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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