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Miley Cyrus & Youth Service America Share “10 Ways to Get Ur Good On” on MLK Day

“Everybody can be great... because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” - Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Read Post | Comments

ServiceNation Partners with Sister Campaign to Honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

In honor of the 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, Opportunity Nation and ServiceNation have joined together to highlight ways to increase economic opportunity in America through service.  Dr. King worked for increased opportunity for all Americans. Now, more than ever, we need to work to ...   Read Post | Comments

ServiceNation and ServeNext Announce Merger; Join Forces to Protect and Expand National Service

ServiceNation, the national campaign dedicated to increasing service opportunities and elevating service as a core ideal and problem-solving strategy in America, announced today that they are joining forces with the grassroots advocacy organization ServeNext.

“With service opportunities rapidly ...   Read Post | Comments

ServiceNation Announces Ken Harbaugh as Executive Director

ServiceNation Announces Ken Harbaugh as Executive Director: Former Navy Pilot brings wealth of military and nonprofit leadership experience to the helm of the ServiceNation campaign. Read Post | Comments

Non-profits Once Again Join Together to Save Service

The nationally service movement scored a key victory this month with passage of the end-of-year spending bill by Congress.  As highlighted by the The Hill newspaper, this victory was a testiment to the tireless efforts and dedication of service-related nonprofit organizations, who joined together ...   Read Post | Comments

Nominate a volunteer for an MLK Drum Majors for Serve Award

MLK Drum Majors for Service are volunteers who perform extraordinary everyday acts of service with reliability and commitment, but who seldom receive recognition. Service is called by a variety of names. To some it may be outreach; to others, it may be mission driven; to still others, it may be ...   Read Post | Comments

Great Additions to the ServiceNation Coalition

In October, we were excited to welcome three organizations into the ServiceNation coalition. And now, we’d like to welcome five more: Civic Assets, Playworks, Surfrider Foundation, Volunteer Los Angeles and Warrior Gateway! ServiceNation has been privileged to work in partnership with several of these organizations on past projects and initiatives and we are excited to make their membership into the coalition official. And as we start making our plans for 2012, we are excited to work closely with all coalition members new and old!  Read Post | Comments

Beautification Project at the California Veterans Home- West Los Angeles for 11/11/11

As Veterans Day approaches, ServiceNation: Mission Serve is busy planning 11 high profile service projects in 11 cities across the country on 11/11/11. The “Veterans Day 11/11/11” project is a national call to service and is designed to establish Veterans Day as a day of service and celebration. Through the support of our corporate sponsor Bank of America, ServiceNation is partnering with the Pat Tillman Foundation, Student Veterans of America, California Veterans Home- West Los Angeles and Volunteer Los Angeles to perform a beautification project at the California Veterans Home- West Los Angeles.  Read Post | Comments

Dallas Celebrates Veterans Day with a Day of Service

As Veterans Day approaches, ServiceNation: Mission Serve is busy planning 11 high profile service projects in 11 cities across the country on 11/11/11.  The “Veterans Day 11/11/11” project is a national call to service and is designed to establish Veterans Day as a day of service and celebration. ...   Read Post | Comments