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- 1. { Engaging Your Community: The Importance of Volunteering Dubuque Circles Initiative Leadership Track Series
- 2. To choose to act in recognition of a need, with an attitude of social responsibility and without concern for monetary profit, going beyond one’s basic obligation What is Volunteering?
- 4. Volunteers deliver critical services Volunteers help to keep our neighborhoods clean and safe for everyone Volunteers educate the public Getting Things Done
- 5. { A Little Can Mean Alot
- 6. {Motivators of Volunteers Why Do People Volunteer?
- 8. People join an organization because it meets their needs Needs can include: Business Friendship Belonging Volunteers will stay because the organization continues to meet those needs The Self-Serving Motivational Drive
- 9. People also commit because of friendship When a friend personally asks, most people have a hard time saying no A friend excited about the organization’s cause is the best person to recruit Investing in relationships can be one of the strongest stimulators when it comes to motivating volunteers The Relational Drive
- 10. For most volunteers, their core motivational drive – what they believe in – represents the strongest level of commitment This takes place when volunteers commit to the organization because of their passion – meaning that they actually believe in your cause Even if the cause will cost them a great deal of personals sacrifice and pain, these volunteers remain highly motivated The Core Motivational Drive – Their Beliefs
- 12. Expands your personal and professional networks Learn new and transferable skills Opportunity for career exploration Builds a track record of work and commitment Hiring managers value volunteerism Benefits Your Professional Aspirations
- 17. {Compassion Fatigue Don’t Forget to Help Yourself, However
- 18. A form of burnout that manifests itself as physical, emotional and spiritual exhaustion Gradual lessening of compassion over time What is Compassion Fatigue?
- 19. Normal displays of chronic stress Apathy Isolation Bottled Up Emotions Abusing drugs, alcohol or food Anger Blaming Chronic lateness Depression Workaholism Symptoms of Compassion Fatigue
- 20. Take time for self-reflection Identify wat’s important Live in a way that reflects this Develop your own self-care plan Spend plenty of quiet time alone Recharge your batteries daily Hold one focused, connected & meaningful conversation each day Preventing Compassion Fatigue
- 21. “Volunteers are unpaid because they are worthless, but because they are priceless.”