National Humanities Alliance Conference Call for Members re: Obama Admin's Initiative on Service

The National Humanities Alliance will host a conference call for its members on Wednesday, July 29 (3:00-3:45 PM EST) to discuss the Obama Administration's initiative on service.  Joining us on the call will be Philip Martin, Education Outreach Coordinator for the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), an independent federal agency that promotes volunteering and service.  Philip will report on "United We Serve" (www.serve.gov), a new national effort to engage more Americans in serving their communities this summer and beyond.

This call provides a useful and important opportunity for the humanities community to engage in a dialogue on one of the new Administration's top priorities.  If you have not yet RSVP'd, please do so (via Survey Monkey) at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=W3qWJgxO_2bI5pv_2foP7YdCAg_3d_3d.  Please reply by Monday, July 27.  All NHA members and their staff are invited to join the call.  Call-in information and a final agenda will be sent via email to those who have registered their attendance. 

DRAFT AGENDA
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1.  Welcome and Introductions - Jessica Irons, National Humanities Alliance
2.  Background on the Corporation for National & Community Service (CNCS) and United We Serve - Phil Martin, CNCS
3.  What are other groups doing to participate? (Discussion)
4.  How can the humanities community participate right now and in the future? (Discussion)
5.  What additional resources or assistance can NHA provide to facilitate participation? (Discussion)

Background information, resources, and a list of things you can do to participate (we hope to expand this list after the conference call) are posted on the Humanities Alliance web site at:

http://www.nhalliance.org/advocacy/white-house-launches-service-initiati....