May-June 2021

New Heights Educational Group
Is Volunteering Worth The Time?
By Khrista Cendana
www.NewHeightsEducation.org
It really depends on what volunteering work you’ll be doing and if it will help you with your work in the future or even with your
resume. However, if neither of those things apply to you, it could be that you’re volunteering just for fun and to have whatever
experience you may want. Besides volunteering on-site, you can also volunteer virtually. You can go to VolunteerMatch and find
what organizations may need help.
There are a lot of benefits to volunteering if you’re planning to do it, but there are also some downsides. I’ve volunteered at a few
organizations prior to NHEG and NHEG has helped me the most. I’m not working on-site, but I am helping virtually in whatever
way I can.
Websites Used:
NHEG
VolunteerMatch
6 Benefits of Community Service
Working and Volunteering: Pros and Cons
Advantages and Disadvantages of Volunteering
Are you bored and you don’t have anything to do? Do you want to do something to improve your resume? Volunteering
might be something that you can do in your spare time, and it could improve your skills! Volunteering could help you in
your education and schooling. Here are some pros and cons of volunteering. This list could be helpful to you if you have
any interest in volunteering.
Pros
1.Resume - If there’s a certain skill or asset that you want
to brush up on, you can look for a volunteer opportunity
that has the skill or asset to help you. Your resume will
look good if you have that extra experience and skills.
1.Boredom - The work may not involve enough tasks, and
it could lead to boredom and nothing to do.
2.Skills - The skills that you’re learning in your volunteer
work may not help later on.
2.Make a Difference - What better way but to help an
organization that needs help?
3.Time Consuming - Your volunteer work could be time
consuming and may not be interesting to you.
3.Networking - If you spend enough time with the organization,
you can network with other people within the
organization and see if you can get either a paid position
or new volunteer work you might like.
4.Teamwork - If you’re working with a team in your volunteer
work, you may find that not everyone is interested in
the work.
4.Social Media - If you have like LinkedIn, the organization
or people you work with may leave you a good review, and
other people will see how hard a worker you are.
Cons
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