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NonProfit Times honors Service Nation Leaders
Nonprofit periodical spotlights national service by honoring leaders of the Service Nation movement.
Today The NonProfit Times announced the 2008 NonProfit Times Executives of the Year:
For their dedication toward promoting a national service agenda, John Bridgeland, president and CEO of Civic Enterprises, Michael Brown, co-founder and CEO of City Year, Vartan Gregorian, president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, Alan Khazei, founder and CEO of Be the Change, Michelle Nunn, president and CEO of the Points of Light Institute, and Richard Stengel, managing editor of Time magazine, have been selected the 2008 NonProfit Times Executives of the Year.
John Bridgeland speaks at the Service Nation Summit
Calendar Sales Generate Funds for Peace Corps Projects Overseas
Practical gift benefits the field work of Peace Corps Volunteers and brings the world back home.
Groups of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers produce and sell calendars yearly; profits go to overseas projects, including those run by current Peace Corps Volunteers in the field.
The most established calendar of its kind is the RPCV International Calendar produced yearly through the Madison, WI, RPCV group. 100 percent of proceeds from calendar sales fund approved projects taking place around the world.
Through the RPCV International Calendar’s group sales initiative, other groups that sell the calendars can also raise funds to support their work. For example, calendars sold through the Friends and RPCVs of Guyana generate revenue for approved projects taking place in Guyana.
Another RPCV group produces and sells its own calendars — see the Peace Corps Panama Friends calendar that supports Peace Corps Panama projects.
To read more about donating to Peace Corps projects directly and the Peace Corps Partnerships Program, visit the Office of Private Sector Inititatives web pages at PeaceCorps.gov.
World AIDS Day – Peace Corps Presentation
December 1st is World AIDS Day. In honor of the day, Peace Corps will offer an online presentation (Dec. 2) explaining its involvement and achievements in educating people around the world about the causes and prevention of the disease.
Service Nation and MTV to Co-Host Inaugural Ball
Service Nation and MTV will co-host the Be The Change Inaugural Ball on January 20, 2009, the day President-Elect Barack Obama becomes president.
Service Nation, the campaign to increase support of national service, and MTV will partner to host a ball that celebrates the turnout of youth during the recent election. According to the MTV press release:
A record 24 million people between the ages of 18 and 29 voted in the 2008 presidential election, accounting for 18 percent of the 133.3 million voters who hit the polls. It marked the third major election in a row with increased youth-voter numbers, and for the first time in 20 years, the number of young voters surpassed the number of voters over the age of 65.
The event will take place in Washington, D.C.’s Reagan Building and International Trade Center. Guests will include celebrities, government leaders, and young volunteers. You’ll be able to watch the event on MTV.com.
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