Volunteering connects us with others and with a sense of purpose. See more of the benefits of volunteering at helpguide.org. Discover a way to volunteer your talents to a cause you believe in. Consider volunteer opportunities that match your Myers-Briggs Personality Type.
Download a printable Volunteering pdf to locate the intersection of your interests and skills with the needs of an organization for a cause that is meaningful to you.
Look for a social issue that you feel is most important to improve. What problems do you most want to change? What populations do you most want to help? What organizations serve those populations? What actions can you take to help? How can you contribute your talents and skills?
A to Z of problems or causes, actions, populations & places
A Abuse, addiction, alcoholism, animals, art
B Blood drives, book sales, building homes
C Computer literacy, climate change, conservation, community building
D Drug abuse, domestic violence, disabled, deliver meals, drive patients
E Education, emergency help, environment, events
F Financial literacy, fundraising, foster children, food pantry
G Garden-community, gun control
H Homeless, housing, hunger, health, hospitals, historical society
I Identity, illiteracy, immigration, inequality, isolation
J Justice
K Kids
L Loneliness, legal assistance, libraries
M Medical assistance, mental health, minimum wage, meals, mentoring, museums
N Nature
O Overpopulation
P Poverty, pollution, politics
Q Quiz – try a quiz to find a good volunteer match
R Reduce, reuse, recycle
S Suicide, seniors, shelters
T Teen pregnancy, transportation, tutoring
U Unemployment
V Violence-gang, veterans
W War, wildlife
X X-tra care
Y Youth
Z Zero waste–reduce carbon footprint
There are many opportunities available, many more than the partial list above which is intended to inspire thinking. They will vary depending on your community, so explore the possibilities!
Almost every organization has a need for financial support and fundraising. Maybe they need help maintaining a webpage, writing a newsletter, or help with landscaping. There may be people who need transportation to doctor’s appointments. You could spend time at a nursing home reading to someone or playing a game they enjoy. You could join a political campaign, or work in a hospital gift store.
Once you identify an organization you would like to volunteer for, contact them to ask what they need and listen to the answer. Offer ideas for ways you could use your skills to help. Decide what kind of time commitment you would like to make, then follow through.
Learn more about how to include what Simon Sinek calls a “just cause” in your vision.
GOAL STATEMENT
I will help [which group or organization] the arts council [when] every Saturday [how much] for an hour a week by [doing what] staffing the gift shop.
Unwrap Your Gifts | 12 Ways to Give | Discover Your Talents at the Daily PlanIt Sticky Wiki | Volunteermatch.org | Networkforgood.org
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