Comments on: 12 Reasons to Volunteer Your Time to Your Community http://manwithnoblog.com/2009/07/17/12-reasons-to-volunteer-your-time-to-your-community/ Gary Barber rants on user experience, and the controlled chaos of the Web Industry Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:05:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mareeyah http://manwithnoblog.com/2009/07/17/12-reasons-to-volunteer-your-time-to-your-community/comment-page-1/#comment-10429 Mareeyah Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:24:25 +0000 http://manwithnoblog.com/?p=587#comment-10429 Volunteering can actually be really fun. You get to meet people, learn various things, have adventures and it does feel good to be able to help out and be a useful member of your community. Right now, I volunteer twice a week at a school. I can also say that volunteering breaks the monotony of an otherwise boring week, thus, it helps preserve sanity. Volunteering can actually be really fun. You get to meet people, learn various things, have adventures and it does feel good to be able to help out and be a useful member of your community. Right now, I volunteer twice a week at a school. I can also say that volunteering breaks the monotony of an otherwise boring week, thus, it helps preserve sanity.

]]> By: Henrik Madsen http://manwithnoblog.com/2009/07/17/12-reasons-to-volunteer-your-time-to-your-community/comment-page-1/#comment-10386 Henrik Madsen Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:18:32 +0000 http://manwithnoblog.com/?p=587#comment-10386 Cheers Rosemary. Please spread the word, the dogs are freezing this winter, even if it's just on a foster basis. Cheers Rosemary. Please spread the word, the dogs are freezing this winter, even if it’s just on a foster basis.

]]> By: Rosemary Lynch http://manwithnoblog.com/2009/07/17/12-reasons-to-volunteer-your-time-to-your-community/comment-page-1/#comment-10385 Rosemary Lynch Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:31:50 +0000 http://manwithnoblog.com/?p=587#comment-10385 Ohh nice work Henrik. I looked regularly at the old site when looking to adopt a dog last year. Your new site is great! Ohh nice work Henrik. I looked regularly at the old site when looking to adopt a dog last year. Your new site is great!

]]> By: Henrik Madsen http://manwithnoblog.com/2009/07/17/12-reasons-to-volunteer-your-time-to-your-community/comment-page-1/#comment-10384 Henrik Madsen Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:17:11 +0000 http://manwithnoblog.com/?p=587#comment-10384 Totally agree with your roundup. Volunteering, as with any corporate or personal philanthropy, should be a two-way street in which both sides gain. I recently volunteered to build a brand new website for the dogs' refuge at Shenton Park and I can tick 1 to 12 of your points above. Totally agree with your roundup. Volunteering, as with any corporate or personal philanthropy, should be a two-way street in which both sides gain. I recently volunteered to build a brand new website for the dogs’ refuge at Shenton Park and I can tick 1 to 12 of your points above.

]]> By: Rosemary Lynch http://manwithnoblog.com/2009/07/17/12-reasons-to-volunteer-your-time-to-your-community/comment-page-1/#comment-10382 Rosemary Lynch Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:42:47 +0000 http://manwithnoblog.com/?p=587#comment-10382 For the past 8 yrs I have been on at least 1 committee and sometimes 2 (or 3 if you count a "subcommittee"). It can be very discouraging when it is always the same faces carrying the bulk of the work. It can also lead to burn out. I have thought about this a lot and I see many committees struggle in making their needs known to the wider group that they serve. I suspect (but have not tested) that if the wider community was more aware of the goings-on they would be happy to offer help even in smaller capacity that might ease the overall load. The tricky part seems to be communication and making requests in a timely and easily digested manner. I am not sure of the answer. Web offers some help for dissemination of information but face to face communication seems to yield better results at getting things done. I see my relationship with my professional industry as long term and will throw my hat in for duties when the opportunity arises to step down a level elsewhere. For the past 8 yrs I have been on at least 1 committee and sometimes 2 (or 3 if you count a “subcommittee”).

It can be very discouraging when it is always the same faces carrying the bulk of the work. It can also lead to burn out.

I have thought about this a lot and I see many committees struggle in making their needs known to the wider group that they serve.

I suspect (but have not tested) that if the wider community was more aware of the goings-on they would be happy to offer help even in smaller capacity that might ease the overall load. The tricky part seems to be communication and making requests in a timely and easily digested manner.

I am not sure of the answer. Web offers some help for dissemination of information but face to face communication seems to yield better results at getting things done.

I see my relationship with my professional industry as long term and will throw my hat in for duties when the opportunity arises to step down a level elsewhere.

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