Our initial work in Uttarakhand on Flood relief has come to an end. Now what is left is construction of a house that we promised in a village. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who contributed to our relief work in Uttarakhand. A report on the work that iVolunteer did can be […]
Author: Rahul Nainwal
Rahul Nainwal, Co founder iVolunteer
Co-Founder India Fellow social leadership program
Co-Founder, UnLtd Delhi
11 years and a few hundred VSO volunteers, the iVolunteer overseas program has come a long way. Not only it gave Indians an opportunity to volunteer overseas and gain valuable skills but also helped them broaden their horizon and provide a whole life change experience. And it was not all work. Since we started we have had […]
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GYAN- Crowd funding for non-profits
I recently conducted a GYAN session on crowd funding for non-profits in Dehradoon where I shared my experiences of raising money through crowd funding for a range of projects. These projects included raising money for a school to raising money for rehabilitation work in Uttarakhand. I shared how one can create a projects on crowd […]
While volunteering is done for FREE by volunteers agencies like iVolunteer try to put a number to the value that volunteering has generated for the NGO. However its easier said then done. Take for example when a volunteer designs a newsletter for an organisation. The volunteer might think that the value of his or her work is […]
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This is not how I expected my evening will turn out to be. We were doing an event in our office called Seva Sandwich. There were volunteers who came with loaves of bread, butter, jam, tomatoes and cucumber. There were some 10 of us huddled together. We were peeling cucumbers,…
In early 2009 Shalabh, Rahul met Dr Nachiket Mor of ICICI Bank to talk about creating a Full time fellowship program for young people in India. After a lot of hard work by iVolunteer and ICICI’s team led by Prerana Langa ICICI Fellows was born. A 2 year program asking young people to take a […]
When the water came, it took away my shop along with all the things that I have stored in them says Ram Lal. Now winter fast approaching we have to find out a way to earn a income. Another two local boys, Satye and Ramkrishna both lost their jobs when the helicopter company they were working […]
At the moment we are focussing our efforts in the Kedar Valley in and around Guptkashi. We have identified three villages in the area where we will be working long term in partnership with local organisations. Two teams of volunteers have gone and come back from the affected areas and now we have a better […]
Your skills can definitely change lives. So if you are a HR professional and have skills in the following areas and you want to volunteer then do fill in this form http://ow.ly/n00fY and let us know. We will get back to you with some exciting ways in which you can share and sharpen your skills and at […]
14 Days since we sent out an appeal for donating generously for the Uttarakhand flood relief and rehabilitation activities – proceeds of which will go to a committed platform of volunteers, organizations and tribe of donors, lead by iVolunteer (ivolunteer.in). We have received overwhelming response which shows not only how deeply grieved we are, but […]
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