Volunteering Abroad Destinations for Active Women Over 50
Volunteering can be a life-changing experience that can be both rewarding and humbling. When I made a big life switch several years ago, I promised myself that my new life would involve helping. I didn’t know exactly what that meant at the time…
Read MoreIs Volunteering for You After 60? These 10 Benefits May Be the Boost You Need
After a lifetime of working for money, why on earth would we want to go and work for nothing? I was a volunteer with the National Trust in the UK for nearly four years. I was a costumed guide…
Read More5 Excellent Reasons Why We Should Volunteer in Our 60s (Consider #2)
Do you want to make a positive difference somewhere? Do you want to do something special, something meaningful? Most of us do, but often, we think it’s too late. We’re ‘over the hill’ and our useful days are over. I don’t know where to begin…
Read MoreAre You an Empty Nester Looking for Purpose in Life? Volunteer!
What is your purpose in life? The answer is elusive for most of us, especially as it is prone to change depending on many factors, age being just one of them…
Read More6 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Volunteering in Your 60s
I worked in non-profit organizations (NGO’s) for over three decades and, for the most part, enjoyed the time spent with the volunteers that came in to help. I believe that anyone who provides their time and intelligence to an NGO, without financial…
Read More5 Ways Volunteering Makes Me Better
I’ve tried volunteering at a number of different organizations over the past few years. It has taken some trial and error to find a mutually rewarding spot for my efforts. Right now, I am happily giving some time to two organizations…
Read More5 Excellent Reasons Why You Should Consider Volunteer Fundraising
Do you want to do something special, something meaningful for a cause you love? Are you thinking that you are ‘over the hill’ and that your useful days are over? Do you want to make a positive difference somewhere?
Read MoreHow You Can Volunteer as an Older Adult
Are you finding yourself with more time on your hands? Have you retired and are looking for things to do with your days? There are many ways we can occupy ourselves as we get older. We can start new hobbies, we can travel…
Read MoreWhat Can We Do to Help: Virtual Volunteering in Quarantine
From my “virtual headquarters” at home in California, I’ve been in touch with friends around the world from: England, India, Nicaragua, Israel, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Germany, and across the US…
Read MoreThe Importance of Virtual Volunteering in Times When We Can’t Be Physically Present
In the wake of the all-consuming Coronavirus, there is plenty of advice floating around for how to keep yourself calm and occupied at home…
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