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| Upcoming Community Workshops | |
| Student Voices and Budget Cuts | |
| Washington Center Civic Engagement Award |
Upcoming Workshops Open to Community Partners
Volunteer Management, Friday, February 24, 2012
Volunteers can boost the quality of services while reducing an organization's costs. However, nonprofit organizations are not always fully equipped to make the most of their volunteers. In this one-day workshop you will learn how to identify the elements of a successful volunteer program and to assess volunteer program’s
strengths and needs. You will design an action plan to improve your program.
The Art of Grantwriting, March 22-23, 2012
This two-day, interactive workshop is geared towards 501 (c)3 nonprofit organizations who provide services to Bay Area neighborhoods. Be more successful when writing the three essential elements of a grant proposal; analyze the connections between required sections of a proposal and its core; and discuss the areas that commonly pose the toughest problems for grant writers, thus helping them avoid common pitfalls while strengthening critical skill sets.
How to Create a Logic Model, April 13, 2012
Logic models provide a roadmap of how your program is designed to achieve specific types of impacts for participants and the community.This one-day workshop will provide you with the information, resources, and support you need to develop a Logic Model for your projects/programs.
Please contact Bonnie Hale by email at bhale@sfsu.edu to register.
Student Voices
Public higher education in California continues to face unprecedented cuts. In December 2011, San Francisco State University President Robert A. Corrigan invited students to raise their voices to help elected officials understand how budget cuts and rising fees affect students and their families.
More than 200 students have responded to date, describing experiences that convey the real consequences of budget cuts and increased tuition fees. Add your story!
Students interested in adding their voice to the collection can click here https://apps.sfsu.edu/apps/voices.yourstory [Login Required]
SF State receives national Civic Engagement Award from
The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars
San Francisco State University was among six universities nationwide to be selected by The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars to receive the 2011 Higher Education Civic Engagement Award in Washington DC. President Robert A. Corrigan accepted the award during The Center’s annual awards luncheon on Oct. 3rd at the National Press Club. Honorees were chosen among 140 nominees based upon their leadership in community programs and projects. SF State was recognized for its dedication to community projects. Corrigan said, "We prepare students to be engaged citizens of the world.”
