Have you made your New Year's Resolutions yet? You may have the usual items on your list: get fitter, eat better, and make more money. But how about incorporating philanthropic goals into this year’s resolutions? It's never too late to give it a go, and when it comes to being charitable, now is always a good time to start
Delving into your wallet is a practical beginning, but organisations often appreciate what you have to offer as well. Here are five alternative—and rather corporeal—ways to be altruistic in 2020:
1. Donate your brainwaves
Your knowledge of business best practices and technical skills would be invaluable to a charity. Non-profit organisations undergo many of the same challenges as for-profit organisations, including recruiting, accounting, technology and growth issues.
You can provide meaningful assistance to enable NGOs to become more effective, efficient, and sustainable with Asian Charity Services. If you have technical expertise to offer (e.g. graphic design, branding know-how, photography), look no further than Local Motion, which pairs volunteers with non-profits to execute specific tasks. For Chinese speakers, Social Careers may be a better-suited platform.
See also: 50 Hong Kong Charities To Support