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Youth Philanthropy Initiative of Indiana
E-Chronicle of Youth Philanthropy
November 2006
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Service Projects from YP Jam
Participants who attended the 2006 YP Jam were challenged to do the "dance of community action." Participants presented their organizational and implementation plans for a service project in their community. Two $500 grants were awarded to two organizations for their great grant/super activity award.
The Lawrence Central High School Spanish Club was one of the winners and Cheryl Rich (teacher) and Pam Holtz (student and Jam participant) are pleased to receive the $500 check from YPII Program Director, Eileen Ryan. The Spanish Club will be working to assist Hispanic businesses in the local community.
All YP Jam participants are challenged with continuing to plan, organize and implement a service project within their local communities. A $500 grant will be awarded for one service project and the charitable organization involved with it. To be eligible for the award, the service project must be implemented before May 31, 2007, be youth-led and planned with a YP Jam participant. More details will be coming in the December E-chronicle. |
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E-Chronicle Survey
Within the next two weeks, E-Chronicle recipients will have the opportunity to help evaluate the monthly E-Chronicle on Youth Philanthropy. When you receive it, please take a few minutes to respond to the electronic survey to give feedback on this resource and help us improve the E-Chronicle. We will be deeply grateful for your candid input.
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IYI Conference Scholarships
Scholarships for the 2006 Indiana Youth Institute Youth Workers Conference are available through community foundations across Indiana. The top quality event offers many breakout sessions, including leadership development, grant writing, and cultivating youth creativity. Several community foundations and United Ways in Indiana will be offering full-ride scholarships to the Kids Count in Indiana Conference, December 5-6, in Indianapolis
. If your community foundation or United Way is interested in participating, IYI can help you provide those scholarships at no cost to you! More info: 1-800-343-7060.
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Who's Your Hoosier Hero?
Indiana Dollars for Scholars is inviting students to participate in the third annual Hoosier Heroes™
program. Any Indiana high school junior or senior may nominate a living current or former resident of Indiana who inspires them. Students should nominate their Hero in one of ten categories. There will be one winner in each category, and each student will receive a $2,000 post secondary scholarship*, presented at the Hoosier Heroes Celebration in Indianapolis on May 10, 2007. Their Heroes will also receive a $2,000 scholarship* to designate to the Indiana high school of their choice. In 2006, more than $43,000 in scholarships was awarded to students and high schools!
*Each $2,000 scholarship contains a $1,000 USA Funds match
The deadline for submission is January 31, 2007. For more information, please visit
www.IndianaDollarsforScholars.org.
Sharp Increase in College Students Volunteering
The "College Students Helping America" report released by the federal Corporation for National and Community Service found that college student volunteering increased by 20 percent between 2002 and 2005, more than doubling the growth in the adult volunteering rate. It found that 3.3 million college students volunteered in 2005 - nearly 600,000 more students than three years ago -- building strong momentum toward a national goal of five million college student volunteers by 2010. To learn more, visit
http://www.nationalservice.gov/pdf/06_1016_RPD_college_full.pdf
Youth Leaders for Literacy Grants Available
Youth Leaders for Literacy is an initiative of the National Education Association (NEA) and Youth Service America (YSA) to help youth plan and implement reading-related, youth-led service projects. For more information on available grants, visit
http://www.nea.org/readacross/volunteer/index.html. Deadline is November 24, 2006
Bubel/Aiken Foundation Service Grants
The Bubel/Aiken Foundation and Youth Service America (YSA) are pleased to announce grants of up to $1,000 to support youth-led service projects in which youth with and without disabilities serve their communities together. Deadline is November 30th. To learn more and apply, visit
http://www.ysa.org/awards/
Do Something BRICK Awards
The Do Something BRICK Awards honor social change-makers who recognize a problem in their community, envision a solution, and take the steps necessary to make that dream a reality. Simply, BRICK Award winners build a better world, BRICK by BRICK. The BRICK Award winners compete for $25,000 in scholarships and grants to support their projects and organizations. Deadline is December 1, 2006. This year's ceremony will be televised and streamed on Yahoo! To learn more and apply, visit
http://www.dosomething.org/brick
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sgeis@indianagrantmakers.org.
For more information about YPII, contact:
Eileen Ryan, Program Director
eryan@ypin.org
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Jerry Finn, Program Manager
jfinn@ypin.org
Youth Philanthropy Initiative of Indiana
32 E. Washington Street, Suite #1100
Indianapolis, IN 46204
www.ypin.org
317-630-5200 |
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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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