Here's My Plan

Why Am I Doing This?: Charities need workers to accomplish meaningful work. Workers want meaningful work but need money. How do we solve the problem? Most of us want to help make our communities and the world a better place, but because we have families to care for and bills to pay it's hard to give our spare time. What about people who have lost their jobs, others that lack the job skills to get a 'good' job? I think if we could pay people to do "volunteer" work we would 1) get work done that is more important than selling the latest widget, 2) provide employment and work experience to people who need it, and 3) provide new opportunities for meaningful work to people who want to get out of their job ruts. Sound good? Then let me hear your ideas and thoughts or just donate to support the revolution!

Why Support Us?: When you can't give time, you give money, but you have to give it to huge charities and you never really connect with how your money is helping. If you support me you only have to give a small amount one time, and you can read my blog or listen to my podcasts to hear about what I'm doing right now. You will know that 100% of your money was translated straight into real work where it's needed. It's kind of like going "carbon neutral" but with time instead of pollution. Basically, we are doing your volunteer work for you, so you can keep your spare time for family, exercise, etc.

How Can You Help?: Click the "Donate Now" button and give what you can afford. Even $10 makes a difference, and if you're skeptical it's not much to risk. This is about lots of ordinary people pooling their resources to do something extraordinary.

FAQ

What kind of work am I doing? My goal is to be as "hands-on" as possible. For 4 months I have been helping refugee familes resettle in my community. I show them what resources are available and how to use them (like the bus, library, doctors, etc), help them deal with culture shock and start a new, independent life. The next step is to develop a self-supporting business plan which will provide training and income to unemployed and/or unskilled workers while also providing help to charitable organizations who rely on volunteers. I'm always looking for input so if you have experience or ideas email me at volunteerevolution@gmail.com.

How much money are you trying to raise? My target is $10,000 which will cover housing and food for a whole year. Other costs like healthcare or transport will be looked at as luxuries as they are to most of the world's population. I believe in living simply and will not abuse the generosity of those supporting me by using the funds irresponsibly. In other words, no mochaccinos for a while!

How do I donate? You can make a donation in any amount by clicking the "Donate Now" button (Paypal and credit cards accepted). Or if you can give a bit more and want to have some fun bid on my Ebay/Givingworks auctions. The auctions allow you to bid for a number of volunteer hours and a portion of the proceeds also goes directly to the nominated charity.

What if you don't raise enough money? Any amount is "enough" for something. If I raise half the funds, I will volunteer as long as I can and then may have to work part-time to supplement my income. I am committed to volunteering and to this project and if I only raise $1000 then I will will squeeze the most volunteer hours out of the donations as possible.

What if you raise more than your target amount? That would be amazing, and if volunteerevolution proves that successful, then maybe you'll also want to quit your job and join up. I've got lots of ideas for growing the organization to support more volunteers and provide much needed help in other communities or countries.

Donor Hall of Fame

This is a list of all the generous people who have helped so far. If you have donated, please post a comment telling about yourself and why you support volunteerevolution.

1. Nickel family - first to donate, thank you!! (Rich Nickel Design)
   
2. Anthony Satori - thanks for the gorgeous artwork
3. David - Partnerships Online