The document discusses accountability and tracking tools used in the Bonner Program including a Bonner contract, community learning agreement, logging of service hours, one-on-one meetings, and a Bonner leadership team for peer accountability. It also discusses tracking community engagement through categories like service events, service partnerships, internships, capacity-building projects, and social action. The Bonner Program aims to set clear expectations, formally track participant hours and goals, and ensure visibility both on campus and online through annual reports and strategic promotion of its impact and alumni network.

1. Bonner Program
Accountability, Tracking, Visibility

2. What We’ll Cover
• Bonner Program: Setting Expectations
• Accountability & Tracking
• Counting Community Engagement
• Bonner Program Visibility

3. Bonner Program
Setting Expectations

4. Keys for a Successful Year
Communicate clear
expectations through . . .
• Orientation
• Handbook
• Member Contract
• 1-on-1 Advising
• Skill-Building &
Community-Building
Activities
Set clear expectations for…
• Service Hours
Requirement
• Education & Training
• Leadership Roles
• Community Partnerships

5. • History of Bonner
• Bonner Student Development
• Bonner Expectations
• Code of Conduct
• Logging Hours on BWBRS
• Leave, Probation, Dismissal Policies
• Student Pro
fi
les
• Alumni Network
Bonner Student Handbook

6. Bonner Program
Accountability Tools

7. Bonner Contract
Formal document that...
• Lists bene
fi
ts of
participations in the
Bonner Program
• List speci
fi
c program and
reporting requirements
• Included in Bonner
Program Handbook
• Signed by students

8. Community Learning Agreement
Formal BWBRS and/or print
document that...
• Summarizes student
primary service site role
(avg 5+ hrs/wk), weekly
hour commitment,
service and learning
goals
• Created and signed each
semester by student, site
supervisor, and Bonner
staff

9. Track CLA
Status by
Semester

10. Logging
Service &
Training Hours
Online system for students
to...
• Log all service & training
hours
• Signed on set schedule
(usually each month) by
student, site supervisor,
and Bonner staff

11. Track Hour
Log Report
by Semester

12. One-on-One
Meetings
Held each semester with
every Bonner to...
• Have a general check-in
on how they are doing
• Discuss speci
fi
c success
and challenges in
Bonner and overall
• Develop next step plans
as needed

13. Bonner
Leadership Team
• Peer accountability
• Point of contact prior to
staff
• Designated roles and/or
structure
• Accountability chair,
intern, or committee

15. Bonner & Campus-Wide
Tracking Systems

16. BWBRS
Every Bonner should have
an account in BWBRS so...
• Student receive regular
email updates on events,
jobs, resources, & other
opportunities from
Bonner Foundation
• Bonner Foundation can
know who is in your
program

17. Other Tracking
Platforms
Many schools have
campus-wide tracking
platforms that Bonners also
use to log their hours &
impacts, including:
• GivePulse
• OrgSync
• MobileServe

18. for Managing Your Center

19. How do you track community
engagement?
(Bonner & Campus-wide)
How you do you manage projects &
other information in your center?

20. Counting
Community
Engagement

21. Engagement Categories
Count By
Type
Students Hours
1x Service Events 8 1,000 5,000
Weekly Service Partnerships 25 120 8,400
Volunteer Coordinators 15
5
50 8,100
Non-pro
fi
t & Public Sector Internships 40 40 11,200
Capacity-Building Projects 20 30 2,700
Social Action 2 20 400
TOTAL 95 1,260 35,800
Counting Community Engagement

22. Describing Capacity-Building Projects

24. Bonner Network Report

25. Capacity-Building Projects

26. Counting Community Engagement Pathways
Total Students
Bonner Program 15
School Year Internship Program 40
Summer Internship Program 45
Department-Based Senior Capstones 50
Food Security Concentration 10
Social Justice Minor 15
PolicyOptions Research Fellows 15
190

27. Making the Case
A report highlighting the
impact of civic engagement
infrastructure on:
• Institution’s Reputation
• Enrollment
• Retention
• Completion

28. Bonner Program
Visibility

29. Online
Identity

30. Clear
& Visible

31. Link with
Mission

32. Promote
Impact &
Network

36. Annual Report

37. Annual Report

38. Planning Activity
How do you make your Bonner &
community-engagement
programs visible?