Giving Compass' Take:

• Bright Funds Blog offers five ideas to motivate you to donate your time and make an impact in various ways. 

• One of the suggestions is to participate in skills-based volunteering. Why is this important to distinguish from regular volunteering? What opportunities are available in your community to donate time? 

• Learn about how skills-based volunteerism can make a difference. 


Volunteering at a soup kitchen isn’t for everyone. And that’s Ok. Channeling your individual energy into maximum impact is about choosing something that motivates you.

Below are 5 ways to give your time for good:

  • Skills-based volunteering
  • Mobilize your company’s internal “do good” team
  • Earning to give
  • Joining a nonprofit board
  • One-off volunteering

People find meaning in different ways, and there are many opportunities to leverage your intrinsic desire to do good in the world. What’s most important is that you are being true to what is meaningful to you, and giving back in a way that lights your fire.

Read the full article about volunteering at Bright Funds Blog.