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Added by Gaili Jensen on December 14, 2009 at 12:44am — No Comments

2009 Doubling Cohort Survey completed

The Building Bridges Coalition has completed its annual doubling cohort study through which the coalition gauges progress towards its goal to double the number of volunteers serving abroad. The impact of the economic downturn of the last year is evident in the 2009 results, which project achieving 70% of the doubling goal by 2010 compared with last year's projection to achieve 92% of the doubling goal. Download the survey results to see the charts for all the questions in the survey.
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Added by Paul Joss on September 22, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

New Research Study on Corporate Volunteering

The International Volunteering Project at Brookings signs on as “Cooperating Organization” to a Research Study on Global Corporate Volunteering, a project of the International Association for Volunteer Effort and its Global Corporate Volunteer Council. Through its Building Bridges Coalition, The International Volunteering Project at Brookings has joined organizations such as The International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF), the Points of Light Institute/Hands On Network and United Way Worldwide,… Continue

Added by Paul Joss on August 26, 2009 at 7:00pm — No Comments

BBC future planning

Since the creation of the Building Bridges Coalition in 2006, we have seen tremendous progress. With the over 200 committed member organizations; our successes have ranged from legislation to research to outreach. With the Building Bridges Coalition’s current Strategic Plan nearing its conclusion in 2010, it is time to create a new Strategic Plan to guide us. Therefore, we are very pleased to be launching a new Strategic Planning Process which will result in the release of our new Strategic Pla… Continue

Added by Paul Joss on August 12, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Students and Service World

As mentioned in a previous post, the BBC is working with organizers of the ServiceNation movement to create an event/movement called ServiceWorld. On Wednesday, July 8, student leaders and representatives will meet to discuss student involvement in ServiceWorld. They will discuss how students can organize and contribute substantially as a voice for a Service World movement, as well as… Continue

Added by Paul Joss on July 6, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Building Bridges Coalition representatives meet with Congresswoman Lowey in White Plains, New York

On Tuesday, June 30, the Chair of the Building Bridges Coalition (BBC), Steve Rosenthal and Jim Swiderski, BBC Director of Advocacy were pleased to meet with Congresswoman Nita Lowey at her congressional office in White Plains, New York. Congresswoman Lowey is Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations and has been the leading Congressional champion for international volunteer programs. The BBC strongly supports doubling the size of the US Peace Corps and providing fund… Continue

Added by Paul Joss on July 6, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Get ready for ServiceWORLD

Many of you may be familiar with ServiceNation - a grassroots movement started in 2008 to create a new spirit of volunteer service among American citizens from kindergarten through retirement. It is a very successful campaign that moved millions to volunteer and culminated in the passage of the Edward Kennedy Serve America Act in April of this year. Now some key leaders from ServiceNation and our Building Bridges Coalition are gathering to create a similar movement tentatively called ServiceWorl… Continue

Added by Paul Joss on June 3, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Brookings releases new policy paper in International Volunteer Service

The Brookings Institution has released a new version of its Global Views publication with a policy brief written by three long-standing BBC leaders and champions of international service: David Caprara, Kevin Quigley and Lex Rieffel. It is a great paper that discusses different models of multilateral international service. Download the full paper using the link below. Continue

Added by Paul Joss on June 2, 2009 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment

BBC featured in new book: The Give-Back Solution: Create a Better World With Your Time, Talents & Travels

A new book written by BBC member Susan Skog features an interview with Steve Rosenthal, Chairman of the Building Bridges Coalition and Executive Director of Cross Cultural Solutions. Here is an excerpt from the book: An excerpt from The Give-Back Solution: Create a Better World with Your Time, Talents and Travel By Susan Skog Building Bridges Coalition Boosts Volunteers Abroad If you decide to go abroad for your volunteering, you’ll have ample company. By 2010, the Building Brid… Continue

Added by Paul Joss on May 28, 2009 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Change.org's new Global Service channel

All - Change.org, the Clinton Global Initiative, and the Consortium for Student Global Service are launching a brand-new change.org channel this summer - globalservice.change.org. We're looking for volunteers who will be abroad this summer and can contribute; could you please pass this on to your volunteers? More info here: http://globalservice.tumblr.com/ Thanks a lot! -Mark Continue

Added by Mark on May 18, 2009 at 1:25pm — No Comments

Minutes from May 14 BI-BBC meeting

A meeting of the Brookings Initiative on International Volunteering & Service and the Building Bridges Coalition was held on Thursday, May 14. The minutes from the meeting are available using the link below. For those on the conference call who were disconnected and unable to reconnect, please accept our apology for the difficulty. These notes are a poor substitute for live participation but I hope they will at least convey the great energy and activity happening in all facets of this projec… Continue

Added by Paul Joss on May 15, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

61% of Volunteer Travel Operators Expect Sales to Rise in 2009

According to a recent survey completed by Lasso Communications, 28 volunteer travel operators predicted that their 2009 sales would exceed those of 2008. Read the Press Release Check Out the Survey Continue

Added by Voluntourism Gal on May 5, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

2009 Volunteer Travel Insights Survey Released

I thought this new report on volunteer travel might interest you guys! There is a complementary one coming out next week from the operator's perspective showing that 65% of volunteer travel operators are up YOY - an anomaly in this economy for sure! http://www.geckogo.com/volunteer/report2009 Continue

Added by Voluntourism Gal on April 28, 2009 at 10:41pm — No Comments

International Volunteering Research Report

As international volunteering continues to grow, stakeholders frequently ask about the outcomes of service on volunteers, organizations, and host communities. To assess these outcomes, the Center for Social Development (CSD) at Washington University in St. Louis initiated a major research effort to study and inform the knowledge base on international service worldwide. The center recently released a research report on the effects of international volunteering on returned volunteers, which is the… Continue

Added by Benjamin J Lough on April 26, 2009 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

The Awesome Privilege of Volunteering

As a volunteer to local efforts apart from my role with Global Volunteers, I personally experience the joy and satisfaction of making a difference to local efforts frequently each month. And, I know that were it not for my contribution of skills and energy, many of these pressing needs would go unmet. I also feel the sincere gratitude of those who benefit directly from my time, and of those who manage the legions who commit to these worthy causes. I am often awestruck by the trust and responsi… Continue

Added by Michele Gran on April 26, 2009 at 11:56am — No Comments

It's official - ServeAmerica Act is Law

Today President Obama, surrounded by many supporters, signed the ServeAmerica Act into Law. This landmark piece of legislation increases support for domestic volunteering and also includes authorization of the Volunteers for Prosperity program to encourage and provide matching grants for skilled international volunteers. The Building Bridges Coalition was instrumental in getting the international piece included in the bill and passed. We really hope that it will help to engage more people, new p… Continue

Added by Paul Joss on April 21, 2009 at 6:03pm — No Comments

Welcome to the new BBC website!!

Cheers to the BBC's Public Awareness workgroup for their work on this new BBC website. We're excited to have this new interactive forum that will allow for greater interaction between our coalition members who share common goals but are geographically widely dispersed. We hope this new site will help us get more organizations involved in the coalition as well as serving as the hub for all BBC business and communications. If you are a member of a BBC workgroup (or are inspired to join one now!),… Continue

Added by Paul Joss on April 13, 2009 at 4:42pm — No Comments

Serve America Act passed including international volunteering

Today Congressional leaders demonstrated their commitment to citizen service when the U.S. House of Representatives passed The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act with a vote of 275-149. This was a major step in the legislative process after the Senate overwhelmingly passed the Act on March 26 with a vote of 79-19. The last remaining step is for President Obama to sign the bill, which he has committed to do. We are deeply grateful for the spirit of bipartisanship displayed in Congress to reauth… Continue

Added by Paul Joss on March 31, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Senate Passes Serve America Act

Many thanks to all BBC Members for your fantastic help in advocating the passage of the “Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act.” The bill was passed by the US Senatetoday in a broad bipartisan vote of 79 to 19. While the bill was primarily designed to increase domestic volunteer service, the key provision of interest to BBC members is Title V, the Volunteers for Prosperity (VfP) program. In short, thanks to the hard work and inspiration of the Brookings Institution and various BBC coalition memb… Continue

Added by Paul Joss on March 26, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

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