Individual and Organizational Support Services
College Navigation Programs address issues of concern for urban students who aspire to go to college and parents who want to see their children succeed there.
Learning Evidence, Gaining Understanding of Policies (LEGUP) enables volunteer coaches to spend time at public schools and on college campuses to build debate programs.
Technical Assistance
IMPACT COALITION SERVICE OFFERINGS
IMPACT can serve as the management and resource center for any interested school or community-based program. Currently, IMPACT manages tournament administration and the development of debate programs at more than 100 Title I and similarly situated schools across the system while providing low-cost resources for others.
Resources For Starting a Debate Team
- Debate Course Curriculum
- Comprehensive Research Starter Pack with argument sets for affirmative and negative use
- NYUDL Coaching Manual
- Step-by-Step Debate Guides (Tool Boxes) for novice students and teachers
- Local Summer Debate Institute with a track for new teachers & students
- Web-Based Recruitment Material
- Training Sessions for New Judges
- CD and Video Recruitment Tapes
Resources for Maintaining a Debate Team
- Professional Development Consultants at Tournaments
- E-mail Hotline Service
- Coaching Assistance Partnership with NYU, Queens College & Columbia
- Interactive Website with Updates, Results, Tournament Details
- On-Line Tournament Registration
- Free transportation to all local tournaments
- Compilation and Distribution of 3000 pages of National Evidence Resources
- Free food at all local tournaments
- Complete Evaluation and Assessment Data Management System
- Liaison and Advocacy Services with National and Regional Leagues
- Assistance with navigation of SAT, FAFSA filings and college applications
- Training Videos for all Stages of Competition
- Community Debate Resource Centers (Brooklyn, Bronx)
Resources for Expanding a Debate Program
- Summer Scholarships to Local and National Institutes totaling over $120,000
- Securing University Scholarship Matches (avg. worth $6000 Northwestern University, Emory University, Catholic University, University of Vermont, University of Missouri-Kansas City and University of Michigan)
- Full University Scholarships for Debate Competition
- Access to College Courses and Events in Argumentation and Debate
- Transportation and lodging for National and Regional Events
- Stipends for food for out-of-town tournaments and training institutes
- Identification of HEOP and other Financial Aid Scholarships
- Designing a Six Session Debate Teaching Certificate Program
- Step-by-Step Debate Guides (Tool Boxes) for Advanced student and teachers
- Local Summer Debate Institute with a Track for advanced teachers & students
- Selected Participant in National Debate Study
Affiliations
- Nonprofit Coordinating Committee
- National Forensics League
- Fountain for Youth
- Mid-Hudson League
- International Debate Education Association
- National Catholic Forensics League
- Cross Examination Debate Association
- American Forensics Association
- Associated Leaders of Urban Debate
COVER Connecting Operations, Vision, Effort and Reporting is a networking strategy that connects nonprofit agencies and their directors to share advocacy, fund development and strategic planning ideas.
Youth and Social Action offers a site dedicated to youth activism, providing a place where youth can learn about and share ideas on how to get involved in their communities.
Incubator Programs - independent organizations that use the IMPACTCoalition as their fiscal agent while they develop structures and staffing.
Associated Leaders of Urban Debate (ALOUD) -- promotes debate as a vehicle for national urban education reform to develop civic participation and healthier communities through capacity building, professional development, research and evaluation.
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