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So I plan on starting a community garden in my neighborhood and would like some advice on organizing and outreach (the garden logistics like land, water, tools, etc are already worked out.)

My main concern is that Im still a student. I'm not a very social person, but nearing the end of my secondary school years I thought I should get more involved in community service and leadership. But I'm very hesitant to talk to strangers, even my nice neighbors lol.

I live in a pretty friendly neighborhood for the most part but I just don't know how to gather people and organize volunteers. I'm making a flyer to pass around the neighborhood to gauge interest but are there any more tips?

Thanks for any advice!

I signed up to do a volunteer program for estheticians at hospitals in February. They asked you to commit for an entire year as the training process is somewhat in depth. The year starts from the time you do your first “shift” on your own which for me was in the beginning of July. However, I kind of hate it. I dread going to my two 3 hour shifts per month. I applied for it thinking it would give a chance to see if I liked working in healthcare. (Which I don’t) lol
No where in my on-boarding paperwork do I see any kind of monetary penalty for leaving but I am just wondering if anyone has had experience leaving a more formal volunteer committment and had any major backlash. I just don’t enjoy I and I don’t want the patients I see to pick up on how much I don’t like it and it’s so emotionally exhausting to mask and put on a good, positive face. Thanks for any input.

I would like to volunteer this year. The last time I did was 5 years ago and I stayed 10 weeks.

I have been advised not to mention volunteering to the border guard.

Are they likely to ask me what I did the last time?

What should I say.

And if entering this time surely telling them I am planning to stay 3 months would throw a red flag?

Hey all I’m an American I’ll be in India for my second time this September and staying for a few months and I’m looking for volunteer opportunities there.

I’ve been out of work a year and living off passive income, but I want to get back to doing something useful.

My past professional experience has been in English teaching, IT, and manual labor.

I’m really open to any kind of work or service. I would prefer a hostel as my greatest desire!

Let me know what’s available and comment below or send me a dm!

Thanks, namaste 🙏

Does volunteering still give people an edge on a resume? Years ago, it was viewed as a positive if someone volunteered in between jobs to show that he/she was making an effort to say busy. I volunteered at the Houston Food Bank once (not enough to put on a resume). If it makes any difference in a hiring manager's eyes, I may look for more ways to volunteer.

Have two months off work, am willing to cancel holiday plans if anyone has an in to go and volunteer to help with anything.

29/M/QLD Australia

Willing and Experienced;
Manual Labour
Admin Support
Electrical Repair

Can get myself there easily.

Any NGO, organization, group or just anyone, wanted some form of help like creating a website, application (andriod/ios) or something. I can do it.

Conditions:

1. It has to be for a greater good/ helping people
2. Not something that is associated with ANY political party, company or brand

I will do it for free. We can discuss further in DM.

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I’m new to Delhi and a bit of an introvert, so I’m trying to step out of my comfort zone and meet people while doing something meaningful.

I’m looking to volunteer with an NGO on Sundays and spend my weekends doing something good rather than just staying in.

If you know any NGOs that welcome Sunday volunteers, please let me know

Hey All,

I'm a 37F teacher thinking ahead to next summer vacation. I'm single and a lot of my friends are spread out or married with kids, so while I might be able to recruit a friend for a week or two of traveling, that still leaves several weeks of freedom. I don't like being bored and I love to travel.

I majored in conservation biology so animals are a passion, but I don't want to do anything scammy or exploitative. I do like kids and would be open to working with them as well, but again want something reputable. I have a background in nature education.

I'd love to go somewhere for about a month and volunteer with purpose. I'd appreciate any advice you can offer. I'm coming from NYC and anything in the Americas might be a perk for cost reasons, but willing to go elsewhere.

Hi guys, I’m looking for some advice from people who have experience with NGOs or fundraising in Kenya.

I’m part of an organization called Beautiful Care Initiative. We work with orphaned and needy school children, mainly helping with food, school supplies, school fees and mentorship.

We’ve been doing this at community level, but getting funding has been one of our biggest challenges. We would really like to grow the work and support more children, but we don’t know the best places to look for funding.

For anyone who has worked with NGOs or CBOs, how did you get your first grants or funding?.

Are there Kenyan companies, foundations, international organizations or websites where small organizations can apply for funding?.

Even if you can just point me in the right direction or share your experience, I’d really appreciate it.

Thanks.

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I have been thinking about spending time at a nursing home for a little while now. I live in a very low socioeconomic area and I’ve seen how easy it is for people to slip through the cracks, be forgotten, and become isolated. Old people are my favourite and I admire their wisdom and stories and would love to spend time with them, but I am highly sensitive person. my level of empathy can ruin my week. When I talk to or see people who are sick, disabled, lonely, hurt - I cannot stop thinking about it. Sometimes I feel like a sponge absorbing all the pain around me. I just want everyone to happy and safe and never lonely, but seeing people in pain hurts my heart

It feels like an accident waiting to happen. I got attached to people and I hate the idea of anyone sick/in pain/sad. I don’t want to go in once, meet people, and then check out like a loser because I’m afraid of what might happen.

Is a nursing home the worst possible place for someone like me? I don’t know how else to help older people and ease any loneliness they may be feeling. I’m a bit of an old soul and would love to talk about their stories, lives, hobbies, old school music. I’ve seen ads for a nursing home in my area for a woman who wants a trivia show buddy. I’d love to be that person for her. She deserves a kind gentle volunteer, but I’m not equipped to handle hurting people because sometimes I just can’t take it

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I feel like volunteer deserve some level of reimbursement for job related expenses but I've seen volunteers often be treated as people that borne all the expenses and it infuriates me. What are your thoughts ?

Is there any other rights they should have at work

Hi! So basically I just got this opportunity to volunteer at the Medical Examiners office, but I’ll mainly be doing things like: assisting with filing, possibly report redactions and working on the file imaging for older cases.

I asked if there’s possibility for advancement and he said, “If there are volunteer openings in other divisions and if the managers of the divisions want to fill the role, there is a possibility of being placed in another division. All divisions of the Medical Examiner’s Department do work hand and hand so you will get to see how each division work with each other.”

I was just wondering if this would be worthwhile as it is a 1 year commitment. I’m currently a 4th year college student, graduating with a Human Biology degree in spring, not really sure what I want to do after.

Was considering forensics, which is why I applied but this doesn’t sound far too applicable compared to other opportunities. But I was also considering law school, where I believe this would be a bit more valuable, but still not much. I’m not really too sure. Just wanted some feedback.

Yung free rin sana 😣 In touch seems to be fully booked na e. While the volunteer crisis counselor looks like sa US lang available.