2010 activities report

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A Catalyst for Meeting Global DevelopmentNeeds through Youth Civic Engagement

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LETTER FROM ICPS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Youth civic engagement calling young people into service as resource ul anddetermined agents o change in communities worldwide is an e ectivestrategy or tackling todays development needs while building a worldwide

culture o active citizenship, socially responsible entrepreneurship and spirited publicservice. In 2010, the continuing global recession prompted a renewed search or innovativesolutions to meet the demand or social services and community development and combatunemployment in an evolving job market. Civically engaging young people is an importantstrategy or meeting these and other community needs worldwide.

As the eld o practitioners, policymakers and other pro essionals supporting youthcivic engagement continues to gain momentum, it grapples with questions such as how best to engage young people in civic activities and what works best in youth service?

Tis year ICP delved into a close examination o practices and eatures that yield themost success ul policies and programs or young people. What needs are being met by exceptional programs around the world, and in what areas do opportunities or new action remain? We spearheaded innovative programming, published new researchthat casts a light on these questions and brought together experts to gain insights intoinnovative ways to continue supporting youth civic participation.

In 2010 ICP: Fostered high-level international engagement in youth civic engagement through

growing and convening global networks such as the alloires Network and theInternational Association or National Youth Service;

Implemented a new US Summer of Service program in collaboration with key partners; Contributed to building the service eld in the US and globally through cutting-edge research; and Reviewed its 10-year track record as a basis for future growth.

ICPs 10th anniversary in 2011 is inspiring us to take a step back to refect on the lessons learned in our rst decadeo existence. With the support o partners and riends, we will be exploring new avenues or advancing our missionand renewing our commitment to youth civic participation or the decade to come. As in all our pursuits, ourstrategic development will proceed rom care ul consideration o the elds needs, o the role we have played in itsdevelopment, o our strengths and challenges and o the value o our unique work.

Tank you to all o our supporters, partners andBoard o Directors or making our success possible. As ICPcelebrates its 10 year anniversary in 2011, it remains dedicated to ostering innovation in e ective youth civic

engagement strategies in the US and across the world, and to being a respected source of knowledge andresources in this eld. We look orward to the coming year and invite you to continue ollowing our work online at www.icicp.org.

Sincerely,

Susan Stroud, Founder and Executive Director

Special Thanks

ICP would like to thank the followingorganizations for their generous supporour projects:

Academy for Educational Development

Ford Foundation

Learn and Serve America, Corporation National and Community Service

Lumina Foundation for Education

Pearson Foundation

Tufts UniversityUNICEF

Institute of Education, University of Lo

American Center in New Delhi, US StaDepartment
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Thank you to thesponsors of theIANYS 9th GlobalConference: EQUIP 3 (a USAID project)

Ford Foundation Cairo

Naseej

Open Society Foundations

The Pearson Foundation

Silatech

United Nations Volunteers

US Embassies in Pakistan, SriLanka and Egypt

MAKING AN IMPACT ON YOUTH CIVICENGAGEMENT WORLDWIDE

Mobilizing a vast global community to advanceyouth civicengagement

ICP hosted the International Association or National Youth Services (IANYS) 9th GlobalCon erence on National Youth Service at theLibrary of Alexandria in Egypt on October25-27, 2010, in partnership with the Library

and the John D. Gerhart Center or Philanthropy and CivicEngagement at the American University in Cairo.

Te 9th Global Con erence was the largest con erence inIANYS history, drawing participants rom over 30 countries

rom all regions, with signi cant representation or the rst time

rom Arab countries. A rich con erence program o ered a totalo 30 con erence sessions ocusing on an array o issues pertinentto policy and practice or youth civic engagement and national youth service, including: the relationship between employability and youth civic engagement; di erent pathways or developingpolicies and programs; actors that contribute to creating anenabling environment or civic engagement; the contributionso youth service to achieving peace, development and socialinclusion; promising practices in program design; impactassessment and evaluation; and the challenges associated withsustaining, innovating and scaling up national youth service.

Participants reported thatthey came away rom thecon erence with greatercontacts, knowledge andideas to assist them with their work in the youth serviceand youth civic engagementsectors. Tey gained valuableknowledge that will helpthem improve their owninitiatives and advance the youth civic engagement eld

in their countries, regions and globally. An important point thatparticipants raised is that youth service has not been adequately promoted or recognized as a strategy in the youth development

eld despite its clear bene ts and e ectiveness.

IANYS is the only international initiative promoting youthcivic engagement and service-learning that has grown into aglobal network rom various corners o the world. It is uniquely positioned to acilitate and guide a global community o prac-

titioners and policymakers in thiseld and to support quality youth

service programs in di erent coun-tries. ICP has served as the IANYSPermanent Secretariat since 2007and, in just three years, revitalized

the Association by:. Organizing biennial conferences

with unprecedented levels o participation, internationalexchange o knowledge,and connection betweenpractitioners and pro essionals

worldwide; Gathering and disseminating

national youth service pro lesand in ormation around the

world; Building an online community of practice for national

youth service supporters using new social media; and Acting to improve the structure of the network and de n

new parameters and activities or achieving its mission.

As we build on the con erence to set new goals and priorities orIANYS, we will continue to engage our participants and othersupporters o youth service in dialogue on how IANYS canbest act to meet the needs o young people and communities

worldwide. In this way ICP aims to strengthen IANYS topromote a strong agenda or embracing youth service as key tosustainable youth and community development.

Talloires Network: Building a global movement of sociallyengaged universities

Te alloires Network , an international associa-tion o institutions committed to strengthening thecivic roles and social responsibilities o highereducation, celebrated its ve-year anniversary ofthe founding of the network. ICP is a co-founder

o the Network and Secretariat in partnership with the ischCollege of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts Universit

Since 2005 ICP has bolstered the Networks membership to 200universities rom 58 countries around the world representingmore than 4.5 million students. In looking ahead to the utureo the Network, ICP hosted a meeting in March 2010, bringingtogether higher education leaders rom around the world at theRockefeller Foundations Bellagio Center. e meeting created astrategic plan or the next phase o the Networks development.Among other objectives, uture plans include launching a pro es-sional exchange program or aculty and a small grants program

or universities in Chile and South A rica.

If we are going totackle our toughestproblems, fromterrorism to climatechange, we will haveto tap (young peoples)talents and passions.

US Secretary of State Hilary Clintonin a video message for the 9th Global Conference
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In August, the Network awarded eight prizes to exceptionaluniversity civic engagement programs rom Chile, Ireland,Ghana, South Africa, USA, China and Colombia through the2nd Annual MacJannet Prize or Global Citizenship. Te rstplace winner, which received $5,000, was PuentesUC (BridgesUC) at the Ponti cia Universidad Catlica de Chile. Launchedin 2002 to set up a link between the university and localmunicipalities, it is a model o collaboration to maximize thecapacity o both the university and the municipalities to urtherlearning and local development. Since its creation, the programhas developed over 1,000 projects in 14 municipalities with theparticipation o 6,500 students and 200 pro essors o all aculties.

Tese projects entail coursework, pro essional practices, thesis ordissertations, volunteerism, extension and research.

New An overview of youth civicparticipation worldwide

In late 2010 ICP released a unique publication providing brie snapshots o youth civic participation programs and policies in101 countries across six continents. Based on research and in-

ormation received rom participants at the IANYS 8th GlobalCon erence and other ICP projects,Youth Civic Participation in Action: Meeting Community and Youth Development Needshigh-lights the growing momentum or youth civic participation

worldwide as more countries develop programs to provide op-portunities or young people to build skills or success while alsoaddressing critical community needs.

Each country snapshot provides brief information about thecurrent state o youth civic engagement, including descriptionso government, community and academic youth serviceinitiatives, national youth policies, youth ministries, committeesor commissions that work on youth-related topics, andmovements to create new or improved policies and programs.

Trough these snapshots, ICP aims to provide a brie glimpseinto the status o youth civic participation in these countries inorder to highlight the innovative ways in which young people areaddressing youth and community development needs around the

world. Tis dynamic publication is available at www.icicp.org/ ycpworldwide2010, inboth a ull pd versionand as an interactive

website, and we willperiodically update it

with news and otherin ormation romour partners.
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FOCUS ON GOOD PRACTICE TO ADVANCEQUALITY AND INNOVATION IN YOUTHCIVIC ENGAGEMENT

Summer of Service: Enhancing students knowledge and skills,

improving communities

ICP spearheads a national Summer o Service(SOS) initiativeto engage middle school students, primarily rom disadvantagedcircumstances, in high quality, intensive service-learning pro-grams during the summer months. Te aim is to encourage risky behavior avoidance and high school and college success while

contributing to local communities. In 2010, through a grantrom Learn and Serve America, ICP established partnerships with three organizations to engage 600 middle school studentsin environmental service-learning in seven communities acrossthe US. rough these programs, 93% of youth participantsincreased their civic skills such as identi ying community needs,choosing service projects, talking to people about community issues and researching public policy in ormation. Youth spokeknowledgably about scienti c concepts by the end o programand about learning skills such as public speaking, project plan-ning and teamwork. On average, young people demonstratedincreased self-e cacy and higher recognition of the importance

on nding steady employment. Young participants demonstrat-ed greater focus on attainment of age-appropriate educationallevels and greater understanding o ways to access in ormationabout how to pay or college and on college preparation courses.By completing at least 100 hours o service, 333 students earned$500 Education Awards that will help them pay for college. Fi-nally, 100% of community partners reported that SOS helpedmeet local needs, including invasive plant removal, improvingcommunity gardens, beach cleanup, Gulf Oil Spill response

awareness, gra ti removal, fundraising for local farmers makets and public education on water contamination.

ICPs resources and techni-cal expertise signi cantly contributed to the successof the SOS programs, andare designed to urther theexpansion of SOS so thatsummer service opportu-nities are available to allAmerican young people.Among the resources thatICP has created:

SOS Program Design and Evaluationtoolkits make it possibleor practitioners to increase their knowledge and capacity,

using the latest research. Users gain access to principlesquality in SOS programs, modules on how to increase acdemic and college access and prepare SOS program curricuand guidance and tools on how to conduct an impact evalua-tion.

Trainings and workshops by the ICP sta and its expertconsultants at several con erences increased interest in andawareness of elements for quality SOS programming. rough

workshops, ICP disseminated research, promising practices andprogram models into the elds o dropout prevention, summerlearning and college access, and service and service-learning.

ICP launched an SOS community of practice with Program

Insights multi-media modules of promising practices,practitioner and youth refection and replicable activities and acilitated knowledge exchange among practitioners.

ICP and Americas Service Commissions showcase innovative AmeriCorps programs

In an era of tightening government and non-pro t budgets, nationalservice programs aredeveloping innovativesolutions to community

needs. Tis project servesto in orm State Com-missions, practitioners,policymakers and donorso highly success ul and in-novative programs in every state.

I felt that I made adifference myself, butall of us altogether as a

group made a very bigdifference, especially inthe time period we had. Ithink we got more peopletogether than we couldvealone. We got all thecommunity involved asone.

Angel, youth participant from Earth Force
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ICP collaborated with Americas Service Commissions (ASC) toproduce this second edition o ransforming Communities through Service: A Collection of 52 of the Most Innovative AmeriCorps Pro- grams in the United States. Te publication highlights innovativeAmeriCorps State programs, encourages program replication andserves as an educational tool to share with policymakers. Many

existing state service programs have been highly success ul andinnovative, yet this in ormation is not widely shared and pro-grams have not been replicated.

Te publication was launched at the ASC Annual Meetingand dinner during the National Con erence on Volunteeringand Service in New York. Following the event, it was also dis-tributed to programs and practitioners around the country toraise awareness about the successes o AmeriCorps programs. We also shared the report with Members o Congress to raiseawareness o how the innovative service programs highlightedin the report are trans orming communities in their districts andthe importance o actively supporting their work.

Catalyzing youth active citizenship in South Asia

How does one assess the impact o youth civic engagement pro-grams? o address this requent question, a ramework or con-

ducting impact assessments o youth civic participation initiatives was developed by ICP and local partners in India through con-sultative processes during 2009 and 2010. In 2009 ICP co-hosteda Stakeholder Consultation with Pravah, a youth developmentorganization based in New Delhi. Te workshop assessed theneeds o the eld or nurturing youth active citizenship. In Apriland May 2010, two impact evaluation workshops were once againco-hosted by ICP and Pravah to produce the impact assessment

ramework. Te impact assessment ramework has been shared with over 100 practitioners working with young people in Indiato get their eedback and enable them to begin assessing the im-

pact o their work. It is documented in a practicalreport along with other workshop conclusions, which serve as an importantmilestone in the development o active citizenship in India or

youth and community development.

ese initiatives formed part of a multi-year project,Catalyzing

Youth Active Citizenship in South Asia, in which ICP collabo-rated with local partners to develop a comprehensive approachto expanding quality civic engagement opportunities or youngpeople in South Asia through youth service policy and programdevelopment, building the knowledge base, and acilitating ideaand in ormation exchange. ICP also published an extensiveasset mapping study describing quality programs and policiessupporting youth civic participation in Bangladesh, India, Nepaland Pakistan. Finally, we developed a dynamiconline resource center providing practitioners with various resources on youthactive citizenship identi ed in partnership with pro essionals inthe region and those developed by ICP.

Adolescent involvement in youth service in Latin America andthe Caribbean

ICP partnered with the Adolescent Development andParticipation Unit of UNICEF s Regional O ce in LatinAmerica and the Caribbean to publish a practitioners handbook on What Works: Adolescent Participation in Latin America and the Caribbean. Te handbook addresses the link betweenparticipation and citizenship and provides practical guidance oncreating and evaluating programs that utilize volunteer service,

service-learning, and policy advocacy and in uence to engaadolescents in participation. Te handbook discusses strengthsand weaknesses o each approach, identi es key criteria andpromising practices, and examines policy implications. It urtherrecognizes the need to adapt e ective practices in each o theseareas to the context and culture o the community and to havea speci c approach when working with adolescents in

vulnerable situations.

A self-assessment chart, createdby ICP, guides practitioners inassessing the current state o

programs and developing plans orimprovement in the adolescentparticipation undamentals andthree approaches highlightedin the handbook. Practitionershave ound the handbook use ul in thinking through thedevelopment o new programsand the strengthening andevaluation o existingprograms.
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BIG PLANS FOR 2011As the youth service eld in the US and worldwide continuesto expand and respond to community needs, ICP is carrying

out new activities in 2011 to support the eld and expandopportunities or all young people. Here is a glimpse into a ew things were working on:

Building the engaged university, moving beyondthe ivory tower

ICP, together with Tufts University, is organizing the alloires Network Leaders Con erenceto bring together higher educationleaders from every corner of the world: rectors, vice-chancellors,presidents, ministers o education, regional network leaders andphilanthropic leaders. ogether they will discuss the uture o civic engagement, community outreach and social responsibility in higher education. Te con erence marks the 5th anniversary of the founding of the network and will be held June 14-16,2011, in Madrid. As the primary global organization ocusedon this issue, the alloires Network asks the leaders o memberuniversities to stand up and insist that public engagement isnot an isolated, marginal activity, but rather a vital componento the core mission o higher education. We know that civicengagement elevates the quality o university teaching andlearning and it produces millions o university graduates withboth competence in their elds and a personal commitment to

being active citizens and leaders. Con erence participants andinternationally-renowned speakers will explore how to deepenthe impact o community engagement in the higher educationsector and share their ideas on citizenship and the role o universities in tackling pressing social needs.

Talloires Network universities pro ledin upcoming book

Te Engaged University: International Perspectives on Civic En- gagement is an empirical account o a genuinely global move-ment o higher education institutions to increase university civic engagement. e book was co-written by ICP and thInstitute of Education at the University of London. ICP stacollected self-assessment policies and practices of 20 TalloirNetwork member universities, and traveled rom Mexico toSudan to conduct additional site visits and research.

Expected to be published in early 2011, the book examines tinstitutions everyday objectives, management and achievements.

With university enrollment expected to grow to over 200million students worldwide by 2030, this book demonstratesthe tremendous impact students, teachers and institutions can

have on economic and social development, building healthy communities worldwide.

Growing Summer of Service

Although we are satis ed with the progress made in Summer2010, there is still much to be done to ensure the success o Summer o Servicecontinues to grow. Given that it was a pilot

year, we have identi ed areas or improvements in programsand also in our evaluation methodology. At the same time as werefect on what we have achieved with Summer o Service, we arealso looking ahead to how we can leverage our tools, resources,

evidence and experience in providing technical assistance andpiloting programs to expand SOS opportunities across thecountry. In 2011 we will conduct an award competition torecognize innovative and high quality SOS programs and wbe producing a new SOS report. It is now time to replicatescale up SOS programs by developing strategic partnerships inimplementation, dissemination and unding.

These represent just a few of the innovativeactivities well be carrying out in 2011. Pleasevisit our website (www.icicip.org) or contact usfor more information and updates.
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ICP STAFF

Susan E. StroudExecutive Director

Jean ManneyProgram Associate

Colleen HammelmanProgram Associate

Elizabeth BabcockTalloires Network Coordinator

John PollockTalloires Network Program Assistant

Maria CrossmanTalloires Network Events Coordinator

Kelly FoxDevelopment Associate

Alissa BrowerService Felllow

ICP BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Roger Nozaki, ChairAssociate Dean of the Collegeand Director of the Howard R. SwearerCenter for Public ServiceBrown University

Peter Edelman, TreasurerProfessor of Law, GeorgetownUniversity Law Center

Washington, DC

Patricia Wasley, SecretaryProfessor, Educational Leadershipand Policy StudiesUniversity of Washington

Teresa KaramanosDirector for Principal GiftsColumbia UniversityNew York, NY

Michael Lipsky

Senior Program Dir ector, Demos:A Network for Ideas and ActionNew York, NY

Susan StroudExecutive Director, Innovationsin Civic ParticipationWashington, DC

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