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Give Five—Ten tips for volunteering wisely
The match between volunteer and organization is as important as the cause being contributed to. Before committing yourself to particular volunteer opportunities, it's crucial to take stock of your own values, abilities, and time-constraints, and to know how you can best contribute your time
and energy to your chosen causes. These ten steps to volunteering provide a few wise tips on self-assessment.
Guardian UK volunteer articles
This collection of articles from the Guardian newspaper surveys the volunteering and nonprofit scene in Britain. These pieces range from long-term assessments of government policy regarding nonprofits to personal profiles of notable British activists, and the insights therein are even worth
the time of non-Britons.
How to use volunteer experience on a resume
Job applicants often minimize their volunteer experience when compiling their resumes, denying potential employers a full sense of their personalities and capabilities. This article, written by a career consultant with 25 years of experience, offers some useful advice to job seekers unsure of
how to market their volunteer experience during the job search process.
Idealist Volunteer Guide
We at Idealist have thrown our hat into the ring with a few of our own ideas and suggestions about seeking out great volunteering experiences. These tips are gleaned from our Kids & Teens site, but are useful to adult and child alike.
Idealist Guide to Family Volunteering
Looking for a new and exciting way to spend time with your family? Try volunteering together! There are thousands of fascinating and fun ways to find time both for your family and your community. This short guide we put together can get you start.
"Family Volunteering: An Antidote to Hectic Lives"
In this article, Jenny Friedman, executive director of Doing Good Together, explains how volunteering as a family can be both rewarding and fun, while also serving as a powerful antidote to incessant messages of self-absorption and materialism.
Voluntary Worker
This UK website offers a diverse collection of information on all things volunteering, from volunteer rights and responsibilities to the many different ways people can get involved.
"Volunteer Work for the Whole Family"
This short article by Idealist offers several ideas for getting your whole family—or just a part of it—involved in voluntary work in your community.
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