http://www.intelligentgiving.com/articles/interviews_with_doers Comments for "Interviews with doers" ig http://www.intelligentgiving.com/articles/interviews_with_doers <a target="TOP"> </a><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="95%"> <tr valign="top"><!--LEFT-HAND ICON HERE--><td><div align="center"><img height="85" alt="Icon: opinions from people who have been there and done it" src="/files/images/icon_magnifier.gif" width="85" border="0"></div></td> <td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><!--HEADING AND MAIN RIGHT-HAND IMAGE HERE--> <td valign="top" align="left"><h1>Doers</h1> CAN WE BAN THE WORD, 'volunteering'? Volunteering is what happens in the Scouts - and then, you're usually 'volunteered'. Helping a charity is very different, and there should be something in it for you. But don't take our word for it...<br /><br /> <div class='view view-Term-Teasers'><div class='view-content view-content-Term-Teasers'> <div class="teaser "> <div class="node sticky story"> <h2><span class="teaser-title"><a href="/articles/interviews_with_doers/its_all_about_you" title="It&#039;s all about you">It&#039;s all about you</a></span> </h2> <div class="content"> <SPAN class="inline left"><IMG class="image thumbnail" title="Angela Wigford" height=45 alt="Angela Wigford" src="/files/images/Angela_Wigford_thm.jpg" width=34></SPAN>&nbsp;A FAILED VOLUNTEERING PROJECT in Nigeria 15 years ago made Angela Wigford realise that to be an effective volunteer, you have to put yourself first. <a href="/articles/interviews_with_doers/its_all_about_you" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">More</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser "> <div class="node story"> <h2><span class="teaser-title"><a href="/articles/interviews_with_doers/real_men_join_in" title="Real men... join in">Real men... join in</a></span> </h2> <div class="content"> <SPAN class="inline left"><IMG class="image thumbnail" title="Marcus Duran" height=45 alt="Marcus Duran" src="/files/images/Marcus_Duran_thm.jpg" width=35></SPAN>&nbsp;WITH HIS CHISELLED LOOKS Marcus Duran does not worry about compromising his masculinity through his voluntary work. However he admits he is aware of the tendency to see volunteering as girlie stuff. <a href="/articles/interviews_with_doers/real_men_join_in" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">More</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser "> <div class="node story"> <h2><span class="teaser-title"><a href="/articles/interviews_with_doers/trial_by_volunteering" title="Trial by volunteering">Trial by volunteering</a></span> </h2> <div class="content"> <SPAN class="inline left"><IMG class="image thumbnail" title="Milly Turner" height=45 alt="Milly Turner" src="/files/images/Milly_Turner_thm.JPG" width=40></SPAN>&nbsp;THIS WAS NOT VOLUNTEERING. It was bloody hard work. Milly Turner went through six days of residential training before she was let loose at The Samaritans... <a href="/articles/interviews_with_doers/trial_by_volunteering" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">More</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser "> <div class="node story"> <h2><span class="teaser-title"><a href="/articles/interviews_with_doers/volunteering_as_a_career" title="Volunteering as a career">Volunteering as a career</a></span> </h2> <div class="content"> <SPAN class="inline left"><IMG class="image thumbnail" title="Helen Bryer" height=45 alt="Helen Bryer" src="/files/images/Helen_Bryer_thm.jpg"></SPAN>&nbsp; VOLUNTEERING CAN BE a career move. Helen Bryer wants a job with an aid charity. But getting one requires some effort.... <a href="/articles/interviews_with_doers/volunteering_as_a_career" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </td></tr></table> <!--END OF BODY TEXT--> http://www.intelligentgiving.com/articles/interviews_with_doers#comment force_clear_left Thu, 09 Mar 2006 16:26:51 +0000 admin 27 at http://www.intelligentgiving.com