Volunteering
What it means
Freely giving time or effort to help others.
Reach for it when naming freely chosen unpaid work that benefits people, a cause, or a community
Weekend volunteering connected local students with their older neighbors.
Words to choose between 6
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| warm | |
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everyday
Fits when informal practical assistance is enough
Careful Helping does not indicate an organized commitment.
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warm
Fits when reciprocal support avoids a charity hierarchy
Careful Mutual aid differs from one-way volunteering.
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warm
Fits when contribution to others is the moral focus
Careful Service may be paid, required, or military.
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professional
community work
Fits when local public benefit is the setting
Careful Community work may be a paid profession.
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professional
pro bono work
Fits when professional skill is donated without a fee
Careful Pro bono is limited to skilled services.
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formal
civic participation
Fits when engagement in public life is central
Careful Participation includes voting and advocacy, not only service.
Opposites 3
- coerced labor
- nonparticipation
- exploitation
Common phrases 3
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volunteering opportunity
The accessible garden created a volunteering opportunity for every age.
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regular volunteering
Regular volunteering helped Noor learn the library's daily rhythms.
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skills-based volunteering
Skills-based volunteering brought free accounting support to the cooperative.
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