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Conservation Volunteering with the World Wildlife Fund
Image source: Osocio.org When I was about nine years old, I decided to save the whales. I wrote up a petition and collected over 500 signatures from my neighbors (this was before the Internet, when 500...
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Don’t Just Volunteer, Fronteer!
Image source: Fronteering.com Naturally, the voluntourism industry aims to serve the largest number of people possible. It’s kind of like politics: one party trying to appeal to the largest demographic...
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The Ripple Effect: An African Adventure with Anna Strahs Watts, Part One
Image source: Anna Strahs Watts Welcome back to our interview series, The Ripple Effect. The Ripple Effect explores the emotional impact of volunteer travel and its lasting effect on people’s lives....
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The Ripple Effect: An African Adventure with Anna Strahs Watts, Part Two
Image source: Anna Strahs Watts Welcome to part two of our Ripple Effect interview with Anna Strahs Watts, blogger, gluten free baker and avid traveler. To learn more about Anna and her amazing...
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Humane Society Recommends ARCAS: Wildlife Protection in Guatemala
Image source: Aroundtheblock.wordpress.com Wildlife volunteering is incredibly popular and for good reason. Animals are helpless. They can’t argue for their habitats or negotiate to change energy...
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Projects for the Greater Good with Volunteers for Peace
Image source: Flickr.com In the midst of this volunteering explosion, cooperation is one of the most important things an organization must embrace. As we learned from the Industrial Revolution (and...
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Save the Whales with Enkosini and the O.R.C.A. Whale and Dolphin Marine...
Image source: Marinebio.org Zoologists call whales and dolphins “charismatic megafauna” and it’s easy to see why. People are fascinated with sea mammals. For thousands of years, they have been the...
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The Ripple Effect: Shannon O’Donnell, Volunteer Superstar, Part One
Image source: Shannon O'Donnell Welcome back to our interview series, The Ripple Effect. The Ripple Effect explores the emotional impact of volunteer travel and its lasting effect on people’s lives....
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The Ripple Effect: Shannon O’Donnell, Volunteer Superstar, Part Two
Image source: Shannon O'Donnell Welcome back part two of our Ripple Effect interview with Shannon O’Donnell, a travel blogger, speaker, and author of The Volunteer Traveler’s Handbook. She regularly...
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Volunteer with World Vets: International Aid for Animals
Image source: Worldvets.org No matter what you believe in—Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Republicanism, Scientology, or the Flying Spaghetti Monster—I’m willing to bet that you are probably in favor of...
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