Week 1_Volunteering in Canada
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Volunteering in Canada
Goals of the course
Build a resume and
practice interviewing
for a volunteer position
3. Be prepared
Find a voluntee
r position that is
right for you
2. Get ready
The culture
of volunteering in Canada
1.Get to know
“Why to
volunteer when I can
work?”
Volunteering is a part of Canadian culture. It gives you…. • Respect• Confidence• Motivation to
succeed• Sense of
pride• Work-life
balance
• Social connections
• Priority over other (especially when applying for a paid job)
• An opportunity to help others.• Canadian
experience.
Facts about volunteering by CIC Number of volunteers growing faster than
Canada's populationThe number of volunteers in 2010 was significantly greater than in earlier years. The 13.3 million people who volunteered marked an increase of 6.4 % over 2007 and of 12.5% over 2004.
Volunteering is connected to early life experiences
A previous Canadian study has shown that people who were involved in community activities in their childhood or adolescence have a greater tendency to become adults who are involved in more kinds of civic activities like formal and informal volunteering, political organizations, service clubs, community associations, and so on
Almost two-thirds of religiously active people do volunteer work
It is a basic axiom of research in the non-profit sector that more religious people exhibit higher rates of giving, participating and volunteering; studies also show there are significant relationships between religiosity, personality type and volunteerism.
The most common activities are fundraising and organizing events
Raising money and putting on events are the two most common activities in which volunteers are engaged.
Self-motivated volunteers give more hours on averageIn 2010, about one-half (51%) of volunteers had been asked by someone to volunteer, while just over 4 in 10 volunteers (43%) said that they had approached an organization on their own to seek volunteer opportunities.
The vast majority of volunteers want to contribute to their community
People volunteer their time to an organization because they want to support their community and follow the concept of “Pay it forward” which means respond to a person's kindness to oneself by being kind to someone else.
About two-thirds of volunteers benefit from improved interpersonal skills
Although most volunteers get involved with a charitable or non-profit organization for altruistic reasons, most also believe that they receive substantial benefits themselves. Many stated that their volunteer activities had given them a chance to develop new skills; for example, about two-thirds (64%) said their interpersonal skills had improved. Volunteers also thought their volunteer experience had given them better skills in communications (44%), organizing (39%), fundraising (33%) and technical or office work (27%). One-third (34%) also reported that working as a volunteer had increased their knowledge of such subjects as health, women's or political issues, criminal justice or the environment.
Reference:To read the complete article visithttp://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-008-x/2012001/article/11638-eng.htm#a3
Statistics show why people have volunteered in Canada
Volunteering in my
home country
Volunteering in Canada
Comparisons and contrasts
How to write a paragraph comparing
volunteering in your home country and
Canada.
comparison
A comparison shows the similarities between things
contrast
A contrast shows
differences.
What aspects of volunteering are similar in Canada and in your home country?
What aspects of volunteering are different in Canada and in your home country?
Main components of a paragraph are as follows:
• topic sentence• supporting details having effective vocabulary• concluding sentence.
For more details visithttp://youliveandlearn.ca/topic/living-in-manitoba/writing-a-short-passage-comparing-volunteering-in-your-home-country-and-canada/
Note :It is easier to write either a comparison or contrast, not a combination of both.
Comparative /contrastive words are also called the linking words.These expressions make the text coherent.
Comparative expressions
likewise, as, just as, nor,
alike
Both, and, also,In the same
manner, in
addition to
Similarly, furthermore,
too, as well as, neither
Contrastive expressions
however, in contrast,
by contrast, ..., but ..., yet
On the other hand, neverthele
ss
even though + [sentence] although + [sentence] whereas + [sentence]unlike +
[sentence] while + [sentence]
Few examples to use comparative/contrastive expressions.
Volunteering is prevalent in my country too.
People want to volunteer in my home country but they couldn’t due to poverty.
Volunteering is appreciated in Canada and likewise in my homecountry
I have neither volunteered in my home country nor in Canada.
Sam is very empathetic by nature. He likes helping people. Furthermore, he is planning to volunteer at the orphanage. He wants to join, the one, near his house. However, all the
spots are filled and his name is in the waiting list.
Jim has started volunteering at the community centre whereas his brother is still not convinced to volunteer.
My work as a volunteer is for few hours, but nevertheless I enjoy what I am doing.
Few examples to use comparative/contrastive expressions.
Thankyou