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NGOS & VOLUNTEERING
Throughout my adult life I have sought to find connections with many different types of people. This led me to many different experiences across languages, cultures, and ages. One of the most relevant experiences to you would be my years of volunteering in Erasmus Student Network, a youth-run NGO. It was in this environment where I learned how much more an individual can do within a team and wide network, and that collaboration wins over competitiveness.
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Psst... I also designed that logo
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I learned there how to work with different personalities and overcome barriers, and I gained professional training on how to teach these skills to others. Through small and large workshops, I have strengthened and repaired relationships, created plans for recruitment and retention, and taught leaders how to manage their volunteers.
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I wasn't *technically* the new face, but I tried!
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Discussing one evening with the president of a local chapter, he told me that the most important thing he remembers while managing his team is that volunteers are not employees. They choose to use their free time to contribute to the organization and should be acknowledged and coordinated as such. This stuck with me, and I even found the reverse to be true: while managing people in my corporate office I treated them like volunteers, and as a result I got the commitment and energy of a volunteer.
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Few of us were actually Swedish, but that's the beauty of international crowds.
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Bringing this “volunteer spirit” into the offices where I have worked has not only evoked motivation in the employees and interns in my care, but has also benefitted the organization a whole, between retaining employees who have cultivated a sense of ownership and purpose and working closely with HR to develop creative recruitment campaigns.
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