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The 21st Annual National Service-Learning Conference Award Recipients
NYLC awards shine a spotlight on exemplary leaders from across the service-learning movement and nurture the leaders of the future. Most awards are presented annually at the National Service-Learning Conference.
Alec Dickson Servant Leader Award
The Alec Dickson Servant Leader Award honors exemplary leaders who have inspired the service-learning field, positively impacted the lives of young people, and motivated others to take up the banner of service.
Take Part in the NSLC Through Webinars
Come one; come all! NYLC is offering a series of webinars to be broadcast live from the National Service-Learning Conference in San Jose, Calif., March 24-27. Join these free sessions and experience some of the most exciting features of the conference from your home base.
NYLC Youth Initiatives Receives New Funding
2010 has started off well for youth initiatives at NYLC. In January, Best Buy’s @15 campaign, which had designated NYLC as one of four organizations eligible to receive funding, resulted in more than $23,000 going to youth initiatives. And in February, the State Farm® Youth Advisory Board awarded a $100,000 grant to NYLC to expand the annual National Youth Leadership Training into a year-round program.
Kielsmeier Testifies at Field Hearing on National Budget
NYLC Founder, President, and CEO Jim Kielsmeier testified to the relationship between service-learning and a lifetime habit of service at a field hearing on the national budget this week in St. Paul, Minn.
NYLC Receives Funding for Youth-Led Program Addressing Achievement Gap
For the third consecutive year, State Farm’s ® Youth Advisory Board has granted NYLC funding to support young people’s work addressing the achievement gap nationwide. This grant of $100,000 will help expand NYLC’s annual National Youth Leadership Training into a year-round program: the National Service-Learning Leadership Program.
Small World Peace Project Supporting Sudan Kicks Off
The Salam Project: Youth Supporting Peace in Sudan gathered about 40 avatars and 50 viewers to a video simulcast featuring peace activist Nisrin Elamin and two youth leaders in the virtual space of SmallWorlds Feb. 12. Sponsored by NYLC and produced by Global Kids, the event kicked off a month-long focus on service-learning projects that support the peace process in Sudan.
Project Ignition Honors 11 Leader Schools
The National Youth Leadership Council and State Farm® are proud to honor Project Ignition Leader Schools for 2010.
NYLC Guest Edits PDK
Read about service-learning in the February 2010 issue of Kappan magazine. Edited by the National Youth Leadership Council, this special section explores why service-learning matters in schools today.
New 2010 Board Members
For 2010, NYLC welcomes three new members on its Board of Directors.
National Youth Leadership Training Creates Ripples
Every summer, NYLC gathers young people from across the country for a powerful week of adventure, self-discovery, friendship, cultural exchange, leadership-building, and service. Read reflections from Jorge Zamora and Niki Moylan, a student-teacher team from Kelvyn Park High School in Chicago.
