Use Your Special Skill to Volunteer for a Non-Profit

What: Put your talents to good use by helping a local non-profit

How: I take a class on television production at school and I was able to offer my services to two local charities by filming interviews and short promotional pieces for them.

Other ideas:

• Give lessons to kids at an after-school program (singing, dancing, cheer, instruments, yoga, sports, math, magic, anything!)

• Help a small non-profit with their social media accounts. Many small charities don't have a dedicated person to work on social media and it's an important way to connect with their audience.

• If you like photography, you can offer family photo shoots for an organization you like. This is something appreciated by everyone as it’s very costly to hire a professional photographer. It’s an inexpensive way to give back using the talent you have.