AFS-USA
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AFS is a leader in intercultural learning with a History dating back to 1915. AFS offers international exchange programs in more than 50 countries around the world through independent, nonprofit AFS Organizations, each with a network of volunteers, a professionally staffed office, and headed up by a volunteer board. The AFS organization serving the United States is called AFS-USA.
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How AFS-USA Works
Office of the AFS-USA President
The President, currently Margaret Crotty, leads AFS-USA, Inc. which consists of a large national group of volunteers, professional staff, and the Board of Directors.
The President of AFS-USA is the chief executive officer of the organization, reporting to the Board of Directors. In their role the Board and President represent AFS-USA, communicating both its mission and plans to various constituencies.
The role of the President is to build and strengthen ties within AFS and the wider AFS community. The President of AFS-USA is required to manage a complex business that operates in a continually changing market with intense competition.
The responsibilities of the President fall into four broad areas:
- income generation including fundraising and earned income
- policy development and planning
- volunteer leadership, public representation and awareness
- management and administration.
The AFS-USA President has overall responsibility for and authority concerning all aspects of management activities, with full management responsibility for the professional staff. You can read about news and updates from the AFS-USA President on the President's Perspective website located at www.afsusapresidentsperspective.org.
As the largest partner in the AFS network, AFS-USA employs over 160 staff members to support its operations. The scope of their work varies widely, but includes:
- supporting the work of volunteers and program delivery
- human resource management of staff and volunteers
- fiscal management
- program development and planning
- volunteer development, training and management
- marketing and communications
- fundraising and corporate development.
Volunteer structure
- is divided into seven regions – each supported by a Regional Service Center
- each region supports a number of Area Teams – these vary by size and geography, total more then 70 across the 50 states
- each Area Team includes chapters, local volunteers, high school clubs and other local functional groups known as Local units.
Staff locations
AFS-USA staff work out of a National Service Center, three Regional Service Centers, an Admissions Center and an Information Center.
