Volunteer your Professional Talents

You probably take for granted the knowledge and skills that make you successful in your field. You probably forget that you have unique skills and talents that could be very helpful to a community organization. I will highlight different sets of careers and corresponding volunteer ideas throughout the week. Take some time to think about how you might use your professional talents in the community. Today I will list ideas for some business fields:

Accounting
Non-profit organizations are usually grateful for financial advice in budgets, taxes and cash flow. Offer to be a resource, volunteer on a budget committee, or help in the office periodically.

General Business
Volunteer on a non-profit board, help with strategic planning, coach them on leadership styles and delegating work, ask if your company can make financial or in-kind donations for their programming needs, or help them with fundraising.

Financial planning

Teach financial planning to singles, new families, victims of domestic violence, widows, prisoners or teens. Volunteer on a nonprofit agency’s financial committee. Educate people on methods of giving to churches and non-profit organizations.