| Benefits
of Volunteering |
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has a meaningful, positive impact on your
community. But did you know that it can
have many benefits for you too? Here are
some reasons to volunteer: |
| Develop
and polish new skills |
| Volunteering
is a productive approach that makes you
aware of your hidden skills. Mahatma Gandhi
said, “Live as if you were to die
tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live
forever.” It is never too late to
learn new skills and no reason why you
should stop adding to your knowledge just
because you are in employment or have
finished education. Planning and implementing
our Annual Fund Raising Event can develop
goal setting, planning and budgeting skills.
Supervising some activities and training
other volunteers helps to develop supervisory
and training skills. These are just a
few examples of skills that can enhance
your career. Volunteering can provide
you with much more. |
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| Play
your role in your community |
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human is self-sufficient. We tend to neglect
the community that we live in. People and
societies should walk hand-in-hand for survival
but due to commercialism and materialism,
traditional values are being ignored. Volunteering
is ultimately about helping others and making
a difference to the lives of few. You would
not find a better alternative to connect
with your community and give a little back.
As a volunteer, you get an opportunity to
give back to the society some of the benefits
that you owe to it. |
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| Motivation
and sense of fulfillment |
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The
prime objective of volunteering is
giving your time, skills and resources
generously. Volunteering is a matter
of choice and not chance, unlike other
things. You can work without any anxiety
or stress as you have made the decision
to volunteer on your own accord. Volunteering
can give you the highest sense of
accomplishment and satisfaction. This
motivation arises from the fact that
you are making a difference in some
small corner of the world. |
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| Broaden
your career opportunities |
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A survey
carried out by TimeBank through
Reed Executive showed that
among 200 of the UK’s
leading businesses. |
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73%
of employers would recruit
a candidate with volunteering
experience over one
without |
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94% of
employers believe that
volunteering can add to
skills |
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94%
of employees who volunteered
to learn new skills
had benefited either
by getting their first
job, improving their
salary, or being promoted |
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| Also, if you are
thinking of a career change
then volunteering is a perfect
way to explore new fields. |
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| Discover
your hidden interests |
The
competitive world around locks you
up with a busy routine. Volunteering
can help you to regain the stability
in your lives. Volunteering various
activities can help you to recognize
your new interests and hobbies. The
experience gained can also help you
to face old challenges at your workplace
with a totally new perspective. You
can reach new horizons by exploring
various new traits of your personality. |
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| Get
to know more people |
Volunteering
gives you an opportunity to meet and
know about people with different backgrounds
and cultures. An effective way of
gaining knowledge is interaction with
people around. Volunteering presents
this opportunity as you get to interact
with the recipients of your volunteer
work as well as your co-workers. Thus
volunteering also adds to your interpersonal
skills. Volunteering creates a networking
opportunity that enables you to learn
about people, their cultures and the
environments they live in. |
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| Prove
your worth |
The
activities that you do reflect your
personality. Just as the extra-curricular
activities in school shows your talent
in fields other than academics, volunteering
reflects and supports a complete picture
of you, and gives real examples of
your commitment, dedication and interests.
Through volunteering you can show
people what are you passionate about
and may be you will inspire them too! |
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| Volunteers
at UWB |
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United Way of Baroda
strongly supports volunteering with
a vision of developing young people
to become productive citizens who
are involved in positive change to
meet the needs of the diverse and
changing society. |
| The United
Way volunteer’s pledge:
My head to clearer thinking,
My heart to greater loyalty,
My hands to larger service and
My health to better living,
For my family, my society, my community,
my country and my world.
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