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REALTOR® Emeritus |  | THE GOOD NEIGHBOR TOOL KIT: GETTING STARTED cont. | | ||
|  Why Volunteer? Getting Started Improving Your Community Improving Yourself as a Volunteer Fundraising Working with Volunteers More Resources Directory: Links to Charitable Organizations | How to Get Started Volunteering · Start small.Don’t take on too much at once or you’ll burn out.--Gil Gillenwater, 2000 Good Neighbor Awards Winner · Volunteer for special one-time events, such as outings for seniors, hospital parties, or other projects where extra hands are needed. It will give you a chance to see what the organization is like. · Find someone [at a social service agency or other community organization] who knows how reach the people you want to help.--Debra Parmenter, 2001 Good Neighbor Awards Winner · Volunteer for something that has personal meaning for you; something that relates to your own personal experiences or that of a close friend.-- Ronald Phipps, 2001 Good Neighbor Awards Honorable Mention · Investigate the charity to be sure that it spends a small percentage of its donations on overhead.-- James Hay, 2001 Good Neighbor Awards Honorable Mention · Volunteer with people you like; if you don’t, find another group.--Ronald Phipps, 2001 Good Neighbor Awards Honorable Mention · Take a negative and make it a positive. If you’ve experienced a tragedy, channel those feelings into helping others through a similar experience.--Debra Parmenter, 2001 Good Neighbor Awards Winner · Look in your own backyard. Most state and many local REALTOR® associations have organized volunteer efforts that would welcome your support. If your local association doesn’t have a volunteer effort, organize one. (More information on what associations are doing.) · Look for a local volunteer matching service that will help you find organizations that need your help. Books, websites on fundraising and volunteering > · Investigate the group you choose to be sure your time will be well spent.--James Hay, 2001 Good Neighbor Awards Honorable Mention · Talk to friends who volunteer. Ask them about their experiences and what they like and don’t like about the volunteer work they do. · Identify an unmet need in your community and fill it.--James Hay, 2001 Good Neighbor Awards Honorable Mention · Get the support of your broker and the other sales associates at your company. Enlist their help in covering for you if you have a conflict with your volunteering and offer to do the same for them. Craig Conant, 2001 Good Neighbor Awards Winner · Call local groups to help you find the organization that fits you best. A great group for you is just a phone call away. Matthew Schrum, 2001 Good Neighbor Awards Winner How to Make Time for Volunteering > | |||