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Awards and Contests Current Issue - January 2008 Listed in order of deadline The Great Debaters Debate Video ContestIDEA is excited to be a co-sponsor and judge in The Great Debaters Video Contest that is taking place in celebration of the new movie, The Great Debaters, starring Denzel Washington. The movie is a celebration of debate and the power words have to help cross cultural and ethnic boundaries. IDEA invites its members and debaters throughout the U.S. to participate in the Debate Video Contest. Winners can receive an array of great prizes, including roundtrip tickets on JetBlue Airlines. To see details about the contest and learn how you can participate, visit this link. The contest deadline is January 31, 2008 Coming Up Taller Awards NEW! The Coming Up Taller Awards recognize and reward outstanding after-school and out-of-school arts and humanities programs for underserved children and youth. The deadline to apply is January 31, 2008. To learn more, visit http://www.cominguptaller.org/ Youth Film Makers Sought For International Film Festival NEW! The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival and Adobe Youth Voices are looking for youth produced works on human rights from around the globe to screen in their newly established Youth Producing Change Program. Submission deadline February 8, 2008. To learn more, visit http://www.hrwgraphics.com/ffhtmlimages/YOUTHPRODUCINGCHANGE_Submissions.pdf Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) Annual Award The CCPH Annual Award recognizes exemplary partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions that build on each other's strengths to improve higher education, civic engagement, and the overall health of communities. The intent of the award is to highlight the power and potential of community-campus partnerships as a strategy for social justice. The award recognizes partnerships that are striving to achieve the systems and policy changes needed to overcome the root causes of health, social and economic inequalities. Partnerships must nominate themselves and need not be members of CCPH. Public recognition of the award-winning partnership's achievements will be made at an award presentation ceremony at the 3rd Community-University Exposition (CUexpo) Conference, May 4-7, 2008 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Learn more about the CCPH Annual Award - including instructions for submitting a nomination, information on past award recipients and honorable mentions, and answers to frequently asked questions here. Nominations are due February 12, 2008 Nominate An Outstanding Organization For The American Express Building Leadership Award NEW! Independent Sector is seeking nominations for the 2008 American Express Building Leadership Award, which recognizes outstanding organizations for their leadership in investing in the people of the charitable community, through an emphasis on the development of internal staff, board, and volunteer leadership. The deadline is February 18, 2008. To le arn more, visit http://www.independentsector.org/programs/leadership/organizationalaward.htm C. Peter Magrath Engagement/Kellogg Outreach Scholarship Awards NEW! The award program seeks to identify colleges and universities that have redesigned their teaching, research, extension and service functions to become even more sympathetically and productively involved with their communities. All public four-year institutions are eligible for the award and may submit up to two applications. Applications must include a community partner and can include two-year and private four-year institutions as collaborative partners. Deadline: February 25, 2008 Submissions may be sent by email to jmiddleton@nasulgc.org or by regular mail to Ms. Jean Middleton, NASULGC, 1307 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005. Further instructions and information can be found at http://www.nasulgc.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=304&srcid=224. Prize to Reward Civic Contributions NEW!
http://www.purposeprize.com/index.cfm
Call For Nominations For The 2008 Awards For Municipal Excellence NEW!Sponsored by the National League of Cities, the Awards for Municipal Excellence identify and showcase outstanding city and town programs that improve the quality of life in America's communities. Winners of this award exemplify excellence in city governance, best practices in municipal policy, and models to follow to improve the lives of their citizens. Deadline for nominations is May 1, 2008. To learn more, visit http://www.nlc.org/resources_for_cities/awards___recognition/7760.aspx#2008%20Call
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