Seattle Works is a
non-profit
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organization based out of
Seattle
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,
Washington
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* Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States
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, United States, that engages the
community
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by connecting volunteers and corporations and by training young individuals for leadership.
History
A group of young individuals started the organization around 20 plus years ago that is now called Seattle Works. Seattle Works primarily offers one time
community
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volunteer
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projects also known as hot projects for everyone without the longer term commitment. In the longer term, this facilitates choice for the people to select the cause they wish to align with on basis of their interest and schedule. The hot projects are either organized and run by the Seattle Works team or the partner organization seeking volunteers for their initiatives.
Company information
Seattle Works provides
training
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programs and supports individuals to learn leadership skills for managing
volunteer
Volunteering is an elective and freely chosen act of an individual or group giving their time and labor, often for community service. Many volunteers are specifically trained in the areas they work, such as medicine, education, or emergency ...
projects. In addition to the leadership training, Seattle Works offers a program known as the Bridge program for individuals to effectively serve on
non-profit
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boards and/or government.
Seattle works also organizes the Seattle Works Day:
a one-day event coordinating
community
A community is a social unit (a group of people) with a shared socially-significant characteristic, such as place, set of norms, culture, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given g ...
projects across the city bringing together 1000+ volunteers.
References
External links
Seattle Works Web site
Non-profit organizations based in Seattle
Charities based in Washington (state)
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