Webinars

Upcoming Webinars


Building Bridges Between U.S. & International GYSD Participants

Wednesday, February 24 at 3pm Eastern Presenters: Danielle Miranda, Manager of Outreach and Michael Minks, Director of Outreach With more than 100 countries now participating in GYSD, YSA mobilizes and supports young people around the world who are addressing critical global issues through their service. One of our goals is to connect youth volunteers in the U.S. with other youth volunteers around the world through through dialogues and learning exchanges. This webinar will provide an introduction to the United Nations Millennium Development goals (MDGs), ways to incorporate the MDGs into your local service projects, and a highlight new opportunities and resources for cross-cultural learning exhcanges between U.S. and international GYSD participants. Archive of this webinar will be available soon.

The Reflection Connection & Twice the Impact: How Service Changes Youth and Community

Wednesday, March 3 at 3pm Eastern Presenter: Susan Abravanel, Vice President of Education In this two-part webinar, participants will begin by exploring the role of structured reflection in connecting young people to their schools, their communities and the world around them. Through reflection, children and youth consider how their service and learning experiences are related to their own lives, and their communities. This session will introduce resources and strategies promoting the development of effective reflection activities. What is the value of youth service and service-learning? Recent research demonstrates impact on the developing student, increasing both academic and civic engagement. At the same time, effective youth service addresses a real community need, and brings needed change to a community. Part Two of this webinar focuses on the impact of service and service-learning in changing both young people and their communities. Register for Part 1 of this webinar (The Reflection Connection) here. Register for Part 2 of this webinar (Twice the Impact) here.

Marketing & Media

Wednesday, March 17 at 3pm Eastern Presenter: Brandon Gryde, Director of Communicatons Learn how to get the word out about your GYSD events exploring a variety of methods, from reaching out to traditional media to telling your story through social networking. We will explore how to identify your audience and tailor your message for the appropriate outlet. Finally, we’ll talk about what YSA is doing to help drive even more attention to your event. Register for this webinar here.

Engaging Elected Officials

Wednesday, March 17 at 3:30pm Eastern Presenter: Michael Minks, Director of Outreach Public officials play a crucial role in the campaign to increase the effectiveness and sustainability of youth service. There are over half a million elected officials in the United States; 96% of them are local officials. Learn how to engage local elected officials as high profile champions and supporters of your service programs and organizations. As citizens, we all need to ask our elected officials to be engaged on our issues; this webinar will cover who to ask, what to ask, and how to ask. Register for this webinar here.

Engaging Elementary Age Children as Service Leaders

Wednesday, March 31 at 3pm Eastern Presenter: Silvia Golombek, Senior Vice President They are savvy negotiators, open-minded risk-takers, and resourceful innovators. They also are tireless workers, ask hard questions, and care deeply about fairness. Who are we talking about? Eight year olds. Yes, eight year olds and elementary school-age children in general who are still our invisible partners in improving communities. Genetic research is showing that helping others may be part of our DNA, but too many educators do not consider children ready to participate in service-learning. There are numerous examples over the centuries of children leading social change, but they don’t make it into the history books nor do we seek to learn from them. Through specific and little known examples and resources, this webinar will help you discover new ways of thinking about and working with children as equal partners in service. Register for this webinar here.

Sustaining Your Service After Global Youth Service Day

Wednesday, April 14 at 3pm Eastern Presenter: Karen Daniel, Vice President of Engagement Global Youth Service Day, a year round effort to expand the impact of the youth service movement, is the largest youth service event in the world. The initiative launches new service organizations, policy changes, and sustainable service programs to create a culture of engaged youth. Find out how you can sustain the momentum of your Global Youth Service Day events to create a year-round culture of engaged young people. This webinar will also preview resources available for Summer of Service and September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance. Register for this webinar here.

Webinar Archive

A Semester of Service, A Semester of Learning

Thursday, December 10 - - - 3pm ET Presenter: Susan Abravanel, Vice President of Education, Youth Service America Semester of Service links prominent national service events - such as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service and Global Youth Service Day - through an extended service-learning framework of at least 70 hours. Young people ages 5-25, spend the “semester” addressing a meaningful community need connected to intentional learning goals and/or academic standards. Semester of Service emphasizes “duration and intensity”, enriching the experience by providing participants with enough time to incorporate the five stages of service-learning: Investigation, Preparation & Planning, Action, Reflection, and Demonstration/Celebration. This webinar will provide an introduction to Semester of Service, the IPARDC process, and YSA’s tools and resources – including the new Semester of Service Strategy Guide and the GoToServiceLearning lesson plan database. Semester of Service Webinar Listen to this webinar here. Webinar begins approximately 4 minutes, 15 seconds into recording. Supplemental Resources

Connecting Your Service-Learning Projects to National Days of Service

Thursday, December 17 - - - 3pm ET Presenter: Karen Daniel, Vice President of Engagement, Youth Service America The time period of Semester of Service and the National Learn and Serve Challenge includes several national days of service, including as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, Cesar Chavez Day, Earth Day, and Global Youth Service Day. This webinar will provide an introduction to key days of service, how to leverage these days to bring added publicity and resources for your program, and how to utilize these days as key points in the IPARDC process – for example, investigative activities on MLK Day activities and demonstration & celebration activities on Global Youth Service Day. National Days of Service Webinar Listen to this webinar: