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Giving Back: How Volunteering Can Support Your Career
May 31, 2024
Volunteering is a powerful way to give back to your community while also benefiting your career and personal development. For Christians, the concept of volunteering aligns with our morals to help and serve others, and so it can be a profound way to live out your faith in action.  Beyond the spiritual rewards, volunteering can also significantly enhance your professional development. Let's dive into the many different ways that volunteering...
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Unleashing Potential: The Benefits of Volunteer Work
Sep 01, 2023
1. Skill Development Volunteering provides a practical platform to acquire new skills or refine existing ones. These may range from technical abilities related to a specific volunteer role, to transferable soft skills like communication, leadership, problem-solving and teamwork. Such skills can significantly enhance your CV, making you more attractive to potential employers. 2. Networking Opportunities When you volunteer, you meet...
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Give a little: why volunteering is a great option for you
Jan 08, 2020
What do you get when you cross a CEO, a volunteer manager, and a cleaner? A situation that is not too uncommon in most voluntary organisations. There’s no doubt that the voluntary sector could do with your time and expertise, so why not join the estimated 19 million Brits who volunteer at least once a year and the 13 million plus who do it regularly? Before you think ‘boring’, hang on; this article could do many good things for you. In...
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What are my rights as a volunteer?
Jan 15, 2017
Age requirements Some voluntary organisations will offer volunteer work to young people, although legislation restricts what those aged 16 and under are allowed to do. For example, under-14s are not allowed to work, either paid or unpaid, for a profit-making organisation.   Health and safety Most charities and volunteer organisations have some paid employees. If this is the case, your workplace will be subject to normal...
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