Volunteering Can Be Good for Business

The holiday season isn’t the only time to think of giving back. In these hard pressed financial times, it may be easier to give of your time than to make a cash donation. Have you considered being a volunteer? For those of you thinking, what’s in it for me? I have one word for you plenty!


Where do you find volunteer opportunities? A good place to start is the website volunteermatch.org. By putting in a location (NY, NY) and trying out a few different key words such as fashion, sewing, retail business, small business and the word intern, numerous volunteer opportunities were displayed around the NYC area. These included working in public relations, IT, media/communications, event planning and web development/web design. These opportunities appeared at a myriad of organizations including the Japan Society, Dress for Success, the Police Museum and the International Hostels.

Remember the question, what’s in it for me? Being a volunteer can help to answer one of the most common questions I hear from my students. How do I get a job as an intern? It’s a great way to gain experience and lead to a paying job in the future. (Sometimes where you were a volunteer.) And, living in the NY area, the second most common question I hear from people I know… how do I meet people? You get to spend time with like-minded individuals giving of their time for a cause or organization that means something to them. It’s one of the best ways to network and meet people that I know.

Jill Youngerman teaches CEO 008: Marketing Techniques for Promoting Your Business.

2 thoughts on “Volunteering Can Be Good for Business

  1. To Whoever this may Concern,

    My name’s Parker McKenzie. I was in the Great Hall this morning for the Fashion Week sign ups. I am a new student as of this semester. Therefore, I am needing to fill out my SVCS form so that I can volunteer this upcoming week. I can’t seem to find the form that I need to complete therefore I was directed to fill this out. If there’s any thing else that I need to do I would be glad to do so. Just contact me with whatever I need to do.

    Thank you!
    Parker McKenzie

    1. I sent your info over to Student Life, they are in the ‘A’ Bldg on the 7th Floor. You should stop by and talk to them because this is Continuing Education and we, unfortunately, can’t help you with that. Good luck!

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