欢迎来到天天文库
浏览记录
ID:35987545
大小:56.00 KB
页数:5页
时间:2019-04-29
《文章volunteer.doc》由会员上传分享,免费在线阅读,更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。
1、VolunteerAvolunteerissomeonewhoworksforacommunityorforthebenefitofenvironmentprimarilybecausetheychoosetodoso.ThewordcomesfromLatin,andcanbetranslatedas"will"(asindoingsomethingoutofonesownfreewill).Manyservethroughanon-profitorganization–sometimesrefer
2、redtoasformalvolunteering,butasignificantnumberalsoservelessformally,eitherindividuallyoraspartofagroup.Avolunteerworkisnotandshouldneverbearequiredwork.Avolunteermayormaynotgetpaidorreceivecompensationforservicesrendered.GeneralAndrewJackson'sTennessee
3、VolunteerswerepaidbytheGeneralpersonally,althoughhedidseekreimbursementatWashingtonforhisexpenditures.Volunteeringcomesinmanyforms:servingfoodatthelocalhomelessshelter,providingcomputertechnicalsupporttoanon-profitorganization,actinginaleadershipcapacit
4、yonacharitableorganization'sboardofdirectorsorcoordinatingtheemergencyresponseinthecaseofadisaster.Aroundtheworldvolunteercentersexisttosupportthevoluntarysectorandmakeadifferenceinthecommunitiesthattheyserve.IkandoIkandoisasmallnon-governmentalorganisa
5、tion(NGO)thatspecializesinvolunteer&internrecruitmentonbehalfoforganisationsinneed.ItwassetupbyLauraDalyin2004.Theirobjectiveistohelpmorepeoplegainthelifechanging,lifeaffirmingexperiencesthatvolunteeringcangive.Theyarecommittedtoenablingskilltransfer,en
6、ablingorganisationsinthedevelopingworldtoaccessdifferentskillsetsandtohelpingvolunteersrealizethevaluetheycanaddusingtheskillstheyhold.TheyhopetheirvolunteerswillbecomeresponsibleglobalcitizensasaresultoftheirexperiencewithIkando,promotingtheneedforsoci
7、alchangeandraisingawarenessintheirhomecommunitiesontheissuestheyencountered.Africahasalottoofferbutalsoneedssupport,thesupportitrightfullydeserves.Hospitalvolunteersworkwithoutregularpayinavarietyofhealthcaresettings,usuallyunderthesupervisionofanurse.M
8、osthospitalstrainandsupervisevolunteersthroughaspecializednon-profitorganizationcalledanauxiliary.Thedirectoroftheauxiliaryisusuallyapaidemployeeofthehospital.Ahospitalvolunteerissometimesnicknamedacandystriper.Thisnameisderivedf
此文档下载收益归作者所有