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Volunteer Opportunities Checklist
Bringing Your Unique Talents to the Red Cross
We realize that volunteers have a wide range of choices as to where and how they spend their volunteer time. We are glad you are considering the American Red Cross.
We also realize that meeting your goals starts with a compatible placement, one that satisfies your expectations. The successful matching of volunteer interests, skills, and expectations with Red Cross needs is crucial to both the program's success and your satisfaction in your new volunteer career.
The American Red Cross recognizes that each individual brings unique talents.
Identifying a few of unique talents
- Are you good with computers?
- Do you speak other languages besides English?
- Do you like working with people?
- Do you like working behind the scenes?
- Are you a nurse?
- Do you like to do book keeping or accounting?
- Do you spend a lot of time "surfing" the web?
- Are you an emergency medical technician?
- Have you ever taught a course?
- Are you a professional trainer?
- Do you have writing and editing skills?
- Can you spend a little time preparing mailings?
- Do you have good public speaking skills?
- Do you know First Aid or CPR?
- Have you ever taught Swimming or Lifesaving?
- Have you ever worked with disabled persons?
- Have you every worked with young people?
- Do you like working with elderly persons?
- Are you a military veteran?
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- Do you have a family member in the military
- Do you like working with veterans?
- Would you volunteer on a military base?
- Can you drive a truck or a van?
- Do you like to raise money for good causes?
- Could you serve as a greeter?
- Could you work with registration?
- Do you like to do paperwork?
- Are you connected with other community or faith based clubs and organizations?
- Have you served on a board of directors?
- Do you like to talk on the phone?
- Do you like to build or maintain databases?
- Do you like to take pictures?
- Are you involved with communications and marketing?
- Do you do computer programming?
- Have you ever designed a Website or written Website content?
- Have you ever worked in emergency response?
- Have you ever worked with feeding lots of people?
- Have you ever been the victim of a disaster?
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