Welcome to Innovations in Civic Participation
Innovations in Civic Participation (ICP) is a non-profit organization supporting the development of innovative high-quality youth civic engagement policies and programs both in the US and around the world.
ICP is a leader in the global movement to promote sustainable development and social change through youth civic engagement. We embrace a positive view of young people that recognizes their potential to create beneficial and lasting social change in their communities through active participation in service opportunities.
ICP's Activities
ICP supports the field of youth civic engagement worldwide through a variety of functions:
I. Incubating Innovative Ideas and Scaleable Models for scaling up national youth service and service learning. This includes legislative advocacy, capacity building, research publication and other support of innovative ideas such as Summer of Service and Pathways to Teaching.
II. Creates and Expands Global Networks of individuals and organizations committed to developing youth civic participation. ICP serves as the secretariat tot he leading network in global service learning in higher education, the Talloires Network, and to the only global national youth service organization, the International Association of National Youth Service.
III.Consults with Governments, International Organizations, and Other Clients on designing national youth engagement policies and programs, trainings and evaluation programs. For example, ICP has collaborated with the World Bank to show the positive impact of youth civic engagement on development.
IV. Conducts Research and Publicizes Information on youth civic engagement, especially national youth service and service learning, including in relation to Green Youth Service and Regional Capacity Building. ICP emphasizes information on quality practices and policy frameworks in order to enable greater impact and effectiveness. See ICP's Resources and Program and Policy Database.
V. Serves as a Financial Intermediary to support the development of innovative youth service programs and to promote the development of national youth service policies through small grants and award programs.
None of ICP's work would be possible without the continued support of our donors and the work of our partners around the world, who continue to promote youth service at local, national, and international levels.
I. Incubating Innovative Ideas and Scaleable Models for scaling up national youth service and service learning. This includes legislative advocacy, capacity building, research publication and other support of innovative ideas such as Summer of Service and Pathways to Teaching.
II. Creates and Expands Global Networks of individuals and organizations committed to developing youth civic participation. ICP serves as the secretariat tot he leading network in global service learning in higher education, the Talloires Network, and to the only global national youth service organization, the International Association of National Youth Service.
III.Consults with Governments, International Organizations, and Other Clients on designing national youth engagement policies and programs, trainings and evaluation programs. For example, ICP has collaborated with the World Bank to show the positive impact of youth civic engagement on development.
IV. Conducts Research and Publicizes Information on youth civic engagement, especially national youth service and service learning, including in relation to Green Youth Service and Regional Capacity Building. ICP emphasizes information on quality practices and policy frameworks in order to enable greater impact and effectiveness. See ICP's Resources and Program and Policy Database.
V. Serves as a Financial Intermediary to support the development of innovative youth service programs and to promote the development of national youth service policies through small grants and award programs.
None of ICP's work would be possible without the continued support of our donors and the work of our partners around the world, who continue to promote youth service at local, national, and international levels.