For the opening session at the Bonner Foundation's New Directors Meeting, this presentation introduces the Bonner Program history, vision, and key frameworks.

1. Bonner History,
Vision & Approach
Welcome to New
Members of the Bonner
Community

2. Introductions

5. Goals

6. Bonner
Program Motto
Access to Education,
Opportunity to Serve
To afford college students
an opportunity to use their
energy, talents, and
leadership skills to engage
in community service while
providing developmental
and financial support.

7. Diversity
Respect the many
different dimensions of
diversity in our public
lives.
Civic Engagement
Participate intentionally as a citizen in
the democratic process, actively
engaging in public policy and direct
service.
Community Building
Establish and sustain a vibrant
community of place, personal
relationships and common
interests.
Social Justice
Advocate for fairness,
impartiality and equality
while addressing systemic
social and environmental
issues.
International Perspective
Develop international understanding that
enables Bonners to participate
successfully in a global society.
Spiritual Exploration
Explore personal beliefs while
respecting the spiritual practices of
others.
Bonner Common Commitments

8. Student
Development
“Access to
Education,
Opportunity to
Serve”
Campus Infrastructure
Culture of service
Community
Partnerships
Measurable
impact
Bonner Integrated Approach

9. Systems
Organizations
Programs
Individuals
& Places
Bonner Transformation Goals

10. CommunityCampus
Systems
Leverage Bonner Network
as a community of best
practice, and resource for
higher education locally
and nationally
Provide capacity-
building support for
collaboratives to achieve
measurable community
and systemic change.
Organizations
Build campus center that
leads effort to make
place-based community
engagement deep,
pervasive, integrated &
developmental.
Provide capacity-
building support for
organizations to
improve effectiveness,
efficiency, and
resources.
Programs
Develop and integrate
community engaged
learning courses &
programs.
Train & support leaders
who develop & manage
evidence-based
programs and projects.
Individuals
& Places
Develop & engage students’
knowledge, skills, values,
and collective action.
Mobilize students, faculty, staff,
& community members to
support individuals & places.
Bonner Transformation Goals

11. Bonner Model

12. •Engage every week, every
semester
•Develop and grow as an
agent of change
•Serve legitimate needs and
make an impact
•Connect service and studies,
and connect people
•Accomplish inspiring
projects!
•Graduate and stay involved
What do
Bonners do?

13. • Four years are significant
• Proven skill learning
(developmental model)
• Commitment to social justice
• Dialogue across difference
• Power of structured and
unstructured reflection
• The importance of mentors
• Civic-minded
professionalism
Bonner Impact
on Students

15. • Yield tool - access and diversity
• Builds an infrastructure to
engage every week, every
semester
• Provides a developmental,
multi-year program model
• Shifts how institutions sustain
partnerships to make an impact
• Connects co-curricular and
curricular pathways
• Promotes graduation and
grades
• Builds institution’s reputation
Bonner Impact on
Campus

16. What do Bonner Staff do?

17. Why does
Bonner work?

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21. Orientation
Agenda

22. Agenda OverviewMondayTuesdayWed
• Program Basics: Finding and Funding Bonners
• Starting Strong: Orienting and Tracking
• Student Development
• Community Partnerships
• Bonner Staff Roles
• Campus-Wide Engagement
• Bonner Networking and Support