Sending

Reference Material

• List of all wiki pages related to sending
• Informational Updates and Volunteer Training Oppportunities
  • Sending Updates
  • Monthly Sending Volunteer Calls
  • Sending Interview Training Modules
• Priority Countries and Programs
  • 2010 Summer and Fall Priority Programs
  • 2011 Spring Priority Programs
• Promotional Materials for Students and Families
  • AFS Fact Sheet
  • Global Leaders Scholarship Bookmark
  • Scholarships and Fundraising Flyer
  • College Advantage Flyer
  • AFS Alumni Ambassadors and Famous AFSers
  • Promotional Postcard- Parent Specific
  • Promotional Postcard- Student Specific
  • Gap Year and Beyond Flyer
  • Flyers for Tunisia Archaeology & Australia Ranching
  • Summer 2010 Flyer
• Questions & Answers
  • Sending FAQs
  • Common Inbound Questions
  • Sending Cost Information
  • Available programs
  • Quality Standards
  • International Exchange Safety Guide for Consumers
  • Culture Trek FAQs
• Program and Visa/Passport Information
  • Passport Information
  • Visa Information
  • Country Information
  • Pre-departure and Orientation Arrival Information
  • Using Media Clips to Promote Sending
  • Country Codes

• AFS-Specific
  • 2008 Central Region Sending Conference
  • 2008 Eastern Sending Council
  • AFS Long-Term Impact Study
  • Value of High School Exchange -if you would like this in power point version, please email Amanda Fischer
  • Sending Glossary & Terms
  • AFS links
  • Understanding & Promoting School Relations- Sending Focused
  • Obtaining School Credit Task Force
• Manuals
  • Passport to Sending Recruitment
  • How to Interview American Students
    • Sending Interview Training Modules
  • Salesforce 101 - Tutorial
  • Sending Volunteer Activity List
  • Critical and Beneficial Volunteer Activities: Sending
• Global Link Tutorials for Sending
  • Retrieving New Applicants in Global Link
  • Making a Student Comment in Global Link
  • How to Find Volunteer Contact Information in Global Link
  • How to Look Up a Student's Scholarship Status

Forms

• Preliminary application
• Sending Interview Form (Form 8) - To be filled out by the Sending Interviewer
• Sending application

Programs and Country Information

• Program Information
• Country Information
• New Programs
• Gap Year and Beyond

Sending Process

• Pre-recruitment
• Finding Sending Leads
• Turning Leads into Pre-apps
• Application process description
• Preparation for full application
• Inbound calls to Student Services
• Retention
• Information Event
• Using Human Click
• Bulk Email Instructions
• Talking about the matrix
• Lead Management
• Integrating Returnees in the Sending Process

Application Process

• New Applicants
• Sending Interviews
• Student Communication Timeline
• Natural Parent/Guardian Communication Timeline
• Sending Process Discussion Topics

Scholarships, Fundraising, & Sponsored Programs

• Fundraising
• Talking about Money
• Scholarships for Sending
• Sponsored Programs for Sending

Pre-Departure Information

• Pre-departure Orientation
• Sending Travel
• Gateway Orientation
• Student Blogs by Area Team

Returnee Information

• Returnee Welcome - This has not been a formalized process, but is an important way for returnees to reconnect with each other and share experiences, and is also important tool in Recruiting efforts.
• Returnee
• Returnee recruiting pilot project
• Returnee activities
• Grants, Internships, Jobs in International Education for AFS Returnees and Others

Staff and Volunteer Positions

• Sending staff
• 2009-10 Sending Field Structure
• Sending Coordinator
  • AT Sending Coordinator Contacts
• Sending Interview Coordinator
• Sending Interviewer
  • Sending Interviewer Recruitment Brochure
• Chapter Sending Coordinator
• School presenter
• Sending Recruitment Volunteer
• AT Orientation Coordinator
• Orientation volunteer
• Event organizer
• Sending Advisory Group