’Tis the season to step up and volunteer

Dear Reader How can volunteering help flex your skills and stretch outside your comfort zone Studies have shown that volunteer programs through work boost company heritage and engagement in addition to serving its primary purpose to feel good giving back According to Benevity s State of Corporate Purpose Analysis companies prioritize investing in employee volunteer programs to increase employee engagement and neighborhood impact Plus they help nurture connectivity and company heritage Participants in a Deloitte survey overwhelmingly announced it s critical to make a positive impact in their communities as of respondents reported volunteer opportunities can have a positive impact on their overall work experience and connection to their employer Whether you re volunteering through your employer or on your own especially if it s part of the upcoming Giving Tuesday an annual global movement occurring the Tuesday after Thanksgiving it s all good John Studzinski investor humanitarian and author of A Talent for Giving Creating a More Generous Society That Benefits Everyone reported The talents that are valid and valuable in the workplace remain valid and valuable when you transfer them to a charitable organization or a voluntary atmosphere As a professional you create an impact with the help of particular talents you have recognized in yourself that other people have recognized in you and which you have built upon When volunteering you can focus on the core purpose a devotion to your time vitality and skills to a cause you re passionate about according to Studzinski By leveraging your talents from the workplace you can pivot into creating an impact with those same talents in a voluntary setting You might well have specialist professional knowledge for instance in governance finance law or marketing that can prove invaluable to NGOs and other not-for-profit organizations revealed Studzinski Just as in your professional life it is crucial to set objectives for yourself and to map out how best to reach them Of program whatever you are doing it also invariably helps to be a hard worker and to focus on the matter in hand Every volunteer role may not be an absolute fit for you similar to how a job may not be the right fit It is just as major to make best use of your talents in a voluntary ecosystem as in your professional conditions to retain that passion and drive commented Studzinski Volunteering as an proceeding evolving form of giving forms an essential complement and supplement to work experience In fact volunteering should ideally be integral to your total experience as a professional too It rounds you out as a human being It should be part of what and who you are Volunteering can help you flex new muscles outside your comfort zone You could find yourself doing things you would never countenance in your professional setting commented Studzinski Tribune News Provision