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Be Humanitarian Tip #2: Lend Your Skills

August 16, 2013 by The Center for International Disaster Information in Blog
Be Humanitarian Tip #2: Lend Your Skills

Have a special skill that could benefit others? Lend your skill for a local charity! But first, contact charities and go through their systems. Many times volunteering without research or outreach to established organizations can do more harm than good. Then, as long as you have a good heart, you can be a humanitarian in your hood!

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