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1. Service Engagement
In Economically Challenging Times
Presented by
Stephanie Moran
Community Partnership Center, Anderson University

2. Who am I? ….Who Are You?
 Where have I come from?
 What are my passions?
 What are my dreams? (Dreams are goals with no time
restrictions)
 Who is my support team?
 Where did you come from?
 What are your passions?
 What are your dreams?
 Who is your support team?

3. Step 1: Know Your Campus
 Who are the service engagement enthusiasts on
campus?
 What kind of initiatives have been successful in
the past?
 The present?
 What do your students/faculty/staff want to see
happen in terms of service engagement?
 Which departments on campus would be most
likely to partner with you on projects?
 Which classes cover grant writing and
collaboration?
 How does the goals of service engagement tie

4. Step 2: Know Your Community
 What are your demographics?
 Who are your leaders? Government, Business,
Education, Social Services, Religious, Economic.
 Who is supportive? Financially, Emotionally,
Physically.
 What are the assets?
 What are the needs?
 What is the community perception of the
needs/assets?
 What are the community goals?
 Google your community-what’s out there.

5. Step 3: Get Involved
 Projects
 Coalitions
 Councils
 Service Clubs
 Boards
 Events

6. Step 4: Develop Focus Areas
 Asset development
 Provides opportunities for leadership
 Ear marks success and value
Examples:
Education, Prevention, Environment, Arts, Music,
Health, Fitness, Community Planning, Economics,
History, Leadership Skill Building, Character
Development, Violence Prevention

7. Step 5: Sell Your Ideas/Projects
 Write grants
 Build Funding Categories
 Start a Foundation
Very important as you build sustainability into the
work you are doing and plan to do in the future.

8. Step 6: Tell Your Stories
 Ask for space- community services,
school newspaper, faculty
meetings, department meetings,
radio interviews
 Write an Annual Report
 Write letters to the Editor of local
newspapers

9. Step 7: Partner on Grants
 Research Grants
 Assist other organizations in writing
grants
 Teach students how to write grants

10. Step 8: Report Progress
 Keep the Administrators in the loop.
 Be a Cheerleader for the University
 Write Thank You’s
 Don’t forget Development and
Alumni

11. Step 9: Social Media/Web
 Have a Web Page (at the very
least)
 Get a student to help with Twitter,
Face Book, Linked In, etc.
 Don’t forget those Old Fashion
brochures

12. Step 10: Campus Compact
Take advantage of every opportunity you can
with the compact, local and/or national!!!
 Read newsletters
 Post deadlines on the calendar
 Nominate award candidates
 Utilize the grants
 Utilize the Network Councils
 Volunteer for the organization-it is worth your
time.
 THINK CAMPUS COMPACT!!!!!