Volunteering like most things, is more fun when you do it with your friends, family or others close to you- but how to get them involved? On Slate’s My Goodness section- which is subtitled “Advice on how to make the world better” their resident advice givers answer just that question.
Patty offered this as answer:
…find out what organizations or issues she is already passionate about—what gets her going when she reads the news; what causes does she give to at the office or around the holidays? Compare that list to your own and find a way to focus whatever volunteer or community-action work you pursue as a duo around one of those shared issues. That will make your volunteerism a natural extension of your life, learning, and friendship.
Read the whole entry here.
