Leadership Management October 20, 2009 Rockefeller Foundation Gives $2 Million to Help Cities Promote Volunteerism City Mayors to Begin Applying for Service Leadership Grants Facebook Facebook Twitter Twitter LinkedIn LinkedIn %0D%0AGrants."%20Funded%20exclusively%20by%20the%20Rockefeller%20Foundation,%20the%20grants%20will%20be%0D%0Aawarded%20to%20ten%20cities,%20on%20a%20competitive%20basis,%20whose%20mayors%20have%20committed%20to%20increase%20the%20amount%20and%20impact%20of%20service%20in%20their%20communities.%20Each%20recipient%20city%20will%20receive%20$200,000%20over%20a%20two-year%20period%20for%20the%20specific%20purpose%20of%20hiring%20a%20Chief%20Service%20Officer,%20an%20individual%20who%20will%20lead%20local%20efforts%20on%20behalf%20of%20their%20city's%20mayor%20to%20develop%20and%20implement%20a%20comprehensive%20plan%20to%20increase%20volunteerism.%20Today's%20announcement%20comes%20just%20five%20weeks%20after%2017%20mayors%20from%20around%20the%20nation%20convened%20in%20New%20York%20City%20to%20form%20the%20Cities%20of%20Service%20Coalition%20and%20six%20months%20after%20Congress%20passed%20the%20Edward%20M.%20Kennedy%20Serve%20America%20Act,%20which%20will%20result%20in%20the%20greatest%20federal%20investment%20in%20service%20and%20volunteerism%20in%2075%20years.%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.nonprofitpro.com%2Farticle%2Frockefeller-foundation-gives-2-million-help-cities-promote-volunteerism-413655%2F" target="_blank" class="email" data-post-id="6810" type="icon_link"> Email Email 0 Comments Comments « Previous 1 2 3 4 All 0 Comments View Comments People:BloombergEdward M. KennedyJudith RodinObama Places:New York CitySub-Saharan AfricaUnited States Related Content 5 Board Oversight Failures, How to Overcome Them Next-Level Leadership for the Nonprofit Sector How to Keep and Engage the Next Generation Board Tips for Moving a Board Past Operational Thinking How to Lead Your Nonprofit During Tumultuous Times Who Supports the Board Chair? Comments
%0D%0Aawarded%20to%20ten%20cities,%20on%20a%20competitive%20basis,%20whose%20mayors%20have%20committed%20to%20increase%20the%20amount%20and%20impact%20of%20service%20in%20their%20communities.%20Each%20recipient%20city%20will%20receive%20$200,000%20over%20a%20two-year%20period%20for%20the%20specific%20purpose%20of%20hiring%20a%20Chief%20Service%20Officer,%20an%20individual%20who%20will%20lead%20local%20efforts%20on%20behalf%20of%20their%20city's%20mayor%20to%20develop%20and%20implement%20a%20comprehensive%20plan%20to%20increase%20volunteerism.%20Today's%20announcement%20comes%20just%20five%20weeks%20after%2017%20mayors%20from%20around%20the%20nation%20convened%20in%20New%20York%20City%20to%20form%20the%20Cities%20of%20Service%20Coalition%20and%20six%20months%20after%20Congress%20passed%20the%20Edward%20M.%20Kennedy%20Serve%20America%20Act,%20which%20will%20result%20in%20the%20greatest%20federal%20investment%20in%20service%20and%20volunteerism%20in%2075%20years.%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.nonprofitpro.com%2Farticle%2Frockefeller-foundation-gives-2-million-help-cities-promote-volunteerism-413655%2F" target="_blank" class="email" data-post-id="6810" type="icon_link"> Email Email 0 Comments Comments