Fellow: Cristina RIGMAN

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INTRODUCTION
Fellow Cristina RIGMAN Home institution Pro
Vobis National Volunteer Center Cluj-Napoca,
Romania (www.provobis.ro) Host institution Volunt
ary Service Overseas (VSO) London, UK
(www.vso.org.uk) Fellowship June 9th July 4th
2008 Contact professional provobis_at_provobis.ro
personal cristinarigman_at_gmail.com
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CRISTINA RIGMAN
Education Babes-Bolyai University,
Cluj-Napoca BA in Political Science
(2002) MA in Community Development
(2004) PhD in Sociology expected fall 2009
Professional experience Active in the
non-profit sector since 1999 Associate
Lecturer, BBU, since 2003 Executive Director
of Pro Vobis since 2005 Research
interests citizen participation, social
responsibility, philanthropy and
volunteerism, political culture, social
capital
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PRO VOBIS (1)

• Mission
• to promote volunteerism as a viable resource for
  solving
• community problems
• to develop volunteerism through training,
  consultancy, research
• and facilitation of networking among
  volunteerism stakeholders
• History
• Founded in 1992
• Became the first volunteer center in Romania in
  1997
• Expands its services nationally in 2002

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PRO VOBIS (2)

• Main lines of action
• promotion of the concept and practice of
  volunteerism
• through information, presentations, events,
  research and advocacy
• development of the infrastructure for
  volunteerism
• through development of volunteer centers,
  training, consultancy,
• networking and twinning facilitation
• development of professional volunteer management
  processes
• through tailored training and consultancy

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FELLOWSHIP PLAN
(1) developing a system for recruitment and
selection of volunteers from Romania to be sent
abroad through VSO programs (2) develop a
training program in management of volunteers and
volunteer programs to be delivered jointly in
the Balkan countries where VSO supports the
development of national volunteering