Thrivent Builds Worldwide El Salvador Community

• Awareness and Outreach
• Team Member Resources
• Latin America/Carribean Educational Resources
• Team Leader Training
• Recruitment Materials
• Team Leader Resources
• Team Leader Action Items

• Awareness and Outreach
• Team Leader Resources

Item/Description

How to Obtain

Pre-trip Resources

Awareness and Outreach

Thrivent Builds Program Brochure
Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity program brochure - highlights both Thrivent Builds Homes and Thrivent Builds Worldwide. Use this brochure to educate and inform prospective volunteers and centers-of-influence, such as pastors and congregational leaders. Package size - 50 brochures; limit 10 packages per order (500 total).

PDF, 941K
Order Item
22416B

Thrivent Builds Worldwide Communities Travel Diaries Brochure
This unique brochure features personal travel diaries from a TBW Gulf Coast Community and TBW El Salvador Community trip. Use this brochure to portray the emotional, life-changing side of Thrivent Builds Worldwide trips to potential team members. Limit 100 per order.

Thrivent Builds Worldwide El Salvador Community Video
Use this video to increase awareness and recruit team leaders for Thrivent Builds Worldwide El Salvador Community trips. The video contains compelling interviews from volunteers, construction masons and Habitat homeowners and a strong call to action. Limit 5 per order.

Thrivent Builds Worldwide Presentation
This PowerPoint presentation describes "how Thrivent Builds Worldwide works" and generates excitement among potential volunteers and donors. Includes speaker's notes.

Thrivent Builds Worldwide El Salvador Community Pre-Trip News Release
News release template to use to inform the media of your upcoming Thrivent Builds Worldwide El Salvador Community trip.

Team Member Resources

Team Participant Orientation Packet Letter
Letter describing contents of the Thrivent Builds Worldwide El Salvador Community orientation packet for team participants.

Habitat for Humanity Global Village Orientation Handbook
A guide to help team participants and leaders to prepare for their trip. Includes general volunteer travel information, as well as information about travel experiences and safety information.

Orientation Letter

PDF, 2.1MB

Fundraising Webpage Instructions
You can create a fund-raising Web page for your TBW trip in just three minutes! Just visit our new Global Village Web page design wizard and enter a few pieces of information about yourself to create a customized page for you containing forms to donate online or by mail.

El Salvador Pre-Trip Orientation Guide
A guide to help team participants and leaders to prepare for their trip. Includes background about El Salvador, packing lists and other tips to help plan for the trip.

El Salvador Packing Checklist
Checklist to make sure you pack all the essentials for your Thrivent Builds Worldwide El Salvador Community Trip.

El Salvador Gift Giving Policy
Guidelines for what is and is not appropriate to give as gifts to Habitat homeowners in El Salvador.

Online Country Specific Resources
Resource directing you to websites with specific information about your country and CDC recommendations for travel immunizations.

Travel medical insurance
Information about the mandatory medical insurance included in the cost of the trip.

MEDEX Secure
Information about the mandatory MEDEX Secure insurance policy included in the cost of the trip.

MEDEX Secure
PDF, 560K
FAQ
PDF, 181K

El Salvador Community Journal
An electronic version of the printed journal team members will receive in the Thrivent Builds Worldwide El Salvador Community to help capture reflections and thoughts.

Latin America/Carribean Educational Resources

Habitat for Humanity El Salvador Construction Manual
A guide to help team participants and leaders to learn about the construction style and tasks they'll be performing in El Salvador.

Latin America/Carribean Poverty and Housing PowerPoint
PowerPoint presentation regarding housing issues in Latin America/Caribbean.

Discussion guide for Latin America/Carribean Poverty and Housing PowerPoint
Guide for team leaders to use when discussing the PowerPoint presentation about housing issues in Latin America/Caribbean.

Videos and discussion guide for Latin America/Carribean Poverty and Housing
Guide for team leaders to use when discussing the videos about housing in Latin America/Caribbean.

Urbanizing World Fact Sheet
Use this fact sheet to share statistics on the urbanization of our world, urban poverty housing, and the United Nations development agenda.

Discussion Guide for Urbanizing World Fact Sheet
Use this discussion guide when sharing the urbanizing world fact sheet with your team members.

Slum Visits Article
NY Times article discussing slum tourism.

Team Leader Training

Thrivent Builds Worldwide Overview Team Leader Training
Training for team leaders leading a Thrivent Builds Worldwide trip. Required as part of your trip confirmation process.

NOTE: If you get an error when clicking on a document link within the training, click on the Address field on the error screen and click Go. The document should then open.

Habitat for Humanity Foundation Courses
All 2010 TBW team leaders are required to take 4 of the 5 Habitat Foundations courses located on the HFHI webpage. There are instructions to register on the middle of this page and when you click on "Courses" on the left-hand navigation bar you'll see about half way down the page the Habitat Foundations courses that you'll need to take. Please contact your TBW Coordinator with any questions or difficulties.

The 4 required courses are:

• Beginnings of Habitat for Humanity
• Vision And Mission of Habitat for Humanity
• Applying Mission Principles
• Organizational Structure of Habitat for Humanity

Member Engagement Quick Reference Guide
A guide to help Thrivent Builds Worldwide team leaders to incorporate member engagement into their trip.

Adult Education Principles
Reference guide outlining simple adult education principles to keep in mind when discussing housing with adult team members.

Learning Styles
Reference guide outlining simple adult learning styles to keep in mind when discussing housing with adult team members.

Steps to design a workshop
Reference guide outlining simple tips to keep in mind when organizing a workshop to discussing housing with adult team members.

Urbanizing World Fact Sheet
Use this fact sheet to share statistics on the urbanization of our world, urban poverty housing, and the United Nations development agenda.

Discussion Guide for Urbanizing World Fact Sheet
Use this discussion guide when sharing the urbanizing world fact sheet with your team members.

Slum Visits Article
NY Times article discussing slum tourism.

Recruitment Materials

Thrivent Builds Worldwide El Salvador Community Fact Sheet
Use this fact sheet, with space to customize your contact information, to help recruit trip participants for Thrivent Builds Worldwide El Salvador Community trips.

Thrivent Builds Worldwide El Salvador Community Bulletin Insert
Trip leaders can use this bulletin insert in Lutheran churches to help recruit trip participants for Thrivent Builds Worldwide El Salvador Community trips.

Thrivent Builds Worldwide El Salvador Community Newsletter/Web Text
Use this newsletter article in church, RFO, chapter or affiliate newsletters to help recruit trip participants for Thrivent Builds Worldwide El Salvador Community trips.

Thrivent Builds Worldwide Recruitment Flier
This flier can be used in churches, schools and other places where there may be potential volunteers interested in joining your Thrivent Builds Worldwide trip. Customize with your trip information, such as dates, location, cost and contact information.

Thrivent Builds Worldwide Recruitment Poster
11 x 17 poster can be used in churches, schools and other places where there may be potential volunteers interested in joining your Thrivent Builds Worldwide trip. Order posters and customize with your trip information, such as dates, location, cost and contact information. Limit 10 posters per order.

You can also download and use posters. Prints in color on 11 x 17 paper. Use of a professional printer or copy center recommended.

Interview tips
The process of selecting a team member is one of the most important factors of a successful TBW trip. This list included tips and sample questions for interviewing potential team members.

Team Leader Resources

Team Leader Kit Intro and Thank You Letter
Letter describing contents of the Thrivent Builds Worldwide El Salvador Community Team Leader Kit and thanking the leader.

Team Leader Role Description
A quick reference guide describing team leader roles, responsibilities and general timeline for Thrivent Builds Worldwide El Salvador Community trips.

Team Meeting Leader Guide
A guide to help you lead pre-trip team meetings and in-country team meetings and reflections each day during your Thrivent Builds Worldwide El Salvador Community trip.

Weekly Schedule Template
Use this template to create an schedule for your Thrivent Builds Worldwide El Salvador Community trip week to share with your team members.

El Salvador Emergency Contact Information
Important contact numbers, addresses, etc. in El Salvador.

El Salvador Missed Flight Contingency Plan
Contingency planning for missed or late flights.

Chubb accident claim form
To submit an accident insurance claim

Incident report form
To document any injuries that happen during the TBW trip.

Team Leader Action Items

Team Member Verification Log
This form is to assist team leaders when conducting interviews of potential team participants, in determining whether the appropriate number of Thrivent Financial members have been selected to qualify the team for Thrivent Builds Worldwide funded trip.

Travel Logistics and Bio Form
Use this template to record the travel logistics and bio information for your team members.

Cultural Activity Options Form
Use this form to choose the cultural activity option for your team.

Trip Photographer Quick Reference Guide
A guide to help the photographer assigned for your trip to take photos to help with later media outreach and to share with your team members.

Word, 47K

Trip Journalist Quick Reference Guide
You may create your own trip blog for family and friends using www.travelpod.com. Please note that Travel Blog is an independent, external website and the TBW coordinators do not provide technical support.

Post-trip Resources

Awareness and Outreach

Thrivent Builds Worldwide El Salvador Community Post-Trip Church Letter
Church letter template to use to share the story of your Thrivent Builds Worldwide El Salvador Community trip with your church congregation and specifically, your pastor(s). Also included is a letter to your pastor from the Habitat El Salvador Church Relations Coordinator.

Thrivent Builds Worldwide Post-Trip Newsletter/Web Text
Announcement regarding post-travel for use in newsletters and online to reinforce the importance of Thrivent Builds and share the story.

Thrivent Builds Worldwide El Salvador Community Post-Trip Presentation Template
Customizable PowerPoint presentation template for Thrivent Builds Worldwide El Salvador Community trip participants to use when they return from their trips. There are prompted slides for photos and stories about different aspects of the trip, such as accommodations, transportation, cultural highlights, etc. Share it with congregations, community groups or anyone who helped support the team and to help inspire others to participate in future trips. NOTE: To customize the presentation, right-click on the link to the right, then select "Save Target As" to save the presentation to your computer. Open the file from Microsoft PowerPoint to edit.

Team Leader Resources

TBW Community Trip Team Leader Expense Reimbursement Form
Use this form to track expenses for reimbursement.

2010 version
Excel, 32KB

Instructions
Word, 320KB 

Team member evaluation
An evaluation for team members to fill out after the trip