About this event
Community Service Project is a chapter event that showcases a service initiative your chapter ran to meet a need in your school or community. The project must involve active chapter participation and show real impact. Chapter event presented by a team of 1 to 3 members; chapter events do not count against a member's one individual or team event. How it runs: there is no test. You submit a report (no more than 17 pages, with no links or QR codes) as a PDF, judged before the conference, then present live: 3 minutes to set up, a 7-minute presentation, and 3 minutes of questions. Internet access is not provided. At the National Leadership Conference your pre-judged score is added to your preliminary presentation score to decide who advances to the final round, and the final presentation decides the winners.
FormatChapter Presentation
Duration3 minutes setup, 7-minute presentation, 3 minutes Q&A, plus a report submitted before the conference
Solo or teamTeam event
CategoryService & Leadership
Your plan
How to study
Built from the official rating sheet and the event's own clock.
Read the guidelines and the sheet
Everything is scored on the rating sheet below. The official guidelines give the rules, the deadlines and what to submit.
Official guidelines (opens in a new tab)Outline it against the sheet
Give each part of your entry the room its points earn, starting from the biggest rows, so nothing on the sheet is left out.
See the sheetWrite it yourself
Your entry should be your own work. ChapterPrep's judge scores it and asks questions; it never writes it for you.
Rehearse the presentation
Type or say your presentation. The judge scores it on the official rating sheet and times you against the 7-minute limit.
Get judged on your presentationRehearse to the clock
You have 7 minutes, then 3 minutes of questions. Time every run, out loud, start to finish.
Judging
What judges score
The pre-judged report100 points
- Project has specific goals and provides service to the community and its citizens10
- Describes research into school or community needs15
- Describes planning, development and implementation of the project20
- Shows evidence of publicity received10
- Reports benefits to and degree of impact on the school or community10
- Evaluates the project10
Report Format
- Formats and designs a business report10
- Includes correct grammar, punctuation and spelling5
Guideline Protocols
- Adherence to Competitive Events Guidelines10
The presentation110 points
- Describes project development and strategies used to implement the project20
- Describes research into school or community needs15
- Appropriate level of chapter member involvement in the project10
- Degree of impact on the community and its citizens20
- Evidence of publicity received5
- Evaluation of project effectiveness5
Delivery Skills
- Statements are well organized and clearly stated10
- Displays confidence, poised body language, engaging eye contact and effective voice projection5
- Demonstrates the ability to effectively answer questions10
Presentation Protocols
- Adherence to Competitive Events Guidelines10
Guidelines and resources
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Free guides for this kind of event
- Article · Community Tool Box (University of Kansas)Community Tool Box, Ch. 3, Sec. 1: Developing a Plan for Assessing Local Needs and Resources (opens in a new tab)
- Article · Community Tool Box (University of Kansas)Community Tool Box, Ch. 8, Sec. 5: Developing an Action Plan (opens in a new tab)
- Article · Community Tool Box (University of Kansas)Community Tool Box, Ch. 7, Sec. 1: Developing a Plan for Increasing Participation in Community Action (opens in a new tab)
- Article · Community Tool Box (University of Kansas)Community Tool Box, Ch. 6, Sec. 3: Preparing Press Releases (opens in a new tab)
- Article · Community Tool Box (University of Kansas)Community Tool Box, Ch. 36, Sec. 5: Developing an Evaluation Plan (opens in a new tab)