In this section we will explain the system
and method regarding associating yourself with
the services with elements of Open Forum and
show your support to the Programme and Activities.
Community service refers to service that a person
performs for the benefit of his or her local
community. People become involved in community
service for a range of reasons — for some,
serving community is an altruistic act, for
others it is a punishment. The term "community
service" therefore refers to projects that
member of certain organizations. Some people
may view Community Service as a hassle but others
may view it as a "good thing to do."
It is also an alternative sentencing technique
in a justice system. And at times groups of
people will commit to perform service to the
community as a gesture to the larger community,
as part of gift economics. Mandatory Community
Research has recently increased in many economic
segments of Nation. A study was done that correlates
community service with academic success; students,
who maintain a weekly community service record,
85% of the time, are more likely to succeed
and have a higher grade point average than those
who do none at all.
Let us now look at specific areas of interest
for Open Forum where you can involve yourself
with Programme, Activities or Services:
| Policy
dialogue
Non-state actors’ formal or informal participation
in intergovernmental discussion, institutional
governance, or normative and standard-setting
structures within the Open Forum system; or
policy dialogue with Open Forum entities outside
official intergovernmental processes through
global policy networks and voluntary initiatives
desensitize policy discussion and bring new
angles to discussions.
| Advocacy
Cooperation between the social development organization
actors and grassroots communities, raise public
awareness and support for Open Forum goals and
programmes through joint communications, product-licensing
and cause-related or social marketing. Furthermore
the private sector can help the Open Forum in
its efforts to advocate policy reform both at
the national and international level.
| Mobilizing
private funds
Cooperation could mobilize public and private
capital for Open Forum programmes and projects
for development, including humanitarian funds
or investment capital.
| Knowledge
and learning
Facilitating knowledge sharing, research and
joint learning between the Open Forum, governments
and/or non-state actors for capacity building
and disseminating knowledge and know-how on
critical development issues and methodologies.
| Operational
delivery
Collaborating on joint programmes and project
design, implementation and evaluation, and the
mobilization of financial, in-kind, technical
or managerial resources enables effective delivery
of country programmes.
| Partnership
promotion
Actions by Open Forum partner organizations
that encourage, foster and facilitate the development
of partnerships help us to achieve Open Forum
objectives.
| Commercial
investments
Investments from the private sector contributes
to the achievement of the MDGs, including jobs,
provision of services, infrastructure.