UU150 Final: Understanding Yourself
Understanding Yourself
It’s important to know yourself when searching for
a community engagement opportunity. Below I
have outlined several areas of consideration for
you to explore.
Reasons for volunteering
Why are you volunteering?
People volunteer for all kinds
of different reasons. It’s
important to first consider
the reasons why you have
decided to volunteer. It may
be because you’d like to give
back to the community, gain
experience and skills,
interact with others, expand
your network, complete a
course requirement, connect
with your community or have
new experiences. Having a
better understanding of why
you’re planning to volunteer
will help you to select the
best option.
Goals and expectations
The top three
reasons for
volunteering
are:
to make a
contribution
to the
community
to use skills
and
experiences
in future
experiences?
having been
personally
affected by
the cause
the
organization
supports
(Source: Vézina
& Crompton,
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Document Summary
It"s important to know yourself when searching for a community engagement opportunity. Below i have outlined several areas of consideration for you to explore. People volunteer for all kinds of different reasons. It"s important to first consider the reasons why you have decided to volunteer. It may be because you"d like to give back to the community, gain experience and skills, interact with others, expand your network, complete a course requirement, connect with your community or have new experiences. Having a better understanding of why you"re planning to volunteer will help you to select the best option. To make a contribution to the community. Having been personally affected by the cause the organization supports (source: v zina. By clearly defining your goals, objectives and expectations, you will be better able to seek out opportunities that will allow you to achieve them.
