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All posts tagged "Civic Engagement"
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
DC Action for Children
www.dcactionforchildren.org DC Action for Children, which aims to provide educational and work-related opportunities for youth, has a launched a newly improved website...
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CNCS Prepares Its 5-Year Strategic Plan
The Corporation for National and Community Service is in the process of formulating its five-year strategic plan – required from it and...
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Obama Nominates Seven to Fill CNCS Board Slots
President Barack Obama announced a slate of nominees to fill seven of the eight vacant positions on the Corporation for National and...
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Volunteering Is Up
More than 63 million American volunteered for some type of organized program in 2009 – about 26.8 percent of the population, and...
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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
CNCS Announces $234 Million in AmeriCorps Grants
The first round of AmeriCorps grants under the Kennedy Serve America Act – which emphasizes health, education, veterans, clean energy and the...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Blog Action Network
Blog Action Network http://www.change.org/action-network This self-described “online hub for social change,” http://Change.org, has launched what it is calling the web’s first...
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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
$45 Million Committed for Matching Social Innovation Grants
First lady Michelle Obama and Corporation for National and Community Service CEO Patrick Corvington announced today that several foundations and private philanthropists...
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Gearan Elected CNCS Chairman, Tanenblatt Chosen Vice Chairman
The directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service todaty elected Mark Gearan, president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges in...
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CNCS Chairman Takes NYC Post, Plans to Leave Board
Stephen Goldsmith, interim board chairman of the Corporation for National and Community Service, has been named New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
Immigration Law Spurs Youth Activism
The controversial new immigration law in Arizona has spurred a series of protests by youth and youth organizers, who say the...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Oasis Center – Oasis Youth Action
Speak Out: An Oasis Center youth intern addresses a rally she helped organize against youth violence. Photo: Oasis Center Nashville, Tenn.(615) 327-4455http://www.oasiscenter.org...
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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
15 of 69 SIP Applicants Seek to Address Youth-Related ‘Challenges’
Fifteen of the 69 applicants vying for a share of $50 million in Social Innovation Program (SIP) matching funds – offered by...
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Service Organizations Mark Anniversary of Kennedy Act Signing
The one-year anniversary of the signing of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act brought officials of major service organization to Washington...
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CNCS Announces Planning Grants
The Corporation for National and Community Service has chosen 14 organizations to receive grants to help them plan programs they hope can...
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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
CNCS Names Head of Social Innovation Fund
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) today announced the appointment of Bridgespan Group co-founder Paul Carttar to serve as director...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Awards for April 2010
President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll By: The Corporation for National and Community Service. For: Colleges and universities for their impact...
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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
CNCS Unveils Guidelines for Social Innovation Grants
Long-awaited funding guidelines for the new $50 million Social Innovation Fund were announced last month by the Corporation for National and...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America
100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America By Diana Elbasha Founded: 1910 By: William D. Boyce, an American newspaperman and entrepreneur....
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► Newsmakers
Newsmakers for March 2010
Nonprofits Last year around this time, two drug abuse prevention groups were heralding their looming merger as a perfect union. The National...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Ryan Plantz
Ryan Plantz Eagle Rock School and Professional Development Center/Public Allies Estes Park, Colo.(970) 586-0600 http://www.eaglerockschool.org Age: 25. Salary: Stipend of about...
