Volenteer Work

In our society today there are more and more people volunteering everyday. These people are women and men from many diverse walks of life and backgrounds, and have the common goal to dedicate their time and talents to the benefit of a cause or just any non-profit organization across the country.

People will volunteer for all kinds of reasons: to make a difference, to learn something new or master some existing skill or attribute, to network, to feel good, to give something back and/or to broaden personal horizons. People with these motives are usually very self motivated. But it has been recorded that most people volunteer because they are asked. Therefore the people that do it for a cause or something personal, will already be motivated and just need a little guidance to show that there cause is helping out and making this world a better place. With that for the people that are just asked to do it, it's not as personal for them and therefore the job does not really apply to their lives personally. So these people must also see into what they are working for and understand that it is for a good cause and not for anything else but that. If they get involved and see what the organization is doing for its cause, all employees should be motivated to do their best, because they are not there to make money they're there for other people, and that is what is important.

Before being recruited or recruiting another person for a volunteer position, for a successful experience it is key to include the following: understanding the job scope and requirements, making a thoughtful decision, honoring commitments, and demonstrating appropriate interpersonal skills. If those key ingredients are not in the new employee or you, then the job is not going to work out and you or the new employee will have a negative effect on the rest of the organization.