03.11.08
How Can You Reach Out To Others?
Ladies over the weekend I asked others what we could do to help out others.
I started G.I.R.L.S. as a place to bring women together to inspire and to encourage each other. To join hands together across cyberspace and lift one another up.
I am inspired by Oprah’s Show The Big Give and looking into it further I have found an organization called Volunteer Match.
According to volunteermatch.org
“We make it easy for you to find a volunteer opportunity that fits your interests, skills and schedule.”
There are so many opportunities there! You can look up ways to volunteer by entering your zip code. And for those who cannot leave your house or stay at home moms who have a hard time getting a sitter there is virtual volunteering as well! How cool is that!!!!
Upon further looking there is even volunteermatch.org on Myspace as well. I am moving them to my top friends so you too can easily go there and ask them to be your friend as well. G.I.R.L.S. I want to encourage each of you to go to these sites and see how you can get involved.
If you are doing some other type of volunteering right now locally then good for you, you go girl! I would like for us to share what we are doing and how we are reaching out to others.
And of course I will start…..I do volunteer work with a local maternity home and I am going to go and sign up for some other volunteer opportunities at volunteermatch.org, maybe on the virtual site!
So come on G.I.R.L.S. let’s reach out and make a difference in someone else’s life!
realworldmartha said,
March 11, 2008 at 9:06 pm
I have an idea on my blog for those who have been inspired by the “Big Give” show. If anyone is interested please go to: http://realworldmartha.wordpress.com/2008/03/10/the-big-give-challenge/
I would love to see how far this can get.
Debbie aka The Real World Martha(S)
randytyler said,
March 12, 2008 at 7:54 am
Thanks for helping to create awareness of virtual volunteering – a concept that allows one to help a charity of their choosing all for the comfort and convenience of their home-based Internet connected computer.
Online Volunteer Opportunities with a Leader
Since 1998 our (a leading and trusted 77 year-old registered charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Canada) has been at the forefront involving online volunteers from around the world to assist us in fulfilling our organizational mission.
What do these highly-skilled online volunteers do? They perform a range of diverse tasks, such as professional voice overs (eg, for podcasts, PSAs), video editing/production, copywriting, creative writing, Flash design, music composition, software development (Perl and PHP), database development, word processing, proof reading, research and graphic design (for example, annual reports, posters, brochures) to name just a few tasks.
Our goal is to offer an online volunteer opportunity position that best matches the interests and skills of the applicant. Achieving such, helps us ensure that the online volunteer’s experience is both rewarding and challenging. We know that satisfied volunteers remain committed to our organization as demonstrated by the fact we have online volunteers that have been involved with us for years.
To learn further information about Macdonald Youth Services’ Online Volunteer program (and opportunities therein), we invite you to visit the following URLs:
http://www.mys.ca/aov
http://www.mys.ca/volunter
http://www.mys.ca/media
Thank you for your interest in the work of our leading and trusted 77 year-old registered charitable organization. We look forward to communicating with any potential volunteers that are interested in being part of a trusted leader.
Regards,
Randy Tyler
Co-ordinator, Volunteer Program/Webmaster
Macdonald Youth Services
175 Mayfair Avenue
Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3L 0A1
T: 1 (204) 949-4292
E: http://www.mys.ca/cgi-bin/randy_email.cgi