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Scribbling of a Volunteer

Writing is my passion and profession too. But as I sit here thinking what to write about iVolunteer, I experience this overwhelming feeling, with so many thoughts and memories rushing back that I don’t know how to begin and from where. Few weeks back, I attended the Impact Gup-Shup (Volunteer Meet) at Ugrasen Ki Baoli […]

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Hammad Abedin- A young Development Professional and a Volunteer at heart!

Meet Hammad Abedin who volunteered with Nai Umang Positive Welfare Society for 5 months and strengthened the non-profit through many ways. Tell us about yourself Hammad – is a Lebanese name which means a person who praises God or praiseworthy. I believe in the motto of ‘we have only one life to live, so don’t […]

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“I consider volunteering as part of ISR, i.e. individual social responsibility.”

This is Denny John, Dy Director-Implementation Micro Insurance Academy. His Linked In profile gives a preview into his professional achievements, however we are glad introduce him as our Whiteboard and GYAN volunteer. As a resource person for  GYAN, a volunteer led initiative of iVolunteer aimed at building capacity of NGO’s, his session on one of […]

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Ajit Mohanty on how he is motivated to volunteer!

I am a software engineer by qualification. After completing my engineering, I realized that working for hours in IT firms would only satisfy the employers and not me even though I have immense love for my subject. As life took its course, I found myself in Delhi preparing for civil services with an aim to […]

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And India Fellow is launched

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 […]

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The Impact Gup-shup Delhi Episode

For a long time, we had been struggling to find a nice place for the Impact Volunteer get-together in Delhi. Our criteria for the place was: A new place- not very known to Delhiites Should have ample space for activities Should not be too noisy Should be close to a an eating joint So when […]

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Designing for CHANGE !!!

Meet Anusha Subramanian – Impact Volunteer from Mumbai sharing her experiences on volunteering !!! Tell us something about yourself ? I am an interior design professional with a graduate degree in designing from Raffles Design International. Currently working with a reputed architectural firm in Mumbai. I love to indulge in DIY(do it yourself) projects on […]

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Vikram Buddhiraja- Full time Corporate professional+ Part time Blogger + Weekend Volunteer creating Impact!!

I am a Supply Chain Management professional with a graduation in Mechanical engineering from National Institute of Technology. My daily job revolves around providing supply chain solutions and catering to the needs of power plant projects. I am married and blessed with a lovely son. He’s soon going to be one year old. In my […]

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10 tips I learnt on Social Media Marketing for NGOs

I recently had the opportunity to organize (and learn) from the recent GYAN session on ‘Social Media Marketing’ at Bangalore after which I was convinced that NGOs and social enterprises need to use social media tools like facebook, twitter, blog etc more effectively. Alister D’Monte and Aditi Devanathan from Milaap shared their experience and practical […]

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“I strongly feel that support to Non Profit sector is not necessarily only by donations, the sector can also benefit a lot from volunteers “

 Introducing  Mr Vijay Ladha,  a Chartered  Accountant since last 30 years. A first  generation  Entrepreneur running his own venture and at the  same time  spearheading the Bangalore Division  of Make A Wish Foundation of India  since 2008.  For him, Volunteering  is his duty towards the  society and his first GYAN session in Banaglore on “Seeking support from Donors […]