Indiana Service-Learning Conference

Next Tuesday,
March 9

The Indiana Department of Education will host the 2004 Indiana Service-Learning Conference on Tuesday, March 9, 2004 at the Adams Mark Hotel at the Airport in Indianapolis. 

The theme for this year's conference is:

"Fitting the Pieces Together to Build Strong Communities." 

Learn about Service-Learning from the EXPERTS: students, educators, community partners, and consultants! 

Experience workshops, roundtables, and panels featuring themes on: environment, advocacy, higher education and much, much more! 

For more information and a copy of the registration form, visit www.serve.indiana.edu. 

Don't miss this professional development opportunity! 

Funding for this event is made possible by the Corporation for National and Community Service.

YPII Jam
"Philanthropy, the Extreme Experience"
July 6-7, 2004
Cost: $30.00
Franklin College, Franklin Indiana

The 2004 Youth Philanthropy Conference is shaping up to be a "extreme experience" for participants.  This fun filled, action packed, information loaded, overnight event being planned by youth and adults is one you will not want to miss!  The event will include active engagement in giving and serving through donation of school supplies to the O'Bannon Foundation.  These supplies will be involved in a unique selection process to determine the best grant given by Indiana youth grantmakers.  Participants will be given the opportunity to vote with actual machines and ballots for a mock presidential election, and also to vote on youth issues that are most important to them.  Quality workshops with dynamic speakers are planned, and more information will be available soon.

LEARNING TO GIVE

A glimpse of the Learning to Give project in action is provided here by a teacher at St. Richard's School, in Indianapolis.  St. Richard's just signed on as a "partner school" with the Learning to Give program.  For more information, see www.learningtogive.org or contact Eileen Ryan.

"Part of the Learning to Give lesson I am teaching is thinking up acts of kindness for all 26 letters of the alphabet.  Last week the kids started to do some of these "random acts of kindness" around home and at school.  This week I am trying to encourage them to continue their "random acts of kindness."

For instance, last week, Mr. Harrison, our headmaster, picked up a piece of trash as my student walked into the school.  Without thinking the student said, "Mr. Harrison, I will throw that away for you."   The student came running into the room as if he had just won the lottery!  He was so excited!"

"Philanthropy BUZZ" -- a resource to answer your questions about youth philanthropy

Submit your questions for any of the YPII partners.  If you have a question for "Philanthropy Buzz" email us.

Question:  We heard some buzz about "giving circles."  We would like to learn more, and especially about how youth might become involved.

BuZZ:  Giving Circles can serve as a great way to multiply your impact and have fun at the same time!  A Giving Circle is a creative way for a group of people (who can certainly be youth) to come together and pool their resources.  The emphasis is not on the size of the gift, but on the decision to fund a good cause as a group.

Here is a sketch of how it works:

- Decide when you will start, and who will be involved.
- Decide on your cause and your target goal as a group.
- Each individual decides their level of contribution.
- Collect your donations and notify the media when you donate to your cause.
- Evaluate what worked well and what you may want to do differently.
- Be creative and have fun!
      
This response is brought to you by Community Partnerships with Youth Inc. and YPII.  For more information on CPY visit their Web site at www.cpyinc.org.

YOUTH PHILANTHROPY CALENDAR

ICCSV to Host Regional Summits on Service and Volunteerism

In an effort to introduce individuals and organizations to the Indiana Unified State Plan for Service (USP), the Indiana Commission on Community Service and Volunteerism will host seven more regional summits on the following dates:

March 16, 2004 - South Bend April 6, 2004 - West Lafayette
April 27, 2004 - Fort Wayne May 11, 2004 - Terre Haute
May 25, 2004 - Evansville June 9, 2004 - New Albany
TBA - Richmond

If you or your organization is interested in convening a regional host committee, please contact Mr. Carey Craig at (317) 233-0900 or ccraig@dwd.state.in.us.  To download a copy of the Host Committee Guide, please visit their Web site at www.IN.gov/iccsv/unified.

Youth Philanthropy Intiative of Indiana Meeting
April 6th, 3:15-5:00pm
IYI State Headquarters, 5th Floor Library
603 East Washington Street, Indianapolis
Contact YPII@aol.com for information.

IYI's ACCESSING FEDERAL GRANTS 
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.)
March 9, 2004
Indiana Wesleyan University, 3777 Priority Way South Drive, Indianapolis , IN  
March 10, 2004
Franklin Cultural Arts & Recreation Center, 396 Branigin Boulevard, The Theater, Franklin , IN
March 11, 2004
Wyandotte Hall, 1153 Hwy 62, Leavenworth , IN 
March 23, 2004
College Football Hall of Fame, 111 S. Saint Joseph Street, South Bend , IN  
March 24, 2004
League for the Blind & Disabled, 5821 S. Anthony Boulevard, Fort Wayne , IN
 To register visit: www.iyi.org

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For more information, contact:
Jerry Finn (812) 923-2065
The Youth Philanthropy Initiative of Indiana (YPII)
32 East Washington Street, Suite 1100
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
317.715.6709, YPII@aol.com, www.YPIN.org

...growing lifelong philanthropists who give of their time, talent, and treasure for the common good.

Supporters of the Vision
Center for Youth as Resources, Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, Community Foundation of Southern Indiana,  Community Partnerships with Youth, Emmis Communications, Indiana Association of School Principals, Indiana Association of United Ways, Indiana Commission on Community Service and Volunteerism, Indiana Dollars for Scholars, Indiana Grantmakers Alliance, Indiana Humanities Council, Indiana Youth Institute, Indiana Pacers Foundation, Indiana Association of Cities and Towns Foundation, Indiana Youth Commission for Service and Leadership, Indiana Youth Services Association, Indianapolis Colts, The Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis, Johnson County Youth Services Bureau, Legacy Fund of Hamilton County - a CICF affiliate, Marion County Commission on Youth, The Mary E. Ober Foundation, Moore Foundation, Women's Fund of Central Indiana - a CICF Fund, Youth As Resources-United Way of Central Indiana and 4-H/Youth Development.