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
• Strategy for selecting partner
organizations
• Types of projects and placements
• Calendar for partnership management
• Strategy for students’ placements
• Using BWBRS as to manage service
www.bonner.org

3. Partnership Model

4. Community Partnerships:
Campus Approaches
• Clearinghouse
• Individual student placements/
internships
• Student service clubs or
signature/department projects
• Site-Based Teams
www.bonner.org

5. Community Partnerships:
Bonner Model
• Intensive
• Multi-year
• Reciprocal
• Strong agency staff with
capacity to host higher
level placements
www.bonner.org

6. Community Partnerships:
Community Partner Perspective
•
Access to motivated,
trained students serving
10 hours/week for
multiple years
•
Multi-level, team-based
partnership
•
Serve important role as
co-educators
www.bonner.org

7. Community Partnerships:
Levels of Responsibility
Expertise
Explore
www.bonner.org

8. Community Partnerships:
Levels of Responsibility
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:
Levels of Responsibility
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:
Levels of Responsibility
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:
Levels of Responsibility
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:
Levels of Responsibility
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:
Levels of Responsibility
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:
Levels of Responsibility
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:
Levels of Responsibility
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:
Levels of Responsibility
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:
Levels of Responsibility
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

18. Community Partnerships:
Levels of Engagement — Example
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
Expertise - specialist
Example - site/project coordinator
Experience - regular volunteer
Exploration - occasional volunteer
www.bonner.org

29. Community Partnerships:
Organizing Structure
Site-
Based
Team
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30. Community Partnerships:
Campus Examples
• Carson-Newman College
• Oberlin College
• Stetson University
www.bonner.org

31. Working Session
Review Your
Partnerships
• Your current partnership
approach
• Analysis of community
partner:
✓ issue areas
✓ level of service
positions
✓ capacity
www.bonner.org

32. Calendar

33. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
www.bonner.org

34. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Outreach - identify partners for Bonner placements
www.bonner.org

35. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Outreach - identify partners for Bonner placements
Preparation - training & position descriptions
www.bonner.org

36. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Outreach - identify partners for Bonner placements
Preparation - training & position descriptions
Management - site/project coordinator
www.bonner.org

37. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
www.bonner.org

38. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Outreach - identify partners for Bonner
placements
www.bonner.org

39. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Outreach - identify partners for Bonner
placements
•Conduct site visits
www.bonner.org

40. 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

41. 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

42. 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 (MEMU)
www.bonner.org

43. 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 (MEMU)
•Formalize agreements; create Position Descriptions
www.bonner.org

44. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
www.bonner.org

45. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Preparation - training & position
descriptions
www.bonner.org

46. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Preparation - training & position
descriptions
• Plan & implement Partner Orientation
www.bonner.org

47. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Preparation - training & position
descriptions
• Plan & implement Partner Orientation
• Present Bonner vision, purpose, & student development
model
www.bonner.org

48. 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

49. 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

50. 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

51. 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

52. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
www.bonner.org

53. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Management - site/project coordinator
www.bonner.org

54. Community Partnerships:
Working with Community Partners
Management - site/project coordinator
• Define and fill Project/Site Coordinator positions
www.bonner.org

55. 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

56. 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

57. 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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58. 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
www.bonner.org

59. Placement process:
Working With Students
www.bonner.org

60. Placement process:
Working With Students
Orientation - preparing students
• Philosophy of reciprocal community partnerships
• Background on local community
• Service Road explained
www.bonner.org

61. 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
www.bonner.org

62. 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
www.bonner.org

63. Working Session
Plan steps & dates for:
• Identifying & preparing community
partners and placements
• Orienting and placing students
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64. Using BWBRS

65. Placement Process:
Student Reporting
Community Reflection &
Learning Evaluation
Agreement (1 on 1 Advising)
Service
Hour Logs
Accomplishments
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66. Service Placements:
Campus Administrator Monitoring & Reporting
Prepare Student Member
BWBRS Profiles Enrollment
Partner & Training &
Positions Enrichment
Monitor Community
Service
& Approve Learning Hour Logs Accomplishments
Agreements
Reflection &
Evaluation
www.bonner.org

67. BWBRS Login
jcarr@ndmva.org
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68. Service Positions
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69. 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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70. 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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71. Service Positions
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72. Service Positions
Description
• Conversation with partner
• Conversation with student
• Clear and Concise
• Examples:
www.bonner.org

73. Community
BWBRS Students Staff
Partners
Week 1 Submit CLA | Log Hours Sign CLA Approve CLA
Week 2 Log Hours
Week 3 Log Hours Monitor Status
Week 4 Log & Submit Hour Logs Sign Hour Logs Approve Hour Logs
Week 5 Log Hours Troubleshooting
Week 6 Log Hours
Week 7 Log Hours Monitor Status
Week 8 Log & Submit Hour Logs Sign Hour Logs Approve Hour Logs
Week 9 Log Hours Troubleshooting
Week 10 Log Hours
Week 11 Log Hours Monitor Status
Week 12 Log & Submit Hour Logs Sign Hour Logs Approve Hour Logs
Week 13 Log Hours Troubleshooting
Week 14 Log Hours
Log & Submit final Hours & Sign Hour Logs Approve Hour Logs
Week 15
Service Accomplishments Service Accomplishments Service Accomplishments

74. 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
www.bonner.org