TikTok Tests New Charitable Feature
Whether you’re a parent of a teen or tech savvy in your own right, you’ve definitely heard of TikTok. Users are calling in the new Vine and it’s creating careers left and right! At best, it’s entertaining — at worst, it’s downright awkward. But now…
South Texas Nonprofit turns Soldiers’ Stories into Songs
A local South Texas nonprofit is lifting military members and veterans up with some musical motivation. Founded by veterans for veterans, this initiative is dedicated to helping soldiers voice their feelings and have their calls beckoned. Soldier Songs and Voices is a nonprofit born out…
Virtual Volunteering 101
Volunteering has a multitude of benefits, not only for the individual or group receiving the service but for those providing it as well. Volunteers can range in the areas they work and serve, including trained services such as education or emergency rescue, or on an…
How Microvolunteering Helps You Help Others
Microvolunteering is popular because it offers the flexibility traditional volunteering does not. It deals with the commitment and capacity of work volunteers can provide. Rather than work on larger, long term volunteer positions, you can devote a specific amount of time on the part of…
Training for a Marathon:
A marathon consists of 26.2 miles and is no small feat. Proper preparation is essential in not only accomplishing your goal but in preventing injury as well. Participants often devote at least one year to train for this monumental but gratifying task. It is also…
Recruiting and Retaining Introverted Volunteers
ntroverts are often misunderstood and even undercounted. Because of this, career and volunteer organizations often lose out on their skills. Introverts become frustrated by being overlooked and misunderstood. They exit before they can be utilized appropriately. Estimates for introverted people range from thirty to fifty…
How to be an Ethical Volunteer
Ethical volunteering is a process of providing support either as a person or using personal resources with good intentions and not volunteering for personal gains. Charitable organizations that engage in ethical volunteering place individuals in areas that match their skill set. However, there are those…
Tips for Staying Safe When Cycling in the Snow
While casual hobbyists just stay off their bicycle when winter weather hits, diehard cyclists keep on going. When going in snow, it’s important to follow a few safety tips. The snow might not stop a cycling fiend, but the injury from a fall very well…
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