Volunteers in India help care for orphaned and abandoned children, teach in the classroom, and paint, repair and construct facilities for impoverished children. Four Indian staff facilitate the volunteers’ work. The following quote from Asha Phillips is representative of what volunteers say about our India Country Manager, Stephen Raja Chinnappan: “ I cannot say enough […]

At Global Volunteers’ 2010 Annual Staff Training in St. Paul, Minnesota, country managers and volunteer team leaders were certified by the American Red Cross to administer CPR in emergencies. Because “safety trumps everything” is our motto in providing service opportunities worldwide, this training is required of all team leaders annually. You can feel certain you’re […]

“Welcome to snowy Minnesota!” Global Volunteers CEO Bud Philbrook welcomed back 11 of our country managers to St. Paul, Minnesota, where they joined USA staff at our annual staff training, beginning today. After a morning review of our 27-year history of service worldwide, the conversation evolved into a lively discussion about responding to our host […]

From November 15 – November 21 the Star Tribune newspaper is holding a contest entitled ‘Full Page Project’ amongst MN non-profits and the winner will receive a free full page ad in the Sunday paper! Please vote for us this week ~ you can vote once per hour! Here is the link where you can […]