7. Bonner Program
Motto
To afford college students an
opportunity to use their energy,
talents, and leadership skills to
engage in community service
while providing developmental
and ļ¬nancial support.
Access to Education,
Opportunity to Serve
15. Who is a Bonner?
ā¢ A college student who
demonstrates ļ¬nancial need
ā¢ Exhibits an ethic and
commitment for service and
social justice
ā¢ Comes from diverse
backgrounds
ā¢ Engages in a four-year program
16. How do they do it?
ā¢ Join a team of other Bonners who...
ā¢ Engage every week, every semester
ā¢ Develop and grow as an agent of
change
ā¢ Serve community-deļ¬ned needs
and make an impact
ā¢ Connect service and studies, and
connect people
ā¢ Graduate and stay involved
17. Community Service
Placements
Training, Education
& Reļ¬ection
Capacity-Building &
Social Action
Projects
Senior Presentations
of Learning
Recruiting
Bonners
Career &
Grad School
Service
Leadership
Roles
Bonner Program Pathway
29. ā¢ Four years are signiļ¬cant
ā¢ Proven skill learning
(developmental model)
ā¢ Commitment to social justice
ā¢ Dialogue across difference
ā¢ Power of structured and
unstructured reļ¬ection
ā¢ The importance of mentors
ā¢ Civic-minded professionals
Bonner Impact
on Students
30. ā¢ Yield tool for access and diversity
ā¢ Multi-year developmental,
program model
ā¢ Integrates curricular and co-
curricular pathways
ā¢ Deepens sustained community
partnerships
ā¢ Builds campus-wide
infrastructure to engage
everybody everyday
ā¢ National network for advise and
standard setting
Bonner Impact
on Campus
31. Social Action 2 campaigns | 6 students | 360 hours
Capacity Building Projects 12 projects | 27 students | 3,500 hours
Service Internships 69 students | 5,650 hours
Service Leadership 14 teams | 39 students | 2,290 hours
Regular Direct Service (Weekly) 18 teams | 55 students | 3,300 hours
1x Service Events 7 events | 450 students | 2,250 hours
Bonner Impact in Communities
34. CommunityCampus
Leverage Bonner Network
as a community of best practice, and
resource for higher education locally
and nationally
Systems
Provide capacity-building support
for collaboratives to achieve
measurable community and systemic
change.
Build campus center that leads
effort to make place-based
community engagement deep,
pervasive, integrated &
developmental.
Organizations
Provide capacity-building support
for organizations to improve
effectiveness, efļ¬ciency, and
resources.
Develop and integrate
community engaged learning
courses & programs.
Programs
Train & support leaders who
develop & manage evidence-
based programs and projects.
Develop & engage studentsā
knowledge, skills, values, and
collective action.
Individuals
& Places
Mobilize students, faculty, staff, &
community members to support
individuals & places.
Bonner Transformation Goals
36. Bonner Theory of Change
4th Year
3rd Year
2nd Year
1st Year
Pilot with Bonners & Bonner Program...
65
2015
15
15
15
...then apply lessons & develop structures to scale campus-wide