576 24 26018 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/099876f0b4476c97d347bcccc62fe202.pdf f2de5b44aa1aaef6a06581c0983de40d PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION 111 George W. Romney Lansing , Telephone FAX Chairperson Michelle Engler Executive Director Kyle Caldwell S. Capitol Ave . Bldg ., 4th Floor Michigan 48913 (517) 335-4295 (517) 373-4977 MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Michigan Community Service Commission FROM: Kyle Caldwell, Executive Director / RE: Contents of Commissioner Packet DATE: March 29, 1999 Jf!-. Enclosed you will find a very full packet reflecting a very full agenda for our next meeting! Please pay special attention to the materials behind tab 5. These materials reflect Michigan's 1999 application to the Corporation for National Service for Michigan's AmeriCorps funding and results of the outreach for the Learn & SERVE Community Based funding. You will be asked to approve the processes and recommendations of the staff at our April 9, 1999 meeting. We will also be discussing a number of other matters at our next meeting including our up corning Legislative Breakfast, Governor's Service Awards and our Commissioner Retreat in September. I look forward to seeing you! � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_1999-04-09_Next-Meeting-Letter Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting next meeting letter Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting next meeting letter. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50012 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 1999-04-09 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/627b2816ee6a62c4223976f3405d7124.pdf 4970282bd25e0c230e9effd8b361d3f5 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER , Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Michelle Engler Executive Director Kyle Caldwell TO: MEMORANDUM 111 George W. Romney Lansing , Telephone FAX S. Capitol Ave . Bldg ., 4th Floor Michigan 48913 (517) 335-4295 (517) 373-4977 Michigan Community Service Commission FROM: Lindy Lang ~¥~ RE: Outreach & Fund Development Department Update for April9, 1999 Meeting DATE: March 29, 1999 The following is an update from the Outreach and Fund Development Department. The function of the Outreach and Fund Development (O&FD) Department is to address the non-program and nonadministration components of the Michigan Community Service Commission's (MCSC) work (i.e. publications, special events, media relations, fund development, training, etc.). 1 . Sixth Annual Governor's Service Awards • The Sixth Annual Governor's Service Awards dinner will be held May 17, 1999 at the Novi Hilton, in conjunction with Grant Makers/Grant Seekers. • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan will sponsor this year's reception. Ameritech will sponsor this year's dinner. • The MCSC received more than 300 nominations for this year's awards. The nominations were reviewed by peer review teams, on March 12, and five finalists in each of the 15 award categories were selected. The MCSC is currently in the process of notifying the nominees and nominators as to who was selected as a finalist. • Commissioners will soon receive a formal invitation to the reception and dinner. 2 . ConnectMichigan Campaign • The latest ConnectMichigan newsletter was mailed to the MCSC database in January. The ConnectMichigan newsletter is a MCSC publication, created by and for the state's volunteer and national service network. • There are currently 60 ConnectMichigan billboards posted throughout Michigan. • The ConnectMichigan campaign will be highlighted at the April 22, legislative event Celebrating Michigan's Volunteers. • The Volunteer Centers of Michigan, in conjunction with the MCSC, will be bringing the ConnectMichigan display to the Points of Light Foundation conference in Las Vegas, June 6- 9, 1999. �. 3 . Legislative Event • • • The legislative event, Celebrating Michigan's Volunteers, will be held at the Lansing Center on April22, 1999 from 7:30- 9:00a.m. The Celebrating Michigan's Volunteers event is designed to provide an opportunity for the MCSC and others to share information on the state of volunteerism in Michigan with the Michigan Legislature. Invitations to the event will be mailed to commissioners, legislators and other invited guests the week of March 29. 4. Staff • O&FD Director, Lindy Lange, returned to the MCSC from maternity leave on March 16, 1999. 2 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_1999-04-09_Outreach-and-Fund-Dev-Dept-Update Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting outreach and fund development department update Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting outreach and fund development department update. 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, 50013 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 1999-04-09 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/54827e32dc5f16adcf236d22f11c1086.pdf afec8e912d4a014225bfe614401d83cb PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIG AN JOHN ENGLER , Go vernor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Michelle Engler 11 1 S. Cap itol Ave. George W Romney Bldg .. 4th Floor Lansing . Mich igan 48913 Telephone (517) 335-4295 FAX (5 17) 373 -4977 Executive Director Ky le Ca ldwell Honorable John Engler WHEREAS, the Honorable John Engler, Governor of Michigan established the Michigan Community Service Commission in 1991; and WHEREAS; he provided vision, leadership and steadfast dedication to enabling all Michigan citizens to engage in public problem solving through service and volunteerism; and WHEREAS, his creation of and continued participation in the Governor's Service Awards, a statewide volunteer recognition program has strengthened and improved the civic participation of community members throughout Michigan; and WHEREAS, through his work to improve the lives of Michigan citizens by strengthening Michigan's nonprofit organizations and volunteer field he has positioned Michigan at the forefront of the volunteer and service movement; and WHEREAS, he encourages volunteerism and giving through his and his family ' s personal example; NOW, BE IT RESOLVED that the commissioners of the Michigan Community Service Commission express their profound gratitude and appreciation to the Honorable Governor John Engler for his leadership, vision and diligence, and look forward to his continued support of the service and volunteerism field . Adopted by the members of the Michigan Community Service Commission on April 9, 1999. Michelle Engler 0,-- ', . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_1999-04-09_Recognition-of-Governor-John-Engler Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting recognition of Governor John Engler Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting recognition of Governor John Engler. 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, 50014 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 1999-04-09 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/f1fa0b2ccb3510d3f1d243bf22db4b2e.pdf 8cf6f73a8e59bb4a5e192ba336f7ca2b PDF Text Text MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Recommendation Summary for Renewal Programs Commission: Michigan Community Service Commission Legal Applicant: United Way of Genesee and Lapeer County Formula Commission Recommended 1999-2000 Funding Level: $374,874 Commission Recommended Number of 1999-2000 AmeriCorps* State Members: 24 Ff ]LPT 2YR. PT Program Start Date: September 22, 1999 1 . In addition to the attached renewal application, the below analysis is based upon: • • • • One Site Visit Progress Reports: 1st quarter Weekly Phone Contact Other: Monthly Program Directors' Meetings 2 . Does the Commission believe that the program is meeting its annual objectives? If not, explain why. Excellent progress has been made in attaining completion of Objectives. In some cases, objectives have been surpassed in the first half of the program year. 3. Provide a concise summary of the program's service activities for the next year. Members will: Tutor 185 at-risk youth in an effort to increase their academic skill levels; assist adult volunteers in providing mentoring activities to 320 at-risk youth; imporve health oflo w-income families by providing services to 775 families; prepare for employment through the completion of Resume Writing Kits and development of member portfolios; enhance their oral skills through public presentation training sessions; and increase the number of non member volunteer hours by recruitment, training and hands-on participation with community volunteers. 4. Provide a clear analysis of this program's strengths and accomplishments which support the Commission's decision to request 1999-2000 renewal funding. In the first half of the program year, the program has: Attained 74% of Direct Service Objective One, tutoring 133 of 180 at risk youth in an effort to raise academic achievement levels; �175% ofDirect Service Objective Two, recruiting 210 youth for mentoring programs (with a target of 120); 65% of members have completed a draft of a post service Personal Plan of Action; 100% of members have begun their service portfolio; and attained 41 % of the annual goal for engaging new volunteers for community service activities (please note that this number was arrived at with less than one half of the program year completed. 5 . What challenges is this program currently facing? Describe the Commission's strategy for assisting this program with these challenges in the next program year. The greatest challenge has been having three start dates for members. It has been decided that there will only be two "class" start dates in the coming program year because too much time has been taken up with recruitment and training of the third "class" . The collaborative has instituted monthly meeting to discuss progress and any challenges which may arise. Continuous improvement has been incorporated into these meetings to discuss challenges and make the program more visible and viable. Members have been directed to submit monthly reports on progress toward achieving program objectives. Also, any member falling short of the prescribed number of hours to complete their term of service is now required to submit a written plan for completion of their service commitment. 6. How does this program support the Commission's vision as stated in the state plan (or Unified Sta te Plan)? Describe how it complements the state's existing portfolio. The program is consistent with the priorities established within the MCSC state plan. � 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_1999-04-09_Recommendation-Summary-for-Renewal-Programs Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting recommendation summary for renewal programs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting recommendation summary for renewal programs. 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, 50015 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 1999-04-09 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/1247382b828e50667c041f01a5fbe45e.pdf e0e107fabee8bbb90a2e932de91e7b25 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Michelle Engler 111 S. Capitol Ave . George W. Romney Bldg ., 4th Floor Lansing , Michi gan 48913 Telephone (517) 335-4295 FAX (517) 373-4977 Executive Director Kyle Caldwell MEMORANDUM /M'N~ A/) TO: Michigan Community Service Commission FROM: Angelia Salas, Program Development Coordinate~ Michigan Community Service Commission RE: Recommendations for Funding for 1999 Learn and SERVE-Michigan (CBO DATE: March 29, 1999 Application Process For 1999, the Learn and SERVE-Michigan outreach process was modified to provide a more targeted pool of potential applicants, namely Michigan's Communities of Promise. Based on the number of expected renewal applicants and the ability to fund only three new programs, Notice of Funds Available (NOFA) postcards were mailed only to primary contacts and partners of Michigan's Communities of Promise. The targeted outreach served two purposes. First, the limited mailing prevented us from receiving an overwhelming amount of applications of which we could fund only three. Secondly, it allowed us to strengthen our support of Michigan's Communities of Promise by providing funding for programs that address the goals of America's Promise. More than 600 NOFA postcards were mailed to nonprofit organizations in Michigan's 17 Communities of Promise. As a result of inquiries, more than 75 Requests for Proposals (RFP) were disseminated to nonprofit organizations throughout the state. MCSC hosted two conference calls on January 29, 1999 to assist potential applicants with the application process. A total of five renewal applications and six new program applications were received. Based on previous interest we had expected to receive at least fifteen applications for new programs and that all of the seven current grantees would reapply. The MCSC conducted a staff review of all renewal applications and a peer and staff review of the new applications. Renewal applicants were provided with Feedback sheets that included lists of both strengths and areas for improvement. Renewal applicants were given time to respond in writing to the areas for improvement. Staff Recommendations After conducting a peer and staff review, the MCSC staff recommends: 1) renewal funding for Volunteer Muskegon, City of Portage/Portage Senior Center, MSU 4-H Foundation for MSU Extension 4-H Youth Programs of Oakland County, Onekama Consolidated School Education Foundation. These four renewal applicants responded satisfactorily to the issues raised during the staff review. �2) provisional funding for Youth Volunteer Corps of Alpena County. Due to illness, the renewal applicant was granted a three day extension for responding to their feedback. The areas for improvement listed during the staff review wer e not of critical concern and the staff is confident that the weaknesses will be addressed by April 1, 1999. 3) that the new applications from the three Lake Huron Area Council #265, Boy Scouts of America programs, the Grand Ledge D.A.R.E/Grand Ledge Skate Committee, Camp Fire Boys and Girls Wathana Council, and EightCAP, Inc. not receive funding. Based on the approval of these recommended applications, $83,527 of the $157,500 FY99 Learn and SERVE-Michigan (CBO) budget will be expended. Our goal is to expend 100% of the available federal funds. Accordingly, a second round of grants will be made available to allocate the remaining $73,973 and any 1998 carry-over. Next Steps Pending your approval of the staff recommendations, the following outreach strategy will occur. 1) It is clear from the limited interest in our NOFA and the quality of the new plans we received that there is a limited degree of knowledge about the structure and goals of service-learning in the community-based setting. In response to this lack of awareness, MCSC will develop and implement a strategy for better disseminating tools and strategies for community-based servicelearning. Currently, Learn and SERVE-Michigan (CBO) grantees are working to develop community-based curriculum models of their programs. Once complete, these models will provide practical information on why and how to integrate service-learning into current youth programming strategies. Additionally, during the 1999 program year, MCSC will offer a oneday training on the language and tools of community-based service-learning. 2) To secure additional Learn and SERVE-Michigan (CBO) program applicants, MCSC will begin another targeted outreach for FY99 programs. Due to the delayed start date, programs will not be able to offer summer programming. This round of outreach therefore may be most appropriate for afterschool programming. Recommendations for the new pool of applicants will be provided for your approval at the next Commission meeting. �Michigan Community Service Commission Renewal Proposal Review Form GRANT CATEGORY: APPLICANT: 1999 Learn and SERVE-Michigan (CBO) MSU 4-H Foundation for MSU Extension 4-H Youth Programs of Oakland County FUNDING REQUESTED: $20,866 TOTAL BUDGET: $80,415 DESCRIPTION: The Oak Park/Pontiac 4-H Learn and SERVE Program is a partnership between MSU Extension 4-H Youth Programs of Oakland County, AmeriCorps Oakland, the 4-H VISTA Project, and the school districts of Oak Park and Pontiac. The program is designed to address the low literacy levels in those communities by providing experiential learning activities for a minimum of 150 program participants, most of whom are low-income or at-risk. The participants, who range in age between 5 and 19, will assess the specific needs of the community, create plans to promote literacy in a way that satisfies true community needs, and carry out their plans. Such service activities will take place approximately eight times per year. STRENGTHS Plan of Operation • 1999 Plan of Operation includes an expansion to other communities and includes developmentally challenged youth. • Projects are youth identified and driven. • Broad strategies for recognizing exemplary participation are planned. • A very thorough timeline is presented that outlines both training and service events. Partnerships and Sustainability • There are a number of broad partnerships presented. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • The program has demonstrated the ability to design programming with strong participant and community impact objectives in mind. Organizational Capacity • Primary staff have lots of applicable experience with programs like the one proposed. • The organization has successfully run a Learn and SERVE-Michigan program since 1997. AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT Plan of Operation • Community Impact objectives need to be clarified. MCSC staff will work with the program to strengthen the objectives. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • Evaluation development support is available from MCSC. Please contact our office to determine whether there are national training and technical assistance providers who can assist you. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The MCSC staff recommends funding this program for $20,866. �Michigan Community Service Commission Renewal Proposal Review Form GRANT CATEGORY: 1999 Learn and SERVE-Michigan (CBO) APPLICANT: Onekama Consolidated School Education Foundation FUNDING REQUESTED: $17,500 TOTAL BUDGET: $35,000 DESCRIPTION PROJECT NETGAP is a multi-level, intergenerational service-learning project aimed at reducing the generation gap in the Onekama Community. The project focuses on assisting 3-12 grade students in improvement of their technology and history knowledge while developing their personal and civic responsibilities. Seventeen junior high school students will mentor 17 senior citizens in the use of computerized technology. These 17 senior citizens will each adopt-a-classroom thereby mentoring elementary students while sharing their expertise and oral history information. These 200 elementary students then will collect this oral history information and 20 senior high school students will publish the information using computerized publishing techniques. A student operated "tech hotline: and after school service-learning teams will also be incorporated to meet additional intergenerational needs along with the development of a PROJECT NETGAP multi-media presentation program to be shared with other school districts. STRENGTHS Plan of Operation • Both service-learning participants and senior volunteers will be recognized for exemplary participation. • Students assist the school in the goal to create a school media center that is accessible by seniors. • Students in the technology class learn about the real world applicability of classroom assignments while teaching seniors new skills. • Activities relate directly to community development goals stemming from the Onekama '96 Community Forum that indicated that technological support, the promotion of school as a community center, historic awareness and youth programming were needed. Partnerships and Sustainability • A clear plan for enhancing and expanding the program is presented. • The Onekama School District has an existing policy statement in support of service-learning as a teaching methodology. Each student in the district must participate in a service project yearly. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • A wide variety of assessment approaches are being used to measure community impact, participant impact and program success. Organizational Capacity • Many program partners with applicable experience are listed. Other • 245 youth will be engaged in the Learn and SERVE programming. AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT Plan of Operation • It is not clear what efforts are being taken to sustain this project by the creation of a replicable training model. Steps to develop this via the community-based curriculum model were not described • There are a number of training and technical assistance providers available to Learn and SERVEMichigan programs. Please contact the MCSC if a trainer is needed for the June 1 1999 in-service. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • Please provide the MCSC with all program assessment tools for this program once they are created or modified. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The MCSC staff recommends funding this program for $17,500. �Michigan Community Service Commission Renewal Proposal Review Form GRANT CATEGORY: 1999 Learn and SERVE-Michigan (CBO) APPLICANT: City of Portage/Portage Senior Center FUNDING REQUESTED: $10,161 TOTAL BUDGET: $20,439 DESCRIPTION The Portage Senior Center, the Portage Community Outreach Center and Portage Central Elementary School will continue to work together to provide opportunities for service which involve both young people with senior citizens beginning in July of 1999 and continuing through June of 2000. As in the past, the project will involve three of the four national priority areas: Education (both school success and school readiness), the environment (nature and neighborhood) and Human Needs. There will be both summer and school year components to the program. The school-wide recycling effort (Environment ) will continue. One of the projects which the advisory council suggested and that will benefit the school, the Quite Area - a place for reflection and nature study that will be developed this spring - will be cared for by summer participants and by one or more of the classes during the school year. During the school year each child in one fifth grade will be paired with a senior and together they will participate in two different activities. Each month the entire group will perform some act of service which will introduce a community need, an agency that responds to that need and a task that participants can do to help alleviate the need. In addition, each pair will be teamed with a kindergarten or first grade pupil who has been identified as "at-risk" for either tutoring or special attention. The summer program will expand to include VolunTeens who work at the Center each summer. The "Girls are Great" program also will continue. This year it will be run as a half day camp for a week at a time. Two sessions will be offered. Girls will have the opportunity to perform service and to earn Girl Scout badges at the same time. They will work on " Across the Generations" and another badge. The VolunTeens (aged 12-15) will have learning experiences added to their service experiences this year. Service-learning for both groups will include visits to a nursing home, care for the quiet area at the school, and working with the senior Readers' Theater group to read to the children at shelters run by the Gospel Mission and the YMCA. STRENGTHS Plan of Operation • A very thorough description of the process for recruitment, pre-service and in-service training activities for staff and participants is provided. • The program manages to run several different themes which allows for participation from diverse groups and diverse learning and service activities. • Numerous recognition activities are planned. Exceptional projects should be nominated for a Governor's Service A ward. • In class activities relate directly to specific educational goals that are established by the school. • The project reflects the need to encourage active citizenship at an early age and promotes intergenerational service. Partnerships and Sustainability • There is strong collaboration among the program partners. • The many connections to the school administration suggest that the service-learning activities, while community-based, may increase the scope of service-learning in the Portage Elementary School curriculum. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • Varied feedback will be sought from program stakeholders. Organizational Capacity • The applicant has direct applicable experience in the management of grants of this type. AREAS FOR CLARIFICATION OR IMPROVEMENT Plan of Operation • The maintenance of the Quiet Area should be connected to specific learning goals regardless of which group (student council, classrooms, and/or summer participants) are maintaining it. �• It is not clear what role the student council has in this project. • Impact objectives for the tutors need to be strengthened. Partnerships and Sustainability • The multi-year plan that is presented emphasizes financial sustainability. Plans for supporting programmatic sustainability are needed. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • Tools for assessing program progress are needed. • Will Peacock clients or administration be included in the program feedback cycle? STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The MCSC staff recommends funding this program for $10,161. • �Michigan Community Service Commission Renewal Proposal Review Form GRANT CATEGORY: 1999 Learn and SERVE-Michigan (CBO) APPLICANT: Volunteer Muskegon FUNDING REQUESTED: $17,500 TOTAL BUDGET: $35,000 DESCRIPTION The "Cleaning Up Ruddiman Creek" project of Volunteer Muskegon's Youth Volunteer Corps will work collaboratively with the Muskegon County Conservation District, the Ruddiman Creek Task Force and the Glenside and Lakeside Neighborhood Associations in effecting positive changes in water quality and natural aquatic habitats of Ruddiman Creek. The project includes a summer program and a school-year program, involving three schools in Muskegon Public Schools, an inner city school district. Activities will include: stenciling storm drains to decrease dumping, distribution of informational material to neighborhood homes, follow up survey to assess the changes in residents' environmental practices, elimination of destructive plants, reintroduction of vegetation desirable for natural aquatic habitat, building butterfly gardens, and presentation to the school classes, the School Board of Trustees, our local legislators, other groups and possible the governor of Michigan. Partnerships with the schools, Conservation District Office, Ruddiman Creek Task Force and the neighborhood associations ensure the success of this service-learning project. STRENGTHS Plan of Operation • Application is closely tied to goals of the Learn and SERVE-Michigan (CBO) curriculum project. • The activities listed have end and start dates that are conducive to youth scheduling needs. • A variety of projects are planned along the common theme of environmental stewardship of the Ruddiman Creek. • Youth can serve in a variety of ways, on a variety of projects and for various time commitments. • One-thousand participants will be engaged in service-learning programming as a result of this program. Partnerships and Sustainability • Numerous new partnerships and collaborations are listed. • The applicant has increased their commitment to service-learning over recent years. Funding support from YVCA National Direct AmeriCorps members and collaboration in multiple schools in the school district all support the practice and dissemination of service-learning in the region. Organizational Capacity • The applicant has extensive experience running national service programs and has had a Learn and SERVE-Michigan grant since 1995. AREAS FOR CLARIFICATION OR IMPROVEMENT Plan of Operation • You may consider including the President' s Service Challenge Award as a part of your student volunteer recognition plan. Partnerships and Sustainability • The multi-year plan for enhancing and sustaining this service-learning program are mostly dependant on YVCA National Direct AmeriCorps funding. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • Tools for measuring all objectives are needed. MCSC staff will work with the program to develop tools anclfor will refer to evaluation Tff A providers as needed. • It is not clear if and how students and teachers will be able to provide feedback on the program. Is this a formal or informal process? Tools for soliciting formal partner feedback is needed. • A formal plan for assessing participant and community impact are needed. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The MCSC staff recommends funding this program for $17,500. �Michigan Community Service Commission Renewal Proposal Review Form GRANT CATEGORY: 1999 Learn and SERVE-MI (CBO) APPLICANT: Alpena Community College FUNDING REQUESTED: $17,500 TOTAL BUDGET: $35,348 DESCRIPTION Youth Volunteer Corps of Alpena Community College will partner with Alpena Public Schools and Alpena High School to continue the creation of an outdoor environmental classroom during the school year component of this program. Students in the entire school system will use the area to study the local environment. Participants will be students from the Environmental Studies service-learning project at the high school. The summer component will include a science camp with 100 elementary and 25 secondary students involved, environmental projects at localities in the community, and service to the Sprinkler Lake Education Center involving an additional 100 Youth Volunteer Corps members. A useable outdoor environmental classroom will be the project' s physical outcome. Outcome for participants will be increased knowledge of environmental science and a heightened sense of community. Participant' s environmental knowledge will be measured by pre- and post-science tests. Participants in the summer program will be involved in positive activity in out--of-school time during which their knowledge of science and the environment will increase through nontraditional learning. STRENGTHS Plan of Operation • Participants are offered meaningful and varied service opportunities. • YVC youth advisory board has ownership of the program activities and supports its direction and success. • A variety of recognition activities are planned. Youth Volunteers are eligible to receive Presidents Student Service Challenge awards, scholarships and up to 112 credit for exemplary participation. • The one year time table presented in the application is extremely clear. • The proposed outdoor classroom activities not only support experiential education, it also offers students the chance to become advocates for environmental preservation as they will share what they have learned from their activities with the junior high school students. Partnerships and Sustainability • Applicant has numerous and significant collaborative relationships and seems able to pool resources in a manner that maximizes quality programming opportunities for the participants. Organizational Capacity • An excellent program leadership team is described. AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT Plan of Operation • Community outcome objectives require clarification. They relate mostly to participant impact rather than the impact the participants will have on the community. • There needs to be a distinction between the learning objectives of the YV s and the campers. If connected to the school curriculum or personal development goals, the science campers will have clear learning objectives. It is also not clear what the learning goals for the YVs are. If the YVs are the primary participants that are counted and evaluated they must have both measurable service and learning outcomes. If the campers are the "service-learners" they should have both service and learning outcomes. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • A description of the tools that will be used to assess valid program outcomes on program objectives should be provided as they become available. If the applicant requires assistance in the development of these tools they should contact the Commission for referral to T!T A providers. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The MCSC staff recommends funding this program for $17,500. �Michigan Community Service Commission Proposal Review Form GRANT CATEGORY: 1999 Learn and SERVE-Michigan (CBO) . APPLICANT: . Lake Huron Area Council #265, Boy Scouts of America (LS99-01CBO) FUNDING REQUESTED: $18,000 TOTAL BUDGET: $75,000 DESCRIPTION The Lake Huron Area Council desires to provide the programs of the Boy Scouts of America to the youth of Isabella County. This will help participating youth to become increasingly self-reliant, to learn leadership skills, and to develop positive associations with adult mentors. The Boy Scouts will be able to provide this program to over 625 Isabella County youth through collaboration with 19 other community organizations who serve as Chartered Partners with the Boy Scouts of America. These Chartered Partners use the programs of the Boy Scouts of America as part of their program for youth. Monthly district leadership training meetings, a mentoring program involving 37,500 total hours of service, a community service project that collects and distributes 6,000 cans of food, and a summer camping program emphasizing safety, sportsmanship, and tool use are all part of the proposal. STRENGTHS Plan of Operation • The program has a high match of $57,000. There are 625 youth participants and 250 disadvantaged youths involved in the program. • Partnerships and Sustainability • Program incorporates a number of existing partners. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • Boy Scout Unit goals can be measured through Quality Unit Award. Organizational Capacity • Boy Scouts of America have a long track record of administering quality programs for youth. AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT Plan of Operation • No application narrative was included in the proposal packet. This is a crucial and necessary part of the proposal package. • The funding request is designed to support existing activities which only peripherally relate to this service-learning proposal. • A number of questions listed in the criteria remain unanswered such as: The proposal does not describe the three year objectives for participant and community outcomes. There is no description of the key activities to be undertaken. There is no information on the process for recruitment, pre-service, or inservice training for either staff or youth participants. The applicant does not include plans for involving youth in the planning and implementation of the program. The proposal does not include a one-year time table showing projected dates, target populations, and persons responsible for each activity. The proposal does not describe the measurable objective for participants outcomes and only briefly addresses community based objectives. Partnerships and Sustainability • With no narrative provided, the evaluators had to try to find answers in the abstract. The abstract, however, contains limited information. • The proposal does not describe how the program will facilitate community collaboration and sustainable partnerships around service, education, and the goals of America's Promise. • The proposal is unclear about the multi-year plan for enhancing and sustaining this service learning program. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • A thorough plan for program design is not presented, nor is a description of monitoring, evaluation, and continuous improvement. • There is no provision for collecting feedback from the primary stakeholders in the program. �• The proposal does not provide a timeline for collecting, analyzing, and reporting/sharing data to demonstrate service-learning program effectiveness. Organizational Capacity • • • The proposal does not describe the background, experience, and relevant accomplishments of the staff who will be accountable for this program. The plan does not describe how orientation, training, and skill development of staff will be provided. The plan does not address how adequate supervision for youth participants will be provided. Other • • The budget detail does not break out costs in a manner that describes how dollar amounts will be allocated per line. The application narrative in the most important section of the proposal. Without one, it is almost impossible to evaluate this plan. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff does not recommend this program for funding . �Michigan Community Service Commission Proposal Review Form GRANT CATEGORY: 1999 Learn and SERVE-Michigan (CBO) APPLICANT: · Lake Huron Area Council, Boy Scouts of America (LS99-02CBO) FUNDING REQUESTED: $18,00 TOTAL BUDGET: $68,550 DESCRIPTION In 1999, the Lake Huron Council will mentor over 400 youth, or two in every nine available youth, in Montmorency and Alpena Counties through new Learning for Life programs, Exploring Posts, and Venturing programs chartered to 6 organizations throughout Montmorency and Alpena Counties. These youth will be involved in community service projects, summer adventure programs, vocational education, and leadership development programs offered to youth in grades nine through twelve through the Lake Huron Council. These programs represent the young adult portion of the Boy Scouts' Comprehensive Youth Development program. STRENGTHS Plan of Operation The plan, as outlined in the abstract, incorporates new initiatives for young adults. Partnerships and Sustainability • It appears that the Volunteer Center has been supportive of Scouting and will support 1999 efforts. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • An evaluation component is already part of the Boy Scouts organization. Organizational Capacity • The Boy Scouts have a proven history and track record for providing quality programs. AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT Plan of Operation • No application narrative was included in the proposal. This is a critical piece of the application package. • The plan does not list the three-year objectives for participant and community outcomes. • The plan does not address pre-service and inservice training activities for staff. • The plan does not involve the youth in either planning or implementation. • The proposal does not describe how this program will reinforce student academic achievement and civic responsibility. Partnerships and Sustainability • No proposal narrative again makes it virtually impossible to evaluate this section. • The multi-year plan for enhancing and sustaining this service learning project is unclear. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • The evaluation attachment is the only information available on monitoring the program. The Quality Unit Award guidelines relate primarily to Troup development objectives rather than servicelearning programming. • The evaluation provided has no relationship to assessment as relates to this grant proposal. • Again, the lack of a written narrative makes the proposal inadequate. Organizational Capacity • There is no description of the background, experience, or relative accomplishments of the staff who will be accountable for this program. • There is no description of the organization's past experience or current capacity to coordinate a comparable program. It is only based upon reputation. • The proposal does not describe how adequate supervision for participants will be provided. Other • The most crucial part of this proposal is its application narrative. Since one is not provided, the proposal simply can not receive enough evaluation points to merit consideration. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff does not recommend this program for funding . �Michigan Community Service Commission Proposal Review Form GRANT CATEGORY: 1999 Learn and SERVE-Michigan (CBO) APPLICANT: Lake Huron Area Council, Boy Scouts of America (LS99-03CBO) FUNDING REQUESTED: $18,000 TOTAL BUDGET: $102,000 DESCRIPTION The Lake Huron Area Council desires to provide the programs of the Boy Scouts of America to the youth of Tuscola County. These programs will help the participating youths to become increasingly self reliant, to learn leadership skills, and to develop positive associations with adult mentors. The Boy Scouts of America will be able to provide this program to over 850 Tuscola County youth through collaboration with 22 other community organizations who serve as Chartered partners with the Boy Scouts of America. These Chartered Partners use the programs of the Boy Scouts of America as part of their program for youth. Highlights of the program include: A Migrant Youth Program held in conjunction with the Reese and Vassar school districts; monthly leadership development training meetings; adult mentoring through 27 Cub Scout Packs, Boy Scout Troops, and Exploring Posts; a community service project to collect and donate 8,000 cans of food; and summer camping programs to develop skills in the use of tools, sportsmanship, and safety. STRENGTHS Plan of Operation A number of positive program activities are proposed including programs for migrants, leadership development, mentoring for scouts, and a summer service project. Partnerships and Sustainability • There are written partnership agreements in place for a number of community partners. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • A unit evaluation from the Boy Scouts of America is in place. Organizational Capacity • The Boy Scouts of America has a proven history of providing and implementing quality programs. • AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT Plan of Operation • The required narrative is not provided. The narrative is what earns evaluation points. Without one, this proposal is insufficient to warrant further consideration. • Program only involves one service project all year. • Project proposed does not appear to be a service-learning project thus making it impossible to determine the plan of operation. Partnerships and Sustainability • No proposal narrative is provided. Therefore, it is impossible to evaluate sustainability plans. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • The only evaluation information provided is an attachment that has no bearing on this servicelearning proposal or on the criteria provided. • There is no provision for participant feedback. • There is no timeline for the collection and the analysis of data. Organizational Capacity • Again, the required application narrative is not provided. As a result, the capacity to develop this program can not be determined by the materials submitted. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff does not recommend this program for funding. �Michigan Community Service Commission Proposal Review Form GRANT CATEGORY: 1999 Learn and SERVE-Michigan (CBO) APPLICANT: Grand Ledge D.A.R.E./ Grand Ledge Skate Committee (LS99-04CBO) FUNDING REQUESTED: $17,500 TOTAL BUDGET: $47,050 DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this service-learning program is to develop a collaborative, mentoring project in the community in order to build a skate park for those who enjoy the sports of skateboarding, in-line skating, and biking. It is a need recognized by the county parks commission, the local police department, civic groups, and youth to give students a safe, suitable, and sound place to practice the sports and to reinforce the D.A.R.E message to become and remain violence, alcohol, and drug free. Phase 1: Develop a design, promote the park, raise funds, create an operation plan, obtain approvals, prepare the site, and pour concrete for a 60' xlOO' slab (completed 10/1998) Phase 2: Work with mentors to continue to promote, raise more funds, construct ramps, open, and begin operation of the park. (complete 611999) Phase 3: Complete design of pavilion, reevaluate the process for developing the park, evaluate its success, raise more funds, receive renewed approvals from governmental agencies, and construct a pavilion to protect the ramps from weather. (Complete 6/2000). Youth are involved in the entire process, doing the lion's share of the work. Adults act as mentors. The involved youth are receiving extra credit for their involvement. The project has become a rallying point in the community and is involving thousands. The project has grown and been strengthened through the adult community's support of our youth. STRENGTHS Plan of Operation • Partnerships are in place with youth involved in all facets of the program • The time table for implementation is described clearly. • There is evidence of a high level of community support. Partnerships and Sustainability • Adult mentoring of participants relates to and supports the goals of America's Promise. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • Community and user surveys are in place to gather some feedback on park usage. Other • There was a good job done in getting media coverage and recognition. • The number of individuals involved is impressive. • Parks people are willing to support the project. • Partnerships are built around asset development. AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT Plan of Operation • It is not clear that the feasibility of a skate park has been examined critically? • Extra credit will raise the assignment of grades, but how does it improve academic skills? • Participant impact worksheets do not relate to the measurable outcomes for the youth who will be involved in the program. Partnerships and Sustainability • The two page narrative is unclear in its description of how the program will facilitate community partnerships around the goals of America's Promise. • The proposal is unclear about the multi-year plan for enhancing and sustaining this as a service-learning program. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement Feedback relates to opinions about the park, not into the participant outcomes. • Outcome measures are missing. Goals for participants are missing. Limited information is provided on how monitoring and evaluating will occur. • The entire section remains vague, with more emphasis on the park development than on the �programming for participants or community impact. Organizational Capacity • No detail on capacity was provided in this two page narrative. Other • Very little information on the service-learning design is provided. As a result, this proposal reads as one to support a skate park rather than a service learning project tied into America's Promise. • The budget form is incomplete and contains category errors. • The applicant was allowed 15 pages to fully describe the service-learning programming goals and how they might fit with the skate part effort. Rather than emphasizing service-learning youth programming, they focused on the skate park development. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff does not recommend this program for funding. �Michigan Community Service Commission Proposal Review Form GRANT CATEGORY: 1999 Learn and SERVE-Michigan (CBO) APPLICANT: Camp Fire Boys and Girls Wathana Council (LS99-05CBO) FUNDING REQUESTED: $17,383 TOTAL BUDGET: $75,227 DESCRIPTION Extending Our Reach is an initiative that takes Camp Fire Boys and Girls programs into underserved communities. Our total Extending Our Reach project is designed to reach 1000 boys and girls who have never before participated in a Camp Fire Boys and Girls program. This proposal would fund services to one third of those children. Extending Our Reach utilizes our Self-Reliance programs which are designed to teach children the skills necessary to reach their full potential. The courses include "I'm Safe and Sure", "I'm Peer Proof', "I Can Do It", "I'm Taking Care", and "A Gift of Giving". Each course is six to eight weeks long and is facilitated by trained adults. Each of the classes teaches children that they can make decisions for themselves and how to make those decisions to better their quality of life along with improving the community around them. The courses are experiential, educational, and fun. STRENGTHS Plan of Operation • 15 community service projects will be offered. • Need for this program was determined by the Detroit Model of the Alliance for Children. • Program is strongly rooted in the SEARCH developmental assets. • Strong link to the goals of America's Promise. Partnerships and Sustainability • There was detailed description of need among participants. Organizational Capacity • There will be adequate supervision of the youth participants by accountable staff with experience. Other • The match exceeds the minimum requirements. AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT Plan of Operation • The service-learning opportunities are limited. • The proposal does not include youth in the planning and implementation of the program. • This is funding for service-learning programming under which all participants must be engaged in service-learning activities. As designed, service is offered on a limited basis for a limited number of youth. • A number of programs are proposed, but only one involves any service to the community. • Under this funding stream, service and learning must be equal objectives. Again, only a small portion of the programming proposed is related to service. Partnerships and Sustainability • The proposal describes a strategy for continuing support for the Camp Fire Boys and Girls and not for building and sustaining service -learning. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • Tools for assessment are not provided in this proposal. • There is no timeline for the collection and analysis of data to determine program effectiveness. • There is no process for evaluating community impact as a result of youth service. Organizational Capacity • The proposal does not describe how orientation, training, and skill development of staff will be provided, and it does not appear to include service-learning programs. • There is no mention of the applicant's capacity to run service-learning programs. Other • Overall, this application is designed to generate support for Campfire Boys and Girls existing exemplary programs. These programs are both necessary and worthwhile but not appropriate under these funding guidelines. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff does not recommend this program for funding . �Michigan Community Service Commission Proposal Review Form GRANT CATEGORY: 1999 Learn and SERVE-Michigan (CBO) APPLICANT: EightCAP, Inc. (LS99-06CBO) FUNDING REQUESTED: $17,500 TOTAL BUDGET: $40,012 DESCRIPTION Using the Asset Mapping process, youth will learn how communities function, what the roles of various community sectors are, and how the sectors might collaborate towards a common goal. The Montcalm County AmeriCorps Promise Fellow will oversee six teams of 5-8 high school students each. The teams will have an advisor. Each team will contact all businesses, civil organizations, churches, governments, and key individuals in the seven communities which held America' s Promise Summits during the fall of 1998. The teams will request, obtain, and review, all mission statements and services within each community. With their advisors, the teams will determine how each mission statement relates to the five fundamental resources of America' s Promise. They will review and map information relative to each community. Results will be used to identify strengths as well as gaps in continuing to address and promote the five fundamental resources of America's Promise. Teams will correlate findings, work with a consultant to map, arrange, and disseminate information in a fmdings report. The teams will present their fmdings to the local communities; g~vernment officials locally; and county, state, and federal representatives . STRENGTHS Plan of Operation • There is a clear plan for the community mapping and a strong link to America's Promise goals. Partnerships and Sustainability • An extensive list of partners prepared written partnership agreements; strong collaboration. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • Plan calls for a regular cycle to assess, review, and adjust the program. Organizational Capacity • The organization seems to have prior experience and capacity to coordinate the program, and there currently are three AmeriCorps Fellows (2 MCSC I 1 National Direct) assigned to the program. AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT Plan of Operation • There is no description of the target audiences to be served by this program. • It is not clear from where the participants will be recruited. Will there be any non-public school teams? • It is not clear which activities will be done by youth. For each segment, it is not clear how the learning goals will be determined and assessed. It is not clear if the same youth participate throughout the project? • The community and participant impact sections are missing. Partnerships and Sustainability • The proposal is not clear about the multi-year plan for enhancing and sustaining this program. • It is not clear which partnerships will participate directly with the program rather than merely giving it support? Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • The proposal is unclear about the procedures that will be used to assess both progress and impact. It does not make clear how necessary modifications will be made to insure continuous program improvement. • The proposal does not describe how regular feedback will be obtained to improve the program' s overall quality. • The overall timeline for the collection and analysis of data lacks both clarity and detail. • It is unclear how the youth will get "buy-in" to the design of this service-learning project. Organizational Capacity • The proposal does not describe the background, experience, and relevant accomplishments of the staff accountable for this program • It does not describe how orientation, training, and skill development of the staff will be �• provided. It does not address how adequate supervision of the youth participants will be provided. Other • Some questions in the application were not answered at all making it difficult to assess the plan and to assign points. Others were only briefly addressed. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff does not recommend this program for funding. � 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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Deadline: Friday, February 19,1999. Contact: (804) 971-20732 mail@pew-partnership.org +Safe Night USA June 5,1999 Contact: Arthurine Walker (202) 606-50000 ext 423 awalker@cns.gov. A CNS initiative for youth. +The Freedom Trail Project For conflict resolution and peer mediation programs, using the principles of nonviolence of Martin Luther King, Jr. Contact: 1-800-488-8329 www.jimhrc.. com +On-line Volunteer Management Certificate Program Conferences & Institutes of Washington State University Contact: (206) 840 4575 www.. eus.wsu.edu/ c&i + AmeriCorps Recruitment Coordinators Taw a Jogunosimi Contact: (312) 353-0574 Issue 1 Fax (517) 373-4977 The Pew Partnership invites your community to apply for participation in a national initiative, Wanted: Solutions for America, if you are a governmental organization, the private sector or 50l.c3 that has developed a solution to an important issue, such as housing, jobs, atrisk youth, or the environment, and are currently in operation and have been for at least three years. For details, call (804) 971-2073. Safe Night USA is a party, planned by youth and adults, with time to leam conflict resolution skills, get straight about drugs and alcohol, address local community problems and solutions and build a sense of community. To leam more about how your community can become a Safe Night USA community, calll-800-253-1158 or visit the website at www.pbs.org/safenight. The Freedom Trail Project promotes the principles of nonviolence of Martin Luther King, Jr. through display brochures and posters. The educational materials are available in time for your school or organizations Martin Luther King Jr. Day service leaming activities, community service and volunteer efforts. The poster includes a messa ge from Coretta Scott King, the principles and steps of nonviolence, history, and a Living the Dream Pledge of Action. Calll-800-488-8329 for details. Conferences & Institutes of Washington State University has designed an on-line Volunteer Management Certificate Program which fits today's busy life styles. This introduction to the management of volunteers is designed for people who recruit, motivate, train, and evaluate others. It is the goal of this program to offer volunteer managers, or those who aspire to be, a professional certificate in human skills management. For more information call (509) 335-3530 or 800-942-4978 or e-mail to wsuconf@wsu.edu. There are many ways to build a strong relationship between your commission and local programs. Invite your AmeriCorps Recruitment Coordinator (ARC) to attend conferences, training sessions or special events to enhance AmeriCorps representation. The ARC is part of the national recruitment effort. Tawa Jogunosimi is the ARC for Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. You can reach Tawa at (312) 3530574. �"WE MUST BE THE CHANGE WE WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD." MAHATMA GHANDI MCSC Technical and Training Assistance Schedule January 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday is being recognized in communities throughout the country not as a day off but as a day on-on for community service. A recent message from Harris Wofford, "for all AmeriCorps members, Senior Service volunteers, students in service-learning, and staff in all three programs, MLK Day should be observed as our New Year's day." Call (202) 606-5000 ext. 262 for more leads and ideas. 31-February 1: Michigan America's Promise Fellow Orientation & Training. February 18: Michigan's AmeriCorps Program Directors Meeting and Training will be held in Lansing. Topic: Helping Members Prepare for Life After AmeriCorps by MCSC. 26-28: National Training for the AmeriCorps Promise Fellows will be held at the Xerox Document University Training and Conference Center located in suburban Virginia. CNS will cover the cost associated with sending the Fellows to the training event. Detailed registration and travel information will be forthcoming. (202) 606-50000 x564. March 15-19: Michigan Cross Stream Regional One-Day Training. Location and Topic TBD (To be determined). Call MCSC@ (517) 335-4295 for more information. April 1-2: Michigan Cross Stream Directors Training: Building Program Sustainability. Training by Campaign Consultations. Call MCSC @ (517) 335-4295 for more information. 30-May 1: Michigan Promise Fellows Quarterly Training. Mark your calendars. Location TBD. Call MCSC@ (517) 335-4295 for more information. Send information about upcoming personal and professional development opportunities to Michigan Community Service Commission, 111 S. Capital Avenue, Lansing, MI 48913 or fax them to (517) 373-4977 to "The Overture." �~csCtb The Overture (A monthly medley of opportunities for program people) Volume1 517) 335-4295 Michigan Community Service Commission Issue 2 Fax (517) 373-49 77 IN BRIEF +Fourth Annual Northwest National Service Symposium is scheduled for May 17-18, 1999 at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Call 1-800-547-6339, ext. 132. Donna Maddux • Region 5 Conference, April 2527, 1999 Hosted by the Michigan School Volunteer Partners. Conference Rates Early Bird Deadline March 1, 1999. Call (616) 947-9457 for more information. lO'tTJ Annual National ServiceLearning Conference-Powerful Connections for the 21st CenturyApril18-21, 1999 Sponsored by National Youth Leadership Council and hosted by Service Learning 2000 Center at Stanford University. Calll-800858-7743 for registration information. • The United States Commerce Department will award 17 million in technology assistance grants this year to nonprofit groups. (http:/ /www.ntia.doc.gov I otiahome/ tiiap I general/ general.html). If you are a current member of Learn & S~R~E, Ameri- . Corps, and Senior Service Corps, you are mvited to submit a paper and present your accomp.lishments a.t the Fourth Annual Northwest National Service Symposium, May 1718, 1999, at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. For details call Donna Maddux at (800) 547-6339-x.l32. The National Association of Partners in Education and the Michigan School Volunteer Partner~ present the. Region 5 Conference, April25-27 at the Radisson Hotel, m Kalamazoo, MI. "Get Connected '99 is a regional conference to strengthen and promote collaboration and educational partnerships. Call NAPE Region Five Conference (616) 947-9457 (Early Bird Deadline is March 1). The Tenth Annual National Service-Learning ConferencePowerful Connections for the 21st Century- will be held in San Jose, California April18-21, 1999. The conference i~ hosted by Service Learning 2000 Center at Stanford Umversity and National Youth Leadership Council. For a copy ~ f. the agenda and registration form calll-800-858-7743 or VISit their website at www.nylc.org. The U.S. Commerce Department, through the Telecommu nications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program (TIIAP,) offer seed money grants for ~ov.ative, practical projects that use advanced te!eco~un~cahon~ and information technology. For details VISit their website at http: I I www.ntia.doc.gov I otiahome I tiiap I general/ · general.html. The Fourth Annual DO Something Brick Award for Community Leadership is an annual program that honors and financially supports outstanding community leaders under • BRICK Award for Community the age of 30. Please contact Lara Galinsky, BRICK Award Leadership applications will be manager (212) 5230-1125 if you have any questions. MC~C av ailable at MCSC in February. will have applications for distribution in February. Apphca2 1 2 L..:;D=e-=-a....,d-=-li=n=-e.,..is_ M,a..:;.y...,5,,_1_9_ 9_9·_<_ _ _) ---' tions are due may 5, 1999. 523-1175 for details. �The significant problems we face today cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them. Albert Einstein MCSC Technical and Training Assistance Schedule February 18: Michigan's AmeriCorps Program Directors Meeting and Training will be held in Lansing. Topic: Helping Members Prepare for Life After AmeriCorps by MCSC. 26-28: National Training for the AmeriCorps Promise Fellows will be held at the Xerox Document University Training and Conference Center located in suburban Virginia. CNS will cover the cost associated with sending the Fellows to the training event. Detailed registration and travel information will be forthcoming. (202) 606-50000 x564. March 15-19: Michigan Cross Stream Regional One-Day Training. Location and Topic TBD (To be determined). Call MCSC@ (517) 335-4295 for more information. April 1-2: Michigan Cross Stream Directors Training: Building Program Sustainability. Train- ing by Campaign Consultations. Call MCSC@ (517) 335-4295 for more information. 30-May 1: Michigan Promise Fellows Quarterly Training. Mark your calendars. Location TBD. Call MCSC@ (517) 335-4295 for more information. May 3-7: Tentative MI Cross-Stream Regional One Day Training (Locations and Topic TBD) June 6-10: Points of Light Foundation National Service Conference Las Vegas, Nevada. MCSC is hosting a meeting for all Michigan programs during this conference. 17: MI AmeriCorps Program Directors Conference Call. (Time TBD) Send information about upcoming personal and professional development opportunities to Michigan Community Service Commission, 111 S. Capital Avenue, Lansing, MI 48913 or fax them to (517) 373-4977 to "the Overture." � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. 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Washington, D.C. 20045 Dear Commissioners: It is with great pride and enthusiasm that I recommend to you Michigan's application for federal funding under the National and Community Service Act of 1990. As chair of the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC), I can tell you with confidence that Michigan's application is the embodiment of the Commission on National and Community Service's goals and objectives. The application represents a broad array of interests and reflects the belief that service is one way Michigan can address important social and environmental concerns facing our communities. In addition, it represents the belief that service is beneficial to the individual. We in Michigan and at the MCSC have taken the Governor's charge to develop a comprehensive youth service plan very seriously. Never before have we seen such cooperation and collaboration among the non-profit, private and public sectors in our state. The outreach efforts by the MCSC have been outstanding in bringing together these interests. As the application describes, we have at all times made every effort to be all inclusive and representative of all sectors in the state. Both the Governor's commitment and my own to this effort are solid and sincere. Notwithstanding Michigan's well-publicized budget problems and economic woes, the MCSC has been budgeted a paid staff, an operating budget and access to all the state government's resources. This noteworthy fact reflects the Governor's conviction that promoting volunteerism can be an important function of state government, and that an investment in community service can produce a significant return. As for my own involvement, through a grant received by Youth Service America I have been able to visit model service programs throughout the country to assess their replicability in Michigan. In addition, I attended the Commission on National and Community Service technical assistance meeting in San Antonio, Texas, kept abreast of National Commission activities, and have discussed our ideas and vision with other first ladies and National and Community Service Commissioners. P.O. Box 30013 ·Lansing, Michigan 48909 �The Commission on National and Community Service March 23, 1992 Page2 While our submission is consistent with the National Act, it is built upon the unique strengths of Michigan, specifically, the strong local non-profit sector and the strong philanthropic support for youth service in Michigan. The application also builds upon Communities First, a State initiative to address the needs of areas of high poverty and unemployment. Communities First looks to local neighborhoods to develop initiatives to address the problems they have identified as crucial to resolve. Community service and/or corps components of our plan will play an integral part in helping these communities address the challenges facing them. We in Michigan and the MCSC recognize the work that lays before us in reaching our vision. We are, however, committed to long-term implementation of our goals and the continued existence of the MCSC. We fully expect the MCSC to be a key player in the state and for the MCSC to act as an umbrella organization and a facilitator for community initiatives throughout the state. The interest level in the state of Michigan is at an all-time high, as evidenced by the large number of Michigan citizens at the National Commission meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana. During my travels across the state I have seen firsthand the kind of enthusiasm this effort has produced. It has been exhilarating to witness and participate in this exciting endeavor. Funding of this application by the Commission on National and Community Service will allow us to continue to build upon this interest. Thank you for serious consideration of our application. If you have any questions or comments regarding the state application or the MCSC, please feel free to contact my office at (517) 373-3400, or the Executive Director of the- MCSC, Diana Algra at (517) 335-4295. Sincerely, Michelle Engler, Chair Michigan Community Service Commission �THE MICHIGAN VISION ... Service originally was intended to mean work or a duty performed for others. But for me, in my own experiences, volunteerism has been a gift that was given to me. I find it ironic that the majority of times I've gone to help someone, they have helped me more, they have shown me more, they have taught me more, and in essence they have given me much more. Sometimes people ask me why I put so much time into it. Because sometimes the problems in society seem so immense - that there is no way out and there are no solutions to be found. And I realize that sometimes the problems seem unsolvable. But then you imagine the way you would like society to be ideally. Ideally, we would all like a society where no one goes hungry, where there is a home for everyone, where a man is treated as a man and not by the color of his skin, where drugs have no place, where children grow up believing in others and believing in themselves, where education is looked upon not as a luxury- but a necessity, where crime has no place, and no one needs to commit a crime for a meal or for the need to get ahead, where corruption and dishonesty have no place, and where people can live and not struggle. Idealism. So you work for idealism. You believe in idealism. And you practice idealism. And you learn that reaching for idealism is practical. And with time, and with a little care, you begin to see a little bit of light for places, before you found only darkness. And then soon you will find idealism is not only practical - but it is a reality. Mala Mirchandani, Student Community Service Award Recipient, Michigan Campus Compact Annual Conference, March 6, 1992 This statement eloquently summarizes Michigan's vision: through service we will gain more than we give and we will make our communities a better place to live. Some might say the critical human, educational, environmental and public safety needs, especially those relating to poverty, which challenge the state of Michigan preclude us from reaching our vision. Like most industrial states, Michigan has been hit hard by the continuing national recession and its dependence on the crippled auto industry and related businesses. The recent string of announcements by General Motor's regarding plant closings in Michigan pointedly demonstrate that the worst is far from over. At 9% unemployment rates in Michigan continues to exceed the national average of 7.3%. One of every four Michigan students drop out of school; illiteracy and low educational attainment across all ages present staggering challenges statewide. Hunger, homelessness and poverty in Michigan remain an appalling reality. Today in Michigan, there are an estimated 90,000 homeless people and more than 300,000 households are in imminent danger of joining these ranks . 1 �According to the Federal government definition of poverty, 31% of black and 9.1 % of white families officially subsist below that level. Of particular concern are the children who are affected by poverty, and the common characteristics they share. The proportion of children living in female-headed families more than doubled between 1960 and 1984. And while the proportion increased for both black and white families, the net result is that nearly half of the black children now live in households headed by women and most of these households live in poverty, relying on public assistance as their primary source of income. High rates of teen sexual activity result in teenage pregnancy rates of 12.3% and an increasing risk of aids to Michigan youth. High levels of substance abuse in the state impairs the health of those who abuse them and imposes a heavy cost on individuals and families. Crime and gang violence is epidemic and in urban communities results in disproportionate and oftentimes senseless loss of life. According to the Michigan Child Mortality Review Board, homicide is the leading cause of death for children, especially among young black males in urban settings, who are more likely to die from gunshot wounds than from all natural causes combined. The Great Lake state suffers from more than these critical and interrelated human, educational and public safety needs. Our cities and municipalities face infrastructure deterioration, our housing stock is in need rehabilitation, our urban centers need reforestation and our parks, recreational areas and wildlife habitat need stabilization and upgrading in order to protect the environment and natural resources of the state. While startling, these statistics are only manifestations of underlying needs facing communities - the need to belong and a sense of self control and community empowerment. A whole generation of young people are growing up with no purpose and no hope. Young people must be given the tools to lead a better life; they must be given a sense of importance and self worth. Community service coupled with existing resources available through the whole spectrum of federal programming support, state initiatives, 2 �educational/training resources, philanthropic, religious organizations and the array of social human and service agencies has the potential to create and implement n~w an~ innovative approaches to solving these problems. Community service can provide the mechanism for reversing the cycle of hopelessness and despair among our youth. We must give hope back to our children. In this world of the same old solutions to the same old problems we have committed ourselves to taking a different path. We have taken to heart the notion that government must work in concert with education (K12 and higher education), business, community based organizations, philanthropy, religious organizations and most importantly our youth. Community service offers us one way in which to bring all of these entities together. The state especially sees the benefits that service can provide for our youth, both in the form of self esteem and in the form of better communities. This is not a commitment the state takes lightly. Youth service is not just a concept in Michigan, but a reality. The state has proved itself a leader in the development of youth service programs and policy in every stream of service. A multitude of model programs from K-12, collegiate, corps and community based organizations abound within the state's borders. At the K-12 level students, including at risk students, are benefitting from community service. Detroit Public Schools, one of the largest public school systems in the nation requires community service for graduation. In Muskegon, students can take a community service and social issues class for credit. Teachers in Bloomfield Hills are integrating service into their curriculum; students in child development classes use their knowledge to create age appropriate christmas stockings for children at the local homeless shelter. In Forest Hills since the initiation of their volunteer program over 600 students representing 1/3 of the total student body have performed service to their community. In Midland last year 268 11th grade history students performed 2,872 hours of service as part of their class. 3 �Recognition of Michigan ' s commitment to school based programs has come in many forms. The Minnesota based National Youth Leadership Council is in the process of establishing a K-12 Service Learning Center in the state and will be working closely with three "generator" schools, one each in Grand Rapids, Marquette and Bloomfield Hills. Grand Rapids is also the site one of the Closeup Foundation/Constitutional Rights Foundation Active Citizenship Today (ACT) models. Through this project community service and the study of public policy will be integrated into the social studies curriculum. Michigan has also been a leader in providing both summer and full-time corp opportunities. In the early 1980's Michigan pioneered one of the first statewide summer youth corps, which has been considered a national model. The knowledge and expertise gained from this program has made Michigan a leader in the field. Corps continue to provide youth in Michigan a unique opportunity to serve their communities. The state has developed an innovative statewide summer residential Youth Environmental Education Service Corps which will work closely with young people who are economically and educationally disadvantaged. In Flint 1 of 12 national model Urban Corps Expansion Projects is in place providing youth with an urban corp experience. In Battle Creek, Marquette and Detroit young people age 14-18 participate in summer Youth Volunteer Corps . These sites are three of eleven nationwide. By the end of this year it is expected that two more Youth Volunteer Corps sites, Flint and Grand Rapids, will be operational. In addition, Grand Rapids is in the process of developing a program based on the Boston City Year model. At the collegiate level the state continues to be a national leader. In 1989 leaders from higher education in the state and the philanthropic community (including W.K. Kellogg, Kresge and the Council of Michigan Foundations) established the Michigan Campus Compact (MCC). MCC is one of the most successful coalitions of colleges and universities in the nation committed to promoting collegiate service. It has served to bring together both member and nonmember public and private, two year and four year institutions around the issue of service. Through technical assistance, publications, meetings, seminars, conferences 4 �and grants, the Compact has provided leadership and expertise to higher learning institutions in the state and across the country. Complimenting MCC, has been the ~ampus Outreach Opportunity League' s Into the Streets program. Designated the model state for the program, 13 Michigan schools, representing 13% of those participating nationally, took part in Into the Streets 1991. Individual campus programs at public, private and community colleges in Michigan have produced models for other institutions of higher learning to follow. Community based organizations continue to play a key role in the development of a strong statewide youth service movement. There are currently 18 volunteer centers in Michigan which provide invaluable assistance in working with young people in our communities. Volunteer centers in Southwest Michigan, Alpena and Battle Creek have developed unique programs which connect young people with the service opportunities. United Ways have also taken the lead in developing Youth Cares programs. The United Way Youth Cares program in Kalamazoo has been recognized as a national model. The Michigan Nonprofit Forum (MNF) continues to provide invaluable support. An alliance of all nonprofits in the state, the MNF through its coordinating committee on volunteerism will be kicking off the year of the volunteer in April. Through this campaign MNF will be highlighting not only community service in general, but service performed by the states young people. Michigan 4-H continues to provide expertise in youth development and leadership training. Through its youth programs 4-H has involved volunteers in providing a positive, experiential, educational opportunity for and with youth. Integral to Michigan's status as a leader in the field of youth service has been the support of the philanthropic community. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the second largest private foundation in the world, has played a significant role in helping Michigan build a voluntary and philanthropic system unmatched anywhere in the nation. There has been a longstanding recognition by the Foundation that good citizenship requires voluntary community service, especially for our youth. In 1988 the Foundation committed itself to a 20 year program aimed at three localities in the state Calhoun County, Alger and 5 �Marquette Counties, and northern Detroit. Through this initiative the Foundation hopes to discover what makes "our kids get better." This is the kind of commitmentto youth that will allow Michigan to continue developing innovative and creative strategies to meet community needs and provide opportunities for young people to be involved their communities. The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation has also played a major role in promoting efforts which service youth or provide youth with service opportunities. The Foundation has encouraged the development of community foundations, philanthropic membership opportunities and worked to strengthen the nonprofit sector, especially in the state of Michigan. In addition, the Foundation has supported the development of programs aimed towards at-risk youth, community education and intergenerational and mentoring programs. Michigan is also blessed with a well developed community foundation system - 10% of all community foundations in the nation are in the Michigan. These local resources through their grantmaking have been instrumental in the development of youth service programs in the state. The impact of community foundations is expected to increase significantly in the next several years. The Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF) through a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation will provide $33 million in endowments to community foundations to meet urgent local needs. As part of the grant community foundations will form youth advisory councils and provide youth with experien~e in needs assessment, fundraising and grant making. This combination of local endowed community funds for youth needs and the exposure of youth to philanthropy on a statewide level is matched no where in the nation. These and other initiatives have placed Michigan on the cutting edge of the youth service movement (See Appendix A for a more detailed descriptions of these and other initiatives). As resources dwindle and needs skyrocket the youth service movement in Michigan has begun to recognize the need for the development of a statewide agency to coordinate and provide leadership across the four streams of service 6 �and the development of a comprehensive youth service plan. How can institutions of higher education and K-12 institutions work together? How can K-12 and corps wor~ together? How can we make sure that every youth in the state of Michigan has access to a service opportunity and that all youth are made to feel members of their community? In early 1991 these very questions were being asked in Michigan. In April, under the auspices of theW. K. Kellogg Foundation and the Michigan Campus Compact (MCC), a meeting was held of Kellogg grantees in the area of Volunteerism and Philanthropy which dealt with youth. This meeting brought together community based organizations, K-12 educators, institutions of higher learning and others to share information on their programs; to begin the process of making connections across the streams of service. In late spring Youth Service America (YSA) received a grant from theW. K. Kellogg Foundation to facilitate the development of a youth service policy framework in the state of Michigan. The grant enabled YSA in cooperation with the MCC, the Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF), the Michigan Nonprofit Forum (MNF) and the Michigan State Board of Education to sponsor a two day planning conference on youth service in Michigan. This conference hosted, by the MCC, brought together over 125 individuals from across Michigan representing young people, K-12 education, higher education, full-time service and conservation corps, community based organizations, and state officials. The conference served to crystalize interest in youth service, identify important planning issues and engage program participants, managers and advocates in youth service policy developments. Interested conference participants attended two subsequent planning meetings in July. The CMF hosted the second meeting and the MNF the third. The meetings produced planning recommendations and a framework for youth service in Michigan (See Appendix B). At the second meeting in July, Michelle Engler, First La.dy of Michigan, announced the intention of the Governor to form the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC). This announcement was 7 �received positively by those in the field and participants of the summer meetings expressed their interest and commitment to support, advise and assist the Commis~ion in its activities. Also in attendance at the first July meeting was a representative from the Points of Light Foundation. Impressed by Michigan's commitment to service and the kinds of youth service activities in the state, the Points of Light Foundation designated Michigan one of four locations nationwide to pilot their new Youth Engaged in Service (YES) Ambassador program. The YES Ambassador program has selected two youth from the state to challenge their peers to engage in service aimed at serious social issues and to stimulate the creation of opportunities and support necessary to make that service meaningful. Since their placement in Michigan the YES Ambassadors have provided an invaluable link between local, state and national initiatives. In October, 1991 MCSC was officially created by Governor John Engler by Executive Order 1991-25 (see Appendix C). The Commission was given the broad mission of developing a statewide service movement, which would focus initially on youth and was designated the state's lead agency in preparing an application to the National and Community Service Commission. The MCSC is currently composed of21 members representing a broad base constituency that includes, community based organizations, higher education institutions, K-12, young people, organized labor, small businesses, corporations, and philanthropic institutions (see Appendix D). The Commission is also ethnically and geographically diverse in nature. The Commission is chaired by First Lady Michelle Engler who has taken an active role in the Commission and the promotion of its mission and is directed by Diana Rodriguez Algra (see Appendix E for Ms. Algra's resume). The Commission is building upon already existing initiatives. To maximize resources in the state, MCSC is acting as a mechanism to encourage organizational collaboration and joint problem solving among public and private agencies. The Commission recognizes government as an essential, but not exclusive partner in building effective community coalitions around local community needs. Real and substantive state and local partnerships among government, business, philanthropy, nonprofits and citizens must be formed if 8 �we are to make a difference. Michigan is dedicated to working with young people and communities to develop local solutions to local problems. To realize this_mission, the MCSC is acting as a catalyst, convener, broker, networker and promoter for state and local community service initiatives. As the umbrella agency for community service in Michigan, the Commission is bringing current and future initiatives together to create innovative solutions to local problems. Integral players in this vision have been young people. While many of the problems facing communities affect youth directly, rarely are they encouraged to contribute in the development of solutions. The state has made a substantive commitment to involve young people in the development of youth service policy and community problem solving. We firmly believe that there is no limit to what young people can do They are an essential resource that our society and communities must call upon as we seek to meet pressing local needs. Young people were a vital part of the meetings which led to the formation of the Commission (see Appendix B for listing of youth participants in summer meetings) and they continue to be central in the Commission's proceedings. Currently two young people serve on the Commission and we plan to increase this number (see Appendix D). The Commission has also had the benefit of working closely with the two Points of Light Foundation YES Ambassadors. These young people have been able to provide MCSC with the knowledge they have gained from their work in the state. The Commission is developing other strategies which will ensure a strong and effective youth voice in Commission business. These include the development of a statewide youth body on community service and youth issues (see Appendix F), and the development and implementation of a mentoring program which will pair Commissioners with youth in their locality. The MCSC has also taken the lead in developing a comprehensive plan on youth service, which includes the state's application to the Commission on National and Community Service. In developing the plan, the 9 �MCSC and other key individuals involved with community service at the state and local level have identified the following elements as integral to the development ofa successful comprehensive plan: • Programs must be built around local community needs and interests. • Young people and community program practitioners must be involved in policy development and program design. • Programs must be representative of their communities; diversity of participants is essential. • Programs must be built on existing resources and strengths. • The business community must be involved. • A statewide training capacity in the best practices for youth service programs must be developed. • A comprehensive and coordinated statewide information clearinghouse for programs and organizations that draws on what currently exists within networks must be created. • Development of sufficient rewards, incentives and recognition to promote service. In light of the above elements a comprehensive plan for youth service which recognizes the dynamic nature of the field has been developed. The initiatives outlined below reflect the state's commitment to ensure that every young person has access to the opportunity to serve. In meeting this objectiye during the course of the next three years the MCSC will: • Encourage young people to become advocates for service, volunteerism, and civic participation in their communities. One strategy will be to establish a statewide youth body on community service. This youth body will act as a standing committee of the Commission and will create a network of youth across the streams of service and ensure that young people will continue to play a role in the development of youth service policy. • Establish a multi-tier recognition/awards program. The first tier award will come from the state commission and be made available to all who serve in organized youth and community service 10 �programs. The second tier award will be a Governor' s award for exemplary service. The state commission will also encourage local communities_to develop and coordinate their own awards programs. • Promote and facilitate functional partnerships among appropriate organizations in every Michigan community. These partnerships will be organized initially around youth service program design structures. • Coordinate program development and capacity building around the strengths and resources of existing programs and organizations such as: Michigan 4-H, Michigan Campus Compact, National Youth Leadership Council ' s Service Learning Center, Michigan School Volunteers Program, Partnerships in Education, Volunteer Centers of Michigan, Michigan Nonprofit Forum, the Council of Michigan Foundations, Community Action Agencies and Private Industry Councils. The state will also strive to establish unifying thematic areas for program development and capacity building around service needs such as early age intervention, family support, and intergenerational programs. • Identify and help coordinate public and private funding sources necessary to advance youth service. • Establish a state clearinghouse on service and volunteerism drawing upon the resources of the Michigan Campus Compact, Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Non Profit Forum, Michigan Departments of Education and Labor, and Cooperative Extension 4-H, or facilitate the development of clearinghouses within each stream of youth service. • Establish a statewide training model in youth service, in coordination with the clearinghouse, utilizing the resources of such organizations as the National Youth Leadership Council' s Michigan Service Learning Center, Michigan 4-H, High Scope EducationaJJResearch Foundation, Volunteer Centers of Michigan, and the Michigan Campus Compact. Training will be made available to youth and adult volunteers, educators, corps members, state agency representatives, community leaders and other who are interested in the field of community service and service learning. 11 �• Establish a common terminology for youth service e.g clarify distinction between court-ordered service and community service. • Establish principles for effective youth service programs which incorporate a service learning philosophy and ensure that youth have a meaningful service experience. • Institute a process to unify program data collection and evaluation by establishing standards and objectives across all youth service program areas (See Appendix G for a more detailed description of evaluation). • Establish an in-state K-12 service grant program administered by the Michigan State Department of Education in conjunction with the Commission, to support community service and service learning programs for K-12 age youth. Program design specifications will include stipend support for a teacher and or community based coordinator, be intended to integrate service learning into specific content curriculum or meet community needs. Programs will also coordinate and cooperate with other youth service activities in the community (particularly those linked to the state plan) and the local Partnership for Education and the Michigan School Volunteer Program (See also Subtitle Bl). • Ensure that the activities of the state commission are coordinated with the Michigan 2000 Excellence in Education Committee. For instance, because citizenship education is part of the national educational goals, the commission will encourage the Committee to adopt community service and service learning as an important component in the Michigan New American Schools model. • Support workforce preparation by promoting positive productive community problem solving roles for all youth across the state. Special attention will be given to directly linking school age service programs and community colleges. Community colleges should be encouraged to include service as a part of their technical skills development programs. 12 �• • Establish the Governor's Youth Environmental Education Corps, a residential rural and non residential urban summer youth corps program, \Yhich will be administered through the Job Training Partnership Act network. (See also Subtitle C). • Facilitate the development of a Michigan "City Year" model from a combination of philanthropic, and business funds. Initial discussions have begun in the City of Grand Rapids and the state will continue to assist the development of this project. The state would also like to see the model replicated in one other Michigan community during the next four years. • Establish Michigan CARES (Communities and Resources Engaged in Service) a program designed to encourage youth and adults to participate in implementing and evaluating service projects which respond to local community needs. This innovative model encourages and assists local community collaborations in the development of community service action teams (CSAT), made up of part time, full time and senior corp members, and provides ongoing assistance to localities in the upkeep of these CSATs. Through this model to state seeks to strengthen existing and develop new community service initiatives aimed at youth. • Support the development of a statewide network of summer community-based and operated youth volunteer corps programs and full-time urban corps linked in each community to community-based organizations, K-12 education, and higher education (See also Subtitle C) . • Designate and promote the Michigan Campus Compact as the higher education consortium responsible for coordinating a higher education service plan. • Establish an in-state college service grant program administered by the MCC, under the coordination and final review of the state commission, to augment MCC' s current venture grant program. These grants will give special consideration to higher education projects with partner with or impact K-12 schools. In addition, a Michigan Resource Service Center housed at the Michigan Campus Compact will be developed to facilitate leadership training for higher education participants, to develop service learning resources and to disseminate materials from the collegiate field (See also Subtitle B2). 13 �CONCLUSION ... to restore Michigan's full promise; we must a1so restore that most central of all characteristics of human achievement: the need for individuals to commit themselves to improving their own lives and communities. Governor John Engler, 1991 State of the State Address Michigan is committed to individuals, especially our youth, improving themselves and their communities through service. While ambitious, the implementation of a coordinated and comprehensive plan which will provide all young people in Michigan access to service opportunities will help us meet this goal. Through these coordinated initiatives, the state believes it will establish habits of service that will continue throughout one's lifetime and help address local community needs. The Michigan Community Service Commission is committed to acting as a catalyst, convener, broker, networker and promoter to bring this about. The Commission is uniquely suited to the task. The Commission itself is the outcome of the collaborative efforts of individuals in K-12 education, higher education, corps, philanthropy, religious organizations, community based organizations, small businesses, organized labor, and corporations, as the events leading to the formation of the Commission attest. Since its creation, the Commission has continued to bring Michigan's citizens together around the creation of a comprehensive youth service plan and the state's application to the Commission on National and Community Service (see Appendix H). The MCSC has taken steps to ensure that coordination and collaboration will continue to occur across the streams of youth service. The Commission has developed two standing committees: 1) Community Collaboration, which will bring together not just leaders in the streams of service, but those addressing the needs of our communities and 2) Evaluation, to help coordinate and standardize evaluation across the streams of service. In addition, the Commission is establishing a statewide youth body on community service, which will ensure the participation of one of our states most valuable resources - our youth. 14 �• ' Michigan has built a youth service movement whether in K-12, higher education, corps or community based organizations, which make it a leader in the nation._The _state looks forward to enhancing these efforts and plans already under way through the submission of this application to the Commission on National and Community Service. 15 �. • PROGRAMS • • • • Serve America Higher Education Conservation and Youth Corps National and Community Service COMMUNITY VOICE • • • • • • • • • Small Business Large Corporations Community Based Organizations Education K-12 Higher Education Philanthropic Government Religious Organizations Organized Labor • • • • K-12 College Corps Out of School Youth � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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As part of our vision, the MCSC , and other key individuals and organizations, identified the following elements as essential to a sustainable statewide community service infrastructure: • Programs must be built around local community needs and interests. • Young people and community program practitioners must be involved in policy development and program design. • Programs must be representative of their communities; diversity of participants is essential. • Programs must build on existing resources and strengths. • The business community must be involved. • A statewide training capacity in the best practices for youth service programs must be developed. • A comprehensive and coordinated statewide information clearinghouse for programs, organization, and existing resources . • Sufficient rewards, incentives and recognition to promote service should be developed. The Michigan Vision was written in late winter 1992, as the comprehensive statement on the convictions and passions of Michigan citizens regarding community involvement and active citizenship. The vision is a working, living document whose words and ideas give shape and focus to our work. We continue to draw from the vision inspiration and guidance. Moreover, it is the vision, more than any regulation or policy, against which our progress is measured and our shortcomings exposed. The following statement is taken from a speech given by Mala Mirchandani as she accepted a Student Community Service Award from the Michigan Campus Compact, March 6, 1992. This statement also serves as the introduction to The Michigan Vision . �Ideally, we would all like a society where no one goes hungry, where there is a home for everyone, where a man is treated as a man and not by the color of his skin, where drugs have no place ... where crime has no place and no one !Jeeds to commit a crime for a meal or the need to get ahead .. .where corruption and dishonesty have no place, and where people can live and not struggle. Idealism. So you work for Idealism. You believe in Idealism. And you practice Idealism ... And with time, and a little care, you begin to see a little bit of light for places, before you only found darkness. And then soon you'll find Idealism is not only practical - but a reality The Michigan Vision serves as a clear testimony to our beliefs, but also as an ambitious agenda for our actions. Outlined within the vision are several concrete initiatives we believe will marry the power of our ideals and the results of our work. We are struggling to build bridges between our idealism and our reality. Michigan can take some pride in the steps taken in 1991 and 1992. Indeed, we can be very proud of the collaboration and sense of common purpose the vision has helped nurture across the streams of community service in Michigan. As we review the goals outlined in the vision, we are heartened by the progress being made toward their realization. However, we must remain sober about the work ahead of the Michigan Community Service Commission, our allies, communities, and individual citizens as we strive to reach beyond ourselves to an idealism that is not only practical - but is a reality. PROGRESS ON INITIATIVES OUTLINED BY THE MICHIGAN VISION The initiatives outlined in this report reflect Michigan's commitment to ensure that every person in the state has access to opportunities to help solve our most urgent social problems. The following initiative statements (in bold) come directly from the text of The Michigan Vision. Our comprehensive state application to the Commission on National and Community Service netted Michigan a total of 1.3 million dollars, under titles BI, BIT, and C. Following each initiative statement is a brief summary of the action taken in 1992. • Encourage young people to become advocates for service and civic participation in their communities. The Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) established the Standing Committee on 2 �Youth Voice called the Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council (MYPAC) in September, 1992. The MYPAC consists of 16 members, ages 12 to 20, from eve_ry region of the state. The MYPAC has the power to introduce and review policy before the MCSC, it participates in strategic planning and evaluation, and plays a role in every level of the Commission' s work. Like MCSC members, MYPAC members are strong advocates for service, volunteerism, and civic participation in their communities and in the state. The Student Community Action Network (SCAN) of the Michigan Campus Compact provides a strong and clear collegiate student voice on issues of state and community problem solving and on issues related to service learning. Both the MYPAC and SCAN work actively to involve young people from across the state in their work. • Establish a multi-tier recognition/awards program. The first tier award will come from the state Commission and be made available to all who serve in organized youth and community service programs. The second tier award will be a Governor's award for exemplary service. The state Commission will also encourage local communities to develop and coordinate their own awards programs. The MCSC established a Standing Committee on Recognition in 1992, which has made recommendations to the Commission for a multi-tier recognition and awards program in early 1993. The committee has pursued, to the letter, the recognition and award program outlined in the above initiative statement. In addition, the Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council (MYP AC) is overseeing the Presidential Youth Service Award program in Michigan. • Promote and facilitate functional partnerships among appropriate organizations in every Michigan community. In all of the Requests for Proposals developed by the MCSC to solicit applications for monies granted under the National and Community Service Act of 1990, we have strongly encouraged local partnerships . Indeed, in some categories collaboration is required. Using our grantmaking capacity as leverage, the MCSC has facilitated dialogue at the local level which has led to some exciting and creative 3 �partnerships. In addition, the MCSC convenes regularly members of all statewide community service and service learning organizations and networks to promote and _enhance collaboration at the community and state level. • Coordinate program development and capacity building around the strengths and resources of existing programs and organizations such as: Michigan 4-H, Michigan Campus Compact, National Youth Leadership Council's Michigan K-12 Service Learning Center, Michigan School Volunteers Program, Partnerships in Education, Volunteer Centers of Michigan, Michigan Nonprofit Forum, the Council of Michigan Foundations, Community Action Agencies and Pri.vate Industry Councils. The MCSC has been instrumental in connecting organizations with similar missions and objectives to each other, providing opportunities and incentives for these organizations to assist each other in program development and capacity building. Through the Michigan Campaign for Volunteerism, spearheaded by former Michigan Governor George Romney, the number of Volunteer Centers in the state has increased from 16 fully operating and 10 developing centers in 1991 , to 19 fully operating and 23 developing centers in 1992. Of the 23 developing centers, 4 will be fully operational by June, 1993, an additional 2 will be operating by December, 1993, bringing the total to 25 Volunteer Centers in the state. Volunteer Centers serve as county-level capacity building and training hubs throughout Michigan. The Volunteer Centers of Michigan, the MCSC, the Michigan Department of Education, and the Michigan Campus Compact have sponsored cross-stream training around issues of service and service learning at local, regional , and statewide-levels. We are also undertaking a statewide public relations campaign in 1993 to raise awareness of community service and service learning through television, radio, and print media. The MCSC has garnered pro-bono support for the program from Brogan and Partners of Detroit. • Identify and help coordinate public and private funding sources necessary to advance youth service. 4 �The MCSC has established a Standing Committee on Fund Development. Members of the committee include key individuals from the public, private, ~nd philanthropic sectors. Furthermore, most ofthe monies from the National and Community Service Act of 1990, have been subgranted throughout Michigan. All grantees are required to provide matching funds as well as viable sustainability strategies. Through it ' s grant making power, the MCSC has mobilized both federal and local dollars toward advancing youth service. The Commission is also researching legislative action that would secure sustained public support for community service in Michigan. • Establish a state clearinghouse on service and volunteerism drawing upon the resources of the Michigan Campus Compact, Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Forum, Michigan Departments of Education and Labor, and Cooperative Extension 4-H, or facilitate the development of clearinghouses within each stream of youth service. The Michigan Campus Compact hosts a Midwest Regional Resource Center on Mentoring, The Volunteer Centers of Michigan have established the Volunteer Resource Network, a statewide database and toll-free statewide telephone volunteer referral service, and the Partnership for New Education, in cooperation with the National Youth Leadership Council, has established a statewide K-12 Service Learning Center on the Campus of Michigan State University. In 1993, the MCSC will establish an exhaustive database of exemplary community service and service learning programs, both school and community based, for all ages. • Establish a statewide training model in youth service, in coordination with the clearinghouses. In cooperation with the Michigan Campus Compact/Campus Outreach Opportunity League (MCC/COOL) and the Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF), and the Points of Light Foundation, the MCSC is establishing a regional training network for young people throughout Michigan. The network taps into and supports the resources both in Michigan and in the nation. • Establish principles for effective youth service programs which incorporate a 5 �service learning philosophy and ensure that youth have a meaningful service experience. The MCSC is in full agreement and support of existing principles for good practice established in Wingspread Special Report: Principles of Good Practice for Combining Service and Learning, published by the Johnson Foundation. The Commission has required applicants for CNCS funds under all subtitles to design programs in accordance with these principles. In March, 1993, leaders in the field of community service and service learning will convene to develop the framework for a Michigan Principles of Best Practice to be disseminated throughout the field. The development of the document will include representatives from K-12 , higher education, corps, volunteer centers, and other community-based programs. The expected outcome is uniform adherence to the highest standards of excellence in program development, implementation, and evaluation across streams of service. Service learning is being incorporated into broader education reform strategies in Michigan as well. On January 14, 1993, students, teachers, school administrators, and leaders in the fields of volunteerism, community service, and service learning convened a "Conversation on Service Learning" in Eaton Rapids to discuss curricular infusion strategies and service learning as a means to school reform. The conversation was aided by the input of students involved in service learning as well as national leaders from organizations like the National Youth Leadership Council, The Points of Light Foundation, and The Close-up Foundation. • Institute a process to unify program data collection and evaluation by establishing standards and objectives across all youth service program areas. The MCSC has established an Evaluation Standing Committee designed to assess the work of the Commission and its grantees. The committee expects to develop a replicable system of data collection and evaluation to be available for use by youth service practitioners throughout Michigan. • Establish an in-state K-12 service grant program administered by the Michigan State Department of Education in conjunction with the Commission, to support community service and service learning programs for K-12 age youth. 6 �Under title BI,the MCSC and the Michigan Department of Education have established the SERVEMichigan Grants program. Through a competitive gr11nt process, $585,338 was distributed to communities in four categories: Statewide Planning and Capacity Building, School-Based Service Learning, Community-Based Service Learning, Adult School Volunteer and Partnership Programs Based on data from our 60 grantees, the number of Michigan citizens involved in community and school-based service learning and adult volunteer and partnership programs under SERVE -Michigan will increase from 9, 063 in 1991 to an estimated 38, 506 by mid-academic year 1993. • Establish the Governor's Youth Environmental Education Corps, a residential rural summer youth corps program, which will be administered through the Job Training Partnership Act network. The Michigan Youth Environmental Education Corps (YEES) was created in June, 1992. The 1992 Michigan Youth Environmental Education Service (YEES) Corps was a great success. Through a combination of federal (title C and the Job Training Partnership Act) Michigan Department of Transportation funds, three residential camps operated for nine weeks this summer: Camp Alberta - 8 miles south from L ' anse in the western Upper Peninsula; Camp Boedne Bay - near St. Ignace in the eastern Upper Peninsula and Camp Tippy Dam- on the Manistee River in the western Lower Peninsula. The camps served over 90 youth (early vacancies were filled with new recruits). Each camp included 30 youth, 18-21 years old, from all over the state. The youth included various ethnic backgrounds, economic status, experiences, and education. The three camps operated for nine weeks from June 15, 1992 to August 14, 1992 . The camps identified local work projects that would fulfill unmet community environmental needs . A total of 22,636 project hours were devoted to state and local initiatives. • Facilitate the development of a Michigan "City Year" model from a combination of philanthropic and business funds. The city of Grand Rapids, Michigan began its "City Year" community-wide planning process on 7 �January 12, 1993, when a planning grant from the MCSC helped bring together 130 community leaders develop strategies and create a time line. The "City Year" pr<?ject has tremendous support in Grand Rapids and around the state. The Grand Rapids corporate, education, public and private philanthropic communities have all made concrete commitments to the success of the program. • Establish Michigan CARES (Communities and Resources Engaged in Service) a program designed to encourage youth and adults to participate in implementing and evaluating service projects which respond to local community needs. This innovative model encourages and assists local community collaborations in the development of community service action teams (CSA T), made up of part-time, full-time and senior corp members, and provides ongoing assistance to localities in the upkeep of these CSA Ts. Through this model to state seeks to strengthen existing and develop new community service initiatives aimed at youth. The Michigan CARES collaborative has continued to meet and refine its vision for a national service demonstration program in Michigan. The MCSC has submitted a proposal requesting support for Michigan CARES under TitleD for 1993. • Support the development of a statewide network of summer community-based and operated youth volunteer corps programs and full-time urban corps linked in each community to community-based organizations, K-12 education, and higher education. Five new Youth Volunteer Corps were created in Michigan under title C, involving 535 additional young people in meaningful community service and educational programs. The 5 new Youth Volunteer Corps in the state, the 4 existing YVCs, the City Year planning group, the summer residential conservation corps, and the Flint Full-time Urban Service Corps have joined to create the Coalition of Michigan Corps. In partnership with the MCSC, this coalition has linked to schoolbased service networks like the Michigan Campus Compact and the SERVE-Michigan K-12 program. We will continue to strengthen this connection in local programs as well as through statewide networks . 8 �.. -· . • • Designate and promote the Michigan Campus Compact as the higher education consortium responsible for coordinating a higher_education service plan. Establish an in-state college service grant program administered by the MCC. These grants will give special consideration to higher education projects that partner with or impact K-12 schools or youth service corps. In addition, a Michigan Resource Service Center, housed at the Michigan Campus Compact, will facilitate leadership training for higher education participants, to develop service learning resources and to disseminate information attained through research and evaluation programs in service learning. The Michigan Campus Compact (MCC) has been designated by the MCSC as the lead organization in Michigan Higher Education Service Learning Consortium. Under Title BII, the consortium has established an in-state college service grant process entitled the Michigan Generation Grant Program. In 1992, 22 grants, for a total of $136,299 were awarded under the following categories: Student Initiated Projects, Evaluation and Outcomes, Curriculum Development , Leadership Training, Combination Projects - a project which combines 2 or more of the above emphases. The number of Michigan college and university students projected to become involved in service learning through the 19 new initiatives is 5, 166. In addition, the Michigan Campus Compact has established the Michigan Resource Service Center in 1992. The goal of the center is to disseminate information to individual campuses to enhance local programs while creating a body of knowledge that furthers the entire field of service learning. COLLABORATION: THE CORNERSTONE OF THE MICHIGAN VISION To maximize resources in Michigan , the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) encourages innovative organizational collaboration and joint problem solving among public and private agencies. The Commission recognizes government as an essential, but not exclusive, partner in building effective community coalitions around local community needs. The Commission and its allies understand 9 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. 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Since then, MCSC has served as the principal catalyst for national and community service programs in Michigan. The ethnically, geographically, and politically diverse members of MCSC represent community-based organizations, colleges and universities, local education agencies, philanthropic institutions, government, labor, business, and young people. Vision. Priorities, and Plan As Michelle Engler, Chair of the Michigan Community Service Commission and First Lady of Michigan, brought the 14th meeting of the MCSC to a close on May 20, 1994, commissioners reaffirmed that program sustainability is the greatest challenge facing service in Michigan. Since its inception, the twenty-five member commission has recognized that sustainability is the principal challenge of the national and community service field. Under the leadership of Ms. Engler, MCSC has consistently maintained that an effective and sustainable statewide service infrastructure rests on six pillars of practice: 1) building programs and expanding resources based on local community needs and interests; 2) enabling youth and community practitioners to be part of the program design and policy development process; 3) promoting diverse programs that are representative of their communities; 4) encouraging strong partnerships among the public, private, and nonprofit sectors; 5) developing a statewide information clearinghouse and a system for training in the best practices of service and service learning; and 6) enhancing service through rewards, incentives, and recognition. 1 �' These six pillars of practice and the statewide infrastructure they seek to support have been and will · remain at the core of Michigan's plan to achieve its vision for ~ational and community service. The Michigan Vision, first conceived through a statewide planning process in 1991, is simple in its spirit yet ambitious in its aim; to enable all citizens, especially youth, to engage in public problemsolving through service and volunteerism. Michigan envisions diverse networks of skilled citizen volunteers supported by the public and private sectors working in their communities to confront today's problems and preparing to meet the unforseen challenges of tomorrow. Through the service of citizen problem-solvers, Michigan will build communities of change and selfimprovement that are not dependent on support from any single source. Michigan expects to realize its vision by expanding program and service delivery capacity through diverse public and private collaborations within a state framework of shared standards and practices. The keystone in Michigan's overarching vision is MCSC. MCSC serves as a catalyst, convener, broker, and facilitator of projects, programs, networks, and new ideas. It has become the most visible symbol of Michigan's vision, in which the means are as important as the ends. MCSC's mandate, and its challenge, is to ensure continuity in the ongoing process of creating a sustainable system of service in Michigan. Sustainability requires a balance between needs-based service delivery and program infrastructure development. Program priorities based on a funder's definition of need create narrowly defined programs dependent upon specific categories of funding. This dependence restricts flexible solutions to complicated community problems, constricts the flow of fresh ideas to established programs, and chokes off programs from the changing culture of communities. MCSC's formula for sustainability includes program flexibility, multiple funding sources, shared standards of practice, locally defined priorities, and measurable outcomes. 2 . �.. Michigan's priorities are grass-rooted; reflecting not only today's pressing community needs but also, and perhaps more importantly, its commitment to f<?rm and maintain a comprehensive system of community-based citizen problem-solving. The national priorities for service, established by the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 and specified by the Corporation for National and Community Service are consistent with Michigan's grass-roots approach. Education, public safety, human needs, and the environment provide enough flexibility for most communities to embrace programs that would seek to address these important national priorities. Nevertheless, in order to ensure broad community acceptance of the national service priority areas MCSC initiated a statewide needs assessment process in late winter. On February 23, 1994, MCSC, in partnership with Michigan State University Extension, conducted, via satellite, a statewide video teleconference, "National Service: Michigan's Call to Action." The goals of the video teleconference were to involve a broad range of people in gathering information on community needs and establishing priorities for national and community service in Michigan. The video teleconference also served as a catalyst for the formation of community service partnerships. More than 350 people from 20 communities participated, including representatives from local government, labor, business, community-based organizations, senior programs, programs for the physically challenged, school teachers and administrators, college and university faculty, community foundation staff and volunteers, youth, parents, and adult volunteers. MCSC followed the video teleconference with a series of information gathering focus groups around the state. The result of this needs assessment process affirmed, according to the participants, the relevance of the federal priority areas in most of the state's communities, and confirmed MCSC' s decision to adopt the national priorities for Michigan. Participants ranked in order of importance: 1. Human Needs, especially, family and single-parent support, affordable and transitional housing, senior care, AIDS counseling, and health and mental health care. 3 �' 2. Education, especially, literacy, after-school programming, youth-mentoring, computer · literacy, and youth leadership. 3. Public Safety, especially, conflict resolution, crime prevention, community policing, substance-abuse prevention, and youth violence. 4. Environment, especially, neighborhood rehabilitation. In a state that has often had its demographic diversity and its geographic size overlooked, local flexibility is essential for maintaining broad-based support for the state's service plan. Fourteen driving hours separate one of the nation's largest and most diverse metropolitan areas, Detroit, from the western Upper Peninsula town of Silver City with its relatively homogeneous population of 500. Accordingly, MCSC is forwarding to the Corporation, twelve AmeriCorps program proposals for consideration that represent diverse communities and a range of approaches to service in Michigan. The twelve proposals support MCSC's adopted priorities and its strategic goal to balance meeting immediate needs with developing a sustainable service program infrastructure. Eight of the proposed AmeriCorps programs concentrate on specific priority areas. Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit and the American Youth Foundation (planning grant) address Health and Home. Eastern Michigan University and Central Michigan University take on School Readiness and Success. Oakland University and the United Way of Saginaw tackle Crime Prevention. While Michigan State University and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources work in the Natural and Neighborhood Environment. The remaining four program proposals are models of flexible community-based service delivery and integrated infrastructure development. The four programs will work through multiple program networks and service partnerships in each of their communities to provide comprehensive measurable services based on community needs. The United Way of Genesee County (Flint) is building its AmeriCorps program on the base 4 . �I ' provided by Flint's Youth Service Corps, a product of the Urban Corps Expansion Project, to integrate projects among community organizations se~ving _all four priority areas. The Grand Rapids Service Corps, modeled after Boston's City Year program, is using its AmeriCorps program to match the substantial support it has raised locally to provide neighborhood service in the four priority areas. MCSC already has provided, with former NCSA subtitle C funds , both Flint and Grand Rapids with program development support and technical assistance. They are now positioned to begin their service projects immediately. The University of Michigan/Michigan Neighborhood Partnership program and the Wayne County Legal Services program are both new innovative models that build on substantial networks of existing community resources to provide services across the priority areas. The four programs provide a test for sustainability by virtue of their broad service delivery approach. MCSC will compare their effectiveness in generating nonfederal support with the effectiveness of the eight priority specific programs to determine which general characteristics are more likely to lead to sustained community support and involvement. MCSC also will use this information in its efforts to increase the number of sustainable quality AmeriCorps proposals from urban and rural community-based agencies. Back2round Information In the late spring of 1991, the W .K. Kellogg Foundation awarded a grant to Youth Service America (YSA) for the purpose of facilitating the collaborative development of a comprehensive state plan for national and community service. Working in cooperation with the Michigan Campus Compact (MCC), the Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF), the Michigan Nonprofit Forum (MNF), and the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) , YSA facilitated a planning conference for youth service policy in Michigan. The conference brought together more than 125 people from across Michigan representing young people, K-12 education, higher education, full and part-time service and volunteer corps programs, community based organizations, and state policy makers. As a result of this planning process and Ms. Engler' s involvement in it, Governor John Engler 5 �.. established MCSC by executive order. MCSC hired Diana Algra as its first executive director and secured two Points of Light Foundation Youth Engaged in Service (YES) Ambassadors (Cynthia Scherer and Trabian Shorters) to assist in coordinating commission activities. Michigan was one of four pilot states to receive YES Ambassadors, and it continues to serve as a national model for its utilization of YES Ambassadors for state service program capacity building. Since 1991 MCSC has: • Formed successful working partnerships with all of the major service and volunteer networks and organizations in the state. Through committee work, informal planning meetings, and the formal structure of the MCSC Steering Committee on National and Community Service (appendix B), MCSC has helped to foster and maintain the spirit of collaboration among the state's varied interests. • Coordinated, in partnership with MDE and MCC, the development of comprehensive state national and community service program applications in 1992 and 1993 that included K-12 age school and community-based programs, higher education programs, youth corps programs, and a national service demonstration program (Michigan CARES) . In its first two years, MCSC with the help of its partners brought Michigan $2.9 million in support from the Commission on National and Community Service (CNCS). • Established the Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council (MYPAC), a standing committee of youth, ages 12-21 , to coordinate policy as it relates to youth and advise on all matters before the commission. MYP AC, through MCSC, was awarded a Commission on National and Community Service "Youth Voice" grant in 1993 to increase youth involvement in planning for service through the development of community youth action councils. MYPAC, in partnership with MCSC, MCC, and CMF, produces a statewide newsletter for youth. MYP AC was recently featured in the award winning magazine Who Cares as an example of effective youth leadership development in the service field. 6 �I ' • Instituted, with J?rivate sector support, the "Governor and Michigan Community Service · Commission Community Service Awards Program." ~its first year the program received more than 200 nominations for special recognition. Forty-five individuals, groups, families, and/or businesses were honored for their service to their communities at an awards dinner hosted by the Governor and First Lady in March, 1994. • Developed state standards for service (see appendix C) based on the Wingspread Principles for Good Practice for Combining Service and Learning and the Standards of Quality for School-based Service-Learning from the Alliance for Service-Learning in Education Reform. The standards were developed in cooperation with MCC, MDE, CMF, the Michigan K-12 Service-Learning Center, the Michigan Partnership for New Education, and school and community-based practitioners. • Secured, in partnership with CMF, a $500,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation that will provide more than a two-to-one dollar match to CNCS support for the Michigan CARES National Service Demonstration program model. • Served as a principal partner in a coalition of CNCS funded states for the purpose of recommending policies for state implementation of national and community service programs. • Successfully sought passage of state legislation to establish MCSC by statute. Michigan House Bill 5280 passed both houses with overwhelming bi-partisan support. • Won recognition as one of the leading states in the national and community service field in a CNCS sponsored national study conducted by Youth Service America. State Strateey Any fair enumeration of state successes must also come with a critical review of state weaknesses. The result of this critical review, along with AmeriCorps' new program development goals, will provide a baseline for measuring Michigan's progress in program and infrastructure development 7 �' over the next three years. From the start, MCSC has set annual developmental objectives and has · maintained methods for gathering information and formatively evaluating the effectiveness of its efforts. Standing committees of the commission, the Steering Committee, and ad hoc working groups gather and provide information that the staff analyzes and synthesizes for an annual progress report. In general, the state's weaknesses are limited public visibility, coupled with the need to coordinate and not overshadow or duplicate other volunteer initiatives; attrition of the state's key service advocates and practitioners coupled with the need to recruit and develop new leader practitioners and advocates; and the shallow footing of service in most communities coupled with the need to develop more community-based AmeriCorps programs in order to achieve sustainability through local institutionalization. This last point is revealed by the types of institutions that MCSC has recommended for Year One AmeriCorps funding. Most are large and many are universities. Given the limited time in the application process, it is understandable that mostly large institutions with their reasonably more accessible resources would succeed. However,· Michigan must increase AmeriCorps program development among smaller, more localized community-based organizations, as well as intensify outreach to established poverty and aging programs. The Michigan plan for National and Community Service is relatively simple. MCSC will increase its public awareness activities, encourage innovative new service program development, identify at least five communities to serve as laboratories for state infrastructure development, and energetically evaluate and refine all of its activities. The five Lab Communities will be models of comprehensive, collaborative service program implementation. MCSC will concentrate its efforts on the five in order to reach a critical mass of local community-based service initiatives. MCSC will ensure that each lab develops a community plan that institutionalizes service, builds capacity, leverages resources, and coordinates Kindergarten through Retiree service and volunteerism. They 8 . �• • will be the anchors of the Michigan plan. MCSC will use the Lab Communities as resources for · programs in the surrounding regions, centers for peer ~echnical assistance, and platforms from which to launch coordinated regional service initiatives. AmeriCorps and two MCSC initiatives are the keys to the successful development of the five Lab Communities: Michigan CARES and the MCSC Learn and Serve Community Based Program, Michigan Youth Serving Across Michigan (MYSAM). Michigan CARES is MCSC' s subtitle D National Service Demonstration program, which recently received a $495,750 matching grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. CNCS originally awarded MCSC a $225,000 planning and capacity building grant in 1993. Since then, MCSC refined and revised the original program design, secured the matching grant, and sought and received CNCS's approval of the modifications. Commencing in August 1994, MCSC will work in partnership with CMF to identify six communities through the community foundation network to implement a collaborative, community-based planning process for national and community service programs. Michigan CARES will support the local planning process and provide seed support for a program that complements or enhances national and community service and service learning. Each Michigan CARES community will (1) conduct and/or draw upon an existing community needs and resource assessment; (2) establish a comprehensive strategic community service plan from kindergarten through retirement; (3) integrate the best practices of service-learning and youth development in all aspects of youth service; and (4) launch a sustainable model national and community youth service program that meets the goals of the community program and produces measurable results. MCSC and CMF will work jointly to provide technical assistance and training. MCSC will operate MYSAM (pending CNCS approval) in partnership with MDE to ensure coordination in the selection of Learn and Serve community-based and school-based programs in order to provide the best opportunities for establishing quality school and community service9 �learning partnerships. MYSAM will broaden opportunities for a diversity of K-12 age youth to become involved in service and community problem-solving by supporting community-based youth service programs that (1) provide peer support; (2) provide service to address visible community need; (3) increase youth participation and involvement in community service. MYSAM will support programs that are models of effective partnerships among schools and communitybased organizations. Collaboration is an essential element of effective service-learning (Wingspread Principles & ASLER Standards). School/community partnerships enable schools and community organizations 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 service-learning practice, it also improves the chances of program institutionalization. MCSC will seek to foster MYSAM partnerships in Michigan CARES communities and work with MDE to coordinate school-based program grants with MYSAM and CARES. Michigan's AmeriCorps programs, which are based on the value of community collaboration, will be integrated into the CARES and MYSAM initiatives. MCSC will base consideration of MYSAM programs and CARES on the current status and future potential for AmeriCorps program in the community. Together, Michigan CARES, MYSAM, and AmeriCorps will provide the programmatic glue to bind the five lab communities. In turn, these five communities will anchor the continued development of the Michigan service infrastructure. Conceptually, MCSC's plan is organized around three broad goals that support its agenda and meets its developmental needs. Citizen Impact: Reaching more people with the service message in coordination with other initiatives and building a diverse statewide peer technical assistance network of skilled practitioners and committed service advocates . Community Impact: Expanding community-based service program capacity through facilitating local collaboration and developing five comprehensive Lab Communities. Institutional Impact: Enhancing service 10 �f • program network integration through generating project specific partnerships and stimulating new · ideas for sustainable collaborative activities. Based on _these_goals, which fall under Michigan's overarching goal of program sustainability, MCSC has developed a three-year strategic plan that provides benchmarks to assess MCSC' s continuing efforts to build a sustainable infrastructure for national and community service. Year One • In partnership with the Steering Committee, conduct a comprehensive statewide inventory of Kindergarten-Retiree service and volunteer programs and practitioners. • 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. • 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. • Establish a fund development plan for programs not funded by CNCS or MCSC. • Identify directly funded AmeriCorps programs and integrate program planning, training, and implementation activities with those operating in the state. • Seek foundation funding support for a targeted program development and technical assistance initiative for small neighborhood and community-based organizations. • 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. • Develop a senior volunteer position at MCSC to promote connections among senior volunteer and youth community service programs. • Launch, with private sector support, an MCSC logo and poster contest for elementary and middle school students. 11 �' • Double the number of citizen respondents to the Community Service Awards Program and create ArneriCorps program and participant categ<?ries. • Select six communities for the Michigan CARES program and provide training and technical assistance for community-based planners. • Develop and implement a state model for ArneriCorps training and technical assistance. • Identify and recruit staff and volunteers from the AmeriCorps programs to serve as state peer technical assistance consultants. • Coordinate and consult with MDE on Learn and Serve America grant making. • In cooperation with the Michigan Service-Learning Council, develop common service learning training elements that can be shared among ArneriCorps, higher education, and Learn and Serve America programs. • Integrate where possible the MYPAC/CMF youth action council "Youth Voice" project with Michigan CARES communities. Year Two • In partnership with the Steering Committee and drawing on the results of the Year One inventory, identify, evaluate, and document model Kindergarten-Retiree service and volunteer programs and practitioners. • In cooperation with MYPAC and the Michigan Campaign for Volunteerism, develop a state recruitment campaign for AmeriCorps and youth service volunteers. • Facilitate the development of at least two quality AmeriCorps proposals from neighborhood and community-based organizations. • Develop, with private sector support, an MCSC state service newsletter. • Establish a Task Force on intergenerational service program development. • Establish a Task Force on developing model national and community service programs that link Community Action Programs, Area Agencies on Aging, Headstart, school-readiness, 12 . �l • and school-to-work transition. • Produce and disseminate, with private sector support, MCSC posters for recruiting schoolage youth to participate in service and volunteer activities. • Double the number of citizen respondents to the Community Service Awards Program and create a category for model community service partnerships. • Identify the five strongest Michigan CARES communities to be Lab Communities for promoting continued community generated private sector support. • Based on practitioner critique, revise the state ArneriCorps training and technical assistance. • Integrate state peer technical assistance consultants into AmeriCorps training and program development. • In partnership with MDE leverage at least one school/community partnership by targeting School and Community-Based Learn and Service grants. • Integrate ArneriCorps peer technical assistance consultants into Michigan Service-Learning Council and revise common training elements as needed. • Develop partnerships among community service youth action councils and local government youth councils in select communities. • Initiate efforts to establish MCSC as an endowed public/private authority. Year Three • In partnership with the Steering Committee and drawing on the results of the Year Two develop, with private sector support, a catalog of model programs and practitioners for public dissemination. • Reconvene the participants of the Year One grant-makers meeting to assess progress and revise recommendations. • Continue in cooperation with MYP AC and the Michigan Campaign for Volunteerism, the state recruitment campaign for ArneriCorps and youth service volunteers. 13 �• • Facilitate the development of at least four quality AmeriCorps proposals from · neighborhood and community-based organizations. • Increase circulation of MCSC state service newsletter. • Take action on the recommendations of the Task Force on intergenerational service. • Take action on the recommendations of the Task Force on developing model service programs that link Headstart, school-readiness, and school-to-work transition. • Increase by 50% the number of citizen respondents to the Community Service Awards. • Conduct regional community service collaboration training using the five CARES communities as training centers. • Based on practitioner critique, revise the state AmeriCorps training and technical assistance. • In partnership with MDE leverage at least one AmeriCorps/school/community partnership by targeting AmeriCorps, school and Community-Based Learn and Serve grants. • Integrate AmeriCorps peer technical assistance consultants into Michigan Service-Learning Council and revise common training elements as needed. • Conduct a statewide conference on national and community service to enable practitioners to assess the state's progress in establishing a sustainable infrastructure. • Launch a fundraising campaign for MCSC's anticipated public/private authority. • Ensure that no less than 80% of the Year One AmeriCorps programs that have demonstrated quality and measurable success are funded for continuation beyond Federal funding support. Coordination In order to succeed, MCSC must ensure that it makes all of its strategic decisions in consultation with its state partners. The Michigan Steering Committee for National and Community Service is the forum for strategic consultation and program development coordination. The members of the Steering Committee represent, among other agencies, CMF, MCC, MNF, MDE, and the Michigan 14 t �.. CNCS. Representatives of these agencies also serve as ex-officios of MCSC. Stanley Stewart, · the director of Michigan CNCS, has been an energetic an9 productive contributor to MCSC and the Steering Committee. MCSC will continue to coordinate all of its activities with Michigan CNCS in order to build community partnerships in conjunction with Domestic Volunteer Service Act projects and activities. The Michigan Campus Compact, under the leadership of first Diana Algra and now Julie Busch, has become one of the nation's leading state Compacts. MCSC has enjoyed an especially close working relationship with MCC on a variety of projects including the development of state standards, MCSC' s administration of MCC higher education grants, the establishment of the Michigan K-12 Service Learning Center, the coordination of the Service Learning Training Council, and leadership training for MYPAC members. MCSC's partnership with CMF, a state network that represents more than 10% of the nation's community foundations, has already been discussed. MNF, an association of the state's non-profit sector, coordinates Michigan Campaign for Volunteerism. MCSC is represented on the MNF board and contributed to the Campaign's 1993 Year of the Volunteer media blitz. Since 1991, MDE and MCSC have maintained a close and productive partnership. MCSC and MDE collaborated in the development of their respective state applications in 1992 and 1993. MCSC has contributed to the Serve America grant making process. In light of the National and Community Service Trust Act's administrative split between the school and community-based programs formerly under Serve America, MCSC and MDE's collaborative and coordinated planning and program development will ensure continuity in the Michigan's K-12 Learn and Serve school and community programs. MCSC and MDE will facilitate the development of complementary funding awards. The most tangible example of the partnership is MCSC' s plan to fund 113 of the MDE's Learn and Serve coordinator's salary. Support It would be hard to miss from reading to this point that MCSC has placed the leveraging of non- 15 �CNCS resources as a high priority. This is the obvious issue that must be addressed in order to · achieve a sustainable infrastructure and it will be the central question of the grant maker conference that MCSC plans to convene in Year One. Given that among the Michigan groups to be invited, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the W . K. Kellogg Foundation, and the Skillman Foundation have invested millions of dollars nationally in service and youth development, the results of the conference should be helpful beyond Michigan as well. Without the leadership, guidance, and support of these three foundations, MCSC and Michigan would not be in the position they are in today. Mott and Kellogg have representatives on MCSC, and Skillman, with the help of Michigan CNCS director has committed to providing the cash match for Year One AmeriCorps program proposals from Southeast Michigan. Skillman's support, if extended to Year Two programs, will improve significantly the likelihood of successfully developing strong AmeriCorps program proposal among neighborhood organizations. As on the Federal level, nonpartisanship is never universal, but through the leadership of the First Lady, Governor, and commissioners, MCSC has remained out of the partisan fray . The effort to win passage of H.B. 5280 was led in the Michigan House by a Democratic and in the Senate by the Republican Majority Leader. The vote for final passage was 30-2 in the Senate, and 105-2 in the House. Of the then twenty-one member commission polled in April, seven were Democrats, seven Republicans, and seven independents. MCSC holds the view that training and technical assistance are devices that must be effectively applied to support the strategic development of human resources and infrastructure. Training must also be user friendly and user owned. MCSC will rely primarily upon in-state resources, but also it will draw upon the best thinking and experience in the national field to develop comprehensive state-wide training standards. In Year One MCSC will hold state-wide ArneriCorps program staff trainings and regional trainings for ArneriCorps participants. Training needs will be determined through a needs assessment survey of proposed AmeriCorps programs in July . MCSC will 16 �"\ orgamze a state AmeriCorps Task Force to set guidelines also in July. The Task Force · recommendations along with the results of the program ~eeds assessment will form the outline for MCSC's Program Development Assistance and Training proposal later this summer. Training will remain an on-going human resource development process. MCSC will use a train-the-trainer model to ensure sustainability. Its design will be modified based on program and participant evaluations as well as by recommendations made by the independent program evaluators contracted by MCSC. Among the training resources that MCSC will draw upon include MSU Extension 4-H Youth Programs, Michigan Service Learning Center, American Youth Foundation, MCC, National Youth Leadership Council's Generator School Project, the Active Citizenship Today Project, the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse's regional hub, National Association of Service and Conservation Corps, the Youth Volunteer Corps, and United Community Services of Detroit. Development Process In October, 1993, MCSC convened the Steering Committee's first meeting on the National Service Trust Act of 1993. The Steering Committee was instrumental in contributing to the outline for the state planning process. In addition to the state-wide video teleconference MCSC, in cooperation with members of the Steering Committee, held twelve technical assistance and planning meetings around the state involving more than five hundred people and mailed 1,600 AmeriCorps applications through state networks. MCSC received 45 proposals representing partnerships that involved more than seventy state and local organizations. All of the information gathered through this proposal and planning process contributed to the state plan. Institutional Capacity MCSC ' s, chair Michelle Engler, is a practicing attorney who has demonstrated a lifetime commitment to the law and public service. A member of both the Michigan and Texas state bar associations, Ms. Engler has been involved in numerous initiatives that support women, children, 17 �families, literacy, as well as national and community service. Ms. Engler is a leader in promoting Michigan Harvest Gathering, which in three years has r~sed more than $900,000 and 1.5 million pounds of food for Michigan's hungry. She has also been an advocate for the women of Michigan in the fight against breast cancer. She is a spokesperson for the Children's Trust Fund and serves on the Board of Directors for Michigan Cities In Schools and the Library of Michigan Foundation. Mr. Frank Dirks became Executive Director of MCSC in May, 1994. Formerly the director of the Close Up Foundation' s Active Citizenship Today service-learning project, Mr. Dirks was before that a field organizer for Youth Service America where he consulted states in strategic planning under National and Community Service Act of 1990 and organized the development of Youth Volunteer Corps programs in ten communities around the country. Mr. Dirks consulted in the initial development of MCSC. A former high school teacher and founding member of the Alliance for Service-Learning in Education Reform, he prepared the 1993 strategy paper for the YSA Policy Working Group on the implementation of the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993. The MCSC is housed in the Executive Office of the First Lady and administratively operates in the Michigan Jobs Commission (MJC). MJC is a state agency that administers a budget of roughly $400 million for social and economic programs. MJC administers the Community Services Block Grant program and, by statute, oversees the Community Action Agencies. Contract management staff provide administrative support for MCSC, and will assist MCSC in negotiating, executing, and monitoring contracts to local subgrantees. The Michigan Department of Labor's Office of Budget, Finance and Administrative Services performs MCSC's fiscal functions , including financial reporting and expense tracking and monitoring. This office serves as fiduciary agent for many of the Michigan Jobs Commission's program funds , including all previous funding received from the Commission on National and Community Service. 18 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. 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This summary reflects the outcomes ofMCSC's Year One objectives. In partnership with the Staff Advisory Council, conduct a comprehensive statewide inventory of Kindergarten-Retiree service and volunteer programs and practitioners. MCSC and the Staff Advisory Council, which is a group of 25 state government agencies and nonprofit organizations, established a schedule of quarterly meetings. MCSC assembled a state-wide collaborative resource guide of programs and projects in the service and volunteer field. A draft of the guide will be disseminated at the Michigan Nonprofit Forum's Grant-Maker-Grant-Seeker conference for comment. The guide will be completed and printed in June. It will be distributed to libraries and interested organizations. Members of the MCSC Staff Advisory Council will receive paper copies as well as a computer disk copy for easy reprinting. A copy will also be placed in the MCSC file of the state e-mail system for access on the Internet. 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. MCSC has maintained excellent communication with the Michigan Nonprofit Forum (MNF) and the Michigan Volunteer Center Network (MVCN). MCSC has worked closely with Governor 1 �Romney, Dave Egner (MNF) and Sam Singh (MVCN). MCSC meets monthly with MNF. Ms. Engler and Governor Romney co-authored a Detroit News Op-Ed for National Volunteer Week. In April, Governor John Engler met with Governor George Romney, Ms. Romney, Ms. Engler, Dave Egner, Sam Singh and Frank Dirks to explore the possibility of convening a summit meeting on the relationship of the non-profit and voluntary service sector with government and private sector. Governor Engler has already publicly committed to supporting the summit. MCSC and MNF will submit a detailed proposal to Governor Engler for final review in June. 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. MCSC conducted the post application process review workshop in June. In December, MCSC conducted a special Technical Assistance workshop for those that did not make the cut last year. The purpose was to introduce them to the elements of the Year Two AmeriCorps review process. After the first year process MCSC's goals were to increase the number of strong proposals corning from Detroit and the Upper Peninsula as well as those corning from community-based organizations (CBOs). MCSC's Year Two application package contains two new formula programs: one from each of the targeted regions, and both from CBOs. MCSC' s Year Two competitive application includes two proposals from two groups that applied, but were not approved for funding last year. In addition, MCSC assisted the Department of Natural Resources in submitting a National Direct proposal in partnership with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and the Indiana Commission on National and Community Service. 2 �Establish a fund development plan for programs not funded by CNS or MCSC. Since December, MCSC has been engaged in a long range planning process that will chart a course for sustainable organizational development of MCSC and the field. The fund development plan has been an implicit part of the consideration of the long range planning effort. This past year, in addition to MCSC' s state and CNS funding, MCSC received support from theW. K. Kellogg and C. S. Mott Foundations, Quest International, the General Motors Foundation (for the Governor's Community Service Awards dinner), Dow Coming (for the MCSC bill signing), Julie Cummings and Max Fisher (also for the Awards dinner), and more than thirty Detroit businesses for the Signature Project. Michigan's' AmeriCorps programs enjoy considerable support from local area and community foundations . AmeriCorps programs have raised local match through of C. S. Mott Foundation, Grand Rapids Community Foundation, Hooker Foundation, Siedman Foundation, Skillman Foundation, and Steelcase Foundation. MCSC has contributed an article on AmeriCorps for the Michigan Chamber of Commerce magazine. In February, the Skillman Foundation, which is providing cash match to three Detroit area AmeriCorps program, convened a lunch meeting of philanthropic and corporate grant-makers in the Detroit area to learn more about AmeriCorps from MCSC and the Detroit programs. More than fifty funding organizations attended. Identify directly funded AmeriCorps programs and integrate program planning, training, and implementation activities with those operating in the state. National Direct programs from USDA and YVCA participated in the April Michigan's AmeriCorps Training and Signature Service Project in Detroit. Staff from Local Initiative Support Corporation, USDA, and YVCA have participated in Michigan's AmeriCorps Train-the-Trainer series. In June, MCSC will launch a series of state regional coordination meetings for all volunteer and CNS funded programs. 3 �Seek foundation funding support for a targeted program development and technical assistance initiative for small neighborhood and community-based organizations. The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan selected the Detroit Catholic Youth Organization to administer Detroit CARES and TAP-Youth Service. Michigan CARES is the CNSIWKK funded effort to support collaborative community service program development. TAP-YS is the C.S. Mott funded initiative to support community-based organizations in low income neighborhoods of Detroit in capacity-building, collaboration, and program development. The CYO CARES!I AP-YS coordinator began reporting weekly to the MCSC offices in February. The coordinator has been working with MCSC staff to prepare resource guides and develop grassroots network contacts. The TAP-YS coordinator also played a vital role in planning and implementing the Michigan' s AmeriCorps Signature Service Project in Detroit. 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. As a result of the February 20 funders meeting, at the offices of theW. K. Kellogg Foundation, the Council of Michigan Foundations agreed to collaborate with MCSC to produce a grantmaker/grant-seeker guide on model service and volunteer programs in Michigan. Develop a senior volunteer position at MCSC to promote connections among senior volunteer and youth community service programs. With the help of the Michigan Office on Aging, MCSC has established a Senior Ambassador position. The Senior Ambassador and RSVP volunteer, Loran Graham, is currently organizing a senior advisory committee that will serve in a similar capacity as MYP AC, the MCSC youth 4 �advisory committee. Launch, with private sector support, an MCSC logo and poster contest for elementary and middle school students. MCSC received more than 110 youth volunteer recruitment poster design entries from teams of middle and high school youth. In January a review panel met to decide the winner. The poster they selected was laid out for printing by Little Caesar's Enterprises. MCSC will unveil the winning poster at the Governor's Community Service Awards dinner. All submitted posters were displayed in the Capitol Building during National Volunteer Week. MCSC developed a Commission logo and a Michigan's AmeriCorps logo. The Michigan's AmeriCorps and Learn and Serve Michigan logos emphasize the federal/state partnership at the heart of AmeriCorps. MCSC has included the logos on all printed materials since November. Double the number of citizen respondents to the Community Service Awards Program and create AmeriCorps program and participant categories. While MCSC failed to meet its goal of doubling the number of respondents, it did manage a modest 20% increase in the number over last year. Select six communities for the Michigan CARES program and provide training and technical assistance for community-based planners. In cooperation with the Council of Michigan Foundations, MCSC conducted a review of the community strategic plans, which include: the formation of a volunteer center, a community resource center, a youth community activity center, and a youth development council. The CARES planning process has involved more than 300 community agencies and individual volunteers across the state. It has generated four AmeriCorps proposals and facilitated an important collaboration in a MY SAM (Learn &Serve) proposal. MCSC and CMF have held three state-wide meetings of 5 �CARES communities since November. MCSC is currently in the process of preparing a second phase proposal toW. K. Kellogg in cooperation with CMF. The CARES resource guide will be available in July. Develop and implement a state model for AmeriCorps training and technical assistance. MCSC has established a program development, monitoring and technical assistance process for the AmeriCorps and Learn and Serve programs, which served as a model at the North Central Cluster meeting in Lansing in April. Identify and recruit staff and volunteers from the AmeriCorps programs to serve as state peer technical assistance consultants. Since August, MCSC has maintained a schedule of monthly meetings of AmeriCorps directors and a monthly Training-the-Trainer series for AmeriCorps program staff representatives. The Directors' Meetings provide a valuable opportunity for information sharing and program assessment. The reviews on the monthly trainings have been generally good. MCSC will expand its technical assistance activities in the summer. Coordinate and consult with MDE on Learn and Serve America grant making. MCSC is continuing to coordinate its activities with MDE Learn and Serve programs. The MDE Learn and Serve Coordinator is supported half-time by MCSC and regularly participates in MCSC staff activities. MCSC staff reviewed MDE Learn and Serve applications. 6 �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. MCSC has convened a state-wide service-learning coordinating council to support capacitybuilding efforts. The council is in the process of adopting a common standards for school- and community-based service-learning. Integrate where possible the MYPAC/CMF youth action council "Youth Voice" project with Michigan CARES communities. This remains one of the operating assumptions of the CARES process. The CARES community plans are succeeding in accomplishing the initial stages of this objective. In addition, the regional collaboration meetings reinforce these efforts. Other Accomplishments not contained in the objectives. Launch MCSC coordinated a state-wide AmeriCorps Kick-off in conjunction with the National Launch and facilitated local launches in each of the nine Michigan's AmeriCorps programs. Each local launch received media attention. In addition, MCSC staff assisted or participated in the launch and startup of the Local Initiative Support Corporation (LISC) and USDA National Direct programs. Newsletter MCSC unveiled its first state-wide newsletter in January. The quarterly newsletter will cover all aspects of service and volunteerism in Michigan consistent with MCSC' s mission. Quest International MCSC helped Michigan become one of two states to receive a service-learning technical support 7 �grant from Quest International. MCSC, in cooperation with the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) and other service-learning initiatives in the state, will work with Quest to hold a state-wide service-learning teacher training teacher conference. In addition, MCSC and MDE will select five communities to participate in an extensive teacher training program conducted by Quest. The grant will help support service-learning capacity building in Learn and Serve grantee communities. Youth Voice MCSC held three community youth summits to involve youth in community problem-solving. Supported by a CNS grant, the summits will produce reports compiled by the communities' young people recommending solutions to local problems affecting youth. Also, through this grant, MCSC in conjunction with its youth advisory council MYP AC hosted a state-wide youth leadership conference to train young leaders in service. Michigan's AmeriCorps Training and Signature Service Project MCSC and its local partners in southwest Detroit generated a total of $16,200 in-kind donations for its Michigan's AmeriCorps Signature Service Project. The business community donations include: Meijers, Cellular One, and Subway (restaurant). North Central Cluster Meeting In March MCSC and CNS hosted a meeting of the state commission program staff of the North Central Cluster. This meeting gave the state program officers the opportunity to network, share resources and tools, and provide support to each other. At the meeting, MCSC was able to share its Monitoring Guide, Contractors Notebook, and Renewal Meeting Plans with the other states. Long Range Plan In December, MCSC initiated a strategic planning process that focused on the sustainable 8 �• development of its activities and those of the field. Ensuring a diversified funding base has been its principle area of attention. While the process is ongoing, it has generated a policy/philosophy statement that will help inform its decision making. The elements of the plan will be implemented throughout the next several years. National Outreach MCSC has been working with sister commissions to develop an effective support system. These efforts have involved a meeting at the Ford Foundation to discuss possible support for national meetings of state commissions for the purpose of building a sustainable inter-state commission network. MCSC's chairwoman, First Lady Michelle Engler made a presentation at the National Governor's Association Winter Meeting on the role of state commissions and the experience of the Michigan Community Service Commission. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. 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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, 50020 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 1999-09-24 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/6f4c8becf81c60b9c4f18931c22c0e0d.pdf c0d0fb4da254284c91c856e4b3d78195 PDF Text Text .. t 1996 State Plan Update �The 1995 Michi2an Communitv Service Commission's CNS Fundin2 Application State Plan Update Process (15%) In this the Michigan Community Service Commission's (MCSC) third report, and reiteration of the state's plan for service and volunteerism, in seventeen months, most references will be based on previous reports to CNS or internal MCSC reports. 1) Outreach Has the vlan been substantially revised or updated? !(not. how was feedback on the plan generated? The state plan has not been substantially revised or updated. The original plan was designed to operate for three years. Any revisions to the plan will be based on an assessment of MCSC 's progress in meeting its annual objectives and a critical analysis of the strategic assumptions underlying the plan. Since the original plan is less than half way through, there is little compelling reason to change its basic structure. The best measure of a plan is in its implementation . MCSC has put its energy not in rewriting what it would do, but in doing what it wrote it would. The commission meets quarterly." The staff provides a written report on progress toward accomplishing each of the plan ' s annual objectives before every MCSC meeting (reports featured below). Commission members have an opportunity to comment on progress or problems at the meetings. The meetings, which are held at different locations around the state, are open to the public. There is an opportunity for public comment at every meeting. MCSC regularly requests feedback on its plan and activities from its advisory committees and grantees. MCSC did not call upon consultants to advise it on its plan. The following are highlights of the state plan as written in June 1994. Sustainability requires a balance between needs-based service delivery and program infrastructure development. Program priorities based on a funder's definition of need create narrowly defined programs dependent upon specific categories of funding. This dependence restricts flexible solutions to complicated community problems, constricts the flow of fresh ideas to established programs, and chokes off programs from the changing culture of communities . MCSC 's formula for sustainability includes program flexibility, multiple funding sources, shared standards of practice, locally defined priorities, and measurable outcomes ... Michigan must increase AmeriCorps program development among smaller, more localized community-based organizations, as well as intensify outreach to established poverty and aging programs ... MCSC will increase its public awareness activities, encourage innovative new service program development, identify at least five communities to serve as laboratories for state infrastructure development, and energetically evaluate and refine all of its activities. The five Lab Communities will be models of comprehensive, collaborati ve service program implementation . MCSC will concentrate its efforts on the five in order to reach a critical mass of local community-based service initiatives. MCSC will ensure that each lab develops a community plan that institutionalizes service, builds capacity, leverages resources, and coon!inates Kindergarten through Retiree service and volunteerism. They will be the anchors of the Michigan plan .... AmeriCorps and two MCSC initiatives are the keys to the successful development of the five Lab Communities: Michigan CARES and the MCSC Learn and Serve Community-B ased Program, Michigan Youth Serving Across Michigan (MYSAM) ... . Michigan CARES will support the local planning process and provide seed support for a program that complements or enhances national and community service and service learning. Each Michigan CARES community will (I ) conduct and/or draw upon an existing community needs and resource assessment; (2) establish a comprehensive strategic community service plan from kindergarten through retirement; (3) integrate the best practices of service-learning and youth development in all aspects of youth service; and (4) launch a sustainable model national and community youth service program that meets the goals of the community program and produces measurable results. MCSC and CMF will work jointly to provide technical assistance and training. MYSAM will broaden opportunities for a diversity of K-12 age youth to become involved in service and community problem-solving. MYSAM will support programs that are models of effective partnerships among schools and communitybased organizations. Collaboration is an essential element of effective service-learning. School/community partnerships enable schools and community organizations 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 service-learning practice, it also improves the chances of program institutionalization ... . Together, Michigan CARES, MYSAM, and AmeriCorps will provide the programmatic glue to bind the five lab communities . In tum, these five communities will anchor the continued development of the Michigan service infrastructure. Vision (25%) 1) Progress to Date In late 1994, MCSC launched a strategic planning process that is still underway. As part of the strategic planning process MCSC revised and refined is mission and vision in the winter and spring of 1995. The refined mission and revised vision is intended to establish a philosophical and conceptual base on which MCSC can operate in an environment in which the rationale for the national service program is undergoing intensive examination. The revised mission and vision were developed into a policy paper and printed in a CNS funded pamphlet titled A Foundation for Civic Renewal . The pamphlet is included in MCSC's outreach and educational materials. The concepts outlined in the paper and pamphlet were the basis for MCSC's chair, Michelle Engler' s presentation at the winter meeting of the National Governors' Associations and the written testimony she submitted to Representative Christopher Shays Subcommittee. A Foundation for Civic Renewal was developed through a process of commission meetings that culminated in a two-day commission retreat. At this March commission retreat members finalized the paper and refined elements of the MCSC strategic plan. The retreat was facilitated by a consultant from the Close Up Foundation. 2) Vision Statement The Vision Restated Reprinted from A Foundation for Civic Renewal: A Position Paper of the Michigan Community Service Commission 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 as 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 volunteerism that encompasses more than the administration of federally funded 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 law with overwhelming bi-partisan support--- passing the House 105-2 and the Senate 30-2. MCSC's mission is to enable all citizens, including youth, to engage in public through service and volunteerism. problem-solv~ng MCSC serves in three capacities to build stronger communities through service, volunteerism, and philanthropy: 1) As a Catalyst for positive community change, stimulating innovative programs that meet real community needs through service. 2) As a Convener of diverse individuals and groups, building community through shared efforts and toward common goals. 3) As a Broker of ideas and resources, encouraging collaboration and entrepreneurial approaches to service and volunteer program development. MCSC believes that the foundation for the civic renewal of our communities is built through service. MCSC promotes and supports individual volunteers, service and volunteer programs, and public/private partnerships that meet important community needs. MCSC endeavors to employ the best entrepreneurial practices of the nonprofit field to support its mission. MCSC seeks out new opportunities and partnerships to support and promote sustainable, community-driven models of service and volunteerism. MCSC serves as a facilitator and conduit between the public and nonprofit sectors. MCSC's agenda is based on a solid foundation of seven fundamental principles that inform all of its program and policy decisions. 2 �1) Service, volunteerism, and philanthropy take many shapes, but they share what's best abou t America--free people bound by a common purpose in support of public good. The strength of the American Republic depends on the committed service of citizen volunteers and philanthropists. Service, volunteerism, and philanthropy make a twofold contribution to democracy in America: first, they transform today's good works into tomorrow 's community good; second, they provide an environment in which citizens may practice good citizenship free from the procedural restrictions of government and the individualistic competition of the marketplace. 2) Service, volunteerism, and philanthropy are the building blocks of the Social Capital necessary to sustain a healthy democracy. In a recent paper, Harvard University Professor, Robert Putnam affirmed the opinions of soci al observers in America since Alexis de Tocqueville. He found that voluntary networks, associations, and organizations reinforce the formal civic and governmental institutions of democracy . The standards and norms that are formed through these self-regulating voluntary associations support the practices that are necessary for self-government. Social Capital is the amalgam of voluntary soc ial association s, practices, and standards that strengthen democratic communities. Social Capital is generated by the voluntary associations and shared social standards of people who volunteer and commit to serve more than just themselves. Withou t Social Capital communities suffer because they lack mechanisms for people to work together voluntarily for the good of the whole. Service and volunteerism are essential ingredients of Social Capital. 3) Strong communities rely on an effective balance of three primary sectors: the Public (government), the Private (business), and the Social (nonprofit social serving organizations). The independent or nonprofit sector, which includes service, volunteerism, and philanthropy is something better named the Social Sector. As the Public and Private sectors work in some combination to develop economic and physical capital, the Social Sector works to generate Social Capital. Internationally respected management consultant Peter Drucker has argued that the Social Sector will play an increasingly more prominent role in the new American high technology society. The Social Sector will carry 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 transform itself into an organized and equal contributor to social policy-making. 4) Government and business should continue to work in partnership with the Social Sector t o support citizen problem-solving through service and volunteerism. Healthy communities are vital to ensuring strong government and productive business. Government and business should invest in the formation of the Social Capital in order to assist the Social Sector in achieving its objectives. Government should serve in this effort in much the manner it was intended; as a forum and catalyst for the Private and Social Sectors to collaborate in the development of strong communities. All sectors must view their roles in a new light: as enablers of citizen driven solutions, not as the source of professionally provided solutions. In recent years, the public and private sectors have recognized the importance of the Social Sector. New public-private partnerships have been created to enhance efforts to promote service and volunteerism. Government and business have made important contributions to the organization and strengthening of the Social Sector. At the national level, the initiatives of two successive presidents have illustrated bipartisan support for the Social Sector. First, George Bush 's Points of Light and now Bill Clinton's AmeriCorps represent similarly conceived public-private partnerships in support of service and volunteerism. 5) Service, Volunteerism, and Philanthropy are not bi-partisan ideas, they are non- partisan ideas. If government is to promote and support volunteer citizen problem-solving through service as an alternative to government run solutions, then government must respect and hold in the same esteem the principle of non-partisanship that is central and essential to the success of the service, volunteer, and philanthropic sector. 3 �6) Volunteerism is a public investment in communities and citizens, and as such, it is not free. Volunteer development is an essential element of Social Capital formation . Volunteers do not come free. They require an investment. 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 costs of volunteerism must not be overlooked. In order to get volunteers to the point of effectively meeting a social need many things come into play. They 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 the effort, they must be reimbursed for their commitment in order to live. Like all things of value, volunteerism does not come without a commitment of effort and resources. 7) Civic renewal through service and volunteerism draws its strength from, and celebrates the diversity of the community. No individual or group should be overlooked in reconnecting citizens to their communities through the Social Sector. Too often in the past, certain groups have been left out. The spirit of volunteerism holds that every citizen is a resource. In order, to reverse the trend of apathy and alienation, communities can no longer afford to leave any resource untapped. Citizens of all ages, and all socio-econorrilc backgrounds must be involved in building communities through service. The Michigan Community Service Commission is the state's administrative agency for national and community service programs. The national service program, AmeriCorps, as well as other national and community service programs play an important role in building capacity for service and volunteerism in Michigan. MCSC administers national and community service programs in accordance with the following principals: 1) National service is part of the American volunteer tradition. National and community service build Social Capital by providing volunteer support to the kinds of Social Sector institutions that must grow strong if government is to successfully define a more limited social serving role for itself. National and community service is part of a continuum that ranges from the American tradition of the individual citizen volunteerism to a citizen's full-time volunteer comrriltment to serve their community or country. 2) AmeriCorps and other national service programs provide excellent (but not exclusive) opportunities for states to support and develop the capacity of the Social Sector at the community level. AmeriCorps and national service programs serve as excellent devices for building the capacity of communities to define and meet local needs through service and volunteerism. AmeriCorps provides an opportunity for states and communities to invest in new community partnerships that hold the best chance of building in local communities sustainable means for improved community problem-solving through service and volunteerism. 3) AmeriCorps, like volunteerism, relies on limited term citizen volunteers, not institutionalized bureaucracy. Government is clearly not the only answer to the problems facing our communities and citizens. However, government can work in a partnership with the Social and Private Sectors, through programs like AmeriCorps , to en able citizens to find their own solutions. Government should serve as a resource for helping communities learn from the successes of others. 4 �4) AmeriCorps programs, like all full-time service programs generate and multiply additional volunteers. An American, on average, volunteers four hours a week. Since this figure is an average, it does not reflect the irregularity of weekly volunteer service. It takes one full-time volunteer service provider to do what ten average volunteers can in the same period of time. A full-time service provider may not only provide direct service, s/he may also recruit, coordinate and supervise the work of limited-time volunteers. A full-time volunteer service provider will be able to maximize the impact of the four hours of service of the limited-time volunteer. How do programs selected advance the vision? A vision is a statement of ideal, purpose, and justification. It is not a road map. The plan that supports the vision is the road map. Program selection, like other elements of a plan, are mile markers that measure progress. Therefore programs do not support a vision, they support a plan. In its 1994 plan MCSC stated that, "Michigan must increase AmeriCorps program development among smaller, more localized community-based organizations, as well as intensify outreach to established poverty and aging programs." MCSC will administer fou r new AmeriCorps programs in 1995. Of these new programs one will be operated by a coalition of community organizations in an economically hard-pressed rural section of the state, the second will be operated by a community-based agency in the Detroit empowerment zone, the third will operate in Detroit facilitating independent living for the home-bound elderly, and the fourth will operate in the remote upper peninsula also facilitating independent living for the home-bound elderly. 5 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. 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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_1999-09-24_1996-State-Plan-Update Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-09-24 commission meeting 1996 State Plan update Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-09-24 commission meeting 1996 State Plan update. 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, 50021 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 1999-09-24 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/216b14943c8a7217694e233dc9fb0db1.pdf 31f54197de4d113d674ee9ca06d1a8f4 PDF Text Text ·- 1 1997 State Plan �MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION ADMINISTRATIVE GRANT APPLICATION A. HISTORY AND CONTEXT 1. State's vision for service (See attachments in order: #1 MCSC Brochure, #2 MCSC Policy Position Paper, Foundation f or Civic Renewal.) PROGRESS MADE The Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) has established a clearly defined mission statement with supporting functions. MCSC's mission is to enable all citizens, including youth, to engage in public problem-solving through service and volunteerism. MCSC serves in three capacities to build stronger communities through service, volunteerism, and philanthropy: a) As a Catalyst for positive community change, stimulating innovative programs that meet real community needs through service. b) As a Convener of diverse individuals and groups, building community through shared efforts and toward common goals. c) As a Broker of ideas and resources, encouraging collaboration and entrepreneurial approaches to service and volunteer program development. (See attachments #s 1&2) CHALLENGES FACED MCSC has had its mission in place for a number of years now and considers it essential for establishing its institutional role in the state. MCSC has not encountered challenges in this area since its last administrative application. PLANS FOR 1997 MCSC has no plans to alter its mission in 1997. 2. Steps taken to implement the service plan _ (See attachments in order: #3 MCSC Executive Director Report 5/3/96.) PROGRESS MADE MCSC staff reports on a quarterly basis to the full Commission. The attached May 3, 1996 Executive Director's Report summarizes progress made in meeting the second-year objectives of the Three Year State Plan. MCSC met or exceeded the vast majority of the original objectives. (See attachment #3) 1 �CHALLENGES FACED MCSC's greatest challenge in this area has been adjusting to the vicissitudes of federal support for national service. While Corporation for National Service (CNS) has worked hard to ease the adjustment, MCSC' s uncertainty over the level of federal support and the late release of the final FY96 budget has made planning difficult. PLANS FOR 1997 MCSC will implement the third-year objectives of its State Plan and facilitate the development of the new Unified State Plan (USP). 3 . How the state, through its programs and activities, is meeting both CNS and state priorities (See attachments in order: #4 Draft Annual Report.) Since 1994, MCSC made clear that its principal priority has been the institutionalization of the Commission and building of capacity for service and volunteerism in Michigan. MCSC has believed that state capacity building and infrastructure development also have been CNS priorities. Since emphasis within CNS program priorities change each year, MCSC has consistently maintained its priority. (See attachment# 4) 4. The process used and people involved to update the state plan (See attachments in order: #5 New Partnerships for Michigan Report.) PROGRESS MADE In February 1996, MCSC in partnership with the Michigan Nonprofit Association and the Council of Michigan Foundations convened the first of a series of statewide meetings under the name New Partnerships for Michigan. Governor and First Lady hosted the first meeting. As Governor Engler wrote in his letter of invitation to the first meeting, "The goal of this meeting is to launch a state-wide dialogue around the best ideas for increasing collaboration among the sectors, strengthening the nonprofit sector, and increasing public awareness of the important role that citizen service and volunteerism can play in solving the serious problems that face our communities. The late Governor George Romney provided the inspiration for this meeting. Shortly before his death, the Governor met with Michelle and me to discuss the need for such an initiative. He argued that in order to address our serious social problems and reconnect our communities the four sectors had to come together in a renewed spirit of cooperation. Accordingly, this meeting has been organized and designed by the co-sponsors; organizations that represent the nonprofit and public sectors in Michigan." (See attachment #5) CHALLENGES FACED The biggest challenge was balancing the enthusiastic ambitions of participants with the reasonable and available options for action. MCSC and its partners have also had the challenge of maintaining interest in and focus on the effort. 2 �PLANS FOR 1997 MCSC will use the New Partnerships for Michigan process for gathering further input for the USP. a) MCSC will gather information from New Partnerships VISTA site reports. b) MCSC will conduct at least one statewide New Partnerships meeting. c) MCSC will conduct an information gathering session at the statewide service and volunteer superconference. 5. Trends and opportunities that will impact national service within the state MCSC will continue to develop and refine its partnership with the Family Independence Agency (FIA) through its Governor's Innovative Grant and its state formula expansion grant. MCSC will work to explore connections between welfare reform and national service. MCSC will also develop operational connections among the FIA volunteer coordinators assigned to each of the FIA county offices. � 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_1999-09-24_1997-State-Plan Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-09-24 commission meeting 1997 State Plan Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-09-24 commission meeting 1997 State Plan. 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, 50022 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 1999-09-24 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/6e93826a90fb0919adf78b0aad72de63.pdf cdce215ffdbc67ec061643580e8f916c PDF Text Text 1998-2001 Unified State Service Plan �VISION STATEMENT The Michigan Unified State Plan is both a document and a guide to state v olunteer resources. The three year evolutionary plan will foster support and encourage collaboration among volunteers, public and private partnerships, volunteer programs, national, state, and local service providers and communities, to effectively address local issues and needs. The implementation of this plan will lead to several significant outcomes. It will result in Michigan becoming a state where: 1. Citizens of all ages, youth through seniors, are actively and continuously engaged in strengthening communities because of individual commitment to service and volunteerism. 2. Citizens develop an understanding and appreciation for community service which directly links to the positive impacting of community needs. There is an increase in the awareness level of citizens about the need to volunteer and the availability of specific volunteer service opportunities. 3. Volunteerism and service-learning are integrated into the curriculum and fabric of public education institutions and communities throughout the state. 4. There is cooperation and coordination between all service network partners, public and private organizations and communities that represents an effective capacity to respond to volunteers and to meet community needs. 10 �GOALS Goal #1: Strengthen linkage and coordination between entities involved in volunteer service within the state. Goal #2: Implement communication activities aimed at increasing public awareness of volunteer and community service initiatives in the state and formal recognition for individuals involved in volunteering and service. Goal #3: Identify ways to expand and upgrade the infrastructure systems necessary to sustain volunteer and community service in the state. Goal #4: Strengthen linkages and coordination between CNS funded programs and develop opportunities for collaboration around national and state priorities. 11 �ACTION PLAN Discussions among network service partners and plan developers initially focused around our vision of community service and volunteerism for the state of Michigan. These discussions led to the development of several strategic or directional goals. These goals are listed below. In addition, existing CNS national and state priorities (environment, education, welfare reform, public safety, etc.) will continue to be a key part of the Michigan Unified State Plan. Specific emphasis will be directed to linking programs and activities to national goals pertaining to America's Promise and America Reads . The Presidents' Summit held in April of 1997 set forth five developmental resources for our nation's youth aimed at improving the overall quality of life for this segment of the population. The overall goal of America's Promise is to provide two million young people with access to all five developmental resources and an additional five million young people with access to at least one resource, with special emphasis on those most in need, by the year 2000. The resources are: • An ongoing relationship with a caring adult; • Safe places and structured activities in non-school hours; • A healthy start for a healthy future; • Marketable career skills through effective education; and, • An opportunity to give back through service. The goal of America Reads seeks to have all children read well and independently by the end of the third grade. It is worth noting that Governor Engler in his January 1998 State of the State Address also announced a major new state initiative to get all children beyond basic literacy and into reading on grade level by the fourth grade. This initiative will be launched in the fall of this year. Detailed below are the major goals the Michigan Unified State Plan will pursue over the next three years. Goal #1: Strengthen linkage and coordination between entities involved in volunteer service within the state. Key Strategies * Establish a state coordinating council. Representation will include the primary network partners (MCSC, CNS-Michigan, and the Michigan Department of Education) as well as representative from other local and statewide volunteer service organizations. The primary focus of such a body would be to improve service delivery and program coordination among service providers at the local level. Implementation of America's Promise and America Reads initiatives 12 �would also receive major review. The coordinating council would initially meet quarterly. * Provide an opportunity for the coordinating council to present updates to the Michigan Community Service Commission at its scheduled meetings regarding specific programs and initiatives that address common themes and goals. This would be accomplished by structuring the agenda for MCSC meetings to include summary presentations from network partners. Coordination would be further strengthened by MCSC staff and commissioners attendance and participation at coordinating council member organizations' meetings. * Expand the distribution of organization/program newsletters and communication instruments to include coordinating council staff and policy makers. * Conduct a bi-annual review of the Michigan Unified State Plan by the coordinating council to evaluate progress and modify the plan so that it further encourages and strengthens coordination and collaboration between the coordinating council organizations and the need to include other entities engaged in volunteer service/program delivery. * Establish monthly conference calls between appropriate MCSC and CNS-MI staff to review program performance and placement coordination. On a quarterly basis provide update of MCSC and CNS-MI programs and activities to coordinating council members. * Conduct regular review of VISTA program placement and prepare joint recommendations to the Governor for approval of site placement. This will facilitate coordination at the local level of national and state program service and .activities throughout the state. * Establish joint site visit monitoring protocols and scheduling of Michigan's AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps*VISTA programs . would be jointly prepared. Site visit follow-up reports * Establish joint site visit monitoring protocols and scheduling of Learn and Serve school- and community-based programs. Site visit follow-up reports would be jointly prepared. * Coordinate scheduling of training and technical assistance for national service programs with input from the coordinating council. 13 �• 1 Goal #2: Implement communication activities aimed at increasing public awareness of volunteer and community service initiatives in the state, and to give formal recognition to individuals involved in volunteering and service. Key Strategies * The Connect Michigan Campaign will be formally launched in 1998. This campaign will include a series of media PSAs and paid advertising utilizing three primary media sources - TV, radio, and newspaper. The principal theme will encourage the citizens of Michigan to participate in meeting local community needs by volunteering. The Michigan Community Service Commission, Council of Michigan Foundations, and Michigan Nonprofit Association will partner to provide funding and ~echnical support to launch this effort. * The coordinating council will inventory other public relations/marketing campaigns. They will make information on these campaigns available and linked to the key strategies of Goal #2. * The Coordinating Council will discuss ways to support and encourage coordination and networking between local volunteer/nonprofit organizations. * MCSC will implement an annual legislative breakfast. All Coordinating council organizations will be invited to attend the breakfast. Formal recognition will be given to local volunteers from the constituent districts represented by legislators. A brief overview of the state of volunteerism and community service will be presented to legislators. In 1998 this effort will be supported by a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. * MCSC will publish and broadly distribute, bi-annually, the Michigan Profiles In Service. This publication is a comprehensive descriptive listing of organizations engaged in supporting and encouraging volunteer and community service initiatives throughout the state. The coordinating council will examine ways to provide on-going resources to fund this activity. * In 1998 MCSC will complete the design and implementation of its web-site. The website will include a profile of all coordinating council organizations as well as volunteer and community service programs statewide. 14 �, Goal #3: Identify ways to expand and upgrade the infrastructure systems necessary to sustain volunteer and community service ·in the state. Key Strategies * MCSC will request at least $1 million in 1998 state funds, to continue funding for Volunteer Investment Grants. The grants support local community volunteer resource centers. This effort will be closely coordinated with the Volunteer Centers of Michigan to ensure that local resource centers sustain their commitment to the grant. * In 1998, with the support of the Council of Michigan Foundations, Volunteer Centers of Michigan, the Michigan Nonprofit Association, the Michigan Community Service Commission will offer a fund raising workshop for the Volunteer Investment Grant recipients . The workshop will be directed at increasing the volunteer resource centers capacity to complete local fund raising to aid in building the dedicated endowment funds for the center. * In the first year of this plan, the coordinating council will devise and implement an integrated annual statewide assessment of training among all community service, service-learning and volunteer programs. * The primary network partners (Michigan Community Service Commission, Michigan Department of Education, and the Corporation for National Service Michigan) will review on a quarterly basis the use of CNS training funds for the purpose of addressing specific training needs and achieving maximum benefit from available resources. * Coordinate scheduling of training and technical assistance for national service programs with input from the coordinating council to strengthen efficiency and quality. Goal #4: Strengthen linkages and coordination between CNS funded programs and develop opportunities for collaboration around national and state priorities. Key Strategies * We will work to maximize the role of AmeriCorps*VISTA in support of America Reads. Priority consideration will be given to projects that participate in activities that further the goals and objectives of America Reads and that demonstrate a willingness to collaborate with other (coordinating council) 15 . �... ' organizations that seek to implement America Reads initiatives. * Priority placement for non-America Reads VISTA funds will be limited to programs engaged in Welfare to Work and children and youth initiatives. * Priorities and directed activities for National Senior Service Corps address national issues pertaining to implementation of Programming for Impac t initiatives over the three years of the plan. This priority will significantly affect project design as well as program activities. The initiative will involve a major reorganization of administrative functions in the projects and an in-depth examination of local community needs. * In support of the Programming for Impact initiative a statewide data collection and analysis effort will be undertaken by the Michigan Office of Service to the Aging with support from other coordinating council organizations. * Increase the number of school-age youth involved in Learn and Serve programs across the state. Over this three year period we will involve a minimum of 44,500 youth in CNS funded Learn and Serve programs. * In the first year of this plan, design a comprehensive outreach and awareness program for implementation in year two and three that presents the value of service-learning which is targeted to students, parents, community volunteers, educational staff and administrators. * Strengthen management and administration of local AmeriCorps (Michigan's, VISTA, and national direct) programs by conducting an annual statewide AmeriCorps management workshop. The program would focus on volunteer recruitment, retention, supervision, leadership, planning and program administration. * Continue to reinforce program management and administrative issues in monthly Michigan's AmeriCorps program directors meetings. Structure discussion around specific issue topics with directors sharing their experiences and best practices that lead to resolution of program management issues. * Increase the number of site visits with those Michigan's AmeriCorps programs that experience recurring administrative issues. Site visits will include a more in-depth review of management and administrative systems resulting in a more prescriptive plan for correcting identified problems. This could possibly include technical assistance providers with specific expertise in the areas of program management an administration. * Through the RFP (Request For Proposal) process give priority to those CNS grantee funding requests that address the issues of coordination and collaboration with America Reads, America's Promise and other national and 16 �., ,., . state priorities. * Include requirements in the grant agreement that directly connect national service programs to CNS national and state priorities. * Include requirements in the grant agreement that support and encourage links to early literacy initiatives, America's Promise, and other national and state priorities. * Build on the experience and lessons learned from Michigan CARES by encouraging national service programs to demonstrate local leadership in connecting with other entities and citizens involved in volunteerism and community service to address local community needs. * To encourage local collaboration, the primary network partners will discuss adding to all RFPs a requirement that other local national service programs sign onto the application. 17 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. 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_1999-09-24_1998-2001-Unified-State-Service-Plan Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-09-24 commission meeting 1998-2001 Unified State Service Plan Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-09-24 commission meeting 1998-2001 Unified State Service Plan. 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, 50023 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 1999-09-24 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/30b47223fe9fb2b07880121321655b95.pdf 889a70b0187d6cff05a7df0d28966767 PDF Text Text A REPORT TO THE MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION November 22, 1991 Submitted by: Frank Dirks Field Organizer Youth Service America 1319 F Street, NW Suite 900 Washington, D.C. 20004 �INTRODUCTION In the late spring of 1991, theW. K. Kellogg Foundation provided Youth Service America (YSA) with a grant to facilitate the development of a youth service policy framework in Michigan that emphasized program capacity building through institutional collaboration, networking, and public and private partnerships. The grant envisioned that the policy framework would set the context and direction for the state's application to the National and Community Service -Commission for the funding of specific initiatives under the National and Community Service Act of 1990 [NCSA] (Public Law 101-610). The grant enabled YSA, in cooperation with the Michigan Campus Compact (MCC), the Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF), the Michigan Nonprofit Forum (MNF), and the Michigan State Board of Education, to sponsor an initial two-day planning conference. The conference (agenda attached), hosted by the MCC, brought together over 125 people from across Michigan representing K-12 education, higher education, full-time service and conservation corps, community based organizations, state officials, and young people. The conference served to crystalize interest in youth service, identify important planning is~ues, and engage program operators and advocates in youth service policy development. Shortly after the conference, First Lady Michelle Engler announced plans for the formation of the Michigan Community Service Commission·. In August, the Points of Light Foundation designated Michigan to be one of three states to participate in the pilot Youth Ambassador Program. Interested conference participants attended two subsequent planning meetings in July. The one-day meetings also included some whom were unable attend the June conference. CMF hosted the first meeting and MNF the second. The meetings produced planning recommendations for the new commission (the conference .and meetings report is attached). Participants also expressed their interest and commitment to support, advise, and assist the commission in its activities. Since the summer meetings, while the state commission became organized, YSA continued to compile information on service in Michigan and monitored developments with the National and Community Service Commission. The purpose of this report is to recommend a framework for service in Michigan that is both a practical synthesis of ideas developed during the summer meetings and a guide for submitting a federal funding application complementary in interest and emphasis to the national commission's agenda. There are six sections contained in this report. The first offers a definition of youth service and a review of the nationally recognized Principles of Best Practice for youth service programs. The next section briefly reviews NCSA and the national commission's most recently expressed views on implementation. The fourth section proposes a vision for service in Michigan. Section five enumerates suggested elements of a comprehensive state plan. The next section presents in detail elements of the plan that could be funded under NCSA. That is followed by a brief conclusion, and the last section contains supporting attachments. 2 �YOUTH SERVICE The key to understanding the first principle of youth service is to recognize that youth development and community service are inextricably linked. Youth service creates a synergystic dynamic in which a recipient becomes a provider, a provider becomes a recipient, and each is encouraged to learn from the process. An example of this in practice is a program that places students at risk of failure in the role of tutors for younger students. The validity of the first principle of youth service has been supported by the success of peer tutoring·program models· and other· service program models. An important practical note regarding the youth service dynamic is the implicit multiplier. In traditional service models the service provided generally stops at the recipient. In the youth service model the recipient becomes a conduit The at-risk tutor receiving special attention and guidance passes it on to the younger student. This is not only important in looking at impact, but the model also serves as a program organizing device. This is a tactical point that should be considered in a strategic development plan. Youth service programs began developing a national self-consciousness in the mid 1980s. Until then, what is now known as the youth service "field", did not exist. Two Michigan foundations, the W. K. Kellogg Foundation and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, have played a crucial role in supporting the youth service field. Their significant investments in youth service have enabled the :(ield to grow and organize rapidly. Four general program categories make up the field: K-12, higher education, full-time and summer service and conservation corps, and community-based youth. National and local organizations representing those program categories have agreed upon common principles of practice for programs across the field. The national commission has adopted these principles generally as its standard. The principles of best practice for youth service programs follow the first principle already discussed. • Both communities and participating young people view service projects as needed by, and of real value to, the community. • Young people are viewed as a vital resource that can help meet pre~sing human and environmental needs in communities across the country. • Community service is recognized as a poweiful form of citizenship education that imbues young people with an ethic of civic responsibility that carries into adulthood. • Projects and programs are carefully structured and require minimum hours of service for a sustained period. Young people are organized into well-planned and well-supervised groups. • A plan for meeting the developmental needs of young participants-- for education, basic skills, employability, leadership, and community commitment-- is integrated into the delivery of service. • Program design includes structured opportunities for reflection on the service experience. 3 �• Program design provides for adequate training of participants and the staff of community agencies and organizations in which participants will serve. • Appropriate incentives and rewards-- such as public recognition, school and college credits, scholarships, stipends, or salaries-- are used to encourage the participation of young people and to emphasize the value the community places upon the service ethic. • Programs undergo rigorous evaluation. • Programs inculcate a sense of community responsibility and citizenship. Young people involved in pr.ogram design and direction. • Programs and projects respond to local needs, are best planned and administered at the state and local levels, and are an integral part of community and education policy. 4 �THE NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION The National and Community Setvice Commission has repeatedly expressed its strong interest in receiving coordinated applications. A coordinated state application is the commission's preferred paradigm. According to the draft regulations, state applicants, "must submit a Comprehensive Setvice Plan. The plan should include a description of efforts to achieve the goals of the Act and the regulations. Funding provided under this Act should supplement an applicant's larger strategy for involving individuals in setvice. Therefore, the description should not-be1imited,to -activities that may receive NCSA funds, but should include information regarding the applicant's overall strategy for expanding commitment to service, including activities funded through other Federal, State, local, or private sector funding sources, and those that require no funding ... The plan should also include a description of the interrelationship among programs proposed to be funded under the Act .. States are strongly encouraged to establish a bipartisan and nonpartisan State Advisory Board." The commission recently has indicated that it will emphasize youth and families in its mission statement. States that integrate these themes into their plans will be in a stronger position. The following is the latest fact sheet distributed by the national commission. 5 �COMMISSION ON NATIONAL AND COI\11\1UNITY SERVICE SUMMARY The Commission on National and Community Service was created to provide leadership in strengthening the spirit of community involvement for all citizens, especially the young. The Commission ' s grant program will stimulate a wide array of service initiatives and will encourage community partnerships to address the educational, human service, environmental and public safety needs of the nation. The National and Community Service Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-610, as amended) provides program funds, trainirtg and technical assistance to States and communities to develop and expand service opportunities. The Act is intended to: * * * * * * * * * * Renew the ethic of civic responsibility in the United States Encourage citizens, regardless of age, income or ability, to engage in full-time or part-time service Involve youth in programs that benefit the nation and improve their own lives Enable young adults to make a sustained commitment to service by removing barriers created by high education costs, loan i ndebtedness and the cost of housing Build on the network o f existing federal, state, and local programs and agencies Involve participants in activities that would not otherwise be performed by paid workers Generate additional volunteer service hours to help meet human, educational, environmental and public safety needs, particularly those related to poverty Encourage institutions to volunteer their resources and energies and to encourage service among their members; employees and affiliates Identify successful and promising community service initiatives and disseminate information about them Discover and encourage new leaders PROGRAM Commission funds will be available in four major categories: Serve-Aaerica. This year, $18.9 million is available for programs sponsored by schools or community-based agencies to involve school-aged youth in service to the community. It also supports programs that involve adult volunteers in the schools. Funding is allocated according to a state-level formula. Higher Education Innovative Project• ~or Coaaunity Service. Higher education institutions or public agencies working in partnership with those institutions can be awarded $5.6 million . Funds will support student community service projects or teacher training in service-learning principles and skills. Aaerican Con•ervation Corps and Youth Service Corp• Progra.. Full-time, yearround conservation corps and youth service corps programs that take place in the summer months can receive $22.5 million. These programs must involve teenagers and young adults, who may receive job and akill training, living allowances and scholarships. Full-tiae and Part-tiae Hational and eo. .unity Service Prograas. As many as ten states may share $22.5 million in 1992 to engage individuals ages 17 and older in full-time or part-time service. Participants will receive education or housing benefits upon completion of their term of service. 6 �In addition, the Commission may fund several other types of programs; demonstration projects for rural youth, employer-baaed retiree volunteer programs, Governor's innovative service programs, Peace Corps/VISTA training program, and efforts to match Foster Grandparent programs with Head Start . .The types of service activities are broadly defined; participants may perform any educational, human, environmental, or public safety service project that will benefit the community. In general, programs must include the following elements: * * * * * * Appropriate training and supervision of participants Recruitment of economically and educationally disadvantaged individuals and those with disabili-t ·ies Involvement of participants in meaningful service experiences Learning components that are appropriate to the age of the participants Community partnerships in program planning and delivery Significant impact in achieving the goals of the Act FUNDS AND APPLICATIONS A total of $73m is available to the Commission in fiscal year 1992. In addition to program grants, the Commission will provide training and technical assistance and may fund four regional clearinghouses to give information and assistance to service programs. States may apply to receive funds under any or all of the four major program categories. They are strongly encouraged to establish a state advisory committee to assist in the development of a comprehensive state service plan and in the completion of the state applications. This committee should include representatives of state agencies and a variety of local and community-based organizations, labor, business, educators, parents, youth and volunteer organizations. Indian Tribes are considered as States under this Act and can submit applications as a State. Under some of the four major categories, if a state declines to submit an application, a local applicant such as a school, college, local government or community-based agency may apply directly to the Commission. These local applicants should contact their governor's office directly for information about the state planning and application process. Some sections of the Act require that applicants provide matching funds. Individual program applications must contain a program description and budget; and assurances that the applicant will comply with the Act (including nondiscrimination provisions and the requirement that participants not be used to displace paid employe.es), will use federal funds to supplement rather than supplant non-federal funds, and will consult with local labor organizations before placing participants in service positions. 7 �CO:MMISSION ON NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE The Commission on National and Community Service was created to provide leadership in strengthening the spirit of community involvement for all citizens, especially the young. The Commission's grant program will stimulate a wide array of service initiatives and will encourage community partnerships to address the educational, human service, environmental and public safety needs of the nation. The National and Community Service Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-610, as amended) provides program funds, training and technical assistance to States and communities to develop and expand service opportunities. The Commission is governed by a Board of Directors appointed by the President and chaired by Paul N. McCloskey, Jr. Catherine Milton serves as the Executive Director of the Commission. The Commission can be reached at : The Rational Preas Building 529 14th Street x.w. 4th Floor Washington, D.C. 20004 (202) 724-0600 A total of $73 million is available to the Commission during fiscal year 1992 . Complete details about funds, applications and program requirements can be found in the proposed regulations for the Act, which appear in Part III of the November 8, 1991 issue of the Federal Register . A thirty-day notice and comment period wi ll allow individuals and organizations to give their input before the final regulations are published in January. Comments must be submitted in writing to the Commi ssion address. The final regulations and applications will be published in the Federal Register in mid-January. In general, funds will go to the States. However, under certain sections, if a State declines t o submit an application, a local applicant such aa a school, college, local government or community-baaed agency may apply directly to the Commission . In order to facilitate these local applications, States ~ notify the Commission by January 20, 1992 that they intend .to submit a state application and, if so, for which of the four major program categories they intend to apply. Since Indian Tribes will be considered as states under this Act, they too must submit a notice to the Commission of intention to apply. In late January, the Federal Regieter will 'publish a list of states that have given notice of the intention to apply for funds. All applications' both State and local, will be due to the Commission on March 16 , 1992, and grants will be made in May or June. 8 �A VISION FOR MICHIGAN A vision or mission statement creates the overarching framework for a Comprehensive State Service Plan. It is the rationale for action and sets the goals for accomplishment. The plan should complement the goals of NCSA while setting priorities unique and important to the state. The priorities should be based on real needs and the plan should draw on the state's real strengths. Ideally the plan should have a four year timeline. This will allow programs and initiatives to develop to the point where their can be assessed on their own merits. A four year plan also shows the national commission that the state is serious about its plan because it extends beyond the current authorized life of the Act Michigan has already begun setting its vision. The Michigan Community Service Commission is a very important development. It sets Michigan apart from all but a handful of states. Beyond its existence, the leadership and composition of the Michigan commission reveal qualities that will make for a compelling vision for the state. Before proposing several ideas for a state vision, it is worth reviewing the summary findings of a report from United Community Services of Metropolitan Detroit on community attitudes in Kellogg's Detroit Northern Area Project. The summary sets an appropriate tone for a discussion of vision. It found that, "residents of the Kellogg/Northern area expressed a desire to remain and work in their community ... Residents also expressed the need for more community accountapility. They feel that the community must begin to solve their own problems rather than relying soley upon government or corporate support. However, residents were aware that apathy has played a major part in impeding the progress of the community... Residents felt that if their community had a strong cultural identity and knowledge of s"elf, that many of the problems they face would be solved... The youth offered some simple solutions to some of the problems they mentioned. .. they desire and expect support from family and the community as a whole." These statements could apply to any community in Michigan. The Michigan commission should consider a vision that includes: • The state commission establishing itself in the role of catalyst, convener, broker, networker, and promoter for state and local community service activities. • A call for citizens to join together to build stronger, whole communities in which youth can grow and prosper. • A commitment to substantively involve young people in youth service policy and community problem solving. • A commitment to create opportunities for young people to serve in their communities or state from from the age of 5 to 25. • A commitment to build state and community service capacity by strongly encouraging organizational collaboration and joint problem-solving (among both public and private agencies). 9 �• Recognition that government has an essential but not exclusive role to play in community building, and that the model for community building is the formation of real and substantive state and local partnerships among government, business, the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors, and citizens. • A commitment to make youth service the glue in forming community partnerships and collaborative initiatives. (Youth service, because it is disarming and positive, is an excellent device to begin the process of collaboration. Youth service program development becomes the first step in the state's strategic plan. An effective youth service infastructure will form the base for broader community building activities. Therefore, the Michigan commission might consider broadening its reach in years three and four by, for example, formally absorbing the activities of the Michigan Coalition on Volunteerism.) 10 �ELEMENTS OF THE MICHIGAN PLAN The summer planning meetings identified issues important to a successful Michigan plan and produced recommendations for elements of the state plan. Below is a brief summary, a complete record of the meetings is attached. Important issues to be considered include: • Assuring ·that programs -are built around local community needs and interests. • Establish statewide training capacity in the best practices for youth service programs. • Avoid redundant programs and activities. Build on existing resources and strengths, do not needlessly start from scratch. • Include young people and community program practitioners in policy setting and program design. • Build a comprehensive and coordinated statewide information clearinghouse for programs and organizations that draws on what currently exists within networks. • Involve the business community. • Ensure that there are sufficient rewards, incentives, and recognition. • Ensure diversity of participants, representative of whole the community, in programs. Do not simply target, and therefore isolate, select groups for specific programs. Specific elements of the comprehensive Michigan plan should include: .. The commitment of the state commission to identify and coordinate public and private funding and resources necessary to advance the state plan. Therefore the commission should--• Establish a "Youth on Boards" program to institutionalize a role for youth in substantive community problem-solving. The first step should be the establishment of a Michigan Youth Advisory Council (MYA C) to work in conjunction with the state commission. MYAC's first task should be to promote and coordinate the "Youth on Boards" program. • Support workforce preparation by promoting positive productive community problem solving roles for all youth across the state. Special attention should be given to directly linking school age service programs and community colleges. Community colleges should be encouraged to include service as a part of their technical skills development programs. • Establish unifying thematic areas for program development and capacity built around areas of program service such as early age intervention, family support, and intergenerational programs. (This provides continuity as well as a connection to the youth and family mission interests of the national commission.) 11 �• Encourage young people to become advocates for service, volunteerism, and civic participation in their communities. • Coordinate program development and capacity building around the strengths and resources of existing programs and organizations such as the Children's Charter, the Youth Volunteer Corps, School Volunteers, Partners in Education, 4H, MCC, VACs, MNF, and CMF. • Establish during the first and second year a pilot City Year model program model from a combination of philanthropic, business, and subtitle D funding. The model would be replicated in one other Michigan community during the third and fourth year. • Establish the governor's Service and Leadership Corps, a two site residential rural summer youth corps program. This would be funded initially under subtitle C with local PIC support. • Support a statewide network of summer community-based and operated youth volunteer corps programs linked in each community to (but not necessarily run by) community colleges and other colleges, volunteer centers, community-based service agencies, and K 12 schools. This would be funded initially under subtitle C with possible local PIC and community foundation support. • Institute a process to unify program research and evaluation by establishing generic standards and objectives across all youth service program areas. The state commission should convene a research and evaluation planning meeting with represe.ntatives from Michigan Campus Compact schools, Formative Evaluation Research Associates, other appropriate in-state representatives and research experts in the national youth service field to set a common evaluation framework for the state • Designate and promote the Michigan Campus Compact as the higher education consortium responsible for coordinating the higher education service plan. • Establish an in-state college service grant program administered by the MCC, under the coordination and final review of the state commission, to supplement MCC's current venture grants program. These state higher education grants should give special consideration for community college service programs that link skills training, community service, and activities in support of K-12 schools. This would be funded initially under subtitle B, II with a match from local college applicants. • Establish an in-state K-12 service grant program administered by the Michigan State Department of Education, under the coordination and final review of the state commission, to support community service and service learning programs for K-12 age youth. Program design specifications, in addition to those stipulated in the federal regulations, should include stipend support for a teacher and/or community-based coordinator, be intended to integrate service learning into specific content curriculum or meet community needs consistent with the issue themes of the state plan or be developed in coordination with the Michigan Community Volunteer Corps team in the community. Programs should also coordinate and cooperate with other youth service activities in the community (particularly those linked to the state plan) and the local Partners for Education and School Volunteer. This would be funded initially under subtitle B, I with possible local community foundation match. 12 �• Clarify distinction between court-ordered service and community service. The commission should promote a common terminology that does not confuse community service with punishment. • Ensure that the activities of the state commission are coordinated with the Michigan 2000 Excellence in Education Committee. For instance, because citizenship education is part of the national education goals, the commission should encourage the committee to adopt community service and service learning as an important component in the Michigan New American Schools model. • Establish a two tiered youth service awards program to be conducted in conjunction with the national commission's awards program. The first tier award should come from the state commission and be made available to all who serve in organized youth and community service programs. The second tier award should be a governor's award for exemplary service. The state commission also should actively encourage communities to develop and coordinate their own awards. • Promote and facilitate functional partnerships in every applicable community among community foundations, United Ways, and volunteer centers. These partnerships should be organized initially around youth service program design structures. • Establish a statewide Michigan Community Volunteer Corps that places teams of volunteers (a community team minimum would be one full-time, two part-time, and two older Americans) in at least 30 communities to coordinate youth service capaCity building, local youth and community service councils, provide technical assistance to schools and youth groups on service, to promote activities in the service theme areas, to establish CF!UWNAC partnerships, to recruit youth generally, and coordinate the awards program locally. This would be funded under subtitleD with the post service match provided by the community foundation or from other sources identified by community foundation. • Establish state clearinghouse on service and volunteerism drawing on the resources of MCC, CMF, NPF, MSDE, and 4H. The location and funding should be determined by the state commission. • Establish a statewide service training capacity, in coordination with the clearinghouse, combing the resources of the National Youth Leadership Council's Michigan Service Learning Center, the Grand Rapids Directions Center, the state VAC network, MNF, and MCC. Training should be available for educators youth and adult volunteers, Community Volunteer Corps members, state agency representatives, community leaders, and others who are interested. The location should be central with a regional training capacity. Funding should be determined by the state commission. 13 �ELEMENTS OF THE STATE APPLICATION It cannot be overemphasized that each subtitle program of the state application should be integrated with the other program subtitles. Together, they should be presented within the context of a strategic state plan. To assure that this occurs in practice the state commission should maintain oversight and final review of each program in the application. Coordination should occur at the state and local levels. This underscores the importance of the Michigan Community Volunteer Corps team. The team will work closely w1th the commission to ensure that activities ·and information are coordinated locally. Each team should organize a local community service advisory council that mirrors the activities of the state commission. (These local advisory councils should not duplicate pre-existing community councils. Those groups may only need to have service introduced into their agenda.) The local implementation of the state plan should be linked to the MCVC teams. The other issue of importance is multiplying the program impact. The national commission is interested in seeing the number of technical nonparticipants who are involved in supporting the program as well as the number of people served by the program. SUBTITLE B. I MSDoE should closely coordinate its administration of the grant ·program with the state commission. The commission should ensure that local schools and community organizations coordinate their program planning. The commission should also ensure that K-12 age programs are linked to existing community programs. Before the grant program begins, MSDoE and the commission should conduct regional training workshops on prognim design and development for educators and community organization representatives. These trainings should also introduce a collaborative program planning approach, including where necessary the formation of a community service advisory council. · Funding-- Match support should come from community grant applicants. SUBTITLE B. II The higher education grant program should be coordinated in the same way as the K-12 program. Before the grant program begins, MCC and the commission should conduct training workshops for college program coordinators and students. Because the national commission is particularly interested in programs generated by college students, MCC and the state commission should work with the state coordinator for the Campus Outreach Opportunity League to involve students in the training workshop. These trainings should also introduce a collaborative program planning approach, emphasizing the establishment of formal links to the community. Higher education grants for research should be linked to the state's coordinated evaluation strategy and guidelines. Funding-- Match support should come from college grant applicants. 14 �SUBTITLE C It is unlikely that the national commission would approve funding for a full-time Michigan corps under this subtitle because of the state's recent budget decisions. However, summer corps provide an excellent opportunity to draw on the benefits of the corps model. The two proposed approaches are interrelated and complementary. The youth volunteer corps model is already in place in three Michigan communities. It is a community-based corps program that involves young people -12-18 years old. Only crew leaders receive a stipend. Using the community yvc model would create a significant multiplier. Funding under the Act would only support crew leaders as program participants. For every crew leader "participant" there would be up to 10 "nonparticipant volunteers." Communities could be selected on the basis of a competitive in-state·grant process or through a coordinated state development strategy. Funding-- Because of the relatively modest cost of the program model, the local funding match could come from a variety of sources, including, for instance, the local community foundation Youth Action Program fund. The governor's residential summer Service and Leadership Corps would draw a diversity of young people from across the state for leadership training and conservation service work. Two camps formally operated by the Department of Natural Resources are available. The corps would draw young people who had participated in the community yves and train them to be crew leaders. The summer program could als.o coordinate its activities with the community college technical training programs. Program participants could earn certain credits. The program also could be an ideal transitional experience. For instance, students just missing the completion requirements of the Detroit Compact could be encouraged to participate in the SLC. Funding-- PICs are the best source of match support for this program. PICs generally have been pleased with the residential corps and the model provides an appealing alternative for some of their youth. SUBTITLED The City Year program model provides the potential for an urban alternative to the residential rural program. While it is not residential, the model would offer an alternative for young people from around the state to serve in an urban setting. Corpsmembers would be recruited not only from within the community but also from around the state. Because of the statewide dimension the program is a logical part of this subtitle. The program development plan would call for the state commission to organize the substantial resources necessary to conduct the program from private resources. Support from the subtitle would cover a planning team of ten full-time MCVC volunteers to coordinate development on-site for the commission. The plan would call for the program to be fully operating in two years so the planning a team could be established in the second community. The MCVC planning and start-up team would be an expanded version of the community teams proposed under this subtitle. 15 �The Michigan Community Volunteer Corps requires that in each community a team operates, a local organization donates space and some resources. The community foundations, along with the United Ways, would help identify the sponsor agency. Funding under this subtitle requires a cash or in-kind post service match. The community foundation would provide or help identify the locally generated match. Alternative post service support for eligible participants could be drawn from the MDSS tuition assistance program. Teams would work in the local community under the overall coordination of the state commission. Team members would receive training through the training center envisioned in the plan. The composition of the team would ideally include a full-time youth volunteer, employed part-time volunteers of young to middle age, and retired volunteers. This balance should provide a broad experience base. CONCLUSION In the field of youth and community service, few states have the combination of benefits that Michigan currently enjoys. Visible and committed state leadership, major foundation commitment and support, and the range of well coordinated program and organization networks position Michigan to become a national model for youth and community service development The vision, energy, and insight of the Michigan Community Service Commission can make it happen. 16 � 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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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, 50030 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 1999-09-24 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/96e31cfc1fe7605d3e91234460bb7457.pdf ca2d8c94c525dca3fe060cbd471bad25 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER , Go.vernor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Michelle Engler MEMORANDUM Executive Director Kyle Caldwell TO: Members of the Michigan Community Service Commission FROM: Garry Gross, Director of Administration Michigan Community Service Commission RE: Administrative Issues DATE: August 23, 1999 111 S. Capitol Ave . George W. Romney Bldg ., 4th Floor Lansing , Michigan 48913 Telephone (517) 335-4295 FAX (517) 373-4977 Where has the summer gone? It seems that only a couple of months have passed since our last Commission meeting but low and behold, almost half a year has passed! I hope that you all enjoy and have a very productive Commission meeting and retreat at Mackinac Island! I am sorry to say that I will not be joining you as I will be on vacation in Lake Tahoe, Nevada golfing with my father and brother! As it was an all expense paid trip, and planned prior to the change in the Commission meeting dates, I just couldn't say no. However, I have included the comparative financial statement and a copy of our internal audit response for your review. Financial Statement Attached is the comparative financial statement for the third quarter of fiscal year 1999, ending June 30, 1999 is the first of the documents. After looking at the numbers, you will see that we still have a sizable amount of funds left in state and federal accounts, however when you take out the unobligated grants from the total, it leaves us with around $150,000 in each fund. Baring any unusual situations, we should end up spending almost all of our funds in the state and private funds. This will be the first year since I have been with the Commission that we are so close to actually spending what funds we have received and budgeted. Michigan's AmeriCorps Audit The second document is a memo from Kyle and myself to Larry Misiewicz, the internal auditor for the Michigan Department of Career Development. It addresses the three minor issues that our internal audit of the Michigan's AmeriCorps program found. A detailed description ofthe issues and our responses are in the memo. But all things being equal, it was a very successful audit which has helped us in our quest to strengthen our internal policies and procedures. Financial Site Visits As part of the Commission's overall AmeriCorps program administration of our sub-grantees, we have contracted with Mr. Tim Strasz to perform Financial site visits. As of this date, all but �_, three of our sub grantees have been visited. Based upon feedback from Mr. Strasz the following is a brief recap of some of his fmdings. Most of the programs have good systems in place and the proper people working with them. Tim did find that a number of programs still have an administrative match amount that was above the 5% cap(note, he did not know that we are catching this issue before cash payments are being made requiring programs to adjust accordingly), a couple of programs need to document time spent working on the grant, member time sheets with the break down between service and training hours, and in-kind vouchers. Based upon the feedback for the individual programs, we will be requesting a corrective action plan to address the issues. The idea of contracting out our site visits seems to be working well with excellent feedback from our grantees, but there will be some changes implemented prior to another contract being issued. Tobacco Settlement Funds Another new development for the Commission is the role of sub-granting the interest from the tobacco lawsuit The legislature has appropriated a percentage of the interest earned on the tobacco settlement money, not used for the MERIT scholarships, for community foundations to fund health programs for youth and seniors programs. We have been chosen to receive and subgrant the funds to the Council of Michigan Foundation who will then distribute the funds based upon an allocation system. Based upon initial estimates from the House Fiscal Agency, we will be receiving around $2.5 million in May, 2000 and in excess of $7 million in April of 2000. The amount of the yearly appropriation will go drop a percentage each year after that It is anticipated that this funding will continue for 20 years. Personnel Matters In a final note, we have almost completed the hiring process of the Director of Programs. Hopefully, the new Director of Programs will be attending the Commission meeting with you. We have lost our Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator, Phil Chvojka to a higher level position within the Michigan Department of Community Health. We will be starting the process of filling the position within a few weeks. Once again, I am sorry that I will not be with you on Mackinac Island on September 24, but if you have any questions or concerns please call me at (517) 335-4295. �MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Comparative Financial StatemenUFY 99 As of June 30, 1999 End of Third Quarter, Fiscal Year 1999 STATE FUNDS Actual Bud9et FEDERAL FUNDS Budget Actual REVENUES Current Year Prior Year Carryover 1,451 ,500 1,451 ,500 100,000 100,000 4,566,863 4,566,863 50,810 50,810 100,000 126,749 100,000 126,749 6,118,363 6,1 18,363 277,559 277,559 Total Revenues 1,551 ,500 1,551,500 4,617 ,673 4,617,673 226,749 226,749 6,395,922 6,395,922 Program Operational 1,000,000 904,000 160,000 160,000 5, 126,121 4,956,148 160,000 160,000 Total Sub Grants 1,000,000 904,000 4,126,121 4,052,148 160,000 160,000 5,286,121 5,116,148 Salaries/Wages Retirement Insura nce 248,184 75,000 48,300 168,314 32,211 19,438 157,643 47,058 30,588 114,483 20 ,721 17,042 405,827 122,058 78 ,888 282,797 52,932 36,480 Total Salaries/Fringes 371,484 219,963 235,289 152,246 0 0 606,773 372,209 5,400 3,906 7,000 6,748 4,000 1,406 40 ,000 17,000 7,100 52,516 25,071 14,123 1,508 41 ,820 1,317 918 2,841 56,729 13,065 11 ,276 11 ,500 16,457 42,880 42,741 37,700 27,855 1,811 12,219 9,929 2,745 30,275 11 ,252 10,965 103 135 3,987 16,400 0 61,429 36,202 80,255 106,509 0 3,000 4,000 38,000 55,205 22,028 80 ,000 12,060 0 73,736 42,081 3,454 58,026 1,317 4,181 5,521 56,729 33,282 11,276 66,638 503,028 368,301 PRIVATE FUNDS Budget Actual TOTALS Budget Actual SUB-GRANTS 4,126,121 4,052,148 OPER. EXPENDITURES SALARY & WAGES CSS&M (Note #1) Telecommunications Utilities Other Services/Fees Ma il and Postage Conf., Seminars Office Supplies/Printing Data Processing Supplies Rentals for Space ui . Lease Misc. Other Total CSS&M GRAND TOTAL Unobligated Funds 3,000 4,000 19,000 12,000 20,000 2,463 1,770 6,000 2,548 3,287 174,134 66,749 21,593 1,551,500 1,296,537 4,617,673 4,378,528 226,749 181,593 .6,395,922 5,856,658 254,963 239,145 45,156 539,264 180,016 172,574 13,000 40,657 2,028 80,000 66,638 256,263 800 910 Note #1 CSS&M is Contractual Services, Supplies, & Materials 16,930 �STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION 111 S. Capitol Ave. George W. Ro!llney Bldg ., 4th Floor Lansing, Michigan 48913 Telephone {517) 335-4295 FAX {517) 373-4977 Chairperson Michelle Engler Executive Director Kyle Caldwell MEMORANDUM TO: Larry Misiewicz, Internal Auditor Michigan Department of Career Development FROM: Kyle Caldwell, Executive Director Michigan Community Service Commission / J(f )f'I...J Garry Gross, Director of Finance and Administration Michigan Community Service Commission ~. ,.!""\ [l . \ RE: Internal Audit Response, Memo #15, AmeriCorps- CFDA #94.006 DATE: August 16, 1999 The following is a list of findings and responses for the recent audit performed by the Office of the Auditor General (OAG). The Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) had three minor issues as reported by the OAG for the ArneriCorps, CFDA #94.006, program. No findings have been found to date. Issue number 1 MJC's internal control structure did not ensure that required quarterly financial status reports(FSR) were submitted to the federal award agency on a timely basis. In addition, MJC's quarterly fmancial status reports did not contain information from all program subrecipients, as required by federal regulations. MCSC's response The receipt and submission of program FSR's continue to be one ofthe most difficult aspects of the AmeriCorps Grant. Many of the sub grantees have accounting cycles which automatically put the subgrantee beyond the required submission date of the FSR. However, the MCSC has started to implement the following procedures and changes in order to address this issue. First, a new policy implemented prior to this program year holds all requests for cash payments unless the grantee is up to date on all aspects of reporting. This new policy has helped, however it does not address the grantees whose accounting systems just cannot supply the information within the time frame. To address this issue, which has been determined by our grantor, the Corporation for �National Service(CNS) to be a nation wide problem and issue, the MCSC will be drafting a request for a permanent 30 day extension for submission of the AmeriCorps FSRs. This extension will allow the department to submit a complete consolidated FSR within the required time frame. The third change currently being implemented by the MCSC to help this issue is the trial use of a new Web Based Reporting System (WBRS) that will automatically create FSR's from grantee's monthly expenditure sheets. By making the process easier and mistake proof, it has already increased the timeliness of grantees reports. While the WBRS is not yet an official and universal CNS reporting system, we expect that it will be for Fiscal years 2000 or 2001. All of these changes also affect the second part of the issue, not reporting on all our programs. The Department is required to submit the consolidated FSR by the mandatory date. In order for the Department to comply with the dates, we must submit our FSR with the information available at that time. By implementing the above mentioned processes, we will address the issue by having the FSR's for the department reporting. Issue number 2 MJC's internal control structure did not ensure that AmeriCorps Program subrecipients submitted program closeout reports on a timely basis. As a result, MJC did not determine whether program subrecipients had liquidated all obligations incurred under their award in accordance with federal requirements. MCSC's response Based upon funding letters from CNS which used continuation funding for the sub grantees, the MCSC and all commission nationwide were under the understanding that programs did not have to close out until the end of their funding period. However, the MJC and the MCSC were attempting to perform closeouts processes based upon grant years. Due to a small misunderstanding between MJC and the MCSC, both areas thought that the other was performing the close outs. Prior to the audit, the Federal Finance division and the MCSC had started the process of closing out all AmeriCorps grants from the beginning of the program. At this time, we have completed over 50 percent of the programs and expect to be up to date in closeouts by the end of September, 1999. A new policy and procedure for closing out the AmeriCorps grants is currently being finalized which will put a program on probation and withhold any funding until the completed close out package is received and approved for the previous year. With these new policies established, and the misunderstandings of the past behind us, the MCSC is confident that close outs will no longer be a issue for the AmeriCorps grant. Issue number 3 MJC's internal control structure did not always ensure that AmeriCorps Program subrecipients were meeting the program's matching requirements. (Note, during our audit period, the MCSC implemented a Cash Request Checklist which is used to ensure the AmeriCorps Program subrecipients are in compliance with federal regulations before additional grant payments are made. As a result, we do not consider this finding to be a reportable condition.) Page 2 �MCSC's response As noted, the MCSC has implemented a strict matching policy which monitors the programs match to bring them into compliance. This new procedure has worked exceptionally well and will make the closing out of the grants much easier. The two programs identified with match issues were the result of sub recipients front loading their administrative charges. If they did not expend the full amount of their grant, the result was that the match was low. These match issues are being address in the programs' close outs and are being adjusted by either corrected reporting or payments. As noted by the responses to the OAG findings, the MCSC had already corrected internal policies and procedures prior to the audit for two of the issues. The MCSC is currently working with all parties involved to handle the first finding, and fully expect to have new policies on FSRs in place by the end of the 1999 year which will address this issue. If you have any questions or concerns with this memo or the responses to the issues, please contact either of us at 335-4295. Page 3 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. 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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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, 50024 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 1999-09-24 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/6318527cf7310d539df9c8a0c1abc2c8.pdf a4bb7795e311462e78b48dfb2e753990 PDF Text Text Michigan Community Service Commission Agenda September 24, 1999 Mission Point Resort Mackinac Island 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. I. Welcome and Introductions - Chairperson Engler II. Review & Approval of April9, 1999 Minutes- Chairperson Engler III. Reports by Department from MCSC Staff- Kyle Caldwell A. Programming- Kyle Caldwell 1. Michigan's AmeriCorps All Member Celebration a. b. Renewal Process (approval item) 2. America's!Michigan's Promise- AmeriCorps Promise Fellows (approval item) 3. Volunteer Investment Grants (VIG) (approval item) 4. Learn and SERVE Community-based Grants 5. Training and Technical Assistance B. Outreach & Fund Development - Lindy Reurink Lange 1. Make A Difference Day 2. Volunteerism SuperConference 3. Connect Michigan 4. Poster Contest C. Finance & Administration - Garry Gross 1. Budget FY 2000 Projections 2. Grants Monitoring - Site Visits 3. Michigan Auditor General - On Site Audit 4. Tobacco Settlement Funds IV. Standing Committee Reports A. Executive Committee- Chairperson Engler B. Board Development Committee- Dorothy A. Johnson 1. Recommendation (approval item) V. Executive Director's Report -Kyle Caldwell VI. New Business- Chairperson Engler A. Michigan Alliance for Volunteers Proposal B. Meeting Dates for 2000 (approval item) VII. Public Comment VIII. Adjourn Next Commission meeting will be November 5, 1999 in Lansing. � 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, 50025 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 1999-09-24 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/ff05b1813eec9242369b9acedccac7d0.pdf 3914edfb402d0e1826a2a3f64873ef21 PDF Text Text Michigan Community Service Commission agg. subgrat amount 94-00 Aggregate Subgranted Amount from 1994 to present Program Name AmeriCorps 94-95 Alma College American Red Cross American Youth Foundation B-H-K Child Development Board Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Metro Detroit Charlevoix-Emmet lSD Creston Neighborhood Association Eastern Michigan University Ecumencial Project S.A.V.E. Fami ly Independence Agency Fitzgerald Public Schools Grand Rapids Service Corps Lutheran Social Services Marquette County Health Department Michigan Communities in Schools Michigan Department of Agriculture Michigan Department ofNatural Resources Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan State University New Detroit, Inc. Northern Michigan Community Mental Health Oakland University Saginaw Public Schools SOS Crisis Center UnderGround Railroad, Inc. United Way Community Services United Way of Genesee and Lapeer Counties United Way of Saginaw University of Michigan Total AmeriCorps Funds 95-96 96-97 97-98 Totals $223,706.00 $241,136.00 $241,704.00 $267,127.00 $265,708.00 $310,537.00 $320,099.00 $306,650.00 $349,216.00 $313,879.00 $336,099.00 $289,328.00 $343,299.00 $315,206.00 $258,000.00 $185,000.00 $70,852.00 $225,370.00 $171 ,742.00 $52,932.00 $98,214.00 $315,206.00 $374,874.00 $402,798 .00 $409,500.00 $2,200.00 $169,713.00 $1,024,731.00 $460,734.00 $684,222.00 $191,159.00 $59,732.00 $902,902.00 $737,692.00 $1 ,416,981.00 $404,949.00 $1,209,478.00 $216,784.00 $325,749.00 $241,640.00 $434,830.00 $0.00 $954,032.00 $309,415.00 $379,415.00 $142,046.00 $1 ,I 54,786.00 $347,969.00 $105,922.00 $98,214.00 $944,291.00 $1,556,199.00 $861,686.00 $1,815,350.00 $2,043,438.000 $3,082,239.00 $3,528,005.00 $4,326,197.00 $4,172,942.00 $17,152,821.00 $47,114.00 $305,863 .00 $245,475.00 277,475.00 $254,947.00 $15 I ,800.00 $208,283.00 $222,005.00 $241 ,000.00 $295,260.00 $248,252.00 $262,739.00 $25 I,759.00 $25 I ,591.00 $287,966.00 $135,612.00 $280,129.00 $169,145.00 $156,604.00 ~60 , 127 . 00 $182,633 .00 $195,236.00 $2,200.00 $56,297.00 $227,701.00 $204,291 .00 98-99 $100,000.00 $245, I 01.00 $562,656.00 $139,654.00 $214,094.00 $156,657.00 $113,416.00 $198,578.00 $256,443 .00 $191,159.00 $59,732.00 $120,855.00 $271,099.00 $129,683.00 $204,264.00 $95,820.00 $225,415.00 $0.00 $402,611.00 $145,820.00 $209,415.00 $0.00 $368,788.00 $194,415.00 $71,194.00 $222,870.00 $176,227.00 $52,990.00 $114,179.00 r ~ I ) �Learn o. SERVE-Michigan ACCESS Alpena Community College Catholic Youth Organization City of Portage Creston Neighborhood Association Kalamazoo Public Education Foundation Kirkland Community College Michigan 4-H Program Michigan State University Extension of Benzie County Northern Michigan Planned Parenthood Northwest Michigan Council of Governments Onekama Consolidated School Education Foundation Operation Get Down Planned Parenthood Centers of West Michigan The Edison Institute United Way of Muskegon CountyNolunteer Muskegon Total Learn and SERVE Funds Total CNS Funds from 1994 to present agg. subgrat amount 94-00 $23,350.00 $5,000.00 $19,000.00 $17,500.00 $5,000.00 $16,533 .00 $5,000.00 $10,000.00 $17,500.00 $17,000.00 $15,000.00 $15,000.00 $22,400.00 $20,000.00 $94,450.00 $26,000.00 $16,551.00 $70,000.00 $73,690.00 $20,000.00 $38,798.00 $23,838.00 $72,350.00 $52,500.00 $7,500.00 $22,500.00 $16,533.00 $5,000.00 $79,400.00 $129,883.00 $2,173,32 1.00 $147,890.00 $3,230,129.00 $122,919.00 $3,650,924.00 $122,919.00 $4,449,116.00 $115,499.00 $4,288,441.00 $639,110.00 $17,791,931.00 $25,000.00 $17,000.00 $26,000.00 $15,000.00 $25,000.00 $15,000.00 $18,890.00 $10,000.00 $15,000.00 $10,000.00 $15,000.00 $4,053 .00 $15 ,000.00 $14,900.00 $10,000.00 $8,966.00 $4,053 .00 $15,000.00 $14,900.00 $10,000.00 $8,966.00 $15,000.00 $15,000.00 $15,000.00 $15,000.00 $22,450.00 $8,445.00 $10,000.00 $20,866.00 $23 ,838.00 $7,500.00 Page 2 �Michigan Community Service Commission agg. match amount 94-00 Aggregate Match Generated from 1994 to Present Program Name AmeriCorps Alma College American Red Cross American Youth Foundation B-H-K Child Development Board Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Metro Detroit Charlevoix-Emmet lSD City Year, Inc. Creston Neighborhood Association Eastern Michigan University Ecumencial Project S.A.V.E. Fam ily Independence Agency Fitzgerald Public Schools Grand Rapids Service Corps Lutheran Social Services Marquette County Health Department Michigan Communities in Schools Michigan Department of Agriculture Michigan Department of Natural Resources Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan State University New Detroit, Inc. Northern Michigan Community Mental Health Oakland University Saginaw Public Schools SOS Crisis Center UnderGround Railroad, Inc. United Way Community Services United Way of Genesee and Lapeer Counties United Way of Saginaw University of Michigan Total AmeriCorps Match Funds 94-95 95-96 96-97 97-98 $0.00 $64,429.00 $121,117.00 $181 ,255 .00 98-99 $0.00 $57,727.00 $93,612.00 $129,687.00 Totals $52,627.00 $87,758.00 $86,319.00 $85,509.00 $159,152.00 $291 ,282.00 $372,875 .00 $147,105 .00 $99,959.00 $252,068.00 $339,884.00 $0.00 $375,316.00 $336,959.00 $271 ,004.00 $0.00 $122,1'56.00 $442,166.00 $310,942.00 $201,842.00 $98,529.00 $0.00 $17,300.00 $1,515,102.00 $334,090.00 $1 ,028,559.00 $281,236.00 $1,130,169.00 $70,028.00 $75,879.00 $1 02,460.00 $645,274.00 $0.00 $316,976.00 $288,985.00 $308,805.00 $71,507.00 $415,734.00 $209,696.00 $246,224.00 $41,629.00 $432,947.00 $553,106.00 $543,350.00 $1 ,696,038.00 $1,493,581.000 $2,282,128.00 $1,883,459.00 $3,244,391.00 $2,597' 170.00 $11 ,500,729.00 $30,117.00 $98,375 .00 $98,945 .00 75,154.00 $79,942.00 $46,746.00 $98,529.00 $176,654 .00 $300,327.00 $314,989.00 $99,125.00 $175,131.00 $361 ,204 .00 $101 ,481.00 $221 ,261.00 $7 1,3 09.00 $255,023 .00 $11 ,982.00 $35,486.00 $355,403 .00 $40,393.00 $71,282.00 $166,791.00 $17,3 00.00 $354,503 .00 $307,752.00 $133,484.00 $426,663 .00 $139,654.00 $219,416.00 $58,046.00 $205,504.00 $70,273 .00 $45,918 .00 $249,000.00 $0.00 $128,905.00 $56,542.00 $396,274.00 $0.00 $116,789.00 $184,667.00 $33,536.00 $104,445.00 $99,821.00 $157, 140.00 $116,168.00 $136,016.00 $124, 138.00 $37,971.00 $84,585.00 $109,875.00 $89,084.00 $41 ,629.00 $84,165.00 $157,979.00 $122,194.00 - ': 1 �agg . mate .. dmount 94-00 Learn & SERVE-Michigan ACCESS Alpena Community College Catholic Youth Organization City of Portage Creston Neighborhood Association Kalamazoo Public Education Foundation Kirkland Community College Michigan 4-H Program Michigan State University Extension of Benzie County Northern Michigan Planned Parenthood Northwest Michigan Council of Governments Onekama Consolidated School Education Foundation Operation Get Down Planned Parenthood Centers of West Michigan The Edison Institute United Way of Muskegon CountyNolunteer Muskegon Total Learn and SERVE Match Funds Total Match Funds from 1994 to present $15,769.00 $7,610.00 $33,800.00 $6,331.00 $6,200.00 $9,200.00 $23,500.00 $5,029.00 $9, 120.00 $11,500.00 $14,500.00 $14,500.00 $26,300.00 $57,080.00 $100,966.00 $5,200.00 $13,815.00 $45,580.00 $38,926.00 $35,686.00 $24,694.00 $31,071.00 $137,569.00 $26,799.00 $7,500.00 $15,320.00 $9,200.00 $23,500.00 $71,829.00 $117,235.00 $1,610,816.00 $90,747.00 $2,372,875.00 $153,358.00 $2,036,817.00 $153,358.00 $3,397,749.00 $130,037.00 $2,727,207.00 $644,735.00 $12,145,464.00 $17,512.00 $16,301.00 $5,200.00 $19,040.00 $13,375 .00 $3,000.00 $5,495.00 $28,540.00 $18,861.00 $28,540.00 $18,861.00 $1 ,737.00 $6,770.00 $10,028.00 $17,843 .00 $4,650.00 $1,737.00 $6,770.00 $10,028.00 $17,843 .00 $4,650.00 $44,000.00 $6,429.00 $44,000.00 $6,429.00 $29,431.00 $10,341.00 $10,000.00 $15,394.00 $31,071.00 $7,500.00 Page 2 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. 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Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_1999-09-24_Aggregate-Subgranted-Amount-1994-Present Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-09-24 commission meeting aggregate subgranted amount from 1994 to present Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-09-24 commission meeting aggregate subgranted amount from 1994 to present. 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, 50026 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 1999-09-24 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/71c01681ed9dba616dd0b555a3e2b489.pdf 37c3eba474d3fdd90b459a7130bd07f7 PDF Text Text CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL f..'l sERVICE August 1999 Dear Colleague, This fall, AmeriCorps will celebrate its fifth anniversary. In five years AmeriCorps has deployed over 100,000 active-duty citizens in service to their communities. This anniversary will be a time to look back on our accomplishments and to look forward to the potential of national service. It will be a time both to celebrate and to demonstrate how national service gets things done for America. And it will be a time to honor the unsung service heroes of today and inspire, encourage, and engage such heroes in the future. All of AmeriCorps- current members and alums, AmeriCorps*VISTAs and corpsmembers ofthe AmeriCorps*NCCC, members serving in their own communities and states and those who serve others far from their own homes- will join together across the nation in an All* AmeriCorps anniversary of celebration and service. I encourage you and the rest of the national service network to celebrate AmeriCorps' fifth anniversary on October 22 and 23rd, 1999 around Make a Difference Day- one of our three national days of service. There are several activities underway at the Corporation to support your anniversary observances. There will be an all-out effort to promote the heroes and leaders in the field through a new award- the All* AmeriCorps Award. We are offering support for community service projects around a common theme of young people as resources to their communities. And we are in the early stages of planning a few national activities to help illustrate the broad diversity of programs and initiatives. The All* AmeriCoros Awards One of the best ways to mark an anniversary is to seek out and honor outstanding examples ofleadership. The new All* AmeriCorps Awards will do just that- honor the outstanding achievements of AmeriCorps members who through their service have made a difference in their communities and in the nation. In this first year, the All* AmeriCorps Awards- to be given at a special White House ceremony- will honor outstanding AmeriCorps Alums from the first four years and will launch a tradition of awards for classes to come. In future years, the Awards could expand to community and state awards, as well as extend the honors to outstanding partners and supporters of national service. I enclose information on how to nominate outstanding AmeriCorps members. n Amenca • National Senior Service Corps W NATIONAL SERVICE: GETTING THINGS DONE Amen Corps • leam and Serve 1201 New York Avenue, N.W · Washington, D.C. 20525 telephone: 202-606-5000 · website: www.nationalservice.org �All* ArneriCoros Make A Difference Day There is no better way to celebrate ArneriCorps than to roll up our sleeves in a national service project. All across the country, ArneriCorps members, Alums, the Senior Corps, Learn and Serve student volunteers, and our partners will be getting things done for Make A Difference Day, one ofthe three national days of service. This anniversary year, we are promoting service .Qy young people as the theme that unifies the wide diversity of projects. led by the national service network on Make A Difference Day. In most communities, the issues and challenges affecting young people are considered the pressing issues of our time. Parents, grandparents, employers, senior citizens, and neighbors are all concerned about young people in one way or another. They are worried about the number and quality of opportunities for young people and they are worried that, somehow, young people might be heading in the wrong direction. The common response is to look to adults to help children. But youth service -tapping the talents and energies of young people - is a key part of the antidote this country needs to counter the threats of isolation, alienation, and cynicism. Young people in increasing numbers are taking up service to the community as their generation's contribution to the American spirit. The All* ArneriCorps Make A Difference Day theme encourages service that demonstrates the potential of young people as leaders and resources for their community. The national service family and other volunteers might build playgrounds, renovate classrooms, open technology labs, hold health screenings, enroll students in after-school programs, and sign up young volunteers for 100 hours of service a year. But each project for the day should help demonstrate the potential of young people to change their communities for the better through their own service. For the fifth anniversary, the Corporation will provide funding for state commissions and national nonprofit ArneriCorps grantees to support service projects that illustrate youth as resources on or around Make a Difference Day. Please watch for the details in the next few weeks and think how you may want to participate. There will be other aspects of the All* ArneriCorps Anniversary, including special events. And I hope you will fmd your own way to celebrate the extraordinary impact that national service is making in your communities and in the lives of those who serve. Please consider making both of these anniversary initiatives- the All* ArneriCorps Awards and Make A Difference Day- a part of your service celebration. For more information on either of these, please contact the Office of Public Liaison by phone at (202) 606-5000, ext. 262 or by email at allamericorps@cns.gov. With warm regards, Harris Wofford �First Annual AII-AmeriCorps Awards 1888 Day in day out, AmeriCorps members make extraordinary contributions to their communities, their states and their nation. For the fifth anniversary of AmeriCorps, a new award will honor their service-the kind of sustained and intense service that gets things done, strengthens communities, develops leaders and builds common ground across the lines that divide us as a people. The new AII*AmeriCorps Awards will recognize the outstanding achievements of members who have or are completing their national service. As a celebration of the fifth anniversary of AmeriCorps, members and Alums from the first four years will be honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. and will launch a tradition of AII*AmeriCorps Awards for the classes to come. Please take a moment to consider the outstanding individuals who through their national service have made a difference in and have served as role models for your community, your state and your country. Forward your nominations on or before September 10th to: The Office of Public Liaison Corporation for National Service 1201 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20525 e-mail: allamericorps@cns.gov �AII*AmeriCorps Awards The AII*AmeriCorps Award will recognize and honor achievements in one of the following categories: • The Getting Things Done Award will highlight service of individuals who helped to solve community problems through citizen action. • The Strengthening Communities Award will honor those who have made a lasting impact through collaboration, volunteer recruitment, and sustainability. • The Leadership Award will recognize outstanding individual growth and personal achievement through service that builds active duty citizens. • And The Common Ground Award will highlight the service of individuals who have brought people and organizations together across the lines that divide them . Who is Eligible? The AII*AmeriCorps Award is designed to recognize those who have served their communities through AmeriCorps beginning with the Summer of Service in 1993 through those who will complete their service during the summer of 1999. All AmeriCorps members or AmeriCorps Alums who served full- or part-time in AmeriCorps*National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), AmeriCorps*Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA), or any AmeriCorps*State, National, Tribal or US Territory program including Education Awards Programs are eligible. Eligible members must have completed at least one term of service by the date the nomination is submitted (deadline, August 31, 1999). What are the Criteria? The award categories reflect the key areas of impact and innovation that characterize national service. Following are examples of the kinds of service that will be honored within each award category. The Getting Things Done Award Nominations reflect the service, results and achievements of an individual who: • Made a significant impact in education, human needs, public safety, and the environment. • Met a compelling community need, something that is important to the community or critical to its health or restoration. • Took on an especially tough task and got the better of it. �The Strengthening Communities Award Nominations should demonstrate how the nominee: • Mobilized community resources to help solve a problem, i.e. recruiting volunteers and partners. • Involved the community-at-large in identifying and solving problems. • Provided support and guidance for young people and families. • Brought all streams of service together to bear on a problem. • Achieved some measure of sustainability, i.e. their initiative is growing or living on past their term of service, or the initiative developed into a new project to meet emerging needs. The Leadership Award Nominations should reveal the personal responsibility and growth that national service has helped to develop in the nominee as well as indicate how the nominee exemplifies "active duty citizenship." • Demonstrated forward thinking and innovative approaches, or anticipated emerging needs and rose to meet them. • Engaged young people as partners and resources to their communities. • Personified the ethic of service, i.e. volunteering above and beyond the call of duty, helping others to recognize that it is important to give back to the community. • Demonstrated courage by doing something hard, trying something that others said couldn't be done or rejecting apathy for action. • Showed character by turning away from a destructive way of life and through service turned theirs and other's lives around. • Served as role models to those with whom they served as well as those served. • Reflected a commitment to giving and has made service a central part of their lives. The Common Ground Award Nominations will recognize those who has brought people together across the lines that divide them by: • Built common ground through the Martin Luther King Day of Service. • Helped to create tolerance among people of different backgrounds. • Formed a new partnership or collaboration with a group that might have been perceived as an 'the enemy' or 'the other side' by aligning their missions around a critical need or a common goal. �How Do I Nominate Someone? AmeriCorps members and Alums may be nominated by program directors, partners, peers, those whom they have served .. . anyone who can vouch for the outstanding service of a member. Self- nominations are also accepted. Separate nominations may be submitted for as many different AmeriCorps members or Alums as desired. If you know of just the AmeriCorps member or Alum who deserves recognition for getting things done, strengthening communities, leadership development or building common ground, nominating him or her is a very simple process. Just send us the following information by mail, fax, or email. 1. Nominee's contact information: Please start with his or her name, current address, telephone number and/or e-mail address where he or she may be reached this fall . Also please make sure we know which program through which he or she served and what year. 2. The Award category: For which award is the member/Alum being nominated (Getting Things Done, Strengthening Communities, Leadership Development or Common Ground)? Please select one only. 3. References: Please list the name, title, organization (if applicable), address, telephone, fax, and e-mail address of two (2) references. References should be persons familiar with the community service activities for which the nomination is made and should not include the nominee. References may be those who familiar with the nominee's AmeriCorps and post-AmeriCorps service activities. 4. Nominator: Please list the name, title, organization (if applicable), address, telephone, fax, and email address of the person who is making the nomination. Self-nominations are welcome and encouraged. The screening committee may request additional information from nominators or references for the judges' consideration so the contact information is important. 5. Tell the story with a brief narrative summary of up to 500 words (two type-written pages). The statement should describe the nominee's AmeriCorps community service activities, how the nominee embodies the characteristics set forth in the criteria, or explain how the nominee's activities address the community's serious social problems. Because the judges will utilize the criteria in the review process, please be sure that you address the criteria related to the appropriate award category. 6. Make the case by including supplementary materials along with the nomination. Although it is entirely optional, accompanying materials should help to capture the outstanding contributions of the nominee during and after their AmeriCorps service. Accompanying materials may include letters, testimonials, new clippings, pamphlets, videotapes, etc. It won't be possible to return these materials, so please do not send us anything that you want returned. Please do not put the nomination cover page. statement or accompanying materials into a binder. notebook or other report cover. �The deadline for submitting nominations is September 10, 1999. Nominations should be postmarked by September 10, 1999. Nominations will be accepted via fax and email provided they are received prior to midnight on September 10, 1999. Please send all entries to the address below. AII*AmeriCorps Awards Office of Public Liaison Corporation for National Service 1201 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20525 E-mail: allamericorps@cns.gov Fax: (202) 565-2784 The Selection Process: A selection committee made up of members of the Corporation for National Service Board of Directors, peers from the national service field , and Corporation staff will review the nominations. Final selections will be made at the end of September. The decisions of the judges are final. A list of the AII*AmeriCorps Awards recipients will be posted on the AmeriCorps web site at www.americorps.org and will be a central part of the fifth anniversary celebration, including a ceremony in Washington , D.C. Thank you for helping to shine a light on the outstanding service of AmeriCorps members past and present. Remember! Entries must be postmarked on or before: September 10, 1999 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_1999-09-24_All-AmeriCorps-Awards Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-09-24 commission meeting all AmeriCorps awards Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-09-24 commission meeting all AmeriCorps awards. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50027 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 1999-09-24 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/07c6be44e34ba670470baa3b949898be.pdf 85c382c0ed15be6428dd2876554624b2 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Michelle Engler 111 S. Capitol Ave. George W. Romney Bldg ., 4th Floor Lansing , Michigan 48913 Telephone (517) 335-4295 FAX (517) 373-4977 Executive Director Kyle Caldwell MEMORANDUM TO: Diana Algra, Family Independence Agency Mel Brannon, Urban League of Flint (retired) Phil Chvojka, Michigan Community Service Commission Steve Philips, DNR Parks and Recreation Robin Schultheiss, Volunteer Centers of Michigan Ray Sharp, Copper Country ArneriCorps FROM: Kyle Caldwell, Executive Director RE: ArneriCorps Program Sustainability DATE: August 13, 1999 ~~ Thank you all again for agreeing to participate in our dialogue about the future of ArneriCorps in Michigan. Your work and experience has provided a positive impact on the lives of hundreds of Michigan citizens. You input into this process will go a long way toward building a plan to sustain the good work of our National Service programs in Michigan. We have attempted to capture your input in the written description below. If there are any inconsistencies or omissions please feel free to let me know. This information will be shared with the full membership of the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC), Governor Engler and the First Lady so that we may make recommendations for modifications to MCSC's funding mechanisms. We will also share this information with the Corporation for National Service to aid them in their continuous improvement efforts. �Michigan's Dialogue on AmeriCorps Program Sustainability On August 5, 1999, individuals representing a wide variety of program models and experiences (see participant list) were convened to discuss four very fundamental questions concerning Michigan's AmeriCorps programs: • For what length of time, at what levels, and under what criteria should the MCSC provide grantees, in the AmeriCorps Program portfolio, with continued funding? • Should the MCSC establish levels of program performance that would be used to judge a grantee' s future funding level? • What level of effort, taken by programs at the local level, would constitute having met the MCSC's concept of successfully "working toward sustainability?" • What types and levels of overall AmeriCorps program evaluation should the MCSC undertake in the corning year? The responses below are sorted by question and not necessarily recorded verbatim nor in the order of discussion. • For what length of time, at what levels, and under what criteria should the MCSC provide grantees, in the AmeriCorps Program portfolio, with continued funding? Some participants felt that the idea that the MCSC would at some point not fund programs in perpetuity, or at current and increased levels because they had heard that from the MCSC in the beginning. However, at some point along the way, the MCSC stopped sending that message to its current grantees and to new applicants. Therefore, they (grantees) have been waiting, but not necessarily preparing for the time when AmeriCorps funding would no longer be offered to them at current levels and/or at all. Participants varied slightly on whether to fund a program at increased levels over time and in perpetuity. One participant pointed out that the for-profit sector, when it finds something that is successful, places more resources and not less, into the initiatives. Why does the nonprofit sector and government tend to invest less as initiatives become more successful. Other participants pointed out that government is generally an incubator and not necessarily a permanent source of support. The issue of criteria was not directly nor fully addressed, however participants agreed that program impact evaluation should be divorced from evaluation of program operation and management . For example, should a program that is making a significant and demonstrable impact in a community, but is failing in its program management responsibilities be evaluated equally against a program that operates a structured and tightly managed shop, but is not making any significant impact in a community? Which would the MCSC want to have (granted, the ideal is to have a program that is operating effectively and making a significant impact in a community) in its portfolio? In any scenario, participants felt strongly that whatever decision the MCSC makes concerning its funding levels, the grantees need to be informed up front that there would be a reduced level of funding in advance (ie. years 1-3@ 100%, years 4-6@ 50% and so on). The MCSC has to decide what its priorities will be as a fonder. Is it an incubator of programs and ideas, or is it going to take a longitudinal approach and fund a cadre of programs to determine impact over an extended period of time? �• Should the MCSC establish levels of program performance that would be used to judge a grantee's future funding level? • What types and levels of overall AmeriCorps program evaluation should the MCSC undertake in the coming year? While none of the participants were opposed to having program performance being used to judge future funding possibilities, they did feel that it was not explained so simply. As a new approach for the MCSC, the participants suggested that evaluation be used as a way of developing an ongoing relationship with communities and grantees. Clearly, this feedback can point to the MCSC' s infrequent and ineffective site visit and grantee monitoring systems of the past. Participants were also pointing out that the data collected should provide helpful and relevant feedback that communities can and should use. Participants stated that a centralized evaluation system that measures meaningful outcomes at the local level and in the aggregate could provide useful tools. One participant suggested that the MCSC look to the State of Washington model where a third party examined all AmeriCorps program statewide and provided data that all programs could use to in their continuous improvement efforts. Finally, participants noted that whatever evaluation device used or dissemination model contemplated, ArneriCorps programs and the MCSC have to determine what is the actual outcome the funding is suppose to drive. This is a difficult issue as AmeriCorps attempts to be flexible and yet consistent across all programs. • What level of effort, taken by programs at the local level, would constitute having met the MCSC's concept of successfully "working toward sustainability?" The participants found that their perceptions of sustainability differed. While some thought that sustainability was about maintaining an ArneriCorps program in a community without the current level of federal financial support, other felt that the outcomes of the process that developed the program-the partnerships, coalitions, activities and organizational structures- were what best represent sustainability. With the latter, the community strengthening objectives would be important to include when considering elements of sustainability. • Other Comments What is it? AmeriCorps still has difficulty defining itself. Unlike many other, more established programs (VISTA and Peace Corps), ArneriCorps is not clearly identified by the general public. This lack of a clear brand and identity makes it very difficult to build support for the program using community awareness and public relations efforts. Enduring, but different. ArneriCorps programs cannot be independent community based national service programs in their current form without the federal support. A hybrid-smaller scale without the post-service benefits-program can exist if tied to service learning incorporated in educational institutions. The coalitions built around the ArneriCorps programs were often formed around the grant opportunity rather than programs tieing together because of similar missions. Those elements of the coalition with similar missions would likely stay if the federal funds should disappear, they may not be involved at the same level of intensity as when the federal support is present. However, even with the federal support, there are far too many "hoops to jump through." �AmeriCorps: The Next Generation. One idea being floated around the field nationally, is developing a flat rate AmeriCorps member program where a flat fee is given per member requested. The grantee would be required to pay the required member support costs and any other support necessary would have to come from the local match funds . As compensation, grantees would have far less "red tape" elements to the grant. There were some challenges identified to this policy. Training and technical assistance support are vital in preparing members, staff and community organizations for a quality volunteer experience. If the flat rate does not cover these costs or if state commissions are not required to carry out this role, program quality will suffer. Other participants noted that AmeriCorps will need to be more than just direct service driven-it will have to be more and more tooled for capacity building in communities. This builds on the traditional role of the VISTA model. AmeriCorps' Added Benefits. For Education Award Only programs, the education award makes recruitment and retention is dramatically improved. Of course, the other funding sources (state and local) have to be present to make up for the missing federal funding (members support costs, administration, etc.). Michigan's Take on AmeriCorps. Participants discussed the need for substantial state financial support for a single focus area corps model program that would operate for six years. After the six-year cycle, the corps would take on a different single focus issue and on, and on into the future. AmeriCorps' Legacy. A powerful force exists in Michigan communities and Michigan citizens nationally- AmeriCorps Alumni. Michigan needs to engage these individuals in "talking up" the benefit~ and value of Michigan's AmeriCorps programs with policy makers and potential supporters. � 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_1999-09-24_AmeriCorps-Program-Sustainability Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-09-24 commission meeting AmeriCorps program sustainability Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-09-24 commission meeting AmeriCorps program sustainability. 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, 50028 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 1999-09-24 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/94e1cc9ef70719dabfc7ce209cded892.pdf 0bf42383a20bf6681c9acdc028e83bb6 PDF Text Text MEMORANDUM July 28, 1999 TO: All AmeriCorps Grantees FR: Harris Wofford, Chief Executive Officer RE: Appropriations Congress took the first steps toward funding the Corporation for National Service late Monday night when the House Subcommittee on V A-HOD-Independent Agencies acted on our appropriations bill for AmeriCorps and Learn and Serve America. The Subcommittee approved $400 million for AmeriCorps and Learn and Serve America, approximately 8 percent below last year's final appropriation of$435.5 million. Keep in mind that all Congressional Appropriations Subcommittees are acting under very tight spending caps imposed by the balanced budget agreement of several years ago. As a result, many agencies suffered even larger percentage cuts than the Corporation in this first draft of the bill. It is also important to keep in mind that this bill - so far -- is a step forward in contrast to last year' s House bill, which provided no funding at all for AmeriCorps or Learn and Serve America. Last year, the Corporation' s funding was restored much later, and the Corporation ended up getting an overall increase in our appropriation. Given the uncertainties of possible amendments on the House floor, the same scenario may happen again. This year, we have a new Chairman, Representative James Walsh ofNew York, who has been a longtime supporter of national service. As the process continues throughout the remainder ofthe Congressional session, we will work closely with Chairman Walsh and other supporters of our programs to help ensure that the final appropriations bill contains as much of the President' s request as possible. Right now, it is not clear when the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on VA-HUDIndependent Agencies will act on its version ofthe VA-HUD bill. Nor is it clear when the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor-HHS-Education will act on their bills, which fund AmeriCorps*VIST A and the Senior Corps. It is likely that action on some or all of these measures will take place after the Congressional recess, which runs from the end of the first week in August to the end of the ftrst week in September. As with the VA-HUD bill, Labor-HHS-Education appropriators are facing tight budget caps, and it is possible that initial drafts of the Labor-HHS-Education funding bills will contain cuts in AmeriCorps*VIST A and the National Senior Service Corps that are similar in size to cuts in other domestic programs. However, please remember that these initial drafts are not the fmal word on the subject, and the Corporation will be working very hard to ensure that the ftnal bills are responsive to the President' s request for additional funding. As this process continues, we will try to keep you fully up-to-date. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50029 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 1999-09-24 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/29e1e18a0bfb9c8e48ee6632a6a7b822.pdf 5b8a5d14f614e7bbab2c801678fd4152 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Michelle Engler 111 S. Capitol Ave . George W. Romney Bldg ., 4th Floor Lansing , Michigan 48913 Telephone (517) 335-4295 FAX (517) 373-4977 Executive Director Kyle Caldwell MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Michigan Community Service Commission FROM: Dorothy A. Johnson, Chairperson, Board Development Committee RE: Recommendations for Consideration DATE: August 26, 1999 The members of the Board Development Committee met on Monday, July 19, 1999 via conference call to discuss the 1999 terms to expire and policy recommendations concerning term limits. Minutes of the proceedings are attached. The Executive Committee met on August 13, 1999 and concurred with the Board Development recommendations. Therefore, the members of the Board Development Committee request approval from the membership of the Michigan Community Service Commission for the following recommendations and modifications: I. The Michigan Community Service Commission recommends that Governor, John Engler of Michigan appoint J. Dunn, N. Lenz, D. Newport, P. O'Day, V. Pickard, T. Pruitt, M. Smith, G. Jones Williams to a three-year term to the membership of the MCSC provided that they are willing to serve, able to actively participate in MCSC activities and their record of participation warrants their appointment. II. The Michigan Community Service Commission recommends that Governor, John Engler and members of the Michigan Legislature allow modification P A219 of 1994 to ensure that Commissioners of the Michigan Community Service Commission may not serve more than three (3), three-year terms consecutively beginning with those whose terms would expire in 2000 with the exception of past and current serving chairpersons. If adopted, item IT will be included in modifications to P A219 and acted upon at the most strategic and appropriate time. �MICHIGAN COMMUNI1 ~ SERVICE COMMSSION MEMBERSHIP (as of August 27, 1999) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Position Represents Individual Required Voting Positions Community-based agency Business Educator lndi vidual 16 - 25 Individual 16- 25 Local labor organization Business Community-based Organization Business Educator State education agency Local government Physically challenged population Chairperson Indian tribes & public safety VictorBegg Julie Cummings Randy Neelis Kari Pardoe Ethan Weinstock Raymond West Judith Dunn Geneva Jones Williams Nancy Lenz Mary Ellen Brandell Art Ellis Kathleen Keen McCarthy Jim Muir Michelle Engler Matthew Wesaw Non-Keqmred Votmg Positions Donald Newport Joel Orosz Foundation Foundation Karen Aldridge Eason Foundation Dottie Johnson Meg ~rruth Expertise m promotmg adult volunteer service (as defined in the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 173) Terry Pruitt, Jr. Commumty Foundation Business Kathryn Honaker Business Vivian Rogers Pickard Business John W. Barfield General Public Patricia Ryan O'Day 116 Higher bducatwn 17 18 19 I:LU l:ll 22 23 24 25 -Term Ends Status in Appointments Process 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 1999 1999 1999 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 serving serving serving serrving serving serving serving serving serving serving serving serving serving serving serving ~~~~ servmg serving serving serving servmg 2000 2000 2000 ~~~~ 1~';1 2001 1999 2000 1999 servmg serving serving serving serving ' I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50031 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 1999-09-24 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/20d6e5fe9aca5ef76d9076813684f864.pdf 97dc07e9de88eb043b7f35a1f053c72d PDF Text Text Copper Country AmeriCorps 1999-2000 Launch Keynote Address , Sept. 17, 1999 By Ray Sharp When our nation was very young , when it had scarcely won independence from a remote colonial empire and established a new kind of human institution, an experiment in representative democracy founded on the revolutionary principles of liberty and human equality, at the turning of a different century some 200 years ago, a young man crossed the western frontier of the settled United States of America, descended the densely forested , broad rounded shoulders of the ancient Allegheny Mountains into the verdant Ohio River watershed, and carried with him into the interior of the wilderness, in leather satchels, the seeds from which would sprout new communities , the mission whose devotions to this day still bear fruit, the enduring and self-sustaining life's work that transformed the face of the continent, the ·strange and wonderful dream that every spring in the forests of Pennsylvania, Ohio , Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois is rekindled in blazes of cold white fire: the profuse miracle of the apple trees . ._ Yes, I speak to you tonight of Johnny Appleseed, a quasi-legendary character in the saga of the first half of the 191h Century in America. Johnny Appleseed trod on bare feet gnarled like tree roots through the forests of what were then considered the western states, with a tin pot on his head, tattered sacks for clothes, a Bible tucked close to his heart, a heavy pack slung over stooped back filled with the precious seeds of new sprouts, new orchards, new homesteads, new outposts of American civilization. Legend, yes , but also a real person, a humble man named John Chapman, born in Massachusetts in 1775, the year the minutemen fired the shots heard round the world and the original colonies embarked on that uniquely American quest, that grammatically improbable aim of creating a more perfect union. Chapman, who became the legend Johnny Appleseed, actually spent 50 years tromping about planting apple orchards- in excess of 100,000 acres by some accounts. Chapman was respected and admired by Indian and white settler alike. He had a profound and abiding reverence for all living things and a never-wavering belief in the goodness and grace of God's creation. It is said that he would , at any cost, avoid harming woodland creatures great and small; that he once bivouacked beside a hibernating bear in a hollow log to escape a fierce February blizzard ; that it grieved him so when he reflexively killed a rattlesnake that had bit him that he vowed never again to harm even a mosquito or biting fly. John Chapman - Johnny Appleseed - AmeriCorps - national service- by now you 're probably wondering what I'm talking about. For sure , Johnny Appleseed served the development of the young nation, but of all the heros of his time, from George Washington to Merriweather Lewis, Andrew Jackson to Frederick Douglas to John Wesley Powell and beyond, why talk about a second-tier, laughably eccentric character like Johnny Appleseed. After all , Johnny A. was no leading man, no Harrison Ford or Leonardo DeCaprio - he was definitely mar~ Lyle Lovett in the casting of the American drama. He didn 't win elected office , defeat a foreign army or even slaughter an indigenous tribe. All John Chapman did, this gentle man of humble origins , this wholly ordinary soul in the land where all souls are endowed by their creator with unalienable rights , was plant ten million apple trees, give or take a few Granny Smiths. How's that for getting things done! Imagine the measurable �outcomes he could have tallied toward the Direct Service Objectives on his Quarterly Reports to the Commission! And as for Community Strengthening, those fruit orchards provided the very sustenance of new communities. Wherever Johnny went, the burgeoning towns of the young republic soon followed . As he crisscrossed his routes , mending the fences he had built to protect the tender apple shoots , thinning and transplanting and gathering more seeds , Johnny revisited homesteads and pioneer villages , carrying news from family to family, leaving books , a chapter at a time, with various friends, stitching together the quilt of interdependence that came to blanket the citizens of the great Middle West. And this is why I submit to you that Johnny Appleseed, as much as any man of his time, was the forerunner to the modern AmeriCorps member. He brought people together to form communities where once there was only wilderness; he sowed the seeds of sustainable community assets that still ·bear fruit 150 years later. So here we are 150 years later, and times have changed . You don't find real wilderness , real homesteaders much any more, outside the Upper Peninsula, that is. Up here, up north, we're a long way from Washington, a long way from Lansing even , barely part of Michigan it seems sometimes, living in a place where that pioneer spirit of independence and self-reliance seems fresh as the crisp fall air, fresh as the bracing waters of Lake Superior after a long spell in a hot sauna . But with that pioneE?r spirit, that feeling that we are living in true Frontier America, comes the responsibility we feel to our neighbors and communities . As the songwriter Greg Brown said between songs on a live recording, "In the U.P. everyone really needs each other. It's no joke- in the winter up there you better darn well know your neighbors. If you see a car stalled you better stop. That's what it takes to build community." In a certain sense , he's right. Community building begins when you know your neighbors, when you stop to help a fellow traveler. But these days Community Strengthening means a lot more. It means fostering partnerships between the public and private sectors. It means training and recruiting volunteers to get things done to address unmet human needs. It means investing in the development of informed , skilled and dedicated future leaders . It means national service, the many programs of the Michigan Community Service Commission and the achievements of Copper Country AmeriCorps members and partners. Community strengthening means · carrying forth the revolutionary vision the founders of this nation fought for when Johnny Appleseed was a baby; it means living the ideal Abraham Lincoln articulated as "malice toward none and charity toward all" when a divided nation was in need of healing; it means working for the realization of true equality dreamed by Martin Luther King Jr. It means sowing the seeds of a better life for every citizen . In this season of the apple harvest, when local families like mine actually do gather apples and put up cupboards-full of home-made applesauce, we come here to mark the passage of another season of Copper Country AmeriCorps . For those of you members who have finished your period of national service , know that the trees you planted in the Copper Country orchard will bear fruit for many years to come . For those members beginning a second y~ar, you will have the opportunity to water and prune and fertilize your trees and watch them blossom. And for you new AmeriCorps members who begin your journey tonight, you are the young Johnny Appleseeds crossing the western mountains and striking out for unexplored territory, young and green as new apple shoots , with bags full of hope, ambition and compassion slung over your shoulders, eager to plant the seeds. Long may they grow. � 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_1999-09-24_Copper-County-AmeriCorps-Launch Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-09-24 commission meeting Copper County AmeriCorps launch Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-09-24 commission meeting Copper County AmeriCorps launch. 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, 50033 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 1999-09-24 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/dc8cf5625c62a0a0e7c738119efad296.pdf e405fd1c209756bf2563d44db68844d8 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Michelle Engler 111 George W. Romney Lansing , Telephone FAX Executive Director Kyle Caldwell S. Capitol Ave . Bldg ., 4th Floor Michigan 48913 (517) 335-4295 {517) 373-4977 MEMORANDUM TO: MCSC Staff FROM: Kyle Caldwell, Executive Director ;rJ- RE: CNS Conference Call - No. Central Cluster DATE: August 18, 1999 CC: Susannah Washburn, Executive Committee of the MCSC The Executive Directors of the North Central Cluster (programs funded by the Corporation for National Service (CNS) in a specific geographical grouping) participated on the regularly scheduled (monthly) conference call yesterday (8117 /99). Two major items were discussed, the Commission Performance Standards Review and the Web Based Reporting System (WBRS). Both discussions brought forth some issues we need to be aware of and respond to accordingly. Commission Performance Standards Review As you know, State Commissions will be evaluated by CNS on a number of performance standards, twelve to be exact. A committee of state commission Executive Directors (ED's)and CNS staff is working on honing the standards and the methods used to assess commissions' adherence to them. Ohio was the most recent state to be evaluated against the latest version of these standards as part of a beta test of states across the nation. The evaluation consists of a review panel coming out to the state commission for a several-day long interview and review of institutional documentation. The panel consisted of CNS staff and other ED's from across the nation. Kitty Burcsu, my counterpart in Ohio, was kind enough to share her reflections on the process and the expected outcomes. I will briefly summarize them for you. 1. The Visit - The team that carne out to the Commission office was skilled, positive and affirming. Kitty felt that the Ohio staff were prepared for the review because of weeks of exhausting preparation (pulling files , documentation of processes, collecting the necessary data for quick and easy retrieval). The visit itself was extremely intense. They gave up their conference �room for several days for the reviewers to use as their working space thereby placing the reviewers right in the laps of the staff. 2. The Results - The review team has a complicated measurement system by which to assess the commission, but it boils down to a pass, fail or pass with conditions rating. Any deficiency will automatically lead to a conditional rating. As a result of the review team's analysis, three issues were raised. First, the Ohio Commission's financial management practices were fine, but the processes that were used were not documented. In other words, everyone knew their job and how to manage the financial systems, but there was no "bible" that documented it for future staff nor for an auditor to review. Kitty agreed with this assessment and is working to remedy the situation. Kitty noted that this was a very helpful outcome of the whole process. The second issue involved the Ohio Commission's lack of timely reporting especially as it relates to Financial Status Reports (FSR). As we have long held and as Kitty and I agreed, the FSR issue is a chronic one especially as it relates to higher education institutions. If all accounting systems are not aligned, financial reports cannot be expected to adhere to a single timeline. Kitty will be contesting this potential finding. Garry and I have worked out a plan that will request a standing extension from the Corporation for National Service for all grantees we assess as being unable (for accounting systems misalignment reasons only) to comply with th~ FSR deadline. This is allowed in the provisions that govern CNS and state commissions and is a flexibility mechanism afforded to CNS by the Inspector General's Office. Finally, and most controversially, the review team noted that the Ohio Commission did not fully draw down their Admin. Funds allocated to them. This is only an issue IF the commission being reviewed is deficient in one of the other 12 standards measures. Although the logic for this convoluted measure is unclear, the results are very clear. The Corporation for National Service will penalize a state commission for not drawing down its full admin. funds should the commission be even slightly deficient on any one of the other measures. The MCSC strongly disagrees with this interpretation of the regulations and will address its concerns to the highest level of the CNS if necessary. Here is my interpretation of the review team's logic. If a state commission is deficient in one of the 12 standards and has not fully drawn down its entire allocation of CNS Administrative Funds, the commission has not properly developed some element or system within the organization to effectively adhere to the letter and spirit of the regulations that dictate how commissions are to function. In addition, the commission has not effectively utilized its administrative funds to put theses systems and processes in place. Our issue with this is many-fold. First, the MCSC always utilizes its administrative funds in the most effective and efficient manner possible to ensure that the taxpayers are getting the greatest value for their dollar. During a fiscal year, the MCSC may very well end up not expending, and thereby not draw down, the full amount of federal administrative funds (either due to staff changes, unforseen contributions from outside sources, or economies discovered, but not forecasted prior to developing the budget). The State of Michigan has supported the work of the MCSC with a substantial commitment of funds which must be spent within a fiscal year or those funds will return to the Treasury and not be returned to the MCSC for administrative functions in the next fiscal year. The MCSC has never been in a position where it was not eager, able or willing to address other administrative issues if more resources were available. We can always use more administrative support. In addition, neither the MCSC nor the Governor's office, had any role in determining how much administrative funds were allocated to Michigan. That was a statutory regulation determined by Congress and interpreted by the Corporation for National Service. �In other words, the amount of administrative funds the MCSC receives from the Corporation for National Service has never been adequate to fully operate the Commission nor was the allocated amount ever determined by the MCSC based on its needs. The MCSC merely develops its work plan within the constraints of the allocated funds, requests the maximum in federal funds and then matches those funds with state dollars. The MCSC's control over how these resources are spent can vary year to year and have nothing to do with whether a FSR from the University of Michigan Office of Accounting is delivered on time, especially as the University system is geared to only produce such data ever 60 days (this is offered as an example of how the proposed penalty could go awry). The MCSC will be addressing this issue with the Corporation for National Service and the steering committee for the Commission Performance Standards. Therefore, the MCSC staff, prior to the standards review (not yet scheduled) will all prepare for the Commission Standards Review by doing the following: 1. Each department will have a "bible" of policies and procedures that documents processes, procedures and administrative structures within the department. 2. Each senior staff member will develop job function descriptions for the positions within their supervision that documents: • how to do that particular job effectively, • who is in the chain of cornmand,and • the communication structures and protocols for that department and position. Web Based Reporting System (WBRS) On this call, we also discussed the visit by Susannah Washburn (our program officer) and Charles Ellmaker (with the Evaluation area of CNS) from the Corporation for National Service. They were very much impressed with the Michigan' s AmeriCorps grantees and MCSC staff they visited concerning the WBRS preparedness. A report will be issued in the next few weeks that summarizes their visit. They noted no major issues or potential findings at this time. Grant A ward Letters and Reports All grant award letters (formula & competitive) are due to be completed by 8/20/99. If we do not receive them by that date, we are to note it to Susannah. From this date forward, all reports on Administrative Award Funds, PDAT, Quarterly and Annual Progress and all funding applications except Learn & Serve are to be sent to Jarnia McClean, the Administrative Assistant for the No. Central Cluster. North Central Cluster Meeting The next call for the Cluster Executive Directors will be September 21 , 1999 at 11 :00 a.m. We will be discussing the Spring No. Central Cluster meeting that the MCSC has agreed to host. I would like the Dir. of Programs, Dir. of Outreach & Fund Dev. and the Training and TA Coordinator to participate on this call. �STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Michelle Engler 111 S. Capitol Ave . George W. Romney Bldg ., 4th Floor Lansing , Michigan 48913 Telephone (517) 335-4295 FAX (517) 373-4977 Executive Director Kyle Caldwell MEMORANDUM TO: Peter Heinaru, Interim Director of AmeriCorps FROM: Kyle Caldwell, Executive Director JC!- RE: Performance Standards DATE: August 18, 1999 CC: Members of the Michigan Community Service Commission, Susannah Washburn I recently participated on a phone call with my counterparts in the North Central Cluster concerning the performance standards for state commissions. Ohio recently participated in one for the beta test reviews and Kitty shared her experiences with us. I have a number of concerns and I have noted them in the memo attached. In response to this memo, Dr. Joel Orosz of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation noted his concerns and I am sharing them with you for your consideration. The Michigan Community Service Commission is eager to help develop the performance evaluation standards because we see it as a way of helping state commission assess their capacities and areas where they need to improve. However, we will not participate in the review until we are certain that the measures can be implemented based on common sense standards, assessed fairly, based on relevant rules and data, accurately measured and user-friendly. We hope that our feedback is helpful as the Corporation for National Service and the Standards Committee work together to develop these processes. � 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_1999-09-24_CNS-Conference-Call Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-09-24 commission meeting Corporation for National Service conference call Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-09-24 commission meeting Corporation for National Service conference call. 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, 50032 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 1999-09-24 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/160f5e9ea72366d1df2938febaf5648d.pdf a341e3eb8296543e79034f03c947d9c4 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Michelle Engler 111 George W. Romney Lansing , Telephone FAX Executive Director Kyle Caldwell S. Capitol Ave. Bldg ., 4th Floor Michigan 48913 (517) 335-4295 (517) 373-4977 MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Michigan Community Service Commission FROM: Kyle Caldwell, Executive Director RE: Director of Programs Report DATE: August 18, 1999 /C/-- This will be my last official report as the Acting Director of Programs. Fortunately, this responsibility will be handed over to Paula Kaiser on September 7, 1999. AmeriCorps All Member Celebration The Michigan' s AmeriCorps staff, headed by Beth Barney, will bring together 300 national service members in Michigan for a celebration and swearing-in ceremony on October 29, 1999 at the Michigan State University Student Union (see attached memo from Beth Barney). Renewal Process The MCSC staff are recommending modifications to the renewal process for Michigan' s AmeriCorps programs (a memo will be included in supplemental materials you will receive at the commission meeting). The modifications are designed to stress the importance of building sustainability within program design models. The wording will clearly state that successful applicants will be required to increase their match levels every year over the course of three years. In addition, the proposal will suggest that no program be funded as a fully funded AmeriCorps program beyond six years. �America's Promise The eight Michigan's AmeriCorps Promise Fellows sites are currently submitting plans for renewal funding (see memo from Mary Grill attached). A training was held at the Ralph A. McMullen Conference Center at Higgins Lake on August 5 6, 1999 for all Promise Fellows in Michigan, including those not funded by the MCSC. Fifteen Fellows gathered for focused training around the five fundamental resources. This training was planned by the Fellows and the workshop sessions were presented by the Fellows and revolved around each of the five fundamental resource areas. Fellows also brought displays and resource materials from their local Community of Promise to share with the other Fellows. The goal is to conduct similar trainings for the Fellows every quarter. The Michigan Communities of Promise Coordinator, Mary Grill, will have conducted site visits to all the Promise Fellows sites by the end of September. In addition, she has been working to secure statewide commitments from two major corporations and a national foundation. There are currently 22 Communities of Promise and one Tribe of Promise in Michigan. Volunteer Investment Grants The VIG program development coordinator, Angelia Salas, and the Executive Director have been in conversations with the Volunteer Centers of Michigan and the Michigan Campus Compact on funding opportunities and ways that our respective organizations can form deeper partnerships. Based on those conversations, feedback from current and past VIG grantees and two written proposals from the Michigan Campus Compact and Volunteer Centers of Michigan, the MCSC staff recommend a modification to the VIG program allocation process (see memos from Angelia Salas and Sam Singh attached). The VIG program for FY 1999, has been able to leverage $428,014 in local funds for local endowments. When combined with FY 1998, VIG has leveraged $1,758,388 in local endowment funds. Learn & SERVE Community-based Grants Learn and Serve-Michigan CBO programs began the 1999-2000 grant year on August 1, 1999. The most significant challenges observed by way of site visits and quarterly report feedback are in the areas of developing local financial buy in for program sustainability and the overall challenge in determining optimum participation levels. While no program's situation should cause concern, it is clear that we must continue to plan our discussions with grantees around program standards and sustainability. In August, five new Learn and Serve-Michigan CBO grantees were added. You will recall that at the last commission meeting, the MCSC gave permission for the staff to conduct a targeted outreach in order fully allocate the remaining $52,000 1999 Learn and Serve-Michigan CBO funds. Outreach was conducted in June. Seven applications were received. Two were funded at the requested levels, three were funded at reduced levels. Please see the attached chart that lists the programs with the planned program support they will need in order to start strong (see funding chart attached). �Training and Technical Assistance The MCSC has conducted a number of training opportunities for Michigan's volunteer oriented organizations. One training heralded as the most successful was hosted in concert with the National Service Leadership Institute (NSLI). In the memo attached from Phil Chvojka, you will note the strengths and challenges of this event. It is the MCSC' s hope to bring the NSLI group back with this year's participants and conduct an advance level as well as an introductory course. Other activities are highlighted in the Program Development Assistance and Training (PDAT) progress report attached. The Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator position is currently vacant, but should be filled within 60 days. � 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_1999-09-24_Director-of-Programs-Report Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-09-24 commission meeting director of programs report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-09-24 commission meeting director of programs 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, 50034 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 1999-09-24