No matter how well-intentioned, volunteers who may be inexperienced can’t solve the entrenched and complex social problems low-income communities endure.
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By acquiring knowledge of other places and people, travel can make us more peaceful in our interactions with others.
How working with limited resources in remote areas helped improve the skills of one healthcare professional.
This help is often given in kind rather than in dollars and cents. Without it, these migrants might have nowhere to go and nothing to eat.
Family is far more important for developing engagement of young people in civil society than previously thought.
Whether they stay with the same organisations or not, family members have a strong influence on each others’ volunteer habits.
When people form local networks to take care of resources such as drinking water, they strengthen their communities. Technology can support these efforts and promote learning and innovation.
This tradition is so strong in the US that all lawyers are encouraged to volunteer at least 50 hours of pro bono service per year.
New analysis shows government policies to encourage people to volunteer has little impact.
Volunteers have long been the lifeblood of rural communities. But as their numbers shrink, remote towns are at a loss for how to replace them.
Volunteer tourism is often criticised for focusing on profit and volunteer experience. But improving monitoring and evaluation and putting host communities in charge can make it more sustainable.
Running (or walking) with others is good for health and social connections. But you don’t have to aim for marathons.
The share of people who give their time to good causes is starting to dip.
Museums can help teach immigrants new skills – if they engage them.
Far from being a public-relations gimmick, corporate volunteering can present a strategic tool for companies to better cope with the ongoing demographic shifts and manage their talent.
Research shows social enterprises employ more people with disabilities, female managers and long-term unemployed than regular businesses. This will be key to a more inclusive economy.
New research suggests people who start volunteering before age ten will keep doing so as they grow up.
It’s hard but feasible to make a difference, as long as you work with the locals and don’t become a ‘disaster tourist.’
When lawyers represent the interests of abused animals in the courtroom, they help human victims too.
The US could help solve a global security problem and boost its image abroad by helping willing experts share their cybersecurity knowledge around the country and the globe.
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