PROFESSIONALS WANTED

The ability to practice your profession in its pure sense, devoid of the necessity of making a living, is the essence of your calling. Why did you choose your profession in the first place? What did you want to accomplish? Has your profession been good to you? How can you give back? Applying your expertise to the benefit of mankind repays in more ways than financial compensation ever could. Philanthropic use of skills acquired over a lifetime is the ultimate reward of success.

Doctors Without Borders Doctors Without Borders has been offering its professional skills to benefit mankind since 1971. Experienced medical and non-medical personnel are recruited for a minimum of six months to serve on the front lines of human suffering in projects around the world. They treat malaria patients in Ethiopia, AIDS patients in South Africa and earthquake victims in Iran. The work is often exhausting, heartbreaking, dangerous and overwhelmingly rewarding - bringing sight to the blind, nutrition to the starving and hope to the hopeless.

Judicial Watch seeks lawyers, paralegals, investigators, secretaries, fundraisers, media professionals and concerned citizens to “serve as an ethical and legal watchdog over our government, legal and judicial systems to promote a return to ethics and morality in our nation’s public life.” The scope of its investigations have profoundly affected our society, in such critical areas as fund raising scandals, abuse of presidential power, abuse of corporate power and international arms trafficking to mention a few.

VITA Volunteers in Technical Assistance provides technical assistance to individuals and community organizations in disadvantaged and isolated areas. VITA receives thousands of requests daily for information in such areas as, agriculture, small enterprise development, low cost housing, reforestation, water supply management and sanitation. These requests are matched with an appropriately skilled volunteer who responds by mail, or Internet. VITA also publishes manuals, designs and installs specialized communications systems and develops knowledge networks via the Internet. People with a variety of technical skills in such areas as agriculture, business, energy, environment and communications are encouraged to share their skills.

SCORE The Senior Corps of Retired Executives offers an excellent opportunity for successful business people to put their managerial, professional, and technical expertise to work. In partnership with the Small Business Administration, SCORE volunteers provide free advice to people with business problems or those wishing to start their own business. In local offices across the country, volunteers conduct one-to-one personal and virtual counseling, as well as workshops, seminars and training sessions. What better way to give back than to help others achieve their dreams!