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10 Ways to Start Getting Involved with Your Community

When you want to get involved with your community, particularly if you’ve just relocated to a new community, you may find either that you’re unsure what organizations exist to get involved with or you’re overwhelmed with choices. Here’s a list of 10 ways to start getting involved with your community when you don’t know what… Continue reading 10 Ways to Start Getting Involved with Your Community

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What Are the Benefits of Volunteering?

The other day, I discussed the possibility of volunteer burnout and how to handle it, but volunteering has many benefits. Of course, volunteering helps those the organization is helping, but it also has other benefits. Here’s a great short video about the unexpected benefits of volunteering. I agree that these are benefits of volunteering. My… Continue reading What Are the Benefits of Volunteering?

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Why I Started the Activism My Way Blog

I started working on Activism My Way in 2012. At the time, I had a blog called “Not Quite Ally McBeal,” where I’d post my thoughts about current events and my life. I also thought I would be going to law school. Soon, I realized that I wasn’t sure heading to law school would be… Continue reading Why I Started the Activism My Way Blog