You like the idea of volunteering. You’re a good person, a kind person, but…
You’re busy.
You might have young to feed.
You’ve got work that just won’t do itself.
Plus you’ve got Game of Thrones season 4 to re-watch.
We get it.
Volunteering on the regular just isn’t in the picture right now.
Enter micro-volunteering.
Bite-sized flexible giving when time and life allows (or GoT finishes).
Pick a request from one of the great charities, schools or organisations on T4G. Or even a friend or neighbour.
Choose something that matches with your skills and availability.
Something big or small.
In pixels or in person.
Scientifically, whatever you choose, giving time comes with that sweet sweet kindness cocktail of oxytocin, serotonin and dopamine.
On the rocks please, bar person.
Some ideas:
Design a poster for a charity.
Help take monkeys on an outing school kids on a trip.
Join a litter pick.
Bake someone a cake.
Transcribe audio recordings for deaf people.
Proof read.
Help at an event.
There's so many micro-volunteering things you could do!
Think of micro-volunteering like this:
Small acts of kindness that you can do in between walking the dog and the next episode of Fleabag.