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World Affairs Councils are non-profit, non-partisan organizations open to all who wish to join.
www.worldaffairscouncils.org
Started in 1918, the council system has 484,000 members and participants, 86 councils, and 26 affiliates. Councils operate on membership dues, corporate sponsorships, grants, in-kind donations, fundraising events, and fee-for-service activities.
Over 2,000 corporations, foundations, and individuals support council work.
The council system has the largest international affairs speakers’ program in the country with over 2,500 events each year. Councils also run international exchanges, school programs, teachers’ workshops, model UN's, foreign policy discussions, national opinion polls, travel programs, young professionals’ programs, conferences, corporate programs, journals, newspaper columns, and local radio and television programs. The system has five flagship programs: World in Transition, Great Decisions, the NPR radio program It’s Your World, Academic WorldQuest, and Travel the World.
The World Affairs Council of South Texas is a Texas non-profit 501c(3) corporation, established in 2004.
We are also a Council for International Visitors, affiliated with the National Council for International Visitors (NCIV).. The National Council for International Visitors (NCIV) is a nonprofit membership association currently marking 50 years of leadership in citizen diplomacy. NCIV serves the international exchange community and helps build person-to-person relationships "one handshake at a time." Their membership includes a nationwide network of Community Member Organizations, National Program Agencies, Associate Member Organizations, and individuals. NCIV members design and implement professional programs, provide cultural activities, and offer home hospitality for foreign leaders, specialists, and scholars participating in the U.S. Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) and other exchanges. With leadership and training provided by NCIV, member organizations are expert at matching the resources of their communities with the needs of International Visitors.
Our activity focus is three fold.
Helping our citizens:
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understand the effect that international trade has on our area, and the forces that affect
our trade.
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understand globalization and its effect on the future local job market to help our area learn how the education of our youth must change to meet the changing world needs.
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participate in citizen diplomacy.
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