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"We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time."
~T.S. Eliot
Creating social change takes action. Putting
your new skills, attitudes and experiences gained abroad into action can take the
form of developing an organization, seeking to deepen one’s civic engagement
or simply getting involved with already existing community service groups in the
community.
Resources
Smith
Community Service Office - Supports student engagement in meaningful
community service work and leadership training that enhances the educational
experience, meets community identified needs, provides opportunities for reflection,
and models the development of effective collaborative community partnerships
with local non-profit organizations.
Americans
for an Informed Democracy - a non-partisan organization
that brings the world home to the next generation of leaders through educational
seminars and conferences, leadership summits, town hall meetings, opinion pieces,
and global videoconferences.
Corporation for National & Community
Services - Americorps, Learn & Serve America, etc.
Campus Compact -
Campus Compact is a national coalition of more than 1,100 college and university
presidents - representing some 6 million students - dedicated to promoting community
service, civic engagement, and service-learning in higher education.
Engage -
Connects returned study abroad students with opportunity to participate in national
campaigns and connect with study abroad programs to intern directly.
Global
Engagement Summit - Builds the capacity of the next generation of global change
leaders to cross borders and partner with new communities to produce responsible,
innovative, sustainable solutions to shared global problems.
Idealist.org -
Idealist is a project of Action Without Borders, a nonprofit organization founded
in 1995 with offices in the United States and Argentina. Idealist is an interactive
site where people and organizations can exchange resources and ideas, locate opportunities
and supporters, and take steps toward building a world where all people can lead
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