Connecting Across America
Overview | Bonner Partners | Find Partners
The Bonner Program offers excellent opportunities to connect to organizations across the country dedicated to aspects of the Common Commitments including Civic Engagement and Social Justice.
Overview:
An brief explanation of the design and purpose of the Bonner Partner National Network.
The Bonner Partners Program seeks to forge relationships between you and national and international service organizations. If we think of the Bonner Program as a student movement and strategy for investing the resources of colleges and universities in work that creates significant change in both our communities and our country, cooperation with the nation's most significant non-profit networks and organizations is paramount. Connections with these different partners can benefit both you and the national community in many different ways. Think about:
- Finding ongoing service work: partnerships can provide you with well developed opportunities to serve.
- Summer Internships: Use these organizations as a resource for summer internships. Gain important experience learning about and leading civic programs and events. At the same time, meet your Bonner Program summer service requirements.
- Alternative Breaks: Assist these Partners with larger short-term projects. Some alternative break experience is required of all first year Bonner students so don't hesitate to contact these organizations and explore opportunities with them.
- Post-graduate opportunities: Don't think that your connection with these groups must end upon graduation. Ask them about long-term internships, jobs, or service opportunities even after you leave college.
- Training and Retreats: Use the Partners' as resources for training. Even consider them as potential retreat sites and attend job fairs or cluster events. Invite them to your campus to discuss opportunities with your Bonner Program or Campus at large.
- Distribution of Materials: Tell your community about these Partners. The further their influence stretches the greater impact they can have on your community and our nation.
Bonner Partners:
The following Bonner Partners took part in this summers "Summit on Civic Engagement" at Allegheny. If you did not meet them at the Summit they continue to be available and are eager to connect with YOU. So...find out who they are and how you might benefit from a partnership.
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CIRCLE: Center for Research on Civic Learning and Engagement:
CIRCLE promotes research on the civic and political engagement of Americans between the ages of 15 and 25.
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American University's Washington Semester Program:
A program intent upon bringing undergraduate students to the nation's capital for first hand experience of the political process.
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Mobilize.org:
An all-partisan network dedicated to educating, empowering, and energizing young people for civic engagement and political participation.
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New Organizing Institute:
A unique grassroots program that trains young, technologically enabled political organizers to work for progressive campaigns and organizations.
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Peacework:
Aiming to alleviate poverty and promote peace through economic development partnerships and services around the world.
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Project Pericles:
An association of American colleges and universities committed to reawakening American undergraduate education to its responsibility to prepare students to be effective and engaged citizens.
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ProWorld Service Corps:
Promoting social and economic development, empowering communities, and cultivating educated compassionate global citizens.
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RESULTS:
Nonprofit grassroots advocacy organization committed to creating the political will to end hunger and the worst aspects of poverty.
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Roosevelt Institution:
A non-profit, non-partisan national network of campus-based student think tanks.
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Teach for America:
The national corps of diverse and outstanding individuals of all majors and career interests who teach for two years in urban and rural public schools.
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U.S. Public Service Academy:
America's first national civilian college. This is a flagship institution designed to build a more perfect union by developing leaders of character dedicated to service in the public sector.
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Find Partners
The Bonner Partner Network includes more than just those listed above. Find more potential connections and new, exciting ways to create change.
Bonner Partner Search Engine: Search the Bonner Website for Bonner Partner Organizations.
Idealist.org: Don't stop there. Go to Idealist.org and use their internship search engine to find organizations around the country looking for help.
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