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Empowering Students for Global Impact
by Maryellen Morgan, Director of Recruiting, HQ What do a 20-year-old college student, a 37-year-old engineer and a 53-year-old college...

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6 days ago3 min read


Fashionably Late? A New Expectation
By Wendy Moore, Director of Communications, HQ Showing up on time for wedding receptions in Kazakhstan is a very big mistake: One that...

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Jul 174 min read


Showing Up
by K. Douglas Erdmann, President & CEO Two weeks. 22,467 miles. Last month Joyce and I circled the globe, jetting to Cairo, Djibouti,...

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Jun 33 min read


The Chance to Change a Life
by Hannah Bernstein, Recruiter and Director of Staff Fundraising Each year REI sends student intern teams to support the ongoing work of...

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Mar 183 min read


A Milestone in Thailand
by K. Douglas Erdmann, President & CEO Once every two years? Due to the logistics and expense involved with gathering staff from around...

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Jan 172 min read


Mental Health and Adjusting Overseas
by David A. Staff, REI Director of Field Staff Care The current decade (2021-2030) has produced a post-COVID-19 world. Quarantines have...

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Dec 16, 20244 min read


Reflecting on Trends in Giving and the Path Forward
by Paul Yankey, Chief Advancement Officer, REI HQ As we look back on recent months, I’m struck by the steadfastness of our supporters...

REI
Nov 18, 20243 min read


Supported by Many, Yet also on His Own
by K. Douglas Erdmann, President/CEO, REI HQ He seemed tired. Almost sluggish. James Ong, our new REI Singapore Director, and I were...

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Oct 1, 20242 min read


REI Impacts the World
By Wendy Moore, Director of Communications, REI HQ “The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it.” REI staff...

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Sep 17, 20243 min read


Leaders Are Rare
By K. Douglas Erdmann, President & CEO, REI HQ James Rosebush, former deputy assistant to President Ronald Reagan, writes in the Harvard...

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May 15, 20243 min read


Expanding Our Recruitment Efforts
by Maryellen Morgan, Director of Recruiting, REI HQ Our recruiting team is growing! There was a big push to finance this role in REI’s...

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Mar 18, 20242 min read


REI Advancement: Reaching New Heights Through Engagement and Expansion
By Paul Yankey, Chief Advancement Officer, REI HQ Excitement is brewing for REI Advancement, as we witness the seeds of innovation...

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Feb 21, 20242 min read


The Unique Needs of Living Cross-Culturally
By Ginny Teel, Interim Director of Staff Care, HQ When our family lived in the Philippines, my heart was captured by cross-cultural...

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Jan 16, 20243 min read


A 2023 Wrap-Up
By Doug Erdmann, President & CEO REI staff work in some very hard places around the world. These are developing countries with...

REI
Dec 18, 20233 min read


It Starts at Home
Kian Schuemann, Finance Assistant & Office Administrator, REI HQ REI is best known for its international work of building people to build...

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Oct 17, 20233 min read


New Staff, More Impact
By Wendy Moore, Director of Communications and Foundation Relations, HQ “REI is an organization with a clear goal of transforming people...

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Sep 23, 20232 min read


A Global Generation Set for Global Impact
by Maryellen Morgan, Director of Recruiting, REI HQ “How do you recruit Gen Z?” This is a question I’m asked frequently, not only as a...

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Jun 20, 20233 min read


A New Sending Country
By K. Douglas Erdmann, President and CEO What country has the world’s most widely accepted passport? If you guessed Singapore, you were...

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May 19, 20232 min read


It Is Time
Paul Yankey, Chief Advancement Officer, REI HQ As REI grows, so does our need for resources to support that growth. We’re excited to let...

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Apr 19, 20232 min read


Helping Overseas Staff Thrive
By Tracy Pickett, Staff Care Specialist, REI HQ Living in Cameroon, West Africa, was a dream-come-true: new culture, stimulating...

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Jan 17, 20232 min read
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