Volunteering Work & Money

What it takes to volunteer in Sweden: # 7

• by Morgan Erickson
• 6 Mar 2012

Claire has been booked for her first speaking engagement. She says while the idea of standing up in front of a group of people may strike fear into the hearts of lots of people – I’m one of those strange people who love it. To find out more about read on. What it takes to […]

Volunteering Work & Money

What it takes to volunteer in Sweden: # 6

• by Morgan Erickson
• 24 Feb 2012

New volunteers are on board, business cards have arrived, meetings have been set with some of Stockholm’s international community’s key members, but what Claire is searching for this week is a little more patience. She writes “When I first moved to Sweden I used to joke that I should have the word ‘patience’ tattooed on  […]

Volunteering Work & Money

What it takes to volunteer in Sweden: # 5

• by Morgan Erickson
• 6 Feb 2012

New volunteers are on board, business cards have arrived and are being handed out, and Claire’s positive attitude keeps driving the ‘English Volunteering Project’, run through Volontärbyrån, Sweden’s Volunteer Organization, alive and focused. She writes “I’m very excited as my business cards have arrived. I’m a great believer in business cards (along with wishing on […]

Volunteering Work & Money

Volunteering in Sweden: Networking

• by Morgan Erickson
• 21 Jan 2012

This week Claire Thomas shares her experience of how important networking is when trying to launch a project. So now her office is set-up, official business cards have been printed, but what’s her next step? Oh yes, she needs to meet and forge the relationships with key individuals to get her project up and running. […]

Volunteering Work & Money

What it takes to volunteer in Sweden

• by Morgan Erickson
• 2 Jan 2012

This week Claire Thomas shares her experience of how she is approaching raising the funds for the ‘English Volunteering Project’ run through Volontärbyrån, Sweden’s Volunteer Organization. Claire has offically moved into her office in the Volontärbyrån headquarter. She writes: “I have to say that it is wonderful being back in a work environment again. For […]

Volunteering Work & Money

Volunteering in Sweden #2

• by Morgan Erickson
• 30 Nov 2011

Claire Thomas shares her experience of how she has begun working with Volontärbyrån, Sweden’s Volunteer Organization, to set-up a project focused on helping non-Swedish speakers to find volunteering opportunities with non-profit organisations in Stockholm. It was clear to me that there was a need for opportunities for people to volunteer in English. The next step […]

Volunteering Work & Money

Volunteering in Sweden # 1

• by Morgan Erickson
• 11 Nov 2011

Your Living City loves to learn about our readers experiences & ideas and hear their stories. If you have something to say or want to share about your Swedish journey, send us a mail with a writing sample and we will get back to you shortly:) Our First Featured blogger is Claire Thomas. In this […]