Why do people volunteer?

Achievement

To discover new capabilities in oneself To make something bad turn into something good To see direct results from one's personal effort

To discover new capabilities in oneself

To make something bad turn into something good

To see direct results from one's personal effort

Achievements don’t have to be enormous to be satisfying Achievement can be felt simply by evoking a positive reaction from someone who be being helped

Achievements don’t have to be enormous to be satisfying

Why do people volunteer?

Recognition

Volunteers value personal words of encouragement and gratitude The simple act of active LISTENING shows that you care about them

Volunteers value personal words of encouragement and gratitude

The simple act of active LISTENING shows that you care about them

Why do people volunteer?

Personal Growth

To discover new skills and capabilities To learn more about oneself To learn about others To overcome personal challenges

To discover new skills and capabilities

To learn more about oneself

To learn about others

To overcome personal challenges

Volunteers discover self-esteem and confidence with each new challenge tackled and skill learned

Volunteers discover self-esteem and confidence with each new challenge tackled and skill learned

Life develops more intensity, more color, as volunteers are exposed to new experiences that would not ordinarily have come their way

Life develops more intensity, more color, as volunteers are exposed to new experiences that would not ordinarily have come their way

Why do people volunteer?

To Give Back

The desire to do something for some one who is not as fortunate as themselves To be a stronger member of your community

The desire to do something for some one who is not as fortunate as themselves

To be a stronger member of your community

Why do people volunteer?

For Social Change

To educate others about causes and organizations Volunteers feel that if we want a better world to live in, it starts with you and me and our community

To educate others about causes and organizations

Volunteers feel that if we want a better world to live in, it starts with you and me and our community

Why do people volunteer?

Family Ties

Volunteerism “runs in the family” A relative needs help To work to overcome a disease or condition suffered by a family member

Volunteerism “runs in the family”

A relative needs help

To work to overcome a disease or condition suffered by a family member

Why do people volunteer?

Friendship

To make and meet friends To create social links To generate a feeling of belonging To feel a sense of something shared

To make and meet friends

To create social links

To generate a feeling of belonging

To feel a sense of something shared

Why do people volunteer?

To feel as if they have done something that warrants being alive…

To feel as if they have done something that warrants being alive…

National Volunteer Week Thank You for Volunteering Jan Kelley Assistant Director RSVP Tulsa www.rsvptulsa.org

National Volunteer Week

Thank You for Volunteering

Jan Kelley

Assistant Director

RSVP Tulsa

www.rsvptulsa.org