Field Travelers are interns that spend months traveling in regions visiting dozens of organizations across a wide variety of causes. They conduct day-long site visits with the projects listed on GlobalGiving, host training sessions, and build relationships with local networks.
GlobalGiving's Field Travelers have visited more than 60 countries, performed over 1,000 site visits, and traversed six continents. They have trekked out to the remote ends of the Amazon and the foothills of the Himalayas to visit GlobalGiving's nonprofit partners and learn more about their work. Field Travelers have conducted online fundraising workshops and helped grassroots organizations build their fundraising capacity.
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Hired, trained, and directed from GlobalGiving’s Washington, DC office, Field Travelers have the opportunity to gain professional, hands-on experience in the field while having the adventure of a lifetime! Travelers take on an important role at GlobalGiving. During their experience they:
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GlobalGiving’s Field Travelers are passionate, experienced individuals who travel internationally for three to six months in specific countries or regions of the world. Though not required, many Field Travelers are fluent in the language of the region they are visiting.
Field Travelers are selected through a competitive application and interview process and participate in an intensive, four-week training in Washington, DC. Most importantly, they are valuable members of the GlobalGiving and Field teams, who bring passion, creativity, optimism, and a good sense of humor to their very important work. Meet the team here.
The Field Traveler program allows individuals to develop their own itinerary for visiting GlobalGiving's nonprofit partners, experiencing the amazing work of global change-makers firsthand. And when they're done "working," Field Travelers explore the sites! By the end of the experience, Field Travelers have gained:
