About The Initiative On International Volunteering and Service
The Brookings Initiative on International Volunteering and Service sought to explore ways in which the culture of volunteerism can help enhance global understanding and security. The resulting initiative has an ambitious goal—to double the number of Americans that volunteer overseas by 2010.
The initiative has two key areas in addition to the Building Bridges Coalition. The Public Policy Group, co-chaired by Senator Harris Wofford and John Bridgeland, focuses on policy development and education, and advances recommendations that include doubling the Peace Corps and creating a Global Fellowship to sponsor individual volunteers. The Research and Impacts Group, led by the Center for Social Development at Washington University in St. Louis and Brookings Fellow David Caprara, focuses on assessing the status and impacts of international volunteering and service and promoting effective practices.
Led by David Caprara, Director and Nonresident Fellow at the Brookings Institution, the goal is to improve service quality, capacity, and positive impacts in communities throughout the world. These goals will be achieved through four distinct areas of operation and strategy:
Assessment of international service Public policy analysis and recommendations Building Bridges Coalition and public engagement Corporate sector engagement
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