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January-2009-Updates29 January 2009
[1] BWBRS 3.0
[2] Bonner AmeriCorps Reminders
[3] Message from the Corporation for National and Community Service
[4] Journal of Community Practice
[5] Summer Internships
(1) Shepherd Poverty Program
(2) Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service
(3) College Students and Adult Volunteers Needed for China Teaching Ministry Summer 2009
[6] Job Opportunities
(1) Spring & Summer Job Opportunities at The Civic Engagement Project
(2) California State University, Long Beach seeks an Executive Director, Center for Community Engagement
(3) The Sentencing Project, State Advocacy Coordinator
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[1] BWBRS 3.0 UPDATE
Many of you have been experiencing buggy behavior with BWBRS 3.0 as we transition to the Spring 2009 semester. Many of these problems are due to this being the first semester in which the new system is moving forward from one semester to the next. There are also some additional problems in the areas of printing CLAs, handling Bonner Scholar Change of Status, and a few other areas that we are aware of.
We believe most of the problems will be fixed in the latest 3.0.16 upgrade that should be coming online sometime today. However, it is important for you to notify someone at the Foundation, preferably by email, of any problems that you are experiencing. Please do so at the first sign of trouble so we can solve the problem quickly. If you're having a problem, it's likely others are, too. Finally, we're pleased to announce that the first in a series of BWBRS 3.0 screencasts will be available to help guide you and your students in using the system. They will be available on the Bonner Network wiki here: http://bonnernetwork.pbwiki.com/BWBRS+Help+Guide Soon, we hope to have these available directly from within BWBRS so you and your students will have answers to your "how do you do this?" questions right where you need them. Now that everyone is using BWBRS 3.0, we want to make the new system as easy-to-use and bug-free as possible. Your feedback and new ideas for how the system can be improved are critical to that process. **********
[2] Bonner AmeriCorps Reminders
(1) Please send us all outstanding Fall 2008 paperwork by February 1.
(2) Case management: this snazzy new system in BWBRS requires you to respond in the comment area with your questions or once the issue is resolved. See above announcement for help on this!
(3) CLAs: as you create new CLAs for the new term, don't forget to change the status of the old ones. Under "available actions" you'll find a command for "completing" these. This is crucial for: (1) creating service accomplishments, and (2) making sure students are logging hours with the correct and current CLA.
As always, please contact a member of our AmeriCorps team if you have any questions or concerns: Annie Pasqua, Gretchen Mielke, Becky Grinstead, Christen Foell, Janet Ashwood and Miriam Barnes
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From: Goren, Nicola
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:24 PM
Subject: Thank You for Making History
Dear Colleagues:
This has been a great month for service. Last Monday, you made history by helping organize the largest King Day of Service ever, as Americans across the nation came out in record numbers to honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through service to others. Last Tuesday, in an Inaugural Address viewed across the nation and around the world, President Obama saluted the American spirit of service and called for a new era of responsibility – “a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character than giving our all to a difficult task.” The historic volunteer response on King Day and President Obama’s bold call to service underscore the importance of our work and the magnitude of this moment. This is an unprecedented time of need and opportunity for national service – need driven by an economic crisis that is causing stress and dislocation to millions of Americans – and opportunity born out of a growing desire by Americans to serve and an emerging consensus that service is a solution to many of our toughest challenges. If the 2009 King Day of Service is any guide, then we should feel very hopeful about the potential to seize this moment. In total, more than 13,000 projects took place, more than doubling last year’s record of 5,000 projects. This turnout was the largest in the 14 years since Congress encouraged Americans to observe the King Holiday as a national day of service and charged the Corporation with leading this national effort. Here in Washington DC, President-elect Obama served with AmeriCorps members, Senior Corps volunteers and Learn and Serve America students at a local high school; Vice President-elect Biden worked with Habitat for Humanity AmeriCorps members; and Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden joined Cabinet Secretaries, Members of Congress, Governors, and thousands of volunteers to make 85,000 care packages for our troops. While the President-elect’s call to service was key to fueling the record turnout, much of the success was due to hard work and advance planning by our staff, grantees, and partners. On behalf of our Board, I want to extend our heartfelt thanks to our lead partner the King Center, to our seven national King Day of Service grantees (the Points of Light Institute, The Corps Network, North Carolina Campus Compact, Youth Service America, Service for Peace, Campus Kitchens, and the National Alliance of Faith and Justice), to the thousands of other national service grantees, nonprofits, and corporate groups that organized projects, and to the hundreds of thousands of Americans who came out to honor this great hero by taking action in their communities. While the 2009 King Day of Service will go into the history books, our work has just begun. Fulfilling Dr. King’s dream and making America “what it ought to be” will take a large-scale, long-term commitment. Our goal for King Day has always been for it to serve as a springboard for year-round service, and that goal is especially important in the current economy. We will be sharing highlights of the unprecedented media coverage of King Day later this week. I encourage you to learn more about the success of King Day by reading our preliminary report, viewing the 400-plus photos on Flickr, watching our King Day videos, and joining our new 50,000 strong Facebook Cause. In service, Nicola Goren Acting CEO Corporation for National and Community Service ********** [4] Journal of Community Practice
Service Learning: Integrating Teaching, Research, and Service Through Community Engagement and Partnership
A Special Issue of the Journal of Community Practice
Service learning as an educational strategy has tremendously expanded its reach to colleges and universities nationally and internationally. While schools of social work have long led the way in promoting community engagement and partnership that integrates service into teaching and research, many other professions and disciplines have grown their own curricular initiatives. Recently, service learning has truly come of age with the establishment of the new Community Engagement Elective Classification by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
"Service-learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities" (National Service Learning Clearinghouse).
Higher education institutions have found service learning an excellent strategy for enhancing the application of classroom learning in the community, building stronger community partnerships, strengthening civic engagement and citizenship, advancing community-based participatory and applied research, and fostering scholarship that unifies teaching, research and service. As a tool for community engagement and partnership, service learning advances the mission of higher education locally, nationally and internationally.
The Editors of the Journal of Community Practice request empirical-based research, rigorous case studies, and conceptual papers based on theory or models of practice. Abstracts for this special issue should build on the literature and address one or more areas related to the service learning theme:
Authors should send an extended abstract (2 to 3 pages: 750-100 words) and bibliography that describes their proposed contribution. Send abstracts in electronic format by February 28, 2009 to Ana Santiago, JCP Managing Editor at jcp@acosa.org Authors of selected abstracts will be notified to submit full manuscripts for anonymous peer review by May 2009. All works must be original and previously unpublished. Questions should be directed to Senior Editor of this special issue, Tracy Soska, at tsssw@pitt.edu.
The Journal of Community Practice is an interdisciplinary journal designed to provide a forum for the development of knowledge related to numerous disciplines, including social work and the social sciences, urban planning, social and economic development, community organizing, policy analysis, urban and rural sociology, public administration, and nonprofit management. The Journal of Community Practice is sponsored by the Association for Community Organization & Social Administration (ACOSA), and published by Taylor & Francis.
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[5] Summer Internships
(1) Shepherd Poverty Program
Great summer opportunity for sophomores and juniors! Application deadline is Friday, February 6!
Dear Sophomores and Juniors Bonner Scholars:
Consider fulfilling your summer service hours through the Shepherd Poverty Alliance. Sixty interns are placed in up to 12 states in Business and Economic Development, Healthcare, Homelessness, Hunger, Legal Services, Children/Education. The Shepherd Alliance is comprised of students from the following institutions: Berea College, Middlebury College, Morehouse College, Washington and Lee University & Bonner Scholar Schools
Internship descriptions & application are available on the Shepherd website: http://shepherd.wlu.edu
What is the Shepherd Alliance?
· A poverty immersion experience which connects summer work to academic studies
· Provides challenging, full-time, hands-on with impoverished people & communities for 8-weeks (June 4 – August 3)
· Conducts an Opening and Closing Conference for all interns
How does the Shepherd Alliance create an immersion experience?
· By Challenging students to subsist on $11/day
· By providing safe, but not extravagant summer housing
· By Encouraging guided journaling reflecting on the internship, community, and it’s relationship to poverty
· By working with agencies that serve the economically disadvantaged
Can I afford to participate? YES! Here is how:
· All interns receive a check for $816 at the beginning of the internship to cover: $11/day for food & summer commuter expenses
· The Shepherd Alliance arranges & pays for summer housing
· The Bonner Foundation will accept appeals to cover transportation costs to the Opening Conference (Berea, KY) and home from the Closing Conference (Lexington, VA)
· The Bonner Foundation will accept appeals to contribute $1,000 towards Bonner Scholar’s summer expenses through the Junior / Senior Fund. Bonner Directors must request use of this fund. Exceptions will be made for Sophomores. The Bonner Scholar’s personal summer funds account will not be drawn upon, leaving that money available for a future summer internship.
· Bonner Scholars are eligible to earn up to $1,500 through the Bonner Program for summer work
· Interns may enroll in the AmeriCorps Program and receive an Education Award of $1,000 for 300 hours of summer service.
How do I apply?
· The Shepherd Alliance is a competitive program.
· Submit: resume, unofficial transcript, & optional letter of recommendation to Fran Elrod (elrodf@wlu.edu) and the Bonner Director at your school
· DUE DATE: FEBRUARY 6, 2009
QUESTIONS?
Fran Elrod ElrodF@wlu.edu
T: 540-458-8230
(2) Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service
****GREAT SUMMER INTERNSHIP: February 5 Priority Deadline Approaching**** Scholarship applications are still being accepted for the 2009 Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service, a dynamic summer program for undergraduate students interested in volunteerism and careers in the nonprofit sector. This summer: June 6 – August 1, 2009 Georgetown University, Washington, DC The Institute is ideal for undergraduate student leaders who are engaged in service programs like Bonner Scholars and Bonner Leaders! All majors and fields of study are welcome. As part of the Institute experience, students will attend exclusive events and participate in hands-on activities including developing a mission statement, planning service projects and organizing fundraising activities. This fast-paced Institute offers a rigorous combination of professional experience, academic learning and service projects that will provide students with an unparalleled experience in the nation’s capital.
·Internships – Competitive placements with leading nonprofit organizations ·Classes – Up to 9 credit hours from Georgetown University ·Housing – Furnished on-campus apartments ·Service – Variety of hands-on community projects ·Guest Lectures – With Washington’s top nonprofit executives and scholars ·Leadership Development – Leadership, mentoring and career building activities ·Scholarships – Over half of all students receive full or partial funding ·Networking – With hundreds of other top student and nonprofit leaders from around the world For more information or to start your online application, please visit the website at www.dcinternships.org/ipvs For more information on this exciting opportunity, please contact Emily Hill, IPVS Coordinator, by phone at 1-800-741-6964 or via email at ipvs@tfas.org.
(3) College Students and Adult Volunteers Needed for China Teaching Ministry Summer 2009
Are you going to China this summer? Do you know some student or other adult who should go? We need to hear from you NOW!!!!
Volunteers for China is currently purchasing air tickets for the coming summer 2009 English teaching programs during July and August 2009. Details below and on the web site: www.volunteersforchina.org
Please let us know if you are interested in going this summer. Tickets are expected to be costly and in short supply as the summer months approach. Air tickets for specific travel dates may be in short supply and are expected to increase weekly. We really need to know if you are going so we can plan accordingly. Summer opportunities are 3 to 6 weeks long and are entirely volunteer supported. Yet, at other times of the year there are other assignments. A month, a semester, a whole school year. If you commit to a longer assignment, then housing, a stipend, and other supports are given by the school where you teach. We, David and Ann facilitate each placement and are on site during the summer opportunities. For longer placements we get you started, and stay in touch throughout the time you're on the field.
We have color brochures highlighting these and other chances to be Christian servants in Chinaopenly and legally. Email us if you would like for us to send brochures to you. cen29529@centurytel.net
ADULT AND STUDENT PROJECTS FOR SUMMER 2009 AS FOLLOWS:
Dates given are for the departure and return to the USA. Costs reflecs food, housing, transportation to teaching site, Chinese visa, medical insurance, VFC program supplies and incidental VFC costs. Note to Bonner Scholars: China is an approved summer experience for your program. Each will need a Passport that is good for at least six (6 Months) after you are planning to leave China. Example: if you will leave China in August 2009, your passport must be good until after January 2010. One month to one year assignments are available. College and High School assignments are available. Volunteers must be flexible and follow Volunteer for China guidelines while on the field. Stipend, some airfare and housing may be provided at many teaching sites. July 4 to August 3: Teach conversational English to Chinese, middle school teachers during the Summer English Program (SEP) co-sponsored by Amity Foundation. A curriculum notebook is provided. You will serve on a team of at least 3 other teachers. Cost $ 1600 plus round trip air ticket to China. July 8 to 27: Medical/nursing/science students and professionals are invited to join a team to lead basic workshops in your fields of interest to Chinese medical/nursing/dental students at a medical college. Cost $1100 plus round trip air ticket to China. July 8 to July 27: Participate/study/teach in a College Student English Improvement Program (EIP) program of about 3 weeks. No tests or homework! Be a student of Chinese language and culture each morning, and then be a teacher/friend to Chinese university students in the afternoons and evenings. Making friends and building relationships is at the heart of this experience. Cost is $1100 plus round trip air ticket to China. July for three weeks: Teach conversational English at a Chinese Bible School. Room and food is provided. Volunteers must be two men, or two women or a married couple, because of accommodations. Volunteers must be flexible and willing to make changes as the program develops. Dates to be set by the volunteers and VFC. Students will be from the Bible School and from the community. Cost will be $ 1000 for the three weeks, plus round trip air ticket to China. July 13 to July 31 and August 4 to August 21: This program has two (2), 3 week terms. Volunteers may teach one or both terms. Volunteers will teach conversational English as part of a social ministry program run by the Chinese YMCA and local Christian Church. Morning classes will have middle school, high school and some college students or professionals. Evening classes will have college students and professionals from the local community. Volunteers must be flexible and willing to make changes as the program develops. Be willing to share your God-given gift of English with students as you model Christ in the classroom. Food is provided by the YMCA. Cost approximately $ 1000 for each three week term plus round trip air ticket to China. Attendance at the local Chinese Christian church will provide you with a first hand experience of the growth of the church in China. In all projects, making friends is an open door to sharing your faith. We are careful to obey all laws ofChina and share our faith within those guidelines. [6] Job Opportunities
(1) Spring & Summer Job Opportunities at The Civic Engagement Project
Facilitating Service-Learning Programs for Middle and High School Students
Spend a week (or a month or two) this spring or summer helping young people discover how to make a difference in the world! The Civic Education Project (CEP)<http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/cep/>, a leadership and citizenship program at Northwestern University, is NOW HIRING exceptional staff for our Spring & Summer 2009 service-learning programs. Learn more.<http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/cep/jobs> Spring & Summer Programs CEP offers weeklong field study programs for 9th-12th graders during the academic year, and intensive, three-week service-learning courses for 7th-12th graders during the summer. CEP programs explore complex social issues through academic study, meaningful service work, and meetings with community leaders, and help teach young people how to apply their skills and abilities to pressing social issues in their own communities. This year, CEP will offer programs in Chicago, Baltimore, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, DC, covering a wide variety of topics, including poverty, homelessness, education, public health, law, politics, leadership, and social change. Learn more.<http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/cep/jobs> Job Opportunities We are looking for outstanding teachers from public and private schools and universities, service-learning practitioners, other education, youth development and nonprofit professionals, and graduate and undergraduate students. Instructional, residential, and administrative positions are available, ranging from one-week to seven-week sessions in the spring or summer. Staff generally receive a cash stipend, room and board, and training in service-learning and experiential education. However, the biggest payoff comes from the opportunity to work with bright, motivated students, build community with passionate, dynamic colleagues, and gain valuable experience educating young people about civic engagement and social responsibility. Learn more.http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/cep/jobs How to Apply To learn more about CEP programs and staff positions or to apply online, visit our website at: http://www.civiceducationproject.com/jobs Spring staff consideration begins NOW, and summer staff consideration begins February 16, 2009. Applications are accepted at any time, but are reviewed on a rolling basis as they are received, so candidates are encouraged to apply early to ensure full consideration. You can be part of creating "eye-opening," "mind-blowing," "life-changing" experiences for young student leaders. Apply Now! http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/cep/jobs (2) California State University, Long Beach seeks an Executive Director, Center for Community Engagement who will provide university-wide leadership for community engagement initiatives and community partnerships. The Executive Director will play a key role in positioning the CSULB Center for Community Engagement (CCE) as a state and national leader in connecting public higher education to the community by fostering service learning programs, promoting community-based participatory research and planning projects, and developing productive and responsive partnerships with the city of Long Beach, community non-profit agencies, and the surrounding region. CSULB’s Mission Statement embraces global engagement and service for the people of California and the world. The University is committed to being “an outstanding teaching-intensive, research-driven university that emphasizes student engagement, scholarly and creative achievement, civic participation, and global perspectives.” CSULB faculty, staff and students are involved in a broad array of community service activities and partnerships with community agencies, non-profits, local schools, and city government.
Duties and Responsibilities: Working closely with the Office of the Provost and the Office of the President and reporting to the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, the Executive Director is responsible for providing university-wide leadership to a comprehensive program of community-grounded activities and initiatives, high-quality service learning, community-based research, and extensive community and city partnerships. The individual selected will have the opportunity to lead and further develop a successful, dynamic, and evolving Center. Responsibilities of the Executive Director encompass three key areas: Administration, Outreach, and Community-based Teaching and Scholarship. Minimum Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications
Date and Nature of Appointment: Date of appointment is on or about July 1, 2009. The position is a full-time twelve-month faculty appointment. The initial appointment will be for a period of three years, from academic year 2009-10 through 2011-12, with the possibility of reappointment for a subsequent three year term. Review of applications to begin March 2, 2009. To view a detailed position description and application requirements, please visit the CSULB website at http://www.csulb.edu/divisions/aa/personnel/jobs/posting/679/index.html (3) The Sentencing Project, State Advocacy Coordinator
514 10th St, NW
Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20004 The Sentencing Project is pleased to announce a new position opening for State Advocacy Coordinator.
In conjunction with the Director of Advocacy, the State Advocacy Coordinator will develop and implement a program to support state and local advocates engaged in criminal justice reform. Issues to be addressed will include sentencing and drug policy reform, alternatives to incarceration, racial disparities in the criminal and juvenile justice system, felony disenfranchisement reform and others consistent with the mission of The Sentencing Project. The position will involve some travel to selected states.
Coordinator will be responsible for: * developing a strategic plan for reform in selected states, which may include partnering with organizations from civil rights, voting rights and faith-based communities, formerly incarcerated persons, policymakers, and community leaders; * providing research assistance, developing communications strategies, aiding in coalition-building, and advising on legislative campaigns; * working at both the federal and state levels, including some federal policy work. Click here to see the complete job description and qualifications. To be considered for the position, applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, and writing sample to: Nia Lizanna, Operations Manager, The Sentencing Project, 514 Tenth Street, NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004 or nlizanna@sentencing project.org. No phone calls, please.
This position will remain open until filled.
The Sentencing Project is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer committed to cultural diversity and recruits without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, color, age, religion, sexual orientation, disabilities, or prior convictions. **********
23 January 2009
[1] Inauguration Reflections
[2] BWBRS 3.0
[3] Bonner AmeriCorps Reminders
[4] Impact Conference EARLY DEADLINE TODAY!
[5] Serve 2.0 RFP due TODAY
[6] Bonner Video Project News
[7] Research Project Help
[8] Summer of Solutions
[9] Journal of Community Practice
[10] Call for Papers and Proposals
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[1] Inauguration Reflections
This week millions of people around the world gathered together to participate in and watch the inauguration of the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama (see some pictures of those gatherings here: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/01/the_inauguration_of_president.html). We're collecting inauguration stories to share with our Bonner students through their Congress Weekly and our Bonner Network blog. If you have a reflection to share, send it to Gretchen Mielke, gmielke@bonner.org, sometime in the next week.
Along with the inauguration came the launch of another new website: http://www.whitehouse.gov/. Check out how Web 2.0 tools are being used by the government to connect and inform!
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[2] BWBRS 3.0
By now you've likely discovered that BWBRS 2.9 is no more and we are ALL in the new system. We are here to support you as you navigate the new system. Please don't hesitate to call the office where many of our staff are able to assist you.
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[3] Bonner AmeriCorps Reminders
(1) Please send us all outstanding Fall 2008 paperwork by February 1.
(2) Don't forget: absolutely NO white out in enrollment books AND any cross outs MUST be initialed.
(3) When your students have completed the number of hours for their term (BWBRS will now send notification), their exit must be complete within 30 days of their LAST day of logged service (regardless of their actual term completion date). This means you need to send us any outstanding time logs and a completed page 1 of the exit form ASAP.
(4) When enrolling new students, please remember to check that all lines on page 6 of the enrollment booklet are complete. We need to know the term (# of hours: 300, 450, 900) and the requested term dates (start date cannot be before the date the booklet is signed; end date is 1 or 2 years after MINUS one day; i.e. 1/6/09 - 1/5/10 or 1/5/11)
(5) If you're in charge of your Bonner AmeriCorps paperwork and process you can expect a phone call soon regarding some helpful training and tips as you continue in your role. We look forward to helping make your process as smooth as possible.
As always, please contact a member of our AmeriCorps team if you have any questions or concerns: Annie Pasqua, Gretchen Mielke, Becky Grinstead, Christen Foell, Janet Ashwood and Miriam Barnes
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[4] Impact Conference EARLY DEADLINE TODAY!
IMPACT CONFERENCE - DEADLINES FOR REGISTRATION AND WORKSHOPS ON JANUARY 23 (TODAY!)
Are you planning on having folks attend the IMPACT NATIONAL CONFERENCE on March 6-8 at University of Maryland, University College (DC area)? Don't miss the discounted registration! Also, don't miss the deadline to submit a workshop (it's earlier this year), which is a great professional development opportunity for students and staff!
Registration for Bonner students is $155 if you do it by January 23rd, and $185 for administrators. If you wish to register folks for the optional Lobby Day on March 9 (which could be a great educational experience), you MUST register and pay separately for that event through Brown Paper Tickets. The cost for the training (which includes dinner on Sunday evening) is $25.00, and registration can be found at: www.BrownPaperTickets.com/event/50110 (new window will open). This should be a great opportunity, especially given what may be going on within government.
Workshops are also due TODAY, January 23rd. To learn more visit:
Also, calling Administrators! Do you want to help with the Administrators Forum? Bonner is going to help organize the Administrators Track so if you want to help, please let Ariane know at ahoy@bonner.org.
Here's the full information:
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[5] Serve 2.0 RFP due TODAY
Don't forget that TODAY is the deadline for submitting proposals for Serve 2.0 grants.
The Request for Proposals is available on the Bonner Network Wiki: http://bonnernetwork.pbwiki.com/Serve+2+Initiative. As you'll see in the RFP, sub-grant funding is being provided to support the design, implementation, and evaluation of innovative Serve 2.0 (social media technologies) models that promote and enhance student community service and civic engagement on one (or a few) specific issue areas. Campuses should focus on an issue like education, the environment, or homelessness and build its Serve 2.0 sub-grant strategy around activities on the issue. Grantees are encouraged to create a multi-faceted strategy that incorporates several technologies in ways that address one or more activities, including recruitment, program management, student development, and community impact.
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[6] Bonner Video Project News
Hello Bonner Network!
As you are aware, we officially launched the Bonner Video Project last week! Wahoo! If you have no idea what the Bonner Video Project is, please check out the BVP Wiki page. Annie and Becky have been working hard to create an introductory video and power point explaining what the Bonner Video Project is all about. Be sure to check them out here! Sooo, what should you be doing now?? The first round of video submissions are due on February 15th. We have titled this months topic Bonner Program Profile, but this is not limited to just your Bonner Program, feel free to profile your Campus Culture of Service and Community Connections. These videos should only be 2 -3 minutes long (believe me you can pack a lot into three minutes!!). These videos are for you to strut your stuff: show off your Bonner Program, interview passionate students, let the world know how your program is meeting the needs of the community. I mean, these should be cool videos, because hey, they are all about us! You might be asking, "how can I make a cool and amazing video that lets people know how they can get involved in service on my campus?" Well here are some things you might consider doing: A profile of your workspace on campus: A snippet of what your workspace on campus looks like. Example: Democracy House’s Video on www.democracyhouse.pbwiki.com A profile of different service opportunities: A short, informative clip highlighting the different service opportunities available in your area. A highlight reel of a day of service or the organization of an event: Choose a couple of clips from one of your service sites or an event you organized and put them together over music. A day in the life of a Bonner…Follow one of your members around and portray what it is like to be in your program. You can show clips of service, meetings, etc. A photomontage of highlighting service eventsSet pictures from all different service events and trainings to your favorite songs. For more ideas of what a Campus Profile Video could be, check out the Bonner Network You Tube Channel. We have compiled playlists of Program Profile Videos from some of community partners: Sample Program Profile Videos - Campuses or Small Org Sample Profile Videos - Organizations Right, that is all for now-- but be on the look out for the Bonner Video Project Blog with frequent tips!! And remember Bonner Network, these videos should be helpful to you! Make them a great tool for your program-- Create them for recruitment purposes. Make them Quality. ***********
[7] Research Project Help
Dear Directors and Coordinators:
We are wondering if you might help one of the Bonner Scholars with her work on a research project that is focusing on characteristics of students involved in service.
Leanne V. Hershkowitz is a Senior at TCNJ. She has been very active as a Bonner Scholar, including interning with the Foundation a few summers ago, working as a Congress Representative, and forging new ways to integrate her work in Psychology with her work in Bonner. She's now working on research project for her senior thesis that examines teamwork and personality with students comparatively. She wants to survey about 150 students in the Bonner Program and will be writing a paper that she shares later with the Foundation. We're hoping she can be successful with this study.
The study is titled, "The Effects of Personality on Measures of Team Performance." She is looking at how a participant's personality effects how they are perceived by their teammates. She needs students to fill out a survey and then choose a teammate (does not have to be a Bonner, but anyone at the site) to fill out a survey about them. The third source of data is program directors. Directors are asked about the overall structure of their Bonner Program (as a moderating factor). At the Congress Meeting in October, she introduced the project and asked Congress Reps to sign up. Most did. In following up with students, she needs some support (as the completion hasn't been as thorough as the sign-up). Anyone who completes the online survey and has a teammate fill out a corresponding survey about them will be entered to win a $50 Barnes and Noble Gift Card. Both of which are extremely short (about five minutes). If you can identify some students (Bonner Scholars and Leaders) to participate, that would be very helpful. The research paper will likely be of real interest. If your students participate, as the director you'll also need to complete a similarly brief survey. The link for directors is: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=2mxB70Pg_2bMGRFhxkXCbrWA_3d_3d Below is an email that you can copy and paste to send to your Bonner students explaining the project. Please feel free to edit as you see necessary. Leanne would be more than happy to answer any and all questions you might have. Please feel free to contact her at any time (Hershko2@tcnj.edu, 973-493-1497). The goal is 150 match pairs and she currently only has 17. 34 students have participated as matched pairs so she needs another 232 (116 pairs). Please help! THE DEADLINE IS: February 1, 2009
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leanne is a Bonner Scholar Senior Intern at The College of New Jersey. She is collecting data for her Senior Honors Thesis and needs your help. Leanne was at the Congress Meeting in October and talked about this project, asking folks to sign up. This study is very important to Leanne and she is hoping to have her information published next semester. I want to encourage to take the time to fill out these surveys for her. They are short. Please take them seriously and answer as honestly as you can. The results are anonymous and will be compiled. Did I mention that you will BE ENTERED TO WIN A $50 BARNES AND NOBLES GIFT CARD? There are two steps: 1) Fill out the participant survey (link below): http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=77AzyaL2uIX4_2bIx28SBDoQ_3d_3d 2) Ask a teammate (someone who works with you at your site, but doesn't have to be a Bonner) to fill out this survey (link below), about you: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=UHEuEJrHFVTFAk5gzX6auQ_3d_3d The way she is linking these surveys together (so that your responses remain anonymous) is by asking you and your teammate to use a code word... You will be prompted to put this word on your survey and your teammate will be asked to put it on theirs. Only data with both pieces can be used in the study. PLEASE ONLY COMPLETE ONE PARTICIPANT SURVEY but if more than one teammate asks you to complete the teammate survey you are welcome to do that, however, make sure to use the correct code word for the correct teammate. If this sounds complicated, Leanne would be happy to answer any of your questions (Hershko2@tcnj.edu, 973-493-1497). ***********
[8] Summer of Solutions
Have students interested in the green economy? Check out this article about a summer 2009 opportunity: http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/009283.html
sustainable cities is going to take a lot of work. Living a one-planet lifestyle, in a one-planet city implies that we’ve halted our outpouring of climate changing emissions and we are using our share of resources efficiently. This level of planning and organization will require us to imagine new programs and projects that will create the sustainable infrastructure of the future. In Summer 2009, Solutions Summits will be taking place in the following cities: Ann Arbor, MI, Austin, TX, Burlington, VT, Chapel Hill, NC, Chicago, IL, Eugene, OR, Grinnell, IA, Omaha, NE, Portland, OR, San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, St. Louis, MO, Twin Cities, MN, Worcester, MA. The team is encouraging any student who wants to help with planning, recruiting and fundraising to apply as soon as possible. What’s Worldchanging about the the Summer of Solutions is that groups of people are gathering together to envision the city they want to live in. Perhaps one of the most interesting parts about the event is its organizers' long-term goals: to lay the groundwork today for the city and jobs of the future. These people know the need for these jobs exists, and the tools are out there to create them. We look forward to seeing where their motivation takes them. **********
[9] Journal of Community Practice
Call for Papers - Abstracts Due Feb 28
Service Learning: Integrating Teaching, Research, and Service Through Community Engagement and Partnership A Special Issue of the Journal of Community Practice Service learning as an educational strategy has tremendously expanded its reach to colleges and universities nationally and internationally. While schools of social work have long led the way in promoting community engagement and partnership that integrates service into teaching and research, many other professions and disciplines have grown their own curricular initiatives. Recently, service learning has truly come of age with the establishment of the new Community Engagement Elective Classification by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. "Service-learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities" (National Service Learning Clearinghouse). Higher education institutions have found service learning an excellent strategy for enhancing the application of classroom learning in the community, building stronger community partnerships, strengthening civic engagement and citizenship, advancing community-based participatory and applied research, and fostering scholarship that unifies teaching, research and service. As a tool for community engagement and partnership, service learning advances the mission of higher education locally, nationally and internationally. The Editors of the Journal of Community Practice request empirical-based research, rigorous case studies, and conceptual papers based on theory or models of practice. Abstracts for this special issue should build on the literature and address one or more areas related to the service learning theme: Service Learning that enhances community engagement and partnerships Service Learning that incorporates community-based participatory research Service Learning that advances cross-cultural experiences through both local and international/global engagement Authors should send an extended abstract (2 to 3 pages: 750-100 words) and bibliography that describes their proposed contribution. Send abstracts in electronic format by February 28, 2009 to Ana Santiago, JCP Managing Editor at jcp@acosa.org Authors of selected abstracts will be notified to submit full manuscripts for anonymous peer review by May 2009. All works must be original and previously unpublished. Questions should be directed to Senior Editor of this special issue, Tracy Soska, at tsssw@pitt.edu. The Journal of Community Practice is an interdisciplinary journal designed to provide a forum for the development of knowledge related to numerous disciplines, including social work and the social sciences, urban planning, social and economic development, community organizing, policy analysis, urban and rural sociology, public administration, and nonprofit management. The Journal of Community Practice is sponsored by the Association for Community Organization & Social Administration (ACOSA), and published by Taylor & Francis. **********
[10] Call for Papers and Proposals
***February 16, 2009 Submission Deadline***
National Faith, Justice, and Civic Learning Conference
June 25-27, 2009 DePaul University - Chicago, IL The conference organizing committee is interested in papers, posters,roundtable discussions and workshops around the fruitful intersection of faith, justice, and civic learning. We encourage contributions from a broad range of perspectives on these topics. Proposals must be submitted by Monday, February 16, 2009. For the Call for Papers and Program Proposals and more information about the conference, please go to: www.nfjcl.org or e-mail Meredith Dean at mdean3@depaul.edu. ********** 14 January 2009
[1] Death of Dickinson College Bonner Leader
[2] BWBRS 3.0
[3] Bonner AmeriCorps Reminders
[4] Impact Conference Update
[5] Bonner Video Project Update
[6] 2008 Carnegie Community Engagement List Announced
[7] Recognizing Bonners at Commencement
[8] Nominations for CCPH Annual Award
[9] Offers from BetterWorldBooks
[10] Bonner Partners
[11] Food for Thought
[12] New Publication: Guide to Service-Learning Colleges and Universities
[13] 2009 Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award
[14] 2009 Learn and Serve America School & Community-Based grant competitions
[15] Hope is not a strategy - PowerShift09
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[1] Death of Dickinson College Bonner Leader
Our sympathies are with the Dickinson College community upon the death of sophomore Bonner Leader, Nate Kirkland. An article about Nate from a local news source can be found here: http://www.cumberlink.com/articles/2009/01/13/news/local/doc496ca866ee17f164179418.txt
Please remember the Dickinson community during this difficult time.
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[2] BWBRS 3.0
It's a New Year and time to make the transition to the new system. BWBRS 2.9 will be shut down VERY soon in order for the programmer to keep making 3.0 as helpful as possible! Please be sure to contact us with questions or concerns regarding the system. [note that the ability to carry service positions forward to new semesters is coming soon...please be patient!]
You can expect phone calls from your campus support person in the near future to orient you to this system. In the meantime we are happy to do brief phone sessions with staff members and/or troubleshoot as you find your way. Don't forget that there's also a help guide to 3.0 available on the Wiki: http://bonnernetwork.pbwiki.com/BWBRS+Help+Guide
Major problems can be communicated to Bobby Hackett: rhackett@bonner.org
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[3] Bonner AmeriCorps Reminders
(1) The Bonner AmeriCorps team needs to connect with you! Please respond promptly to our requests for campus support phone meetings as we continue to refine and strengthen our program. We will be setting up special AmeriCorps trainings for the staff members who manage AmeriCorps files and paperwork. Working together will make the A*C experience even better for our members!
(2) It's time to make that transition to BWBRS 3.0. Do NOT delay in alerting your students as well.
(3) If you have not responded to the Spring 2009 Slot Request survey, please do so now:
(4) Please send us all outstanding Fall 2008 paperwork by February 1.
(5) Don't forget: absolutely NO white out in enrollment books AND any cross outs MUST be initialed.
As always, please contact a member of our AmeriCorps team if you have any questions or concerns: Annie Pasqua, Gretchen Mielke, Becky Grinstead, Christen Foell, Janet Ashwood and Miriam Barnes
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[4] Impact Conference Update
IMPACT CONFERENCE - DEADLINES FOR REGISTRATION AND WORKSHOPS ON JANUARY 23 (next Friday!)
Are you planning on having folks attend the IMPACT NATIONAL CONFERENCE on March 6-8 at University of Maryland, University College (DC area)? Don't miss the discounted registration! Also, don't miss the deadline to submit a workshop (it's earlier this year), which is a great professional development opportunity for students and staff!
Registration for Bonner students is $155 if you do it by January 23rd, and $185 for administrators. If you wish to register folks for the optional Lobby Day on March 9 (which could be a great educational experience), you MUST register and pay separately for that event through Brown Paper Tickets. The cost for the training (which includes dinner on Sunday evening) is $25.00, and registration can be found at: www.BrownPaperTickets.com/event/50110 (new window will open). This should be a great opportunity, especially given what may be going on within government.
Workshops are also due January 23rd. To learn more visit:
Also, calling Administrators! Do you want to help with the Administrators Forum? Bonner is going to help organize the Administrators Track so if you want to help, please let Ariane know at ahoy@bonner.org.
Here's the full information:
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[5] Bonner Video Project Update
The Bonner Video Project officially launches TODAY: Thursday, January 15. See the Wiki for a new video: http://bonnernetwork.pbwiki.com/Bonner+Video+Project+2008
BVLs should get an email tomorrow with more details.
Please direct any questions to Rebecca Grinstead or Annie Pasqua.
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[6] 2008 Carnegie Community Engagement List Announced
Last week we celebrated with Augsburg College and it was brought to our attention that several of our Bonner schools are on this list.
Congratulations to:
Saint Mary's College of California
Augsburg College
Berea College
Defiance College
Emory & Henry College
Pfeiffer Unversity
Stetson University
University of Louisville
See the complete list and details regarding the classification at http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/classifications/index.asp?key=1213
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[7] Recognizing Bonners at Commencement
How does your school recognize Bonner Leaders or Scholars in Commencement? Do you have honor cords or medallions? Designations in the program? TCNJ students are inquiring. Responses can be sent to Christen Foell: cfoell@bonner.org
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[8] Nominations for CCPH Annual Award
SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION FOR THE CCPH ANNUAL AWARD – DUE JAN 30TH!
The Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) Annual Award recognizes exemplary partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions that build on each other's strengths to improve higher education, civic engagement, and the overall health of communities. The intent of the award is to highlight the power and potential of community-campus partnerships as a strategy for social justice. The award recognizes partnerships that are striving to achieve the systems and policy changes needed to overcome the root causes of health, social and economic inequalities. Partnerships must nominate themselves and need not be members of CCPH. Partnerships that have applied in the past but did not receive the award or honorable mentions may re-submit. We welcome nominations from any country or nation. For the nomination guidelines, visit: http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/pdf_files/Award09guidelines.pdf Award nominations are due on January 30th, 2009. Nominations must be received as a single email attachment sent to: ccph@mcw.edu **********
[9] Offers from BetterWorldBooks
Book Drives for Better Lives™
· Fundraiser – Payments are sent to your chapter bi-annually for acceptable books
· Service Project – Help break the cycle of poverty through education and literacy…one book at a time
· Environmental Project – over 9,000 tons of books have been diverted from landfills
· Turnkey - supplies and shipping are provided by Better World Books – at no cost to your chapter!
Why?
• Approximately 800,000,000 people are illiterate….mostly women and children. We believe literacy and education is a basic human right - and partnerships with organizations like yours have made it possible to help others through ‘grass roots’ book drives at over 1,800 colleges and universities.
• The United Nations declared 2002-2012 the Literacy Decade in an effort to improve Global Health and help break the cycle of poverty, worldwide.
• To date, partnerships with more than 1,000 libraries and book drives on over 1,800 college campuses have diverted more than 9,000 tons from landfills since our first drive in May of 2002.
What’s needed?
• Your decision: support Books for Africa, Room to Read, Worldfund, the National Center for Family Literacy, orInvisible Children
• Your leadership. Better World Books provides all supplies, incurs all costs in shipping and assigns a dedicated Account Representative for your chapter. Letters of recommendation are often written for lead contact.
• Your passion. Be the change you want to see in the world. We can be a catalyst for leadership and action on college campuses, Bonner Scholars!
We can also offer all students/advisors 10% off on all book purchases by using the coupon code at checkout: BonnerScholars2009.
We hope that everyone will take advantage of free shipping, low prices on books and make an environmentally and socially responsible book purchase! Better World has more than 2 million new and used books!
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[10] Bonner Partners
Don't forget about the wonderful tool of our Bonner Partner database, available from http://www.bonner.org/campus/partners/partners_searchform.tml.
They are looking for summer interns and would love to put together a diverse staff, geographically, ethnically and otherwise. If you go to their website:http://www.broadstreetministry.org/programs/youth_opp.php you will see a link to where you can print out or download the job application and description. Intern applications are due April 1.
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[11] Food for Thought: Gender and Service Involvement
The following came across the he-sl listserv recently and I thought it was worth looking at. Are these trends true on your campus? How might these findings impact the way you recruit and communicate regarding service opportunities/Bonner programs on your campus?
Ron Chesbrough from Hastings College in Hastings, NE has done a study on this subject – purely qualitative methodology to date, using focus group and individual interviews. Below are the comparative themes that have so far emerged relative to students’ motivation and learning from service. He is presently constructing a survey instrument from these themes to further ‘test’ the validity and/or commonality of these differences with regard to men, women, and service in college.
So what are your reaction to the themes below? Are these true to your work with students? Ron reports that one service learning director, reviewing these, commented that she has stopped using the word ‘service’ in her course descriptions and replaced the word with ‘work,’ and immediately has increased the number of males enrolling in her service-based course. That would be in keeping with the general themes expressed below.
STS 340: Comparative Themes from Focus Groups
Men Women
Motivation for involvement External Internal
Individual Relational
Singular/linear Holistic/multi-faceted
Outcomes oriented Process oriented
Familial expectation Inherent drive
Calculated selection Intuitive interest
Paternal emphasis Maternal emphasis
Change the world Join (be in) the world
Civic duty Moral responsibility
Definition of service Provide for (take care of) Be with (care with)
Meet a need Follow one’s heart
Accomplish a good Connect with self
Use of abilities/talents Sharing of gifts
One-directional Reciprocal
Accomplishment Affirmation
Choice of service Skill set Passion(s)
Impact Need
Breadth of impact Depth of involvement
One-time Over time
Physical/organizational Emotional/individual
Deductive Inductive
Learning from service Extrinsic Intrinsic
Leadership/management Relationship(s)
Place of self in world Place of self in world
Difference(s) Commonalities
Real world learning Real world learning
Sense of ‘the other’ Sense of self
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[12] New Publication: Guide to Service-Learning Colleges and Universities
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[13] 2009 Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award
Campus Compact is now accepting online applications for the 2009 Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award.
The deadline is March 20, 2009. The Ehrlich Award recognizes faculty for exemplary leadership in advancing students’ civic learning and higher education’s contributions to the public good, including teaching with engaged pedagogies, fostering reciprocal community partnerships, building institutional support for service-learning and civic engagement, conducting community-based research, and other means of acting on individual and institutional civic commitments. One award of $2,000 will be granted to a faculty member from a Campus Compact member institution. Up to ten finalists will also be selected and recognized. Please note that for faculty committed to civic and community engagement, there are two major national awards: the Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award, from Campus Compact, and the Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement, from the New England Resource Center for Higher Education (NERCHE). Both awards value community collaboration as well as institutional impact and honor engaged work across the faculty roles of teaching, research, and service. We encourage nominations for junior faculty (pre-tenure or early career at institutions with renewable contracts) for the Lynton Award and nominations for senior faculty (post-tenure or middle-to-late career at institutions without tenure) for the Ehrlich Award. Please share information about these awards with your colleagues and consider applying or nominating someone else. For more information about the Ehrlich Award and a link to the online application form, see www.compact.org/awards/ehrlich. More information about the Lynton Award can be found at www.nerche.org. **********
[14] 2009 Learn and Serve America School & Community-Based grant competitions
Subject tothe availability of appropriations for fiscal year 2009, the Corporation for National and Community Service (the Corporation) announces the anticipated availability of approximately:
The Corporation’s mission is to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering. Learn and Serve America School and Community-Based grants are designed to involve school-age youth in service-learning projects that simultaneously support student development and address community problems in areas such as the environment, education, public safety, and other human needs.
For the Notice of Funding Opportunity and more information on 2009 Learn and Serve America Grant Competitions please visit:
Updates will be posted when available.
Please note that under each NOFO there is an email address for questions specific to that NOFO.
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[15] Hope is not a strategy - PowerShift09
I'm sitting a couple blocks north of the White House and the buzz around here is intense.
People are arriving by the busload, the metro lines are already having problems, and in 5 days, millions of people will descend on the National Mall for the inauguration of a new President. There's a lot of talk about inauguration day ushering in new era for our country, and I'll be honest, I'm as taken up as anyone with the hopeful possibilities that 2009 and beyond can bring. I hear "new era," and I immediately start thinking about what those words can mean. My deep, personal hope is that this new era will be defined by the decision of our country to move boldly into the clean energy future we must achieve. But every time I have these feelings of hope, I'm reminded of something my dad always told me: "Son, hope is not a strategy." And as usual, he's right. The question clearly and powerfully before us is not what we hope for, but rather, what are we going to DO to make our hopes actually happen. We need to act. Now. And just as we came together in record numbers to vote new elected offiicals into office; act we will. Our response is bold. It is equal to this historic moment. It is audaciously hopeful, and infused with the energy and vitality of an entire generation of Americans ready to turn good intentions and rhetoric into reality. 38 days after President Obama takes office, we will bring 10,000 young people to Washington to hold our elected officials accountable for rebuilding our economy and reclaiming our future through bold climate and clean energy policy. And we need you to be here with us. Power Shift '09 will be one of the "Where Were You Moments" of our generation. With early registration ending on January 21st, we ask that you register now to take advantage, then join us on February 27th for 4 days of learning, connection, music, inspiration, and the largest lobby day on climate and clean energy Captiol Hill has ever seen. There will also be lots of opportunities to get involved and take action between now and Power Shift, and we think if we work together in all the communities you represent nationwide, we'll be an unstoppable force. You can start with one of those actions now. If you do anything at all today, please do this: Think about what's happening right now in this country, and take a moment to ask yourself how you will be involved in this special time. Ask yourself how you will be part of history. Come to Power Shift. Share this email with a friend. Become a Power Shift recruiter on your campus. Join the clean energy movement in some other way. Whatever you do, don't do nothing. When our children ask us where we were when history called, let us be able to answer "we were there." Jake Brewer Internet Director, Power Shift '09 P.S. For updates on Power Shift '09, the Presidential Inauguration, and the clean energy movement, follow us on Twitter. http://www.twitter.com/powershift09 **********
Weekly Update
8 January 2009
Happy New Year!
[1] BWBRS 3.0
[2] Bonner AmeriCorps Reminders
[3] Serve 2.0 RFP reminder
[4] New Service Website
[5] Bonner Video Project Update
[6] Congrats to Augsburg College
[7] Convergence Conference Registration available
[8] January is National Mentoring Month
[9] Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship Job
[10] AmeriCorps VISTA position in Texas
[11] United Health Heroes Grants
[12] Foundation for Sustainable Development: Intern and Volunteer Opps
[13] United Nations Student Intern Positions
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[1] BWBRS 3.0
It's a New Year and time to make the transition to the new system. BWBRS 2.9 will be shut down VERY soon in order for the programmer to keep making 3.0 as helpful as possible! Please be sure to contact us with questions or concerns regarding the system. We are happy to do brief phone trainings with staff members and/or troubleshoot as you find your way. Don't forget that there's also a help guide to 3.0 available on the Wiki: http://bonnernetwork.pbwiki.com/BWBRS+Help+Guide
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[2] Bonner AmeriCorps Reminders
(1) Make that transition to BWBRS 3.0 please!
(2) As you begin to prepare and transition to the new semester, it is time to get your new AmeriCorps students started!!
We need ALL schools to fill out the following survey for your Spring 2009 AmeriCorps slot request as soon as possible (these are NEW numbers NOT based on any "left over" slots from your earlier requests). As always, we have 300 hour, 450 hour and 900 hour slots available on a first come, first served basis.
Make sure you request your slots at:
As always, please contact a member of our AmeriCorps team if you have any questions or concerns: Annie Pasqua, Gretchen Mielke, Becky Grinstead, Christen Foell, Janet Ashwood and Miriam Barnes
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[3] Serve 2.0 RFP reminder
SERVE 2.0 SUB-GRANT RFPs are DUE January 23, 2009
We're pleased to announce a sub-grant competition for the Serve 2.0 initiative. The Request for Proposals is available on the Bonner Network Wiki: http://bonnernetwork.pbwiki.com/Serve+2+Initiative. As you'll see in the RFP, sub-grant funding is being provided to support the design, implementation, and evaluation of innovative Serve 2.0 (social media technologies) models that promote and enhance student community service and civic engagement on one (or a few) specific issue areas. Campuses should focus on an issue like education, the environment, or homelessness and build its Serve 2.0 sub-grant strategy around activities on the issue. Grantees are encouraged to create a multi-faceted strategy that incorporates several technologies in ways that address one or more activities, including recruitment, program management, student development, and community impact.
We encourage you to pass this RFP along to your students (those within and outside your Bonner Program) and involve them in the proposal writing process. You may want to organize a small Serve 2.0 Organizing Group that
Please know that the Bonner Foundation staff, and outside consultants supported by the Learn & Serve grant, will provide technical assistance and training as requested by participating campuses (regardless of whether you receive a sub-grant or not). This includes answering questions or reviewing draft proposals for this sub-grant competition.
For more on the Serve 2.0 Initiative visit:
And for ideas and examples for utilizing social media to drive more and deeper student engagement, visit: If you have any questions, please let us know.
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[4] New Service Website
A new website was unveiled this week, in part to energize this year's MLK Day of Service, but also for future service opportunities: http://www.usaservice.org/
Please note that the www.MLKDay.gov website will continue to function and offer valuable tools, news, resources, and updates for planning and carrying out your King Day project. However, the website’s functions for registering your project and finding a volunteer opportunity will be replaced with a link to the new PIC website early next week.
Here's the explanation for the new site:
"The United States is once again at a crossroads and that is why the President-elect hopes to use the occasion of his Inauguration to rally our nation to commit to service in our communities. We are asking for your participation in meeting this challenge. In 1994, Congress transformed the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday into a national day of community service to further commemorate a man who lived his life in service to others. As a tribute to that legacy and the very real needs of our nation, the President-elect and Vice President-elect have launched a national organizing effort on the eve of their Inauguration to engage Americans in service. This national day of service will fall on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 19, 2009 and, unlike past calls to service, President-elect Obama is calling on all Americans to do more than just offer a single day of service to their cities, towns and neighborhoods. He is asking all of us to make an ongoing commitment to our communities. Never has it been more important to come together in shared purpose to tackle the common challenges we face. This website is designed to help promote these events and for Americans to make their commitments, build communities, find opportunities to serve and share their results. These can be events that engage people in direct service, or bring people together to reflect on Dr. King's legacy and how they can commit to becoming more engaged citizens. Please create an event or sign up to volunteer today." **********
[5] Bonner Video Project Update
The Bonner Video Project officially launches next Thursday, January 15. Be on the lookout for more information next week!
Also please remember to upload your videos introducing your BVL.
Our apologies to those of you still waiting for your flip cam. The order has taken longer than expected but should be on its way to our offices and then to yours!
Please direct any questions to Rebecca Grinstead or Annie Pasqua.
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[6] Congrats to Augsburg College
We celebrate with Augsburg College (MN) which has recently been selected for the Carnegie Foundation 2008 Community Engagement Classification!
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[7] Convergence Conference Registration available
The Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University and Massachusetts Campus Compact are pleased to announce that the website for Convergence: The Intersection of Arts and Activism to be held April 3-5, 2009 is now LIVE and accepting registrations: http://www.convergence-art.com/
The Call for Presentations submission deadline is Wednesday, January 28, 2009. More information can be found at the website.
This three-day student-coordinated conference aims to spark student involvement and interest in the rapidly growing field of arts and activism by bringing together students, faculty, administrators, and working artists to discuss and collaborate through a myriad of mediums.
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[8] January is National Mentoring Month
January marks the eighth annual National Mentoring Month, a large-scale public service campaign held each year to recruit volunteer mentors to help young people achieve their full potential. The theme for National Mentoring Month 2009 is “Expand Your Universe: Mentor a Child.”
To help people learn more about mentoring and join in activities, the campaign’s chief sponsors—the Harvard Mentoring Project of the Harvard School of Public Health, MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership, and the Corporation for National and Community Service—recently launched a new website. Visitors to www.nationalmentoringmonth.org
will find a variety of useful features, including:
1. Two new television PSAs, including one featuring National Mentoring Month spokesperson General Colin Powellhttp://www.nationalmentoringmonth.org/video/
2. Information on “Thank Your Mentor Day,” which takes place on January 22, and also includes a link to write a tribute to your mentor for posting on the website. http://www.nationalmentoringmonth.org/take_action/thankyourmentorday/
3. A link to view and order a variety of free printed materials designed especially for National Mentoring Month 2009, including posters, thank-you notes, and bookmarks. http://www.nationalservicepubs.org
In addition, the site lists local partners, ideas for getting involved with mentoring this January, how to take action, a search option to find mentoring programs by zip code, a brief history of National Mentoring Month and news and events about activities nationwide.
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[9] Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship Job
Deadline: The application deadline for the 2009 – 2010 program is January 22, 2009
The Congressional Hunger Center (CHC) is excited to offer a unique opportunity to be actively involved in the movement to end hunger and poverty. CHC is a bi-partisan organization committed to making access to nutritious, affordable and culturally appropriate food a national priority. Every year, we look for promising young leaders who care about addressing the problems of hunger and poverty in communities across the nation. Our national initiative, the Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows Program, trains, inspires and sustains a tight-knit community of emerging leaders committed to social justice. The program provides Fellows with an opportunity to gain practical experience fighting hunger and poverty, work with community-based and national leaders, deepen their analysis around poverty and develop leadership skills. Each year, twenty Emerson National Hunger Fellows help shape and implement local social justice programs all over the U.S. and then research and support national policy initiatives in Washington, DC. Participants are selected for this eleven-month program based on the criteria below. Fellows are placed for five months with urban and rural community organizations involved in fighting hunger at the local level, such as grassroots organizing groups, food banks, local advocacy groups, economic development agencies, and faith-based organizations. They then move to Washington, D.C. to complete the year with five months of work at advocacy and public policy organizations involved in anti-hunger and anti-poverty work at the national level. This unique program allows Fellows to bridge community grassroots efforts and national public policy. Applications are encouraged from candidates reflecting diverse educational, cultural, personal and experiential backgrounds.
A living allowance of $14,500, health insurance, housing in the field, a housing stipend in D.C., travel expenses, professional development training opportunities, and a $3,500 end of service award are included. Selection Criteria
● Commitment to social justice ● Demonstrated leadership qualities and skills ● Bachelor’s degree ● U.S. citizenship or permanent residency ● Flexibility and ability to adjust to new situations ● Creativity and initiative in problem solving ● Commitment to anti-racism ● Willingness to learn from experts in the field, and commitment to the search for new models in anti-hunger and anti-poverty work Timeline Semifinalist selection will be complete by mid-February; interviews will be scheduled in Washington, D.C. in March; and final selection decisions will be made in April. Hunger Fellows arrive in D.C. for Orientation and Field Training in September 2009. For more information about the Program and for details on the application process, please visit our website: www.hungercenter.org/national.
If you have questions, please email fellows@hungercenter.org or call (202) 547-7022 ext. 29.
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[10] AmeriCorps VISTA position in Texas
College for Texans is an unprecedented statewide initiative and opportunity for AmeriCorps*VISTA Members to build capacity in GO Centers to motivate, coordinate, and inspire students to complete all steps necessary to enter college. GO Centers are statewide networks of in-school academic engagement programs that provide students with the necessary tools and resources to plan and prepare for college enrollment.
AmeriCorps*VISTA members work on K-12 school campuses to increase the participation of higher education enrollments by an additional 430,000 academically prepared students beyond the 200,000 student increase expected to enroll in Texas higher education.
We are currently recruiting to fill one VISTA Leader position in Houston, Texas. Review the position and apply at https://my2.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?fromSearch=true&id=6564&SID=c0a8060d30d82d145157a10c42ffa14abbd1b82d7725.
VISTA TERMS, CONDITIONS AND BENEFITS
The VISTA Leader will provide support and coordination for VISTAs serving at high schools and middle schools within the Houston Independent School District. The VISTA Leader will:
-facilitate communication between VISTAs, supervisors and program partners
-plan and coordinate meetings, activities, and an on-going training series for VISTAs
-promote discussion about the mission and vision of the Closing the Gaps Campaign, GO Center programs, and the VISTA program
-develop VISTA and volunteer recruitment and retention systems
-communicate expectations to VISTAs and supervisors
-encourage VISTAs in their service endeavors
-provide diverse resource avenues for VISTAs
-create a sustainable system for resource development
-serve as liaison connecting VISTAs with the College for All Texans Foundation, the Houston Independent School District, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and other partner organizations.
A College for All Texans AmeriCorps*VISTA Leader Member must:
-be a U.S. citizen, U.S. National or lawful permanent resident alien of the United States;
-be at least 20 years of age with at least 60 hours of college coursework;
-be able to work full-time with no outside employment or education commitments;
-pass a criminal background check;
-have satisfactorily completed one year of previous VISTA service.
A College for All Texans AmeriCorps*VISTA Leader may receive:
-a living allowance (approx. $1065/month) paid every two weeks;
-an Education award of $4725 (for educational expenses at qualified institutions of higher education, educational training, or to repay qualified student loans) or end-of-service stipend of $2400 payable after completion of service;
-Loan postponement and interest paid on qualified student loans;
-Health coverage (http://www.americorps.sevencorners.com/), supplemental liability insurance, life insurance, relocation allowance, service-related travel reimbursement, childcare assistance, training and professional development opportunities, and noncompetitive eligibility for future federal employment.
- Terms, conditions and benefits of service for the VISTA Program can be reviewed at http://www.americorps.gov/for_individuals/benefits/index.asp, http://americorps.gov/help/vistahandbook/chapter1.html# and http://www.americorps.gov/for_individuals/alumni/join_vista_leader.asp.
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[11] United Health Heroes Grants
Deadline is January 15, 2009!
UnitedHealth Heroes Service-Learning Grants: Asking young people to take the lead in solving the most critical health problem facing their generation!
Youth Service America and UnitedHealthcare are excited to offer the UnitedHealth HEROES service-learning grants, a Global Youth Service Grant (GYSG). More than 200 awards are available for youth-led community education projects. These grants of up to $1,000 support teachers, community-based and school-based service-learning coordinators, and students in the health professions to implement service-learning projects around childhood obesity. The selected projects will engage children and youth ages 5 to 25 in youth-led solutions. We encourage ‘Semester of Service’ length projects that launch in February, and use Global Youth Service Day (April 24-26, 2009) to bring visibility to their projects.
Grants will support projects in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio,Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Tennessee, and in the following specific areas: Florida-selected counties, Illinois-Chicagoland and Peoria; and New York-Long Island, New York City, and Syracuse.
Deadline: January 15, 2009. For application materials, visit http://tinyurl.com/UHHeroesGrant Questions? E-mail:healthheroes@ysa.org
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[12] Foundation for Sustainable Development: Intern and Volunteer Opps
Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD) www.fsdinternational.org
Spring Application Deadline extended to February 1st, 2009
"This work is hard. This work is challenging and often infuriating. This work makes you laugh and it makes you cry. It makes you want to pull your hair out and run into the middle of a forest just to scream at the top of your lungs for 20 minutes. It makes you so incredibly happy and excited, and it builds your patience like nothing else possibly could. It takes you on the greatest ride of your life. This place. This project. These people I have encountered. My host mother and my host organization. They have been my teachers. They have been those that have enhanced my understanding of myself, of this life, of this work and of this thing we call "sustainable development." In the end, we can laugh… cry… scream… and confidently say, 'I guess it was all worth it.' "
-Hanes Motsinger, FSD Intern, 2008 Spring Application Deadline extended to February 1st, 2009 Our Spring Program start dates are quickly approaching but there is still time to apply. Applications to Intern abroad this spring with a community-based organization in Africa, Asia or Latin America will now be accepted through February 1st! Gain development experience and build your resume toward an international career.
COUNTRIES: *Argentina * Bolivia * Nicaragua * India * Kenya * Uganda*
DEVELOPMENT SUBJECTS: *Microenterprise/Microfinance * Environment * Appropriate Technology * Women's Empowerment * Human Rights * Health * Youth & Education * Community Development*
WHY FSD? Since 1995, FSD has been a leader in providing hands-on international development and cultural immersion experience to students and professionals. Our programs supply the building blocks for establishing international development careers, strengthening graduate school applications, fulfilling practicum requirements, and cultivating professional relationships.
WHAT DO INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS DO? Our model places interns and volunteers individually with Community Based Organizations (CBOs) in Latin Amercia, Africa and Asia, matching the participant's interests and skill sets with the needs of each organization. All participants receive comprehensive development training, collaborative project design and implementation experience, cultural immersion, and an alumni network of support upon completion of the program.
PROJECT SPOTLIGHT: The Power of the Forest James Perakis, FSD Intern, 2008
Western Kenya is one of the most densely populated rural areas in the world, putting tremendous pressure on natural resources in the region. In Kakamega district, agricultural expansion, cattle grazing, fuel wood collection, and logging have reduced the once mighty indigenous rainforest to only 240 square kilometers. This trend is likely to continue, it seems, despite efforts by government and non-government agencies to combat forest destruction.
In his internship, James, in collaboration with his partner organization, has developed programs that address deforestation and simultaneously address the needs of the Kakamega community through the development of a fuel briquette initiative. The briquettes are made from everyday commercial and agriculture residue, which burns cleaner, reduces the demand for firewood, and can be sold for income generation to support the local program participants. Initial funding for the project was supplied by FSD and other community sources.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED! Visit our website (www.fsdinternational.org) ----------------- ALUMNI Alumni of FSD internship and volunteer programs have won Rhodes, Fulbrights, and other merit-based scholarships, gained employment with international development organizations, pursued graduate degrees at the world's best universities, and started their own development organizations.
"My internship with FSD provided me with an amazing integrative experience. Not only did it allow me to experience community development work within an organization, but also gave me the tools to understand the social, political, and economic situation in which I was living and working. I was able to build relationships with women in the community, develop and carry out a project with my organization, and get a glimpse of the daily life of a Nicaraguan. The things gained and lessons learned are too many to note here, but I know I definitely realized the power of education, gained valuable insight into the challenges and rewards of international development work, and deepened my desire to continue working with community development in the future."
-Nancy Andrade, FSD Intern, 2008
PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS "Many of our local organizations are small and do not have international support. But it is the small organizations that know what is needed. FSD understands this. Their support reaches the heart of our community and plays a critical role in our long-term development. Through their work, they show our community that change is possible." -Horacio P. Beláustegui, President of Biosfera, La Plata, Argentina ************
[13] United Nations Student Intern Positions
EVER WANTED TO BE A STUDENT INTERN AT THE UNITED NATIONS?
The American Psychological Association (APA) is seeking applications for three student interns to assist with APA's work as an NGO at the United Nations. These are volunteer positions for psychology students who have an interest in international issues. The interns will work with the members and associate members of APA's United Nations team to help plan and implement activities such as the annual Psychology Day, the annual International Day of Older Persons, and other psychology-related events. Interns will have UN NGO badges for entry into UN buildings and events, and will have an opportunity for a close-up look at the workings of the UN. Responsibilities of the position include: - Attending briefings organized by the UN Department of Public Information. These briefings typically occur on Thursday mornings. - Meeting with the APA UN team at its 2-hour monthly meetings on the last Thursday of each month from September through June. - Spending 5-10 hours a week working with APA UN NGO team members in information gathering and dissemination. Psychology graduate students are especially welcome to apply. Ideal qualities are being culturally aware and sensitive; enjoying working collaboratively with others; and having effective communication skills. Interns must live in or very close to New York City. APPLICATION PROCESS Applications must be submitted electronically to Dr. Florence Denmark: Applications consist of (1) Your statement; (2) Your CV; (3) Two letters of recommendation, gathered into one WORD file, that is submitted as your application. Please label your application UN-NAME-INTERNAPP. Also please be sure each segment of the application begins on a separate page. Please type your application in WORD and include the following information: STATEMENT - Name, Contact Address - Current Educational Setting and Course of Studies - A brief statement of your interest in the position. In particular, describe any relevant international and/or relevant culturally diverse experiences. CURRICULUM VITAE - Your CV RECOMMENDATIONS - Two letters of recommendations from faculty members. One letter should be from a faculty member who knows you well. Applications are due February 15. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Denmark: fdenmark@pace.edu. ************
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