New NSLC Library Items - July 29, 2008

General/Cross-Sector

Fixler, Jill, Sandie Eichberg, and Gail Lorenz. Boomer Volunteer Engagement: Collaborate Today, Thrive Tomorrow. Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse, 2008.
Abstract: This innovative book provides a step-by-step guide for engaging Boomers as volunteers to build organizational capacity. This book contains everything nonprofits need to engage skilled Boomer volunteers including: research that is current, relevant, and applicable to volunteer engagement; 14 downloadable PDF worksheets, with work plan and progress report templates; and a proven process for building organizational capacity.
http://www.servicelearning.org/library/lib_cat/index.php?library_id=7871

TakingITGlobal. Climate Change: Youth Guide to Action. Toronto, ON: TakingITGlobal, 2007.
Abstract: The TakingITGlobal Climate Change Youth Guide to Action is intended to inspire, inform and involve youth in taking action on climate change and global warming. While each section of the guide highlights important steps in taking action,it takes youth through the following steps: getting informed and identifying real problems; developing a leadership role and inspiring other youth to get involved; choosing a project, setting goals, developing and implementing an action plan; and, evaluating their success and sustaining their actions.
http://www.servicelearning.org/library/lib_cat/index.php?library_id=7904

Higher Ed

Burg, Steven. From Troubled Ground to Common Ground: The Locust Grove African-American Cemetery Restoration Project: A Case Study of Service-Learning and Community History. The Public Historian, 30(2), May 2008, 51-82.
Abstract: This article chronicles a movement to restore Shippensburg, Pennsylvania's Locust Grove Cemetery, a historic African-American burial ground. The cemetery faced persistent troubles exacerbated by changing demographics in the surrounding neighborhood, its caretakers' limited resources, and the community's history of racial discrimination. Beginning in 2003, Shippensburg University applied history students assisted with research, grant writing, and interpretative materials. By 2005, a community coalition formed that built on the students' efforts, ultimately mobilizing the resources needed to finish the restoration. This case study illustrates the complex dynamics of a community preservation campaign and ways Public History programs can support such efforts.
http://www.servicelearning.org/library/lib_cat/index.php?library_id=7852