VIA is looking for qualified applicants to fill two staff position. The Senior Asia Programs Director is a newly created position based in San Francisco and the Mainland Southeast Asia Program Director oversees volunteers in Mainland Southeast Asia from a Phnom Penh, Cambodia office. Please visit our Job Openings page for more information!
The second and final section of VIA's survey report focuses on our donor base, alumni support, and survey conclusion.
Please click the link below to read the second part of the
report. Additionally you can read the first part here.
Thanks to all who responded to the first part of the report,
and I welcome any/all comments, suggestions, or questions you may have on this
second part. Our analysis of the
survey certainly has been useful and further reveals our alumni hold a special
place in their hearts for VIA – This is always nice to hear.
Frank Yetter, a new volunteer with the Cambodians for Resource Revenue
Transparency in Phnom Penh, is a former journalist and editor from Boston. After a month in Cambodia, Frank wrote a piece for a Northern Massachusetts newspaper reflecting on modern Cambodia and how past tragedies have
influenced the country's history. Take a look at the article!
VIA Survey Results Pt. 1
A few months ago, VIA conducted a survey so we could hear from alums about their time with VIA and their current relationship with the organization. The response rate was reflective of our alums ongoing commitment to VIA, with a 20% return. Thanks again to those who took the survey as we definitely got some interesting data back. You may download a pdf of the first section below. This section looks at how VIA's friends and former vols like to stay in touch with VIA.
VIA welcomes new China Program Director Patrick
Arnold. Patrick joins VIA after managing
international partner relationships
for several years at a cultural exchange organization. Read more about Patrick's profession experience in his staff bio and enjoy a short interview with him on
the VIA blog.
Ho Chi Minh City Alumni Gathering
On Thursday, May 13, a small group of alumni, current volunteers and VIA staff met with VIA's ED Michael Bedford to share perspectives on VIA's strategic planning process and directions for the future.The gathering was a chance to rekindle relationships with each other and with VIA as well as to build excitement for VIA's new developments that will take place over the the next few years. More details coming soon on the VIA Blog.
Recruitment for Stanford Programs summmer sessions is underway
Senior Program Director Kazutoh Ishida, and Program Director Amy Louise
Azuma will be in Japan, Taiwan, and Korea. Please see the Recruitment
Events page for details!
ALC 2009 alumni sharing their
program experience at Waseda University's study abroad fair.
