Resources to Help Your Community
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“Ways to give back to your community beyond volunteering” (Google.com AI)
While volunteering is a great way to contribute to your community, there are many other popular ways to make a positive impact:
• Donating blood or plasma: This selfless act can save lives and is a direct way to contribute to the well-being of others in your community. Organizations like the American Red Cross regularly host blood drives.
• Supporting local businesses: Shopping at local stores, farmers' markets, and restaurants helps stimulate the local economy, create jobs, and maintain the unique character of your neighborhood. This also fosters innovation and competition, leading to diverse and unique products and services.
• Making financial donations to local charities and non-profits: Financial contributions can have a direct and immediate impact on organizations and causes you care about. Many charities, like those listed in, ensure a high percentage of donations go directly to their causes.” . . .
Volunteer Opportunity
“Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization that helps families build and improve places to call home. We believe affordable housing plays a critical role in strong and stable communities. Learn how you can join us as a volunteer by choosing from the options below.”
Volunteer Near You, Travel and Build, Volunteer Long-Term, Volunteer as a Group, or Volunteer in Build Events.
Charity
“United Way brings communities together to face their greatest challenges, whether that’s helping families find stability, empowering young people or responding to crises.”
United Way Worldwide has received a “Four-Star” rating from charity watchdog organization, Charity Navigator.
Free Community E-Book
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?
This free e-book was created with the person who is new to volunteering in mind. While it may be intimidating to choose from the wide array of volunteer opportunities out there, there is a process you can use to choose one that is right for you.
This easy-to-use guide will help you learn:
3 types of reasons you may want to volunteer, and how they can easily translate into the right opportunity for you
5 benefits that you can receive from volunteering, which can also help you determine the type of volunteer work you may want to do
4 kinds of requirements that organizations may have for volunteers, to help you eliminate positions for which you do not meet them
The right place and position that fits your wants and needs, whether you know specifically what you want to do, or not
4 possible steps to expect for your application process and orientation, which are usually a lot quicker and simpler than an employment application and training
6 “Volunteer Best Practices” to help you succeed in your volunteer position
25 Types of Volunteer Opportunities to Help Get You Started in Your Search for the Best Volunteer Position for You
My Volunteer Experience
Senior living communities
Hospitals
Food pantries
Mental health organizations
Financial coaching
Recreation centers
After reading this e-book, you will be equipped to handle the process of finding your ideal volunteer position, and receive the benefits and enjoyment from helping others for a good cause. I wish you the best on your volunteer journey!
Free Community E-Book
A simple and comprehensive e-book, with examples and links, to easily create the ideal sustainable programs for your community!
Written by a program director with a master’s degree and background in recreation, and experience in building community center programs from scratch, to successfully supervising volunteers, and leading a comprehensive number of classes, activities, and events with many enthusiastic and returning participants. I have also acted as a program developer/ volunteer coordinator for a nonprofit organization providing and growing youth leadership classes.
If you have dreamed of creating nonprofit community programs, but do not know where to start, then this is the guide for you!
Great for nonprofits starting community centers, youth centers, classes, senior programs, service projects, or any other community programs!
Including surveys, volunteer management, an advisory board, partnerships, and more!
Use this simple and proven system for building popular and successful community programs!
Free Community Presentation
Do you need, or are you putting together a program that requires volunteers? Have you already started recruiting volunteers, but have not introduced them to your organization yet?
A Free PowerPoint Outline of an Example Volunteer Orientation, to Help You Start Your Volunteer Program on the Right Path!
Bring in your volunteers, give them the background of your organization, and let them know what is expected of them.
Including background, goals, code of ethics, expectations, and more!
There’s no need to create one from scratch, here is an example volunteer orientation outline that you can use to tailor to your needs!
For more information on adding and keeping volunteers to your organization, read my article: 3 Keys to Grow and Keep Your Volunteer Base.