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BECOME A VOLUNTEER
VOLUNTEER
PLEASE VOLUNTEER YOUR SERVICES
Volunteers do in fact strengthen NGO accountability by opening up a unique space of exchange and observation within NGOs. However, the manner in which WIN engages volunteers greatly impacts the possibilities for volunteers to strengthen WIN’s accountability.
Often, people volunteer to fulfil a desire for self-actualization, to satisfy a sense of responsibility, social need or to gain new skills and knowledge. Interestingly, these motivations resonate with youngsters who present their experiences as a volunteer working in Women International Network (WIN).
It was subsequently suggested that WIN volunteer management should reflect an understanding of volunteer motivations, particularly with respect to the recruitment, empowerment, engagement and recognition of volunteers. It was rightly pointed out that volunteers are often times the public face of NGOs and thus key to promoting an organization’s reputation. WIN is always therefore accountable to their volunteers.
Empowering volunteers emerged as a recurring theme of WIN’s motto. We emphasize the importance of transparency of our network with our volunteers. We provide volunteers with emotional, technical and sometimes even minimal financial support. Meaningful engagement and supervision of volunteers is also identified as critical. Lastly, recognizing volunteers was considered a way to thank volunteers but also to strengthen the relationship between us and our volunteers.

We are looking for people who are passionate about social work and community development. Our volunteers are characterized by their diversity of nationalities, religious groups and racial and ethnic backgrounds. The average age of our volunteers is between 18 and 30 years old. We also manage special programs for retired professional people and philanthropists who are interested in donating their time and capabilities. Our volunteers typically have some experience in social work, administrative work or work in development programs, though this background is not essential. Volunteers speak/understand English, Hindi and many other languages fluently if certified. Volunteers typically are studying for or already have a university degree. University students, companies, churches, charitable organizations or foundations, friends or families are all welcome to join our group programs. Volunteers will learn and utilize skills focused on environmental, economic and socio-cultural development which might include project design, strategic planning, targeted innovation, planning for sustainability, viability analysis, alliance mediation, fundraising and productive processes. Each of these are key capacities for today’s leaders of social change. Anyone 16 and over who is passionate about social change can become a volunteer!
We invite all age groups to come forward, contact us and volunteer their services and help us to reach our goals.

WHY SHOULD YOU VOLUNTEER :
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.
Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.
What is the essence of life? To serve others and to do good.
Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves.
Volunteering is an act of heroism on a grand scale. And it matters profoundly. It does more than help people beat the odds; it changes the odds.
We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.
Volunteerism is the voice of the people put into action. These actions shape and mold the present into a future of which we can all be proud.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
Volunteers are the only human beings on the face of the earth who reflect this nation’s compassion, unselfish caring, patience and just plain loving one another.
If our hopes of building a better and safer world are to become more than wishful thinking, we will need the engagement of volunteers more than ever.
Our generation has the ability and the responsibility to make our ever-more connected world a more hopeful, stable and peaceful place.
There is no better exercise for your heart than reaching down and helping to lift someone up.
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands — one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.
Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they have the heart.
Volunteering is at the very core of being a human. No one has made it through life without someone else’s help.
The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.
We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.
Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.
The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves.
Every person can make a difference, and every person should try.
Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.
Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, what are you doing for others?
An effort made for the happiness of others lifts us above ourselves.
Everybody can be great. Because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve. You don’t have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in physics to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.
Only by giving are you able to receive more than you already have.
You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
You may not have saved a lot of money in your life, but if you have saved a lot of heartaches for other folks, you are a pretty rich man.
I urge young people to consider public service, whether they do it now by volunteering in their community or prepare for public service as an adult.
Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.
The quality of your life will be determined by the quality of your contribution. When you work to improve the lives of others, your life improves automatically.
Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.
I am only one but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something.
Help one another. There’s no time like the present, and no present like the time.
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.
Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless.
Well, those are all our inspirational quotes about volunteering for now, and we hope they motivate you to join a local organization near you and help out! Got any questions, feedback, or other great volunteering quotes to add to our list? Let us know below in the comments, and thank you for reading!







