SL Center Start Up Funding

Hi All--

I am in the process of writing a proposal to create a service-learning
center at my university. This proposal will then be turned over to our
development office to seek seed money. We already have a service-learniong
program in place, but believe that now it is the time to create a center to
better leverage our resources to help the communities we serve. I was
wondering if folks at colleges and universities with sl centers, or the
equivalent, could help me out with the following questions.

   Seed funding. Where did your money come from to fund start-up?
   Endowment. Do you have an endowment? How was that endowment created? Is
   the endowment used for staff salaries? programs? Etc?
   Institutional Support. How much internal financial support did you
   receive?

Granger Babcock, Ph.D.
Assistant to the Dean
University College
Louisiana State University
225-578-2849
fbabco1@lsu.edu