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VolunTourism Trips

Looking for a unique approach to searching for VolunTourism Options around the world? Want to hear a Founder's voice talking about why s/he started her/his company or NGO? Go There>>>

Research Forum With Dr. Nancy McGehee

Since August 2005, Nancy McGehee, PhD., Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator of Hospitality & Tourism Management at Virginia Tech University, has served as our resident expert on VolunTourism Research. Read On>>>

The VolunTourism.org Blog

Blogs are blogs, right?!? Well, not exactly. David Clemmons, Founder of VolunTourism.org, uses this blog to discuss VolunTourism topics that you simply will not find anywhere else. He also responds to questions and media queries that we receive from time to time. Read It>>>

Publications

VolunTourism.org publishes The VolunTourist Newsletter, launched in March 2005, and The VolunTourist Weekly Review, a subscription-only publication.

Inside VolunTourism.org

Curious as to what we do and why we do it? Inside VolunTourism.org gives you the complete scoop on all there is to know about us. Learn More>>>

VolunTourism Resources

Seeking a video, blog, article, podcast, book, or research paper, to further your understanding of VolunTourism? A visit to the Resources section of VolunTourism.org will begin to quench your thirst for knowledge. Go There>>>

Welcome to VolunTourism.org

THE Resource On All Things VolunTourism!

Here for the first time? Begin your visit to VolunTourism.org by selecting a section from the left-hand navigation bar that applies to you by answering the question: WHO ARE YOU?

If you are a returning visitor, you may want to review the latest newsletter, a recent webcast or blog post, the FAQs, one of the new VolunTourism Trips added to our growing list or fill out the latest version of the Voluntourism Survey here>>>.

2011 TEFI World Congress

Dr. Jan Louise Jones of Southern Connecticut State University, presented "VOLUNTOURISM in the Classroom" at the 2011 TEFI World Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in May. The presentation showcased original research from data we have been collecting here at VolunTourism.org for the past couple of years. The responses are generated from new subscribers to The VolunTourist Newsletter in answer to what we think is a very significant question:

"What are you most interested in learning about VolunTourism?"

Dr. Jones summarized the nine themes from the research and provided suggestions for how this research may influence the inclusion of VolunTourism in academic curriculae in the future.

VolunTourism Defined:

The conscious, seamlessly integrated combination of voluntary service to a destination and the best, traditional elements of travel — arts, culture, geography, history and recreation — in that destination.