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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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, […]
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iVolunteer July 2013 Newsletter
Volunteers: Anupama Pain and Gurudutt Shenoy Duration: 20th to 30th July 2013 Enroute: Mumbai-Delhi-Dehradun-Rudraprayag-Guptkashi-Sonprayag-Triyuginarayan Location: Last village on the route to Kedar Valley Purpose: First assessment of ground situation after the disaster, networking with local organizations/nodal agencies, coming up with tentative areas of impact work both in short and long run, aid in distribution of […]
GYAN (Get Your Answers Now) is a highly customized unique training session for NGOs on very specific technical skills designed and delivered by senior professionals from the corporate sector who are volunteering their time and skills. The training on “Engaging your supporters (Donors/volunteers) effectively” was conducted on 26th Aug 2013 in Chennai by Ms.Aarti Madhusudan, […]
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 […]
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