[vc_separator type="normal" up="46" down="0"] I’m a safety nut. I always hold the handrail while walking down stairs and I avoid risky activities: sky-diving, bungee jumping…I don’t even do downhill skiing! But I’ll happily travel to lots of far-flung destinations and to off-the-beaten path neighborhoods. Here are...
[vc_separator type="normal" up="46" down="0"] Interested in reading more? Click here to read Part 1.Be Prepared for EmergenciesBeing well prepared in case of an emergency can make all the difference in outcomes when traveling. Although it is unlikely that an emergency will occur, it is best to...
Excerpted from a blog originally posted on TravelStruck by guest blogger Emily Crichton, who took a 6-week trip exploring and volunteering Central and South America....
Welcome to our newly updated website! This spring we decided to try a new approach: pivoting away from coordinating every volunteer day, to instead providing travelers with the information they need to schedule directly with our vetted nonprofits. ...
Check out this mention of Give A Day Global in the New York Times! The article discusses how to plan a volunteer vacation and features Give A Day Global’s co-founder and board chair, Courtney Regan....
Happy 2017 Happy 2017! 2016 was a great year for us – we participated in a Stanford affiliated accelerator program (StartX), we worked on an amazing Social Impact project for Airbnb’s new Experiences platform, and above all we coordinated 249 volunteer days – almost twice as...
Although we’ve been working on Give A Day Global for a few laps around the sun, we’ve officially been in beta phase…until today! Check out this press release announcing our launch....
[vc_separator type="normal" up="46" down="0"] Volunteers and students at a soup kitchen and enrichment program in Cancun, Mexico.When Ophelia was 18 years old, she traveled to Haiti to volunteer at an eye clinic. As a British teenager straight out of boarding school without any practical skills, her...
[vc_separator type="normal" up="46" down="0"] Your travel choices make a difference! Volunteering abroad can be a unique off-the-beaten path travel experience and your service can make a tangible difference to local causes and communities. But not all volunteering is created equal. To find the right volunteering opportunity,...
[vc_separator type="normal" up="46" down="0"]We love hearing from our volunteers about their experiences! Here are a couple of highlights from this travel season: “From the adventure in getting to Phrao by songthaew (public pickup taxi) to witnessing the positive impact of Warm Heart’s projects, I gained a...