In this update, please find:

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
1 . Michigan Campus Compact Student Community Action Fund
2.  Michigan Campus Compact Venture Grant Program
3.  Michigan Campus Compact Research & Writing Funds
4.  Ambassadors of Caring Awards
5.  5th Annual P3 Awards
6.  K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Awards
7. Global Youth Service Day Lead Agency
8. State Farm Youth Advisory Board Grants
9. Project Learning Tree

RESOURCES FROM THE FIELD
1.  Service Learning Publishing Opportunities Resource List
2.  Linking Colleges to Communities: Engaging the University for Community Development

JOB/INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
1.  Adult Development Director - Girl Scounts of Macomb County
2.  NWREL's Volunteer Leadership Center Instructional Designer
3.  Oregon Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA Members
4.  Young People For Fellowships
5.  Pennsylvania Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA Leader

PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
1.  CNCS President's Higher Education Honor Roll
2.  Youth Service America Call for Presenters for Youth Service Institute
3.  Michigan College Personnel Association Annual Conference
4.  Michigan Campus Compact/Michigan Community Service Commission conference The Institute: Service Learning and Civic Engagement Call for Presenters
5.  Call for Contributions - Journal of Community Engaged Research and Learning Partnerships
6.  Gulf South Summit Call for Presenters
7.  Service Learning Young Professionals Network

CONFERENCES/EVENTS (No Information Below)

1 . MCC again offers grants to students for service-learning projects, civic engagement, co-curricular programs and professional development through the Student Community Action Fund.  Each member campus has $500 allocated in $100 and $200 grants to students.  Visit www.micampuscompact.org/action.asp for more information.

2.  MCC is excited to announce an updated version of the long-serving Venture Grant program.  Faculty, staff and students can apply for funding for new or expanded projects centered on service-learning, civic engagement and community service.  Visit www.micampuscompact.org/grants.asp for more information.

3. In an effort to encourage constituent writing and research to advance the civic/community-based learning movement, Michigan Campus Compact will commission 3-6 projects in 2007-2008 that will focus on 1) student learning; 2) community impact; 3) access and retention; and/or 4) embedding the work. Proposals will be accepted in an open competitive process, and compensation for each project may be up to $5,000. http://www.micampuscompact.org/grants.asp 

4. Ambassadors of Caring Awards - Profiles in Caring will award $10,000 each to outstanding small, community-based organizations that also will be profiled on a cable-television program aired on networks like Starfish and AmericanLife. Nominations are accepted on an open basis for the Ambassadors of Caring Awards. For full details, see the Profiles in Caring website www.profilesincaring.com.

5. 5th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability - Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet - Close Date: 12/20/2007 Summary: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of the P3 Award Program, is seeking applications proposing to research, develop, and design solutions to real world challenges involving sustainability. http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2008/2008_p3.html

6.  The K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Awards - Deadline for receipt of materials: October 5, 2007 - The K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Awards recognizes graduate students who show exemplary promise as future leaders of higher education; who demonstrate a commitment to developing academic and civic responsibility in themselves and others; and whose work reflects a strong emphasis on teaching and learning. http://www.aacu.org/meetings/annualmeeting/AM08/crossaward.cfm 

7. Youthpower grants to support foster care youth - The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and Youth Service America (YSA) are pleased to announce YouthPower grants of up to $1,000 to support youth-led service projects.  These grants support youth in foster care (ages 5-18) and youth who have recently transitioned out of foster care (ages 19-25) in planning and implementing service projects in their community. Youth-serving organizations that have prior experience in working with youth in the foster care system are eligible to apply, provided that they that engage foster youth in planning and implementing a service project. Applications are welcome from organizations in the U.S. only and the deadline is October 1.  To learn more, visit http://www.YSA.org/awards

8. State Farm Youth Advisory Board Grants - Grants ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 are being offered by the State Farm Youth Advisory Board. Applicants may request any amount within this range based on a required budget which outlines project expenses. The Youth Advisory Board will grant funds for student-led service-learning projects in the United States and in the Alberta, New Brunswick, and Ontario provinces of Canada. Grant requests must focus on disaster preparedness, driver safety, accessing higher education/closing the achievement gap, or financial education. Request for Proposals must be submitted online by October 12. To learn more, visit http://www.statefarmyab.com

9.  Project Learning Tree (PLT), is the environmental education program of the American Forest Foundation. GreenWorks! is PLT's service-learning program that engages PLT educators and their students with their local community in "learning-by-doing" neighborhood improvement projects. Elementary through college-age students in 20 different states will design native plant gardens, restore streams and riparian habitat, construct hiking trails, start composting projects, and investigate alternative sources of energy. PLT is now accepting applications for the Fall 2007 grants. Grants up to $5,000 are available. This year, $100,000 will be awarded in two funding cycles. $5,000 - Deadline: October 31, 2007 http://www.plt.org/cms/pages/47_191_0.html

1. CIRCLE recently released the "Research Service-Learning: Publishing Opportunities Resource List" by Gary Homana. http://www.civicyouth.org/?page_id=163

2. Carnegie Perspectives - August 2007- A different way to think about ... political engagement.  As we enter once again into the season of presidential politics (although in this regard, it appears that the seasons never change), the role of higher education in preparing students for potential roles in the political process attracts our interest. Why, asks Carnegie Senior Scholar Anne Colby in this month's Perspectives, have colleges been successful in mounting programs that offer students opportunities to become civically engaged, but seem to avoid education for political involvement? http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/perspectives

3.  The Democracy Collaborative at the University of Maryland has published a new book, Linking Colleges to Communities: Engaging the University for Community Development. Electronic copies are available at http://www.community-wealth.org/articles/index.html

1. Adult Development Director -Girl Scouts of Macomb County in Clinton Township, MI seeks a full-time director to oversee volunteer development and recognition, training program, and staff of volunteer trainers. Must have Bachelor’s degree with experience in administration and adult education preferred. View complete job responsibilities, qualifications and salary at www.girlscouts-macomb.org under “career opportunities”. Deadline is October 5, 2007. EOE

2. NWREL's Volunteer Leadership Center is hiring a new Instructional Designer. The person in this position, based in Portland, Oregon, will increase the capacity of national service programs throughout the country to learn, connect, and share ideas through web-based delivery systems. If you love to work in a collaborative, team environment, are an excellent writer for the web, understand adult learning, web-based platforms/learning management systems, and have strong skills in developing content for distance learning media, check this out! http://www.nwrel.org/personnel/2007jobs/07-36.php

3. Looking for a Life-Changing Experience? Apply to be an Oregon Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA Member! *Join a national service movement committed to fighting poverty!  Oregon Campus Compact (ORCC) is currently recruiting AmeriCorps*VISTA members to serve on college campuses across the state.  ORCC VISTA members mobilize college students to address poverty through service-learning and community service, develop and sustain campus-community partnerships to serve low-income communities, and build and strengthen service-learning programs that connect learning and service to facilitate social change.   Please contact Melissa Bentley, ORCC VISTA Leader, with any questions or concerns at mbentley@pdx.edu or 503-725-2659.

4. Young People For (YP4) is a leadership development program that identifies, engages and empowers young progressive leaders to effect positive change on their campuses and in their communities. In 2008, the Young People For Fellowship will provide a select group of 200 undergraduate leaders from over 60 college campuses with the opportunity to engage in strategic social justice work and provides a gateway to continued leadership in the progressive community. Read about the amazing work our Fellows have done at www.youngpeoplefor.org.

5.  Join a national movement to transform institutions of higher education into agents of community change!  Pennsylvania Campus Compact is pleased to announce its search for an AmeriCorps*VISTA Leader to manage and support the full-time VISTA placements at 25 higher educational institutions throughout Pennsylvania.  Contact Meghan Oakley at moakley@paccompact.org

1. The Corporation for National and Community Service has announced the second annual President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, a national recognition program designed to increase volunteering and service-learning among colleges and universities and to shine a spotlight on the service activities of college students. www.nationalservice.gov/honorroll

2. Youth Service America seeks presenters for the 2007 Youth Service Institute - YSA is looking for presenters to share innovative and successful approaches that address one or more of these components. The Call for Presenters deadline is September 28, 2007. For the CFP, please go to: http://ysa.org/Portals/0/ysi/ysi07presenters.pdf.

3. Registration for the 2007 Michigan College Personnel Association Annual Conference is now open!  Please join us October 21- 23 at Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mt. Pleasant, MI as we explore this year's theme  - All Students Matter:  Creating Inclusiveness Against All Odds.  http://www.mcpaweb.org/2007AnnualConference.htm

4. The Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and Michigan Campus Compact (MCC) are pleased to invite you to present at the 12th Annual Institute: Service-Learning and Civic Engagement. This year’s conference will be held February 7-8, 2008 on the campus of Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan www.micampuscompact.org/institute.asp.

5. Community-Campus Partnerships for Health www.ccph.info Call for Contributions - Manifestation: Journal of Community Engaged Research and Learning Partnerships - Volume 1, Number 1, Spring/Summer 2008 - Building and Sustaining Community Partnerships

6.  Service-learning, community engagement, civic responsibility and democratic renewal are key themes for higher education, K-12, and community agencies. The Gulf South Summit on Service-Learning brings together national speakers and over 350 practitioners for dialogue on these themes and provides a forum for best practices, sharing of research, and development of a professional network of practitioners in all aspects of service-learning. Faculty, staff, students, community leaders, and community partners are invited to participate in the Summit.  Please see the website for the RFP, http://campus.belmont.edu/gss2008/index.htm.

7. Join the Service Learning Young Professionals Network - The National Service-Learning Partnership has launched the Service-Learning Young Professionals Network. This network will support and connect young service-learning professionals in their 20s and 30s to their peers, mentors, and other resources. To learn more, visit http://www.service-learningpartnership.org/site/PageServer?pagename=CM_ypn