When it comes to establishing oneself in a new foreign place, learning the difference between “trolling for opportunities” vs. “putting the word out” is important. When I first set out with the idea of finding somewhere to volunteer at, I spent a lot of time trolling for id[...]
Posts Tagged ‘International Volunteerism Resource Center’
February 5th, 2010 - 5:56 pm § in Good Ideas, In the Field, Looking for Opportunity, Tips & Resources
Making It Happen For Yourself
December 22nd, 2009 - 12:54 pm § in Tips & Resources
How to Volunteer Abroad: A One Minute Explanation
Thinking about venturing into the world of international service? But not sure where to start? Check out this one-minute how-to! Erin Barnhart, Idealist.org’s Director of Volunteerism Initiatives and mastermind behind our International Volunteer Resource Center, gives a brief step-by-step gui[...]
October 27th, 2009 - 11:26 am § in In the Field, Looking for Opportunity, Tips & Resources, Volunteer
Make It Happen
When I was a kid growing up in rural Oregon, I spent a fair amount of time pretending I was somewhere far more exotic. For example, my backyard was usually Australia and I was living off the earth out in the Bush, gathering supplies of grass and pinecones for my faux meals off the [...][...]
