The Volunteer's Guide: (Finding the Right Volunteer Opportunity - Including Some You May Never Have Heard About)

By Paul E. Love

Volunteering can be a great way to help others (or to help yourself, either by feeling that you're doing something worthwhile or by learning new skills). Of course there are probably many opportunities for volunteers right where you live, such as working at an animal shelter, a healthcare facility, or an organization that supplies free meals for the homeless or home-bound. However, you may be in a situation where you have a problem volunteering for any of those opportunities, due to a lack of free time, transportation, necessary knowledge or skills, or a number of other reasons.If you want to volunteer in some area but haven't found the right fit, there are a variety of ways to help others that you may not be aware of. This book will cover a few of the possibilities, many of which require little or no time or special effort on your part. Volunteering may be as simple as donating unused time on your computer or shopping online at certain websites that donate a percentage of the amount you spend.If none of the suggestions here fit what you're looking for, Volunteer Match (www.volunteermatch.org) is a great site for finding volunteer opportunities in many different categories right in your area. Just keep in mind, volunteering doesn't have to be time-consuming, expensive or burden-some. And you can also help yourself by volunteering - it gives you the opportunity to connect with people with similar interests, provides a sense of purpose and can even help you learn new skills. The right opportunity is out there somewhere. You just have to look around a little in order to find it - and it can be a great way to improve your life and the lives of others.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1522843132
• ISBN13: 9781522843139
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 50 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.1" x 6.0"