1. The Bonner Program:
Partnerships & Placements
“Access to Education,
Opportunity to Serve”
A program of:
The Corella & Bertram Bonner Foundation
10 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 924-6663 • (609) 683-4626 fax
For more information, please visit our website at www.bonner.org
2. Community Partnerships:
Overview
• Selecting partner organizations
• Types of projects and placements
• Calendar for partnership management
• Appropriate, meaningful placements
• Using BWBRS to manage service
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4. Community Partnerships:
Campus Approaches
• Clearinghouse
• Individual student placements/
internships
• Student service clubs or
signature/department projects
• Site/Issue-Based Teams
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5. Community Partnerships:
Bonner Model
• Intensive
• Multi-year
• Reciprocal
• Strong agency staff with
capacity to host higher
level placements
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6. Community Partnerships:
Community Partner Perspective
•
Access to motivated,
trained students serving
10 hours/week for
multiple years
•
Multi-level, team-
oriented partnership
•
Serve important role as
co-educators
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8. Community Partnerships:
Student Roles by Level
Type of Service
Vision/Strategy Expertise
Fundraising
Research / Writing /Academic Work
Outreach/Public Relations
Project Coordination
New Program Development
Improving Existing Services
Regular Volunteer Work
Explore
One-time Service Projects
www.bonner.org
9. Community Partnerships:
Student Roles by Level
Type of Service
Vision/Strategy Expertise
Fundraising
Research / Writing /Academic Work
Outreach/Public Relations
Project Coordination
New Program Development
Improving Existing Services
Regular Volunteer Work
Explore
One-time Service Projects
www.bonner.org
10. Community Partnerships:
Student Roles by Level
Type of Service
Vision/Strategy Expertise
Fundraising
Research / Writing /Academic Work
Outreach/Public Relations
Project Coordination
New Program Development
Improving Existing Services
Regular Volunteer Work
Explore
One-time Service Projects
www.bonner.org
11. Community Partnerships:
Student Roles by Level
Type of Service
Vision/Strategy Expertise
Fundraising
Research / Writing /Academic Work
Outreach/Public Relations
Project Coordination
New Program Development
Improving Existing Services
Regular Volunteer Work
Explore
One-time Service Projects
www.bonner.org
12. Community Partnerships:
Student Roles by Level
Type of Service
Vision/Strategy Expertise
Fundraising
Research / Writing /Academic Work
Outreach/Public Relations
Project Coordination
New Program Development
Improving Existing Services
Regular Volunteer Work
Explore
One-time Service Projects
www.bonner.org
13. Community Partnerships:
Student Roles by Level
Type of Service
Vision/Strategy Expertise
Fundraising
Research / Writing /Academic Work
Outreach/Public Relations
Project Coordination
New Program Development
Improving Existing Services
Regular Volunteer Work
Explore
One-time Service Projects
www.bonner.org
14. Community Partnerships:
Student Roles by Level
Type of Service
Vision/Strategy Expertise
Fundraising
Research / Writing /Academic Work
Outreach/Public Relations
Project Coordination
New Program Development
Improving Existing Services
Regular Volunteer Work
Explore
One-time Service Projects
www.bonner.org
15. Community Partnerships:
Student Roles by Level
Type of Service
Vision/Strategy Expertise
Fundraising
Research / Writing /Academic Work
Outreach/Public Relations
Project Coordination
New Program Development
Improving Existing Services
Regular Volunteer Work
Explore
One-time Service Projects
www.bonner.org
16. Community Partnerships:
Student Roles by Level
Type of Service
Vision/Strategy Expertise
Fundraising
Research / Writing /Academic Work
Outreach/Public Relations
Project Coordination
New Program Development
Improving Existing Services
Regular Volunteer Work
Explore
One-time Service Projects
www.bonner.org
17. Community Partnerships:
Student Roles by Level
Type of Service
Vision/Strategy Expertise
Fundraising
Research / Writing /Academic Work
Outreach/Public Relations
Project Coordination
New Program Development
Improving Existing Services
Regular Volunteer Work
Explore
One-time Service Projects
www.bonner.org
19. Community Partnerships:
Levels of Engagement — Example
Advocacy Students present findings to School Board
Forum Organize public forum on school lunch
Issue Brief School lunch programs, farm-to-school, obesity
Research Evaluate student attitudes toward nutrition
Training Workshops for new Board & Staff
Summer Manage summer program & plan for Fall
Team Help expand to other Schools in District
Regular Coach students in School Garden Club
1x Plant School Garden for Orientation Service
www.bonner.org
20. Community Partnerships:
Levels of Engagement — Example
Advocacy Students present findings to School Board
Forum Organize public forum on school lunch
Issue Brief School lunch programs, farm-to-school, obesity
Research Evaluate student attitudes toward nutrition
Training Workshops for new Board & Staff
Summer Manage summer program & plan for Fall
Team Help expand to other Schools in District
Regular Coach students in School Garden Club
1x Plant School Garden for Orientation Service
www.bonner.org
21. Community Partnerships:
Levels of Engagement — Example
Advocacy Students present findings to School Board
Forum Organize public forum on school lunch
Issue Brief School lunch programs, farm-to-school, obesity
Research Evaluate student attitudes toward nutrition
Training Workshops for new Board & Staff
Summer Manage summer program & plan for Fall
Team Help expand to other Schools in District
Regular Coach students in School Garden Club
1x Plant School Garden for Orientation Service
www.bonner.org
22. Community Partnerships:
Levels of Engagement — Example
Advocacy Students present findings to School Board
Forum Organize public forum on school lunch
Issue Brief School lunch programs, farm-to-school, obesity
Research Evaluate student attitudes toward nutrition
Training Workshops for new Board & Staff
Summer Manage summer program & plan for Fall
Team Help expand to other Schools in District
Regular Coach students in School Garden Club
1x Plant School Garden for Orientation Service
www.bonner.org
23. Community Partnerships:
Levels of Engagement — Example
Advocacy Students present findings to School Board
Forum Organize public forum on school lunch
Issue Brief School lunch programs, farm-to-school, obesity
Research Evaluate student attitudes toward nutrition
Training Workshops for new Board & Staff
Summer Manage summer program & plan for Fall
Team Help expand to other Schools in District
Regular Coach students in School Garden Club
1x Plant School Garden for Orientation Service
www.bonner.org
24. Community Partnerships:
Levels of Engagement — Example
Advocacy Students present findings to School Board
Forum Organize public forum on school lunch
Issue Brief School lunch programs, farm-to-school, obesity
Research Evaluate student attitudes toward nutrition
Training Workshops for new Board & Staff
Summer Manage summer program & plan for Fall
Team Help expand to other Schools in District
Regular Coach students in School Garden Club
1x Plant School Garden for Orientation Service
www.bonner.org
25. Community Partnerships:
Levels of Engagement — Example
Advocacy Students present findings to School Board
Forum Organize public forum on school lunch
Issue Brief School lunch programs, farm-to-school, obesity
Research Evaluate student attitudes toward nutrition
Training Workshops for new Board & Staff
Summer Manage summer program & plan for Fall
Team Help expand to other Schools in District
Regular Coach students in School Garden Club
1x Plant School Garden for Orientation Service
www.bonner.org
26. Community Partnerships:
Levels of Engagement — Example
Advocacy Students present findings to School Board
Forum Organize public forum on school lunch
Issue Brief School lunch programs, farm-to-school, obesity
Research Evaluate student attitudes toward nutrition
Training Workshops for new Board & Staff
Summer Manage summer program & plan for Fall
Team Help expand to other Schools in District
Regular Coach students in School Garden Club
1x Plant School Garden for Orientation Service
www.bonner.org
27. Community Partnerships:
Levels of Engagement — Example
Advocacy Students present findings to School Board
Forum Organize public forum on school lunch
Issue Brief School lunch programs, farm-to-school, obesity
Research Evaluate student attitudes toward nutrition
Training Workshops for new Board & Staff
Summer Manage summer program & plan for Fall
Team Help expand to other Schools in District
Regular Coach students in School Garden Club
1x Plant School Garden for Orientation Service
www.bonner.org
28. Community Partnerships:
Service Road with Rising Expectations
Expertise - specialist
Example - site/project coordinator
Experience - solid programmatic role
(Program Assistant or specific title)
Exploration - intentional placements that provide
exposure and result in additional commitment
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30. Community Partnerships:
Campus Examples
• Carson-Newman College
• The College of New Jersey
• Davidson College
What has been your program’s approach and
strategy to incorporate these models?
What steps have been pivotal?
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31. Working Session
Review Your
Partnerships
• Your current partnership
approach
• Analysis of community
partners:
✓ issue areas
✓ level of service
positions
✓ capacity
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33. Issues to Impact:
Choosing a Partner
Consider their potential for:
– student interest in this partner and issue
area
– hosting multiple long-term volunteers,
with increasing responsibility
– community-based research
– public policy research and engagement
– capacity building
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34. Issues to Impact:
Community Partner Inventory
• 1x / Short-term Projects
• Regular Volunteer Placements
• Summer/School Year Internships
• Site/Issue Based Team (3+ Volunteers)
• Capacity Building Support for Partners (i.e.,
workshops, resource development)
• Community-based Research and/or Course-based
Projects
• PolicyOptions Issue Brief(s)
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37. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Outreach - identify key partners
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38. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Outreach - identify key partners
Preparation - define student roles
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39. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Outreach - identify key partners
Preparation - define student roles
and training/education requirements
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40. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Outreach - identify key partners
Preparation - define student roles
and training/education requirements
Management - choose student site leader
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42. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Outreach - identify partners for Bonner
placements
www.bonner.org
43. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Outreach - identify partners for Bonner
placements
•Conduct site visits
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44. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Outreach - identify partners for Bonner
placements
•Conduct site visits
•Walk through Bonner model (Level of Partnerships, etc.)
www.bonner.org
45. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Outreach - identify partners for Bonner
placements
•Conduct site visits
•Walk through Bonner model (Level of Partnerships, etc.)
•Confirm Community Partners (select most appropriate for
Bonner)
www.bonner.org
46. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Outreach - identify partners for Bonner
placements
•Conduct site visits
•Walk through Bonner model (Level of Partnerships, etc.)
•Confirm Community Partners (select most appropriate for
Bonner)
•Consider using Partner Application/Partner Agreements (MOU)
www.bonner.org
47. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Outreach - identify partners for Bonner
placements
•Conduct site visits
•Walk through Bonner model (Level of Partnerships, etc.)
•Confirm Community Partners (select most appropriate for
Bonner)
•Consider using Partner Application/Partner Agreements (MOU)
•Formalize agreements; create Position Descriptions
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49. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Preparation - training & position
descriptions
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50. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Preparation - training & position
descriptions
• Plan & implement Partner Orientation
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51. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Preparation - training & position
descriptions
• Plan & implement Partner Orientation
• Present Bonner vision, purpose, & student development
model
www.bonner.org
52. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Preparation - training & position
descriptions
• Plan & implement Partner Orientation
• Present Bonner vision, purpose, & student development
model
• Clarify expectations & communication
www.bonner.org
53. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Preparation - training & position
descriptions
• Plan & implement Partner Orientation
• Present Bonner vision, purpose, & student development
model
• Clarify expectations & communication
• Address training needs
www.bonner.org
54. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Preparation - training & position
descriptions
• Plan & implement Partner Orientation
• Present Bonner vision, purpose, & student development
model
• Clarify expectations & communication
• Address training needs
• Refine partner descriptions, position descriptions, & CLAs
www.bonner.org
55. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Preparation - training & position
descriptions
• Plan & implement Partner Orientation
• Present Bonner vision, purpose, & student development
model
• Clarify expectations & communication
• Address training needs
• Refine partner descriptions, position descriptions, & CLAs
• Review, submit & activate positions in BWBRS
www.bonner.org
57. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Management - site/project coordinator
www.bonner.org
58. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Management - site/project coordinator
• Define and fill Project/Site Coordinator positions
www.bonner.org
59. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Management - site/project coordinator
• Define and fill Project/Site Coordinator positions
• Engage Partners as Co-educators
www.bonner.org
60. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Management - site/project coordinator
• Define and fill Project/Site Coordinator positions
• Engage Partners as Co-educators
• Utilize, manage, and review positions and hour logs in BWBRS
www.bonner.org
61. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Management - site/project coordinator
• Define and fill Project/Site Coordinator positions
• Engage Partners as Co-educators
• Utilize, manage, and review positions and hour logs in BWBRS
• Conduct term-end Evaluation and Reflection
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62. Community Partnerships:
Agenda for Partner Orientation
• Introduce Bonner Model/Expectations
★ Intensive (8-10 hrs/week) and multi-year (2-4 years)
★ Developmental model
★ Partners as co-educators
• Communicate Reporting Process
★ CLAs, Hour Logs, and Service Accomplishments
★ Calendar — school year and summer
★ Appropriate and inappropriate service projects
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64. Placement process:
Working With Students
Orientation - preparing students
• Philosophy of reciprocal community partnerships
• Background on local community
• Service Road explained
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65. Placement process:
Working With Students
Orientation - preparing students
• Philosophy of reciprocal community partnerships
• Background on local community
• Service Road explained
Preparation - deciding where to serve
• Site visits
• One-time service projects
• Shadowing
• Community partner presentations
• Volunteer Fair
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66. Placement process:
Working With Students
Orientation - preparing students
• Philosophy of reciprocal community partnerships
• Background on local community
• Service Road explained
Preparation - deciding where to serve
• Site visits
• One-time service projects
• Shadowing
• Community partner presentations
• Volunteer Fair
Management - reporting & reflection
• Community Learning Agreement
• Hour Logs
• Service Accomplishments
• Reflection/Evaluation
• One-on-One Advising
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67. Working Session
Plan steps & dates for:
• Identifying & preparing community
partners and placements
• Orienting and placing students
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68. Community Partnerships:
Campus Examples
• Carson-Newman College
• The College of New Jersey
• Davidson College
What have you learned are key best
practices for partner and placement
management?
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70. Using BWBRS:
Administrator & Student Usage
Student Member
Profiles Enrollment
Administrators
Prepare
BWBRS Partner & Training &
Positions Enrichment
Service
Accomplishments
Students Community
Report Learning Hour Logs
Agreements
Activities Reflection &
Evaluation
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71. Using BWBRS:
Student Reporting
Community Learning
Agreement
(from Position Description)
Hour Logs
Service
Accomplishments
Reflection &
Evaluation
(1 on 1 Advising)
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74. Using BWBRS:
Entering Service Positions
Preparing on BWBRS
•Must have title and service descriptions
•Only have one entry per position per
placement
•Make available to all students
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75. Using BWBRS:
Entering Service Positions
Preparing on BWBRS
•Must have title and service descriptions
•Only have one entry per position per
placement
•Make available to all students
Importance
•Creates online database
•Appears on CLA
•Communicates AmeriCorps Eligibility
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77. Using BWBRS:
Tips — Service Position Descriptions
Description
•Develop with partner
•Statement about program
and statement about the
work involved (specific,
intended benefits)
•Clear and Concise
•Auditable*
* Consider AmeriCorps Eligibility
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78. Using BWBRS:
Tip — Start with Strong Descriptions
Multiple Positions
at one site (team)
suggests levels
Descriptive Title
Clear statement about
program + clear
description of roles
Issue tags
Fundraising
(<10% for AmeriCorps overall)
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79. Using BWBRS:
Tip — Use Descriptive Position Titles
Partner Good Titles! Titles to Avoid:
Second Chance Learning
After-School Youth Mentor Tutor
Center
Second Chance Learning
Volunteer Coordinator Intern
Center
Elijah’s Promise Soup
Kitchen Assistant Volunteer
Kitchen
Elijah’s Promise Soup
GED Instructor Tutor
Kitchen
Hunger Advocate
Farmers Against Hunger Public Education Coordinator
Hunger Activist
Resource Development Office Assistant
Habitat for Humanity
Coordinator Administrative Assistant
New Brunswick Public
Outreach Coordinator Library Staff
Library
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80. Using BWBRS:
Train & Support for Excellent CLAs
Starting with a strong
position description
yields a stronger CLA
Additional
Details
Student creates
Primary Objectives,
selecting from
appropriate drop-down
choices
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81. Using BWBRS:
Tip — A Good BWBRS Service Description
This is a great title!
Notice how the Description
has three components:
1.Shows the
community need
2.Briefly describes
mission of the agency
3.Specifically describes
the member’s
responsibilities
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83. Using BWBRS:
Answer — What Needed Edits
Title: Academic Support-Math
Position Description:
• What age/demographic is
being served?
• Should be from the
member’s point of view.
• What are they going to
be doing?
• State Non- Profit status.
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84. Training Videos & Screencasts:
Bonner Network YouTube Channel
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89. Working Session
Review Your BWBRS
• Review student profiles/enrollment status
• Review your community partners & positions
• Review your training & enrichment profiles
• Review your policies for student reporting of
CLAs, Hour Logs, and Service Accomplishments
• Review your BWBRS training plan
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Notes de l'éditeur
Bonner students spend more than 80% of the program engaged in community service, and the effectiveness of this work and experience is mostly related to the strength of the community partnerships.
Every Bonner Scholar is involved in more than 1,800 hours of community service throughout their undergraduate years;
Every Bonner Leader is similarly involved in 300 hours of service during any school year or summer, for at least two years, in addition to other service performed outside the Bonner Program.
Core of the Bonner Program
As your relationships grows, expectations and training can be catered to truly working towards building the capacity of the partner
As your relationships grows, expectations and training can be catered to truly working towards building the capacity of the partner
As your relationships grows, expectations and training can be catered to truly working towards building the capacity of the partner
As your relationships grows, expectations and training can be catered to truly working towards building the capacity of the partner
As your relationships grows, expectations and training can be catered to truly working towards building the capacity of the partner
As your relationships grows, expectations and training can be catered to truly working towards building the capacity of the partner
As your relationships grows, expectations and training can be catered to truly working towards building the capacity of the partner
As your relationships grows, expectations and training can be catered to truly working towards building the capacity of the partner
As your relationships grows, expectations and training can be catered to truly working towards building the capacity of the partner
As your relationships grows, expectations and training can be catered to truly working towards building the capacity of the partner
Student View:
EXPECTATION /EXPLORATION:
Trying to figure out their passions and interests, what is this program about?
Getting to know the community
Example: Tutoring; do they like working with children
EXPERIENCE:
Been there a year; received some training and experience tutoring, beginning to help coordinate other volunteers, special service events
Sense of belonging to the program, the organization, &#x201C;my kids,&#x201D; &#x201C;my site&#x201D;
Attend meetings; community partner really views them as reliable,
EXAMPLE:
Tutoring, helping manage volunteers, write their own curriculum
EXPERTISE: Decided to become education major; curriculum-approved by the state, discussing educational policy, attending staff meetings, treated more like a staff member than a volunteer, grant writing
Previously discussed, community partnership model.
Now going into more detail of how we can take our partnerships to the next level.
How we can move a relationship from the occasional volunteer or regular volunteer to site based teams, collaborative problem solving
Recommendations:
Have time set aside; build this into program expectations
Introduce Bonner Program structure; Bonner volunteers can commit to a longer time frame and higher level work
Introduce the developmental model
Provide a binder or written materials
Set out communication expectations
Talk about appropriate and inappropriate service projects