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Overview

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Organisation

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BLESSED BY GOD

ROOTED IN GOD

BLESSING TO THE WORLD

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Organisations

INSTALLATIONS

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PADANG EARTHQUAKE

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3.6 mil members on Jan 2012

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Imagine having an interesting friend wherever you go -- whether that’s 2,000 miles away, or right in your hometown. With millions of members in over 230 countries and territories around the world, CouchSurfing is blazing the trail towards a better, friendlier world where people who are different from one another can find their similarities. We are a community, and we are a movement. If you believe that all types of people can share fun, trust, and friendship, then you belong here.

WHAT IS COUCHSURFING?

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You join CouchSurfing, you tap into our network of welcoming people worldwide. You can share your hospitality and experience your city through new eyes by offering travellers a place to stay on their journey. You can bypass the typical hotel experience by staying at the home of a local and learning about their culture. You can join cool and interesting people for anything from a bike ride to a party using CouchSurfing Activities. You can meet up with new people, whether at home or while traveling, for inspiring experiences and new friendships

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• Founders • Board of Directors • Outreach • Engineering • Operations • Product Management • Legal • Ambassadors and

Community Builders

TEAM MEMBERS

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WE ENVISION A WORLD WHERE EVERYONE CAN EXPLORE AND CREATE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS WITH THE PEOPLE AND PLACES WE ENCOUNTER. BUILDING MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS ACROSS CULTURES ENABLES US TO RESPOND TO DIVERSITY WITH CURIOSITY, APPRECIATION AND RESPECT. THE APPRECIATION OF DIVERSITY SPREADS TOLERANCE AND CREATES A GLOBAL COMMUNITY.

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To explore is to open ourselves to the unfamiliar with a sense of wonder. Exploration can happen anywhere - halfway around the globe or right on our own living room couch.

1. LET’S EXPLORE

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We all have a natural desire to connect with others. We form relationships relatively easily with people to whom we are similar, but envision a world where we have the opportunity to build meaningful connections with people who are very different.

2. Let’s Connect

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Once we have developed a connection and feel safe and accepted, we can begin to view our differences with understanding and compassion. We can let go of our fears of the unfamiliar and our unconscious expectation that everyone should be just like us.

3.Let's Appreciate Diversity

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With enough of these encounters, we can begin to see differences as inevitable, necessary, and even fascinating. We can develop empathy for our differences and even learn to better accept ourselves.

3.Let's Appreciate Diversity (cont)

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We envision a world where everyone is inspired to help and care for each other, regardless of differences in culture or ideologies. We believe that the more we see the world as an exciting mix of unique peoples, the more motivated we are to protect and preserve diversity.

4. Let's create a global community

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Rooftop Party

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Tree PLanting

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Picture Color, Corrections, Artistic Effects, and Background Removal allow you to customize images for your story

Christmas Party 2011

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MISSION STATEMENT: CREATE INSPIRING EXPERIENCES

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Magnetic Experiences help us attract the greatest number and the widest range of users. Like a magnet, these experiences draw us in.

Growth Experiences happen when CouchSurfers connect with people who are vastly different from themselves.

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"Inspiring Experiences" are the most powerful experiences of all. They occur when both the fun and excitement of the Magnetic Experience and the learning opportunities of the Growth Experience happen simultaneously.

MISSSION

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1. Our efforts to achieve CouchSurfing's vision begins with ourselves.

2. We practice teamwork with respect for personal freedom..

3. We seek to unify people through honest and empathetic communication.

4. We conscientiously preserve diversity, within and without the organization.

5. We seek continuous personal development for ourselves and others.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

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6. We reflect on our challenges as opportunities.

7. We practice gratitude towards everyone.

8. We keep the fun in everything we do.

9. We value interpersonal connections within our teams.

10. We operate as a socially responsible B Corporation in order to best serve CouchSurfing's vision.

11. We understand that CouchSurfing can only endorse ideologies that further its vision.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

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COMMUNITY SERVICE IS INVOLVED WITH

INCREASING THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF COMMUNITY NEEDS, PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES. THEY DEVELOP PROJECTS WHICH WILL SERVICE AND IMPROVE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND ARE CARRIED OUT BY THE CLUB AS A WHOLE.

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE PROVIDES

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. THEY DEVELOP ACTIVITIES TO GIVE SERVICE FOR PROMOTING THE INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING AND GOOD WILL TOWARD ALL PEOPLE.

COLLABORATION

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» Many Couchsurfers don’t like to party » Some want to be involved in Community Service » Some like to mix with the local crowd rather than just travelling

CURRENT SITUATION

» Rotaract is involved in International Service

» Another way to learn from other cultures around the world

» Rotaractors can use CS as a form of IS projects

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welcome to couchsurfing Time to go online!!!

Thank You

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