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January 2009
In This Issue:
YPII News
-- Community Foundation Endowment Building through Youth
Fundraising
-- Ambassador Orientation: January 23, 2009
Young Hoosier Philanthropists
-- Lanesville Jr./Sr. High School
Tools & Resources
-- National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
Ways to Give & Serve
-- National Mentoring Month
-- MLK Day of Service: January 19, 2009
-- Hoosier Heroes
Funding Resources
-- Pay It Forward Mini-Grants
-- UnitedHealth HEROES Service-Learning Grants |
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Community Foundation Endowment Building through Youth Fundraising
Youth fundraising has successfully increased the youth philanthropy endowments for Crawford, Scott, Washington, Clark, Floyd and Harrison counties. YPII's Matching Fund Opportunity, made possible by a generous gift from the Paul Ogle Foundation, was the incentive for youth to raise a total of $70,000 within their communities. The matching $70,000 gift will strengthen the region's youth philanthropy endowments, while the funds raised by the youth will be used for grantmaking and community service projects. That's a total of $140,000 raised for this great cause!
Youth-driven fundraising ideas that proved to be successful included slam dunk contests, Harlem Ambassadors basketball games, raffles, dollar drives, GoodSearch.com earnings, school hat days and sales of all sorts (youth reported selling candles, baked goods, candy, concessions, artwork and stocking stuffers).
The young philanthropists learned the skill of "making the ask" by writing letters of request to potential individual donors and corporations, as well as submitting small grant proposals to foundations. Personal contributions from the youth were included as a key part of the fundraising effort.
Congratulations to the youth and their community foundation mentors!
Crawford County Community Foundation - Youth Philanthropy Council
Scott County Community Foundation - Youth Grantmaking Council
Washington County Community Foundation - Youth Philanthropy Council
Community Foundation of Southern Indiana - Clark County Youth Philanthropy Council
Community Foundation of Southern Indiana - Floyd County Youth Philanthropy Council
Community Foundation of Southern Indiana - Harrison County Youth Philanthropy Council
Ambassador Orientation: January 23, 2009
If you would like to serve as an advocate in promoting youth "giving and serving" in your community, the Youth Philanthropy Initiative of Indiana encourages you to attend one of our Youth Philanthropy Ambassador Orientations. Our next orientation will take place:
Friday, January 23, 2009
9:00 a.m. -- 3:30 p.m.
Indiana Youth Institute
603 E. Washington Street
5th Floor Conference Room
Indianapolis, IN
Attendees will receive nearly $1,000 worth of valuable resources to share with their staff, organizations and communities for promoting the concept of philanthropy among children, youth and young adults. This workshop is available
for a nominal fee of $25.00.
If you have any questions, please call Eileen Ryan, YPII Program Director, at 317.846.1552, or Kiran Tahir at Indiana Grantmakers Alliance at 317.630.5200.
Please register by January 12 by visiting:
http://www.ypin.org/formforregistrationnew.php |
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Young Hoosier Philanthropists: Lanesville Jr./Sr. High School
We salute students at Lanesville Jr./Sr. High School for knowing what it means to be a young Hoosier philanthropist. From learning about service in the classroom to making a difference in their community, these kids are giving of their time, talent and treasure.
This year, 41 seniors took a service-learning class and then shared their lessons with middle school students. These same 12th-graders also have been paired with elementary-aged children for a mentoring program.
All across the school, students and faculty gathered food, gift and monetary donations in support of the Lanesville Elf Project. Their efforts provided meals, clothes and toys for 20 local families this holiday season.
Students also give and serve by participating in the Renaissance Club, which stresses academic excellence and community service. This summer they'll have a chance to volunteer at the "World on the Square" family festival, a local introduction to the world's diverse countries and ethnic groups.
Way to go Eagles! |
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National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
 Looking for service-learning resources? Check out the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse (NSLC). Backed by Learn and Serve America, NSLC maintains a Web site with timely information and relevant resources to support programs, practitioners and researchers. Clearinghouse staff are also ready to assist you with materials, referrals, information, and
reference and technical assistance. For help with program startup, academic research, assessment and evaluation, online documents, or anything else regarding service-learning, call 1-866-245-SERV
or email nslc-info@servicelearning.org.
Visit the Clearinghouse |
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 National Mentoring Month
To help ensure that all children receive the caring guidance they need, consider doing one of these things in January, National Mentoring Month:
MLK Day
of Service: January 19, 2009
Have you made your plans for the MLK Day of Service? By coming together to strengthen communities, bridge social barriers and empower individuals, you can emulate the great work of Martin Luther King, Jr. The Obamas and Bidens will be rolling up their sleeves. Find a way to join their efforts, or share what you have planned, at:
www.usaservice.org
Hoosier Heroes
Hoosier Heroes® is a program of Indiana Dollars for Scholars. It provides an opportunity for Indiana junior and senior high school students to identify Indiana citizens who have made significant contributions to society and who serve as role models and inspirational figures for youth. Honorees and their nominators will receive cash prizes to benefit students and schools. The deadline for submission is January 31, 2009.
Learn more
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Pay It Forward Mini-Grants
Pay It Forward Mini-Grants are designed to fund one-time-only service-oriented projects identified by youth as activities they would like to perform to benefit their school, neighborhood or greater community. Projects must contain a "pay it forward" focus - that is, they must be based on the concept of one person doing a favor for others, who in turn do favors for others, with the results growing exponentially - to be considered in the grantmaking process. Applications for the spring semester are being accepted through February 15.
www.payitforwardfoundation.org/educators/mini-grant.html
UnitedHealth HEROES Service-Learning Grants
UnitedHealthcare and Youth Service America are excited to offer the UnitedHealth HEROES service-learning grant program for youth-led community education projects. These grants of up to $1,000 support teachers, service-learning coordinators and students in the health professions to implement service-learning projects around childhood obesity, and engage children and youth ages 5 to 25 as volunteers.
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Partner Network.
The Youth Philanthropy Initiative of Indiana (YPII) is a network of over 40 organizations with the common goal of engaging youth in giving and serving. See a list of YPII's partners at www.ypin.org/partners.htm.
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Youth Philanthropy Initiative of Indiana
32 E. Washington Street, Suite 1100
Indianapolis, IN 46204
http://www.ypin.org
317-630-5200 |
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