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Whether you're looking to serve abroad, support global development or collaborate on meaningful projects, we invite you to join a movement of people investing their lives for the good of others.
"I’m thankful REI believed in me and gave me the chance to learn and grow.... They not only enriched my career but also my life."
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Through education, business, health and sustainable development initiatives, we partner with leaders and institutions to exchange ideas, grow together and create change that lasts.
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LATEST BLOG
by K. Douglas Erdmann, President & CEO
December 19, 2025
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Back before Spotify and other music streaming services were available, if one wanted to listen to music in their car, one did it the old-fashioned way - turning on the radio. Of course, it would be important to pick the right radio station as different stations had different types of music. In my opinion, where we lived then in Maine, the best music was found at “Oldies 100.9.” My children would look at me aghast as I drove and sang along with various 50’s and 60’s pop songs . . .
Doug rockin' with the Beach Boys (in his dreams)
People of emerging nations filled with hope
as their countries are developed and their lives transformed