Have a little extra time? Why not try volunteering? Here are some tips to get started, from DealDash.

Everyone needs a helping hand once in awhile. There are so many nonprofit organizations that need a lot of volunteers every year. You may not get paid to volunteer, but it is beneficial for your mental and physical health.  Giving a helping hand can make you feel good about yourself knowing that you can make a difference. Some people may be unsure if volunteering is right for them. Here are 3 benefits of volunteering, from DealDash.

1 – You Make Connections

A lot of people feel lonely from time to time. Volunteering will help you get out of your comfort zone and meet new people. You will feel good about yourself knowing that you are a part of a community. Working together with other people to help improve someone’s life will help make volunteering more fun, and worthwhile. 

2 – Good Health

Volunteering can cause you to have good health. Most volunteer work involves a lot of physical projects such as moving and carrying boxes. In some volunteer jobs, you are mostly on your feet for a long time, or you are solving issues for a nonprofit organization. Volunteering will improve your health by keeping you moving.

If you love to exercise and also love pets, why not volunteer at an animal shelter? Many animal shelters would love to have more volunteers to come walk the dogs so they can get more exercise. It would be great for you and the pups!

Better Jobs

One of the best benefits of volunteering is that you get work experience. You can volunteer for a future job that you would want to get. Gaining work experience through volunteering will help you get hired quicker, and easier.  It will also look good on your resume and college applications.

As an added benefit, if you are volunteering in a sector that you are interested in working in, you will meet valuable contacts. Many places need volunteers, so if you are looking for a job in a certain sector, see if they need any volunteers. You might just volunteer yourself into a job!

Thanks for Reading

Volunteering can be a rewarding experience. These three benefits will help you decide if volunteering is right for you. You can find volunteer jobs by doing a Google search on volunteer jobs around your area. Whether you are volunteering at an animal shelter, cleaning parks, or spending time with the elderly in a senior home, you will feel really good knowing that you are making the world a better place.

Thanks so much for reading this DealDash article on volunteering. Don’t forget to check back every day for new articles here. Also read our sister blog, DealDash Tips. We love to hear from our readers.

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This sponsored DealDash blog article was written by Dawn E, a mother of 3 who loves DealDash. Dawn was compensated for writing this article. This blog is written by real DealDash customers. The opinions and advice shared here represent our customers’ views and not those of the company. Read even more on DealDashTips.com, or on her own blog, DawnBlogtopus.