Special Events
Institute Philanthropy Project
IPVS Students host a community car wash to raise money for DC Youth
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A key component of the IPVS experience is participating in the Institute Philanthropy Project. This interactive project allows students to directly impact the Washington, DC community through service and philanthropy, while learning valuable event-planning, fundraising, grantmaking and facilitation skills.
This interactive project allows students to plan and implement fundraising events and at the end of the summer, the IPVS class will present a grant award to a worthy organization of the class’ choosing. Students also take part in service projects that give them first-hand experience in the DC community.
Students will be responsible for serving on one of the fundraising committees, voting in the final grantmaking decision and taking part in service projects.
Past Fundraising Committees
- Raffle and Silent Auction
- Cornhole Tournament
- Community Book Sale
- Community Car Wash
- TFAS Talent Show
- Date Auction
Please click here to view full committee descriptions and student responsibilities.
A student from each fundraising committee will also serve on the Grantmaking Evaluation Team which works to select recipient organizations as finalists for the grant award.
Past Volunteer Projects Include:
- Literacy Field Day for kids at Community Family Life Services hosted at Georgetown University
- International Fair with country presentations for children at YMCA and Boys and Girls Clubs
- Outdoor Activities for youth at the Living Classroom's Backyard Adventures Event
- Volunteer appreciation with Councelors in Training at the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington
- Trip to Native American History Museum with youth from Martha’s Table
- Safety Training for at-risk inner city children
- Ice Cream Social for families at the Ronald McDonald House
- Sports Day at a summer leadership camp for youth
- Carnival for youth campers at Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind
- Leadership and team building activities for YMCA Counselors in Training
- International Fair for inner-city kids at Beacon House
“My experience with IPVS equipped me with the skills I need to enter the nonprofit world after I graduate from college. Most importantly, I gained confidence in my abilities to be a leader and make a difference in the world.”
Megan Wood
Wellesley College
Intern, Suited for Change
"IPVS allowed me to expand my knowledge of the non-profit world while improving my communication abilities, exploring a city that I love and opening exciting opportunities for me after graduation. ”
Katie Hennig
Miami University
Intern, American Institute for Cancer Research
In addition to the Institute Philanthropy Project service projects, IPVS students have the opportunity to take part in service projects that are planned in conjunction with the annual Service Saturday event. These projects are for students in all four of the summer programs to come together for one day to perform various projects throughout Washington D.C.
Institute students participate in a park restoration project as part of TFAS Service Saturday
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Past Projects Include:
- Facilitate games and activities for students at the Discovery Creek Children’s Museum’s Say Hello to Summer Event
- Stream clean-up and park revitalization at Marvin Gaye Park
- Meal preparation at DC Central Kitchen and Food & Friends
- Playground restoration at Community Family Life Services
- Working with the elderly at The Washington Home
- Sorting and Organizing food at Capital Area Food Bank
- Moving books and supplies at Booker T. Washington Charter School
- Tracking and organizing donations at the Habitat for Humanity Re-store
- Cleaning and preparing lunch alongside the women at Rachael’s Women’s Center
- Organized the library of the after-school program at Interstages
- Cleaning and organizing the Asian American LEAD Community Center
- Delivering meals to homebound senior citizens in Northwest DC through IONA Senior Services’ Weekend Home Delivered Meal Program
- Sorting fresh produce at DC Central Kitchen’s Miller Farm
- Sprucing up a garden in Anacostia Park with Student Conservation Association
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