About BBC

The Building Bridges Coalition is a project of the Brookings Institution's Initiative on International Volunteering and Service.

BBC Goals and Strategies

1. To double the number of international volunteers sent abroad annually by 2010
-- Increase public awareness of international volunteer opportunities
-- Encourage organizations to commit to scaling up
-- Foster partnerships among international volunteer organizations, universities & colleges, corporations, and government agencies
-- Support the Public Policy Group to expand national resource commitment to international volunteering and service

2. To improve the quality of international volunteer service
-- Establishing and promoting effective practices for international volunteer service
-- Create a forum for interaction and information sharing for international volunteer organizations, universities & colleges, corporations, government agencies, and other stakeholders in the field of international volunteerism
-- Encourage increased corporate engagement and improved social and business impact in international strategic volunteering programs

3. To maximize positive impacts of international service in communities throughout the world
-- Support the Research and Impacts Group to implement the comprehensive research agenda and improve effectiveness in international volunteer service

More details can be found in the Building Bridges Strategic Plan.

Building Bridges Plan_2009.pdf