Points of Light (POLF) National Conference
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2004 National Conference on Community Volunteering and National Service |
| The following resources were presented at NSRC's workshops and Exhibit Hall mini-sessions at the 2004 National Conference on Community Volunteering and National Service. | |
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Building Successful Partnerships with Schools, Businesses, and Faith-Based Organizations: Models from National Service |
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Carlos Pedraza, Associate Director of ETR's Clearinghouse Services, led this workshop, a joint presentation by the National Service Resource Center, National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, and the Senior Corps Tech Center. Specialists Dr. Marilyn Fleckenstein (Learn and Serve Niagara), David Chaney (HOPE worldwide), and Lisa Flick (HandsOn Network) shared their expertise on building partnerships with schools, businesses, and faith-based organizations. In this dynamic workshop, participants identified challenges and opportunities for partnership building; access online resources; and work collaboratively with peers to create solutions. |
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What Turns Service into Learning? |
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Representatives from higher education, schools, and community-based organizations talked about the commonalities and differences in their interpretations of service and service-learning. Panelists and audience engaged in a discussion of how service-learning is different from service, the strengths of each, and effective strategies for developing service-learning programs in ways that are complementary to existing service activities. This workshop was led by Dr. Barbara Holland, Director of ETR's National Service-Learning Clearinghouse. |
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These 15-minute sessions were presented on a rotating schedule throughout both days of the conference by ETR's National Service Resource Center staff and National Service-Learning Clearinghouse staff. |
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What Is Service-Learning? |
| Surely you've heard of it by now, but just WHAT is service-learning? Believe it or not, your program may already be implementing many aspects of service-learning without even realizing it. Learn how to identify service-learning components, and how to easily integrate those components into existing programs. | |
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Assessing Service-Learning Outcomes |
| For service-learning projects, assessment is essential to ensure that service projects accomplish their learning objectives. Staff from the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse will show you how to prepare a service-learning assessment, and how to use the results to improve future projects. | |
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Effective Practices for Effective Programs |
| Learn the strategies of successful service and volunteer programs. Discover effective practices that can improve your program, and learn how to share your own stories of achievement. Get acquainted with our resources and find out how to have your members and volunteers featured on our Web site! . | |
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A Plethora of Promising Publications |
| The NSRC Library is a FREE resource you don't want to overlook. With 2000 books, videos, games and other assorted materials, you can learn how to find items with our easy online search. Programs funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service can borrow items free of charge.. | |
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Fundraising: The Next Generation |
| Make sure your service program isn't going unnoticed as greater numbers of people each year are using the Web to donate money to good causes. Even programs without Web sites can benefit from online donation and fundraising services. Also, learn how to find grant funding online.. | |
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Reflecting on Service |
| Reflection enriches all streams of service. Learn how to use reflection activities as a means to teach, evaluate, recognize or celebrate service participants in a way that meets the needs of your particular service program.. | |
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Survey Tools for Assessment and Evaluation |
| The important thing about these tools is not that they're online, but that they are FREE! Use online surveys for easy assessment and evaluation of service projects, members, staff, and volunteers.. | |
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Don't Just Search the Web--Find It on the Web! |
| Sometimes there is just too much information to choose from. Learn to use Internet search tools, such as Google, Yahoo, and others to their fullest potential. Go beyond basic searching and find the specific information you're looking for.. | |
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