The Gift of Professional Talents
December 22nd, 2011 by JenniferW
With the holiday season upon us, we are reminded that helping others is the best gift anyone can give. Keep in mind that a good way to help is to volunteer your professional talents! By volunteering professionally, you are not only providing a service that you know you are good at, but you end up helping your community grow and succeed. I personally volunteer my graphic design expertise to a nonprofit called Creative Cares, which helps connect people in the creative industry with other nonprofits who need help with their graphic design, advertising, or marketing.
However, you don’t need to be a designer to use your professional skills to volunteer. McBru is honored to support the efforts of organizations such as the Software Association of Oregon and we accept suitable pro bono projects as our bandwidth allows . There is always a need for assistance in marketing /PR, copywriting, social media, branding, and so much more.
So find out what you are most passionate about in your professional career and see if you can use that to help others. After all, you want it to be fun for you as well! Give the gift of your professional talents and help make that holiday feeling last all year round.
If you want to know more about how you can volunteer professionally, check out some of the following websites, or call your favorite local nonprofit to see if they need professional volunteers.