{"id":787,"date":"2023-05-01T07:47:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T05:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/?p=787"},"modified":"2023-05-01T07:47:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T05:47:20","slug":"are-you-a-volunteer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/?p=787","title":{"rendered":"Are you a volunteer?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button Vivacity Infotech BEGIN -->\n<div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/?p=787\" data-layout=\"standard\" data-action=\"like\" data-show-faces=\"false\" data-size=\"small\" data-width=\"450\" data-share=\"\" ><\/div>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button Vivacity Infotech END -->\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u201cVolunteers do not necessarily\nhave the time; they just have the heart.\u201d-<\/em><\/strong> Elizabeth Andrew<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some companies have volunteer programs, e.g. staff keep their salary\nwhile spending a day or two in an NGO or charity. Large or small organisations can\nbenefit from supporting or encouraging their employees to involve in humanitarian\nactions, as this aligned with globally-heralded Corporate Social Responsibility\n(CSR) and Environment and Social Governance (ESG) policies, which seek to set\ngoals for and report on the company&#8217;s positive impact on our society. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volunteering is an act of selflessness that benefits the volunteers and the people and communities they serve. It provides an opportunity for individuals to contribute to addressing social challenges and inequalities while gaining personal fulfilment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Non-employer-sponsored\nvolunteers give their time, skills, and resources to others without expecting\nanything in return. They embrace volunteering as a way of giving back to society\nand improving our world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volunteering can\nbe done in various ways and settings, such as community centres, hospitals,\norphanages, schools, charities, and non-profit clubs and organisations that\nhelp those in need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Walking-tract-16-Apr-23-1024x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Walking-tract-16-Apr-23-1024x600.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Walking-tract-16-Apr-23-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Walking-tract-16-Apr-23-768x450.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On 15 April 2023, I joined a group walk at Beerenweg, Moselle, France. Five of the 12 adults (four walkers were children) are regular volunteers. Three participate in environmental projects, and two are after-school tutors<strong>.\u00a0\u00a0 I admire them.<\/strong> When I&#8217;m a retiree, I\u2019ll do more than just an annual pro-bono lecture at our local high school (Last month, it was about Australia).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"383\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-1.png 383w, https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-1-300x271.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><figcaption>  <br \/> <strong><em>\u201cYou make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give.\u201d &#8211; <\/em><\/strong>Winston Churchill <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cVolunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart.\u201d- Elizabeth Andrew Some companies have volunteer programs, e.g. staff keep their salary while spending a day or two in an NGO or charity. Large or small organisations can benefit from supporting or encouraging their employees to involve in humanitarian actions, as this aligned &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/?p=787\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Are you a volunteer?<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-personal-and-social-development","category-social-political-cultural-economic-issues"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=787"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":791,"href":"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787\/revisions\/791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}