Service, Development, and Community Partnership

Tools relevant for service, development, and community partnership include both teaching tools (to better explore the concepts) and applied tools (to facilitate partnership). For classroom consideration:

1. The What is Global Service? activity stimulates dialogue and may be adapted to individual courses or programs (featuring options most relevant to those particular students).
2. Peter Singer’s What Should a Billionaire Give - and What Should You? from the New York Times Magazine stimulates discussion about how much we might give, while the activity above questions the best way to do so.
3. Thankfulness Activities provide a forum for program participants to consider how they have been affected by community partners and other group members, and offer an explicit forum through which they can express their gratitude.

As program leaders consider community partnership:

1. The GSL Site Visit Checklist is helpful for considering all partnership components
2. Campus-Community Partnerships for Health (CCPH) offers Principles of Good Community-Campus Partnerships
3. Amizade Global Service-Learning has articulated Fair Trade Learning partnership principles that emphasize transparency and community impact.
4. The peer-reviewed articles on our Community-Driven Development Research page also provide considerable information on best practices in partnership development.