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Service-Learning
Massachusetts Campus Compact is a membership organization of college and university presidents leading Massachusetts’ institutions of higher education in building a statewide collaboration to promote service as a critical component of higher education.
(http://www.tufts.edu/as/macc)
The Big Dummy’s Guide to Service-Learning
(http://www.fiu.edu/~time4chg/Library/bigdummy.html)
Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning
(http://www.umich.edu/~mjcsl/)
University of Rhode IslandFeinstein Center for Service-Learning Programs
(http://www.uri.edu/volunteer/)
Service Learning Files (http://csf.colorado.edu/sl/)
International Partnership for Service Learning provides volunteer opportunities throughout the world. (http://www.ipsl.org)
Student Leadership, Activism, & Training
National Student Campaign Against Hunger and HomelessnessLeaders in the field of student activism against hunger and homelessness (www.studentsagainsthunger.org)
The Oxfam America Collegiate Click DriveClick up to twice a day at www.povertyfighters.com and sponsors will donate to microloan programs around the world.
Oxfam America’s Change InitiativeNational leadership training program educating and inspiring others to act on global social justice issues. www.oxfamamerica.org/CHANGE
Campus Outreach Opportunity League (COOL) proves that it is cool to serve. Check it out at http://www.cool2serve.org.
Do Something is a nationwide network of young people who make a difference in their communities and take action to change the world around them. (http://www.dosomething.org)
Alternative Spring Breaks & International Volunteer Opps.
BreakAway www.alternativebreaks.org
Cross Cultural Solutions www.crossculturalsolutions.org
Volunteers for Peace www.vfp.org
Organic Volunteers www.organicvolunteers.com
Witness for Peace www.witnessforpeace.org
Global Volunteers www.globalvolunteers.org
Orphanage Outreach www.orphanage-outreach.org
Alliances Abroad www.alliancesabroad.com
International Volunteer Programs Association www.volunteerinternational.org
Quaker Information Center www.afsc.org/qic.htm
Office of Career Services www.ocs.fas.harvard.edu/html/public.html
University of Michigan, International Center www.umich.edu/~icenter/overseas
HOPE Worldwide New England Initiative www.hopeww.org
National Service Programs
America Reads – Join the America Reads Challenge to tutor school age children with their reading skills. (http://www.ed.gov/inits/americareads/)
America’s Promise Alliance for Service comprised of nearly 500 organizations dedicated to servicing the youth of America. (http://www.americaspromise.org/)
AmeriCorpsOffering thousands of programs that provide service to our country, including AmeriCorps Direct, State, National and VISTA programs ( http://www.americorps.org)
City Year A corps of diverse young adults who dedicate a year to civic engagement in communities across America. (http://www.cityyear.org/)
Corporation for National Serviceprovides opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds to engage in service ( http://www.cns.gov)
Learn and Serve AmericaAmeriCorps and Senior Corps programs making a difference in your state. (www.learnandserve.org)
Peace Corps Offers thousands of opportunities to serve throughout the world. (http://www.peacecorps.org/)
Teach For AmericaA national corps of outstanding recent college graduates, of all academic majors, who commit two years to teach in public schools in low-income communities.
(www.teachforamerica.org)
The Points of Light Foundationeffectively engaging more people in community service
(http://www.pointsoflight.org/)
Non-Profit Internships & Jobs
Accessjobs.org Non-profit employment clearinghouse ( www.accessjobs.org)
Everett Public Service Internship programOffering about 200 internships for 10 weeks at 58 public service organizations in New York City and Washington, DC. (www.everettinternships.org)
Idealist.org Action Without Bordersprovides a variety of both volunteer opportunities as well as job opportunities. (http://www.idealist.org)
General Resources
Diversity Works provides resources to colleges and universities that address issues of diversity as part of civic engagement. (http://www.diversityweb.org/)
Volunteers Match uses a national database to help you find volunteer opportunities that suit your needs and skills. (http://www.volunteermatch.org/)
Associated Grant Makers’ mission is to support the practice and expansion of effective philanthropic giving. (http://www.agmconnect.org)
HandsNet works to empower organizations to effectively integrate new on-line strategies, strengthening their program and policy work on behalf of people in need. ( http://www.handsnet.org)
Find out what it’s like to be a mentor through the National Mentoring Partnership (www.mentoring.org)
Updated: 03/13/2007
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