Services for International Agencies
ICP
is committed to enhancing the role of youth
service in youth development
programs around the world. We have worked with
international agencies such as Inter-American
Development Bank, World Bank, UNICEF and UN
Volunteers, as well as international NGOs like
Save the Children and Plan International on a
range of
issues related to enhancing youth civic
engagement
globally.
Knowledge Exchange
ICP
has an extensive collection of resources on
national youth service,
service-learning and civic engagement and
provides information to organizations
interested in enhancing their work in these
areas.
Grants
Management
ICP can
be contracted for the design, implementation,
and management of grants programs or
awards competitions that
promote innovative approaches to youth civic
engagement.
EXAMPLE: In 2007, ICP conducted a competition on Innovations in International Volunteering for v, a UK-based charity organization. For more information on this competition, click here.
TESTIMONIAL: from Tracey Herald, Head of Policy and Projects, v
"I am writing to extend my sincere thanks, on behalf of v, for ICP's excellent work in researching and presenting examples of innovation in youth volunteering. Your professional approach to tackling the research brief, and your expertise in motivating and engaging a diverse range of research participants resulted in a fascinating report on the key features of innovation in youth volunteering."
Research and
Publication
Conference
Organization
ICP organizes
conferences to promote dialogue on the
development,
application, quality, impact, and scalability
of youth civic engagement
programs and policies.
EXAMPLE: In May 2008, ICP worked with the World Bank Children and Youth unit to organize an international experts meeting on evaluating the impact of voluntary youth service organizations. The meeting was attended by over 50 policymakers, practitioners and researchers from the US and around the world. Read more about the meeting here.
Knowledge Exchange
ICP
has an extensive collection of resources on
national youth service,
service-learning and civic engagement and
provides information to organizations
interested in enhancing their work in these
areas.EXAMPLE: ICP has developed an informal partnership
with Save the Children to assist them in
compiling information on service-learning
initiatives in developing countries around the
world to enhance their service-learning
programming.
Grants
Management
ICP can
be contracted for the design, implementation,
and management of grants programs or
awards competitions that
promote innovative approaches to youth civic
engagement.
EXAMPLE: In 2007, ICP conducted a competition on Innovations in International Volunteering for v, a UK-based charity organization. For more information on this competition, click here.
TESTIMONIAL: from Tracey Herald, Head of Policy and Projects, v
"I am writing to extend my sincere thanks, on behalf of v, for ICP's excellent work in researching and presenting examples of innovation in youth volunteering. Your professional approach to tackling the research brief, and your expertise in motivating and engaging a diverse range of research participants resulted in a fascinating report on the key features of innovation in youth volunteering."
Research and
Publication
ICP
conducts original research on youth service as
a strategy to address critical
national needs, the scope and implementation
of youth service
policies and
programs, and the impact of youth service
globally.
EXAMPLE: In 2007, ICP wrote a Youth Development Note with the Children and Youth Team at the World Bank on youth service as a strategy for community development. ICP has continued to work with the World Bank to stimulate more investment in youth service programing. For more information on this work click here.
TESTIMONAL: Linda McGinnis, Lead Economist, Children and Youth Human Development Network, The World Bank
"ICP's invaluable input into both the World Development Report 2007, entitled 'Development and the Next Generation', as well as into key analytical pieces sponsored by the Children and Youth network of World Bank have stimulated new thinking about policy and programmatic options for investing in this important - and often underserved - constituency. Your global experience has facilitated the transmission of lessons learned from experience in OECD countries to developing country contexts, and have generated interest both among policymakers and development practitioners alike."
EXAMPLE: In 2007, ICP conducted a comprehensive mapping study for UNICEF to identify youth civic engagement policies and programs in East Asia and the Pacific.
EXAMPLE: In 2007, ICP wrote a Youth Development Note with the Children and Youth Team at the World Bank on youth service as a strategy for community development. ICP has continued to work with the World Bank to stimulate more investment in youth service programing. For more information on this work click here.
TESTIMONAL: Linda McGinnis, Lead Economist, Children and Youth Human Development Network, The World Bank
"ICP's invaluable input into both the World Development Report 2007, entitled 'Development and the Next Generation', as well as into key analytical pieces sponsored by the Children and Youth network of World Bank have stimulated new thinking about policy and programmatic options for investing in this important - and often underserved - constituency. Your global experience has facilitated the transmission of lessons learned from experience in OECD countries to developing country contexts, and have generated interest both among policymakers and development practitioners alike."
EXAMPLE: In 2007, ICP conducted a comprehensive mapping study for UNICEF to identify youth civic engagement policies and programs in East Asia and the Pacific.
Conference
Organization
ICP organizes
conferences to promote dialogue on the
development,
application, quality, impact, and scalability
of youth civic engagement
programs and policies.EXAMPLE: In May 2008, ICP worked with the World Bank Children and Youth unit to organize an international experts meeting on evaluating the impact of voluntary youth service organizations. The meeting was attended by over 50 policymakers, practitioners and researchers from the US and around the world. Read more about the meeting here.