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The Phillips Brooks House was the hardest-hit Harvard College unit by share of staff positions in a recent round of layoffs tied to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ sweeping administrative overhaul, with 11 of its 23 roles either laid off or offered new positions. The cuts amid a broader reorganization that effectively ends the Center for Public Service and Engaged Scholarship’s role as the College-wide hub for public service. The range of positions affected raise questions about the future of both lasting consequences for both the Center’s internal operations and its student- and community-facing programming.

Those changes are part of an FAS task force’s push to cut staffing costs as the school works to close a $365 million estimated structural deficit.

Harvard's Center for Public Service and Engaged Scholarship was the hub and department that provided support for all public service efforts at Harvard College. It was home to academic engagement through the Mindich Program in Engaged Scholarship, student leadership development programs, student professional development programs, and active citizenship efforts through volunteering in the Greater Boston community. The Center also supported Phillips Brooks House Association, the largest student-run, community-based, nonprofit public service organization at Harvard College.

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The International Volunteer Year 2026 is happening now. UNV wants to leverage #VolunteerYear 2026 to call for stronger recognition of volunteers, greater investment in volunteerism, and the inclusion of volunteers in national and international policies.

UNV encourages you to share these messages using the #IVY2026 Trello board, where you’ll find ready-to-share content for all your social media platforms.

https://trello.com/b/MnFNvURi/international-volunteer-year-2026

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I'm the very new moderator of Oregon Camping.

I responded to a post that this group needed a moderator. It's been dormant for years. I already have a lot on my plate, but decided to volunteer, because I do love Oregon Camping and didn't want this subreddit to go away.

So I volunteered for mod duties, and this was my first post here several days ago. Enough people read the post that, even though there wasn't quite as much response as I was hoping, I decided to keep trying: I made new rules for the Reddit and I have a discussion prompt or helpful post scheduled for every Monday for a few weeks, to try to get the group revived.

That's my story. If after a few months the group continues to flounder, I'll stop posting and let it die.

What the group needs most is contributors: for you to post your advice and your stories about camping in Oregon. And another moderator or two would be great - people who like the rules, like the focus, and are willing to make sure posts are on topic.

What was your first experience camping in Oregon? Where was it and when was it? Was it in a tent, a hammock a yurt, an RV, what? Were you with a group or alone? How old were you? What was it like? How is it different than camping now? Have you been back?

The USA announced its latest funding package last week, and the nearly $2 billion package is exclusively for U.S.-based Christian nonprofit organizations. The majority will go to faith-based hospitals and clinics, with the remainder set aside for humanitarian aid.

The State Department said the funding will be provided to an “extensive network” of international and local faith-based partners — including World Vision, Compassion International, and Samaritan’s Purse.

Dev Ex asks:

Isn’t the U.S. government supposed to be moving away from large INGOs and similar institutions? Is it really okay to say faith-based when we mean “Christian” — and can Christian organizations really provide effectively to those of other faiths, or none? And is it a good idea for the U.S. government to be asking others to cover its overheads?

The full article is available for paid subscribers at DevEv.

The USA announced its latest funding package last week, and the nearly $2 billion package is exclusively for U.S.-based Christian nonprofit organizations. The majority will go to faith-based hospitals and clinics, with the remainder set aside for humanitarian aid.

The State Department said the funding will be provided to an “extensive network” of international and local faith-based partners — including World Vision, Compassion International, and Samaritan’s Purse.

Dev Ex asks:

Isn’t the U.S. government supposed to be moving away from large INGOs and similar institutions? Is it really okay to say faith-based when we mean “Christian” — and can Christian organizations really provide effectively to those of other faiths, or none? And is it a good idea for the U.S. government to be asking others to cover its overheads?

The full article is available for paid subscribers at DevEv.

The USA announced its latest funding package last week, and the nearly $2 billion package is exclusively for U.S.-based Christian nonprofit organizations. The majority will go to faith-based hospitals and clinics, with the remainder set aside for humanitarian aid.

The State Department said the funding will be provided to an “extensive network” of international and local faith-based partners — including World Vision, Compassion International, and Samaritan’s Purse.

Dev Ex asks:

Isn’t the U.S. government supposed to be moving away from large INGOs and similar institutions? Is it really okay to say faith-based when we mean “Christian” — and can Christian organizations really provide effectively to those of other faiths, or none? And is it a good idea for the U.S. government to be asking others to cover its overheads?

The full article is available for paid subscribers at DevEv.

According to provisional figures by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development released earlier this year, the German government is now the world’s largest bilateral donor. Development Ex has taken a closer look at where the money is going.

Most awards, in comparative terms, were on the smaller side, with the largest awardees all in the multilateral sector, as is usually the case. The single biggest recipient was UNICEF, which received around €181.5 million, with a lot of that money going to support Ukraine.

Other large awards were mostly centered in locations that have attracted a lot of aid dollars, such as Syria and Yemen, but there was an interesting award to the Central American Bank for Economic Integration, based in Honduras, which received almost €70 million for a Green Recovery Program designed to support climate projects in the region.

The summary article requires you to login to your free account, or to create one, in order to read it. But the detailed article is for paid members only.

Who’s getting German aid money?

According to provisional figures by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development released earlier this year, the German government is now the world’s largest bilateral donor. Development Ex has taken a closer look at where the money is going.

Most awards, in comparative terms, were on the smaller side, with the largest awardees all in the multilateral sector, as is usually the case. The single biggest recipient was UNICEF, which received around €181.5 million, with a lot of that money going to support Ukraine.

Other large awards were mostly centered in locations that have attracted a lot of aid dollars, such as Syria and Yemen, but there was an interesting award to the Central American Bank for Economic Integration, based in Honduras, which received almost €70 million for a Green Recovery Program designed to support climate projects in the region.

The summary article requires you to login to your free account, or to create one, in order to read it. But the detailed article is for paid members only.

Volunteerism is a part of philanthropy, and this is a reminder that there is a subreddit, r/volunteerism, for discussing just this aspect of philanthropy (though please note volunteerism is allowed on r/philanthropy as well).

r/volunteerism is a subreddit to discuss & debate how volunteer engagement is philanthropy, how it is community engagement & public relations, volunteerism philosophies, ethics & all aspects of supporting & managing volunteers. It is different than the more than 20 subreddits where people can recruit volunteers, ask for volunteering opportunities, etc. - r/volunteerism is for those that work with volunteers, those that believe volunteerism is an essential tool for various initiatives, etc.

Stubb Stewart is a state park campground in Washington County, Oregon, near the border with Columbia County.

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United Nations-designated International Days and Weeks and Years can be leveraged for both getting the word out about your nonprofit and for fundraising.

Each day, week and year has a designated theme. Many come with ready-to-use artwork and social media keyword tags you can use.

Your social media or newsletter messaging can be simple: "Today is the International Day of xxxx. You can support our nonprofit's work regarding this cause by donating at xxxxx." You can expand it much more, detailing your work, having an event in conjunction with the day, and posting information onlinr leading up to the day.

You can find a list of UN days and weeks here.

As has already been noted on this subreddit, 2026 is the International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development, per the 25th anniversairy of the International Year of Volunteers in 2001.

2026 is also the International Year of the Woman Farmer and the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists.

2027 will be the International Year of Legal Literacy and the International Year of Sustainable and Resilient Tourism, though more designations may happen before the year stars. You can see a list of UN Years by designation here.

Is your charity, nonprofit or other mission-based organization leveraging UN designated days, weeks or years in some way for fundraising or awareness building? Please share in the comments.

The main United Nations Volunteer web site (unv.org).

UN Volunteer assignments - both official onsite UNV assignments and online volunteering roles, are advertised on UNV's Unified Volunteering Platform. In order to apply for assignments, candidates need to register in UNV's Global Talent Pool.

UNV on LinkedIn (the most urgent recruitment messages are posted here).

UNV on BlueSky.

UNV on Facebook.

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