Proposal #55: LW => Mosaic => LW.

I propose that Mosaic is re-rebranded into "Local Work".

Rationale

When CISV felt that Local Work was going no where we decided to monitor the NAs to see what kind of LW was actually taking place. The result of the monitoring initiative revealed that Local Work was a facade with not much behind. Local Work was not cool, not sexy, could be everything, was nothing, and was't even happening in some of the biggest NAs. Along came Mosaic - the new funky Local Work - with a clear motto, more detailed concept, lots of tools to derive from and support from a growing committee. Today, after three years, what has changed? Mosaic can still be everything and nothing, with the exception of a few motivated individuals it is still not happening on a big scale, and all with a much greater effort of bureaucracy (deadlines, forms, etc) co-ordination and training.

Before the label "Mosaic" becomes a synonym for "all that we always wanted to do but never did", I suggest to make a symbolic move and rename Mosaic back to "Local Work". Take time to reconsider what the real problems of this concept is within CISV and how to make it happen in a way that it can have a real impact on a local/national level.

Respectfully submitted, Nick (GER)

Proposal #54: Educational Tours Inc.

I propose to make CISV an international travel agency offering all our existing programmes, educational programmes for the whole family and soft skill trainings for managers.

Rationale:

CISV's educational purpose and goals refer to making participants interculturally competent.

1. There are a lot of CISV participants that call CISV a "bubble" and they struggle with implementing what they learned in CISV in their everyday life, also because it is hard to explain and share the experience and to express it. If CISV were a travel agency that did programmes for whole groups of families/ friends- people would have this experience with a group that has an everyday life together and it would be easier to implement what each individual learns in CISV into the everday life.
   
2. We do have recruiting problems. Making us a travel agency would imply proper PR and marketing which we could reach more people with and better target our clientele. People are willing to spend a lot of money for a 2 weeks all-inclusive club, I bet they are willing to pay the same money for an intercultural adventure if it was promoted in a proper way.
3. Semi-voluntary: The fact that we are a volunteer organisation is a nice atmosphere but it makes us inefficient, unprofessional, it hinders growth and achievement of goals in various ways. The CISV travel agency could be a semi-volunteer company where bureaucracy is managed by employees and the programmes are carried out partly by volunteers. Also, programme chars/ Committees would be hired and had to fullfill certain requirements (like knowing the goals of their programme, for example).
4. From non-profit to profit. With our profit, we could support other organisations as well as our own - This could be a solution to the "CISV is only for the rich kids" problem.
   

By making CISV a travel agency, we could stop being an "idealistic bubble" and start being a serious educational organisation.

Respectfully submitted, Babsi (AUT)

Proposal #53: CISV Second Life.

I propose that CISV stop hosting Villages, Interchanges, Summercamps, Youth meetings and Seminar Camps. Instead we create an interactive internet-based computergame to build global friendship.

Rationale

CISV is outdated, it is old, and hasn't been developing much. Our Village program is pretty much the same as it was back in the 50's. In the meanwhile the world around us has gone through a huge development. Tools such as internet, computers, cell phones, laptops, webcams etc. has been produced, and CISV doesn't benefit from it. If you used the money we spend on our "normal" programs such as Villages, Interchanges, Summercaps, Seminar Camps and Youth Meetings, on developing a computergame we would be able to reach much more people. This also lets people who can't afford travel discover and experience CISV. Not only would we reach a lot more people, but we would also safe the enviroment for all the CO2 we use by flying from one place to another. We often speak about how to spread CISV, and this can be done trough a computer game and good marketing.

Respectfully submitted, Tore (DEN)