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A PERSONAL GUIDE TO
VOLUNTEERINGFROM HOME
HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE?
This guide will equip you to volunteer at ease from home with simple guidelines that you can follow
This documents tells you all about Tata Volunteering Week, how to get started,a few volunteering ideas and reporting guidelines
You may refer to this document along with the idea bank to know all about your role and responsibilities
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR, LET’S GET STARTED
WHAT IS VOLUNTEERING?
An act in recognition of a need
Doing something that benefits someone else
For community and/ or environment
Without concern for monetary profit & by choice
Contributing time and/ or skills
WHAT IS CONSIDERED VOLUNTEERING AND WHAT ISN’T?
Some indicative activities include: Some indicative activities include:
WHAT CONSTITUTESVOLUNTEERING WHAT DOES NOT
Teaching children
Building and/or painting a school, homeor community centre for theunderprivileged
Providing career guidance to young people
Donating blood
Planting trees on public land
Providing guidance and advice to non-profits indifferent capacities including as a board member or an advisor.
Donating money or articles in kind
Visiting a stall set up by a partner organization and purchasingsomething
Doing something for friends or family members
Attending events or sessions without playing an active role
Participating in activities conducted for the company’s permanentemployees. However, participating in activities for contractemployees from economically disadvantaged backgrounds could beconsidered as volunteering
Senior leaders mentoring the community development team in aTata company
Attending company townhalls or department meetings in whichvolunteering activities are being planned and discussed.
WHAT IS TVW ALL ABOUT?It’s a biannual volunteering activity
Each Tata Volunteering Week (TVW) is celebratedgroupwide across a four week period, twice in a year– March and September
it encourages and inspires Tata volunteers toexperience volunteering
It is also extended to family members and retirees
Volunteering initiatives encompass a wide variety ofactivities, such as conducting health and hygienesessions for women, donating blood, teachingstudents, planting saplings, etc.
TATA EMPLOYEES
FAMILY MEMBERS
RETIRED TATA EMPLOYEES
WHO CANPARTICIPATE?
WHAT TO PLAN?Find an area that interests you
Think of ways to volunteer in those areas
Create a group of like minded people
Plan and execute the idea
A FEW FACTORS TO CONSIDERBEFORE STARTING
You may choose a cause that is closely related with the company’svision towards the community and environment. For example, ifyour company seeks sustainability, then you can curate volunteeropportunities relating to green initiatives, awareness sessions onleading a sustainable life, etc.
What impact will you have form the activity?
What specific communities will you serve?
Where do you anticipate a need for volunteering?
Help improve students English speaking skills
Create healthy habits among kids
Enable youth to explore different careeroptions
Increase Covid awareness amongunderprivileged clusters and ways tocombat it
Volunteer goals examples:
TARGET GOALSTO KEEP IN MIND
LETS CHANGE THE WORLDONE PERSON AT A TIME
THIS DO IT YOURSELF TOOLKIT WILL HELP YOU PLAN YOUR ACTIVITIES EVEN WHILE BEING AT HOME
TEACH A SKILLYou may have a hobby or an activity that you are reallypassionate about and would you like to share with others
Take a session and share your skill and passion with theless fortunate who cannot afford to go for extracurricular classes
Record your sessions with instructions so it can beshared with students
Take a session on how to make a masks at home
Video 2:
Video 1:
ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaPXRC588cY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJJvghf1E7A
RESOURCES
READ TO DIFFERENTLY ABLEDYou can record stories or read to differently abledindividuals who would love to learn something newduring this lock down period. Speak to them over a call
Reach out to organisations that are working with differently abled
Connect with them to coordinate the timings to interact
Share current affairs with them and keep them up to date
Give them an overview of the current pandemic and ways inwhich they can combat it
https://www.bemyeyes.com/
Topics:
RESOURCES
SHARE YOUR WISDOMIt may be a health advice or a the best way to save money.Your experience and knowledge can be life changing tosomeone! Take a session on a topic that you know best! https://www.ted.com/talks
Topics:
How to go about it?
Research on the topic you want to speak about
Decide on the target group: students, kids, women, Mixed etc.
Reach out to your Ngo spoc to get connected with theorganisation
Choose a medium to communicate: Zoom, google duo,whatsapp
Keep the non profit in loop to make the arrangements for the
RESOURCES
VOLUNTEER TO SAVE ANIMALS
https://www.idaindia.org/volunteer
NGO where you can volunteer:Spread the word about at-risk animals up for adoption to yourneighbours, congregation, kids’ teachers and others in yourcommunity
Make sock-bone pet toys out of athletic socks by knotting theends and donate them to pets in need.
After you’ve cleared an initial vetting, you can spend timeplaying with and caring for cats and dogs at your local shelter
Create a temporary home for a shelter animal by fostering onethat is awaiting permanent adoption
RESOURCES
VOLUNTEER TOWARDS VARIOUSSUSTAINABILITY INTITIATIVEToss your vegetable food scraps into the garden or a compost container,rather than throwing them in the garbage. Encourage your neighbours todo the same
An hour: Plant drought-resistant plants for a greener, healthiercommunity. Share cuttings from those plants with neighbours to plant intheir own yards
Ongoing: Organize a neighbourhood safe-disposal group that collectsbatteries, electronics, paint and more for safe disposal once a month
Take online sessions for students to raise awareness about theenvironment
https://zerowastehome.com/tips/
https://learn.eartheasy.com/
https://inhabitat.com/environment/
https://earth911.com/category/quiz/
https://www.treehugger.com/
getgreenbewell.com
pistachioproject.com
recyclecoach.com/blog.html
bigblogofgardening.com
ucanr.edu/blogs/green
un.org/sustainabledevelopment/climate-change-2
Useful links:
RESOURCES
HELP COMBAT HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESSDonate used clothing or non-perishable food to a local organization.
Volunteer to help serve meals at an organisation
Help a local organization that helps at-risk citizens get back on theirfeet through job counselling, life-skills classes online
Help research on a well balanced affordable meal that can be curatedby the non profits
READY TO SHARE SOMEONE ELSE’SWORKLOAD?HOW?CONTACT an old age home/ youth centre anddo phone check-ins.
OFFER to assist with their daily chores(grocery shopping, cooking and delivering hotmeals, support in online shopping and so on), whilemaintaining safe distance
https://www.facebook.com/groups/caremongersindia/
Caremongers Facebook Group:
KEEP local nursing home residents company byvolunteering to talk to with them—playing boardgames, reading, or just chatting online, to makewellness calls to home-bound seniors
RESOURCES
COVID RELATED ACTIVITIESThe American Red Cross encourages healthy, eligible individuals to schedule a blood or platelet donation appointmentat redcrossblood.org
Take some time over the next days and weeks to consider how you might show your appreciation to even one of thesepeople.
Joining an adopt-a-senior Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/adoptasenior1
Supporting small businesses in your community
Create a DIY Mask video
Spread information that has been vetted by credible organisations such as WHO. You could design yourown infographic post, Instagram post or a video.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak (World Health Organization):
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019 https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-coronavirusesQ&A:
SPREAD AWARENESS.
POST material as it is on your social media accounts. https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/myth-busters
- https://www.mohfw.gov.in/
USE the hashtag #TataEngage.
UNDERSTAND the content and share it ina regional language via a post/ video witheveryone. Please ensure the facts are correct.
WHO website:
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare website:
FOCUS on the safety measures to be undertaken rather than encouraging panic.
Use credible information from trusted
HOW?
RESOURCES
INTERACT WITH LEARNING.READY TO MAKE LEARNING INFORMATIVE?
HOW?CONTACT a local non-profit/ school for theunderprivileged or the specially abled.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13-SrIaH9MIW__bYaYktRhrMG7y0lDGsx/view.
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/coronavirus.html.
The Corona Virus and Me:
Teaching Our World: The Coronavirus:
OFFER to conduct a virtual book reading on safehygiene practices during COVID-19. You can alsorecord a video and request them to share it viatheir networks
Ensue that they don’t assemble as a crowdand follow physical/social distancing
Enlist assistance from the organisation if required
RESOURCES
SPREAD EDUCATION IN YOUR COMMUNITY
Pass along books your kids have outgrown to youngerneighbourhood kids.
Gather up books and unused school supplies to donateto your local school or library.
Conduct an online Tutoring classes for kids, Adults
Conduct career counselling sessions for youth
Take sessions to help adults work towards getting theirJob interviews cleared , become proficient in English
http://www.openculture.com/free_k-12_educational_resources
https://www.jumpstart.com/parents/resources
https://flintobox.com/blog/child-development/fantastic-stories-for-kids
Useful links:
RESOURCES
SAFETY MEASURES FOR ON-SITE ACTIVITIESRealize that many volunteers are over age 65 and at a higher risk for contracting the virus.
Consider having an isolation space ready in case anyone shows up with symptoms.
Screen all volunteers and clients as able and before using them.
Make sure you have the proper PPE available, and make sure you train volunteers on its proper use before allowingthem to do any tasks that require PPE.
Make sure all volunteers understand any risks associated with the task you like them to do and understand if theyare not comfortable with that level of risk.
Keep 6-10-foot social distance rules in place during tasks if possible.
Hang posters in facilities with best practices, social distancing, hand washing, etc.
Provide sufficient and accessible infection control supplies such as hand-hygiene products, sanitizing wipes, andreceptacles for their disposal in all locations.
ONLINE ACTIVITY PREPARATIONChoose the right activity. ”Choose an activity that would benefit the NGOs and something that you can offer them
Choose the way to share your knowledge: It could be a lecture, workshop, recorded video etc.
Check the platform that you will be suing and be comfortable with it
Prepare before hand with the NGO coordinators to see if everything is in place
Make sure that you set a time limit and check for sound and other technical issues
THINGS TO TAKE CARE BEFORE THE ACTIVITY
Ensure that you do a dry run before to check for sound, video quality and other technical aspects
Provide a brief introduction about the organisation, agenda for the session and a thank you note at the end.
Recording and screenshots that can be taken to share with the Tata Engage team.
Share a list of confirmed attendees from the Non profit to get a rough estimate of the participation
Follow up with volunteers to get feedback and snippets of the session
ONLINE VOLUNTEERING OPTIONS
UN Online volunteers: https://www.onlinevolunteering.org/en
Points of Light: https://www.pointsoflight.org/resources/virtual-volunteer- opportunities/
Volunteer Match: https://www.volunteermatch.org/
Chezuba: https://chezuba.net/
iVolunteer: https://www.ivolunteer.in/govirtual
#IndiaFightsCorona COVID-19 in India, Corona Virus Tracker: mygov.in https://mygov.in/covid-19/
REPORTING GUIDELINESTake screenshots of the session. Click pictures/ videos of the activity in a good resolution, if it is an onsite activity
Share with Bindu ([email protected]), the screenshots/ pictures (as attachments) and a short write-up onwhat happened (including date & no. of beneficiaries) by emailing at [email protected].
Update participation details if you are organizing the activity (no. of participants & duration of activity) against theactivity in the reporting format
You can also report it on Tata Engage website - www.tataengage.com/TVW14_VolunteerWeekReg.aspx
DO'SENSURE you are fit, healthy and prepared for the volunteering task in all respect.
TREAT every individual equally without discriminating on the basis of age, race, culture, religion, caste, disability, gender or sexuality.
REFRAIN from volunteering if you or any of your family members are feeling unwell.
REFRAIN from making statements to the media/press.
USE adequate protection including masks, gloves and practices like social distancing and sanitization as advised by the health authorities.
MAINTAIN proper conduct as you are representing your company.
REFRAIN from any activity that will affect the reputation/image of the company or Tata group.
DONT'SSHOW any kind of affiliation to any religious or political institution.
PROMISE anything on behalf of the Tata Group or your company.
MAKE commitments you may find difficult to keep.
DISREGARD people if they are unwell. Politely, request them to get tested.
BUILD a relation (if you do so, make sure you can give time to the relation).
TAKE photographs or videos at the volunteering venue without taking permission of the non-profit and the beneficiaries
Tata Engage will be sending a bi-weekly update via email and will put itup on Tata Engage website
Share your pictures and experiencesin order to be featured in thebiweekly updates
DON’T FORGET TO REPORT BACK!SHARE YOUR STORY AND INSPIRE OTHERS!
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