Comments on: How Can Volunteering Help My Business? http://organizedassistant.com/2009/04/20/how-can-volunteering-help-my-business/ Virtual Partner to Your Organizing Business Thu, 17 May 2012 18:06:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Janet Barclay http://organizedassistant.com/2009/04/20/how-can-volunteering-help-my-business/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Janet Barclay Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:08:33 +0000 http://organizing-business.com/?p=146#comment-12 Jacki, thank you for that suggestion! Being involved with your professional association, whether it's at the chapter level or nationally, provides a fantastic opportunity to connect with and learn from industry leaders. Julie, I hadn't considered public speaking as a way to share your expertise in less time, but of course it is - great point! And even though it will take time to prepare your material, you'll be able to reuse it with future groups, modifying it as required to meet the needs of the audience. Jacki, thank you for that suggestion! Being involved with your professional association, whether it’s at the chapter level or nationally, provides a fantastic opportunity to connect with and learn from industry leaders.

Julie, I hadn’t considered public speaking as a way to share your expertise in less time, but of course it is – great point! And even though it will take time to prepare your material, you’ll be able to reuse it with future groups, modifying it as required to meet the needs of the audience.

]]> By: Julie Bestry http://organizedassistant.com/2009/04/20/how-can-volunteering-help-my-business/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Julie Bestry Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:17:23 +0000 http://organizing-business.com/?p=146#comment-11 I'd like to echo your coda about volunteering to speak for charitable groups. People who tend to volunteer a lot of their own time for charities often find that organization and time management present problems--the more they do, the more they want to do. Perhaps long ago, we'd have figured that volunteers for community organizations would be all retirees or "housewives" (as the expression went), but nowadays, more and more people are busy professionals with kids, seeking to be good role models by also volunteering. People are busy! By volunteering to speak to charitable organization boards, volunteers and staff about organizing issues that face them *at the non-profit as well as at home*, you're helping them...and helping them help others. Which not only bathes you in a warm glow, but also allows you to expose your expertise to the kinds of warmhearted clients who can be a special joy with whom to work. I’d like to echo your coda about volunteering to speak for charitable groups. People who tend to volunteer a lot of their own time for charities often find that organization and time management present problems–the more they do, the more they want to do. Perhaps long ago, we’d have figured that volunteers for community organizations would be all retirees or “housewives” (as the expression went), but nowadays, more and more people are busy professionals with kids, seeking to be good role models by also volunteering. People are busy!

By volunteering to speak to charitable organization boards, volunteers and staff about organizing issues that face them *at the non-profit as well as at home*, you’re helping them…and helping them help others. Which not only bathes you in a warm glow, but also allows you to expose your expertise to the kinds of warmhearted clients who can be a special joy with whom to work.

]]> By: Jacki Hollywood Brown http://organizedassistant.com/2009/04/20/how-can-volunteering-help-my-business/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Jacki Hollywood Brown Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:25:15 +0000 http://organizing-business.com/?p=146#comment-10 I would also like to mention volunteering in your industry association. Working with others in your field on a committee allows you to get to know each other in a professional way. This can lead to referrals or something more formal such as a partnership. By developing such relationships you can learn even more about your industry, who the movers & shakers are and where to find resources to build your own business. Volunteering is a win-win experience. I would also like to mention volunteering in your industry association. Working with others in your field on a committee allows you to get to know each other in a professional way. This can lead to referrals or something more formal such as a partnership.
By developing such relationships you can learn even more about your industry, who the movers & shakers are and where to find resources to build your own business.
Volunteering is a win-win experience.

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