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“Volunteering, for me, is an opportunity to indulge in areas that my professional work does not allow me to”

Meet Manosh R. Sengupta, our Banaglore based volunteer for Whiteboard, GYAN, Joy of Giving and a Guru on “Brand & Marketing”. NGO’s in Bangalore have found his GYAN session on “Building your Brand“extremely useful. The following interview shares his unique perspective on volunteering  in his very own words & style. Tell us something about yourself ( […]

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Volunteering and Life Skill Training at Harapanahalli

How it all started? I remember I met Chethan once in Bangalore few months back while he was working for Makkala Jagrithi. He met me to understand how I do so many events with different set of beneficiaries and involve them in activities. Post that thanks to FB I got update that he has moved […]

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“Volunteers”, is not just a word, but has a deep meaning attached to it.

“Volunteers”, is not just a word, but has a deep meaning attached to it. Volunteerism is voluntarily, and not by force or expectation. What we fail to understand, was taught to us, and henceforth, we promised to practice it. iVolunteer organized a great experience and an awesome informative session on Volunteer Management. Volunteers are an […]

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“Experiencing the greatest kind of joy” – Umang Johri, an Impact Volunteer

Like lakhs in our country, I’m also an engineer. And like thousands of those engineers, I’m also preparing for my post graduation right now. It’s true that whatever preparations and studies I am doing for post graduation are going to have a fruitful long-term return, but still, hours spent on going through books, thousand pages long, […]

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‘Writing Impact-ful Reports for Donors’ GYAN Session Review

My name is Austin and I serve as a Programme Coordinator with the Kutumb Foundation.   We are dedicated to promoting the total development of the individual by way of building language skills, bridging developmental gaps, and addressing issues of identity; this process of exposure is accomplished through theatre and football, among other creative methods. […]

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Volunteering- a way to give back to society!

Our volunteer from Pune – Ms. Shobha Javalgikar, who is a trainer and counselor,speaks about her volunteering journey with iVolunteer. Shobha is helping an NGO in Pune for translating  their communication material. Let’s see what she has to say about iVolunteer. “It really gives me pleasure to speak about iVolunteer. iVolunteer is playing a pivotal […]

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GYAN sessions provide skills to run NGOs effectively says Dr. Subathra, Managing Trustee of Lakshmi Pain and Palliative Care

The GYAN sessions conducted by iVolunteer are very useful for NGOs. Due to financial constraints, NGOs have a minimum number of employees and GYAN sessions help to equip trustees and staff with the knowledge required to manage and run NGOs efficiently. They also give ideas on how to promote their brand. It is heartening that […]

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Volunteer Reflections – This experience has given me a great opportunity to explore my abilities – Rizwan Khan, Kolkata

Rizwan Khan is an Event Executive at Aakash events and promotion, Kolkata. Since the last two and a half years he has been volunteering with iVolunteer, using his skills to make our events more successful in terms of planning and execution. He is an intelligent volunteer with lots of passion to serve the society; he is […]

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Meet Ramesh: An Operations Professional strengthening Non-Profits

Ramesh M.V, an Operations Professional, based in Delhi, is an engineer+MBA with more than 12 years of a typical ‘corporate life’ experience.  While most of his working life was spent in the TATA group (well-known for its philanthropic efforts), his direct role in such activities was limited to a single three-month project in rural Gujarat. “I […]

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iVolunteer…Bridging to Connect

“My relationship with ‘iVolunteer’ started with an acquaintance referring me to the ‘Volunteer Management Workshop’ conducted by ‘iVolunteer’, nearly a year ago. Connecting…NGO is designed as a volunteer based organization, where the distress/suicide helpline, the School Peer Education Program, Support to Survivors of Suicide etc. are implemented by trained volunteers.  When I newly joined the organization, […]