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26 Questions You Should Always Ask Volunteers You’re Interviewing

Volunteer Interview Questions mexico

As organizations strive to achieve their missions, volunteers play an essential role. Volunteers can bring their unique skills and experience, helping to fill gaps in the organization and furthering its goals. However, it is important …

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These Successful Solar Energy Projects are Innovating How We’re Powering the World

Most successful solar energy projects in the world

Solar energy, a beacon of sustainable and renewable power, has emerged as a pivotal force in the global energy landscape. This transformation is not just confined to affluent neighborhoods in the Western world, where solar …

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Categories News and Issues

Learning Cambodia’s History through the Circus

Phare circus battambang show review

The acrobat wrapped her toes around the string of her bow, prepping the arrow. The flexible young woman leading her circus troupe took a dramatic pause to allow the audience to take a collective breath …

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Categories Asia, Inspiration and Ideas

How Long Should You Volunteer to Reap the Full Impact?

oaxaca volunteering for six months to feel positive benefits of volunteering

Picture this: I’m standing in a remote village in Oaxaca, Mexico, camera in hand. As I snap a photograph of a woman standing proudly next to her newly purchased sewing machine, a wave of fulfillment …

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How to Help Others by Volunteering During COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

How to help and volunteer during coronavirus

Wondering how to help during the novel coronavirus pandemic that has affected the entire world in unprecedented ways? There are actually numerous local and at home (online) volunteer opportunities for those who want to help …

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Community Service Offered Abroad Can Be Just As Powerful at Home

“Community service” is an interesting term. Technically, it is simply another phrase synonymous with volunteering. The word’s connotation, however, implies a style of volunteering with a much more tangible and direct impact, often on underserved …

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40+ Green Gift Ideas for Greenies!

Eco-friendly and green gift ideas

Scouring the market for the perfect gift that’s both thoughtful and eco-friendly? Rest assured, you’re no longer limited to obscure boutiques or specialty stores. With the world waking up to the importance of sustainability, a …

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8 Behaviors of Responsible Travelers

Responsible Travel Tips for Lessening the Impact of travel

Responsible tourism is a buzzword these days. Pair it with “sustainble tourism” and you have the magic words that hotels, tour operators, and businesses throw around to latch onto a trend. Responsible and sustainable tourism is …

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Vietnam Responsible Travel & Social Enterprise Guide

While nearby Thailand gets a ton of buzz internationally because it has a well-developed tourism industry at every end of the spectrum—both high-end and budget, responsible travel and everything in between—Vietnam deserves a closer look …

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Categories Asia, Tips and Resources, Vietnam

How Long Should You Volunteer? Here’s the Best Way to Assess Your Volunteer Time ommitment

How long should you volunteer

How long you volunteer for is entirely personal, but your volunteer time commitment has a large effect on which type of volunteering is right for you. There is a debate to be made about if …

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