Comprehensive Service-Learning Resources:

• Campus Compact is a national coalition of more than 950 college and university presidents-representing some 5 million students-who are committed to fulfilling the civic purposes of higher education.   http://www.compact.org/

• The Career and Community Learning Center (CCLC) offers students, community partners, faculty and staff a range of information and resources about service-learning and community involvement. http://www.servicelearning.umn.edu/

• The Learn and Serve America National Service-Learning Clearinghouse (NSLC) supports the service-learning community in higher education, kindergarten through grade twelve, community-based initiatives and tribal programs, as well as all others interested in strengthening schools and communities using service-learning techniques and methodologies.   http://www.servicelearning.org/

General Service-Learning Resources:

• Learning In Deed.  This site is a tool for becoming informed about and involved in service-learning.   http://learningindeed.org/index.html

• The Big Dummy's Guide to Service-Learning: 27 Simple Answers to Good Questions on:  Faculty, Programmatic, Student, Administrative, & Non-Profit Issues  Developed by Mark Cooper, Coordinator, The VAC http://www.fiu.edu/%7Etime4chg/Library/bigdummy.html

Higher Education:

• American Association for Higher Education is the source of choice for information about higher education on issues that matter in a democratic multi-racial society; and AAHE promotes and disseminates examples of effective educational practice to address those issues. http://www.aahe.org/

• The Indiana Commission for Higher Education is a fourteen-member public body created in 1971 to: Define the educational missions of public colleges and universities, plan and coordinate Indiana’s state-supported system of postsecondary education, review budget requests from public institutions and the State Student Assistance Commission, and approve or disapprove for public institutions the establishment of new programs or expansion of campuses  http://www.che.state.in.us/

• The Higher Learning Commission is part of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Through its Commissions it accredits, and thereby grants membership to educational institutions in the nineteen-state North Central region including Indiana.  http://www.ncacihe.org/index.html

Experiential Learning:

• National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE) is a nonprofit membership association serving over 800 members and an extended network of over 15,000 non-members who are teachers, professors, principals, deans, directors of service-learning programs, professionals in career development and youth employment, counselors, directors of internships and cooperative education programs, school-to-work coordinators, superintendents, college presidents, researchers, and policymakers. http://www.nsee.org/

Community Service and Volunteerism:

• The Corporation for National and Community Service provides opportunities for Americans of all ages and backgrounds to serve their communities and country through three programs: Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America. http://www.nationalservice.org/

• The Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network engages and mobilizes millions of volunteers who are helping to solve serious social problems in thousands of communities.  http://www.pointsoflight.org/

Service Projects:

• Learn about civic engagement a the National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/civic/

Youth Leadership:

• For more than two decades, National Youth Leadership Council has led a movement linking youths, educators, and communities to redefine the role of young people in society.  http://www.nylc.org/

• CIRCLE (The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement) promotes research on the civic and political engagement of Americans between the ages of 15 and 25. http://www.civicyouth.org/

• Idealist On Campus offers resources, events, educational tools, networking opportunities, and other programs that support students and campuses in strengthening communities through service, activism, and civic engagement.  http://www.idealist.org/ioc/

• The Hubert H. Humphrey Institute is widely recognized for its role in examining public issues and shaping public policy at the local, state, national, and international levels, and for providing leadership and management expertise to public and nonprofit organizations. http://www.hhh.umn.edu/

• The Indiana AmeriCorps Directors Association provides a support structure to AmeriCorps State* programs in Indiana.  The key roles of the organization is to provide: program support, program sustainability, program Development, member support, director support  http://www.indianaamericorps.org/INAmericorps/

International Service-Learning:

• Offered in 14 countries, International Partnership for Service-Learning and Leadership programs unite academic study and volunteer service, giving students a fully integrated study abroad experience.  http://www.ipsl.org/

• The Indiana Civil Liberties Union exists because we believe what the founders of this country did - that freedom matters. Our mission is to defend the principles set forth in the Indiana and U.S. Constitutions, particularly the Bill of Rights. http://www.iclu.org/index.asp

• Tolerance.org is a principal online destination for people interested in dismantling bigotry and creating, in hate's stead, communities that value diversity. http://www.tolerance.org/index.jsp

Philanthropy:

• The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University increases the understanding of philanthropy and improves its practice through programs in research, teaching, public service, and public affairs.  http://www.philanthropy.iupui.edu/index.html