Global XChange From VSO: Six Month Volunteer Exchange Program

By Kate | September 10th, 2007 |

VSO, whose motto is “promoting volunteering to fight global poverty and disadvantage”, has built a reputation organizing two-year placements for international volunteers, including those with qualifications or experience in the... [Read this entry]

Via Brave New Traveler: Changing The World On Vacation, Documentary Film

By Kate | September 7th, 2007 |

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Brave New Traveler founder Ian MacKenzie has a great habit of letting the Volunteer Logue in on things when something relevant is published on his site via the Contact Us... [Read this entry]

One Last Tip For Selecting A Volunteer Program

By Kate | July 28th, 2007 |

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A whopping number of volunteer programs pass before my eyes in my research for this logue; I also browse through a good deal of advice on how to select a... [Read this entry]

From Brave New Traveler: The Complete Guide To Volunteer Tourism

By Kate | July 26th, 2007 |

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Brave New Traveler recently published an article called The Complete Guide To Volunteer Tourism, by Christina Heyniger.
This guide provides a useful general overview of selecting a volunteer program if... [Read this entry]

Citizenship And ESL Volunteers

By Kate | July 26th, 2007 |

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If you’re craving some connection to other cultures but can’t leave home, consider volunteering with a local organization that provides ESL or citizenship classes to immigrants and/or refugees. Working... [Read this entry]

Language Learning Tips: “Crowd Pleasers”

By Kate | July 15th, 2007 |

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If you plan on doing some language learning before you volunteer, all the more power to you. For those cases where you can only make basic progress, Andrew Wahba... [Read this entry]

Language Learning For International Volunteers

By Kate | July 15th, 2007 |

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Most people agree that learning the language is a good thing; in practice though, it is neither simple nor always practical, especially if you travel to a place with a... [Read this entry]

Some Observations On Fundraising

By Kate | July 14th, 2007 |

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I’ve had an opportunity over the last few months to gain some insight into fundraising, mostly from the side of non-profit organizations approaching donors. This is not really a... [Read this entry]

Tips For Preparing And Dealing With Challenges, From True Travellers’ Society

By Kate | July 12th, 2007 |

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Andrew Wahba, the founder of True Travellers Society, which puts travellers and international volunteers in touch with volunteer-seeking organizations, shared with the Volunteer Logue his thoughts about preparing to volunteer... [Read this entry]

Rolf Potts On Low-Cost Volunteering

By Kate | July 11th, 2007 |

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Mika from Bootsnall recently gave me the heads up on a couple of relevant online articles on volunteering, and thanks to those links, I also came across a slightly older... [Read this entry]

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