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List of Tables and Figures
Table 1: Respondent Characteristics by Sending Organization ....................................................... 12
Table 2: Perceived Effectiveness of Volunteer Activities Reported by Alumni ............................... 19
Figure 1: Motivations for Volunteering. ......................................................................................... 13
Figure 2: International Volunteer Activities. ................................................................................... 16
Figure 3: Perceived Effectiveness ................................................................................................... 20
Figure 4: International Network Resources.. ................................................................................... 24
Figure 5: Intercultural Understanding. ............................................................................................ 27
Figure 6: Life Plans ..........................................................................................................................................31
Figure 7: Employment Prospects and Performance ...................................................................................32
Acknowledgements
This research was possible from support from the Ford Foundation. We thank all those who helped
with this study, especially the volunteer alumni who took the time to complete the online surveys.
We are particularly grateful to Cross Cultural Solutions staff (Cassandra Solderitsch, Quinn Sidon,
Steven Rosenthal, and Volodymyr Zharyy) and WorldTeach staff (Dahm Choi, Helen Claire Sievers,
and Laurie Roberts Belton), who provided essential administrative and logistical support. We also
thank Kathleen O’Hara from the Center for Social Development for her tireless and diligent work
interviewing alumni. We also express appreciation to David Caprara and the Brookings Institution as
well as the entire Building Bridges Coalition for their encouragement and continued interest in
international volunteering and service and its impacts.
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