The Art of Volunteering

On this episode Dr. Kathleen O'Connor, former Vice President of Enrollment Management for Lasell University, discusses the importance of volunteering on higher education applications. Links for today...

30 Nov 202218min

Troy Childress is a high school guidance counselor who shares his perspective on the importance of student community service in high school and how to create a strategy that strengthens a college appl...

2 Nov 202227min

Sue Griffin shares her journey as a polio survivor as well as a nurse and how these combined experiences enable her to volunteer with compassion. She helps those living with polio to live with dignity...

5 Okt 202226min

Nancy Labov has been working as a nurse in psychiatric and addiction services for more than 25 years. She has always believed in the power of community resourcing and people working together towards a...

17 Sep 202232min

"In this field of working with grief due to loss of a loved one or working with people in recovery, volunteering our time to help others ‘behind’ us on this path is crucial." In this week's episode D...

31 Aug 202227min

Cancer entered the lives of two families. The mom’s share how their experiences birthed Kids Can’t Fight Cancer Alone. Kids Can’t Fight Cancer Alone is an all-volunteer organization whose entire missi...

3 Aug 202239min

Lorrie Hamilton has been working alongside volunteers for over 20 years, and now leads the Volunteer Program at Longwood Gardens. She supports a team of over 600 volunteers as they assist staff in all...

20 Juli 202219min

Our guest today is Courtney Amberg. A volunteer with the New York Junior League since 2017, her focus has always been on the community side, working with young children and her love of theater through...

6 Juli 202220min