http://philanthropy.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/03/17/financial-incentives-to-volunteer/ A Great Decisions 2008 Blog Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:14:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 http://philanthropy.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/03/17/financial-incentives-to-volunteer/#comment-393 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:10:36 +0000 http://philanthropy.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/03/17/financial-incentives-to-volunteer/#comment-393 I say eh. I don't really believe in short-term volunteers as a real solution to development problems. I say eh. I don’t really believe in short-term volunteers as a real solution to development problems.

]]> http://philanthropy.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/03/17/financial-incentives-to-volunteer/#comment-387 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:43:11 +0000 http://philanthropy.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/03/17/financial-incentives-to-volunteer/#comment-387 [...] This one essay contest isn’t going to change the world, but the UK government has also recently funded two programs to encourage its citizens to volunteer in poor countries. One program provides financial incentives to British public servants with relevant skills. The other is geared towards British youth from less-advantaged backgrounds. These programs together start to look like a pretty solid effort to get the British populace engaged in the nation’s international development work. [...] […] This one essay contest isn’t going to change the world, but the UK government has also recently funded two programs to encourage its citizens to volunteer in poor countries. One program provides financial incentives to British public servants with relevant skills. The other is geared towards British youth from less-advantaged backgrounds. These programs together start to look like a pretty solid effort to get the British populace engaged in the nation’s international development work. […]

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