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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:49:38 GMT
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Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT
By highlighting the critical role of volunteerism in addressing challenges at home and abroad, President Obama spoke to American community service participation at a forum Friday hosted by former President George H. W. Bush and the Points of Light Institute. David Caprara says the bipartisan nature of America’s vibrant service movement is urgently needed.
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Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:53:25 GMT
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Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
President Obama has proposed expanding the Peace Corps and building a global network of volunteers. To achieve this goal, David Caprara, Kevin F. F. Quigley and Lex Rieffel examine alternative service models and offer policy recommendations to the Obama Administration to further enhance U.S. volunteer opportunities with the goal of strengthening America’s multilateral development engagements.
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Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT
As the Obama administration and Congress work to reform an outdated foreign assistance system, they have an opportunity to adapt official U.S. efforts to more effectively and efficiently support global development in partnership with businesses and civil society. Jane Nelson and Noam Unger recommend ways the U.S. government can better position itself within the 21st century global development ecosystem.
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Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT
President Obama signed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, which will double the size of AmeriCorps and increase volunteer opportunities in the U.S. and abroad. David Caprara discusses the significance of the new legislation.
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Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT
In testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor, David Caprara spoke to the effectiveness of international volunteering and how it is an essential element of the U.S. response to critical challenges at home and abroad.
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Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT
President Obama has stated his commitment to enhancing service and volunteer opportunities for Americans both at home and abroad. David Caprara, the director of Brookings’s Initiative on International Volunteering and Service, explores the administration’s agenda in this Q&A.
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Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT
The Peace Corps, although the standard of excellence for international volunteering, remains constrained by budget issues and low numbers of volunteers. In a recent World View article, Lex Rieffel proposes the creation of a Corporation for International Study and Service that includes the Peace Corps as one solution and outlines potential benefits.
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Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT
As President-Elect Obama prepares to lead the United States, what are the top global economic challenges facing the new president and his advisors and how should the new administration address them? A new report by Brookings global economic and development experts ranks the top 10 issues and details specific ideas for how to tackle the toughest challenges.
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Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT
The Peace Corps is frequently noted as one of the best tools of American soft power since its creation more than 50 years ago. In a new policy brief, Lex Rieffel and Kevin Quigley recommend strengthening the Peace Corps and detail a specific proposal for the next administration.
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Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT
As Senators McCain and Obama gather in New York at the ServiceNation Summit in New York on September 11, David Caprara and Steven Rosenthal examine the nature of volunteerism and service and how international volunteering enhances America’s public diplomacy efforts.
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Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Reversing the negative attitudes toward the United States that prevail in many parts of the world will require a mix of hard power and soft power instruments. Brookings Fellow Lex Rieffel and National Peace Corps Association President Kevin F. F. Quigley provide recommendations for scaling up the Peace Corps and argue that such an effort could contribute measurably to strengthening America’s relations with the rest of the world.
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Tue, 13 May 2008 10:00:00 GMT
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- May 13, 2008, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Since the launch of AmeriCorps in 1994, more than a half million Americans have served in the program and helped support local nonprofits and communities in activities, including education, poverty alleviation and disaster support. Brookings and the Corporation for National and Community Service hosted a forum on the role of AmeriCorps in helping to create future public service leaders.
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Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT
As corporations have become more global, so have their philanthropic efforts. International corporate volunteering is one of the newest ways corporations are reaching out and in a new op-ed, David Caprara, director of Brookings’ Initiative on International Volunteering and Service, discusses the trend and shares best practices from a recent study.
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Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT
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Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Iran’s large youth population has led to overcrowding in schools, gender imbalance in the marriage market and increased pressure on the nation’s rigid formal labor market. By focusing on three crucial transitions, Djavad Salehi-Isfahani and Daniel Egel analyze the challenges facing youth in Iran and opportunities for the country to tap into its demographic dividend.
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Thu, 24 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT
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- May 24, 2007, 12:00 AM to
Brookings's International Volunteering and Service Initiative hosted a briefing for policy-makers on the importance and impact of global service. Sens. Russell Feingold and Norm Coleman announced their recently proposed Global Service Fellowship Act of 2007 (S. 1464), which aims to expand the number of American volunteers serving overseas through NGOs, faith based organizations, universities and the private sector.
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Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT
David L. Caprara, John Bridgeland, and Harris Wofford argue that as policy-makers search for ways to share the best of America with the world, they should start with our international volunteers, who embody this country's spirit of generosity, resourcefulness and hope. With the support of Congress and the Bush Administration, volunteers can become the first face of America to communities in many nations, while advancing concrete initiatives that lift up the lives of the poor throughout the world.
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Sun, 07 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Editorial by David Caprara in the Washington Post, advocating volunteerism as effective public diplomacy.
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Tue, 05 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT
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- December 05, 2006 at 12:00 AM
Brookings launched a national initiative aimed at increasing the number of U.S. volunteers in international service as part of an International Volunteering Leadership Forum featuring government, corporate and civil society leaders.
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Wed, 14 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT
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- June 14, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Lex Rieffel and Sarah Zalud argue that Americans engaging in volunteer work in other countries encourage more favorable attitudes among foreigners toward America and generate greater understanding among Americans of foreign perspectives. A more robust cross-cultural dialogue could make the United States less dependent on hard power, which has high budget costs.
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Wed, 07 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Working Paper by Lex Reiffel (12/7/05)
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Mon, 01 Dec 2003 00:00:00 GMT
Policy Brief #127: ""Reconsidering the Peace Corps"" by Lex Rieffel. (December 2003)
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Wed, 15 Oct 2003 00:00:00 GMT
Working Paper by Lex Rieffel, Global Poverty Reduction Initiative (10/15/03)
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Sun, 01 Sep 2002 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings Review article by Robert E. Litan (Fall 2002)
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Sun, 01 Sep 2002 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings Review article by Carmen Sirianni (Fall 2002)
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Sun, 01 Sep 2002 00:00:00 GMT
George W. Bush is not the first president to ask Americans to give more of themselves to volunteering, writes Paul Light. Besides Gerald Ford, every president since John F. Kennedy has called for greater volunteerism. Some calls have been resonant, others barely audible; some have produced new federal agencies; others, private initiatives. But whatever the form, volunteering has been a staple of presidential agendas since 1961.
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Sun, 01 Sep 2002 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings Review article by Peter D. Hart and Mario A. Brossard (Fall 2002)
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Thu, 07 Feb 2002 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, NPR's Morning Edition
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Mon, 01 Jun 1998 00:00:00 GMT
Edited by Washington Post columnist E. J. Dionne Jr., this collection of essays explores the quest for community and the convictions underlying the concept of civil society.
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Mon, 01 Sep 1997 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings Review article by Jean Eisner (Fall 1997)
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Mon, 01 Sep 1997 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings Review article by Colin Powell (Fall 1997)