -. MICHIGAN PRESS ~ READING SERVICE ~ READING SERVICE · :._\ Three· elerneht~ry schools in _D.~troit's Enipowerinent Zone will . receive lielp'fr~m 20 tut;c:>rs, thanks · tO the AmeriCorps program. · ··· "We alfknow that kids need help . in school," said Kelly Maste_rs, coor- · . diriator of the services learning cen~ ter·for Southwest Michigan United :way-eo·rrimwiitY SerVices. · '- · · · · . . -·~ ..~ i S he' ~aid AmeriCorps workers . ~:will -help students ~th academic . : and personal problems that teach- · , '.ers don't have time to addres_~. _ . .----· :;_~ :Anieii8iip~ \forke~. re(;ei~e -~u­ . ·cational grants and livmg stipends · . :from tlle· fed~ral government in · ~··exchange.~or (:O~~o/ se.rv!_c~. . 1 , • . The program was estab~shed m 1993 under the National Service Act · . .and expanded by President Clinton ...in . ' <: :;' 1993 ~~ )~ :~.: <~ . ·~ : . ., . -~ ~ :- UnitecUYay Community Services coordinated the' program between Ameri()orps··and Detroit Public :chools·. ·: · ~ . · . .. ._,_·. . , • · ,Masters said the schools will be named by October, and 20 Aineri.Corps workers should be trained and in place by January. The prograin will be known as the Detroit Academic Succes.s Program. · , · - · ~o.AmeriCorps w,orkers develop ·classes that ~st esteem, teach pare~ts how to help with homework .and tutor pupils during school and wi1! afterward. . -·.. . · If parents aren't good at math or read,ing, ·an.AmeriCorps worker will help th~m jll!prove !!_O they c?-n· .assist their children, ¥!1-sters .srud. DETROIT NEWS CCT DETROIT1 MICH , PM-CIRC . 481~766 !: .A..,~ SEPT. 22. 1995 Defending ArheriCorps .~ - cocl.d not_believe the ~onvol~t.ed reasoning ofF~. Robert A. Smco in his Aug. 20 cohimn, "Aln._eri.Corys ' falsely teache~ ~ow ~ sex:ve."..·· · · .Either the good fath~ns ~aware :ofthe difference between em ployee 'pay atid _cost per Wf?rker, 01:_·h_e is atteinpt_ing to confuse P~.o.ple u~.to believing the Clinton a~strat!-on has:niisrepresented the :s lt uation with respect to pa~~-?-!~f volunteers;·. · . ,_·. ~_,. ~ _,. . -. _-. , .....:: .; ~r;:~:- . . · ~;: ~ According to Fr. Sirico~t~e Cor- . ·; . . .~· ... . ,.· - ~ ~-: .,.: _., poratiori! fir' N ~tioii~l . Ser~ice "promised that vohinteers would cost 'only ''$6.43 an ·h our, or $17,600.00 a·year."'That is not cor·rect. The promise, I believe, was that pay tovolunte.e rs woUld .b~ $6.43 an hoti.r. ' ·· · · The difference between the cost per volunteer and the pay of volun.teers is due to additional charges such as overhead and all the other factors which go · into normal accounting in determining the cost per worker. :- . . .. . It is bad enough that most of the media is still ~ngaged in Clinton bashing:· But to publish under the imprimatur of a respected clergyman a cohi.mn of this type almosts amounts tO inisrepreseritation. . ALBERT J. SILBER Southfield , �Q MICHIGAN PRESS ~ READING SERVICE 126 S. Putman, Williamston, Mich. 48895 STATE NEWS EAST LANSING~ MICH PM-CIRC . 4L000 SEPT . 14 . 1995 Fight for AmeriCorps Beneficial program victim of Republican partisan tactics enate Republicans continue to illus- qualities are certainly worth the price. But the benefits do not stop there. Ameritrate the difference between politiCorps workers turned a drug-infested cians and public servants. The Senate recently canceled next year's vacant lot in Miami into a community garfunding for the national service program, den. They continue to help underprivileged AmeriCorps. This is odd, because ideologi- children in Baltimore gain the self-confically, the program should be just what the dence to realize there is a way out. And the Republicans are looking for. It allows stu- volunteers were an integral part of the rescue work after the Oklahoma City dents to work with nonprofit organizations for minim_um wage. For bo~bing. Realistically, it is no surprise each year they work, they receive a Republicans have singled out the college grant of $4,725. Students national service program for elimiget tuition assistance and distressed nation. After all, it has all the earareas get much-needed attention. marks of a natural target. It was The price? One-thirtieth of 1 perone of Clinton's campaign promiscent of federal spending. es, and his first initiative - its Apparently that is too much for death will be the Republicans' some. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., stretches the bounds gain. And it ~an be ·shaved from Clinton the budget without really affecting of the English language to find an argument against President Clinton's pet the GOP's constituents. But when our project. He calls it "coerced volunteerism." politicians place power games over the well-being of the nation, it is time to quesAll right Newt, explain yourself. The fact is, the program does not force tion their leadership. The only people who lose from Amerianyone to do anything. AmeriCorps is not a government mandate. Communities do not Corps' success are the Republicans who have to participate, and the same goes for have railed against it. And best interests of individuals. If they choose to do so, they the country aside, they are determined to are paid in education. Not that their educa- kill it, if only to display their dout. Unfortion is limited to a college campus - vol- tunately, although they are the ones who unteers develop a strong work ethic and have succumbed to petty politicking, the empathy for their fellow citizens. These entire nation will pay the price. S �G1\ MICHIGAN PRESS ~ READING SERVICE G1\ MICHIGAN PRESS ~ READING SERVICE 126 S. Putman, Williamston, Mich. 48895 126 S. Putman, Williamston, Mich. 48895 USATODAY WASHINGTON, D.C. ·. . AN-CIRC. see,eee LANSING STATE JOURNAL LANSING, NICH AN-CIRC . 69,743 SUN. 91l,688 AUGUST 29 . 1995 SEPT. 7 1E195 .PR.OGRAM: Pr~dent ~ton's prized 'AmeriCo!"PS VQlunteer program is Wilstetul ;md costs much more'lllan its._directot admits, Said Sen. Charles Grassley. The. Iowa Republican said a General Accounting omce study found that _the fe<lenll government pays about $20,000 for each AmeriCorps participant,· rather -than the $13,000 cited by Eli. ~gal. · who nins 'the prOgram~ AmeriCorps is part of.Clinton's National Servie;e initiative. It provides a liv- ing allowance and money for education or training of volunt~rs 17 years old and olde( in return for community ser, VIce work. The House voted last month to terminate the program, _but Clinton has threate.ned to veto that measure. voi_UNTEER I Prograin'~ : IP:~at~1J ..·.' In-March of this year, theBeechneld area in lanSing was awarded the 'privilege of ba:ving the MJ~ ..!\II)ericorps to further accerif1mteon the 'pro-' ~ndltioil(· l.ri' ,the vicinity: These men 'and women 'dynamic and show a genuine sense for finprov: . ing the ecologlc81 and environmental state in the local community. They generate enthusiasm from residents. These workers spend many hours in · labor, joining residents and citizens around the nation in a collaborative effort to further enhance <;!)~unity development They bridge gaps between residential areas, exi)ressing sensitive eq~ty amongst everyone. By the sweat of their brow ·these individuals shine in persona reflecting leadership, direction and hope for the future locally. Never have we 'witnessed discrimination due to race, creed or financial status. These people present themselves selflessly and sacrificially. I trust that the Senate Appropriations Committee's findings next month will share the same perspective a.S ours in the Beechfield area, and that is that these individuals deserve the chance for higher education. At the same time local communitie_s _need the knowledge and . resources this program offers. These ·vw!cipants are tomorrow's leaders, and developed communities are what link together to form this great . country we reside ln. Viviari Clymo Densmore · are Lansing ' U\ FDs. � 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, 49730 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 1995-12-01 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/5cc71f3f6a722c4e38b45a0e445621bc.pdf e465e8193d852c0f5f9410616b97f8b7 PDF Text Text Michigan Community Service Commission December 1, 1995 W .K. Kellogg Foundation 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. MINUTES MEMBERS PRESENT: VictorBegg Julie Cummings Dorothy Johnson Terry Langston Sister Mary Martinez Jim Muir Eunice Myles Randy Neelis Joel Orosz Matthew Wesaw Frank Dirks, Ex Officio MEMBERS ABSENT: Michelle Engler, Chair Mary Ellen Brandell Judith Dunn Henry Gaines Kathleen Keen McCarthy Lisa flitch Murray Vernie Nethercut Terry Pruitt Alton Shipstead Michael Tate Geneva Williams OTHERS: Barbara Bradford, Michigan Department of SoCial Services Ross Dodge, Michigan Department of Natural Resources Ed Egnatios, on behalf of Commissioner Geneva Williams Dave Egner, Michigan Nonprofit Association Mary Estrada, Michigan Community Service Commission Kim Fronsman, MYPAC Member Bonnie Graham, Office on Services to the Aging Garry Gross, Michigan Community Service Commission Suzanne Heath, Catholic Youth Organization Paula Kaiser, Michigan Community Service Commission Mary Kleinpell, Attended with Commissioner Cummings Allyson Knox, Michigan Community Service Commission Brenda Parker, YES Ambassador Lindy Reurink, Michigan Community Service Commission Sam Singh, Volunteer Centers of Michigan Ha Tran, MYPAC Member Beth Weber, MYPAC Member �I. Welcome and Introduction- Commissioner Dottie Johnson The meeting was called to order at 10:20 a.m. by Commissioner Johnson: Commissioner Johnson introduced and welcomed Eunice Myles and Matt Wesaw. They are the new commissioners of the Michigan Commuriity Service Commission. II. Presentations by Commissioner Joel Orosz Commissioner Orosz gave a brief characterization of the new CEO of the Kellogg Foundation, Mr. William Richardson, and talked about how the Kellogg Foundation was founded. III. Review of Minutes from August 25, 1995 Commission Meeting- Commissioner Johnson A motion was made by Commissioner Begg to approve the August 25, 1995 minutes. Commissioner Orosz advised of a needed correction on page 5 and Commissioner Muir seconded the motion and the minutes were approved with the corrections. IV. Informational Items: a. Michigan CARES - Allyson Knox Mr. Dirks introduced the new CARES coordinator Allyson Knox. Ms. Knox then informed the Commission of the goals of Phase II of the CARES program and talked about what and where she would like to have the program in a year. b. TAP-Youth Service - Suzanne Heath Ms. Heath gave a description of and the goals ofTAP-Youth Service. She explained the trainings/workshops that TAP has presented in the Detroit area and discussed the successes and the defeats that they have experienced. Ms. Heath also talked about the CARES program in the Detroit area and its current projects. She explained that the Catholic Youth Organization has developed a large collaboration group. She also explained that they have incorporated an equal amount of youth in the CARES program. She then talked about the success of the John Kronk Clean-Up in Detroit. John Kronk Avenue, one of the worst streets in the city, was filled with trash, tires and debris-. Over 60 youth worked with business and industry workers to clear the street of debris. When the clean-up was complete, over 200 tons of debris was cleared. The businesses along John Kronk highway also donated over $40,000 to the project. c. Michigan's AmeriCorps- Paula Kaiser Ms. Kaiser explained that there are 12 Michigan's AmeriCorps programs with approximately 400 participants across the state. Four programs are located in the Detroit area. The programs are up and running and each program will host one of the monthly director's meetings which will give them the opportunity to showcase their program. Ms. Kaiser informed the Commission that she completed the Policy and Procedures Manual and reviewed it with the program directors. She then 2 �circulated the manual to those present at the meeting. Ms. Kaiser informed the Commission that she is working on several technical assistance trainings, fundraising training and an evaluation training. d. Quest Training and Conference - Brenda Parker Mr. Dirks informed the Commission that this would be Ms. Parker's last meeting as she is leaving the Commission at the end of the year. Ms. Parker explained that the Commission was fortunate enough to have a partnership with Quest International. As a partnership, MCSC and Quest would work together to accomplish two goals: e. 1. To train 60 teachers in a service-learning curriculum that was developed by Quest International which took place in August. 2. Host a one-day Service-Learning Conference. Ms. Parker passed out copies of the program from the Service-Learning Conference and explained that over 260 people participated in the conference. Learn and Serve Michigan - Brenda Parker Ms. Parker explained that Learn and Serve America is a three year program for community-based organizations to operate service-learning programs for youth. She explained that the school-based programs are run through the Michigan Department of Education. Ms. Parker explained that the funding level for the first year was $138,000 and the second year was $163,000. She explained some of the events that have occurred over the last few months and how first year programs have done. She also discussed how start up is going for second year programs. f. Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council (MYP AC) - Brenda Parker Ms. Parker gave an update on MYPAC. She explained that in November there was a MYPAC retreat and that they are presently pulling together a one year plan. They have formed three committees. The committees are: Youth Ambassadors for Service Committee which will get youth involved at the community and state levels; Public Relations for Youth Service Committee which will work to get newspapers and media more involved with youth; and the Commission Relations Committee which will get members more involved with the Commission and the Commissioners. Commissioner Langston asked if the Partners in Service program is still active. Ms. Parker explained that it was often hard to match Commissioners with MYP AC members because of geographical distance obstacles between the two. She added she will send Commissioners a list of MYP AC members and they can contact the member in their community to continue the Partners in Service program. 3 �g. Service-Learning Leadership Council - Lindy Reurink Ms. Reurink explained that she took over the Service-Learning Leadership Council in November. At the August retreat, committees were set up and goals were set. The committees are: Educational Reform Committee, Teacher Education Committee and the Technical Assistance Capacity Building Committee. At the last meeting the committees developed objectives and work plans that included timelines and action plans. The booklet on service-learning will be available at the next meeting. h. Make a Difference Day - Lindy Reurink Ms. Reurink explained that the Michigan Community Service Commission and the Volunteer Centers of Michigan formed a partnership for this statewide project. The packets included information on how to become involved with Make a Difference Day and a copy of the Michigan Community Service Commission Volunteer poster. The mailing included all middle schools and high schools in Michigan, all Volunteer Action Centers, all MCSC grantees, and all MCSC Commissioners. We received 80 registration forms which included 12,670 individuals participating in Make A Difference Day. Ms. Reurink also talked about the scrapbook we have put together on the accomplishments of Make a Difference Day. Mr. Dirks thanked Dave Egner and Sam Singh for their assistance and help on this project. Mr. Ed Egnatios expressed his compliments on the project and then mentioned Detroit using 30,000 volunteers on Devil's Night (which was a few days later) to successfully help keep Detroit safer that night. Commissioner Muir expressed his feeling that volunteering shouldn't be a one day focus, but should be a year round commitment. 1. Administrative and Budget Status - Garry Gross Mr. Gross gave an overview of the budget status for 1996. He explained the different programs and trainings that the budget covered and also that we had six different grants that were funded. Mr. Gross thanked the Kellogg Foundation and the Council of Michigan Foundation for all their assistance with the CARES initiative. Mr. Gross also explained that he has been working on contract management for the Commission. He explained that the Commission is now doing its own contracts and is creating a fiscal monitoring system for all programs. Commissioner Johnson asked if the Commissioners could get a budget breakdown with amounts for each program and how much has been spent, including the cost for each participant in the AmeriCorps program. Mr. Gross said that he would send the Commissioners a budget for last year and one for this year when the amount for this year is confirmed. j. Resource Guide - Frank Dirks Mr. Dirks gave an overview of the publications that have been or will be produced by the Commission. They are the "Profiles in Service Guide", "Investments in Volunteerism" (Funder's Guide), "MCSC Annual Report", and a Collaboration Guide that is being produced through the Staff Advisory Council. 4 �V. Executive Director's Report - Frank Dirks Mr. Dirks gave an overview of his director's report. He explained that our budget in not set because we have not received notice from the Corporation for National Service stating that we are being funded and at what level. The funding level at the state level is only $158,000 plus office space. For fiscal year 1996 we are being funded at $175,000. We are requesting $350,000 state funding for fiscal year 1997. Mr. Dirks explained that if there is no budget agreement in Washington, with our state administrative money and our carry over of federal administrative money, we might be able to only squeak by but will have to reduce our staff for this year. The Commission will then only have state money and will not be able to cover AmeriCorps or Learn and Serve programs in Michigan. Mr. Dirks stated that the National Service Act is up for reauthorization next year and explained that Ms. Engler has made several trips to Washington to talk to people at the Corporation about reauthorization and also with the Points of Light Foundation to give support to National Service Act reauthorization. Mr. Dirks gave the Commission a breakdown of the AmeriCorps program and their participants. There have been studies done on AmeriCorps but every study uses different calculations and every study comes up with different costs per participant. Different studies count in-kind matches, the educational awards, part-time and fulltime participants but our Commission figures the cost per participant to be approximately $11, 200 for a full-time participant less the educational award and any in-kind match. Several Commissioners continued discussion on the costs of the AmeriCorps program and its benefits to the communities of Michigan. Mr. Dirks then talked about Commissioners serving on committees such as the State Outreach and Promotion committee with Commissioner Cummings, or on the Policy and Coordination committee with Commissioners Tate and Orosz. Commissioners Johnson, Begg, Williams, and Ed Egnatios volunteered for the Policy and Coordination Committee and Commissioner Langston and Sam Singh volunteered for the State Outreach and Promotion committee. Mr..Dirks asked Commissioner Cummings and Commissioner Orosz to hold a conference call with their committee members on January 20, 1996. Commissioner Johnson stated that all Commissioners should be volunteering. VI. Long Range Plan Issues - Commissioner Johnson a. Annual Report- Frank Dirks Mr. Dirks informed the Commission that the Annual Report would be available in early January for distribution. b. FY97 State Appropriations - Frank Dirks Mr. Dirks stated this was already covered in his Director's Report. 5 �c. State Outreach and Promotion - Commissioner Cummings Commissioner Cummings discussed what the Commission needs to do to become better known in Michigan. The Michigan Community Service Commission is known nationally but needs to advertise itselfin Michigan. Ideas for promotion include a Public Service Announcement. It was ·suggested that if more people knew who and what we are about the Commission could possibly get funding from other organizations. d. Michig~ Superconference and Nonprofit Summit - Frank Dirks Mr. Dirks informed the Commission that Governor Engler and Ms. Engler have committed to holding a meeting of representatives from nonprofit, business, religious, and government in keeping with Governor George Romney' s idea of a problem solving meeting and summit. The purpose of this meeting is to agree on a framework for action that will promote and instill further collaboration and communication among the four sectors. Governor Engler has also agreed to hold a follow-up meeting to be held in conjunction with the Grantmakers/Grantseekers Conference in May. The evening of May 16th will be the Governor' s Community Service A wards program. Mr. Dirks explained that Sam Singh is working on the Superconference. The Superconference is a common conference to discuss opportunities to collaborate and develop the capacity of Michigan's volunteerism infrastructure and is tentatively scheduled for March 1997. Commissioner Orosz asked if it is going to be an annual event. Mr. Dirks explained that it is his understanding that it will be an annual event. Mr. Egner explained that it will make for a more complete package deal for all those involved. e. National Outreach- Frank Dirks Mr. Dirks stated that Ms. Engler is very supportive of the reauthorization and is interested in exploring different ways Ms. Engler and the Commission can work with the Points of Light Foundation. VII. New Business a. Ford Proposal Status- Mr. Dirks Mr. Dirks gave an update and explained that the Ford proposal is a vehicle for bringing together all state Commissions from across the country to build capacity among the states. As of yet we still have not received word from Ford whether they have funded the proposal or not. b. New Grant Timelines - Mr. Dirks Mr. Dirks explained that we have no word on grant cycles for AmeriCorps programs for next year because of all the budget issues at the Federal level. He explained that we may have proposals for the Commission to review in the spring. He added that we will need Commissioners to review Learn & Serve proposals at the May meeting. 6 �c. Upcoming Activities- Mr. Dirks Mr. Dirks reminded the Commissioners of several upcoming events. In March there will be aT AP-Youth Service Conference and a CARES meeting which we hope to combine. The Summit meeting will be held in early February. Once a date is set we will notify Commissioners. d. 1996 Proposed Meeting Dates- Mr. Dirks Mr. Dirks asked Commissioners to review dates and volunteer to host a Commission meeting. After making some changes with proposed dates it was noted that the May meeting would have to be May lOth. Commissioner Langston · noted that the Executive Committee meeting scheduled for July would conflict with a youth conference so the meeting was changed to Tuesday, July 9, 1996. A new list of meeting dates will be sent to all Commissioners. VIII. Public Comment Mr. Egnatios discussed upcoming events in the Detroit area. He also stated that United Way Community Services will have a fact sheet posted on the Internet. Commissioner Langston thanked Brenda Parker for being such a great asset to the Commission and wanted her to know that everyone will miss her. Commissioner Langston also noted that Sam Singh won his campaign and was elected to the East Lansing City Council and was elected as Mayor Pro Tern. Mr. Dirks thanked Commissioner Johnson for chairing the Commission meeting. Commissioner Johnson announced that the next meeting will be February 23, 1996 in Lansing hosted by Michigan Community Service Commission. Commissioner Begg made a motion to adjourn the meeting, and Commissioner Neelis seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned at 12:30 p.m. 7 � 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, 49729 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 1995-12-01 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/98017d4dc3a9e9c53064d6970769a9e5.pdf 19178cefe415cbf27b7dad4107499e0c PDF Text Text to Michigan STRATEGIES FOR SERVICE-LEARNING October 2, 1995 Clarion Hotel Conference Center Ann Arbor, Michigan Sponsors: Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Department of Education Quest International National Youth Leadership Council Lions Clubs International National Society for Experiential Education Supported by funds from the Corporation for National Service �~OUTM 'lN srav~(( to Michigan WELCOME ... ... to the Youth In Service to Michigan Service-Learning Conference! We are delighted that you are joining us to learn more about service-learning. Whether service-learning is completely new to you or you have been involved in service-learning projects for several years, this conference will offer information, insights, strategies, and networking opportunities to assist you in your efforts. Service-learning is a teaching and Learning method that connects meaningful community service with academic Learning, personal growth, and civic responsibility. Service-learning is a growing movement in Michigan and around the nation. At this conference, several practitioners in the school and the community will describe their experiences. Through workshops, plenary sessions, and panel discussions, service-Learning practitioners will offer insights on various aspects of service-learning, including conducting and building support for service-learning programs. We intend for the conference to be a learning experience for both participants and the planning organizations. Therefore, we solicit your feedback and comments. To help us serve you better in the future, please complete the Conference Evaluation and Session Evaluations found inside the Youth In Service to Michigan folder and drop them off at the Registration Desk. This conference is a cooperative effort involving the Michigan Community Service Commission, the Michigan Department of Education, Quest International, the National Youth Leadership Council, Lions Clubs International, and the National Society for Experiential Education. We hope that our efforts now and in the future will support your work in advancing service-learning in your schools and communities. We look forward to working with you. 2 �TABLE OF CONTENTS Agenda at a Glance .. ... ..... ................... .... ... ........... ..... ... ...... .. .. .............. ...... ..... ...... ...... ... ... ... .. .... ...... ....3 Profile of the Keynote Speaker ....... ... .......... .. .. ......... ..... .... ....... .... ..... ........ ... ........... ... ........ ...... .......... ..3 Complete Confe rence Agenda .......... .. ... .... ....... ....... .......... ... ........... .... .. ... ..... .. ....... .. ... .. .. ...... ...... ........ 4 ~OUTH I.N S£RV'l(( to Michigan Confe rence Partners ... ...... ..... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... .... ......... .. ....... .... ....... ... .. ... .. ........... .... .. ... ... ...... ........ ? Map of Clarion Hotel .. .... .. .... .. ............. ............. ..... .. .. .. .. .. .... ...... .... .... ... .. ... .. .... ................................... .8 AGENDA AT A GLANCE Monday, October 2, 1995 8:00-8:45 9:00-10:00 10:15-11 :30 11:30- 1:00 Registration, Continental Breakfast Opening Session: Welcome, Introduction, Keynote Address Concurrent Sessions, I Lunch (provided), Youth Presentation 1:15-2:45 Concurrent Sessions, II 2:45-3:00 Break 3:00- 4:15 Concurrent Sessions, III 4:15-5:00 Reflection, Evaluation, and Closing PROFILE OF THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER Benjamin R. Barber Director of the Walt Whitman Center for Culture and Politics of Dem ocracy Benj amin R. Barber holds the Walt Whitman Chair of Political Science at Rutgers University, where he is Director of the Walt Whitman Center for Culture and Politics of Democracy. He is also the Executive Director of the New jersey Academy for Community Service and Service Learning and a member of the Governor's Commission on National and Community Service. He holds an M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University and a certifica te from the London School of Economics. Barber brings an abiding concern fo r democracy and citizenship to issues of politics, culture, education, civil society, and the arts both in the United States and abroad. He consults regularly with political and educational leaders in the United States and Europe, while serving on the advisory boards of a broad spectrum of scholarly and civic organizations including Active Citizenship Today, Center for Living Democracy, American Health Decisions, World Without War Council, UNCF/Ford Foundation Community Service Partnership Proj ect, Moscow Interlegal, and th e ASCD Urban Advisory Board. 3 �~()UTH ~N S£RV~(( COMPLETE CONFERENCE AGENDA 8:0G-8:45 Registration (Conference Center Atrium) All participants must register. You will receive a Conference packet containing a name tag, program, and other materials. to Michigan 8:0G-8:45 Continental Breakfast (Conference Center Atrium) A continental breakfast will be provided for the pre-registered participants. 9:0G-1 0:00 Opening Session (Ball room) Welcome: Frank Dirks, Executive Directo1; Michigan Community Service Commission Welcome and Introductions: Dick Kinsley, Quest International; Elaine Gordon, Michigan Department of Education; Dr. fohn Meyer, Council Chairman, Lions Clubs of Michigan; Stella Raudenbush, Michigan K-12 Service-Learning Cente1;· Kelly Masters, Service-Learning Center for Southeastern Michigan Keynote Address: Benjamin R. Barber, Director of the Walt Whitman Center for Cu lture and Politics of Democracy 10: 15-11 :30 CONCURRENT SESSIONS, I Reflection (Savoy Room) Beth Gibbs, Program Director for Community Service, Bloomfield Hills Public Schools, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Although practitioners agree upon the importance of reflection in servicelearning, it is not always easy to get started or to develop meaningful reflection methods and practices. Through hands-on experiences and information sharing, participants in this workshop will explore different forms of reflection and learning outcomes that can be derived from the experience. Implications for Districtwide Service-Learning (Essex Room) Lana Borders, Service-Learning Coordinator, Groveport Madison Schools, Groveport, Ohio and Linda Knicely, Service-Learning Coordinato1; Canal Winchester Schools, Canal Wincheste1; Ohio Explore what is needed to integrate service-learning into a school district's mission statement, strategic plan, courses of study, and teaching methodologies of educators. Lions-Quest Skills for Action-Building Essential Life Skills Through Service-Learning (Amphitheater) Sue Keister, V.P Programs and Development, Quest International, Newark, Ohio Lions-Quest Skills for Action empowers youth, ages 14-19, to become personally and socially responsible citizens. Through experience-based learning and service together, high-school-age youth gain the knowledge and skills necessary to make positive contributions at school, at home, in the community, and in the world of work. The program taps into the growing concern of today's youth about social and environmental problems while providing them with experiences designed to develop character, responsibility, and skills for successful citizenship and employment. Students learn about community, about personal and social responsibility-and about themselves. The program is the combined effort of Quest International, the National Youth Leadership Council, Lions Clubs International, and the National Association of Secondary School Principals. Workshop participants will learn the strategies and concepts of the new Skills for Action program. Participants will review program materials; share in hands-on program activities; discuss implementation, integration, and training; and review the experiences and knowledge gained from the 1993-94 national pilot schools. 4 ( I �Introduction to Service-Learning: The Key Elements (Biltmore Room) Dick Kinsley, Director of Setvice-Learning Programs, Quest International, Newark, Ohio Through a series of hands-on experiences, participants in this workshop will be guided through various activities that illustrate the core concepts of servicelearning as a viable educational pedagogy. Handouts of teacher- and studentdeveloped service-learning experiences will be utilized to explore key concepts and the development of participants' own ideas for the integration of servicelearning into various academic areas. ~()UTM 'lN SE'RVl.(E' to Michigan Violence Abatement Through Service-Learning (VATS): A Michigan Model (Carlyle Room) Michael Smith, Coordinator VATS programs, Grand Rapids Public Schools, Grand Rapids, Michigan VATS is a Learn and Service Michigan grant encouraging Grand Rapids Public Schools to address the issues of violence and conflict resolution through servicelearning activities. Presenters are school practitioners representing an alternative high school, elementary school, and pre-school who will highlight their individual programs. A discussion period will follow. 11 :3o-1 :00 Lunch (Conference Center Atrium) Positive Productions, a Youth Presentation Youth Voice in Service-Learning: The Student Perspective, A Youth Panel Discussion 1:1 5-2:45 CONCURRENT SESSIONS, II In these interactive sessions, conference attendees will have the opportunity to select a focus area of service-learning to explore in detail and to spend time working and learning from other participants. First, participants will hear experiences from model and innovative service-learning programs in the State of Michigan. The remainder of the session allows participants to generate and share ideas and resources. Practitioners can network with others to gain additional tools and techniques to implement or strengthen service-learning in their own communities. Written curriculum and material will also be available for review. Community Based Service-Learning (Savoy Room) Moderator: Dick Kinsley, Director ofSetvice-Learning Programs, Quest International Elementary School Service-Learning (Essex Room) Moderator: Kelly Masters, Director, Service-Learning Center for Southeastern Michigan Middle School Service-Learning/Interdisciplinary and Block Programs (Carlyle Room) Moderator: Scott Bauserman, Service-Learning and School Restructuring Consultant, Indiana Department of Education High School Service-Learning (Biltmore Room) Moderator: Louise Guilliano, School and Professional Development Consultant, Narberth, Pennsylvania 2:45-3:00 Break 5 �~OUTM 'lN SE'RVl.(E' 3:0o-4: 1 S CONCURRENT SESSIONS, Ill Service-Learning as Education Reform (Essex Room) Louise Guilliano, School and Professional Development Consultant, Narberth, Pennsylvania This session will demonstrate the role of service-learning in facilitating the redesign of teaching and learning as well as its impact on the cognitive, social, and personal development of children. Service-learning can be a catalyst for driving changes in curriculum, assessment, instructional practice, and school culture, as well as a significant enhancement to a school's other progressive initiatives such as Carnegie Turning Points or Re:Learning. We will look at a continuum of school development to explore the differences between "school improvement" and "school reform" in order to examine whether service-learning can avoid being another wave of school change that will crest and disappear. to Michigan School/Community Partnerships (Kensington Room) Doris Bridgeman, Youth Programs Coordinator, United Way of the Capital Area and Pat VanDecar, Service-Learning Coordinator, jackson Public School District, jackson, Mississippi Participants will hear actual case studies of innovative collaborations between schools and a variety of community partners and analyze the elements that made them successful. Learning from Service and Assessing the Learning (Carlyle Room) Marilynn Cunningham, Community Resource Developer for the Experiential-Based Career Education, Fayette County Schools, Lexington, Kentucky Developing new methods of assessing student learning is important in the process of learning from service. In this workshop, assessment strategies such as conferencing, observations, performance events, portfolio development, and self-assessment or reflection will be reviewed. These strategies can provide students with opportunities to participate in service-learning experiences and receive evaluative feedback. Teachers can use the strategies to make adjustments in curriculum and instruction. This workshop will be interactive for the purpose of discovering and experiencing assessment strategies. Building Support in Your School and/or Community for Service-Learning (Biltmore Room) Scott Bauserman, Service-Learning and School Restructuring Consultant, Indiana Department of Education, Indianapolis, Indiana This session addresses building support for service-learning in your school and community through spreading the word via youth, building relationships with the press, engaging your school board and other teachers, and getting the community excited about working with your students. Developing Service-Learning Curriculum (Savoy Room) Beth Gibbs, Program Director for Community Service, Bloomfield Hills Public Schools, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Educators will learn a process that will enable them to successfully develop a curriculum integrating service-learning. A variety of curriculum models will be shared and participants will be involved with writing a service-learning plan that may be used in their own educational settings. 4:1 S-5:00 6 Reflection, Evaluation, and Closing (Ballroom) �CONFERENCE PARTNERS Michigan Community Service Commission Created by Executive Order of the Governor in October 1991, the Michigan Community Service Commission was established in State law with the overwhelming bipartisan support of the Michigan Legislature in the summer of 1994. The Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) is dedicated to enabling all citizens, including youth, to engage in public problem solving through service and volunteerism. MCSC acts as a catalyst for positive community change, stimulating innovative programs that meet real needs through service; as a convener of diverse individuals and groups, building community through shared efforts toward common goa ls; and as a broker of ideas and resources, encouraging collaboration and entrepreneurial approaches to service and volunteer program development. The Michigan Community Service Commission supports and administers a variety of national and state service programs, such as AmeriCorps, Learn and Serve, Michigan CARES, and TAP-Youth Service. Michigan Department o f Educat ion From Project Outreach to Partnerships for Education to Learn and SERVE-Michigan, the Michigan Department of Education has long advocated the involvement of parents, businesses, and community members in the education of Michigan's children. Since 1992, the Department's Office of Grants and Technology has awarded nearly 140 grants to school districts and community-based organizations to engage students in service-learning, an effective instructional methodology that combines academic learning with community service. More than 1,700 students this year alone have received the opportunity to serve their communities and schools as an extension of their learn ing. The Department also supports capacity-building and technica l assistance services through the Michigan K-12 Service-Learning Center and in collaboration with the Michigan School Volunteer Programs, the American Youth Foundation, and the Mich igan Community Service Commission. Quest In t ernational Established in 1975, Quest International is a nonprofit educational organization that specializes in deve loping life skills, servicelearning, character education, and drug and violence prevention programs for grades K-12. Quest's programs provide high quality training for teachers and other adults, enabling them to serve more than 2 mil lion chil dren and young people each year in 30 countries. All programs work toward the development of essential life and citizenship skills that lead youth toward making responsible choices, demonstrating good judgment, getting along with others, refusing alcohol and other drugs, and providing service to others. ~OUTH 'lN SfRV'1Cf to Michigan National Youth Lead ership Council The National Youth Leadership Council, dedicated to developing service-oriented youth leaders, focuses on integrating service-learning throughout the curriculum at all grade levels and on forging links between service-learning and educational reform. It serves as director of the National Service-Learning Cooperative: The K-12 Learn and Serve America Clearinghouse. Through its collaboration with the University of Minnesota, it aids in the evaluation of programs and is working nationally to integrate teaching of service-learning methodologies into pre-service teacher education curricu la. Lions Clubs International The largest service humanitarian organization in the world, Lions Clubs International has served youth for more than a decade through the Lions-Quest Skills for Growing (grades K-5) and Skills for Adolescence (grades 6-8) programs. Lions around the world have more than 1.4 million members in more than 180 countries. The Lions Clubs of Michigan represent more than 560 clubs and 18,900 members committed to community leadersh ip and service. As part of their Lions-Quest involvement, Lions have initiated service-learning opportunities, provided classroom speakers and volunteers, extended funding support, and coordinated parent programs. With Lions-Quest Skills for Action (grades 9-12) and the launch of the Lions Youth Outreach campaign in 1994, Lions Clubs International continues to serve as a leading international force in striving to meet the needs of young people and their famili es. National Society for Ex periential Education The National Society for Experientia l Education (NSEE) is a professiona l association that supports the use of learning through experience for intellectua l development, civic and socia l responsibility, career exploration, crosscultural and globa l awareness, ethics development, and personal growth. NSEE's services incl ude pub lications that examine key issues and sound practices in experiential education and service-learning, national and regional conferences, peer consultants, and the Nationa l Resource Center for Experiential and Service-Learn in g. 7 �}foUTM 1N SE'RV~CE' to Michigan Michigan Community Service Commission CLARION HOTEL CONFERENCE CENTER Olds Plaza Building, 4th floor 111 South Capitol Ave. Lansing, MI 48913 517/335-4295 To Hotel Lobby & Front Desk Two Floors ol Guest Rooms ~ ~c=~c~~K= .o=. .c,,=w.~.,= ...~,~c=c•=c~~~~~ ~ KITCHEN Hannah Building, 4th floor 608 W. Allegan St. P.O. Box 30008 Lansing, MI 48909 517/3 73-8863 National Youth Leadership Council 1910 W. County Rd. B Roseville, MN 55113 612/631-3672 Lions Clubs International 300 22nd Street Oak Brook, IL 60521-8842 808/571-5466 . Atrium Bar Lower Level ATRIUM Prep Area Quest International P.O. Box 4850 Newark, OH 43058-4850 800/446-2700 Indoor Pool LOWOIL. . .I • Michigan Department of Education 0 . • : Pantry L Bqt. Alcove Off. Entry ....---- > 0 ~ en -rI I I I I I I I I ~ X w en en w I I I I I I I w ..J ~ a: <t u BALLROOM Exil - -rI I I I I I I I I ~ Coat Room w f-- 0 ::;: . a: ~ iii "' n &~ Conference Center Hallway To Guest Rooms ~ 0 iii Obi EXIt a. E """" c CON FERENCE ENTER EN TRANCE ~ - Amphitheater :; Exil National Society for Experiential Education 3509 Haworth Drive Suite 207 Raleigh, NC 27609 919/787-3263 Quest International, P.O. Box 4850, Newark, OH 43058-4850, Phone: 800/446-2700, Fax: 614/522-6580 � 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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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, 49731 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 1995-12-01 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/49615d321e707b846c7fd5ec71471f5e.pdf b78727f3133582876d950fa7258dca48 PDF Text Text EXHIBIT A 1994-95 Learn and SERVE-Michigan Grantees Requested Recommended A. STATEWIDE CAPACITY-BUILDING 1. Michigan State University, Michigan K-12 Service-Learning Center $81,719 $82,000 TOTAL $82,000 B. SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAM PLANNING GRANTS 2. 3. 4. 5. Garden City Public Schools Hemlock Public School District Reeths-Puffer Schools Traverse City Area Public Schools $10,000 10,000 9,840 10,000 $10,000 10,000 9,840 10,000 TOTAL $39,840 C. SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAM OPERATIONAL GRANTS 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18 . 19 . Dearborn Public Schools Essexville-Hampton Public Schools Flint School District Grand Rapids Public Schools Jackson Public Schools Kent Intermediate School District Lapeer Intermediate School District Manistee Public School District Northport Public Schools Northville Public Schools River Valley School District Romulus Community Schools Romeo Community Schools West Ottawa Public Schools $45,000 45,000 45,000 44,998 45,000 45,000 27,605 25,000 25,000 45,000 32,740 45,000 29,823 15,000 $45,000 45,000 45,000 44,998 40,000 45,000 33 ,025 25,000 25,000 45,000 29,095 45,000 29,823 15,000 TOTAL $511,941 D. ADULT VOLUNTEER PROGRAM OPERATIONAL GRANTS 20. Holland School District 2 $45,000 $45,000 TOTAL $45,000 GRAND TOTAL $678,781 �EXHIBIT B 1994-95 SERVE-Michigan Grant Program Applications Recommended for Funding STATEWIDE CAPACITY-BUILDING NEGOTIATED GRANT APPLICANT: 1. Michigan State University (MSU), Michigan K-12 Service-Learning Center Amount Requested: $81,719 Amount Recommended: $82,000 This project involves collaboration between the Michigan Department of Education (MOE) and the Michigan K-12 Service-Learning Center (the "Center") to assist MDE in making servicelearning an integral part of Michigan K-12 education. Center activities include: a) ongoing awareness building through regional workshops, a statewide service-learning conference, presentations at other conferences, articles in education journals, and a quarterly newsletter; b) the dissemination of the Michigan service-learning and partnership videotapes developed under earlier grants; c) intermediate and advanced training of program coordinators and teachers and training a cadre of service-learning trainers; d) the expansion of a clearinghouse containing information on program development, curriculum, and research; e) the networking of existing service-learning programs throughout the state; and f) an annual awards program to recognize successful programs and encourage replication. Contact Stella Raudenbush at (517) 432-2940. SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAM PLANNING GRANTS 2. Garden City Public Schools Amount Requested: $10,000 Amount Recommended: $10,000 The ALL STARS (planning) project will provide the vehicle for the Garden City Public Schools, working in partnership with the 21st District Court, the Youth Assistance Association and other agencies, to do the following: 1) Plan and implement a service learning curriculum for students which enables them to apply knowledge and skills from the classroom to real community problems and issues; learn social responsibility, and practice adult role skills in a real world setting; 2) Design a flexible structure for core curriculum related service-learning projects which address locally identified needs in the areas of education, public safety, human needs, and environment; 3) Engage local government. community-based agencies. businesses. adult volunteers and others in a cooperative effort to develop, implement and sustain service-learning within the Garden City Schools. Contact Cheryl Willett at (313) 425-4900. 3. Hemlock Public School District Amount Requested: $10,000 Amount Recommended: $10,000 Through PLAN TO SERVE, the Hemlock Public School District intends to develop a districtwide Service-Learning Program engaging elementary and secondary school students of different ages, races, genders, ethnic groups, physical or cognitive disability and economic backgrounds in a variety of service-learning activities. These activities will promote academic and personal growth and, at the same time, address the community's unmet educational, human, and environmental needs. The service-learning program will be integrated into the district's core curriculum. Contact Jean Dailey at (517) 642-5282. 4. Reeths-Puffer Schools Amount Requested : $9,840 Amount Recommended: $9,840 A districtwide structure to infuse service-learning into the curriculum will be established . It will develop school board policy and inform the public about service-learning. It will train staff and students in the philosophy, concepts, and process of service-learning. It will conduct a pilot project 3 �for at-risk students connected with project DARE using service-learning through a cross-age tutorial program. It will activate partnerships to enhance student outcomes and provide real benefit to the community and the student. It will train core curriculum teams in developing, assessing, and implementing service-learning in course outcomes. The district will empower students to play an active role in the determination of their curriculum through selecting service activities which will result in intrinsic values and students who care about themselves and the community. Partnerships have been formally developed to carry out all aspects of the plan and active service-learning providers will participate in the project. The district will cooperate with schools and the lSD in this process . Contact Thomas Barry at (616) 744-4736. 5. Traverse City Area Public Schools Amount Requested: $10,000 Amount Recommended: $10,000 Traverse City Area Public Schools (fCAPS) and the Grand Traverse Area Volunteer Center (GTA VC) will enter into a partnership to organize and implement a variety of service learning experiences for 11,000 Traverse area students. An advisory board will oversee the PROJECT WHO: We Help Others. Service-learning will become part of the TCAPS curriculum, school board policy and strategic planning process. PROJECT PREPARE -helping students prepare for the five adult roles of citizen, consumer, family member, lifelong learner and worker, will also be a key component of service-learning projects developed and implemented. Contact Patricia Lewallen at (616) 922-6700. SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAM OPERATIONAL GRANTS 6. Dearborn Public Schools Amount Requested: $45,000 Amount Recommended: $45,000 The activities in this grant proposal are an extension and expansion of the activities that were implemented under the 1992-93 and 1993-94 SERVE-Michigan grants to Dearborn. Goals will be accomplished through two basic action areas: 1) the development of a model service-learning "Theme School," and 2) implementation of new strategies that continue to build awareness and support teachers who wish to explore service-learning methodology in all subject areas . Through these strategies, service-learning will be integrated into the academic curriculum at all levels in the system and focus service-learning programs on national priority areas. Strategies will include a) teacher liaisons at each high school and middle school who receive training and assist other subject area teachers with service-learning projects; b) mini community networks that establish joint servicelearning projects and communication; c) training and planning opportunities for all staff and for community agency liaisons and supervisors, and d) support for student-generated service projects. Contact Ronald Gutkowski at (313) 730-3246. 7. Essexville-Hampton Public Schools Amount Requested: $45,000 Amount Recommended: $45,000 The project will continue to improve and expand the targeted community services from the 1993-94 grant. This includes emphasis on the integration of service learning into academic areas; the student leadership task force; development of leadership skills, teacher involvement, reflection time, mini grants, portfolios, and expanded recognition program. The 1994-95 grant will expand to a K-12 district project. High school student leaders will serve as mentors to younger students and will model community leadership through a learning environment; a safe and secure environment; a caring environment; and a natural environment. Contact Barbara Peters at (517) 894-9700. 8. Flint School District (Youth Projects) Amount Requested: $45,000 Amount Recommended: $45,000 The expanded proposal seeks to provide classroom teachers the necessary skills to include service learning in their curriculum. A districtwide service learning program which enhances exit outcomes will be developed. During the first year, four Flint high schools and two middle schools 4 �will be exposed to opportunities using service learning as a teaching method. Northwestern High School will continue to serve as a model service learning program. It is anticipated that service learning will become buildingwide by the end of the first year. High School Big Brothers/Big Sisters recruited during the 1993/94 SERVE-Michigan funded program year will continue in this year's program and serve as peer recruiters. A total of 50 high school teens will be matched with elementary school aged children. "Bigs" and "Littles" will participate in two community service projects per year. Contact Connie Rau at (810) 760-1190. 9. Grand Rapids-Public Schools Amount Requested: $44,998 Amount Recommended: $44,998 Violence Abatement through Service will give teachers the training and curricular resources they need to teach about violence and to engage their students in service-learning activities to curb school and community violence. Schools will be given technical assistance, staff and student leadership training, and curricular resources, to assist in developing school - specific, service learning programs for violence abatement. Connections will be made to bring community agencies into the classroom to provide information on the current state of violence in the community and to provide training for students. Funding will be available for transportation and extra materials to help schools implement the programs they develop which will focus upon violence abatement. Contact Linda Peters at (616) 771-2142. 10. Jackson Public Schools Amount Requested: $45,000 Amount Recommended: $40,000 Jackson Public Schools wishes to expand the service-learning program at the high school level and extend service-learning to the middle and elementary schools. Along with implementation of two credit earning service classes for 10-12th grade students, staff will include classes in other high school academic areas through student initiated service projects. The district Partnership in Education (PIE) will include service objectives. Trained instructors will form a nucleus committee to generate ideas for service projects and to promote expansion of concept awareness at all grade levels. Funding will be available to enable students and adults to initiate and complete projects adequately. There will be formation of building level service-learning committees comprised of students, staff and parents, and the infusion of service-learning into the core curriculum will be a priority item for these committees . All activities will be coordinated by the PIE/Service-Learning Coordinator. Contact Kay Danby at (517) 789-8144. 11. Kent Intermediate School District Amount Requested: $45,000 Amount Recommended: $45,000 The purpose of this proposal is to develop, implement and evaluate curriculum-integrated service-learning programs in public and private/non-profit schools in Kent ISD's service area, which includes twenty public school districts. Major components of the project include: 1) training to help districts adopt service-learning policies and procedures; 2) training to help districts design and implement curriculum-integrated service-learning programs for education, public safety, human needs and the environment; 3) technical assistance to districts implementing service-learning programs; 4) student leadership training in peer-led (student-to-student) service-learning programs; and 5) expansion of the Kent County Service-Learning Network started by Heart of West Michigan United Way for student leaders, teachers and local district service-learning coordinators. Contact Steven Dieleman at (616) 365-2271. 12. Lapeer County Intermediate School District Amount Requested: $27,605 Amount Recommended: $33,025 The Youth Experiencing Action (YEA) project seeks to support an existing part-time Activity Coordinator to work in all 5 local districts and hire a part-time Curriculum Coordinator who will assist the partners with curriculum development. Activities during 1994-95 include: 1) An expanded Service-Learning Advisory Council will continue to provide overall direction to a team responsible for 5 �this project's coordination; 2) Promotion of service-learning will be expanded countywide; 3) Extra credit volunteer opportunities will be maintained for six classes in Lapeer high schools and one class will be involved in other districts; 4) K-12 curriculum committees in all districts will obtain assistance in writing service-learning objectives, especially social studies and language arts for first year. One teacher in each district high school will be recruited to pilot activities from this curriculum; 5) Human Service agency's volunteer jobs for students will continue to be collected and promoted; 6) A summer tutoring program ("One on One") will be maintained with student and adult volunteer help for Lapeer Schools. Partners will support teachers/volunteers in other districts for school year and summer; and 7) YEA teams for at-risk students will be supported where teachers and adult volunteers provide leadership for after school and summer. Contact Dyle Henning at (810) 667-0343. Manistee Area Public School District Amount Requested: $25,000 Amount Recommended : $25,000 Project S.A.V.E. (School Alternatives through Volunteer Experiences) will target Manistee students identified as dropouts or "at-risk" of dropping out of school. General education students may also participate for credit or non-credit service-learning activities. Students will participate in selfdirected service-learning activities for a minimum of six hours per week obtaining 112 elective credit or fifteen hours minimum for recognition certificates. The private and non-profit site selections will aim at community activities offering interactive experiences utilizing student talents while giving them the opportunity to meet educational, human and environmental community needs. The servicelearning experiences will be utilized to obtain basic education skills while improving the student's self-concept. Through utilization of these basic skills, student self-concept will improve along with the development of job-related work ethics. Student empowerment will be enhanced through siteselection, successful high school retention and credit acquisition. The need to develop and incorporate a student driven paper recycling program, HIV I AIDS Education, and Project READ Tutoring by students have been identified through this empowerment as service-learning projects . A coordinator will continue to develop and implement PROJECT S.A. V .E. with the assistance of an advisory council while expanding into the general education curriculum through integration of a threeyear service-learning plan as a component of the districtwide restructuring plan. Service-learning expertise will be shared with the nearby Kaleva-Norman-Dickson School District for incorporation into their curriculum and surrounding districts. Contact Karen Frederickson at (616) 723-6539. 13. Northport Public Schools Amount Requested : $25,000 Amount Recommended : $25,000 The "Service Learning for All" Project has three major themes . 1) Wellness-students will work with the Leelanau Memorial Hospital long-term care patients throughout the school year in a variety of service-learning activities; 2) Educational Mentoring Program-older Hispanic bilingual students will create videos of favorite stories in English and read them in English and translate the stories to Spanish. The students will focus on vocabulary words and reading for pleasure. Younger students will be able to check out the video and books to take home; and 3) Environmental Science Theme--students will work with an environmental landscape architect and design a nature area, called Northport Wild Lore Learning Preserve, on school property. The property will become a useful and educational site for all science classes and also a nature area in town for all citizens to use. Contact Shari Hogue at (616)386-5153 . 14. Northville Public Schools Amount Requested: $45,000 Amount Recommended: $45,000 "Serve to Learn- Learn to Serve; Blending Partnerships with Service-Learning (SL)" project includes 1) development of a school board policy in support of SL for K-12 ; 2) expansion of the Business/Education Partnerships (B/E P) Advisory Council to include the SL Task Force to help guide the development of the SL program and include representation from community-based agencies, students, parents, teachers , and administrators; 3) integrate SL programs throughout core curriculum areas and grade levels , schoolwide and districtwide, over the course of three years, and provide fund s 15. 6 �to implement K-12 SL projects and for student mini-grants grades 6-12; 4) continuation of a pilot SL Project at the high school that will involve English Department classes in student mini-grants; 5) provide funds for teachers and students to attend conferences to learn SL methods and to provide opportunities for students to be trained in leadership roles--to involve grade level and curriculum committees in the development of appropriate outcomes and teaching/delivery strategies for each grade level and curriculum; 6) designate the B/E P Supervisor to identify projects with communitybased organizations, conduct awareness activities within both school and community groups, and coordinate activities with agencies/organizations within the community; and 7) expand the existing B/E P Program K-12 to involve the community in partnerships that include at least one servicelearning activity and integrate service-learning into partnership objectives. Contact Jan Purtell at (810) 344-8442. 16. River Valley School District Amount Requested: $32,740 Amount Recommended: $29,095 Project Cloverleaf integrates community service with school curriculum while it provides a meaningful learning experience between students and senior citizens. A project will be developed by using multi-media equipment while fulfilling the basic human needs of all involved. Mini-grants and team service projects will extend service into the communities. Eighteen (2 112 hours in length) sessions will allow adequate time for groups to talk, listen, read and write about the group's senior citizen. Student led assemblies will allow creativity and sharing between teams as each team will be scheduled for their presentations. Mini-grants will be awarded to expand service-learning to the elementary (K-5) classrooms at the New Troy Campus. Drive-In Conferences will be held for teachers, students, and community leaders in the area for the purpose of experiencing first-hand "the inter-generational connection to school-based service-learning." Contact Marilyn McDonald at (616) 756-9541. 17. Romulus Community Schools Amount Recommended: $45,000 Amount Requested: $45,000 Project Serve will continue to provide the process, structure, and strategies for the expansion of the following: 1) implementation of four target area strategies developed at student/ community leadership forum--subgroups based on need have been identified; 2) continue projects developed last year which were successful; 3) continue to solidify collaboration with U of M and other local agencies through conferences/ meetings and joint projects; 4) continue inservice of faculty to expand service strategies into all areas of core curriculum; 5) development of inservice model for southeast Michigan faculty and students; and 6) increase adult/community mentors to support service-learning direction in community. Contact Thomas Dolan at (313) 941-2170. 18. Romeo Community Schools Amount Requested: $29,823 Amount Recommended: $29,823 The project will create additional partnerships in community service between students and staff of the schools and individuals and organizations involved with community service in the area. While the high school students will continue to have the option to participate in the 90 hour credit program, the SERVE council will refine and begin implementing a three year plan to infuse service learning into the core curriculum at all grade levels. In a series of building meetings, service-learning will be defined for all staff members, the 1994-95 SERVE project will be described, and all staff members will be surveyed to determine interest. After the survey, schools will be invited to apply to pilot service-learning and two schools will be targeted for 1994-95. Two additional schools will be targeted. for 1995-96, and the last three schools will be targeted for 1996-97. Over the course of three years, all schools in the Romeo district will establish planning committees, will pilot servicelearning as method of teaching core curriculum, and will then plan to expand the use of servicelearning across the curriculum. Contact Sue Garrard at (810) 752-0307. 7 �19. West Ottawa Public Schools Amount Recommended: $15,000 Amount Requested: $15,000 Through leadership training of youth, students will gain skills needed for their future. School staff will become aware of community needs and how to integrate classroom learning with service in their community, through professional trainings. Non-profit community agencies will meet with school staff and students to brainstorm on ideas for classroom based service-learning. Working together, students, staff, and agencies will focus on core curriculum, bringing what is learned in the classroom into practical application, addressing critical community issues. Contact Jill McCleary at (616) 786-1000. ADULT VOLUNTEER PROGRAM OPERATIONAL GRANT 20. Holland School District Amount Requested: $45,000 Amount Recommended: $45,000 The program will motivate and educate youth by engaging them in service. The program will be an expansion of the highly successful Volunteer/Partnership Program. During the first year, three schools will be targeted and each building will implement a service-learning program tailored to meet its needs, current efforts, available resources , students ' interests and age levels. All programs will be similar in that adult volunteers will serve in various roles as an integral part of the program, and students will partake in weekly community service activities, reflection and skill building sessions, journal entries, and career exploration. The Coordinator will also work to pass a service-learning school policy, and design and conduct a districtwide assessment of current service-learning practices. In year two, using assessment results, the Coordinator will develop a plan to fill the gaps between existing efforts, with the goal of integrating service-learning into the curriculum of the district. By year three, service-learning programs will exist at every school in the district, and by the end of year three service-learning will be part of the curriculum. Contact Anthony Thaxton at (616) 393-7520. 8 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. 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Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49732 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 1995-12-02 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/d288ae5ee989af49e7c39fb49e35ce6e.pdf 3c390963b8ea4239c5d325e58c0dfceb PDF Text Text Michigan Community Service Commission Agenda December 2, 1994 Fox Office Center 2211 Woodward Detroit 10:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. I. Welcome and Introduction- Terry Pruitt II. Presentations by Commissioner Lisa Hitch Murray ill. Review of Minutes of September 23, 1994 -Terry Pruitt IV. Committee Reports a. h c. Executive Committee -Terry Pruitt MYPAC- Sarah Riley Fund Development- Julie Cummings V. Informational Items: a. Launch Updates - Lindy Reurink h AmeriCorps Selection Process- Kyle Caldwell c. Youth Voice Grant Process- Brenda Parker d. Advisory Group Organizing Effort- Frank Dirks VI. Executive Director's Report- Frank Dirks VII. Action I terns : Community Foundation Arrangement a. h Alliance for National Renewal Participation c. Poster Review Committees d. Recognition Review Committee e. Long Range Planning Task Force IX. Public Comment Next Commission meeting will be February 24, 1994 in Kalamazoo hosted by Commissioner Dombrowski. � 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_1995_CM_1995-12-02_Agenda Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1995-12-02 commission meeting agenda Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1995-12-02 commission meeting agenda. 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, 49733 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 1995-12-02 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/bbb6836a2f0c42f95260d20f79c8eba5.pdf e8ad2e8962d824018cb4becbc8048631 PDF Text Text T his is a time of unrest in America's collectivelife. Social and economic change has become evident in the deterioration of our cornrnunities, the disintegration of shared values, and lawlessness at many levels of American society. Widespread lack of trust in leaders and established institutions has produced cynicism and passivity among the American people. But it is also a time of hope. Virtually invisible to the American public is the wave of renewal that is occurring at the grass-roots level. It consists of the promising innovations emerging in every area of domestic concern today- from prenatal care and affordable housing, to cornrnunity policing, school reform and job training.. In contrast with the largely cynical, negative and passive mood of Americans today, the grass-roots problem solvers responsible for these efforts are purposeful and positive. Where the general public seems to see no bright future for the nation, these innovators believe in the future and intend to have a hand in shaping it. The goal of the Alliance for National Renewal is to capture this spirit of hope and spread it to the rest of the American public. _ National Renewal is not a new organization. It is a coming together of organizations, institutions, cornrnunities, and individuals who realize it is time to set aside "turf" battles and work together toward a shared vision. It is a campaign to create new roles, relationships and partnerships among institutions, organizations and individuals. This is a tremendous challenge. It requires each of us to conduct a self-evaluation, as individuals, institutions and cornrnunities. We must ask some questions: ''How can we do more?, Are we really focusing on the critical issues or merely playing at the margins?" As National Renewal unites those who are making a difference, more and more people will see that there is a movement in this country- a movement that has been developing over the last decade, embodied in the hard-earned grass-roots successes of today. These successes are built on years and years of experimentation with cornrnunity-development policies, of reframing the issues and redesigning solutions until, finally, we have gotten some things right. We have an obligation to apply the lessons of recent years, not only to solve the problems that currently confront us, but also to secure our future and that of our children. It is essential to embrace the grass-roots movement of cornrnunity revitalization and support the innovators who have proven themselves. We must also encourage all three sectors to develop policies, practices and procedures that support these efforts. We must make all Americans aware of the hope and promise inherent in their activities, assure them that they are not operating in isolation, and see that their efforts come to fruition. The task is not merely to solve specific problems, but to lift the nation out of its negative mood and build confidence and motivation for the hard tasks ahead. We must encourage every institution in the nationgovernment, corporations, associations, churches, unions, service clubs, neighborhood groups, schools and colleges, youth-serving organizations, social agencies- to join the effort to renew America. One key to the success of National Renewal ·will be the involvement in the movement of many institutions and organizations. Each will pursue its own agenda autonomously. All involved v.riii be urged to launch new efforts to increase their impact. Organizations and institutions v.rill engage in new initiatives together. National Renewal will spotlight the innovators. An easily accessible data base of stories will be developed- stories that will give people inspiration and guidance. A media campaign will be developed. Outreach to individuals will be undertaken. National Renewal depends on: • Individuals working together to meet shared community challenges. • Recognition that diverse voices add vitality to common purpose. • Collaborative efforts of the public, private and nonprofit sectors to revitalize cornrnunities. • Removal of the barriers to individual growth and fulfillment. November, 1994 �Stakeholder Organizations November, 1994 ADA Vantage The Advertising Council The Advocacy Institute Alliance for Redesigning Government Allstate Insurance Company The America Project American Association for Adult and Continuing Education American Association of Retired Persens American Institute of Architects American Leadership Forum American Public Health Association American Society for Public Administration Association of Junior Leagues International The Atlanta Project The Atlanta Regional Commission Boys & Girls Oubs -o f America Campus Compact Campus Outrea~h OpporW.nity-Lea me··: ~:!:~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~%gJt_ JL : :~\, ._._ _ _ _, } ./\,_ i':-..-.t::,_ Center for Polic>.:t~~:inatives Center for the Study of Community The Citizens League of Greater Cleveland Civic Television Network Close Up Foundation Coalition for America's Children Coalition of Community Foundations for Youth Coalition to Improve Management in State and Local Government Committee for Economic Development Common Cause The Common Enterprise The Communitarian Network Community Focus The Conservation Company Constitutional Rights Foundation Corporation for National and Community Service Council on Foundations Do Something The Enterprise Foundation The Firethorn Institution Habitat for Humanity International The Healthcare Forum ~EPENDENTSECTOR Institute for Alternative Futures Institute (or Educational Leadership International Downtown Association League of Women Voters of the U.S. The Kettering Foundation International City /County Management Association Local Government Commission of California The Mayors Institute for City Design Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Millennium Communications Group National Academy of Public Administration National Alliance of Business National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium National Association for Community Leadership National Association of Neighborhoods National Association of Regional Councils National Center for Community Education National Civic League National Coalition on Black Voter Participation National Community AIDS Partnership National Community Building Network ···::;:N~tipn~l&:or11mpn~tyEguc;atiqn 42.sociation ,JI-.fJ.!.~t;.~~!~~1;~~~~~l~-~'ilr~ians - National Council of Churches t ::::-:-:·:·:·.:::::::: National Council of La Raza National Education Association National 4-H Council National Institute for Dispute Resolution National League of Cities National Urban Coalition National Urban League National Wildlife Federation Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Partners for Livable Communities Partnership for Hope _ Pew Partnership for Civic Change Points of Light Foundation Renew America The Rensselaerville Institute Replication and Program Services, Inc. Rural Economic Policy Program of the Aspen Institute Murray and Agnes Seasongood Good Government Foundation Search for Common Ground The Strategies Committee/Greater Washington Research Center Study Circles Resource Center The Trust for Public Land The Union Institute Urban Strategies Council, Oakland Youth Service America NATIONAL CIVIC LEAGUE • 1445 MARKET SfREET, SUITE 300, DENVER, COLORADO 80202-1728: 303-571-4343/FAX: 571-4404 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49734 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 1995-12-02 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/4447a2cd045318c5511abcd324e7885a.pdf 26ae10a64426f547a85e8ef5fd7b1cc3 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Michelle Engler 111 S. Capitol Ave . Olds Plaza Bldg ., 4th Floor Lansing , Michigan 48909 Tel. (517) 335-4295 FAX (517) 373-4977 Executive Director Frank Dirks AMERICORPS TRAINING/ SIGNATURE PROJECT/ SITE VISIT SCHEDULE TRAINING NOVEMBER 18, 1994 !ALL-STAFF MEETING 9:30A.M.- 5:00P.M. I Goal: Creation of a local, state, and national AmeriCorps Team • examine our local and state communities/programs • network to promote collaboration, sharing of resources, etc. • information on AmeriCorps program rules !TRAIN-THE-TRAINER MEETINGS I Goal: Develop standards and practices for a successful AmeriCorps program through the following series of training meetings: I DIVERSITY TRAINING DECEMBER 12, 1994 10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M., Examine the diversity within our communities, our AmeriCorps programs, and the AmeriCorps members. Learn practical tools to help our AmeriCorps members explore these areas of diversity. ICONFLICT RESOLUTION JANUARY 18, 1994 10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.I Examine sinmtions, personality types, issue areas that may lead to conflict within your AmeriCorps program. Learn practical tools to help our staff and AmeriCorps members explore these conflict areas and learn effective resolution techniques. Conflict Resolution is one of the three C's of training that the Corporation is requiring. It is necessary that your trainers use these and other materials to provide training for all of the AmeriCorps members. ICOMMUNICATION/REFLECTION FEBRUARY 22, 1994 10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M] Learn effective communication skills to use when talking to AmeriCorps members, the press, A Division of the Michigan Jobs Commission 0' ~ �community members, etc. May include information on journal writing, portfolios, conducting small groups sessions, etc. Communication is another of the three C's of training that the Corporation is requiring. It is necessary that your trainers use these and other materials to provide training for all of the · AmeriCorps members. ICITIZENSHIP MARCH 22, 1994 10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.I AmeriCorps is a federal, state, and local program which strives to involve its members in working to solve their community's problems. We will explore issues regarding what it means to be an active citizen, involving elected officials in the AmeriCorps program, etc. The proposed Train-the-Trainer series offers a comprehensive training plan that will provide AmeriCorps staff with the tools that are necessary to run an effective AmeriCorps program. Other areas that may be addressed in future Train-theTrainer sessions include member supervision, staff dynamics, and motivational skills. The Trainers will also be actively participating in I. Planning/organizing the AmeriCorps Signature Project. 2. Assessing program needs to be used as future topics for Train-the-Trainer Meetings. 3. Planning/organizing fun events for the AmeriCorps members. IRED CROSS TRAINING - CPR I Individual AmeriCorps programs are responsible for setting up CPR training for their AmeriCorps members. This training must take place sometime before the end of the 2nd quarter in which the participants are actively enrolled. SIGNATURE PROJECT IAMERICORPS SIGNATURE PROJECT APRIL 27, 1994 - APRIL 28, 1994 The Trainers will actively work with Lindy to create an AmeriCorps Signature Project to take place during National Service Week. This project will involve Michigan's AmeriCorps programs and will be a collective effon. SITE YISITS Lindy will set up a site visit with each program to take place once every quarter. The site visits will be scheduled during the 30 days between MCSC's receiving your program's quarterly reports and MCSC's sending your repons to the Corporation (i.e., the first site visits will take place between December 1 and January 1). The purpose of the site visits is three-fold: 1. to monitor and evaluate your program's progress, 2. to provide training and technical assistance, and 3. to keep the line of communication open between your program and MCSC. � 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_1995_CM_1995-12-02_AmeriCorps-Events Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1995-12-02 commission meeting AmeriCorps events Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1995-12-02 commission meeting AmeriCorps events. 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, 49735 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 1995-12-02 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/518e7e2f93729056cc74fe25e6d12739.pdf 5045c0f82583c36ac16ca8459630f594 PDF Text Text Michigan Community Service Commission December 2, 1994 Fox Office Center 2211 Woodward Avenue Detroit 10:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. MINUTES :MEMBERS PRESENT: VictorBegg Mary Ellen Brandell Julie Cummings Carol Dombrowski Judy Dunn Sister Mary Martinez Kathleen Keen McCarthy Jim Muir Vernie Nethercut Joel Orosz Terry Pruitt, Jr. Geneva Williams Frank Dirks, Ex Officio :MEMBERS ABSENT: Jon Blyth Beverly Drake Henry Gaines Dorothy Johnson Terry Langston Lisa llitch Murray Randy Neelis Sarah Riley Alton Shipstead Michael Tate OTHERS: Amy Ahola, Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council Wendy Bodine, Little Caesars Enterprise, Inc., on behalf of Lisa llitch Murray Kyle Caldwell, Michigan Community Service Commission Lynette Campbell, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Lamont Clegg, Michigan Community Service Commission Edward Egnatios, United Community Services of Detroit David Egner, Michigan Nonprofit Forum Mary Estrada, Michigan Community Service Commission David Fllkazawa, Skillman Foundation Elaine Gordon, Michigan Department of Education Bonnie Graham, Michigan Office on Aging Gayle House, Michigan Community Service Commission Diane Kasunic, On behalf of Stanley Stewart Miguel Satut, on behalf of Dottie Johnson Brenda Parker, Youth Engaged in Service Ambassador Lindy Reurink, Michigan Community Service Commission Sam Singh, Voluntary Action Center of Michigan �I. Welcome and Introduction- Terry Pruitt The meeting was called to order at 10:24 a.m. by Commissioner Pruitt. II. Presentation by the Commission's host, Little Caesars Enterprise, Inc. , and Detroit area partners. Ms. Bodine gave a brief overview of Little Caesars and the Fox Theater. She also explained that Commissioner Murray was sick with the flu . Commissioner Pruitt welcomed the Commission members and thanked Little Caesars staff for hosting the meeting. Commissioner Williams welcomed everyone to Detroit. Commissioner Williams provided a brief overview of what is happening in the great city of Detroit. She then invited everyone to United Community Services of Detroit for a reception for the Commission after the meeting. Commissioner Williams announced that United Community Services of Detroit had received a grant from the McGregor Fund to establish the area's first ever service-learning center. Ms. Diane Kasunic from the state office of the Corporation for National Service did a brief overview of the programs currently operating in the Detroit area. Mr. David Fukazawa of the Skillman Foundation described the Foundation's efforts to support the local match for the Detroit area AmeriCorps programs. He also discussed the Foundation's plans to convene a meeting of Detroit area grantmakers to encourage them to follow the Skillman Foundation's example of supporting the AmeriCorps program match. Ms. Lynette Campbell of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan gave a brief overview of the Foundation and their current activities in the area. Ms. Campbell also explained that they are one of the Michigan Community Service Commission CARES programs. III. Review of Minutes of September 23, 1994 - Terry Pruitt The motion was made by Commissioner Williams to approve the September 23, 1994 minutes, Commissioner Martinez seconded the motion, and the minutes were approved. IV. Committee Reports a. Executive Committee - Terry Pruitt Commissioner Pruitt informed the Commission of items discussed at the Executive Committee meeting. The first being the Strategic Planning Committee. Commissioner Pruitt wanted to recommend a planning conference of the Commission. He indicated that before the Commission Retreat on March 10 & 11, 1995 we need to sit down with a small committee and consider the short and long term plan of the commission. The second is that MCSC has approached the Lansing Community Foundation about setting up an administrative fund to accept corporation donations on behalf of MCSC. 1 �b. MYPAC - Brenda Parker Ms. Parker did an update on the MYP AC programs. She reviewed the MYP AC retreat that was held on November 4-5, 1994 and informed the commission that MYP AC has six new members. Ms. Parker also explained that MYP AC now has two co-chairs. They are Tim Jacobs and Ann J. LaSovage. Ms. Parker introduced the Partners in Service program and explained how it will work with the Commissioners and the MYP AC members. Ms. Parker also explained that Commissioner Dombrowski has suggested the possibility of a Senior Partners in Service program and Ms. Parker explained that she would be exploring that concept. Commissioner Pruitt encouraged all Commissioners to participate in the Partners in Service program with the MYP AC members. c. Fund Development - Julie Cummings Commissioner Cummings explained that the Michigan Community Service Commission needs to start marketing itself and also needs to make people aware of what the Commission is all about. Commissioner Cummings also stated that she feels that the Commission needs to recruit corporate support. Commissioner Cummings explained that she has had meetings with the General Motors Foundation to talk about these possibilities. Commissioner Cummings explained that the Poster Contest will encourage adults and youth to become involved with the Commission and become more aware of what the Commission stands for and what it is trying to accomplish. Commissioner Cummings also talked about the Recognition Award Dinner and the possibility of getting corporate support for that dinner. V. Informational Items a. Launch Updates- Lindy Reurink Ms. Reurink did an update of the nine Michigan's AmeriCorps programs under the Michigan Community Service Commission. She explained that currently six have had their launches and the three remaining will launch in January. Ms. Reurink thanked Commissioner Pruitt for the great job he did as the speaker at the Saginaw launch. Ms. Reurink also talked about the training sessions for the AmeriCorps directors and staff that will be coming up in the next month. Ms. Reurink also talked about the Signature Project that will occur on April27-28, 1995 and that it will involve all of the AmeriCorps members. She explained that the location has not been determined at the present time and Commissioner Pruitt explained that all Commissioners should keep that date open so that they can hopefully attend. 2 �b. AmeriCorps Selection Process- Kyle Caldwell Mr. Caldwell advised the Commission that Ms. Reur1nk should be commended for all her hard work on Michigan's AmeriCorps. Mr. Caldwell did an overview of the 1995 AmeriCorps selection process. He explained how the Michigan Community Service Commission was going to do outreach for this year application process. Mr. Caldwell explained that there would be special outreach technical assistance sessions for non-awarded first year applicants. There would also be special assistance training for the SE Michigan and Detroit area. Mr. Caldwell explained there would be four site training sessions to be held in Marquette, Detroit, Muskegon and Flint areas. Mr. Caldwell also explained that we would set up a conference call at the end of January to answer questions about the AmeriCorps application process. This year's process will require a concept paper that will be a brief description of the program and its goals and operation plan. The concept papers are due to Michigan Community Service Commission on February 24, 1995. The whole Commission will be able to read and review the applications on March 10-11, 1995. The final selected proposals will be brought to the Executive Committee for approval on April28, 1995. Key dates are: January 27, 1995 Executive Committee meeting; March 10-11, 1995 Commission Retreat in Albion. The Michigan Community Service Commission application is due to the Corporation on May 1, 1995. c. Youth Voice Grant Process - Brenda Parker Ms. Parker explained the Youth Voice Grant process and what we are planning to accomplish with this grant money. Ms. Parker explained that the Youth Action Forum applications are being distributed to communities across the state on December 5, 1994 with January 17, 1995 as the deadline for acceptance. Ms. Parker explained that the "State of Service" newsletter is being published collaboratively with the Michigan Community Service Commission, Michigan Campus Compact, Council of Michigan Foundation and the Volunteer Centers of Michigan. Ms. Parker also explained that a Youth Speaker's Bureau is being developed with a small core group of youth that are experienced in service and public speaking. The Youth Speaker's Bureau will create a data base of these young people which organizations, different communities, governments and schools will have access to so that they can get these speakers to their functions to speak. Ms. Parker explained that some of the grant money will also go for a Youth Voice and Leadership Conference to be held in April1995. 3 �d. CARES Update- Lamont Clegg Mr. Clegg provided an update on the CARES program. On November 14-15, 1994 there was a Planning Conference. He told the Commission that the participant evaluation comments on the conference were good. He stated that all six communities (Alpena, Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Marquette, Muskegon) are proceeding on their strategic plans and that they are due January 1995. Commissioner Cummings asked how communities were chosen. Mr. Dirks explained the process to the Commission. Commissioner Nethercut explained that the CARES programs are different in each community and that CARES will affect all the different communities in different ways. e. Advisory Group Organizing Effort- Frank Dirks Mr. Dirks provided an overview of the newly named "Staff Advisory Group" previously referred to as the "Steering Committee". Mr. Dirks explained that a "survey" is being designed to help plan a larger statewide meeting. VI. Executive Director's Report- Frank Dirks Mr. Dirks provided an overview of what has been happening with the Michigan Community Service Commission and explained his executive director's report. Mr. Dirks also talked about the Commission conducting a Statewide Grantmakers Conference which Commissioner Orosz and Commissioner Johnson will co-host. Mr. Dirks explained what we hope to accomplish at this conference. Mr. Dirks also explained that the Commission is still very advanced when compared to other states. There are only a few that have accomplished comparable to what Michigan had done and they are Kansas, Massachusetts, Washington, Ohio and lllinois. Mr. Dirks informed the collll11fssion that a letter was received from Rossman & Martin Associates in which they have agreed to help the Commission with the problem of visibility by doing some free and some paid advertising. Commissioner Begg commended the Commission on the open house and explained that it was very beneficial to him in understanding what the Commission is all about and what it is involved in. Mr. Dirks explained that the Commission is more than willing to take the open house on the road. Commissioner Orosz asked if the Commission can operate like private organizations do regarding funds and grants that are not completely used by their deadline. Are we allowed to operate on a reserve or is it that we either use it or lose it? Mr. Dirks explained that we can ask for extensions but we are not allowed to build a reserve. Some discussion occurred on regarding building an endowment or other funding possibilities. Mr. Dirks explained that the Commission would have to go through the state bureaucracy and legislation to seek that kind of approval. Commissioner Pruitt suggested that there be more discussion on this during the long range planning meeting. 4 �Commissioner Cummings asked that someone do research as to what the Commission is capable of doing plus how to accomplish these things through the state. Commissioner Orosz would like a list of the Commission's funding sources. Some clarification was given to the Commission on the enclosed budget form and budget process. VII. Action Items: a. Community Foundation Arrangement- Frank Dirks Commissioner Orosz made a motion to authorize the Michigan Community Service Commission to continue to develop a fund with the Capital Area Foundation for the Michigan Community Service Commission. Commissioner Muir seconded the motion, the motion was approved. b. Alliance for National Renewal Participation- Frank Dirks Mr. Dirks gave a overview of the National Renewal program. He explained that the Alliance is now trying to identify partners at the local level to help support the national program. Mr. Dirks asked the Commission for their support to pursue our affiliation to the Alliance and show Michigan's commitment community service. The Commission gave their approval and Commissioner Muir made a motion for the Commission to join the Alliance. Commissioner Orosz seconded, the motion was approved. c. Poster Review Committee Ms. House gave a brief description of the poster contest and explained the need for a review committee. The following commissioners volunteered: Judith Dunn, Julie Cummings, Lisa Ditch Murray, Mary Ellen Brandell, Sister Mary Martinez and Diane Kasunic from state office of the Corporation. d. Recognition Review Committee Ms. House gave a brief overview of the Recognition Program and explained that the same Commissioners who had volunteered for the Poster Contest would be reviewing recognition applications as the Recognition Review Committee. e. Long Range Planning Task Force Commissioner Pruitt announced that Commissioners Pruitt, Orosz, Johnson, Langston, Brandell, Cummings, Williams and Tate would serve on the Long Range Planning Task Force. He explained that there would be a conference call on December 19th to determine a date in which they would be able to all get together to talk about a plan for the future of the Commission. 5 �VIII. Public Comment Commissioner Pruitt read a letter to Chairperson Engler from Commissioner Blyth regarding his resignation from the Commission because of a new job promotion. Commissioner Pruitt made a motion to accept Commissioner Blyth's resignation, Commissioner Orosz so moved the motion and Commissioner Nethercut seconded the motion. Commissioner Pruitt announced the next meeting will be in Kalamazoo on February 24, 1995, and will be hosted by Commissioner Dombrowski and Commissioner Riley. Commissioner Cummings made a motion to adjourn the meeting, and Commissioner Orosz seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned at 12:26 p.m. 6 � 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_1995_CM_1995-12-02_Corrected-Minutes Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1995-12-02 commission meeting corrected minutes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1995-12-02 commission meeting corrected 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, 49736 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 1995-12-02 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/4d8159330e595ecc2d92482f80bf569b.pdf 303993a3ec69a9d22da1524e16fa80d9 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Michelle Engler Executive Director Frank Dirks MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Michigan Community Service Commission FROM: Frank Dirks, Executive Director Michigan Community Service Commission RE: Executive Director's Report DATE: November 29, 1994 111 Olds Plaza Lansing, Tel. FAX S. Capitol Ave. Bldg ., 4th Floor Michigan 48909 (517) 335-4295 (517) 373-4977 Introduction As you all know, with alacrity and grace our chair recently side-stepped the prickly issue of male commissioner names by having three girls. Sorry gentlemen, lobbying does have its limits. And while the flood of well deserved good wishes continues unabated, I thought that this space might be used to offer the staff's three cheers for the three new Englers- Madeline, Margaret, and Hannah. Congratulations! Oyeryiew The two months since our last meeting have seen the summer's fast paced activity accelerate. We helped six of our local AmeriCorps programs conduct community launches (the remaining three will be launched in January). We held three technical assistance meetings for AmeriCorps directors and one meeting for AmeriCorps program trainers. We conducted on-site AmeriCorps technical assistance meetings for two programs. We held a statewide AmeriCorps training day for state and national direct funded programs involving seventy-five people. We held, in partnership with the Council of Michigan Foundations, a two-day planning and organizing meeting for fifty people from the communities involved in the Michigan CARES project. We completed the initial development of MCSC's promotional materials. We distributed applications for the poster contest, in partnership with the Michigan Department of Education (MDE), to 4,000 schools across the state. We distributed 8,000 applications for the Governor's Community Service Awards program. We submitted a $521,000 FY95 administrative grant request to the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). We submitted a $65,000 proposal to CNCS for technical assistance and training support. Working with the Michigan Jobs Commission we have begun the process of assuming more responsibility for contract writing, and grant compliance and monitoring. As part of this process we recently completed newly formatted AmeriCorps contracts, and we are finalizing Learn and Serve contracts. We executed our one-year (at least) partnership with MDE by supporting 50% of Elaine Gordon's (MDE's Learn and Serve Coordinator) time so that we might work closely with her to better coordinate our activities. We brought on our new Points of Light A Division of the Michigan Jobs Commission ....., 0' �Michigan Community Service Commission November 29, 1994 Page Two Foundation Youth Ambassador (Brenda Parker) who will concentrate her activities of MYPAC and Service Learning. (You have already received a memo from her regarding MYPAC.) Members of our staff presented at eight state or national meetings and conferences. And just this last week, we held an open house for commissioners interested in receiving an in-depth report on our activities from our staff. While this is not an exhaustive record of our activities, it does offer something of an overview. (We will distribute some of the materials discussed above at the Commission meeting for your information.) While this level of activity is a testament to the efforts of the staff and MCSC's partners, it is not enough to ensure achievement of our number one goal of sustainability for our programs and the field. We are at a crossroads for service and volunteerism in Michigan. In the last year, we have enjoyed the very rapid growth of the Commission and the field. By January, MCSC's staff will have tripled since the same time last year (the budget section will provide more information and detail on our growth). New programs like AmeriCorps and partnerships like CARES dot the state with substantially more federal and foundation dollars supporting them. Simultaneously, while the field has grown, we have witnessed a remarkable turnover in its leadership. Of the principal organizers of the original planning meetings that helped to create the Commission in 1991, none remain in the same position or in the same capacity. The relatively chaotic effects produced by this rapid growth and change in leadership should provide for more opportunities than for concerns. However, the danger looming ahead of which we must all be aware, is the uncertainty of the federal funding that has been the engine for the growth of not only MCSC, but much of the field. Only eight percent of MCSC's program and administrative budget are currently supported by the state. Eighteen months ago, that eight percent represented closer to twenty-five percent of the program and administrative budget. It supported MCSC for a modest (but by comparison to other states quite substantial) level of activity that was heavily dependent upon the good will and substantial volunteer time commitment of leaders in the field who were united as much out of personal associations as organizational interests. Now those leaders are gone, and the number of active partners in our network is increasing as we seek to find shared organizational interests to ensure and broaden collaboration across the state. So with the growth ofMCSC's programs and partnerships will come increasing expectations for MCSC to serve in the role it is defining for itself; that of a convener, broker, and catalyst for service and volunteerism in Michigan. These expectations will not be met if we do not plan now to meet them in a future environment of far more limited federal largesse. At the Commission meeting, the Executive Committee will propose a Long Range Planning Task Force to prepare and propose a plan for discussion and decision at the Commission retreat in March. The staff will work closely with the members of the Task Force. In order to facilitate the Task Force's planning process, the staff will prepare a number of concept papers for their review. In the meantime, our efforts must be directed at effectively and strategically managing our operations this year with the substantial resources we have at our disposal, while preparing to operate next year with potentially far less. We must do this without creating unevenness or causing a disruption to the services we provide the field. The course we have chosen, will enable us to conduct a number of short-term, on-time projects that will serve as a basis for improving coordination and capacity building in the field as a whole. These projects include: the development of an integrated program information catalogue developed in conjunction with the MCSC Advisory Committee; the development of a number of program development manuals and resource guides; and the development and certification of a peer technical assistance network for program practitioners. �Michigan Community Service Commission November 29, 1994 Page Three Pro~:ress on Annual Objectives In the State Plan that we submitted to CNCS we enumerated our annual objectives. For the most part, we will refer to these objectives to focus our activities and measure our progress. We say for the most part because we will continue to aggressively pursue opportunities to build sustainable networks and infrastructure whenever they present themselves. In partnership with the Steering Committee, conduct a comprehensive statewide inventory of Kindergarten-Retiree service and volunteer programs and practitioners. We have proposed this idea to the members of the MCSC Advisory Committee and with the approval of the Commission, will proceed in a collaborative development process that will include a series of planning meetings and produce a state resource catalogue of programs and projects. Support Michigan Campaign for Volunteerism in its campaign to increase awareness of volunteerism and work collaboratively to raise visibility of MCSC and its related activities. We have maintained communication with the Michigan Nonprofit Forum and the Michigan Volunteer Center Network. While their plans are on hold, we plan on being active partners. Conduct a review workshop for AmeriCorps applicants not recommended by MCSC for funding. Establish a technical assistance and peer support process to strengthen these programs for future funding possibilities. We submitted the plan and a proposal for $65,000, in addition to the interim $10,000 we had already received from CNCS, on November 23. Copies available upon request. Establish a fund development planfor programs not funded by CNCS or MCSC. The Executive Committee will propose at the December 2 meeting that a Task Force be formed to prepare a long range plan for organizational and funding development. The plan will be decided upon at the March Commission retreat. Identify directly funded AmeriCorps programs and integrate program planning, training, and implementation activities with those operating in the state. AmeriCorps programs funded directly by CNCS have been contacted MCSC staff have conducted or participated in the trainings or launches of three of these programs. National direct programs were invited to attend the statewide AmeriCorps training on November 18 (though not all did). MCSC has explored with the CNCS state office the possibility of joint state AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps VISTA training. �Michigan Community Service Commission November 29, 1994 Page Four Seek foundation funding support for a targeted program development and technical assistance initiative for small neighborhood and community-based organizations. MCSC has entered into a partnership agreement in principle with the Southeast Michigan Foundation to conduct TAP-Youth Service. (See program abstract.) Convene a meeting of state grant makers representing state and local government, corporate foundations, philanthropic foundations, community foundations, and United Ways for the purpose of developing a state strategy paper on sustaining national and community service. February 20, 1995 has been set for this meeting. An ad hoc group of MCSC foundation representatives are guiding the planning for this meeting. Ms. Engler will send an invitation letter to grantmakers during the first week of December. Develop a senior volunteer position at MCSC to promote connections among senior volunteer and youth community service programs. An informal request has been made to RSVP for a volunteer. We are in the process of developing a formal request. A rough job description has been created and Commissioner Dombrowski has agreed to assist in the selection process. Launch, with private sector support, an MCSC logo and poster contest for elementary and middle school students. We have modified this to become a recruitment poster for middle and high school age volunteers. We believe that this will complement the attention on the older-aged AmeriCorps program. We have included informational materials on the poster contest. We mailed application packages to schools across the state in late September. With our new logo we have developed presentation materials that we will make available at the Commission meeting. Double the number of citizen respondents to the Community Service Awards Program and create AmeriCorps program and participant categories. The awards dinner will be held in April of 1995. We hope to have a fmal date set by the September 23 meeting. We mailed applications in early October. Select six communities for the Michigan CARES program and provide training and technical assistance for community-based planners. We conducted, in cooperation with the Council of Michigan Foundations, a two-day organizing conference for the six CARES communities on November 14-15, 1994. �Michigan Community Service Commission November 29, 1994 Page Five Develop and implement a state model for AmeriCorps training and technical assistance. We have developed a design and included it in our state TA proposal to CNCS. (We will have training materials available at the Commission meeting.) Identify and recruit staff and volunteers from the AmeriCorps programs to serve as state peer technical assistance consultants. We have conducted five meetings of Michigan's AmeriCorps program directors. We have established common program development expectations and the foundation for a strong peer technical assistance network. Coordinate and consult with MDE on Learn and Serve America grant making. We were awarded $138,00 by CNCS for our Learn and Serve America Community-Based grant. We fmalized an interagency agreement with the Michigan Department of Education to support and share half the time of the Learn and Serve America School-Based coordinator. We assisted MDE in their peer review of school-based Learn and Serve grants. We have not yet completed the unified development plan that we had intended to have finished by November 1, 1995. In cooperation with the Michigan Service-Learning Council, develop common service learning training elements that can be shared among AmeriCorps, higher education, and Learn and Serve America programs. This is currently on hold pending resolution of internal planning for the Service Learning Center. Integrate where possible the MYPAC!CMF youth action council "Youth Voice" project with Michigan CARES communities. Completion for this will be contingent on the individual community plans. This remains one of the operating assumptions of the CARES process. In October, we received word from CNCS that MCSC was eligible for a forty percent increase (this included some carry-over of unexpended FY94 funds) in its FY95 administrative grant. This unexpected good news came on top of the generous support we recently received from the Kellogg and Mott foundations. Combined, this support offers us a one-year administrative budget that is substantially out of proportion with what should be our annual operating level. While much of this support is project specific, it provides for initiatives operated directly by MCSC and represents a wonderful one-time opportunity to build substantial program capacity for the state. We have attached a budget sheet for our combined program grants and administrative project activities. The figures are not yet final due to incomplete FY94 close-out information which is pending the completion of the state's change-over to a new unified computer accounting system. � 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_1995_CM_1995-12-02_Executive-Directors-Report Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1995-12-02 commission meeting executive director's report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1995-12-02 commission meeting executive director's report. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49737 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 1995-12-02 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/02a4aaf1d01b4d0285be7fb2ce8cc7d3.pdf 8f0b94f5f5695bc6ad02e2bf2f88a797 PDF Text Text Michigan Community Service Commission Program Grants Salaries Benefits GF/GP Fd/Adm 0 0 88,000 29,040 77.000 25.410 L&S TAP-YS* 387,000 137,554 35,000 42,284 0 0 12,000 6.000 30,000 0 Fed/CRS * WKKICRS* 100,000 A-Corps 2,203,947 Y-Voice P-DAT Totals 0 0 2,863,50 I 0 0 0 0 0 207.284 54.450 7.000 0 5,000 0 30.446 0 4.000 0 0 2.400 171.870 7,000 0 0 0 0 0 15,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 72,355 Admin 0 Consultants 0 135,470 Training 0 8,000 Evaluation 0 60.000 12,355 Trawl 8,000 15.000 5,00Q 14,000 0 6,000 0 0 3,600 51.600 Material 0 5.000 1.500 9,750 0 0 0 0 1.000 17,250 0 9.500 0 0 0 3.000 0 135.460 2,500 2.500 0 0 0 5.000 0 30,000 50.000 0 15,000 0 6.000 3.000 74,000 0 8,000 0 0 0 33,000 0 0 0 0 70,120 Printing/ Mailing 22.960 Met:ting 0 Wkspsl Confs 0 Guides/ Products 10,000 MJC 0 Tot. Adm Total 158,000 158,000 TOTAL 3.826.336 0 100.000 20,000 0 446 0 0 5,000 0 70,120 0 0 0 105,639 205,639 108,750 495,750 446 138,000 521,000 521,000 10,000 40,000 75,000 0 2,203,947 *Figures based on total project grants rather than estimated annual expenditures. 19,000 19,000 10,000 10,000 962,835 3,826,336 � 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_1995_CM_1995-12-02_Financials Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1995-12-02 commission meeting financials Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1995-12-02 commission meeting financials. 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, 49738 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 1995-12-02 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/e8cef395b087a517a386ffc0d652676e.pdf 29296a85a526008916fa3059296e94ff PDF Text Text MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING DATES FOR 1995 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Friday, February 24, 1995 10:00 a.m. · 1:00 p.m Host: Carol Dombrowski Location: Kalamazoo FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1995 Host: Mary Ellen Brandell Location: Mt. Pleasant FRIDAY, August 25, 1995 Host: Dorothy Johnson and Terry Langston Location: Grand Haven FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1995 Host: Joel Orosz Location: Battle Creek MCSC - Executive Committee Meetings 9:00a.m. -Noon Olds Plaza Building, 4th Floor Lansing, Michigan Friday, January 27, 1995 Friday, April 28, 1995 Friday, July 28, 1995 Friday, November 3, 1995 � 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_1995_CM_1995-12-02_Meeting-Dates-for-1995 Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1995-12-02 commission meeting meeting dates for 1995 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1995-12-02 commission meeting meeting dates for 1995. 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, 49740 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 1995-12-02 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/3782f54fbdacfa1d4f607b08f4d8d08d.pdf 99d536736ba6a3d105bf6d98c107559b PDF Text Text 11 / 38 / 1994 ucs 89:56 Message~· 1212 Gris'.vold Detroit, Ml 48226-1899 0 FAX (313) 226-9397 Print ShOD 0 FAX (313) 226-9388 12th floor 0 FAX (313) 226-9352 11th floor rAU Q?7}3?J-1917 (inC!l;de crea coae) ihis frcmmtSSion C::JnSiSTS inctuaing th is poge. To ~ Compony of ~ pages i20./u-r,[o/l !f/CS C Oepr. C o d a - - - - - - - If t:)roblems occur wi ~h this transmission, contact sender Immediately. we are waiting for a biography from Frank Dirks which we will pass on to Geneva as soon as we recieve it. Nametags and a 12• x 3' laminated banner will say: ~ITED COMMUNITY SERVICES OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT welcomes MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION Partnering together for a greater Detroit �11 / 38 / 1994 89 : 56 uc:; 313:226 '34 '30 PAGE 8'2 UNITED COMMUNITY SERVICES OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT 1212 Griswold at State • Detroit . Mlchl~on 48226-1899 • Phone 313/226-9400 • Fax 313/226-9397 BO.A.RO OF DI RECTORS CHAIR EMERITUS PRO EM Sha ron E. Bernard . ElQ, November 30, 1994 C;.tAIR Milton Y. zussmon VIC~ CHAIRS C;;:rol l . E~aras Sl,wnne .::. Hall Steve Horn Sill G . Hun ter Daniel 1-!. ~c hoau m Gerald )( _Smith TREASU R E~ lr) wre nce R. Marante lle ~ECR ET A R':" Ne no D il lie ~ MEMBERS-AT-LARG e Mr. Frank Dirks Executive Director Michigan Community Services Commission Olds Plaza Bldg., 4th Floor 111 S. Capitol Avenue P.O. Box 30015 Lansing, Michigan 48909 Bernarc:1 Po n:er JO Cr'\1'1 Wa tson MEM 8ERS Ivan Lo uis C ol man. Ed.D. c<JWOrCI Darnell SIL•art G. Dow LY'''' A. Felclhouse Da nrel 1. Finn Jacauehne S. Ford Jaon Ge1'1 Cl(e Dear Mr. Dirks: On behalf of United Conununity Services ofMetropolitan Detroit (UCS), I am writing to request the honor of your presence at a reception for Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) Executive Director Frank Dirks and his staff: Fron~ Germc c~ DATE: TIME: POiriCiO Gibb s NQr'\ Cy Ad OdOW Gra y Pauline M . Hams (,;,rme th -L. Ha llowell Ar1hur Humpnreys aaro ora Jean Jonnson Silt JOM.!On Jonn Jonmo n H~J~ n PLACE: Tom M e 1Cir\Jfl1 Murray Ric'1oro 8. rollng. Jr. Nancy Ragsd ale Boo Reid LUC IUS Jose on Scotl United Community Services of Metropolitan Detroit Conference Rooms 1 & 2 1212 Griswold at State J::ot: Guada lu pe Lora J:e nnerh L. Lew!s Joyce Q. Lower Friday, December 2, 1994 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. This reception will follow our commissioners' meeting on Friday the 2nd_ I wonld greatly appreciate your attendance and hope that you will be able to join us. If so, please contact Avis Peoples at (313) 226-9430 by December 1 to RSVP. Sincerely, Conic Sle d ge Pa tricro Solomon Fcwesr 0 . Strand LOwr o'! nCEl R Von Til William J. Wa y Nancy M . Whrte Georga H Wilhelmi Ray Levy H illioms RoDerT l. Willis. Jr. ,;e,,ry Wln& mon II President and ChiefExecutive Officer i>RESIOENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OI'I'ICER G Gneva J. William$ Bringing people together to help build and sustain a strong and caring community in metropolitan Detroit now and in tile fi~ture. �ll / 30 / 1 99 4 ucs 10 : 13 MEMORANDUM - TO: Ms. Gene v a Williams and FROM: Oc t avi a vaughn and Janet Lawson SUBJECT: Recept i on for Mr. F=ank Dirks and hi s s ta ff December 2, 1994 2:3 0 · 4:30p.m. Conference Rooms 1 & 2 DATE: November 30, 1994 2: 30 ~r. Ed 2gnat io s Reception begins Registra t ion tab l e Dessert table, coffee and t ea ucs display table I nformation table wi t h packets :rom the Mi ch i ga n Community Serv i ce Commi ss i on 3: 1 5 Welcome - Ed Egnatios Introduction of Geneva Wi l liams 3:2 0 Welcome · Geneva Williams Introduction of Frank Dirks 3:25 Greetings from Frank Dirks Brief explanation of the Mi ch iga n Community Service Commission Introduction of staff members 3 : 35 Staff members explanation o f proj ect o r program i n iatives 3:45 Mingle we are waiting for a biography from Frank Dirks whic h we will pass on t o Geneva as soon as we recieve it. Name t ags and a 12' x 3' laminated banner will say: UNITED COMMUNITY SERVICES OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT welcomes MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION Partnering together for a greater Detroit � 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_1995_CM_1995-12-02_MCSC-Reception Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1995-12-02 commission meeting Michigan Community Service Commission reception Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1995-12-02 commission meeting Michigan Community Service Commission reception. 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, 49739 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 1995-12-02 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/6f021e3d3fb3eb3d8cba2d645f86ab8b.pdf c42731446786d0c410953d10473a332c PDF Text Text Michigan Community Service Commission December 2, 1994 Fox Office Center 2211 Woodward A venue Detroit 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. MINUTES MEMBERS PRESENT: Victor Begg Mary Ellen Brandell Julie Cummings Carol Dombrowski Judy Dunn Sister Mary Martinez Kathleen Keen McCarthy Jim Muir Vernie Nethercut Joel Orosz Terry Pruitt, Jr. Geneva Williams Frank Dirks, Ex Officio MEMBERS ABSENT: Jon Blyth Beverly Drake Henry Gaines Dorothy Johnson Terry Langston Lisa llitch Murray Randy Neelis Sarah Riley Michael Tate OTHERS: Amy Ahola, Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council Wendy Bodine, Little Caesars Enterprise, Inc., on behalf of Lisa llitch Murray Kyle Caldwell, Michigan Community Service Commission Lynette Campbell, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Lamont Clegg, Michigan Community Service Commission Edward Egnatios, United Community Services of Detroit David Egner, Michigan Nonprofit Forum Mary Estrada, Michigan Community Service Commission David Fukazawa, Skillman Foundation Elaine Gordon, Michigan Department of Education Bonnie Graham, Michigan Office on Aging Gayle House, Michigan Community Service Commission Diane Kasunic, On behalf of Stanley Stewart Miguel Satut, on behalf of Dottie Johnson Brenda Parker, Youth Engaged in Service Ambassador Lindy Reurink, Michigan Community Service Commission Sam Singh, Voluntary Action Center of Michigan �I. Welcome and Introduction- Terry Pruitt The meeting was called to order at 10:24 a.m. by Commissioner Pruitt. II. Presentation by the Commission's host, Little Caesars Enterprise, Inc., and Detroit area partners. Ms. Bodine gave a brief overview of Little Caesars and the Fox Theater. She also explained that Commissioner Murray was sick with the flu. Commissioner Pruitt welcomed the Commission members and thanked Little Caesars staff for hosting the meeting. Commissioner Williams welcomed everyone to Detroit. Commissioner Williams provided a brief overview of what is happening in the great city of Detroit. She then invited everyone to United Community Services of Detroit for a reception for the Commission after the meeting. Commissioner Williams announced that United Community Services of Detroit had received a grant from the McGregor Foundation to establish the area's first ever service-learning center. Ms. Diane Kasunic from the state office of the Corporation for National Service did a brief overview of the programs currently operating in the Detroit area. Mr. David Fukazawa of the Skillman Foundation described the Foundation's efforts to support the local match for the Detroit area AmeriCorps programs. He also discussed the Foundation's plans to convene a meeting of Detroit area grantmakers to encourage them to follow the Skillman Foundation's example of supporting the AmeriCorps program match. Ms. Lynette Campbell of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan gave a brief overview of the Foundation and their current activities in the area. Ms. Campbell also explained that they are one of the Michigan Community Service Commission CARES programs. III. Review of Minutes of September 23, 1994- Terry Pruitt The motion was made by Commissioner Williams to approve the September 23, 1994 minutes, Commissioner Martinez seconded the motion, and the minutes were approved. IV. Committee Reports a. Executive Committee- Terry Pruitt Commissioner Pruitt informed the Commission of items discussed at the Executive Committee meeting. The first being the Strategic Planning Committee. Commissioner Pruitt wanted to recommend a planning conference of the Commission. He indicated that before the Commission Retreat on March 10 & 11, 1995 we need to sit down with a small committee and consider the short and long term plan of the commission. The second is that MCSC has approached the Lansing Community Foundation about setting up an administrative fund to accept corporation donations on behalf of MCSC. 1 �b. MYPAC - Brenda Parker Ms. Parker did an update on the MYP AC programs. She reviewed the MYP AC retreat that was held on November 4-5, 1994 and informed the commission that MYP AC has six new members. Ms. Parker also explained that MYP AC now has two co-chairs. They are Tim Jacobs and Ann J. LaSovage. Ms. Parker introduced the Partners in Service program and explained how it will work with the Commissioners and the MYP AC members. Ms. Parker also explained that Commissioner Dombrowski has suggested the possibility of a Senior Partners in Service program and Ms. Parker explained that she would be exploring that concept. Commissioner Pruitt encouraged all Commissioners to participate in the Partners in Service program with the MYPAC members. c. Fund Development- Julie Cummings Commissioner Cummings explained that the Michigan Community Service Commission needs to start marketing itself and also needs to make people aware of what the Commission is all about. Commissioner Cummings also stated that she feels that the Commission needs to recruit corporate support. Commissioner Cummings explained that she has had meetings with the General Motors Foundation to talk about these possibilities. Commissioner Cummings explained that the Poster Contest will encourage adults and youth to become involved with the Commission and become more aware of what the Commission stands for and what it is trying to accomplish. Commissioner Cummings also talked about the Recognition Award Dinner and the possibility of getting corporate support for that dinner. V. Informational Items a. · Launch Updates- Lindy Reurink Ms. Reurink did an update of the nine Michigan's AmeriCorps programs under the Michigan Community Service Commission. She explained that currently six have had their launches and the three remaining will launch in January. Ms. Reurink thanked Commissioner Pruitt for the great job he did as the speaker at the Saginaw launch. Ms. Reurink also talked about the training sessions for the AmeriCorps directors and staff that will be coming up in the next month. Ms. Reurink also talked about the Signature Project that will occur on April27-28, 1995 and that it will involve all of the AmeriCorps members. She explained that the location has not been determined at the present time and Commissioner Pruitt explained that all Commissioners should keep that date open so that they can hopefully attend. 2 �b. AmeriCorps Selection Process - Kyle Caldwell Mr. Caldwell advised the Commission that Ms. Reurink should be commended for all her hard work on Michigan's AmeriCorps. Mr. Caldwell did an overview of the 1995 AmeriCorps selection process. He explained how the Michigan Community Service Commission was going to do outreach for this year application process. Mr. Caldwell explained that there would be special outreach technical assistance sessions for non-awarded first year applicants. There would also be special assistance training for the SE Michigan and Detroit area. Mr. Caldwell explained there would be four site training sessions to be held in Marquette, Detroit, Muskegon and Flint areas. Mr. Caldwell also explained that we would set up a conference call at the end of January to answer questions about the AmeriCorps application process. This year's process will require a concept paper that will be a brief description of the program and its goals and operation plan. The concept papers are due to Michigan Community Service Commission on February 24, 1995. The whole Commission will be able to read and review the applications on March 10-11, 1995. The fmal selected proposals will be brought to the Executive Committee for approval on April28, 1995. Key dates are: January 27, 1995 Executive Committee meeting; March 10-11, 1995 Commission Retreat in Albion. The Michigan Community Service Commission application is due to the Corporation on May 1, 1995. c. Youth Voice Grant Process - Brenda Parker Ms. Parker explained the Youth Voice Grant process and what we are planning to accomplish with this grant money. Ms. Parker explained that the Youth Action Forum applications are being distributed to communities across the state on December 5, 1994 with January 17, 1995 as the deadline for acceptance. Ms. Parker explained that the "State of Service" newsletter is being published collaboratively with the Michigan Community Service Commission, Michigan Campus Compact, Council of Michigan Foundation and the Volunteer Centers of Michigan. Ms. Parker also explained that a Youth Speaker's Bureau is being developed with a small core group of youth that are experienced in service and public speaking. The Youth Speaker's Bureau will create a data base of these young people which organizations, different communities, governments and schools will have access to so that they can get these speakers to their functions to speak. Ms. Parker explained that some of the grant money will also go for a Youth Voice and Leadership Conference to be held in April1995. 3 �d. CARES Update - Lamont Clegg Mr. Clegg provided an update on the CARES program. On November 14-15, 1994 there was a Planning Conference. He told the Commission that the participant evaluation comments on the conference were good. He stated that all six communities (Alpena, Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Marquette, Muskegon) are proceeding on their strategic plans and that they are due January 1995. Commissioner Cummings asked how communities were chosen. Mr. Dirks explained the process to the Commission. Commissioner Nethercut explained that the CARES programs are different in each community and that CARES will affect all the different communities in different ways. d. Advisory Group Organizing Effort - Frank Dirks Mr. Dirks provided an overview of the newly named "Staff Advisory Group" previously referred to as the "Steering Committee". Mr. Dirks explained that a "survey" is being designed to help plan a larger statewide meeting. VI. Executive Director's Report- Frank Dirks Mr. Dirks provided an overview of what has been happening with the Michigan Community Service Commission and explained his executive director's report. Mr. Dirks also talked about the Commission conducting a Statewide Grantmakers Conference which Commissioner Orosz and Commissioner Johnson will co-host. Mr. Dirks explained what we hope to accomplish at this conference. Mr. Dirks also explained that the Commission is still very advanced when compared to other states. There are only a few that have accomplished comparable to what Michigan had done and they are Kansas, Massachusetts, Washington, Ohio and illinois. Mr. Dirks informed the commission that a letter was received from Rossman & Martin Associates in which they have agreed to help the Commission with the problem of visibility by doing some free and some paid advertising. Commissioner Begg commended the Commission on the open house and explained that it was very beneficial to him in understanding what the Commission is all about and what it is involved in. Mr. Dirks explained that the Commission is more than willing to take the open house on the road. Commissioner Orosz asked if the Commission can operate like private organizations do regarding funds and grants that are not completely used by their deadline. Are we allowed to operate on a reserve or is it that we either use it or lose it? Mr. Dirks explained that we can ask for extensions but we are not allowed to build a reserve. Some discussion occurred on regarding building an endowment or other funding possibilities. Mr. Dirks explained that the Commission would have to go through the state bureaucracy and legislation to seek that kind of approval. Commissioner Pruitt suggested that there be more discussion on this during the long range planning meeting. 4 �Commissioner Cummings asked that someone do research as to what the Commission is capable of doing plus how to accomplish these things through the state. Commissioner Orosz would like a list of the Commission's funding sources. Some clarification was given to the Commission on the enclosed budget form and budget process. VII. Action Items: a. Community Foundation Arrangement - Frank Dirks Commissioner Orosz made a motion to authorize the Michigan Community Service Commission to continue to develop a fund with the Capital Area Foundation for the Michigan Community Service Commission. Commissioner Muir seconded the motion, the motion was approved. b. Alliance for National Renewal Participation - Frank Dirks Mr. Dirks gave a overview of the National Renewal program. He explained that the Alliance is now trying to identify partners at the local level to help support the national program. Mr. Dirks asked the Commission for their support to pursue our affiliation to the Alliance and show Michigan's commitment community service. The Commission gave their approval and Commissioner Muir made a motion for the Commission to join the Alliance. Commissioner Orosz seconded, the motion was approved. c. Poster Review Committee Ms. House gave a brief description of the poster contest and explained the need for a review committee. The following commissioners volunteered: Judith Dunn, Julie Cummings, Lisa Ditch Murray, Mary Ellen Brandell, Sister Mary Martinez and Diane Kasunic from state office of the Corporation. d. Recognition Review Committee Ms. House gave a brief overview of the Recognition Program and explained that the same Commissioners who had volunteered for the Poster Contest would be reviewing recognition applications as the Recognition Review Committee. e. Long Range Planning Task Force Commissioner Pruitt announced that Commissioners Pruitt, Orosz, Johnson, Langston, Brandell, Cummings, Williams and Tate would serve on the Long Range Planning Task Force. He explained that there would be a conference call on December 19th to determine a date in which they would be able to all get together to talk about a plan for the future of the Commission. 5 �Vill. Public Comment Commissioner Pruitt read a letter to Chairperson Engler from Commissioner Blyth regarding his resignation from the Commission because of a new job promotion. Commissioner Pruitt made a motion to accept Commissioner Blyth's resignation, Commissioner Orosz accepted and Commissioner Nethercut seconded the motion. Commissioner Pruitt announced the next meeting will be in Kalamazoo on February 24, 1995, and will be hosted by Commissioner Dombrowski and Commissioner Riley. Commissioner Cummings made a motion to adjourn the meeting, and Commissioner Orosz seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned at 12:26 p.m. 6 � 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, 49741 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 1995-12-02 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/06267d534846cf0e42d418186def2727.pdf baeb0a65a05000234af391e2bffa6701 PDF Text Text ORGANIZATION CHART (Current Staff as of 11/2SI94) ~ Commissioners I Michelle Engler, Chairperson r- I Frank Dirks, Executive Director ~ - I Kyle Caldwell, Director of Special Projects Mary Estrada, Executive Secretary I Gayle House. Public Relations I I Lindy Reurink. Program Develoment Director Lamont Clegg, Statewide Coordinator Michigan CARES Brenda Parker. Points of Light Foundation Youth Fellow Sue Davidson, Staff Secretary � 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, 49742 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 1995-12-02 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/253f20aa87ef970e1fc1c7c6a70ae115.pdf fe6eff2c30662c4ebfeef5bfef6d37a7 PDF Text Text TAP-Youth Service TAP-Youth Service (Technical Assistance Program for Youth Service) is an eighteen month initiative of the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) to provide technical assistance and training to low income community-based organizations in Southeast Michigan. Funded by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the goal ofTAP-Youth Service is to provide grass-roots, low income community organizations with the information, network access, and expertise to more effectively develop, operate, and support community service and youth development programs. TAP-Youth Service will provide on-site technical assistance to nonprofit community-based organizations (CBO 's), such as youth and volunteer programs, community development and health programs, and church-operated projects. TAP-Youth Service will also produce a program development resource guide and conduct and facilitate practitioner workshops for the purpose of establishing self-sufficient programs and peer support networks. TAP-Youth Service will meet the following operational objectives: • provide on-site technical assistance to nonprofit community-based organizations; • conduct and facilitate practitioner workshops that develop skills and knowledge in the best practices of service, youth development, program development, fund raising, and community organizing; • produce a program development resource guide for CBO's that draws on materials contained in such current resources as Targeting Youth, as well as those produced by Youth Service America, the Independent Sector, and the National Civic League; • establish state and local peer support networks; • strengthen and improve MCSC's ties to low income CBO's. TAP-Youth Service's activities will concentrate support and consultation in the greater Detroit area of Southeast Michigan. TAP-Youth Service will tailor its technical assistance to meet specific CBO needs. In addition to fostering self-sufficiency and sustainability, TAP-Youth Service will begin immediately to build peer support networks. All workshops and technical assistance meetings will be organized around three goals: to impart information, to share information, and to build support networks. TAP-Youth Service will periodically bring CBO representatives to Detroit to learn from practitioners. Twice within the program period, TAP-Youth Service will hold practitioner retreats. One will involve CBO's from across the state and serve to share lessons learned in the program and build the state-wide network. Working collaboratively, CBO's with diverse constituencies and program interests will build community-based program capacity. TAP-Youth Service will produce a brief"How To" guide on accessing information that will include the latest up-to-the-minute information on related State and Federal program funding for service and youth. � 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, 49743 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 1995-12-02 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/45512f2ad27e469a226c9e43a10fa282.pdf 5d504870884405f24599a70ed9f73560 PDF Text Text Michigan Community Service Commission Upcoming Events r.Alr ...... l D ...lt January 17 Environmental Problem solving in Lansing: Michigan;s Ameri.Corps - Launch 17 MYSAM andYAF Grants due 18 Ameri.Corps "Train the Trainer" conference on conflict resolution 19 Ameri.Corps Director's Meeting 19 Ameri.Corps Technical Assistance Conference, Hilt Building, 427 West Western, Muskegon 20 Michigan NeighborhoodAmeri.Corps Program: Michigan' s Ameri.Corps- Launch 20 Ameri.Corps Technical Assistance Conference, State Library, 717 West Allegan, Lansing 23 Ameri.Corps Technical Assistance Conference, Holiday Inn, 1951 U.S. 41 West, Marquette 23-24 MYSAM and YAF Grant Reviewing 26 CBO Learn and Serve Grantee Training 27 MCSC Executive Committee Meeting, 9:00 am-12:00 noon 27 Poster Review Board Meets - 1:OOpm 28-29 MYPAC meeting at MSU 30 Governor's Service A wards Applications Due February 6 Recognition Dinner Review Board meets- Olds Plaza, 1:00pm 16 Ameri.Corps Director' s Meeting 22 "Train the Trainer" conference on Communication/Reflection 24 MCSC Commissioner's Meeting, Kalamazoo, 10:00 am-1:00pm March 15 16 22 30 31 Ameri.Corps and Learn and Serve Applications due into MCSC offices Ameri.Corps Director's Meeting ''Train the Trainer'' conference on Citizenship AmeriCorps and Learn and Serve Evaluations due MYPAC Youth Service Conference April 20 AmericCorps Director's Meeting 24 through 28 National Volunteer Week 24 Governor's Recognition Dinner 27 &8 AmeriCorps Signature Project May 15 18 19 30 Final AmeriCorps and Learn and Serve plan draft due to Federal Government. Ameri.Corps Director' s Meeting MCSC Commissioners meeting, Mt. Pleasant, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Closeout to Federal Government on Youth Voice Grants June 15 Ameri.Corps Director's Meeting July 28 MCSC Executive Committee Meeting, Olds Plaza, 9:00 am to 12:00 noon. �, August 25 MCSC Commissioners meeting, Grand Haven, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm September 1 Final AmeriCorps and Learn and Serve contracts out to Feds for year 1 and 2 - "Graduation" for AmeriCorps in conjunction with the CCC National reunion in Detroit October November 3 MCSC Executive Committee Meeting, Olds Plaza, 9:00 am to 12:00 noon 6-7 Annual Service-Learning/School Volunteers/Partnerships for Education Conference at the Holiday Inn South Lansing December 1 MCSC Commissioners meeting, Battle Creek, 10:00 to 1:00pm � 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_1995_CM_1995-12-02_Upcoming-Events Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1995-12-02 commission meeting upcoming events Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1995-12-02 commission meeting upcoming events. 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, 49744 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 1995-12-02 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/43db48c8c454a940fe772423b78c59f9.pdf 8b4e5bb9b1b9333a9f4616e31786f9cb PDF Text Text A TIME FOR NEW PARTNERSHIPS Written by Frank Dirks, Michigan Community Service Commission 12118/95 Introduction The purpose of this paper is to argue that the time is right for the formation of new partnerships among the nonprofit, public, and private sectors. Against a backdrop of change greater than any single political party or sector of society can produce alone, this paper considers the inter-relationship of these sectors in addressing social . problems. Organized around the ideas of leading social observers, the paper calls for a new way of doing business. Specifically, the paper affirms the vital role of the nonprofit voluntary social sector in supporting democratic and civil institutions, engaging citizens in positive community involvement, and meeting pressing social and community needs. It considers the effects of societal change on the nonprofit voluntary sector and the sector's relationship with government and business. Finally, it outlines recommended elements for a new partnership among the sectors. Change will always bring a degree of uncertainty and anxiety, but it never comes without opportunity. Societal chanee has created new opportunities for innovation in the states. It is not possible for a society to de-massify economic activity, communications and many other crucial processes without also, sooner or later, being compelled to decentralize government decision-making as wei~ Alvin and Heidi Tofler (Creating a New Civilization, 1995) The American Republic is undergoing a provocative, once-a-generation transformation of economic, social, and political affairs. Re-engineering, reinvention, and reform are terms that have come to describe the social consciousness as much as the decision processes in business, administration, and policy. Corporate restructuring, the rise of the service economy, the shift from low-skill manufacturing jobs to high-skill technology jobs, job insecurity, and middle-class anxiety are all manifestations of change. The effects of this societal transformation are reflected in today ' s public policy debates and the substantial reassessment of longstanding policy assumptions. For almost a year, public attention has been concentrated on the ideas coming from the state and federal leadership of the new political majority. Yet, what has generally divided policy-makers is not whether 1 �to respond to societal change, but how. Many of the goals of the new majority, such as fiscal responsibility, welfare reform, flexible state administration of programs, government reinvention, local empowerment, and civic responsibility, are more intensified and elaborated versions of themes espoused in the winning campaign of the once governor and now sitting president. Everyone is being swept by the tide of change, the only question is where we stand in the flow. The recent attention given to the concept of "devolution" follows two decades of efforts by the leaders of both parties to transfer greater responsibility to state and local governments. Throughout this period, the size of the federal government workforce has seen a modest decline while states have assumed a larger role in supporting social programs. As federal policy-makers have struggled to develop a consensus response to the societal changes of the last quarter century, states have been left to act on their own. Despite having to do increasingly more, states, in recent years, have achieved efficiencies in their operations by streamlining and reducing the size of their governments. As in the progressive era, states have functioned as incubators of public policy innovation and reform. The principled call by governors of both parties for more autonomy and flexibility is simply grounded in the assertion that the increasing state responsibility for operating programs should be accompanied with the authority to set policies that be_st meet state needs. As Governor John Engler recently wrote in the National Review, "the fifty states are extremely competitive with one another. If they are allowed to experiment, the competition among them will create what is tantamount to market forces for reform. " • Regardless of one 's opinion of the effects of these changes, three things are certain. First, consequential societal transformation will accelerate, and policy-makers will have to plan for a world vastly different from the one that launched many of our current public programs. Second, states will continue to play an expanding role in governing the nation, and states will continue to serve as the laboratories for public policy innovation. Third, dramatic changes in technology, communication, and the marketplace combined with the increasing interdependence of institutions will confirm that solutions to our pressing social problems will not come from a single source. Innovative solutions to social problems will come through new partnerships and flexible collaboration among the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. 2 �The health of the republic will depend on three stron~: sectors of society. [The new high technology] society has to be a society of three sectors: a public sector of government, a private sector of business, and a social sector... It is becoming increasingly clear that through the social sector a modern developed society can again create responsible and achieving citizenship, and can again give individuals--especially knowledge workers--a sphere in which they can make a difference in society and recreate community. Peter Drucker (Atlantic Monthly, 1994) Within the sector that includes nonprofit, voluntary, charitable, and philanthropic organizations, there is frequent debate-over the best designation for the s~ctor. This paper argues for the adoption of Drucker' s term--the·Social Sector. It is simple, clear, and captures the essence of the sector's function. Social capital is formed in the social sector, and the social sector has become the source of most of the mediating institutions that function in society today. The three sectors must become facilitators of responsible citizenship by promoting citizen-driven solutions, not professionally prescribed solutions. The social sector will assume greater responsibilities in directly meeting social needs as government downsizes and society moves to de-centralized business and industry models. Accordingly, the Social Sector must become an equal contributor to social policy-making. The social sector has historically served as a pillar in American democracy. [The United States is the] one country on the face of the earth where the citizens enjoy unlimited freedom of • ·association.. .. This same c_ountry is the only one in the world where the continual exercise of the right of association has been introduced into civil life and where all advantages which civilization can confer are procured by means of it... The more (government) stands in place of associations, the more will individuals, losing the notion of combining together, require its assistance. .. Alexis de Tocqueville Americans ' proclivity to form associations, organize committees, and initiate independent action has long been recognized by social observers as one of the more important distinguishing characteristics of democracy in America. As first noted by Alexis de Tocqueville in the 1830s, and most recently reaffirmed by Harvard University Professor, Robert Putnam, voluntary networks, civic and religious associations, and philanthropic organizations serve to reinforce the formal civic and governmental institutions of democracy. The standards and 3 �norms that are formed through these self-regulating voluntary associations support the practices that are necessary for self-government. People learn to be responsible citizens by participating in the activities of these associations. At the same time, the associations themselves serve as mediating institutions linking individual citizens to the formal institutions of government. However, since these associations are most predominant in the social sector . they also provide citizens with a mechanism to take action on issues important to themselves and their community independent of government institutions. America's rich history of philanthropy and volunteerism grows out of this tradition of freedom of association. No · nation on earth enjoys a stronger social sector than the United States. For two-thirds of it's history the nation relied on volunteer, philanthropic, and religious associations to deliver most of what are now considered social services. Only in the last sixty-five years, in response to the enormous demands and effects of a highly centralized and industrialized economy, has government, particularly the federal government, served as the principal agent for social services. With the changes brought on by the new high technology society the pendulum is now swinging away from centralized service delivery. How far the pendulum swings back will depend on the scope and creativity of the new partnerships formed by the social and public sectors. Humanly successful societies are those in which the path to individual fulfillment lies through the enlargement . of perspective and heightening of responsibility which come from participation in the life of civi~ democracy. William Sullivan (Work and Integrity, 1995) The voluntary and philanthropic, civic and religious associations of the social sector not only mediate among citizens and government, they sustain responsible democratic citizenship. Democracy will only survive if free citizens continue to rise above their immediate interests and volunteer to serve their community or country for an hour or a year or a life-time. The organizations and associations of the social sector are America's teachers of volunteerism. It is the practice of volunteer community service that binds democratic communities. The ethic of service reconciles the paradoxical American traditions of individualism and community. The spirit of volunteerism links the frontier individualist with the community bam-raiser. When people help people they discover common ground. Through the practice of service, people of diverse backgrounds and interests afflnn shared values, and 4 �lay the foundation of a strong and healthy community. One of the most troubling characteristics of this era of change has been the decline of public confidence in public institutions. For the last twenty-five years, when consensus on many issues has been difficult to achieve, most Americans have shared the opinion that their faith in government, business, charities, the future , and even themselves is diminishing. Americans' declining regard for their government is so well known it has become a disturbing cliche. Much has been made of public frustration, but even more troubling is the public· s growing sense of its own powerlessness. A 1994 study, conducted for the National Civic League, found that not only large majorities doubted government's ability at every level to solve the problems of their communities, but that roughly half doubted even their own ability and their neighbors ability to solve problems. The health of democracy is most threatened when citizens no longer believe in the power of individual action. The public. private. and social sectors must become social capital investors. Social capital is critical to prosperity and to what has come to be called competitiveness, but its more important consequences may not be felt in the economy so much as in social and political life... The concept of social capital makes clear why capitalism and democracy are so closely related. A healthy capitalist economy is one in which there will be sufficient social capital in the underlying society to permit businesses, corporations, networks and the like to be self organizing.... That self-organizing proclivity is exactly what is necessa.ry to ·make democratic political institutions work as well. • Francis Fukuyama (Trust, 1995 ) Social capital is an amalgam of voluntary associations, standards, and practices that is created through public, private, and citizen involvement and investment in the social sector. Service and volunteerism are its essential ingredients. Social capitd generates what Fukuyama calls trust-- the public ' s confidence in themselves and their public and private institutions to work fairly and appropriately. Every citizen is an investor in social capital formation, and it is very much in the interest of government and business to invest as well. Without social capital and the trust it generates, democratic and market institutions will break apart and collapse. In the face of growing public cynicism and its deleterious effect on social capital and public trust, government and 5 �business must become the chief investors in social capital formation. Such investment comes not only through financial support, but also moral support. Government and business must demonstrate responsible behavior and accountability to the community. They must restore their connections to citizens by strengthening and empowering the voluntary, civic, and religious associations that give people faith in their communities. Most · importantly, for government and business to responsibly invest in social capital formation, they must treat the social sector with the respect of an equal partner. No longer should citizens and their associations be viewed as passive clients. Instead they must be accorded the respect due to co-investors in the public trust. The public and private sector must learn to listen to the social sector. Community-based organizations will increasingly act as arbiters and ombudsmen with the larger forces of the marketplace and government, serving as the primary advocates for social and political reform. [Social] sector organizations are also likely to take up the task of providing more and more basic services in the wake of cutbacks in government aid and assistance to persons and neighborhoods in need. Jeremy Rifkin (The End of Work, 1994) The social sector must assert itself as an organized, active, and equal partner with the public and private sectors. For too long, the social sector has allowed the public and private sectors to make sweeping assumptions about its needs, capacities, and resources. For too long, the social sector has grudgingly accepted the inexorable pace of change. The social sector must willfully confront and accept the challenges posed by the societal transformations of o~r age. Social sector organizations must reassess their operations. They must be willing to move away from the centralized administrative structures that are being rejected by the public and private sectors. As client serving bureaucracies are giving way to customer driven organizations, the social sector has the opportunity to become the principal facilitator of citizen empowerment. The social sector must conceive of itself as an agent of change rather than a bulwark against the effects of change. The social sector must take its expanding role seriously enough to challenge the old assumptions of the public and private sectors. If the social sector vigorously pursues a broader role, then it will be in the position to insist the government and business meet their obligations as co-investors in social capital. If the social sector tackles social 6 �problems, mediates among institutions, and empowers citizens through service and volunteerism then the public and private sectors will be forced by the court of public opinion to live up to their part of the bargain. Since social capital investment requires more than a transitory offering, business will be challenged to sustain the obligations of good corporate citizenship. Since innovation and creativity in the operation of social service programs will require administrative flexibility, government will have to demonstrate the depth of its commitment to give the social sector control of, as well as responsibility for, these programs. All three sectors need to learn to do business differently. Social problems must no longer be trivialized and compartmentalized for partisan political advantage. All three sectors can help restore public trust by promoting problem-solving, not problem-labelling. If the social sector is to rise to the challenge, it cannot be shackled for narrow political advantage by its own interests or those of government or business. Government and business in their reaffirmation of the historic role of the social sector in making healthy communities and sustaining democratic citizenship must accept its leadership. When they challenge the social sector to step up to the role of principal social problem-solver, government and business must then listen to what the social sector has to say about social problems. An equal and assertive social sector will stimulate innovative. new partnerships. Creative partnerships between government and nonprofit organizations--with government providing fintMcing and appropriate oversight to grassroots organizations providing competent, caring services at the local level--may offer a road map back to a healthy American Society... attention to the outstanding ideas coming from grassroots geniuses. It is time for government to pay Robin Garr (Reinvesting in America, 1995) With increasing frequency, the public and private sectors are looking to the social sector as a source of ideas for promoting citizen problem-solving. Government and business have launched new public-private partnerships to enhance service and volunteerism in the social sector. Nationally, the initiatives of two successive presidents have demonstrated bi-partisan support for service and volunteerism in the social sector. First, George Bush's Points of Light Foundation and now Bill Clinton's AmeriCorps National Service program represent similarly conceived public-private partnerships in support of social sector through service and volunteerism. States are also seeking, 7 �as Governor Engler wrote in the National Review, "public/private partnerships, such as Michigan's with the Salvation Army, to confront the challenge of poverty. [States] will invite private charities to resume the historically important role they have played in bettering the lives of the poor." To fully assume the mantle of leadership and accept the challenge of the times; the social sector should concern itself with the larger task of community building, not just providing support for the poor. However, in order for this to occur, agencies of the social sector and funders from government, business, and philanthropic institutions need to come together to improve the systems of soci3.1 service delivery. Public and private grant makers and grant seekers can enhance their partnerships by seeking comprehensive and collaborative approaches to community renewal. Grant makers and grant seekers need to develop non-threatening ways to challenge each other to overcome the barriers to collaboration. All must recognize that they can no longer seek singularly conceived solutions. Each should be open to doing business in different ways. In order to discover new ways of doing business, public and private funders should collaboratively develop consistent systems for effective communication about strategic funding decisions. Improved communication and shared decision making among the sectors will improve the prospects of nonprofits sustaining their activities. Working together, public and private grant makers can offer nonprofit agencies the flexibility to respond to changing conditions in communities. Grant makers can provide the resources and rewards to create efficiencies in senrice delivery. Collaboration is the key to efficient service delivery and funders must be willing to support more . of it. Nonprofit agencies need steady incentives to collaborate, partner, and merge. Through consistent collaboration among themselves, public, private, and philanthropic funders will more effectively support collaboration and new partnerships among the programs they fund. Comprehensive solutions to deeply rooted community problems will only come through the innovation found in new partnerships. Volunteers in service to the community will become a nexus for new partnerships. Community problem-solving activities build community. A healthy community will provide ample opportunities for individuals to participate in community efforts..... Perhaps the most important 8 �requirement for effective leadership is the continuous collaboration between... government and all the segments of private sector leadership, profit and nonprofit. John Gardner (Building Community , 1991 ) The singular goal of community problem-solving must become the galvanizing force that shapes the new partnerships with the social sector. The degree to which community problems are solved should be the standard measure of success for the agencies and associations of the social sector. The language of community problem-. solving should become the unifying language of the three sectors. The promotion of community service and the involvement of volunteers should become the shared practice of the three sectors. Citizen volunteers are £!le fu el that drives community problem-solving. Volunteers serve as a conduit of communication and a source of · understanding among agencies. The sectors need new ways to coordinate their volunteer activities in order to maximize the impact of their service. There is no better investment than an investment in voluntary service. Volunteer programs are not costless, and they are not self-managing. Despite the popular belief to th e contrary, these programs necessitate expenditures .... and supervision by agency staff. Jeffery Brudney (Fostering Volunteer Programs in the Public Sector, 1990) Without volunteers community problems will never be solved, but volunteers do not come free. They require an investment. Volunteers must be recruited, trained, transported, and in some cases fed. Their times of service must be coordinated, their activities supervised, and in some cases, when they commit their full time to serve, they must be reimbursed for that commitment in order to live. Like all things of value, volunteerism does not come • without a commitment of .effort and resources .. If a community of volunteers makes for a healthy community, then it is a worthy public investment. The overwhelming majority of citizens who volunteer in their retirement report that they have done so because of a volunteer experience in their youth. Yet the majority of youth say that if they do not volunteer it is because they are not asked. If we do not invest in efforts to support and promote service and volunteerism now, we will not be able to count on these same individuals to volunteer later in life when they have more disposable time to do so. The only way we will solve our country s social problems is through citizen action, by people helping people, by community helping community. George Romney 9 �Change has presented Michigan with a unique opportunity to renew and create the means by which government, business, and the nonprofit sector can work together to address our communities ' social problems. This is an opportunity for the sectors to come together to tap the energy of collaboration and empower communities with the fuel of citizen-driven solutions. Few American leaders remain as steadfastly convinced of the positive power of citizen action as George Romney did throughout his life. His boundless devotion to volunteerism and his energetic determination to see it rooted in every aspect of America's communities are the inspiration for this paper. We would do well to seek the idealism of his faith by making this a time for new partnerships . • 10 �A Framework for New Partnerships Beyond consideration of the ideas contained in the New Partnerships paper, there are a number of near-term steps that may move the social sector forward in Michigan. The items listed below are only intended to serve as starting points for discussion. There are certainly other steps that may be taken. Some of the points may already be underway in some form. If so, use this as an opportunity to increase broader awareness, participation, and endorsement of such activities. Refine, revise, and alter these points as needed, but keep in mind that everyone at the table will be involved in some endeavor in which others may benefit from participating. 1. Establish a statewide public/social sector infrastructure that ensures that every community has a functioning voluntary action center. (Publicly endorse this as a principal goal of this the new partnerships initiatives.) 2. Designate an agency to establish a forum for regular communication and discussion among the three sectors. (The Michigan Community Service Commission would enhance it' s current role as a facilitator of communication among the sectors.) 3. Support a funders' forum that brings together public, private, and philanthropic gnint makers to explore opportunities for improved collaboration. (Recommend that the Council of Michigan Foundations regularly convene a meeting of public, private, and philanthropic funders in order to facilitate communication and coordinated collaborative strategic planning.) 4. Establish an annual statewide collaborative social sector conference involving key networks and organizations. (State networks of social and public sector programs and agencies would be invited to collaborate in the planning and implementation of the superconference. The super-conference would draw practitioners and policy makers to promote communication and collaboration.) 5. Launch and sustain a campaign to promote volunteer community problem-solving. (Encourage the media to support the effort in collaboration with the state and regional public and volunteer social sector agencies. The campaign should emphasize serious problem solving by volunteers.) 6. Designate and support a single agency to coordinate volunteer and service activities among state agencies. (The Michigan Community Service Commission would be designated to facilitate communication and coordination among state agencies and among state agencies and nonprofit volunteer organizations.) 7. Designate a state nonprofit entity to promote and coordinate corporate volunteer goals. (Recognize and support the work of the Michigan Nonprofit Forum and the Volunteer Centers of Michigan to promote corporate volunteerism. Encourage and promote corporate volunteer programs as one indication of good corporate citizenship.) 8. Change the judicial designation of court ordered "community service" to court ordered "community restitution." (Develop consensus endorsement for the necessary legislative and technical changes to accomplish this.) 9. Promote the establishment of a pool of public, private, and philanthropic funds to provide incentives for social sector agencies to initiate sustainable interagency partnerships that meet community determined needs. (Encourage the coordination of the grant makers communication forum and the state's human service Systems Reform for Children and Their Families initiative, particularly its collaborative governance effort.) • �10. Develop a common statewide database on service and volunteerism that is shared by public, private, and social sector agencies. (Support the development of an inter-networking system that links multi-agency public and private volunteer agencies.) 11. Support efforts by schools and youth agencies to involve young people in volunteer community service. (Endorse a public/private outreach campaign to encourage youth service and communities of the value of youth as volunteer resources.) Support stipended and non-stipended service and volunteer programs. Their test should not be oxymoronic, but rather how effectively they meet community needs. (Develop a consensus position that supports the role of socio-economically diverse stipended volunteers as multipliers of non-stipended volunteers.) 12. • 13. End the programmatic segregation of youth and senior volunteer programs. (Promote and support in.tergenerational service and volunteer programs-- emphasizing that youth and seniors should serve their communit~es together and not simply serve each other. 14. Coordinate state-wide service and volunteer recognition activities. (Conduct the Governor's Community Service Awards program and dinner in conjunction with the Council of Michigan Foundations' and the Michigan Nonprofit Forum' s Grant Maker/Grant Seeker Conference.) 15. Involve state agencies in state-wide volunteer promotion activities such as "Make a Difference Day" and "National Volunteer Week". (Endorse the Michigan Community Service Commission, the Volunteer Centers of Michigan, and United Way Community Services of Southeast Michigan as the principal facilitators for annual statewide volunteer special events.) � 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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Welcome and Introductions- Michelle Engler IT. Review of Minutes of December 1, 1995 - Michelle Engler ill. Informational Items a. Michigan CARES - Allyson Knox b. Michigan's AmeriCorps- Paula Kaiser c. Learn and Serve Michigan - Angelia Salas d. MYPAC Update- Angelia Salas e. Staff Advisory Council - Lindy Reurink f. Governor's Community Service Awards- Lindy Reurink g. Resource guides - Frank Dirks h. TAP-Youth Service - Frank Dirks i. Administrative and Budget Status - Garry Gross IV. Executive Director's Report- Frank Dirks V. Long Range Plan Issues a. Legislative Outreach- Michelle Engler, Joel Orosz, Mike Tate, Terry Pruitt b. State Outreach and Promotion- Julie Cummings c. New Partnership Meeting Update- Michelle Engler VI. New a. b. c. d. e. VII. Public Comment Business State Commission Network New Grant Timelines Legislative Service Awards Learn & Service K-12 Governor's Innovative Grant Award Next Commission meeting will be May 10,1996 hosted by Commissioner Victor Begg and ACCESS in Dearborn. � 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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Mar 13, 1996 10:58 PM SubJect: News conference transcript To: _CNCSALLEMPLOYEES David Premo was kind enough to provide this transcript of the as-delivered statements by Harris Wofford and Senator Chuck Grassley at today's news conference. Transcript of Press Conference March 13, 1996,3 pm Senator Chuck Orassley: As many of you know, during the last year and-a-half, I have raised some very serious concerns about the costs and management of the AmeriCorps program. At my request last summer, the General Accounting Office (GAO) issued a report that I feel verified my concerns. The GAO found that on average, the cost to field an AmeriCorps participant is almost $27,000. And another point that I wanted investigated was the amount coming from the private scctor... as it turns out eight percent was. There's no question that these measwements are not consistent with the goals and vision of AmeriCorps originally expressed by President Clinton. Just the same, I have stated that I would be willing to support funding for the AmeriCorps program if the administration would commit to several meaningful program reforms. Many of those changes have been advocated by Congressman Pete Hoekstra, of Michigan. Most importantly was to get the cost per participant down, sharply reduced, and the private sector contribution must be dramatically increased. In fact, 1think you could sum this up by my statement that the administration must reinvent AmeriCorps, or if not risk losing the program. My goal all along has been to ensure that the taxpayers' hard-earned money is spent wisely, and most importantly to increase the nwnber of young people receiving money for college. In other words, to get more bang for the AmeriCorps buck. I met several weeks ago with Senator Wofford. Since then, we have been negotiating over how to improve and reinvent the AmeriCorps program. These discussions have been very productive and very constructive and I appreciate Senator Harris Wofford's leadership, and I am impressed with his sincere efforts to reform the program. There is no question that the COrporation has benefitted from his commitment, and from the fresh perspective he has brought to it as chief executive officer. Under his watch, we've seen some real progress. So today we are here to announce a strategy for reform. Now while there miaht still be some points for him to discuss, Senator Wofford has pledged to end all AmeriCorps grants to other federal agencies. Instead, all money will be directed outside of the federal bureaucracy. Control costs and get the cost per participant closer in line with the President's promised $17,000 rather than the $27,000 per participant. And his pledge that private sector match and to establish a true private-public partnership. What's more, the Corporation has agreed to dramatically expand a program I have advocated to help more young people get to college. It recognizes students for successful service to their communities. This will help even more kids get to colle&e, and it will directly reward volunteerism. The program works by directing Corporation dollars to nonprofit service �03! 14 / 96 18 : 17 '5'202 565 2787 CNCS O~SP 9th Fl [4] 0051010 Page 2 groups and state governments to make Education Awards' that recognize outstanding community service. The only money that the federal government puts into this is for the award. It is critical, in my view, that the Corporation cooperate with the well-respected non-profit volunteer organizations that have done (so much) over a long period of time so much to help so many. Now looking ahead, I will continue ...! pledge to all of you concerned that maybe Chuck Grassley is changing ...that I will continue aggressive oversight regarding the fmancial management of AmeriCorps. as I do with the Defense Department. In fact, I would like to see a chief fmancial officer for the Corporation put in place immediately. So I thank you now, Hams, for your commitment to meaningful reform. Now the hard work really begins. But in the fmal analysis working together we can achieve a fisc:ally responsible program that is going to help more young Americans get a college education. [applause] Harris Wofford: Chuck... Senator Grassley, Congressman Hoekstra is also someone who has invested a tremendous amount of time and lead~p in looking at AmcriCorps critically and helpfully. a process which has to continue with tbe other body at least as seriously as the process with the Senate. fve long admired and appreciated Senator Gr~sley's work as a watchdog -- of other government agencies. But it is, I have to admit, a test of that appreciation when we are the agency being watched. I believe we are meeting that test, and we will continue to meet that test. I think that this is, I believe, a good day. maybe even a historic day, for national service and to people working to get things done. Thanks to the leadership of Sen. Orassley, we have taken a quantum leap toward making national sorviee truly bipartisan - as it has been in the past. and as it must be in the future. Throughout much of the twentieth century, the idea of civilian national service has drawn support from across the political spectrum. The ranks of national service supporters have included William F. Buckley and Robert F. Kennedy; Sam Nunn and Barbara Mikulski; Gov. John Engler and Bill Clinton; Colin Powell and Norman Schwartzkopf. The Peace Corps, which I was privileged to be in at the creation, has for years had bipartisan support By the way, I believe a Imijority of members of Congress over the years who served in the Peace Corps, by my count, are Republicans. Nancy Reagan wrote a book praising the Foster Grandparents program, one of the key programs now run by the Corporation for National Service. George Bush signed into law the National Community Service Act of 1990- which passed tbe Senate 75-21. That law formed the basis of the currentAmeriCoxps program. Bob Dole in 1992 helped usher through tbe law creating the National Civilian Community Corps, a program based on downsi2ed military bases - and which is now part of AmeriCorps. And Bill Clinton proposed Am:riCorps, a chance for tens of thousands of young Americans to serve their communities in exchange for help in paying for education or vocational training. Americans want Republicans and Democrats to work together when the goals are worthwhile. And today, rm delighted to say, we are demonstrating anew that national service is bipartisan. On the floor of the Senate today is a continuing resolution that reinforces this point. Senators Hatfield and Bond, working with Sen. Mikulski, the godmother of national service, have put real money in to fund AlneriCorps. We're still discussing the actual level, but it is good that these thoughtful Republicans are ready to support substantial funding for national service. In an era of downsizing government, national service can be a non-bureaucratic way to solve �03 114 / 96 18 : 18 'C202 565 2787 CNC S ONSP 9th Fl [4] 006 1010 Page 3 some of society's most critical problems. This becomes obvious to anyone who has seen AmeriCorps members dramatically raising reading scores of disadvantaged students, hauling garbage from polluted rivers or helping Habitat for Humanity to lead thousands of unpaid volunteers to build low income housing. If done properly, it is not wasteful government spending but precisely the opposite - an antidote to bureaucracy. It asks people to give to their country instead of just getting benefits. It asks Americans to give, not just to receive. Sen. Grassley, as you know. has been a tough critic of AmeriCorps - a very tough critic and a relentless foe of government inefficiency. With the steps we have taken, and will take, we will live up to Senator Grassley's highest expectations. That's our determination. Let me also add that all of the steps that improve AineriCotps program and are steps we should be taking even without his challenge, but I welcome his challenge and appreciate it. I'm delighted that, having taken these steps and pledged to do more, we have now met one of the tou2hest rests I know, the Orassley Test. We are on the way to showing a tough critic can become a good working partner. We know full well that be will be back with us again and a~ suggesting, prodding, criticizing, and questioning. We welcome that We also know we will only retain his support if we do what we say we are going to do. This is about reinventing government, not so much about paperwork or regulations. but listening, learning, and changing. Too few government proarams do that. We have listened to Sen. Grassley, learned from him, and changed. Let me particularly thank Sen. Grassley for the special push he is giving to the idea of expanding the numbers of educational service scholarships, without other program support from the Corporation, to those who serve a year, or more for some sustained period of time, in non-profit organizations not in an AmeriCorps grant program. This should enable religious organizations, higher education institutions and other non-profits with alternative funding sources to increase opportunities for service. If this education-award-only approach proves as successful as I think it will be in multiplying the numbers of those who serve and cutting federal costs, you, Sc:n. Grassley, will long be remembered for your creative role with us. Let me also emphasize that the progress we have made is not all just my doing. It happened because most of the staff at the Corporation for National Service, people who have been fiibting to make Am.eriCo:rps succeed since its inception, have been working tirelessly to improve the program. So thank you Sen. Grassley. I look forward to working with you to make Ameri.Corps a program in which all Americans can take pride in. ### �03 / 14 / 96 18 : 15 'a202 565 278 7 CNC S ONSP 9th Fl ~ 002101 0 Page 1 Note fa Waxler, Eric *** URGENT *"* From: Toscano, J Date: Wed, Mar 13, 199611:15 PM Subject: 10 step agreement To: _CNCSALLEMPLOYEES This is a summary of the 10 steps that the Corporation is taking to improve A.meriCorps and cut costs, the subject of today's news conference with Senator Chuck Grassley (IA) lOSTEPSTO IMPROVE AMERICORPS & A Briefer cur COSTS 1. Reduce Per-Member Costs The Corporation has already reduced costs from the start-up year to the se-.cond. Per member costs in the A.meriCorps stare grant program represent an average real reduction of about 7 percent per member. Grantees with above-average costs will be asked to cut costs by 10 percent in the next grant cycle. The Am.eriCorps*National Civilian Community Cmps has closed one base. cut living allowances by half, and cut HQ staff by 25 percent and campus staff by 30 percent The Corporation will develop additional cost-cutting targets and timetables in the next 60 days. 2. Eliminate Grants to Fed Agencies The Corporation bas notified federal agency grantees that grants will no longer be made to fedetal agencies. Local nonprofits who had been affiliated with federal agency programs will be free to apply for funding on their own to sponsor AmeriCorps membe.rs utilized by those nonprofits. 3.Further Steps to Prohibit Lobbying The Corporation has addressed conccms by again requesting that state commissions and national direct grantees fUillly remind AmeriCorps sponson of all prohibited activities, including lobbying and partisan political activities. Programs must delineate specific actions they will take to ensure that AmeriCorps members do not engage in improper political activities. The Coxporation will continue to investigate, on a priority basis, every allegation brought to its attention and take quick decisive action. 4. Decrease Reliance on Federal Funding AmeriCorps programs exceeded goals foe private sector fundmising, raising more than $41 million last year. In the next grant cycle, the Corpoxation will raise the matching requirement for program support from 25 percent to 33 percent. S. lncrease ..Special National Service Scholarships" The Corporation is developing a plan to expand substantially the number of sponsors who rccejve no direct funding from the Corporation, but whoso members earn education awards from the National Servia'! Trust This arrangement may enable religious organi2atlons. higher education institutions, and other organizations with alteroative funding sources to expand. 6. Increase Collaboration with National Non-Profit Organizations The Corporation is strengthening and increasing collaboration with national nonprofit service �• 03 114 ; 96 18 : 16 'a'202 565 2787 CNC S ONSP 9th Fl 14100 31010 Page 2 organizations, such as Habitat for Humanity, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, the American Red Cross, and with a growing number of religious organizations such as Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur and the National Council of Churches. 7. Increase State Autonomy The Corporation was established as a partnership between the Federal Government and the states. Governor-appointed national service commissions in each state have been informed that if they have instituted appropriate peer review processes, the Corporation will no longer review their formula grant selections. As the states enhance their capacity, fultber devolution will occur. 8. Improve Grant Review The Inspector General has identified areas to strengthen grant comJK:titions. The Corporation is reviewing the draft recommendations and plans to implement qwckly those that are workable, as well as other measures to improve this critical process. 9. :Expand Efforts in Evaluation The Coxporation's goal is to develop evaluation systems that m.akc increasing use of our network of service programs and their expertise, and encourage private sector and independent sector efforts to evaluate service programs. 10. Increase and Strengthen Occasional (unpaid) Volunteers The Corporation is committed to emphasizing the role of AmeriCorps members as reciUiters, organizers, and leaders of traditional oocasional volunteers. Volunteer generation is now a priority in the 1997 competition for project renewals. In the fourth quarter of the first year, over three additional community volunteers were rccxuited for every AmeriCorps member serving. From July 1, 1995 through September 30, 1995, it is estimated that AmeriCorps members recruited at least 73.000 volunteers who contributed over 700,000 hours of service to their communities. By further emphasizing this role, the C01p0ration will increase the value added by each AmeriCorps member and by each federal dollar invested in national service. � 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_1996-03-15_AmeriCorps-Emails Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1996-03-15 commission meeting AmeriCorps emails Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1996-03-15 commission meeting AmeriCorps emails. 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, 49746 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 1996-03-15