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The Beginner’s Quick and Easy Guide to Volunteering: Excerpt
Do you feel like you’re missing purpose in your life? Do you want to have the opportunity to help others more? Would you like to gain skills and experience in the process, as well as meet new people?
A great way to accomplish all of these goals is by volunteering. Contrary to what you may believe, volunteering does not have to take up a lot of your time and energy. There are opportunities that require a commitment of only a couple of hours a week, or even a month.
35-Point Checklist For Planning A Fundraising Carnival
Setup Carnival Area
Obtain necessary permits and licenses for fundraising, public event, and “games of chance”
Determine carnival required size, location, and amenities
Check with local community centers or parks and recreation department for venue
Contact your organization’s staff and volunteers to help with the event
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Overview of AmeriCorps VISTA Nonprofit Agency Development
The following is an outline of an AmeriCorps VISTA program that I participated in years ago. AmeriCorps is a government volunteer program in which members serve with a year-long commitment to help develop a nonprofit agency or agencies.
Actual Example Surveys to Help You Create and Improve Successful Youth Programs
Surveys can be a lifesaver if you are in charge of youth programs. They can make the difference between having full and successful classes, activities, and events, or boring ones with limited attendance.
A Mentoring Experience: The Value of Positivity With a Disability
The following story is from a class project, about an interview I held years ago, while in graduate school for a recreation degree. We were required to interview and mentor an individual at the school with a disability . . .
Senior Activities: What to Expect as a Resident or Volunteer at a Senior Community
Are you a senior who is currently looking for a community or assisted living home at which to stay? Or are you a prospective volunteer, wondering what goes on at such a facility? . . .
Volunteering: An Easy Way to Gain Experience, Skills, References, and More Benefits
Do you feel like you’re missing purpose in your life? Do you want to have the opportunity to help others more? Would you like to gain skills and experience in the process? A great way to accomplish all of these goals is by volunteering . . .
Building Our Community: A Valuable Lesson in Cooperation
Years ago, at a previous position, I worked as a program director for a community center in a low-income area. The center had a work program for teenage youth to earn income while working on property owned by the nonprofit organization that managed the center. I was asked on one occasion to supervise the youth . . .