How to Give Back in the New Year
We all can make a positive impact on our communities, and so as the New Year begins, we offer four ways for you to make a difference.
Posts Tagged: volunteering
How to Give Back in the New Year
The new year has many of us thinking about personal goals, but this can also be a good time to reflect on the ways we can help others.
How to Use Social Media on September 11
There are many ways government agencies can use social media on 9/11 to speak to people in a thoughtful way that will be appreciated.
Have an Ace in the Hole!
Why you should turn to volunteering as a plan for what you might do after retirement.
Volunteering as Professional Development
Skills that are developed while volunteering for the nonprofit of your choice easily translate to the workplace.
Four Reasons Volunteering Enhances Your Career
We’ve all said at some point we wish that we had more time in the day. Chances are we would put more on our plate and complain about the same issue. Time is a commodity. Everyone has 24 hours in a day-how you spend them makes the difference. Invest some of my spare time workingRead… Read more »
How to Give Back on the 9/11 Day of Service
Though government workers serve every day, September 11 is a special reason to give back to the community in a whole new way. The 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance is a way to pay tribute to the victims of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks and honor the remarkable community response that followed. Through the 9/11 Day of Service, AmericansRead… Read more »
5 Ways AmeriCorps is Changing the Country
AmeriCorps, one of the national service programs under the Corporation for National and Community Service, is what I (and others) like to call “the domestic Peace Corps.” AmeriCorps is volunteering and making a difference right here in America – in your hometown, in your neighborhood, with the people and organizations in your communities who areRead… Read more »
The Value of Volunteering
“Be servants of peace. Weep with those who are sorrowful, rejoice with those who are joyful, teach those who are ignorant. Care for those who are sick. Serve your families. Serve your neighbors. Serve your cities. Serve the poor. Join others who serve. Serve, serve, serve! That’s the challenge. For in the end, it willRead… Read more »
A Perspective of Homeless Count 2015
What I also discovered is that there are people willing to get out of their comfort zones to help other families out. It really does not take much to make a difference in someone else’s life, it just takes a willingness and the go ahead effort to do something about it.