another step

lately i've been looking into another volunteer opportunity...instead of applying for jobs.  sigh. i had contacted a hospice a few cities away, who had advertised a volunteer opportunity doing similar things i'm doing now at the club. they haven't emailed me back yet.  so i kept looking for other volunteer gigs. today, i came across a few more organizations in need of help in the office. most are too far away though. then i came across this nonprofit not too far away that need help sorting through donated medical supplies. this time i got a glimpse of their mission statement and it turns out a lot of the supplies that need to be sorted are to be shipped off to developing countries. it was then i realized this is the volunteer opportunity i should be doing.  in addition, this nonprofit also offers internships in a few areas i would love to participate in, one of which is logistics (i will come back to that later).

before i go on, i have to back track.  in the summer of 2010, i was looking at the posting for the volunteer opportunity at the club.  i didn't start volunteering there until april of the following year.  however, before i came across that opportunity i had stumbled across the volunteer opportunity for this nonprofit.  for some reason, i didn't read far enough in their mission statement. though at the time, i didn't know yet that i would want to work for an international nonprofit/humanitarian aid sector. i looked into this volunteer opportunity of sorting through things but it didn't seem a very good use of my time, the bus ride would be too long just to go sort through supplies. i ended passing this opportunity up and kept looking.

back to their logistics internship, i would love to learn this. if they tell me, i can't then i won't mind volunteering in their store or in the office.  either way i'm going to learn something.  i am pretty excited and i haven't even sent them an inquiry yet. why am i excited about a logistics internship.  awhile ago i was reading blogs from people who have gone to work on missions for the international red cross in different countries around the world.  it seemed like something i would love to do one day.  however, there are only a few positions that they recruit for:  medical personnel, admin/h.r., and logistics.  i am not a doctor, nurse, or surgeon. i'm working on my admin experience but have no h.r.  and logistics?  along with admin/hr, a logistics person is needed in most international nonprofits who deal with sending crews/supplies to foreign lands.

now the only thing i need to figure out is how many days do i want to go in.  the nonprofit might have a minimum service requirement per week.  then i still have to find a second job.  maybe this will just be like my experience at the club:  a job will come from volunteering.