For Community Partners

Classroom and Co-Curricular Partnerships with Students

The Center for Careers, Life, and Service has developed relationships with over 150 local nonprofit, grass-roots organizations, schools, and governmental agencies interested in engaging with Grinnell College students, faculty, and staff. Whether your organization is interested in hosting Service Leadership Work-Study students, would like volunteer or class assistance with a project, has a research question to explore with students, or just wants to learn what kinds of classroom or co-curricular partnerships are possible, we are here to help.

 

What Is Systems Change? 6 Questions, Answered

By  Rachel Jetel, World Resources Institute

Systems change. Transformation. Deep transition. These phrases are used so often they risk becoming buzzwords with diminished meaning.

And yet to limit global temperature rise, conserve nature, and build a fairer economy that benefits …

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Systems stewardship in practice: What it is and how to get started

Written by: Dawn Plimmer, Collaborate for Social Change, Dec 14, 2022

The case for collaboration is stronger than ever but realising its potential is daunting when confronted by systems that are often siloed, competitive and fragmented. These barriers will persist …

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What Do We Mean By “Civic Engagement”

by Richard P. Adler & Judy Goggin in the Journal of Transformative Education Vol. 3 No. 3.

Civic engagement refers to the ways in which citizens participate in the life of a community in order to improve conditions for others …

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