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Cities of Service and Rockefeller Foundation Award First-Ever "Cities of Service Leadership Grants" to Ten Cities to Hire Chief Service Officers January 18, 2010 New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, founding members of the Cities of Service coalition, today joined Rockefeller Foundation President Dr. Judith Rodin to announce the winners of the first-ever Cities of Service Leadership Grants. Ten cities were selected to receive $200,000 two-year grants, funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, to hire a Chief Service Officer - a senior city official dedicated to developing and implementing a citywide plan to increase volunteerism and target volunteers to address their city's greatest needs. Read the full press release |
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Rockefeller Foundation Gives $2 Million to Help Cities Promote Volunteerism October 20, 2009 The Rockefeller Foundation and the newly formed Cities of Service coalition today announced the opening of the application period for the first-ever "Cities of Service Leadership Grants." Funded exclusively by the Rockefeller Foundation, the grants will be awarded to ten cities, on a competitive basis, whose mayors have committed to increase the amount and impact of service in their communities. Each recipient city will receive $200,000 over a two-year period for the specific purpose of hiring a Chief Service Officer, an individual who will lead local efforts on behalf of their city's mayor to develop and implement a comprehensive plan to increase volunteerism. Today's announcement comes just five weeks after 17 mayors from around the nation convened in New York City to form the Cities of Service Coalition and six months after Congress passed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, which will result in the greatest federal investment in service and volunteerism in 75 years. Read the full press release (in PDF) Learn more about the grant application |
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What is Cities of Service? Every day across our country, millions of Americans take time away from their work, their studies, and their families to give back to their communities. Millions more Americans would like to help solve local problems, but they are wondering: How can I get involved? Where can I make a difference? Cities of Service is a bi-partisan coalition of the mayors of large and small cities from across our country who will work together to engage citizens to address the great challenges of our time. Founded in New York City on September 10, the coalition and its member cities will respond to the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act's historic call to action by finding new and innovative ways to harness the power of volunteers to help solve pressing local challenges. Read the press release |
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| Founding mayors at the September 10 launch in Times Square |
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