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Save to My Portfolio A Better Place for the Peace Corps

Lex Rieffel, Fall 2008

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. Read More

Peace Corps, Volunteering, Civil Service, Civil Society, Diplomacy

Senate Moves On Global Service Legislation


USAID/Sapargul Mirseitova - Children participate in a national “Reading Day” at a school in Turkestan City.

Save to My Portfolio International Volunteering: Increased Opportunities

David L. Caprara, Harris Wofford and John Bridgeland, March 2007

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee recently passed legislation that would help improve international volunteering opportunities for Americans. The legislation is based in part on a policy brief from Brookings’s Initiative on International Volunteering and Service. In the brief, David Caprara, Harris Wolford and John Bridgeland describe the rationale for enhanced international volunteering opportunities and potential ways to create them. Read More

Volunteering, Global Governance, U.S. Politics, International Organizations, Civil Society

The Service Policy Agenda


Reuters/Tami Chappell - A volunteer sorts items at the Atlanta Community Food Bank in Atlanta, Georgia.

Save to My Portfolio We Are a Service Nation

David L. Caprara and Steven C. Rosenthal, September 10, 2008

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. Read More

Volunteering, Diplomacy, Development, Global Poverty, National Security

In Focus: the Future of the Peace Corps


Reuters/Chor Sokunthea - Peace Corps Cambodia volunteers clap during a swearing-in ceremony at National Institute of Education in Phnom Penh.

Save to My Portfolio The Peace Corps and More

Kevin F. F. Quigley and Lex Rieffel, September 10, 2008

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. Read More

Volunteering, Diplomacy, Development, Global Poverty, National Security

Save to My Portfolio Service Nation

The ServiceNation Summit features discussion of public policy recommendations to enhance volunteering and service opportunities for Americans at home and abroad. These recommendations were developed in coordination with Brookings International Volunteering and Service Initiative leaders, including David Caprara, John Bridgeland, Senator Harris Wofford and Steve Rosenthal. Read the Initiative’s proposal for Global Service Fellowships.

Research and Commentary

Save to My Portfolio Ten Times the Peace Corps: A Smart Investment in Soft Power

Kevin F. F. Quigley, Lex Rieffel, September 2008

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. Read More

Past Event

Save to My Portfolio The Impact and Future of AmeriCorps

Tuesday, May 13, 2008
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

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. Read More

Research and Commentary

Save to My Portfolio Corporate Philanthropy 2.0

David L. Caprara, Robert L. Mallett, November 28, 2007

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. Read More

Recent Research and Commentary

Peace Corps A Better Place for the Peace Corps

Lex Rieffel, Fall 2008

Volunteering The Peace Corps and More

Kevin F. F. Quigley, Lex Rieffel, September 10, 2008

Volunteering We Are a Service Nation

David L. Caprara, Steven C. Rosenthal, September 10, 2008

Volunteering Ten Times the Peace Corps: A Smart Investment in Soft Power

Kevin F. F. Quigley, Lex Rieffel, September 2008

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