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Ten Reasons to Volunteer!

Volunteering is vital to society and it is beneficial not only from the community/social development point of view but it also helps you as an individual!   Here are some top 10 reasons why one should volunteer. #1: You can make a difference. Every action counts and your volunteering goes a long way! #2: It’s […]

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Spread Happiness, become a Secret Santa.

This Christmas, volunteer to become a Secret Santa Join us in some fun Christmas initiatives as we bring smiles to the faces of underprivileged children! Activities include Gift Collection: Commencing from Today, You can provide New Books & Board Games towards our Collection Drive. Gift Wrapping: Join us on the 19th December, 2015 to wrap […]

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The ‘Big Heart’ of Volunteering

Yesterday, I had the chance to witness the Annual day of Ashwini Charitable Trust (ACT) , a non governmental organization that educates and empowers underprivileged children from urban slums in Bangalore. Not just any annual day but their 15th Annual Day…15 years of service in Bangalore started with 9 children and currently supporting 300+ through their programme. […]

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‘Taare Zameen Par’ – A children’s day celebration in Kolkata

On the Advent of Children’s day some volunteers came to it on 14th November, on the birthday of our very own former Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru, fondly known as Chacha Nehru. He emphasized the importance of giving love and care to children as they are the future of the nation & in the truest sense […]

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The Wave of social change. Stories brought to light by the iVolunteer Awards!

So on a visit to the villages of India during a rural internship project, lead then MBA students Shalabh Sahai and Rahul Nainwal to start iVolunteer. The Non-Governmental Organisation or NGO-volunteer connection programme started in 2001 and has been organizing the #iVolunteerAwards for volunteers and NGOs for the last three years. Co-founder Shalabh Sahai says, […]

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Click the Change

Click the Change  The photography contest capturing Social Change in Action… A positive social change is at work all around. Unfortunately, many are not able to capture it. At the same time, credible NGOs face an acute shortage of quality photographs that could help them to communicate their work. Eligibility criteria for Submission • The […]

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‘Why Should I Volunteer’ ?

To Begin lets understand that Volunteering provides a great opportunity for people at any stage of their career development to gain experience and highlight their business skills to a new and wider audience. Here are a few Benefits of volunteering – Gain practical experience that is currently lacking on your CV Stand out from the […]

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Kundan Srivastava (Volunteer Hero category)

Kundan Srivastava is a Software engineer by profession and a Young Social Activist, Philanthropist. He has Authored a book which speaks about the Social conditions of Women in India. He is CEO & Founder of Be In Humanity Foundation and Co-Founder of Screams Of Soul. His journey of social work/ volunteering started in 2004 when […]

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Know your Finalist – Madhish Parikh (Volunteer Hero Category)

Madhish Nilesh Parikh an Engineer & Finalist of the iVolunteer Awards speaks of his volunteering journey.. “I am From Ahmedabad and one of the reasons I took up volunteering is to bring about a better Society, Make a Change and create a Social Impact. Volunteering also gives me immense Satisfaction & Happiness. One of my […]

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Aarti Madhusudan shares her thoughts on Volunteering and Skill based Volunteering

Aarti Madhusudan, a Whiteboard program manager and a DaanUtsav volunteer has been volunteering for as long as she can remember. I was fortunate to go to schools that encouraged this and also came from a family that had a strong tradition of giving back. I was therefore very clear about what I wished to do, […]