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Is Online Volunteering for you ?
The Volunteering India Online Volunteering service offers individuals
around the world a way to engage in development initiatives via the
Internet.
Many people in all regions of the world have the skills, knowledge,
experiences, and ideas to make a difference for a project to
strengthen the capacities of development organizations. The VI OV
service helps to find online volunteering opportunities matching your
personal profile and interest.
In case you wish to be an online volunteer with us,
you could do a variety of things for us in the comfort of your home or
office. All you need is a computer, internet access and the basic
minimum software in your computer to enable you to do your assignment.
Your assignment could be ranging from creating and
or maintaining weblogs/journals for our organization, performing
online research, providing technical assistance to staff and
volunteers, and helping with online marketing and communications.
Other on-line work can involve writing grant and
sponsorship proposals, refining strategic and operational plans,
developing budgets and mentoring 'volunteers' in a range of
activities.
You could manage our volunteers and information
coming from them or going out to them, address legal and environment
issues on the weblogs, networking activity, posting features of
volunteers, writing for us the do’s and don’ts of volunteering in
India, guideline for raising funds for your volunteer period.
As you can see the opportunity is endless if you
have the time, energy and enthusiasm to do the same to do your bit.
Things that you need to be an online volunteer
Professional and attitudinal suitability for the
assignment that you wish to undertake is essential. Needless to say
you need accessible computer and internet connection and the necessary
software.
Cultural sensitivity is important as India is a
culture rich country and we do things differently here in India.
Your checklist: Are You Ready to Be an Online
Volunteer?
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Do you have regular access to Internet? |
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Are comfortable working on your own? |
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Are you self motivated to finish the deadlines? |
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Is this the best time to apply for the assignment? Do you have
enough time on hand? |
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Are you sure you are capable of producing a high-quality result on
your online volunteering assignment? |
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Are you comfortable working with people who might be from totally
different backgrounds and different sets of values than your own? |
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Are you able to communicate in most frank and candid way?
Think Again!!!! |
Now if all the answers satisfy you …Then go ahead! We await your
initiative and I am sure there is a suitable assignment for here with
us at Volunteering India.
Click here to get in touch with us.
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