International Initiatives
Association for Volunteer
Administration
An international membership organization whose purpose is to
"promote professionalism and strengthen leadership in
volunteerism." Offers a professional credentialing program,
publishes a quarterly journal, The Journal of Volunteer
Administration, and sponsors international conferences.
Boston College
Center for Corporate Community Relations
An international corporate membership organization, partnering
with businesses worldwide to strengthen community relationships
and foster healthy, sustainable communities for citizens and
businesses alike. The site includes resource material for
management and professional development, including certificate
programs in corporate community relations.
Habitat for Humanity
International
Habitat for Humanity has built over 65,000 houses in partnership
with people in need throughout the world. This page will answer
your questions on how to get involved, where the houses are
built and how the program works. Fact sheets describing
Habitat's progress are available for each country in which
Habitat is working.
IdeaList
This site from Action Without Borders lists 14,000 nonprofit
organizations from 125 countries. Each entry provides
information about their services, volunteer opportunities, job
openings, internships, upcoming events and publications. The
directory is searchable, and the site provides numerous links.
InterAction: American Council for Voluntary International Action
"InterAction is the largest alliance of U.S.-based international development and humanitarian nongovernmental organizations. With more than 160 members operating in over 100 countries, we work to overcome poverty, exclusion and suffering by advancing social justice and basic dignity for all."
International Year of Volunteers, 2001
During the 52nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly on
November 20, 1997, a proposal was approved to proclaim the year
2001 as the International Year of Volunteers. Continual updates
on IYV 2001 can be accessed through this page.
Millennium International Volunteer Awards Gala
On March 17, 2000, the Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the newspaper USA Today, honred 32 Americans from across the United States "who freely and voluntarily give their time, talent and efforts on behalf of visitors from other nations." The Millennium International Volunteer Awards Program is designated as an official program of the White House Mllennium Council.
Opera Volunteers International
"Opera Volunteers International (OVI) is a not-for-profit association of over one hundred opera guilds and other opera volunteer organizations, as well as opera volunteer coordinators who work for opera companies, and hundreds of individual members. They come from throughout the United States and Canada, with a few members in Europe and Australia as well."
United Nations Volunteers
The United Nations Volunteers programme (UNV) was created by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1970 to serve as an operational partner in development cooperation at the request of UN member states. It is unique within the UN family and as an international volunteer undertaking. It reports to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and works through UNDP's country offices around the world.
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