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This latest think piece by Dr. Qiang (Braven) Zhang explores whether volunteering – humanity’s oldest form of unpriced cooperation – can shape AI.
We begin this think piece with a personal reflection from Willoughby Niki on how the onset of COVID-19 abruptly rewrote and ultimately expanded his volunteering engagement as a way of life. He goes on to explore how technology can deepen human connections in international development.
As we work towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and better lives for communities around the world, trust is central to our ability to cooperate with stakeholders and further these goals. Yet trust is also becoming a challenge, as cooperation unfolds against a backdrop of geopolitical fragmentation, and seemingly transactional relationships.
19-23 October 2026 | Paris, France
Registration is now LIVE for the 2026 Global Volunteering Forum!
Join us in Paris, as we celebrate the UN’s International Volunteer Year.
We’re again bringing together leaders from across the globe to help tackle the biggest shifts in volunteering, partnerships, impact and innovation.
Subscribe to the Forum Newsletter for important news and updates.
This latest think piece by Dr. Qiang (Braven) Zhang explores whether volunteering – humanity’s oldest form of unpriced cooperation – can shape AI.
We begin this think piece with a personal reflection from Willoughby Niki on how the onset of COVID-19 abruptly rewrote and ultimately expanded his volunteering engagement as a way of life. He goes on to explore how technology can deepen human connections in international development.
As we work towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and better lives for communities around the world, trust is central to our ability to cooperate with stakeholders and further these goals. Yet trust is also becoming a challenge, as cooperation unfolds against a backdrop of geopolitical fragmentation, and seemingly transactional relationships.
19-23 October 2026 | Paris, France
Registration is now LIVE for the 2026 Global Volunteering Forum!
Join us in Paris, as we celebrate the UN’s International Volunteer Year.
We’re again bringing together leaders from across the globe to help tackle the biggest shifts in volunteering, partnerships, impact and innovation.
