{"id":67555,"date":"2022-11-28T15:07:44","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T22:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=67555"},"modified":"2022-11-28T15:08:12","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T22:08:12","slug":"give-back-this-giving-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/give-back-this-giving-tuesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Give back this Giving Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Erin<\/a><\/em>By Erin Kruse<\/span><\/h2>\n

Director<\/span> of the <\/span>Center for Service and Volunteerism<\/span><\/p>\n

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On this Giving Tuesday, you have the opportunity to think about causes and organizations (NAU and others) that are important to you and consider giving to them. So, it naturally raises the question<\/span>s<\/span>: What does giving mean to you? Giving your money is a very personal choice and one that may not always be possible, but volunteering is a great option for everyone!\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I have worked in the field of volunteer engagement since 2005<\/span>,<\/span> and <\/span>it\u2019s<\/span>it<\/span> has<\/span> been a privilege to be a part of people\u2019s service journeys, whether they volunteer once or once a week. I\u2019ve had the opportunity to see generations of families volunteer together, honor adults who have given thousands of hours of their time and help people make a volunteer connection for the very first time. What each of these people had in common was the fact that they took the (sometimes daunting) first step.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When people are asked why they don\u2019t volunteer, the responses often fall into three categories: \u201cI don\u2019t have time,\u201d \u201cno one has asked me<\/span>,<\/span>\u201d or \u201cI don\u2019t know where to begin.\u201d NAU\u2019s <\/span>Center for Service and Volunteerism<\/span><\/a> (CSV)<\/span> can help you with all three of those responses if they resonate with you.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Don\u2019t have time, you say?<\/span><\/b> You do now! NAU\u2019s <\/span>Community Engagement Policy<\/span><\/a> went into effect in January<\/span>,<\/span> and all benefit-eligible staff have 16 hours of paid time to use during their normal workdays to volunteer with a non-profit, non-partisan community organization which is designated as an IRS Code 501(c)(3) agency. Have you used any of the time available to you?\u00a0 While it can be difficult to set aside time in your workday to leave your office and go volunteer, I can assure you it will be worth the effort.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. No one\u2019s asked you?<\/span><\/b> Consider this your official ask. Will you consider volunteering for two hours sometime in the next month? Start small and go from there.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. Don\u2019t know where to begin?<\/span><\/b> CSV is here to help. We already partner with many non-profits in Flagstaff and around the state. We have a list of great local organizations that are ready for volunteers<\/span>,<\/span> so <\/span>check this out<\/span><\/a> as a starting point. You can also call our office at (928) 523-3560 and we can help point you in the right direction.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Most things in life are better when shared and volunteering is no different, so my final piece of advice is to buddy up. Ask your family, friends, neighbors or coworkers to join you and share the experience.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

        Best of luck!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        By Erin Kruse Director of the Center for Service and Volunteerism   On this Giving Tuesday, you have the opportunity to think about causes and organizations (NAU and others) that are important to you and consider giving to them. So, it naturally raises the questions: What does giving mean to you? Giving your money is…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-campus-community"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67555\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}