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Unit 13: Volunteering in Public Services
Benefits of volunteering
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Different sectors of voluntary work
• Public – government services• Private – for profit organisations• Third – non-profit, non-governmental
• All will not be able to function without the support of volunteers
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Importance of volunteering
Volunteers
Help raise funds
Provide time, skills, expertise
Respond to emergencies
Provide new ideas
Be an extra pair of hands
Lack of public funding, resources
and manpower
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Benefits – to others
• Support a worthwhile cause• Make a difference• Help those less fortunate
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Benefits – to yourself
• Not only helping others– New skills and experience– Develop existing skills– Make connections– Make new friends– Build self confidence and self esteem– Have fun
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Benefits – to yourself
• Not only helping others– Work with different people– Gain work experience– Become more active and fitter– Feel needed and useful– See more of your community or the world.
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– New skills and experience– Develop existing skills– Make connections– Make new friends– Build self confidence and self esteem– Have fun– Work with different people– Gain work experience– Become more active and fitter– Feel needed and useful– See more of your community or the world.