Aspen Institute
For Support Of An Effort To Create A National Voluntary Civilian Service
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Amount$50,000
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Program
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Date Awarded7/23/2013
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Term12.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
The Aspen Institute is undertaking a new venture to build a case for a voluntary civil service counterpart to military service in the United States. The project seeks to expand opportunities for citizens to help solve America’s most pressing challenges in areas such as education, food security, environmental conservation, veterans’ reintegration, and economic opportunity. In addition to mobilizing public and political support for such an effort, the project seeks to develop a National Service Certification System to certify participating organizations. Such certification could enable nonprofits, colleges, civic organizations, and others to establish full-time National Civilian Service Corps positions within their organizations.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.aspeninstitute.org/programs
Grants to this Grantee
for the Energy and Environment Program
The Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Program works with people, organizations, and governments to take greater action on solving climate change. This grant will enable the institute to cover costs for expert staff that is seconded to the federal government. Staff will report directly to the federal government and support its climate finance priorities. (Substrategy: Finance)
for India-U.S. Track II Dialogue on Energy and Climate Change
The Aspen Institute, in partnership with Ananta Aspen Centre in India, manages the India-U.S. Track II Dialogue on Energy and Climate Change. This sponsorship grant helped the institute assemble a group of experts from government, NGOs, academia, and the business community to help define a constructive bilateral agenda on critical energy and climate concerns. The Track II Dialogue aims to foster trust and cooperation, and uses targeted analyses to suggest concrete pathways for collaboration between the governments and relevant subnational and nonstate actors. (Substrategy: Multilateral)
for membership support of the Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation
Hewlett Foundation membership.
