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CSGS is a consortium of student-driven organizations addressing global challenges. We collaborate on projects and programming, enhance fundraising, recruitment, and advocacy efforts, and share knowledge on best practices. We are a public access point for information on international service opportunities and on the work of student-driven global development organizations.
 
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BBC Best Practices Committee

BBC Best Practices Committee
Erin Barnhart from Idealist.org leads this group. Their charge is to create best practices for international volunteering. To that end, we’ve been collecting and reporting on other documents, and are gathering together a set of interview questions to take to volunteer-sending organizations. My job is to take all the random questions [...]

Accountability

I’m thinking specifically accountability for college students who are carrying out international service projects. This topic is relevant to MPI, to CGI U, and hopefully to many of you.
How do we ensure follow through from the beginning?
Using step-by-step charts with deadlines, assigned responsibilities, etc. to facilitate follow through. Does anyone have some kind of relevant [...]