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Online Volunteering Campaign http://volunteers.tigweb.org In October, we joined forces with Nabuur in a campaign to raise awareness about the potential of online volunteering as a tool for collaboration and change. The campaign included the launch of a special issue of the multilingual online magazine Panorama titled 'Meet the Volunteers,' and continued with a live chat that brought together international experts and global youth for a lively discussion about the role online volunteers can play as agents of change. Over the course of 3 months, we spotlighted the work of online volunteers from around the world and developed the Action Guide to help young leaders learn more about the rich world of online volunteering. Connect, Contribute, Collaborate, Change: Online Volunteering in Action is an impressive collection of tools, tips, and stories based on our leadership in managing and working with large teams of international online volunteers. The guide offers important resources to debunk myths about online volunteering while also highlighting its many social benefits. The campaign ended on International Volunteer Day, and was followed up with the launch of our new mini-portal on Online Volunteering. It also coincided with the world-wide release of our 'Pathway to Participation Model,' after which the guide is inspired. 17 Youth Task Force & Global Redesign Initiative http://taskforce.tigweb.org/youth In her capacity as a designated Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, TakingITGlobal Executive Director Jennifer Corriero co-chaired the Youth Task Force which was designed to engage youth in the Global Redesign Initiative. A series of 30 town hall meetings in 20 countries around the world combined with online discussions engaging over 2,000 youth. The participants were from urban and rural areas, various religious and class backgrounds, and ranged in age from 8 to 25. The voices and opinions of these diverse young people are strategically summarized and presented in a report according to the pillars of the Global Redesign Initiative. These findings have been pulled together as part of a report that was presented at the World Economic Forum's 2010 Annual Meeting in Davos. Follow-up actions of the Youth Task Force include developing toolkits for decision-makers to more effectively engage youth as well as mobilizing resources for investing in youth-led community development projects. Member Engagement Youth Task Force Town Hall Meeting, Japan Anushka, Online Community