Programming for Community Outreach Sheri H. Mecklenburg Vice President for the Seventh Circuit Chair, Community Outreach Committee Hon. Michael Newman FBA President-Elect Steve Justice Dayton Chapter President-Elect

“Everyone Can Be Great, Because Everyone Can Serve.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Why Community Outreach? It’s why you joined the FBA Puts your chapter/section/division on the map Strengthens your chapter/section/division Increases membership

Community Outreach Serves Your Chapter/Section/Division Shared common goal Bring everyone under the tent Give everyone a responsibility and a buddy Everyone belongs Feel-good glow

FBA Commitment to Community Outreach

Commitment to Community Outreach Previously ad hoc : Chapter programs Now an organized, nationwide effort 2014: FBA created Community Outreach Committee to coordinate nationwide efforts 2015: Community Outreach Report and NCOP Proposed April 2016: NCOP and Foundation Funding

Sheri Mecklenburg Vice President for the 7 th Circuit Chair, Community Outreach Committee Andrew Clark Vice President for the 4 th Circuit Joseph Leventhal Vice President for the 9 th Circuit Hon. Karoline Mehalchick Vice President for the 3 rd Circuit Chris Stephens Vice President for the 10 th Circuit Community Outreach Committee Members

COC Mission Statement To create, initiate and coordinate community outreach programs throughout the FBA, particularly through chapters programs. To foster programming in which FBA members engage the public in a manner that advances a positive view of the professionalism and good will of the FBA and its members, the federal courts and federal law.

Incorporate community outreach into FBA at every level, particularly chapter level Make community outreach integral part of FBA culture To serve as a resource for assisting in developing community outreach projects Goals of the Committee

Educates public about the FBA or its members, federal practice, federal courts or federal law; Assists public in a manner connected to use of the federal courts or federal law; Contributes to charitable cause targeted at the community at large; or Benefits a non-lawyer population connected to the federal courts, such as those convicted of federal crimes, or victims of federal crimes What is Community Outreach Programming?

REPORT: – Existing community outreach programs – FUNDING SOURCES REPORT serves as guide REPORT will be updated periodically Report on FBA Community Outreach Programs

Types of Programs: – Reentry – Pro Bono – Youth Programs/Civic Education – Mentoring/Diversity FBA Community Outreach Programs

April 2016 Funding Provided by the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Most Programs Were Civics-Oriented List of 2016 Participating Chapters/Section Central Dist. of Illinois Chapter Chicago Chapter Dayton Chapter Eastern Dist. of North Carolina Chapter Lafayette/Acadiana Chapter Middle District of Pennsylvania Chapter New Orleans Chapter Oklahoma City Chapter Orlando Chapter Palm Beach Chapter Phoenix Chapter San Diego Chapter Section on Taxation South Carolina Chapter Southern Dist. of New York Chapter Tampa Bay Chapter Utah Chapter

Chicago Chapter William J. Hibbler Schoolhouse to Courthouse Event

Phoenix Chapter Fifty Years After Miranda, How the Federal Courts Defined the Rights of the Accused

Oklahoma City Chapter A Day at the Courthouse: Oklahoma City Elementary School Mock Trial Program

Middle District of Pennsylvania Chapter An Introduction to Federal Court and Federal Agencies

Article from Peoria Journal Star about the Central District of Illinois Chapter’s National Community Outreach Project

Chapter Activity Fund – No specific limit, subject to total funds available – Applications on-line and accepted on rolling basis Foundation Grants – Up to $10,000, up to 1 X per year – Application deadlines: June 15 & December 15 – GRANTS EARMARKED FOR NEW CHAPTERS Within first 24 months Applications accepted on a rolling basis FBA Funding Sources

Ilene and Michael Shaw Public Service Award – $5,000 seed money for a public service program – Application deadline: June 1 Ilene and Michael Shaw Younger Lawyer Public Service Grant – $5,000 for public service or pro bono program administered by Younger Lawyers Division – Application deadline: June 1 Sections and Chapters as Co-Sponsors FBA Funding Sources

Law Firms Companies Charities Other Bar Associations Outside Sources of Funding

Chapter Activity Grants: Rolling Basis Chapter Community Outreach Grants (Up to $10,000) – Presented by the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association – Deadlines: June 15 and December 15 – NEW CHAPTERS IN FIRST 24 MONTHS: Rolling Basis Ilene and Michael Shaw Awards – Two awards, one for younger lawyers – Up to $5,000 – Deadline: June 1 RECAP: Funding Sources and Deadlines

Appoint a Community Outreach Liaison Make one community outreach program part of your year of leadership Talk to your Circuit Vice President for ideas Start funding applications now What can you do as an FBA leader?

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” - Winston Churchill