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Jun 25
2011

Fundraising and Volunteering Abroad

Posted by zablon in volunteer work , volunteer South America , volunteer international , volunteer asia , volunteer Africa , Volunteer abroad , raising funds , funding , Fund raising , contribution

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“Donors don't give to institutions. They invest in ideas and people in whom they believe.”
- G.T. Smith
. Volunteering abroad can be expensive to the individual; most people use their own money to cover expenses while they volunteer in a foreign country. Especially, if you want to volunteer and you are either in high school or college, with no source of income. To decrease financial burdens on yourself, you can carry out some fundraising campaigns maybe from organizations or even from other individuals. Fundraising is not necessarily an expensive process, it’s simply a process to solicit and gather money, by requesting for donations from organizations or individuals.

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