Holding a Volunteer Manager position is not easy! We deal with motivations, agreements/disagreements and expectations of volunteers and non-profits on a daily basis. The highs and lows of each project result in many a lessons learnt and many ignored. Volunteers must never make the mistake of believing that non profits are ready to take just […]
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Harish K. Shaw, an engineering student from Kolkata, has been associated with iVolunteer, Kolkata since last 3 years. Over these years he has taken up various roles such as content writer, brochure designer, teacher, PR and event manager. Here he talks about his volunteering journey with iVolunteer so far… Hi, I’m Harish Shaw, an engineering […]
We have been told a million times over and it has been proved beyond dispute that volunteering benefits a volunteer! Volunteering leads to meeting new people, growing your network, polishing your soft skills and even acquiring diverse skill sets. In today’s social media savvy environment however, it is almost imperative to showcase these skills you […]
As an individual who enables volunteering and guides volunteers it is always interesting to know what motivates an individual to volunteer. I am of the firm belief that a volunteer delivers when the decision is taken by the individual at a conscious level. Basis experience, reading and what some fellow volunteer mangers have to say […]
My First Stint at family volunteering We as individuals might like to volunteer our time and efforts for a cause. How often do we do it with our families ? I had my first stint at family volunteering in Jawahar Bal Bhavan, a children’s park in Bangalore. The mission being to complete painting the second […]
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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Not a GyAni but I love GYAN. Why? cause Get Your Answers Now, volunteer led customized workshops, is what it means to me and hope that with time it will replace the existing connotation of the word “gyan”, at least the development sector !. What makes me hopeful of this change is not only my passion […]
Rarely does it happen that one gets to experience the grass from both sides. I am lucky I got the chance. It was almost 4 years ago, when I joined iVolunteer as a volunteer. I was called for a volunteer orientation. I wasn’t sure if I needed any orientation. I just wanted to start volunteering […]
Last weekend my niece and nephew helped me clear up a small garden patch in our housing society, uprooting thorny shrubs and creepers. They now use this clearing to play cricket and badminton. Each time they are thanked for cleaning up the place they are thrilled! They may have not realised it but we volunteered… This got […]
15th February saw an interesting session on “Presenting your Strategy to Corporates”. Through this GYAN training, NGOs were keen to understand the corporate perspective on social responsibility and how they could derive maximum from the business world. Dhruvi Shah (AVP – Sustainable Development, Royal Bank of Scotland) agreed to volunteer for the said session. Dhruvi […]
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