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How to Volunteer
AskingForRaise
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I'm interested, in a very general way, about volunteering in my community. I'd like to refine that focus into some actionable next steps.
Why volunteer? I like the idea of being a productive citizen that makes a difference in his community. I also have two self-interested reasons:
A quick self-summary: I'm a 23 white male with a stable job and a fair amount of disposable income and free time (for an employed young person, at least). I work in consulting. I studied psychology in college, and have limited experience with clinical psychology and conflict mediation. I have serviceable social skills but am not naturally extroverted (I would not be effective standing on street corners with clipboards).
The only ideas I've had on my own are big-name groups like Habitat for Humanity and Big Brothers Big Sisters. I thought the latter could be a good fit, but I've read "sheltered young white male" is not an ideal demographic for getting matched with a little sibling (families request same-race siblings, so it could take months to get a match if I'm accepted at all).
Please offer whatever advice you have on volunteering.
Why volunteer? I like the idea of being a productive citizen that makes a difference in his community. I also have two self-interested reasons:
- I'm relatively new to my city (San Francisco) and don't have a social circle. That means 1) volunteering could be a way to meet people, and 2) I have a lot of spare time, so why not.
- I will be applying to business school in two years and understand volunteer experience looks good on applications, especially if the volunteer experience has some leadership component and shows I'm a real human with real interests.
A quick self-summary: I'm a 23 white male with a stable job and a fair amount of disposable income and free time (for an employed young person, at least). I work in consulting. I studied psychology in college, and have limited experience with clinical psychology and conflict mediation. I have serviceable social skills but am not naturally extroverted (I would not be effective standing on street corners with clipboards).
The only ideas I've had on my own are big-name groups like Habitat for Humanity and Big Brothers Big Sisters. I thought the latter could be a good fit, but I've read "sheltered young white male" is not an ideal demographic for getting matched with a little sibling (families request same-race siblings, so it could take months to get a match if I'm accepted at all).
Please offer whatever advice you have on volunteering.
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There's plenty of volunteer groups, and in my city there's even groups aimed at certain age ranges so not only are you volunteering but meeting new friends.
http://www.handsonbayarea.org/
While I live in Portland, we have a Hands On site for here as well and it has ALWAYS been great for finding a variety of different opportunities.
Try a few things through them and get a better feel for what kind of volunteering you'd like to do, and meet some nice people along the way. Hands On looks pretty similar - try a few things through both.