There are 4 article(s) tagged Volunteer Odyssey:

• February 2022

  • Listen to the difference between volunteering and being ‘voluntold’

    The reasons people volunteer, the reasons companies organize their employees for volunteer efforts, and the ways organizations can best utilize volunteers vary greatly.

    By Eric Barnes February 24, 2022

• April 2021

  • Volunteering to help with vaccines, serve the homeless, or help take pictures of a cat

    Sarah Petschonek, founder and executive director of Volunteer Odyssey, joins Eric Barnes on this week’s edition of The Sidebar to talk about volunteering changes during the pandemic. 

    By Eric Barnes April 14, 2021

• February 2020

  • U of M students rack up $1 million in service time

    Software helps students identify community needs, monitors their contributions in real time.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 19, 2020

• August 2019

  • 34% of Memphians volunteer; Volunteer Odyssey has ideas for the other 66%

    'Many of us have been taught that volunteerism and philanthropy should be completely selfless. I would argue that volunteering needs to be positive for the organization AND for the volunteer.'

    By Sarah Petschonek August 05, 2019