President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge Webinar Series Co-sponsored by The White House, the Department of Education, the Corporation for National and Community Service, and Interfaith Youth Core September 12, 2012, 2pm EDT The webinar will start shortly – please join the conference call at , dial participant pass code:

Webinar Moderators Michael Robbins Senior Advisor for Nonprofit Partnerships, Department of Education 2 Usra Ghazi Campus Outreach Manager, Interfaith Youth Core

I.President’s Challenge Overview and Program Timeline II.Program Planning Template Overview III.Frequently Asked Questions IV.Questions and Discussions Today’s agenda… 3

Participation Form 4 Available at Indicates an institution is developing a plan

The President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge-Overview Last year, 400+ campuses interested in organizing a year of interfaith cooperation and community service programming on campus during academic year. Campuses submitted plans, and then mid-year and year-end reports about programs and initiatives that advance Interfaith Service and Interfaith Engagement.

6 President’s Challenge Program Timeline May 2012: White House Announces President’s Challenge Continuation June : Campuses commit to participate June-Oct 2012: Campuses draft program plans Oct-Nov 2012: White House reviews program plans July : President’s Challenge National Gathering Oct : All program plans due Academic Year: Campuses implement program plans

President’s Challenge Program Planning Template Parts I, II, & III  Your institution  Who are your partners?  Is there institution-wide commitment to this initiative? 7 To be discussed further during future support webinars!

Program Planning Template, cont. Part IV: Interfaith Service  What is your service issue & why?  What will your impact be?  How is it interfaith? Part V: Interfaith Engagement  How will you build interfaith cooperation?  What will your impact be?  How will it integrate with your service initiative? 8

Program Planning Template, cont. Part VI: Implementation, Evaluation & Sustainability  How will you measure impact?  What will make this plan sustainable?  How will you document success? 9 To be discussed future support webinars!

10 Visit us online for information and resources… Department of Education For participation form, planning template, and more information about the Challenge Interfaith Youth Core For articles, reports, and resources on building interfaith cooperation

Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships Center U.S. Department of Education Facebook.com/EdPartners Twitter.com/EdPartners “The President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge” Facebook Group: / /

Additional Frequently Asked Questions  Both new and continuing campuses are invited to make this an impactful year for the President’s Challenge.  Resources may be found online as well as by contacting staff at the Department of Education and Interfaith Youth Core Tips Top Questions  What does this mean for new schools?  What does this mean for continuing schools?  How does our school join the Challenge? 12

 For continuing schools—What external resources did you find that were particularly helpful?  For continuing schools—What suggestions do you have for new schools?  For new (and continuing) schools—What could the White House provide that will be most helpful for you as you begin planning for the Challenge. Questions and Discussion Join the conversation by pushing *1 on your phone keypad. 13

14 Next Steps May 2012: White House Announces President’s Challenge Continuation June : Campuses commit to participate June-Oct 2012: Campuses draft program plans July : President’s Challenge National Gathering Oct : All program plans due Oct-Nov 2012: White House reviews program plans Academic Year: Campuses implement program plans Future Webinars More support webinars will be offered this month and in the future. Call-in and log-on information will be circulated in advance of each call. If you have questions, please us at

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