Comments on: [Worthy Wednesday] VolunteerMatch.org http://blog.jennescalona.com/2009/04/15/worthy-wednesday-volunteermatchorg/ Jennifer Escalona tells it like it is Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:03:46 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: What a Freelance Writer Can Learn about Specialization from a McDonald’s Grill Operator » The Life and Times of a Freelance Writer http://blog.jennescalona.com/2009/04/15/worthy-wednesday-volunteermatchorg/comment-page-1/#comment-145 What a Freelance Writer Can Learn about Specialization from a McDonald’s Grill Operator » The Life and Times of a Freelance Writer Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:13:34 +0000 http://blog.jennescalona.com/?p=153#comment-145 [...] took my own advice, and spent last Saturday helping women who live in a local shelter create resumes. Aside from [...] [...] took my own advice, and spent last Saturday helping women who live in a local shelter create resumes. Aside from [...]

]]> By: Testimonials: A Freelance Writer’s Evidence, Part 1 » The Life and Times of a Freelance Writer http://blog.jennescalona.com/2009/04/15/worthy-wednesday-volunteermatchorg/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Testimonials: A Freelance Writer’s Evidence, Part 1 » The Life and Times of a Freelance Writer Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:02:39 +0000 http://blog.jennescalona.com/?p=153#comment-53 [...] do it as a labor of love or something you really care about. I recommend checking out last week’s Worthy Wednesday pick and volunteering in some sort of writing capacity for a local nonprofit. It’s good for the [...] [...] do it as a labor of love or something you really care about. I recommend checking out last week’s Worthy Wednesday pick and volunteering in some sort of writing capacity for a local nonprofit. It’s good for the [...]

]]> By: Jenn Escalona http://blog.jennescalona.com/2009/04/15/worthy-wednesday-volunteermatchorg/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Jenn Escalona Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:50:15 +0000 http://blog.jennescalona.com/?p=153#comment-41 You have to be rather a cold hearted networking machine to think about how you can use helping people to your advantage. Kidding, kidding! I live in Atlanta and was once reporting on a story about volunteering on MLK Day for a local newspaper. Several people told me that they used volunteering to network, so I suppose that is accepted practice! I really cannot recommend using some sort of Reader highly enough. It keeps you from missing out on important things, and saves you tons of time visiting your favorite websites. I get many of my freelance writing jobs because I have my Reader set up to show me writing jobs as soon as they are posted. The early bird reader-user catches the worm! Thanks again for stopping by. How's the challenge coming? (I have to confess that I was so busy yesterday that I didn't get a chance to read Darren's post! I need to run over to my reader and find out what I missed.) You have to be rather a cold hearted networking machine to think about how you can use helping people to your advantage. Kidding, kidding! I live in Atlanta and was once reporting on a story about volunteering on MLK Day for a local newspaper. Several people told me that they used volunteering to network, so I suppose that is accepted practice!

I really cannot recommend using some sort of Reader highly enough. It keeps you from missing out on important things, and saves you tons of time visiting your favorite websites. I get many of my freelance writing jobs because I have my Reader set up to show me writing jobs as soon as they are posted. The early bird reader-user catches the worm!

Thanks again for stopping by. How’s the challenge coming? (I have to confess that I was so busy yesterday that I didn’t get a chance to read Darren’s post! I need to run over to my reader and find out what I missed.)

]]> By: Bumbles http://blog.jennescalona.com/2009/04/15/worthy-wednesday-volunteermatchorg/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Bumbles Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:43:48 +0000 http://blog.jennescalona.com/?p=153#comment-40 Excellent advice! I have always thought of volunteering as a great way to meet people socially within the community - but never thought of it as a networking opportunity for professional purposes. And I am sadly one of the 75% you mention re Readers. I am just understanding how they work and will begin to try them out soon - especially since I would like to have others include our blog in their Reader list! Excellent advice! I have always thought of volunteering as a great way to meet people socially within the community – but never thought of it as a networking opportunity for professional purposes.

And I am sadly one of the 75% you mention re Readers. I am just understanding how they work and will begin to try them out soon – especially since I would like to have others include our blog in their Reader list!

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