The Bonner Program: Community Partnerships, Bonner Developmental Model and Site-Based Team Model

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The Bonner ProgramCommunity Partnerships,
Bonner Developmental Model and Site-Based Team
Model

• Access to EducationOpportunity to Serve

A program of The Corella Bertram Bonner
Foundation 10 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ
08540 [phone] [phone] fax For
more information, please visit our website at
www.bonner.org
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Community PartnershipsBonner Foundations
Expectations

• Intensive
• Multi-year
• Reciprocal
• Strong staff with the capacity to host volunteers

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Community PartnershipsAdvantages

• Access to motivated, supported and trained
  students serving at least 5 hours/week for
  multiple years
• Multi-level, team-based partnership
• Serve important role as co-educators

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Bonner Developmental Model 5 Es

• Expectation- Students apply and prepare for
  participation in the program. Selected students
  have quality community service experience.
• Explore- First-Year students are involved in a
  variety of service sites and activities.
• Experience- Second-year students are encouraged
  to focus on a particular issue within an
  organization that enables them to develop a
  better understanding of community issues.
• Example- By the third year, students are expected
  to take on more expanded roles and
  responsibilities at the organization.
• Expertise- Seniors are encouraged to integrate
  their academic pursuits and career interests with
  their service activities.

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Bonner Developmental ModelBonner Skills Set
Personal Skills Leadership Skills Professional Skills
Active listening Balance/boundaries Communication Decision making Organization Planning Reflection Time management Goal setting Conflict resolution Delegation Planning Public speaking Running a meeting Teamwork Working with diverse groups Civic engagement (voting) Budgeting Evaluation/research Event planning Fundraising Grant writing Marketing / public relations Mediation Networking Public education / advocacy Volunteer management
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Bonner Developmental Model The Service Road
Expertise - specialist
Placements evolve to offer increasing complexity
and responsibility

• Culminating project or capstone
• Academic connection
• Future-focused

• Possible 3rd summer (international/career)

Example - site/project coordinator

• Continued focus
• Project/Site Coordinator

• Summer in a new geographical area

Experience - regular volunteer (paid and unpaid)

• Development of greater focus
• Commitment to one agency and type of placement
• Sophomore Exchange

• Summer in the hometown

Exploration - occasional volunteer (paid and
unpaid)

• Exposure to the neighborhood, agencies, issue
  areas and types of placements
• First-Year Service Trip

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Site-Based Team Model
Site-Based Team
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Site-Based Team ModelHigher Level Community
Partnership Work
Type of Work
Vision/Strategy
Fundraising
Research / Writing /Academic Work
Outreach / Public Relations
Project Coordination
New Program Development
Improving Existing Services
Regular Volunteer Work
One-time Service Projects
Research Capacity Building
Expertise
Direct Service
Explore
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Site-Based Team Model Team Roles
Team Roles Expectations
Agency Site Supervisor (lead agency/site administrator working with site coordinator) attends Bonner Centers Community Partner Meetings collaborates on developing annual site-based plan meets regularly with site coordinator
Student Site Coordinator (responsible for managing partnership with the college serves as link to campus director or coordinator) collaborates on developing annual site-based plan meets regularly with site supervisor leads site-based student team meetings
Student Project Coordinator (responsible for particular project or event at the site) meets regularly with site coordinator develops project plan recruits supervises volunteers for project
Regular Volunteers (paid and unpaid) (responsible for particular project within the site) attend site/project team meetings volunteer at site
Occasional Volunteers (paid and unpaid) (serve at one-time events at the site) volunteer at site
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Site-Based Team ModelAdvantages

• Easier to manage placements, partnership
  trainings
• Clear path for student development
• Structure enables deeper partnerships
• Each year builds on prior year

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Site-Based Team ModelStudent Leadership-Best
Practices

• America Reads
• Other Best Practices
• Leadership for Engagement in Activism and Direct
  Service

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Site-Based Team ModelBest Practices- America
Reads
Collaborative, Problem-Solving Model Team
Building, Research, Planning and Evaluation
Site-Based Team
Placement Model- Volunteer Recruitment, Training,
Placement and Support
Project Coordinator Coordinators and Liaisons
Regular Volunteer Tutors
Occasional Volunteer Dr. Seuss Day
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America Reads Hierarchy

• Program Director, 8 student leaders, 68 tutors
  total
• Eastwood Elementary
• 24 tutors, Site Coordinator 2 Liaisons
• Prospect Elementary
• 24 tutors, Site Coordinator 2 Liaisons
• Boys Girls Club
• 6 tutors, Site Coordinator
• Head Start
• 7 tutors, Site Coordinator
• Langston Middle School
• 7 tutors

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Site Coordinator Job Description

• Have several training meetings before the end of
  May with the current site coordinator and
  liaisons to prepare for the position
• Assist program director with preparations for the
  upcoming school year upon returning to campus the
  last week of August/ first week of Sept.
• Assist with interviewing potential tutors in both
  the fall and spring
• Facilitate scheduling process of tutors
• Help facilitate orientation of new tutors

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Site Coordinator Job Description

• Attend weekly meetings with other site
  coordinators and program director
• Help plan for and facilitate large America
  Reads events (e.g. Dr. Seuss Day, Big Parade)
• Respond promptly to e-mails, questions,
  requests from tutors
• Plan an event (snacks after school, a lunch)
  once per semester for tutors to socialize and
  reflect
• Be a positive presence at the school and keep
  regular tutoring hours

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Delegating Tasks

• What is the task?
• When does this have to be done?
• Who is responsible for doing this?
• Primary responsibility
• Other people helping
• Is a check-in required before completion of this
  task?
• Check in with whom
• When
• Where can you go for help if youre not sure how
  to do this task?

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Working Session
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Working Session

• How can the Site-Based Team Model work at your
  site?
• You will need
• Student position descriptions
• Defining the Level of your Partnership
• and Placements worksheet
• Best Practices Notes