Volunteerism Lecture

Volunteerism

The principle of donating time and energy for the benefit of other people in the community as a social responsibility rather than for any financial reward

Volunteerism

The practice of providing time and skills for the benefit of other people and causes rather than for financial benefit.

Philanthropy

dispensing funds for humanitarian purposes

Service Learning

combination of meeting community needs, identifying learning objectives and reflecting on what is learned (type of pedagogy)

Community Service

giving time to directly help others

Social Action

working to eliminate the source that causes need

Service-Based Volunteering

provides support and manpower resources to the activities of the main proprietor. E.g. volunteer in Brigada Eskwela, mentoring, etc.

Skill-Based Volunteering

where professionals use their talents, experiences and resources to strengthen the capabilities of the social service agencies that could be instrumental in extending their activities for others.

Events-Based Volunteering

Volunteering at one-time activities such as fundraising events

Direct Service

engage students in person-to-person contact with those in need. E.g. cook/server in homeless soup kitchen, tutor for kids in day care center, etc.

Indirect Service

meets a clear need but has benefits to the larger community. E.g. volunteer/organizer of a fundraising program, volunteer in painting houses for Gawad Kalinga, etc.

Research Service

involves students in collecting information for the public interest or welfare. E.g. water sampling and testing for community’s sanitary program.

Advocacy Service

allows students to lend their voices, writing ability and other talents toward an issue in the public interest. E.g. conduct information campaigns, organization of a non-partisan letter writing campaign for a social issue