Start 2016 with an Epic Volunteering Event!
The Skill marathon 2016 – (Mumbai) Skill Marathon is a unique fun way to bring in social change by contributing your skills on a single Saturday. You will meet many passionate change makers and other volunteers like yourself to work on exciting projects that contribute towards solving critical social problems. Our on-boarded NGO partners, work […]
Virtual Volunteering – A quick memoir
I have always made small monetary contributions towards good causes. However just donating money did not count as a big deal to me. This talk by Simon Sinek explains why giving away your time and effort is more important than giving away money. Also I wanted to step out of my comfort zone and get an […]
More Giving is equal to even More Returns….
Today we share with you special volunteering reflection… Goutam Chanda, he takes interest in conducting workshops, interacting with youths. He comes with a reach experience; feedback on his ways has been very impressive. Here he shares his experiences as a volunteer… My blog…Goutam Chanda My employer, always help and encourage the employees to uptake & […]
Volunteering and Volunteer managing!!
I first met Kiran about one and a half years ago, when she was working as a Volunteer Manager at one of our partner NGOs. Our conversations ranged from why skill based volunteering, best practices and how to keep volunteers motivated! When she took a break from work, she registered with iVolunteer and was keen […]
They made my day and gave me strength to fight back – says Gunja Vasant
Today we share with you special volunteering reflection… Gunja Vasant, Asst. Manager at Godrej Properties Ltd. She takes interest in conducting workshops, interacting with children. She comes with a reach experience; feedback on her ways has been very impressive. Here she shares her experiences as a volunteer… Your role as a volunteer? I was suppose […]
Looking for brave hearts to volunteer abroad with VSO @ Voluntary Services Overseas
We are looking for committed professionals between the age group of 27 to 64 with a minimum of four years of work experience and with a penchant to share their skills and learn about new cultures. Most importantly you should be in a position to give a minimum of 6 months and a maximum of […]
A Wonderful Learning Experience
Something about yourself Well…I am a MBA and Engineer by education and it’s too early to figure out which one dominates. The one thing I strongly believe is that there is so much to learn from every experience and the key is to keep absorbing!!! Why they decided to volunteer I have had some volunteering […]
“Our first and foremost duty is to serve humanity”
Ms Roma Mehta, from Living Design, a design house that believes that design and creativity elevates communication. She has created promotional material in print and digital media for nonprofits and foundations in Taiwan, Australia, DRC Congo and India. She manages a design and print business in Taiwan and is now based in Kolkata. Roma also loves art and works on creative art […]
“I got lost in volunteering for 3 days!”
Volunteer Hero Selva Ganapathy is back! Selva received an opportunity to participate in Points of Light’s conference on ‘Volunteering and Service’ at Atlanta USA, one of the world’s largest gatherings on volunteering when he won the Volunteer Hero Award earlier this year. This award was sponsored by Deutsche Bank. Here he shares his experiences and […]
A Day at Lakshyam
Tom Thomas- an Academician with a background in Hotel Management, was the perfect choice in leading the Seva Sandwich Activity at iVolunteer’s Impact GupShup- a quarterly volunteer meet. Here’s how he feels about the experience! In a small basti near the urban locality of Vasant Kunj, there is an NGO working for the development of the […]