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Blog: Civically Engaging Young People in the Middle East and North Africa Read the entry here
Blog: Edward M. Kennedy, 1932 - 2009 Read the entry here
Blog: Queen Rania and US Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis stress the importance of investing in education Read the entry Here .
Blog: Senator Harkin Supports Serve America Act at Hill Day Kick Off Read the entry here .
Blog: Unemployed Youth Look to Service Opportunities Read the entry here
Celebrating International Youth Day Read ICP's newsletter dedicated to IYD 2010
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Congress Funds Summer of Service at $2M in Historic Budget Increase for National Service Agency Read release here

Congress Passes the Serve America Act On March 31, 2009 the U.S. House of Representatives approved the version of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act passed by the Senate on March 26, 2009. The bipartisan House vote of 275 to 149 followed the Senate's overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 79 to 19. In a statement President Obama said he looks forward to signing the bill into law when he returns from his overseas trip. Congress moved rapidly after Barack and Michelle Obama both expressed their support for the legislation and desire to see it passed.

Dame Elisabeth Hoodless Awarded Alec Dickson Servant Leader Award Dame Elizabeth Hoodless, Chairman of the IANYS Global Council and member of the Innovations in Civic Participation Board of Directors, was awarded the Alec Dickson Servant Leader Award at the 20th Annual National Service-Learning Conference which was held on March 18-21 in Nashville, Tennessee. The award recognizes individuals who lead by example, and through their initiative, inspire and help others to grow and become more capable of service. Hoodless, Executive Director of Community Service Volunteers, Chairman of IANYS, and Member of ICP's Board of Directors, was recognized for her leadership in helping and inspiring others to serve.

Diverse Stakeholders Gather to Discuss Active Youth Citizenship in India Over 100 participants representing different stakeholder groups and organizations from across India and from Nepal, South Africa and the United States convened in New Delhi during 3-4 March 2009 for a consultation on youth development and nurturing active citizenship.

First MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship award ceremony to be held in Talloires, France The Talloires Network and the MacJannet Foundation will present the first annual MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship at an award ceremony on...

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Growing Momentum for Civic Energy: ICP at the National Conference on Service and Volunteering Read the blog entry here .

IANYS 8th Global Conference Report and Film Now available!

ICP 2008 Activities Report Now Available Read the 2008 Activities Report

ICP and UNICEF release new publication on adolescent participation in Latin America and the Caribbean Read here .

ICP Becomes the New IANYS Secretariat During IANYS' most recent business meeting at the end of March in Albuquerque, New Mexico, ICP was selected to become the new Permanent Secretariat for the Association. IANYS is an organization dedicated to stimulating and facilitating the exchange of information about national youth service (NYS) and to offering assistance to nations wishing to consider the introduction and/or reshaping of NYS programs.

ICP Blog Post: Bermuda to Present National Youth Service Plan at IANYS 9th Global Conference Read here.

ICP Blog Post: Civically Engaging Young African Leaders Read here.

ICP Blog Post: UK's New Youth Service Plan Read here.

ICP Blog: "Changing Lives through Football" Competition Encourages Civic Engagement through Sport Read it here .

ICP Blog: 2010 Green Wave of Action Read here.

ICP Blog: A Hand for Haiti Read and Tell us about how youth are lending a hand to Haiti

ICP Blog: A Look into the Future for Young People: Gallup Student Poll Results 2009-2010 read more here

ICP Blog: An Innovative Approach to Building a Common Trail and Understanding for Peace Read more here

ICP Blog: Appreciating Diversity through Youth Participation: The Situation Facing Young Muslims in the Middle East more

ICP Blog: Celebrating International Youth Day: August 12, 2010 Read more

ICP Blog: Engaging Young People in Climate Change Negotiations See blog here

ICP Blog: Let's Move! The First Lady Promotes her Program in Baltimore Read here.

ICP Blog: Patrick Corvington sworn in as new head of the Corporation for National and Community Service Read more

ICP Blog: Pop Culture and Community Service Read here.

ICP Blog: Positive Domino Effects: An Analysis of Civic Engagement in Africa Today. Read here.

ICP Blog: Queen Rania's TwitVid Tourist Swap for Young People Read here .

ICP Blog: Reflecting on a Watershed Year for Service Read and tell us about your memorable service activities in 2009

ICP Blog: Taking a Gap Year Read here .

ICP Blog: With love of a good book - youth service and literacy Read here .

ICP Blog: Young people are important drivers of social change Read here.

ICP Blog: Young People Supporting Relief and Recovery Efforts Read and tell us about how youth are contributing to relief efforts

ICP Blog: Youth Service as a Pathway for Careers in Public Service Read more here

ICP Board Member Peter Edelman Recognized ICP Board Member and Professor at Georgetown School of Law, Peter Edeleman, was interviewed by Tim Wells for the Legends in Law Series.

ICP Co-Sponsors AUC Conference in Cairo, Egypt The John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement based at the American University in Cairo, in partnership with the Talloires Network, announce "Tadamun: Toward Civic Engagement in Arab Education." This first of its kind regional conference on the role of Arab universities in promoting civic engagement will take place in Cairo, Egypt at the American University in Cairo from October 13-14, 2008.

ICP Convenes Leaders of Higher Education and Civic Engagement Read more here

ICP in Education Weekly: Federal Community Service Opportunities Expanded ICP Program Associate Jean Manney was recently quoted in an Education Weekly article on the signing of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act.

ICP in The New Service: Summer of Service Creates Positive Alternatives for Middle School Students ICP Summer of Service Fellow Joshua Truitt was a recent guest blogger for The New Service Blog, and spoke of the case for a national Summer of Service program.

ICP Launches New Website! In an effort to make our website more accessible, user-friendly and dynamic, ICP has been working with our web hosting company, Orchid Suites, to redesign our website. We hope you find it to be useful. Be sure to check out some of the features of the new site including the global youth service database, Susan's blog, and updates on all our programs. Over the next month, we will continue to work out the kinks in the new site and welcome your feedback during this process. Please contact Kelly Fox, Office Manager, at fox@icicp.org with comments or concerns.

ICP launches resources to expand youth civic participation opportunities in South Asia Read here .

ICP Looks to New Opportunties for Engaging UN Innovations in Civic Participation (ICP) will be building further partnerships with the United Nations to advocate for service as a strategy for development through its newly designated special consultative status to the UN.

ICP Newsletter: One Nation in Service Read here.

ICP Receives Google AdWords Grant ICP received a Google Grant award of free AdWords advertising on Google.com. The Google Grants program supports organizations that share Google's philosophy of community service to help the world in areas such as science and technology, education, global public health, the environment, youth advocacy, and the arts. With Google's support, ICP hopes to raise awareness of our work in youth service and increase traffic to ICP's website and resource center. ICP thanks the team at Google for their support.

ICP receives Summer of Service grant from Learn and Service America to engage nearly 600 young people in environmental service learning Read more

ICP receives Summer of Service grant from Learn and Service America to engage nearly 600 young people in environmental service learning Read More

ICP Receives Support from State Farm Thanks to a generous grant from State Farm, ICP will be working to develop an online resource center for Summer of Service programs. ICP would like to thank State Farm for their generous support of Summer of Service.

ICP Service News Worldwide June 2009 Click here to view the newsletter

ICP Works to Expand SOS Programs, Thanks to Grant from Lumina Foundation for Education Innovations in Civic Participation (ICP) has received a 3-year grant of $500,000 from Lumina Foundation for Education, an Indianapolis-based, private foundation dedicated to expanding access and success in education beyond high school, for investment in the organization's Summer of Service (SOS) initiative.

ICP World Bank Experts Meeting Over 50 experts in the field of youth service gathered at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, DC on May 8-9 to discuss the evidence base for youth service as a strategy for youth development and to develop a research agenda for building the field.

ICP'S Day of Service at Marvin Gay Park Read the blog entry here .

Innovative Youth Service Stories for International Youth Day 2009 More

Investing in Young People as Contributors in Climate Change Efforts As momentum grows for service and job opportunities in a green economy, Innovations in Civic Participation (ICP) undertakes efforts to promote engaging young people in green service and applauds the US Congress for its promising legislative support for the Clean Energy Corps.

MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship Honors Innovative University Service Programs Read the blog entry here

MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship Winners Announced! More

Making Youth Work Visible: Impact Assessment of Youth Interventions in India Read more about ICP's impact assessment initiative in India here

March Service News Worldwide: Youth Service and Employment Read more here

New ICP Blog: A Week of National Service Read more

New ICP Blog: Come Hell or High Water, Neighbors Reach Out Read more

New ICP Blog: Healing the Earth with Service Read more

New ICP Blog: Students Exchanging Sand for Service Read more here

New Report: Higher Education Responding to Social Needs Read here

New Service Blog: Youth Service as Strategy for Youth Employment Read the blog entry here

New Talloires Network Blog: Working toward youth community engagement in the Middle East

New Talloires Network Blog: Leaders of Higher Education and Civic Engagement Convene this Week at Bellagio

New Talloires Network Blog: New award announced to recognize student leaders in public service

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NPR features ICP and Earth Force Capital Region on the anniversary of the Serve America Act Read more

Nurturing Youth Active Citizenship in India: Report on a Stakeholders' Consultation Report available here

October Service News Worldwide: The Social Innovation Issue Click Here

President Obama emphasizes the importance of service at the Clinton Global Initiative Read the entry here .

President Obama Signs the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act Innovations in Civic Participation (ICP) is pleased to announce that on Tuesday April 21, 2009 President Obama signed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act into law.

Press Release: MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship to be Presented at Award Ceremony in Talloires, France MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. The Talloires Network and the MacJannet Foundation will present the first annual MacJannet Prize for Global...

Registration for IANYS 8th Global Conference Ends October 31 Registration for the IANYS 8th Global Conference on National Youth Service ends October 31, 2008. Remember to register before that date. We look forward to seeing you in Paris!

Registration is open for the IANYS 9th Global Conference on National Youth Service Read More

Report on International Experts Meeting regarding youth service evaluation now available Read More

ServiceNation Summit September 11-13, 2008 The journey towards a unified service movement and a new America begins September 11-13 when the ServiceNation Summit commences in New York City. The Summit will bring together leaders of all ages and every sector of American society to celebrate and enact a new era of power and potential for citizen service.

Summer of Service Legislation Update The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act includes funding for Summer of Service (SOS) programs. Stimulus funds may be used to strategically build and implement SOS programs.Innovations in Civic Participation (ICP) worked with legislative staff of Senator Dodd and Representative DeLauro to draft the Summer of Service Act of 2007, and continued to help advance support, which led to SOS being included in the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. The Summer of Service Act stemmed from ICP's report, Summer of Service: A New American Rite of Passage?, which details the need to engage young people in constructive opportunities during the summer months, particularly in the transition from middle to high school. The report also highlights existing initiatives of the type this legislation supports.

Susan Stroud Testifies Before Congress Innovations in Civic Participation (ICP) Executive Director Susan Stroud testified before the Subcommittee on Healthy Family and Communities of the House Committee on Education and Labor on April 19, 2007 to discuss the potential for the next generation of national and community service.

Talloires Network April Newsletter Update from the Chair: President Larry Bacow

Talloires Network December Newsletter Read here

Talloires Network January Newsletter Read the newsletter here

Talloires Network March Newsletter Read more here

Talloires Network Newsletter February 2010 Read here

Talloires Network Newsletter June 2010 Edition Read here

Talloires Network Newsletter May 2010 Latin America Edition Read here

The new Talloires Network initiative designed for students interested in civic engagement Once a month , join our Student Peer Advisors , Talloires Network staff, and students from around the world to discuss topics related to...

The new Talloires Network initiative designed for students interested in civic engagement Connect with other student leader Share challenges and collaborate to solve problems Learn about other students'...

The Power of the Young: Youth Participation Fighting Environmental Oil Spill Woes Read here .

The Talloires Network Announces Partnership with the AUCEA The Talloires Network is pleased to announce that we have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with AUCEA , the Australian...

The Talloires Network Announces the New Ma'an Arab University Alliance The Talloires Network is proud to announce the launch of a new regional network in the Middle East, the Ma'an Arab University Alliance for Civic Engagement.

The Talloires Network Reaches 100 Members! The Talloires Network secretariat is pleased to announce that they now have 100 members! Starting with 29 members when the Network was launched at the conclusion of the 2005 Talloires Conference, the Network has grown rapidly and now represents 100 institutions in 38 countries and six continents.

TN Blog: Action Research Essential for Civic Engagement Success in Higher Education More

TN Blog: Centennial College to Host Free Youth Civic Engagement Workshop Read here.

Transforming Communities through Service: A Collection of 52 Innovative AmeriCorps*State Programs Read here

United We Serve Blog Entry Please visit the ICP blog

Usher and Philippe Cousteau create new service-learning initiatives Read the entry here .

Video Interviews with the first and second prize winners at the MacJannet Prize Award Ceremony in Talloires, France. Please visit the Talloires Network youtube