Edward Ginsberg Center Logo with Block M
Edward Ginsberg Center Logo with Block M

2018-2019 Learning in Community Workshops

The Ginsberg Center offers multiple workshops to support students and staff who are working with communities through courses, student organizations or independently. Learning in Community (LinC) is an educational workshop and training series focused on supporting those interested in community engagement, social justice, democratic engagement, advocacy, activism and philanthropy. Sessions address one or more of the following areas: 

Community Engagement Essentials

Democratic Engagement

Student Organization Support 

In addition to our LinC Workshop Series, groups can also request individual workshops. For more information, or to submit a request for one of the below workshops, please visit our website: ginsberg.umich.edu/linc.



Staff & Faculty Lunch & Learn: Serving on a Nonprofit Board

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Shapiro (Undergraduate Library) Screening Room 2160
The Ginsberg Center, NEW, and several Non-Profit Organizations

Are you a UM faculty or staff member interested in learning about serving on a non-profit board and connecting with local community organizations seeking board members? Please join the Ginsberg Center on Tuesday, October 16th in the Shapiro Library (Rm 2160) from 12-1:30 pm for a lunch and learn opportunity, lunch will be provided. The last half hour of the session is optional and will include networking with community partners. 

We will have a guest speaker from NEW: Solutions for Nonprofits that will give broader context to what it means to serve on a non-profit board and offer strategies on how to identify appropriate board membership positions for you. During the session, there will be opportunities to learn about and speak with several community organizations seeking new board members including: Child Care Network, Avalon Housing, and Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels. 

Being on a non-profit board is a meaningful way to engage with your community and lend your skills to the needs of community partners and the populations they serve. Combine your professional skills, time, and commitment through service on a non-profit board.  



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