New Year's Resolutions

Each year, so many of us decide on a New Year's resolution. "I will lose weight", "I will spend more time with family", "I will find a new job" or "I will volunteer my time to help a charity".  Yet how many of us actually meet the resolution?  How do you find a charity to help and what can you do to help?  As the Community Relations Manager at ParaQuad NSW, here are some tips  to help you find a charity community to support:

- look at your skills set and what you have to offer?

- how much time do you have to give?

- when can you give the time?

- what attracts you to a charity?  Some charities that help children and animals get lots of help, but smaller charities also need help!

- how far do you want to travel?

- how much can you give, not only in time but physically and emotionally?

From working with many charities, the best help you can give a charity is to help by:

- administration assistance - from typing, to doing social media, to writing a story for a newsletter

- fundraising - this task is big in an age when there is so much competition and if you are shy and cant ask for money from a person, perhaps you can help by getting people to an event.

- social assistance with clients who may just need someone to talk to, assist them with small things like filling out a form or doing shopping for them.

What's your next step? Find a charity that interests you. Check out is annual report to see what the charity is doing and get an idea of how you can help - Then give them a call and see how volunteering and joining a not-for-profit community can make a difference.