This document discusses volunteering and its benefits. It begins by defining a volunteer as someone who freely offers their time and services without pay. It then discusses how students in a class brainstormed benefits of volunteering in small groups. Some key benefits mentioned include learning new skills, being part of your community, feeling a sense of achievement, boosting career options through experience, meeting new people, and finding new interests. The document provides several examples and reasons for each benefit.

1. Music Tutorial
Volunteering
Christopher Baker
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2. Definition
1. a person who freely offers to take part in an
enterprise or undertake a task. "a call for volunteers to
act as foster-parents"
Synonyms: a person who freely enrolls for military
service rather than being conscripted, especially a
member of a force formed by voluntary enrolment and
distinct from the regular army.
2. a person who works for an organization without
being paid. "the railway is operated solely by
volunteers"

3. Benefits of Volunteering
1. Students brainstorm the benefits of volunteering 10
mins
1. In small groups students feedback benefits of
volunteering 10 mins

4. Benefits of Volunteering
Students Read Out
Volunteering has a meaningful, positive impact on your
community.

5. Some Reasons To Volunteer
Learn or develop a new skill
• Perfect vehicle to discover something you are good at.
• Planning and implementing an event can develop goal setting,
planning and budgeting skills.
• Supervising and training other volunteers helps to develop
supervisory and training skills.
• These skills that can enhance a career .
• Painting a mural or making banners could push you to
discover and art talents.
• The possibilities are many.

6. Be Part Of Your Community
• We sometimes take for granted the community that
we live in.
• Volunteering is about helping others and having an
impact on people’s wellbeing.
• Way to connect with your community and give a little
back?
• As a volunteer, you return to society some of the
benefits that society gives you.

7. Motivation & Sense Of Achievement
• Volunteering is about giving your time, energy and
skills freely.
• There is choice involved in volunteering.
• You have made a decision to help on your own
accord.
• You can make that little corner of the world where
you live just that little bit better.

8. Boost Career Options
• A survey carried out through Reed showed that 73%
of employers would recruit a candidate with
volunteering experience over one without.
• 94% of employers believe that volunteering can add
to skills.
• 94% of employees who volunteered to learn new
skills had benefited either by getting their first job,
improving their salary, or being promoted.

9. New Experiences
• A way to get life experience.
• You will experience the real world through hands-on
work.
• It is possible to volunteer in developing countries.
• You could skydive for charity!!

10. New Interests & Hobbies
• Volunteering to escape routine.
• Find new interests and hobbies.
• Can be fun, relaxing and energizing.
• Energy and sense of fulfillment can carry over to a
work situation.
• You can explore opportunities and expand your
horizons.

11. Send a signal to your employer, teachers,
friends and family
• People pay attention to your life outside the
environment in which they have direct contact with
you.
• Volunteering reflects a complete picture of you, and
gives examples of your commitment, dedication and
interests.

12. Meet a diverse range of people
• Brings a diverse range of people from all
backgrounds and walks of life.
• An excellent way to develop interpersonal skills.
• Offers networking opportunity.
• You develop lasting personal and professional
relationships.
• A great way to learn about people from all walks
of life.
• You can never tell who you will meet.

13. Odds & Ends Concepts
• The opposite of all that consumer/greed
culture behavior (often equals unhappiness)
• Global transition to heart based consciousness
• Happiest people & why?
• It makes you truly happy!!
• Selfless service
• Compassion knows no bounds