Community Service and Service Learning Offices
Contents
- 1 Definitions and Scope
- 2 Desired impact for target group
- 3 Needs of [insert client type]
- 3.1 Need to have overview of social causes and host organisations
- 3.2 Need to match students with host organisations
- 3.3 Need to ensure students achieve learning outcomes
- 3.4 Need to ensure service outcomes for host organisations or social impact for community
- 3.5 Need to know about and structure meaningful overseas volunteering projects
- 4 Resource Directory
Definitions and Scope
Target Population: [name of target group]
Service learning offices
Community engagement offices
Client Segments
Those from IHLs and those from secondary schools
Size of Target Population
Not just how many service learning offices, but also How many students from tertiary education institutions, in what disciplines who have to go through service learning; how many are part of curriculum, how many voluntary etc
Desired impact for target group
Needs of [insert client type]
Need to have overview of social causes and host organisations
Existing Resources
IHL's VWO engagement sessions or festivals
Gaps and Their Causes
IHLs do their own VWO engagement and develop their own networks
Possible Solutions
Need to match students with host organisations
Existing Resources
Volunteer matching platforms
- giving.sg
- taproot plus
- serve.sg
Gaps and Their Causes
Possible Solutions
Need to ensure students achieve learning outcomes
Existing Resources
Gaps and Their Causes
Possible Solutions
Need to ensure service outcomes for host organisations or social impact for community
Existing Resources
Gaps and Their Causes
Possible Solutions
Need to know about and structure meaningful overseas volunteering projects
Existing Resources
YEP
Actvocado
Gaps and Their Causes
No clear connection between overseas and local initiatives
Possible Solutions
Resource Directory
SUSS Service-Learning
http://www.suss.edu.sg/CET/Pages/Service-Learning.aspx
NTU Student Community Engagement
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sasd/communityengagement/Pages/default.aspx