Learn and Serve America's National Service-Learning Clearinghouse

The National Conference on Volunteering and Service is the world's largest gathering of volunteer and service leaders from the nonprofit, government, and corporate sectors.

Co-convened by HandsOn Network and the Corporation for National and Community Service, the annual event provides attendees with an opportunity to learn, connect, and be inspired through a wide range of exciting and informative plenary sessions, workshops, special events, service projects, exhibits, specialized "tracks," and more. Past speakers have included Presidents George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter, Colin Powell, Representative John Lewis, Jon Bon Jovi, and many more.

Live Webcasts

We will be live webcasting the Opening Plenary, Inspiration Event, and National Service Town Hall.  Click on the links below to register, or visit www.volunteeringandservice.org.  

Monday, June 28, 1:30 – 3:30 pm ET:   “It’s Up to YOU” Opening Plenary Session at Radio City Music Hall hosted by MSNBC’s Morning Joe team Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski.  Featuring Patrick Corvington, CEO of the Corporation; Michelle Nunn, CEO, Points of Light Institute; Senator Mark Warner; The Hon. David A. Paterson, Governor, New York; The Hon. Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York; Melody Barnes, White House Director of Domestic Policy Council, and others.

Click here to register for Open Plenary webcast

Monday, June 28, 8:30 - 10:00 pm ET:  “Here’s To YOU” Inspiration Event at Radio City Music Hall hosted by “The Daily Show’s” John Oliver, featuring actress Ruby Dee; comedian Mo Roca, Global Health Corps president Barbara Bush, Top Chef finalist Carla Hall, oceans activist Philippe Cousteau; Broadway shows casts; Jeff Parness, founder of The New York Says Thank You Foundation, and special awards for extraordinary volunteers.

Click here to register for Inspiration Event webcast

Tuesday, June 29, 12:45 - 2:30 pm ET:  National Service Town Hall, featuring Corporation CEO Patrick Corvington sharing his vision for service and answering your questions, a celebration of AmeriCorps VISTA and Foster Grandparents anniversaries, followed by a Strategic Plan listening session from 2:30 to 4:00.

Click here to register for National Service Town Hall webcast

Tuesday, June 29:   MTV, TeenNick, the Corporation for National and Community Service, and Shell are teaming up to spotlight the extraordinary efforts of our nation's youth service leaders in the "It's Up to Us! 2010 NCVS Youth Forum."  The two-hour summit will give 150 young people a platform alongside leaders from the national service movement and the Obama and Bloomberg administrations, to connect, discuss and generate new ideas to expand the youth service movement. MTV News Correspondent Sway Calloway will kick-off the evening event as emcee, and Ben Nemtin from MTV's "The Buried Life" will join youth service leaders from Usher's New Look and Learn and Serve America. 

Check conference website  tomorrow to learn how you can watch the forum live. 

On-Demand Video<

We’ll be capturing interviews with service leaders and filming the two micro-plenaries and will post these on the National Conference YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/theNCVS 

Solutions 2020 Micro-Plenary (Available June 29):   Unconventional 21st century global and economic challenges require more than the conventional solutions of the past. Join us for a discussion of how leaders and citizens can work across sectors to find innovative approaches for improving our society. Speakers include: Stephen Goldsmith, Deputy Mayor, New York City; Diana Aviv, President and CEO, Independent Sector; Alan Khazei, Founder and CEO, Be The Change, Inc.; Pamela P. Flaherty, President and Chief Executive Officer, Citi Foundation; Wes Moore, Author and Youth Advocate

The Role of Service in Remaking American Education (Available June 30):  Providing high-quality education is critical to America's economic future. Learn the latest developments in education policy and the Administration's education agenda, and examine the role of service in accelerating education reform.   Speakers include: Stephanie Banchero, Panel Moderator and Education reporter, Wall Street Journal; The Honorable Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education; Joel Klein, Chancellor, New York City Department of Education; Ronjanett Taylor, Director, America Reads, Mississippi; Bob Moritz, Chairman and Senior Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; Anthony Salcito, Worldwide VP of Education, Microsoft

Social Media

Thanks to social media, there are lots of ways you can participate online, whether you’re in New York or not! 

• "Like" the Conference Facebook page so that official wall posts show up in your Facebook news feed.
• Follow @NCVS on Twitter to hear all the official conference tweets and follow the conference conversation by searching the #NCVS Twitter hashtag. Join the conversation by adding "#NCVS" to your tweets.
• Check out the Crowdvine  social networking site to see who's coming, find out what they have to share and make plans to get together.
• Check out other social media tools on the National Conference website and read our blog about how to be a social media rock star at the national conference.

Mixed Reality Learning Lab Sessions in Second Life

You can participate in live learning labs from the conference by visiting Second Life.  To get started in Second Life go to www.secondlife.com and create a free account, build your avatar and teleport to http://slurl.com/secondlife/Plush%20Nonprofit%20Commons/88/126/26

Click here to learn more about Nonprofit Commons in Second Life, or watch this video.  Below is the schedule for the learning lab on Second Life:

MONDAY, JUNE 28

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Innovations in Interactivity Salon
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Make an Avatar! Tours of new Nonprofit Resource Library
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Twitter HELP
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Plush Nonprofit Commons Tour: Make an Avatar!
1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. No activities in lab due to Opening Session
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Facebook HELP
4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Social Media Strategies

TUESDAY, JUNE 29

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Digital Storytelling
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Health Nonprofit Commons Tour
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Mixed Reality, Interactive Presentations & Streaming
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Social Strategies: Aggregation
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EcoCommons Nonprofit Commons Tour
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Make an Avatar! Aloft Nonprofit Commons Tour
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. YouTube HELP
4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. LinkedIn HELP

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Value-centric Games
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Second Life Tour NPC: Campaigns & Events Make an Avatar!
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. IBM's Celebration of Service Mini Jam
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. New Web Tools for Collaboration
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. MeetUp.com & Event Postings
11:00 am - 11:30am IBM's Celebration of Service Mini Jam
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Crossplatform Event Strategies

Wherever you are, we hope you join us in New York as we work towards greater impact and innovation in service.