<article>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#article10_01_20_206249</id>
	<title>How Do You Volunteer Professional Services?</title>
	<author>timothy</author>
	<datestamp>1263975480000</datestamp>
	<htmltext>keefus\_a writes <i>"My wife and I usually take a week long vacation in the Spring and I tossed out the idea of volunteering abroad.  Neither of us has a problem with doing manual labor, or whatever task is needed.  However, I thought it might be of some value, and substantially more rewarding than our daily grind, if we could volunteer our professional services (I'm a network guy and my wife has a master's degree in counseling).  The problem is that I haven't found any resources for doing so on a short-term basis.  So I ask Slashdot.  Has anyone ever done short-term volunteer work in your professional field?  What organization did you contact?  Or are we better off donating money to a particular cause and just working on a tan?"</i></htmltext>
<tokenext>keefus \ _a writes " My wife and I usually take a week long vacation in the Spring and I tossed out the idea of volunteering abroad .
Neither of us has a problem with doing manual labor , or whatever task is needed .
However , I thought it might be of some value , and substantially more rewarding than our daily grind , if we could volunteer our professional services ( I 'm a network guy and my wife has a master 's degree in counseling ) .
The problem is that I have n't found any resources for doing so on a short-term basis .
So I ask Slashdot .
Has anyone ever done short-term volunteer work in your professional field ?
What organization did you contact ?
Or are we better off donating money to a particular cause and just working on a tan ?
"</tokentext>
<sentencetext>keefus\_a writes "My wife and I usually take a week long vacation in the Spring and I tossed out the idea of volunteering abroad.
Neither of us has a problem with doing manual labor, or whatever task is needed.
However, I thought it might be of some value, and substantially more rewarding than our daily grind, if we could volunteer our professional services (I'm a network guy and my wife has a master's degree in counseling).
The problem is that I haven't found any resources for doing so on a short-term basis.
So I ask Slashdot.
Has anyone ever done short-term volunteer work in your professional field?
What organization did you contact?
Or are we better off donating money to a particular cause and just working on a tan?
"</sentencetext>
</article>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30836948</id>
	<title>Answer</title>
	<author>girlintraining</author>
	<datestamp>1263979440000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>"Hi. I'm offering professional services on a volunteer basis. Contact me at \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_" Post this exactly on craigslist.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>" Hi .
I 'm offering professional services on a volunteer basis .
Contact me at \ _ \ _ \ _ \ _ \ _ \ _ \ _ \ _ \ _ \ _ \ _ \ _ \ _ \ _ " Post this exactly on craigslist .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>"Hi.
I'm offering professional services on a volunteer basis.
Contact me at \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_" Post this exactly on craigslist.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30839320</id>
	<title>Re:Have a vacation AND do something for people</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263988680000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I agree, just Phuket.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I agree , just Phuket .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I agree, just Phuket.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837338</id>
	<title>I volunteer all the time</title>
	<author>Hawthorne01</author>
	<datestamp>1263981060000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Which usually means creating websites for non-profits. The only issue I've ran into is support after the launch can be tricky: The non-profits will need updates and changes and improvements all the time, which can lead to some time-management issues. A good scope of work agreement usually solves this.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Which usually means creating websites for non-profits .
The only issue I 've ran into is support after the launch can be tricky : The non-profits will need updates and changes and improvements all the time , which can lead to some time-management issues .
A good scope of work agreement usually solves this .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Which usually means creating websites for non-profits.
The only issue I've ran into is support after the launch can be tricky: The non-profits will need updates and changes and improvements all the time, which can lead to some time-management issues.
A good scope of work agreement usually solves this.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30841962</id>
	<title>Join Org that Interests You</title>
	<author>spgass</author>
	<datestamp>1264006260000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>I recommend joining a volunteer organization/club that appeals to you...  typically they'll post opportunities in their newsletters...  often you can list your skills when you sign up... of course you can also ask.

Good luck.</htmltext>
<tokenext>I recommend joining a volunteer organization/club that appeals to you... typically they 'll post opportunities in their newsletters... often you can list your skills when you sign up... of course you can also ask .
Good luck .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I recommend joining a volunteer organization/club that appeals to you...  typically they'll post opportunities in their newsletters...  often you can list your skills when you sign up... of course you can also ask.
Good luck.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837324</id>
	<title>Re:Church</title>
	<author>jittles</author>
	<datestamp>1263981060000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext>I'm just going to go ahead and shoot this down and suggest that you contribute your time and effort to supporting FOSS.  There have to be plenty of developers out there who could really use your wife's counseling services...</htmltext>
<tokenext>I 'm just going to go ahead and shoot this down and suggest that you contribute your time and effort to supporting FOSS .
There have to be plenty of developers out there who could really use your wife 's counseling services.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I'm just going to go ahead and shoot this down and suggest that you contribute your time and effort to supporting FOSS.
There have to be plenty of developers out there who could really use your wife's counseling services...</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837652</id>
	<title>Re:Have a vacation AND do something for people</title>
	<author>pikester</author>
	<datestamp>1263982500000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Detroit fits all of those requirements and you don't need a passport!</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Detroit fits all of those requirements and you do n't need a passport !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Detroit fits all of those requirements and you don't need a passport!</sentencetext>
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</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30868952</id>
	<title>Re:Have a vacation AND do something for people</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264254900000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Sorry to differ, but although your idea is fine, your example is not so good.<br>The more tourist oriented an area is, it is less likely that the money you spend will trickle down to the locals. It is also harder to really communicate with the locals. At last, people are more likely to see you just as a source of income and not as a human being.<br>(for Americans, forget about the last part, it's irrelevant to you).<br>Because of that, if you go to India and want to help the locals, Goa is the last region I would choose.<br>Except being well controlled by Russian Mafia, it's large tourism industry helps mostly those who allready have much.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Sorry to differ , but although your idea is fine , your example is not so good.The more tourist oriented an area is , it is less likely that the money you spend will trickle down to the locals .
It is also harder to really communicate with the locals .
At last , people are more likely to see you just as a source of income and not as a human being .
( for Americans , forget about the last part , it 's irrelevant to you ) .Because of that , if you go to India and want to help the locals , Goa is the last region I would choose.Except being well controlled by Russian Mafia , it 's large tourism industry helps mostly those who allready have much .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Sorry to differ, but although your idea is fine, your example is not so good.The more tourist oriented an area is, it is less likely that the money you spend will trickle down to the locals.
It is also harder to really communicate with the locals.
At last, people are more likely to see you just as a source of income and not as a human being.
(for Americans, forget about the last part, it's irrelevant to you).Because of that, if you go to India and want to help the locals, Goa is the last region I would choose.Except being well controlled by Russian Mafia, it's large tourism industry helps mostly those who allready have much.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30870066</id>
	<title>Site for volunteerism</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264266540000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>My wife and I have volunteered doing technical assistance projects yearly for the past 13 years. It's a BLAST.</p><p>We put up a resource site linking people to all the organizations that we know about. It's at www.Interopp.org. Hope this helps!</p><p>Clint Goss<nobr> <wbr></nobr>... clint@goss.com</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>My wife and I have volunteered doing technical assistance projects yearly for the past 13 years .
It 's a BLAST.We put up a resource site linking people to all the organizations that we know about .
It 's at www.Interopp.org .
Hope this helps ! Clint Goss ... clint @ goss.com</tokentext>
<sentencetext>My wife and I have volunteered doing technical assistance projects yearly for the past 13 years.
It's a BLAST.We put up a resource site linking people to all the organizations that we know about.
It's at www.Interopp.org.
Hope this helps!Clint Goss ... clint@goss.com</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837252</id>
	<title>Your skills may not be needed...but</title>
	<author>TwoEdge77</author>
	<datestamp>1263980760000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>If you are willing to help do other work like building, cleaning, providing education...then you might have a chance of finding something. Most needy countries do not need your skills, networking and counseling are for the rich. Most need someone to install a water purification system, food distribution, education about safe sex and aids prevention, construction of homes, creating irrigation canals, driving supplies to remote areas, cleaning flood damaged homes, just giving the local kids some organized games together to forget about their plight, basic and health education.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>If you are willing to help do other work like building , cleaning , providing education...then you might have a chance of finding something .
Most needy countries do not need your skills , networking and counseling are for the rich .
Most need someone to install a water purification system , food distribution , education about safe sex and aids prevention , construction of homes , creating irrigation canals , driving supplies to remote areas , cleaning flood damaged homes , just giving the local kids some organized games together to forget about their plight , basic and health education .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>If you are willing to help do other work like building, cleaning, providing education...then you might have a chance of finding something.
Most needy countries do not need your skills, networking and counseling are for the rich.
Most need someone to install a water purification system, food distribution, education about safe sex and aids prevention, construction of homes, creating irrigation canals, driving supplies to remote areas, cleaning flood damaged homes, just giving the local kids some organized games together to forget about their plight, basic and health education.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30836978</id>
	<title>with all due respect</title>
	<author>FuckingNickName</author>
	<datestamp>1263979560000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Every country has an excess of networking engineers, and the last thing people need during a disaster is Deanna Troi.</p><p>Unless you have an expertise in food distribution/agriculture, medicine, or communication - in the first case, you are probably in the military or academia; in the second, Medecins sans Frontiers; and in the third, in the military or amateur radio emergency societies - you will probably just be excess baggage.</p><p>Of course, if you are not just looking for an excuse for holiday and want to <b>help at home</b>, where you will actually be useful in smaller scale projects looking for locals, go for it!</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Every country has an excess of networking engineers , and the last thing people need during a disaster is Deanna Troi.Unless you have an expertise in food distribution/agriculture , medicine , or communication - in the first case , you are probably in the military or academia ; in the second , Medecins sans Frontiers ; and in the third , in the military or amateur radio emergency societies - you will probably just be excess baggage.Of course , if you are not just looking for an excuse for holiday and want to help at home , where you will actually be useful in smaller scale projects looking for locals , go for it !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Every country has an excess of networking engineers, and the last thing people need during a disaster is Deanna Troi.Unless you have an expertise in food distribution/agriculture, medicine, or communication - in the first case, you are probably in the military or academia; in the second, Medecins sans Frontiers; and in the third, in the military or amateur radio emergency societies - you will probably just be excess baggage.Of course, if you are not just looking for an excuse for holiday and want to help at home, where you will actually be useful in smaller scale projects looking for locals, go for it!</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30838848</id>
	<title>Re:Funny you should ask...</title>
	<author>changedx</author>
	<datestamp>1263986640000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext>Contributions you cannot deduct:<nobr> <wbr></nobr>... The value of your time or services,<nobr> <wbr></nobr>...
<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.irs.gov/publications/p526/index.html" title="irs.gov" rel="nofollow">IRS Pub. 526</a> [irs.gov]</htmltext>
<tokenext>Contributions you can not deduct : ... The value of your time or services , .. . IRS Pub .
526 [ irs.gov ]</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Contributions you cannot deduct: ... The value of your time or services, ...


IRS Pub.
526 [irs.gov]</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837688</id>
	<title>Take a staycation</title>
	<author>stomv</author>
	<datestamp>1263982560000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Stay at home.  Find a local organization that needs help -- although many more need help with simple HTML and hosting than with bigger networks.  Plenty of local agencies can find a good use for counselors.</p><p>You'll spend far less money, waste far less time in transit, have a lower carbon footprint, and help your own community.  I'm *sure* that there are plenty of people and organizations in your own area who need help... why not start there?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Stay at home .
Find a local organization that needs help -- although many more need help with simple HTML and hosting than with bigger networks .
Plenty of local agencies can find a good use for counselors.You 'll spend far less money , waste far less time in transit , have a lower carbon footprint , and help your own community .
I 'm * sure * that there are plenty of people and organizations in your own area who need help... why not start there ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Stay at home.
Find a local organization that needs help -- although many more need help with simple HTML and hosting than with bigger networks.
Plenty of local agencies can find a good use for counselors.You'll spend far less money, waste far less time in transit, have a lower carbon footprint, and help your own community.
I'm *sure* that there are plenty of people and organizations in your own area who need help... why not start there?</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30840002</id>
	<title>Re:Have a vacation AND do something for people</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263991740000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>
Firstly, most of the places you mention are tourist hotspots! However I must agree with the rest of your comments baring one.  Tipping.
Why do those from the US insist on tipping when overseas even though this is definitely not a part of the culture.

Tipping is a dangerous practice and in countries where it is not common, it inflates the tourist industry causing problems across the board.  Tipping comes close to becomming a bribe and in fact, breeds corruption.

I would suggest that tipping anywhere is harmful except when someone goes beyond his or her job description and would not be otherwise compensated.

By making tipping a common practice, wages in the service industries are deflated.  If I employ hospitality staff, I would expect them provide excellent service if tipped or not, and would pay them accordingly.

Comming from New Zealand, I've been offered tips when working and have been highly offended and rejected them.  Did those offering me tips think that I would not have done my job well if it were not for their extra money???</htmltext>
<tokenext>Firstly , most of the places you mention are tourist hotspots !
However I must agree with the rest of your comments baring one .
Tipping . Why do those from the US insist on tipping when overseas even though this is definitely not a part of the culture .
Tipping is a dangerous practice and in countries where it is not common , it inflates the tourist industry causing problems across the board .
Tipping comes close to becomming a bribe and in fact , breeds corruption .
I would suggest that tipping anywhere is harmful except when someone goes beyond his or her job description and would not be otherwise compensated .
By making tipping a common practice , wages in the service industries are deflated .
If I employ hospitality staff , I would expect them provide excellent service if tipped or not , and would pay them accordingly .
Comming from New Zealand , I 've been offered tips when working and have been highly offended and rejected them .
Did those offering me tips think that I would not have done my job well if it were not for their extra money ? ?
?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>
Firstly, most of the places you mention are tourist hotspots!
However I must agree with the rest of your comments baring one.
Tipping.
Why do those from the US insist on tipping when overseas even though this is definitely not a part of the culture.
Tipping is a dangerous practice and in countries where it is not common, it inflates the tourist industry causing problems across the board.
Tipping comes close to becomming a bribe and in fact, breeds corruption.
I would suggest that tipping anywhere is harmful except when someone goes beyond his or her job description and would not be otherwise compensated.
By making tipping a common practice, wages in the service industries are deflated.
If I employ hospitality staff, I would expect them provide excellent service if tipped or not, and would pay them accordingly.
Comming from New Zealand, I've been offered tips when working and have been highly offended and rejected them.
Did those offering me tips think that I would not have done my job well if it were not for their extra money??
?</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30839030</id>
	<title>scuba-diving</title>
	<author>Korbeau</author>
	<datestamp>1263987300000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Since you are a network guy, I guess you could go take a look at those cables in the sea that keep getting cut every few months.  I bet the original contractor just put a rock on them so they remain at the bottom but they are all in a tangled-mess and one gets loose from time to time.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Since you are a network guy , I guess you could go take a look at those cables in the sea that keep getting cut every few months .
I bet the original contractor just put a rock on them so they remain at the bottom but they are all in a tangled-mess and one gets loose from time to time .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Since you are a network guy, I guess you could go take a look at those cables in the sea that keep getting cut every few months.
I bet the original contractor just put a rock on them so they remain at the bottom but they are all in a tangled-mess and one gets loose from time to time.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837808</id>
	<title>Re:with all due respect</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263983040000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>what a shrink or IT guy can accomplish during a 1 Week excursion.</p></div><p>This. They'll only use up local resources to do something which nobody will maintain/continue once they're gone. One week is not enough to understand the need, work on it and document it, especially abroad where there are cultural differences and differences in availability of technology.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>what a shrink or IT guy can accomplish during a 1 Week excursion.This .
They 'll only use up local resources to do something which nobody will maintain/continue once they 're gone .
One week is not enough to understand the need , work on it and document it , especially abroad where there are cultural differences and differences in availability of technology .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>what a shrink or IT guy can accomplish during a 1 Week excursion.This.
They'll only use up local resources to do something which nobody will maintain/continue once they're gone.
One week is not enough to understand the need, work on it and document it, especially abroad where there are cultural differences and differences in availability of technology.
	</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30841188</id>
	<title>Re:just say no</title>
	<author>selven</author>
	<datestamp>1263999240000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Have you ever thought of the idea that some people actually <b>like</b> helping people?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Have you ever thought of the idea that some people actually like helping people ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Have you ever thought of the idea that some people actually like helping people?</sentencetext>
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</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837770</id>
	<title>Re:just say no</title>
	<author>FileNotFound</author>
	<datestamp>1263982920000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Clearly you've never volunteered.</p><p>Look this may be hard to understand, it's just some people aren't selfish and actually LIKE and ENJOY helping other. We do not need to be paid for it, the warm fuzzy feeling is enough, not that you'd know anything about that...</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Clearly you 've never volunteered.Look this may be hard to understand , it 's just some people are n't selfish and actually LIKE and ENJOY helping other .
We do not need to be paid for it , the warm fuzzy feeling is enough , not that you 'd know anything about that.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Clearly you've never volunteered.Look this may be hard to understand, it's just some people aren't selfish and actually LIKE and ENJOY helping other.
We do not need to be paid for it, the warm fuzzy feeling is enough, not that you'd know anything about that...</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30838156</id>
	<title>Don't go taking someone's job</title>
	<author>petes\_PoV</author>
	<datestamp>1263984120000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Volunteering sounds nice, but aren't you just doing for free what a local worker would get paid for?
<p>
By the time you fly into a country, get yourselves settled into a hotel, cure your jetlag, get to the place you're volunteering and become familiar with the local practices, customs and ways of working your vacation will be over. That's even presuming you speak the language. What's worse is that by going to another country and donating your time you are effectively taking work OUT of the local economy, not benefiting it.
</p><p>
Whether it's a specialised software role or just digging ditches (probably worse with manual labour, which would be done by individuals who can't do anything better) you are stopping a vacancy being advertised and a local family from having an income.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Volunteering sounds nice , but are n't you just doing for free what a local worker would get paid for ?
By the time you fly into a country , get yourselves settled into a hotel , cure your jetlag , get to the place you 're volunteering and become familiar with the local practices , customs and ways of working your vacation will be over .
That 's even presuming you speak the language .
What 's worse is that by going to another country and donating your time you are effectively taking work OUT of the local economy , not benefiting it .
Whether it 's a specialised software role or just digging ditches ( probably worse with manual labour , which would be done by individuals who ca n't do anything better ) you are stopping a vacancy being advertised and a local family from having an income .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Volunteering sounds nice, but aren't you just doing for free what a local worker would get paid for?
By the time you fly into a country, get yourselves settled into a hotel, cure your jetlag, get to the place you're volunteering and become familiar with the local practices, customs and ways of working your vacation will be over.
That's even presuming you speak the language.
What's worse is that by going to another country and donating your time you are effectively taking work OUT of the local economy, not benefiting it.
Whether it's a specialised software role or just digging ditches (probably worse with manual labour, which would be done by individuals who can't do anything better) you are stopping a vacancy being advertised and a local family from having an income.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30836892</id>
	<title>Church</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263979260000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Find the nearest church. The leaders there will be able to help you find a cause.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Find the nearest church .
The leaders there will be able to help you find a cause .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Find the nearest church.
The leaders there will be able to help you find a cause.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837468</id>
	<title>It depends on your goal</title>
	<author>jeffmeden</author>
	<datestamp>1263981720000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>If you want to make a difference, work the extra week at your normal job, take the payout on vacation time (assuming this is an option) and whatever you would have spent on travel, and donate the cash to the charity effort of your choice.  It will go a long long long way.</p><p>With one week's time, doing anything professionally is a major resource sink.  Just imagine if you (or your wife) were to walk into a new job, where very few others really knew what you did, and asked you "go make yourself worthwhile in one week".  You would barely be cognizant of the position's needs in one weeks time, much less provide any real benefit to them.</p><p>On the other hand, if you want to merely feel like you did something useful, go fly yourself somewhere, nose around in someone else's business for a week, then up and leave.  It's sure to generate some head scratching, but not much else.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>If you want to make a difference , work the extra week at your normal job , take the payout on vacation time ( assuming this is an option ) and whatever you would have spent on travel , and donate the cash to the charity effort of your choice .
It will go a long long long way.With one week 's time , doing anything professionally is a major resource sink .
Just imagine if you ( or your wife ) were to walk into a new job , where very few others really knew what you did , and asked you " go make yourself worthwhile in one week " .
You would barely be cognizant of the position 's needs in one weeks time , much less provide any real benefit to them.On the other hand , if you want to merely feel like you did something useful , go fly yourself somewhere , nose around in someone else 's business for a week , then up and leave .
It 's sure to generate some head scratching , but not much else .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>If you want to make a difference, work the extra week at your normal job, take the payout on vacation time (assuming this is an option) and whatever you would have spent on travel, and donate the cash to the charity effort of your choice.
It will go a long long long way.With one week's time, doing anything professionally is a major resource sink.
Just imagine if you (or your wife) were to walk into a new job, where very few others really knew what you did, and asked you "go make yourself worthwhile in one week".
You would barely be cognizant of the position's needs in one weeks time, much less provide any real benefit to them.On the other hand, if you want to merely feel like you did something useful, go fly yourself somewhere, nose around in someone else's business for a week, then up and leave.
It's sure to generate some head scratching, but not much else.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837224</id>
	<title>Great news!</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263980640000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>Neither of us has a problem with doing manual labor</p></div><p>Come by my place.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>Neither of us has a problem with doing manual laborCome by my place .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Neither of us has a problem with doing manual laborCome by my place.
	</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30839234</id>
	<title>Universities</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263988320000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I volunteered once at a University in central america, for about 3 weeks. I was helping the IT department to create a simple inventory program to keep track of their systems. Unfortunately I wasn't able to stay for as long as I wanted to, but I was able to get<br>enough done for them to finish.</p><p>Universities are good places to offer your skills, they are often vastly underfunded and appreciate any help they get.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I volunteered once at a University in central america , for about 3 weeks .
I was helping the IT department to create a simple inventory program to keep track of their systems .
Unfortunately I was n't able to stay for as long as I wanted to , but I was able to getenough done for them to finish.Universities are good places to offer your skills , they are often vastly underfunded and appreciate any help they get .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I volunteered once at a University in central america, for about 3 weeks.
I was helping the IT department to create a simple inventory program to keep track of their systems.
Unfortunately I wasn't able to stay for as long as I wanted to, but I was able to getenough done for them to finish.Universities are good places to offer your skills, they are often vastly underfunded and appreciate any help they get.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30840952</id>
	<title>Ask the Peace Corps Volunteers in the area</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263997200000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>As a former PCV (Peace Corps Volunteer) I can say that the best way to do this is to ask the Peace Corps volunteers who are in the place you want to go what you can do to help.</p><p>For instance, I taught technology in West Africa, and it would have been awesome to have someone with tech skills come in and give a one-week intensive workshop on basic skills, like OS reinstalls, dealing with viruses, basic web page generation, etc.</p><p>Best way to find Peace Corps Volunteers, in decreasing order of useful:<br>
&nbsp; &nbsp; * Facebook:  find volunteers who are on FaceBook and ask them who to talk to.</p><p>
&nbsp; &nbsp; * Contact the Peace Corps office in the country direct (see peacecorps.gov for how) and ask them who you should talk to</p><p>
&nbsp; &nbsp; * Just show up at the Peace Corps office when you land in-country and ask them.</p><p>I've found the US Embassy's are not nearly as useful as they tend to be significantly less connected with the volunteers on the ground who are by far and away your best resources for short-term, high-impact volunteerism.</p><p>Also, there are other organizations with a smaller footprint including the VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas, like the Peace Corps for the rest of the world):  http://www.vsointernational.org/</p><p>Good luck and thanks for your interesting in helping the world!</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>As a former PCV ( Peace Corps Volunteer ) I can say that the best way to do this is to ask the Peace Corps volunteers who are in the place you want to go what you can do to help.For instance , I taught technology in West Africa , and it would have been awesome to have someone with tech skills come in and give a one-week intensive workshop on basic skills , like OS reinstalls , dealing with viruses , basic web page generation , etc.Best way to find Peace Corps Volunteers , in decreasing order of useful :     * Facebook : find volunteers who are on FaceBook and ask them who to talk to .
    * Contact the Peace Corps office in the country direct ( see peacecorps.gov for how ) and ask them who you should talk to     * Just show up at the Peace Corps office when you land in-country and ask them.I 've found the US Embassy 's are not nearly as useful as they tend to be significantly less connected with the volunteers on the ground who are by far and away your best resources for short-term , high-impact volunteerism.Also , there are other organizations with a smaller footprint including the VSO ( Voluntary Service Overseas , like the Peace Corps for the rest of the world ) : http : //www.vsointernational.org/Good luck and thanks for your interesting in helping the world !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>As a former PCV (Peace Corps Volunteer) I can say that the best way to do this is to ask the Peace Corps volunteers who are in the place you want to go what you can do to help.For instance, I taught technology in West Africa, and it would have been awesome to have someone with tech skills come in and give a one-week intensive workshop on basic skills, like OS reinstalls, dealing with viruses, basic web page generation, etc.Best way to find Peace Corps Volunteers, in decreasing order of useful:
    * Facebook:  find volunteers who are on FaceBook and ask them who to talk to.
    * Contact the Peace Corps office in the country direct (see peacecorps.gov for how) and ask them who you should talk to
    * Just show up at the Peace Corps office when you land in-country and ask them.I've found the US Embassy's are not nearly as useful as they tend to be significantly less connected with the volunteers on the ground who are by far and away your best resources for short-term, high-impact volunteerism.Also, there are other organizations with a smaller footprint including the VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas, like the Peace Corps for the rest of the world):  http://www.vsointernational.org/Good luck and thanks for your interesting in helping the world!</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837880</id>
	<title>Feed The Children</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263983280000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Check the feedthechildren.org web site. They may not have your exact field of work but if you really do not mind manual labor they can definitely put you on a type of building project.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Check the feedthechildren.org web site .
They may not have your exact field of work but if you really do not mind manual labor they can definitely put you on a type of building project .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Check the feedthechildren.org web site.
They may not have your exact field of work but if you really do not mind manual labor they can definitely put you on a type of building project.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30838386</id>
	<title>How do I  wha...?!</title>
	<author>doggo</author>
	<datestamp>1263984900000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Against my will.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Against my will .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Against my will.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837384</id>
	<title>RedCross is a great place to start</title>
	<author>techess</author>
	<datestamp>1263981300000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I've done volunteer work through the RedCross. <a href="http://www.redcross.org/" title="redcross.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.redcross.org/</a> [redcross.org]  Like others have mentioned if you are just wanting to help a week at best you'll be digging ditches or sorting donations.  Small things like sponsoring a blood drive or working the refreshment stands at a blood drive is very helpful and can be done short term.</p><p>They've got chapters all over the world so they may be able to hook you up with a foreign "office" for something short term.  They are a great group to volunteer with year round and they give you a ton of options so you can find something that fits in your life.</p><p>You may also want to try <a href="http://www.volunteermatch.org/" title="volunteermatch.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.volunteermatch.org/</a> [volunteermatch.org]  I've never used them, but RedCross uses them as the backend for their volunteer search pages.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I 've done volunteer work through the RedCross .
http : //www.redcross.org/ [ redcross.org ] Like others have mentioned if you are just wanting to help a week at best you 'll be digging ditches or sorting donations .
Small things like sponsoring a blood drive or working the refreshment stands at a blood drive is very helpful and can be done short term.They 've got chapters all over the world so they may be able to hook you up with a foreign " office " for something short term .
They are a great group to volunteer with year round and they give you a ton of options so you can find something that fits in your life.You may also want to try http : //www.volunteermatch.org/ [ volunteermatch.org ] I 've never used them , but RedCross uses them as the backend for their volunteer search pages .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I've done volunteer work through the RedCross.
http://www.redcross.org/ [redcross.org]  Like others have mentioned if you are just wanting to help a week at best you'll be digging ditches or sorting donations.
Small things like sponsoring a blood drive or working the refreshment stands at a blood drive is very helpful and can be done short term.They've got chapters all over the world so they may be able to hook you up with a foreign "office" for something short term.
They are a great group to volunteer with year round and they give you a ton of options so you can find something that fits in your life.You may also want to try http://www.volunteermatch.org/ [volunteermatch.org]  I've never used them, but RedCross uses them as the backend for their volunteer search pages.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30838874</id>
	<title>Re:Your timing is suspect..</title>
	<author>interkin3tic</author>
	<datestamp>1263986700000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>If you are considering volunteer work in disaster areas, please.. please, do not do it. There are professionals trained in those types of things, the last thing they need is for a group of volunteers who went to help out, suddenly requiring rescuing of their own.</p> </div><p>How exactly does one become a "professional" with helping out after a disaster?  Sitting at home NOT getting "field experience"?  Taking courses at university of phoneix in disaster recovery?  <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael\_D.\_Brown" title="wikipedia.org">Getting appointed to direct FEMA based on your merit at managing the international Arabian Horse Association and being a lawyer?</a> [wikipedia.org]</p><p>Anyway, if he's asking slashdot, he really doesn't seem to be the type to buy a plane ticket on his own, fly down there, get in a tight situation and need rescuing himself, so I think your warning is unwarranted.  I would assume he'd be contacting Red Cross or Peacecorps or something similar, which I would also assume would be run by competent people who would give "professional" advice.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>If you are considering volunteer work in disaster areas , please.. please , do not do it .
There are professionals trained in those types of things , the last thing they need is for a group of volunteers who went to help out , suddenly requiring rescuing of their own .
How exactly does one become a " professional " with helping out after a disaster ?
Sitting at home NOT getting " field experience " ?
Taking courses at university of phoneix in disaster recovery ?
Getting appointed to direct FEMA based on your merit at managing the international Arabian Horse Association and being a lawyer ?
[ wikipedia.org ] Anyway , if he 's asking slashdot , he really does n't seem to be the type to buy a plane ticket on his own , fly down there , get in a tight situation and need rescuing himself , so I think your warning is unwarranted .
I would assume he 'd be contacting Red Cross or Peacecorps or something similar , which I would also assume would be run by competent people who would give " professional " advice .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>If you are considering volunteer work in disaster areas, please.. please, do not do it.
There are professionals trained in those types of things, the last thing they need is for a group of volunteers who went to help out, suddenly requiring rescuing of their own.
How exactly does one become a "professional" with helping out after a disaster?
Sitting at home NOT getting "field experience"?
Taking courses at university of phoneix in disaster recovery?
Getting appointed to direct FEMA based on your merit at managing the international Arabian Horse Association and being a lawyer?
[wikipedia.org]Anyway, if he's asking slashdot, he really doesn't seem to be the type to buy a plane ticket on his own, fly down there, get in a tight situation and need rescuing himself, so I think your warning is unwarranted.
I would assume he'd be contacting Red Cross or Peacecorps or something similar, which I would also assume would be run by competent people who would give "professional" advice.
	</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30836966</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30838450</id>
	<title>Re:just say no</title>
	<author>Idarubicin</author>
	<datestamp>1263985140000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>4</modscore>
	<htmltext><blockquote><div><p>Take a vacation, relax, enjoy life.</p></div></blockquote><p>
Some people climb mountains on vacation.  They're out in the cold, possibly getting rained or snowed on, sleeping on hard ground, straining muscles and risking serious injury.  Yet still they call it their 'vacation', and no one argues.
</p><p>
This guy doesn't mind the type of work he does, and he likes the idea of helping other people in his free time.  While he's doing it, he's going to visit novel places in other countries, discover new cuisines, learn about different cultures and lifestyles, and have a whole office full of new friends who are glad to see him and want to show him a good time.  The locals will know the good places to eat, the fun things to do, the little hidden sights and pleasures that you can't find in your travel guide.  He can pull CAT5 during the day, then walk outside and drink rum while the sun sets over the beach.
</p><p>
What's so bad about that?  Different people relax in different ways.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>Take a vacation , relax , enjoy life .
Some people climb mountains on vacation .
They 're out in the cold , possibly getting rained or snowed on , sleeping on hard ground , straining muscles and risking serious injury .
Yet still they call it their 'vacation ' , and no one argues .
This guy does n't mind the type of work he does , and he likes the idea of helping other people in his free time .
While he 's doing it , he 's going to visit novel places in other countries , discover new cuisines , learn about different cultures and lifestyles , and have a whole office full of new friends who are glad to see him and want to show him a good time .
The locals will know the good places to eat , the fun things to do , the little hidden sights and pleasures that you ca n't find in your travel guide .
He can pull CAT5 during the day , then walk outside and drink rum while the sun sets over the beach .
What 's so bad about that ?
Different people relax in different ways .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Take a vacation, relax, enjoy life.
Some people climb mountains on vacation.
They're out in the cold, possibly getting rained or snowed on, sleeping on hard ground, straining muscles and risking serious injury.
Yet still they call it their 'vacation', and no one argues.
This guy doesn't mind the type of work he does, and he likes the idea of helping other people in his free time.
While he's doing it, he's going to visit novel places in other countries, discover new cuisines, learn about different cultures and lifestyles, and have a whole office full of new friends who are glad to see him and want to show him a good time.
The locals will know the good places to eat, the fun things to do, the little hidden sights and pleasures that you can't find in your travel guide.
He can pull CAT5 during the day, then walk outside and drink rum while the sun sets over the beach.
What's so bad about that?
Different people relax in different ways.
	</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30836934</parent>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30836934</id>
	<title>just say no</title>
	<author>VonSkippy</author>
	<datestamp>1263979380000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>That's just crazy.  Take a vacation, relax, enjoy life.  There's plenty of time (51 weeks a year to be exact) that you can toil away at that grindstone.</p><p>Trust me, you (and your emotional/physical/mental well being) will thank me.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>That 's just crazy .
Take a vacation , relax , enjoy life .
There 's plenty of time ( 51 weeks a year to be exact ) that you can toil away at that grindstone.Trust me , you ( and your emotional/physical/mental well being ) will thank me .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>That's just crazy.
Take a vacation, relax, enjoy life.
There's plenty of time (51 weeks a year to be exact) that you can toil away at that grindstone.Trust me, you (and your emotional/physical/mental well being) will thank me.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837552</id>
	<title>Find a conference and present and/or network</title>
	<author>vlm</author>
	<datestamp>1263982020000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>The only useful professional service you can do in a week, outside of an operating room, is attend a conference.</p><p>Try to do a presentation on something from back home that the locals would not know about.  Topic selection should involve things that you can't just download off freshmeat or print PDFs from cisco.com... the locals can do that perfectly well without you.  Give a presentation on something the locals could not possibly experience.  If in a tropical area, a short presentation on arctic data centers, or if in a monopoly phone provider area, a presentation on playing multiple telcos off against each other.  If their country does not use -48VDC in the data center, and you do, or vice versa...</p><p>Also try to get on a conference roundtable discussion, the odds of you being the token-"whatever" are far better when you're the foreigner.</p><p>Network with the locals, you can get very interesting tours and trade advice with each other.  At least you'll have some fun telling fish stories.  Make some friends and send them some gifts when you get home (careful of customs laws!).</p><p>And remember learning goes both ways, not exclusively 1st world to 3rd, you can probably learn a heck of a lot from attending the locals presentations and listening very carefully.</p><p>The problem is finding a place with both a computer/hacker con and a counseling con at the same time.  I suspect one of you are going to be pretty bored every other year.  Or you'll be taking two short vacations per year instead of one long week.</p><p>The best part, is you might get the boss to pay for at least some fraction of your vacation... Once you get home give a short presentation at the next staff meeting about what you learned, then get the cheap bastard to pay at least your conference entrance fee.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>The only useful professional service you can do in a week , outside of an operating room , is attend a conference.Try to do a presentation on something from back home that the locals would not know about .
Topic selection should involve things that you ca n't just download off freshmeat or print PDFs from cisco.com... the locals can do that perfectly well without you .
Give a presentation on something the locals could not possibly experience .
If in a tropical area , a short presentation on arctic data centers , or if in a monopoly phone provider area , a presentation on playing multiple telcos off against each other .
If their country does not use -48VDC in the data center , and you do , or vice versa...Also try to get on a conference roundtable discussion , the odds of you being the token- " whatever " are far better when you 're the foreigner.Network with the locals , you can get very interesting tours and trade advice with each other .
At least you 'll have some fun telling fish stories .
Make some friends and send them some gifts when you get home ( careful of customs laws !
) .And remember learning goes both ways , not exclusively 1st world to 3rd , you can probably learn a heck of a lot from attending the locals presentations and listening very carefully.The problem is finding a place with both a computer/hacker con and a counseling con at the same time .
I suspect one of you are going to be pretty bored every other year .
Or you 'll be taking two short vacations per year instead of one long week.The best part , is you might get the boss to pay for at least some fraction of your vacation... Once you get home give a short presentation at the next staff meeting about what you learned , then get the cheap bastard to pay at least your conference entrance fee .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The only useful professional service you can do in a week, outside of an operating room, is attend a conference.Try to do a presentation on something from back home that the locals would not know about.
Topic selection should involve things that you can't just download off freshmeat or print PDFs from cisco.com... the locals can do that perfectly well without you.
Give a presentation on something the locals could not possibly experience.
If in a tropical area, a short presentation on arctic data centers, or if in a monopoly phone provider area, a presentation on playing multiple telcos off against each other.
If their country does not use -48VDC in the data center, and you do, or vice versa...Also try to get on a conference roundtable discussion, the odds of you being the token-"whatever" are far better when you're the foreigner.Network with the locals, you can get very interesting tours and trade advice with each other.
At least you'll have some fun telling fish stories.
Make some friends and send them some gifts when you get home (careful of customs laws!
).And remember learning goes both ways, not exclusively 1st world to 3rd, you can probably learn a heck of a lot from attending the locals presentations and listening very carefully.The problem is finding a place with both a computer/hacker con and a counseling con at the same time.
I suspect one of you are going to be pretty bored every other year.
Or you'll be taking two short vacations per year instead of one long week.The best part, is you might get the boss to pay for at least some fraction of your vacation... Once you get home give a short presentation at the next staff meeting about what you learned, then get the cheap bastard to pay at least your conference entrance fee.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837948</id>
	<title>There are companies that do this</title>
	<author>AmElder</author>
	<datestamp>1263983460000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Informativ</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>The French have a word for this: it's called a 'cong&#233; solidaire' (holiday in solidarity?) which makes it easy to google.  I believe the French government actually grants citizens the right to take time off to donate time to support economic development in select countries, so there's an entire mini-industry supporting this in France.  If by some chance you speak French, you might try googling cong&#233; solidaire and see what comes up.  I see Routard has <a href="http://www.routard.com/guide\_dossier/id\_dp/21/conge\_solidaire.htm" title="routard.com" rel="nofollow">a site</a> [routard.com] about this kind of vacation.  I know there are also Swedish companies that specialize in volunteer holidays abroad.</p><p>English-language companies also exist that do this kind of thing.  <a href="http://www.vso.org.uk/" title="vso.org.uk" rel="nofollow">VSO</a> [vso.org.uk] in England is a large organization that arranges volunteer work abroad for non-experts (I mean people who don't have local knowledge or an expertise in charitable work).  Instead of looking for someone who specializes in working holidays, which may in some cases be more good intention than good works, try talking to a volunteer abroad organization.  You will be far from the only ones asking about short stints.  Maybe you can negotiate something with them.  You might be able to use your skills or you might not, only someone who has more specific knowledge about volunteer abroad programs will be able to tell you.  Keep in mind that there's often a sunk cost for sending out volunteers, which is why there's more demand for people willing to make longer-term commitments.</p><p> I haven't heard of any companies that specifically cater to the technically inclined.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>The French have a word for this : it 's called a 'cong   solidaire ' ( holiday in solidarity ?
) which makes it easy to google .
I believe the French government actually grants citizens the right to take time off to donate time to support economic development in select countries , so there 's an entire mini-industry supporting this in France .
If by some chance you speak French , you might try googling cong   solidaire and see what comes up .
I see Routard has a site [ routard.com ] about this kind of vacation .
I know there are also Swedish companies that specialize in volunteer holidays abroad.English-language companies also exist that do this kind of thing .
VSO [ vso.org.uk ] in England is a large organization that arranges volunteer work abroad for non-experts ( I mean people who do n't have local knowledge or an expertise in charitable work ) .
Instead of looking for someone who specializes in working holidays , which may in some cases be more good intention than good works , try talking to a volunteer abroad organization .
You will be far from the only ones asking about short stints .
Maybe you can negotiate something with them .
You might be able to use your skills or you might not , only someone who has more specific knowledge about volunteer abroad programs will be able to tell you .
Keep in mind that there 's often a sunk cost for sending out volunteers , which is why there 's more demand for people willing to make longer-term commitments .
I have n't heard of any companies that specifically cater to the technically inclined .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The French have a word for this: it's called a 'congé solidaire' (holiday in solidarity?
) which makes it easy to google.
I believe the French government actually grants citizens the right to take time off to donate time to support economic development in select countries, so there's an entire mini-industry supporting this in France.
If by some chance you speak French, you might try googling congé solidaire and see what comes up.
I see Routard has a site [routard.com] about this kind of vacation.
I know there are also Swedish companies that specialize in volunteer holidays abroad.English-language companies also exist that do this kind of thing.
VSO [vso.org.uk] in England is a large organization that arranges volunteer work abroad for non-experts (I mean people who don't have local knowledge or an expertise in charitable work).
Instead of looking for someone who specializes in working holidays, which may in some cases be more good intention than good works, try talking to a volunteer abroad organization.
You will be far from the only ones asking about short stints.
Maybe you can negotiate something with them.
You might be able to use your skills or you might not, only someone who has more specific knowledge about volunteer abroad programs will be able to tell you.
Keep in mind that there's often a sunk cost for sending out volunteers, which is why there's more demand for people willing to make longer-term commitments.
I haven't heard of any companies that specifically cater to the technically inclined.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837576</id>
	<title>I think the Joker put it best, actually</title>
	<author>BobMcD</author>
	<datestamp>1263982140000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>"If you're good at something, never do it for free"</p><p>There's really a lot of wisdom in this.  On the one hand you're devaluing your means of earning a living.  On the other you're risking burn-out.  Volunteer if you want, but keep it simple and don't mix your work-life into it.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>" If you 're good at something , never do it for free " There 's really a lot of wisdom in this .
On the one hand you 're devaluing your means of earning a living .
On the other you 're risking burn-out .
Volunteer if you want , but keep it simple and do n't mix your work-life into it .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>"If you're good at something, never do it for free"There's really a lot of wisdom in this.
On the one hand you're devaluing your means of earning a living.
On the other you're risking burn-out.
Volunteer if you want, but keep it simple and don't mix your work-life into it.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837752</id>
	<title>Re:with all due respect</title>
	<author>spribyl</author>
	<datestamp>1263982860000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Actually they do need counselors during disaster for both the rescuers and the rescued.<br>I have a friend to volunteers with the Red-Cross to counsel folks that have returned.<br>Would you believe even the counselors need counseling.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Actually they do need counselors during disaster for both the rescuers and the rescued.I have a friend to volunteers with the Red-Cross to counsel folks that have returned.Would you believe even the counselors need counseling .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Actually they do need counselors during disaster for both the rescuers and the rescued.I have a friend to volunteers with the Red-Cross to counsel folks that have returned.Would you believe even the counselors need counseling.</sentencetext>
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</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837608</id>
	<title>Niall Mellon townships?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263982320000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>http://www.townshiptrust.org.za/ You can lay LAN cables throughout the houses?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>http : //www.townshiptrust.org.za/ You can lay LAN cables throughout the houses ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>http://www.townshiptrust.org.za/ You can lay LAN cables throughout the houses?</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837502</id>
	<title>Give Camp</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263981840000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>http://givecamp.org/</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>http : //givecamp.org/</tokentext>
<sentencetext>http://givecamp.org/</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30838256</id>
	<title>$day\_job uses professional volunteers all the time</title>
	<author>lowen</author>
	<datestamp>1263984480000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>My day job has over 200 individuals who volunteer their professional services.  We have electrical engineers who help repair stuff and design stuff, librarians who help catalog our donated books and such, among a few things.  Have had IT professionals run network cabling on a volunteer basis; a team of volunteers completely rewired one room with over 65 shielded CAT6 drops, from the data center all the way to the room, in one day.  We have volunteers assist in educational programs, etc.  Lots of opportunities.</p><p>There are even a few of our volunteers who have earned various levels of the Presidential Volunteer Service Awards ( <a href="http://www.presidentialserviceawards.gov/" title="presidenti...awards.gov" rel="nofollow">http://www.presidentialserviceawards.gov/</a> [presidenti...awards.gov] ).</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>My day job has over 200 individuals who volunteer their professional services .
We have electrical engineers who help repair stuff and design stuff , librarians who help catalog our donated books and such , among a few things .
Have had IT professionals run network cabling on a volunteer basis ; a team of volunteers completely rewired one room with over 65 shielded CAT6 drops , from the data center all the way to the room , in one day .
We have volunteers assist in educational programs , etc .
Lots of opportunities.There are even a few of our volunteers who have earned various levels of the Presidential Volunteer Service Awards ( http : //www.presidentialserviceawards.gov/ [ presidenti...awards.gov ] ) .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>My day job has over 200 individuals who volunteer their professional services.
We have electrical engineers who help repair stuff and design stuff, librarians who help catalog our donated books and such, among a few things.
Have had IT professionals run network cabling on a volunteer basis; a team of volunteers completely rewired one room with over 65 shielded CAT6 drops, from the data center all the way to the room, in one day.
We have volunteers assist in educational programs, etc.
Lots of opportunities.There are even a few of our volunteers who have earned various levels of the Presidential Volunteer Service Awards ( http://www.presidentialserviceawards.gov/ [presidenti...awards.gov] ).</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837184</id>
	<title>Starting a non-profit to respond to just this...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263980400000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext>Hi, <br> <br>

I'm actually starting a start-up to help for just this!  It's focused on getting advertising and technology (programmers) to volunteer to create Public Service Advertising campaigns. The site isn't ready yet, at all!  We are right in the middle of updating the copy, but what the hell: <a href="http://friendsofwe.org./" title="friendsofwe.org." rel="nofollow">http://friendsofwe.org./</a> [friendsofwe.org.]  Check it out. Let us know what you think. It's really premature to show publicly. <br> <br>

Right now there are just two of us working on this, so if you're interested in committing sometime let me know.  We're also looking for $1000 in donations so we can file and apply for 501(c)(3) status.<br> <br>

We're really good guys, so don't judge us too harshly. We just want to contribute.<br> <br>

Thanks!<br> <br>

-Mario<br> <br>
mario-at-friendsofwe.org</htmltext>
<tokenext>Hi , I 'm actually starting a start-up to help for just this !
It 's focused on getting advertising and technology ( programmers ) to volunteer to create Public Service Advertising campaigns .
The site is n't ready yet , at all !
We are right in the middle of updating the copy , but what the hell : http : //friendsofwe.org./ [ friendsofwe.org .
] Check it out .
Let us know what you think .
It 's really premature to show publicly .
Right now there are just two of us working on this , so if you 're interested in committing sometime let me know .
We 're also looking for $ 1000 in donations so we can file and apply for 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) status .
We 're really good guys , so do n't judge us too harshly .
We just want to contribute .
Thanks ! -Mario mario-at-friendsofwe.org</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Hi,  

I'm actually starting a start-up to help for just this!
It's focused on getting advertising and technology (programmers) to volunteer to create Public Service Advertising campaigns.
The site isn't ready yet, at all!
We are right in the middle of updating the copy, but what the hell: http://friendsofwe.org./ [friendsofwe.org.
]  Check it out.
Let us know what you think.
It's really premature to show publicly.
Right now there are just two of us working on this, so if you're interested in committing sometime let me know.
We're also looking for $1000 in donations so we can file and apply for 501(c)(3) status.
We're really good guys, so don't judge us too harshly.
We just want to contribute.
Thanks! 

-Mario 
mario-at-friendsofwe.org</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30838252</id>
	<title>Mentor</title>
	<author>icantbemiyu</author>
	<datestamp>1263984480000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>What about volunteering for a kids program? For instance, I work in the civil engineering industry, and there are programs such as TechXploration where they have a week of hands on experience with mentors. You should certainly be able to find a similair organization somewhere.

My suggestion would be to double up on it. Pick something out of your state, maybe a university summer course for kids/students, and offer to work with them for the week you are there.

Picking another state means you can still feel like it is a vacation because you aren't driving the same streets, seeing the same people, and answering the same emails.</htmltext>
<tokenext>What about volunteering for a kids program ?
For instance , I work in the civil engineering industry , and there are programs such as TechXploration where they have a week of hands on experience with mentors .
You should certainly be able to find a similair organization somewhere .
My suggestion would be to double up on it .
Pick something out of your state , maybe a university summer course for kids/students , and offer to work with them for the week you are there .
Picking another state means you can still feel like it is a vacation because you are n't driving the same streets , seeing the same people , and answering the same emails .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>What about volunteering for a kids program?
For instance, I work in the civil engineering industry, and there are programs such as TechXploration where they have a week of hands on experience with mentors.
You should certainly be able to find a similair organization somewhere.
My suggestion would be to double up on it.
Pick something out of your state, maybe a university summer course for kids/students, and offer to work with them for the week you are there.
Picking another state means you can still feel like it is a vacation because you aren't driving the same streets, seeing the same people, and answering the same emails.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30836888</id>
	<title>Obvious.</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263979200000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>5</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Craigslist Casual Encounters?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Craigslist Casual Encounters ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Craigslist Casual Encounters?</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30846030</id>
	<title>Taprootfoundation.org</title>
	<author>GreyLurk</author>
	<datestamp>1264090080000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>The Taproot Foundation (http://www.taprootfoundation.org/) is set up to provide Pro Bono professional services to non-profit organizations.  I'm currently working on my first Taproot Project.  The work is not as technical as I was originally hoping ( We're doing a pure HTML stie with a tiny bit of jQuery to accommodate a media player ), but the branding and marketing we're doing is very valuable to the NPO we're working with.</p><p>The projects are in the 3-6 month range, and Taproot helps a project manager put together a group from the taproot pool that has the skills needed, (i.e. 2 web folks, 1 graphic designer, 1 copy writer, etc... ).  Taproot also provides a "project boilerplate" to help you get rolling on a short timeschedule with people who haven't worked together before.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>The Taproot Foundation ( http : //www.taprootfoundation.org/ ) is set up to provide Pro Bono professional services to non-profit organizations .
I 'm currently working on my first Taproot Project .
The work is not as technical as I was originally hoping ( We 're doing a pure HTML stie with a tiny bit of jQuery to accommodate a media player ) , but the branding and marketing we 're doing is very valuable to the NPO we 're working with.The projects are in the 3-6 month range , and Taproot helps a project manager put together a group from the taproot pool that has the skills needed , ( i.e .
2 web folks , 1 graphic designer , 1 copy writer , etc... ) . Taproot also provides a " project boilerplate " to help you get rolling on a short timeschedule with people who have n't worked together before .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The Taproot Foundation (http://www.taprootfoundation.org/) is set up to provide Pro Bono professional services to non-profit organizations.
I'm currently working on my first Taproot Project.
The work is not as technical as I was originally hoping ( We're doing a pure HTML stie with a tiny bit of jQuery to accommodate a media player ), but the branding and marketing we're doing is very valuable to the NPO we're working with.The projects are in the 3-6 month range, and Taproot helps a project manager put together a group from the taproot pool that has the skills needed, (i.e.
2 web folks, 1 graphic designer, 1 copy writer, etc... ).  Taproot also provides a "project boilerplate" to help you get rolling on a short timeschedule with people who haven't worked together before.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30932514</id>
	<title>idealist.org, churches, hospitals, humanists, imc</title>
	<author>h00manist</author>
	<datestamp>1264690320000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><a href="http://www.idealist.org/" title="idealist.org">http://www.idealist.org/</a> [idealist.org] is not a bad place to start.  i've heard good things of habitat for humanity. telecom specialists are badly needed in haiti, but that's a bit of overkill for a short vacation.  some international group, with contacts in lots of places, would be nice.  i've done stuff with the humanist movement and indymedia / independent media center.  doctors without borders and reporters without borders are pretty serious too.  many hospitals and entities have volunteer coordinators, you can just go straight there and ask.  you can forget the internet usually, many entities have no websites or web programmers, and sometimes little use for one, the reality is more immediate.  that said, volunteering isn't easy to coordinate.  lots of people want to donate a small amount of time and effort to volunteering, but think of coordinating all these people who have no knowledge of the operation, needs, places, etc, a declared short, limited commitment, limited will and professionalism to continue ahead with difficult conditions and situations, etc.  so, if you really want to volunteer, you will have a much easier time if you realize you're no longer in a company and a job, where everyone has salaries and there's money to buy stuff.  the volunteer coordinator also needs help and is in over his head.  it's the real world, everything is impossible for some, difficult for others, be very flexible, listen a lot, speak little and criticize only very wisely, people are trying their best, given their limited knowledge, ability, education, resources, etc.  if you want something easy, yes, go to a church, it's small and simple, and they they do mostly relatively simple humanitarian stuff.  and you can find one even on the beach here in brazil.</htmltext>
<tokenext>http : //www.idealist.org/ [ idealist.org ] is not a bad place to start .
i 've heard good things of habitat for humanity .
telecom specialists are badly needed in haiti , but that 's a bit of overkill for a short vacation .
some international group , with contacts in lots of places , would be nice .
i 've done stuff with the humanist movement and indymedia / independent media center .
doctors without borders and reporters without borders are pretty serious too .
many hospitals and entities have volunteer coordinators , you can just go straight there and ask .
you can forget the internet usually , many entities have no websites or web programmers , and sometimes little use for one , the reality is more immediate .
that said , volunteering is n't easy to coordinate .
lots of people want to donate a small amount of time and effort to volunteering , but think of coordinating all these people who have no knowledge of the operation , needs , places , etc , a declared short , limited commitment , limited will and professionalism to continue ahead with difficult conditions and situations , etc .
so , if you really want to volunteer , you will have a much easier time if you realize you 're no longer in a company and a job , where everyone has salaries and there 's money to buy stuff .
the volunteer coordinator also needs help and is in over his head .
it 's the real world , everything is impossible for some , difficult for others , be very flexible , listen a lot , speak little and criticize only very wisely , people are trying their best , given their limited knowledge , ability , education , resources , etc .
if you want something easy , yes , go to a church , it 's small and simple , and they they do mostly relatively simple humanitarian stuff .
and you can find one even on the beach here in brazil .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>http://www.idealist.org/ [idealist.org] is not a bad place to start.
i've heard good things of habitat for humanity.
telecom specialists are badly needed in haiti, but that's a bit of overkill for a short vacation.
some international group, with contacts in lots of places, would be nice.
i've done stuff with the humanist movement and indymedia / independent media center.
doctors without borders and reporters without borders are pretty serious too.
many hospitals and entities have volunteer coordinators, you can just go straight there and ask.
you can forget the internet usually, many entities have no websites or web programmers, and sometimes little use for one, the reality is more immediate.
that said, volunteering isn't easy to coordinate.
lots of people want to donate a small amount of time and effort to volunteering, but think of coordinating all these people who have no knowledge of the operation, needs, places, etc, a declared short, limited commitment, limited will and professionalism to continue ahead with difficult conditions and situations, etc.
so, if you really want to volunteer, you will have a much easier time if you realize you're no longer in a company and a job, where everyone has salaries and there's money to buy stuff.
the volunteer coordinator also needs help and is in over his head.
it's the real world, everything is impossible for some, difficult for others, be very flexible, listen a lot, speak little and criticize only very wisely, people are trying their best, given their limited knowledge, ability, education, resources, etc.
if you want something easy, yes, go to a church, it's small and simple, and they they do mostly relatively simple humanitarian stuff.
and you can find one even on the beach here in brazil.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30842104</id>
	<title>TV talk in forked toungue</title>
	<author>peterlynam</author>
	<datestamp>1264007760000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>If you're an Aussie (although talking about a vacation coming up "in the spring" implies your in that \_other\_ hemisphere I'm told is out there (maybe explaining those strange vowels on my TV) try Australian Business Volunteers www.abv.org.au

If you're not an Aussie, I'm sure you're OK anyway, contact them to see if they can give you ideas.

I know these guys and they're not an NGO with an agenda, although they often place thorugh NGOs as they're often the ones with vacancies in developing countries.</htmltext>
<tokenext>If you 're an Aussie ( although talking about a vacation coming up " in the spring " implies your in that \ _other \ _ hemisphere I 'm told is out there ( maybe explaining those strange vowels on my TV ) try Australian Business Volunteers www.abv.org.au If you 're not an Aussie , I 'm sure you 're OK anyway , contact them to see if they can give you ideas .
I know these guys and they 're not an NGO with an agenda , although they often place thorugh NGOs as they 're often the ones with vacancies in developing countries .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>If you're an Aussie (although talking about a vacation coming up "in the spring" implies your in that \_other\_ hemisphere I'm told is out there (maybe explaining those strange vowels on my TV) try Australian Business Volunteers www.abv.org.au

If you're not an Aussie, I'm sure you're OK anyway, contact them to see if they can give you ideas.
I know these guys and they're not an NGO with an agenda, although they often place thorugh NGOs as they're often the ones with vacancies in developing countries.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30844418</id>
	<title>Re:just say no</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264078740000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>There's plenty of time (51 weeks a year to be exact) [...]</p></div><p>Working in America sucks, right? Too bad for you...</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>There 's plenty of time ( 51 weeks a year to be exact ) [ ... ] Working in America sucks , right ?
Too bad for you.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>There's plenty of time (51 weeks a year to be exact) [...]Working in America sucks, right?
Too bad for you...
	</sentencetext>
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</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30836974</id>
	<title>Peace Corp</title>
	<author>FlyingBishop</author>
	<datestamp>1263979560000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>If you live in the States. I'm sure they have some place they could use a bit of network help for a week.</p><p>Of course, is there really a project you can think of taking on and finishing week?</p><p><a href="http://yachana.com/" title="yachana.com" rel="nofollow">Yachana Lodge</a> [yachana.com] is a nice Eco-lodge in the Ecuadorian Amazon along the Napo River that needed network help the last time I was there - of course they're looking for Spanish speakers, and a little more than a week.</p><p>On the other hand, they do need laptops, and Amazon networking is pretty extreme. The jungle eats pretty much any cabling you lay down in a year or less, so they have an all-wireless mesh network with solar and some small-scale (talking bicycle tires with cups on them) hydroelectric power for slow charging.</p><p>So if you could come up with a durable, lightweight, very low power (beyond netbook low-power) design for a laptop (solar?) and you wanted to raise money and build some, I bet you could make a trip of going somewhere where they need them and distributing them and teaching basic use. But a week is tricky.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>If you live in the States .
I 'm sure they have some place they could use a bit of network help for a week.Of course , is there really a project you can think of taking on and finishing week ? Yachana Lodge [ yachana.com ] is a nice Eco-lodge in the Ecuadorian Amazon along the Napo River that needed network help the last time I was there - of course they 're looking for Spanish speakers , and a little more than a week.On the other hand , they do need laptops , and Amazon networking is pretty extreme .
The jungle eats pretty much any cabling you lay down in a year or less , so they have an all-wireless mesh network with solar and some small-scale ( talking bicycle tires with cups on them ) hydroelectric power for slow charging.So if you could come up with a durable , lightweight , very low power ( beyond netbook low-power ) design for a laptop ( solar ?
) and you wanted to raise money and build some , I bet you could make a trip of going somewhere where they need them and distributing them and teaching basic use .
But a week is tricky .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>If you live in the States.
I'm sure they have some place they could use a bit of network help for a week.Of course, is there really a project you can think of taking on and finishing week?Yachana Lodge [yachana.com] is a nice Eco-lodge in the Ecuadorian Amazon along the Napo River that needed network help the last time I was there - of course they're looking for Spanish speakers, and a little more than a week.On the other hand, they do need laptops, and Amazon networking is pretty extreme.
The jungle eats pretty much any cabling you lay down in a year or less, so they have an all-wireless mesh network with solar and some small-scale (talking bicycle tires with cups on them) hydroelectric power for slow charging.So if you could come up with a durable, lightweight, very low power (beyond netbook low-power) design for a laptop (solar?
) and you wanted to raise money and build some, I bet you could make a trip of going somewhere where they need them and distributing them and teaching basic use.
But a week is tricky.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30842080</id>
	<title>Donating the money is more effective</title>
	<author>unteer</author>
	<datestamp>1264007400000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I am a <a href="http://jonmcleanpcv.wordpress.com/" title="wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">currently serving development worker</a> [wordpress.com] in Kenya (serving in IT work actually) and Kenya is a popular destination for voluntourism vacations due to its beautiful beaches (you do get a break after your hard work) and relatively stability.</p><p>However, from an actual development standpoint, this voluntourism is effectively useless.  It serves two main purposes: 1) is to create a feel good factor for those people who do decided to work above and 2) is to provide basic labor services for free to organizations.  One cannot deny the feel good factor, and it is a truly nice feeling to see smiling childrens' faces and the fruits of your labor, but in actuality there are some problems with this.</p><p>First off, the organizations that usually receive voluntourism aid are the ones that usually need it the least.  In order to ensure the safety of their tourists, the arranging companies end up picking the safest and most productive development sites, which are also the ones that need it the least.  These are the sites that have become so successful that their next stage of success is to finally cut the tether with handouts and free work and evolve into a self-sustaining entity (what the development industry calls sustainable development).  By utilizing voluntourists to do work that can be done by locals, the voluntourists are actually promoting non-sustainable work practices, as well as taking potentially paying positions away from other members of the community who could benefit.</p><p>In your particular case also, there is very little voluntourism that is oriented towards your professions.  My suggestion here is to look for non profits based in your home country, which oftentimes have trips and plans set up where skills can be put to use.  for example, I partner with the world computer exchange (<a href="http://worldcomputerexchange.org/" title="worldcompu...change.org" rel="nofollow">http://worldcomputerexchange.org</a> [worldcompu...change.org]) and just this past july they sent volunteers to Kenya to do IT-related work through their own series of partnerships and contacts.  The volunteers were put to hard work and had to pay their own way, but were actually helping implement a plan that need the expert advice and extra helping hands.  These are not continuously operating trips, but rather targeted, goal-specific trips.</p><p>Ultimately if your goal therefore is to help, donate money.  Pick wisely.  And don't let the fact that you cannot completely control where money is going affect where you donate.  There are some bad examples, for example what used to be the Christian Childrens' Fund had terrible mismanagement, but take for example the Interational Red Cross.  If you donate to them, will your specific $5 go to buy a specific pillbox that gets distributed to a specific person?  No.  But that's ok.  Non-profits and NGO's don't operate with profit models guiding their decisions, but that doesn't mean they don't have overheads and administrative costs that NEED to be fulfilled. Many of these are run by full-time staff, and they need to eat to.  At least in Kenya, I can assure you that these local NGO workers are not living in the lap of luxury.  Though I can't make the same claim about those working for orgs like the UN or USAID, who get paid Western salaries while living in Kenya.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I am a currently serving development worker [ wordpress.com ] in Kenya ( serving in IT work actually ) and Kenya is a popular destination for voluntourism vacations due to its beautiful beaches ( you do get a break after your hard work ) and relatively stability.However , from an actual development standpoint , this voluntourism is effectively useless .
It serves two main purposes : 1 ) is to create a feel good factor for those people who do decided to work above and 2 ) is to provide basic labor services for free to organizations .
One can not deny the feel good factor , and it is a truly nice feeling to see smiling childrens ' faces and the fruits of your labor , but in actuality there are some problems with this.First off , the organizations that usually receive voluntourism aid are the ones that usually need it the least .
In order to ensure the safety of their tourists , the arranging companies end up picking the safest and most productive development sites , which are also the ones that need it the least .
These are the sites that have become so successful that their next stage of success is to finally cut the tether with handouts and free work and evolve into a self-sustaining entity ( what the development industry calls sustainable development ) .
By utilizing voluntourists to do work that can be done by locals , the voluntourists are actually promoting non-sustainable work practices , as well as taking potentially paying positions away from other members of the community who could benefit.In your particular case also , there is very little voluntourism that is oriented towards your professions .
My suggestion here is to look for non profits based in your home country , which oftentimes have trips and plans set up where skills can be put to use .
for example , I partner with the world computer exchange ( http : //worldcomputerexchange.org [ worldcompu...change.org ] ) and just this past july they sent volunteers to Kenya to do IT-related work through their own series of partnerships and contacts .
The volunteers were put to hard work and had to pay their own way , but were actually helping implement a plan that need the expert advice and extra helping hands .
These are not continuously operating trips , but rather targeted , goal-specific trips.Ultimately if your goal therefore is to help , donate money .
Pick wisely .
And do n't let the fact that you can not completely control where money is going affect where you donate .
There are some bad examples , for example what used to be the Christian Childrens ' Fund had terrible mismanagement , but take for example the Interational Red Cross .
If you donate to them , will your specific $ 5 go to buy a specific pillbox that gets distributed to a specific person ?
No. But that 's ok. Non-profits and NGO 's do n't operate with profit models guiding their decisions , but that does n't mean they do n't have overheads and administrative costs that NEED to be fulfilled .
Many of these are run by full-time staff , and they need to eat to .
At least in Kenya , I can assure you that these local NGO workers are not living in the lap of luxury .
Though I ca n't make the same claim about those working for orgs like the UN or USAID , who get paid Western salaries while living in Kenya .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I am a currently serving development worker [wordpress.com] in Kenya (serving in IT work actually) and Kenya is a popular destination for voluntourism vacations due to its beautiful beaches (you do get a break after your hard work) and relatively stability.However, from an actual development standpoint, this voluntourism is effectively useless.
It serves two main purposes: 1) is to create a feel good factor for those people who do decided to work above and 2) is to provide basic labor services for free to organizations.
One cannot deny the feel good factor, and it is a truly nice feeling to see smiling childrens' faces and the fruits of your labor, but in actuality there are some problems with this.First off, the organizations that usually receive voluntourism aid are the ones that usually need it the least.
In order to ensure the safety of their tourists, the arranging companies end up picking the safest and most productive development sites, which are also the ones that need it the least.
These are the sites that have become so successful that their next stage of success is to finally cut the tether with handouts and free work and evolve into a self-sustaining entity (what the development industry calls sustainable development).
By utilizing voluntourists to do work that can be done by locals, the voluntourists are actually promoting non-sustainable work practices, as well as taking potentially paying positions away from other members of the community who could benefit.In your particular case also, there is very little voluntourism that is oriented towards your professions.
My suggestion here is to look for non profits based in your home country, which oftentimes have trips and plans set up where skills can be put to use.
for example, I partner with the world computer exchange (http://worldcomputerexchange.org [worldcompu...change.org]) and just this past july they sent volunteers to Kenya to do IT-related work through their own series of partnerships and contacts.
The volunteers were put to hard work and had to pay their own way, but were actually helping implement a plan that need the expert advice and extra helping hands.
These are not continuously operating trips, but rather targeted, goal-specific trips.Ultimately if your goal therefore is to help, donate money.
Pick wisely.
And don't let the fact that you cannot completely control where money is going affect where you donate.
There are some bad examples, for example what used to be the Christian Childrens' Fund had terrible mismanagement, but take for example the Interational Red Cross.
If you donate to them, will your specific $5 go to buy a specific pillbox that gets distributed to a specific person?
No.  But that's ok.  Non-profits and NGO's don't operate with profit models guiding their decisions, but that doesn't mean they don't have overheads and administrative costs that NEED to be fulfilled.
Many of these are run by full-time staff, and they need to eat to.
At least in Kenya, I can assure you that these local NGO workers are not living in the lap of luxury.
Though I can't make the same claim about those working for orgs like the UN or USAID, who get paid Western salaries while living in Kenya.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837522</id>
	<title>Desktop/network support for women's health clinics</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263981900000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>4</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>As a woman who can remember the dark days before <i>Roe</i> when pregnant girls "disappeared" out of schools and thousands of desperate women died every year from backalley and coathanger abortions, I know I have to do my part to help abortion rights. Since I'm not a medical professional and can't perform free abortion services myself, I do the next best thing and donate my time at local Planned Parenthood and private abortion clinics.  The doctors, nurses and staff are all wonderful, welcoming people, but most of them know next to nothing about computers because the average abortionist is over 60 years old.  Increased reporting requirements, insurance mandates, and electronic records means that computers are more important than ever and small abortion clinics have trouble even keeping their computers and networks running and can't afford expensive consultants and medical software.</p><p>
All this means that you wouldn't believe the smiles on the faces of abortion clinics staffs when I volunteer at their offices. My latest deal is saving them money on software by installing open source wherever I can.  I live in a mid-sized mid-western city, and recently redid a local Planned Parenthood network.  I replaced their hokey Netgear router with an old Pentium II beige box running OpenBSD 3.3 as a firewall (BEST release of ANY OS for a firewall, IMHO), and I even reinstalled the secretary's Windows 98 PC with Ubuntu 9.04 and OpenOffice and told her it was Windows Vista. (HA!)</p><p>
So if you want to put your skills to work for the greater good, call your local abortion clinic and tell them you can help with their computers.  You won't regret it.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>As a woman who can remember the dark days before Roe when pregnant girls " disappeared " out of schools and thousands of desperate women died every year from backalley and coathanger abortions , I know I have to do my part to help abortion rights .
Since I 'm not a medical professional and ca n't perform free abortion services myself , I do the next best thing and donate my time at local Planned Parenthood and private abortion clinics .
The doctors , nurses and staff are all wonderful , welcoming people , but most of them know next to nothing about computers because the average abortionist is over 60 years old .
Increased reporting requirements , insurance mandates , and electronic records means that computers are more important than ever and small abortion clinics have trouble even keeping their computers and networks running and ca n't afford expensive consultants and medical software .
All this means that you would n't believe the smiles on the faces of abortion clinics staffs when I volunteer at their offices .
My latest deal is saving them money on software by installing open source wherever I can .
I live in a mid-sized mid-western city , and recently redid a local Planned Parenthood network .
I replaced their hokey Netgear router with an old Pentium II beige box running OpenBSD 3.3 as a firewall ( BEST release of ANY OS for a firewall , IMHO ) , and I even reinstalled the secretary 's Windows 98 PC with Ubuntu 9.04 and OpenOffice and told her it was Windows Vista .
( HA ! ) So if you want to put your skills to work for the greater good , call your local abortion clinic and tell them you can help with their computers .
You wo n't regret it .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>As a woman who can remember the dark days before Roe when pregnant girls "disappeared" out of schools and thousands of desperate women died every year from backalley and coathanger abortions, I know I have to do my part to help abortion rights.
Since I'm not a medical professional and can't perform free abortion services myself, I do the next best thing and donate my time at local Planned Parenthood and private abortion clinics.
The doctors, nurses and staff are all wonderful, welcoming people, but most of them know next to nothing about computers because the average abortionist is over 60 years old.
Increased reporting requirements, insurance mandates, and electronic records means that computers are more important than ever and small abortion clinics have trouble even keeping their computers and networks running and can't afford expensive consultants and medical software.
All this means that you wouldn't believe the smiles on the faces of abortion clinics staffs when I volunteer at their offices.
My latest deal is saving them money on software by installing open source wherever I can.
I live in a mid-sized mid-western city, and recently redid a local Planned Parenthood network.
I replaced their hokey Netgear router with an old Pentium II beige box running OpenBSD 3.3 as a firewall (BEST release of ANY OS for a firewall, IMHO), and I even reinstalled the secretary's Windows 98 PC with Ubuntu 9.04 and OpenOffice and told her it was Windows Vista.
(HA!)
So if you want to put your skills to work for the greater good, call your local abortion clinic and tell them you can help with their computers.
You won't regret it.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30840852</id>
	<title>Re:Desktop/network support for women's health clin</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263996540000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>OpenBSD 3.3 hasn't had any security updates <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/errata33.html" title="openbsd.org" rel="nofollow">since 2004</a> [openbsd.org]. Ubuntu 9.04 was released in <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/9.04/index.html" title="ubuntu.com" rel="nofollow">April 2009</a> [ubuntu.com]. This is the user's only post.</p><p>Obvious troll is obvious.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>OpenBSD 3.3 has n't had any security updates since 2004 [ openbsd.org ] .
Ubuntu 9.04 was released in April 2009 [ ubuntu.com ] .
This is the user 's only post.Obvious troll is obvious .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>OpenBSD 3.3 hasn't had any security updates since 2004 [openbsd.org].
Ubuntu 9.04 was released in April 2009 [ubuntu.com].
This is the user's only post.Obvious troll is obvious.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30841606</id>
	<title>CAP</title>
	<author>eger</author>
	<datestamp>1264002780000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Try contacting Christina Appalachian Project in Kentucky (http://www.christianapp.org/).  They have a wide variety of volunteer opportunities for both short term and long term.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Try contacting Christina Appalachian Project in Kentucky ( http : //www.christianapp.org/ ) .
They have a wide variety of volunteer opportunities for both short term and long term .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Try contacting Christina Appalachian Project in Kentucky (http://www.christianapp.org/).
They have a wide variety of volunteer opportunities for both short term and long term.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30848286</id>
	<title>Become a Skills-Based Volunteer</title>
	<author>dbness</author>
	<datestamp>1264099440000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>What if you could volunteer your skills on a short-term project basis? I&rsquo;m working to startup a web service called Catchafire that connects professionals who want to volunteer their skills with non-profits and social ventures who need them. Catchafire just finished a pilot program in NYC &ndash; I was able volunteer my database design and web development skills then and it was a great experience. I spent three months working some nights and a few hours during the weekend and was able to make a big impact on the nonprofit. A project could be organized into a more intense, shorter commitment like you and your wife envision if that's what fits your schedule.


Catchafire is currently working on the beta site (www.catchafire.org) and will accept more volunteer applications soon. We&rsquo;re always looking for feedback on volunteer experiences, so feel free to reply or e-mail me with your story.</htmltext>
<tokenext>What if you could volunteer your skills on a short-term project basis ?
I    m working to startup a web service called Catchafire that connects professionals who want to volunteer their skills with non-profits and social ventures who need them .
Catchafire just finished a pilot program in NYC    I was able volunteer my database design and web development skills then and it was a great experience .
I spent three months working some nights and a few hours during the weekend and was able to make a big impact on the nonprofit .
A project could be organized into a more intense , shorter commitment like you and your wife envision if that 's what fits your schedule .
Catchafire is currently working on the beta site ( www.catchafire.org ) and will accept more volunteer applications soon .
We    re always looking for feedback on volunteer experiences , so feel free to reply or e-mail me with your story .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>What if you could volunteer your skills on a short-term project basis?
I’m working to startup a web service called Catchafire that connects professionals who want to volunteer their skills with non-profits and social ventures who need them.
Catchafire just finished a pilot program in NYC – I was able volunteer my database design and web development skills then and it was a great experience.
I spent three months working some nights and a few hours during the weekend and was able to make a big impact on the nonprofit.
A project could be organized into a more intense, shorter commitment like you and your wife envision if that's what fits your schedule.
Catchafire is currently working on the beta site (www.catchafire.org) and will accept more volunteer applications soon.
We’re always looking for feedback on volunteer experiences, so feel free to reply or e-mail me with your story.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30848014</id>
	<title>Re:Desktop/network support for women's health clin</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264098420000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>post is some cunts from our board trolling, and failing. ignore it.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>post is some cunts from our board trolling , and failing .
ignore it .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>post is some cunts from our board trolling, and failing.
ignore it.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837522</parent>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30838306</id>
	<title>Go - and be prepared...</title>
	<author>jger\_13</author>
	<datestamp>1263984660000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext>To help in whatever capacity you can...

Last year my wife and I had the same conundrum.  We decided to go to Guatemala to work for a non-profit there.  When we signed up to go, we basically went as manual labor (since the specialized positions required long-term stays).  When I got there I let them know that I was a software developer and they immediately pulled me off of the house-building crews and set me to work in their office.

I did a lot of basic help desk maintenance stuff, but I also made a lot of long overdue updates and additions to their web sites.  It felt great knowing that I was able to contribute in a specialized way...

Of course - if they needed me to dig ditches the whole time I was there, that's what I was prepared to do.</htmltext>
<tokenext>To help in whatever capacity you can.. . Last year my wife and I had the same conundrum .
We decided to go to Guatemala to work for a non-profit there .
When we signed up to go , we basically went as manual labor ( since the specialized positions required long-term stays ) .
When I got there I let them know that I was a software developer and they immediately pulled me off of the house-building crews and set me to work in their office .
I did a lot of basic help desk maintenance stuff , but I also made a lot of long overdue updates and additions to their web sites .
It felt great knowing that I was able to contribute in a specialized way.. . Of course - if they needed me to dig ditches the whole time I was there , that 's what I was prepared to do .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>To help in whatever capacity you can...

Last year my wife and I had the same conundrum.
We decided to go to Guatemala to work for a non-profit there.
When we signed up to go, we basically went as manual labor (since the specialized positions required long-term stays).
When I got there I let them know that I was a software developer and they immediately pulled me off of the house-building crews and set me to work in their office.
I did a lot of basic help desk maintenance stuff, but I also made a lot of long overdue updates and additions to their web sites.
It felt great knowing that I was able to contribute in a specialized way...

Of course - if they needed me to dig ditches the whole time I was there, that's what I was prepared to do.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837350</id>
	<title>Funny you should ask...</title>
	<author>Daley\_G</author>
	<datestamp>1263981120000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext>Just last evening I was approached by someone who has been *very* successful in starting non-profit org's, and asked me to "help out". Instead of compensation, we've worked out a deal where I can claim my time as a charitable donation (because after all, that's exactly what it is). That means that this donation offsets a bit of the work that I've done elsewhere. The charity is happy because they get "free" work, I'm happy because I get to do what I love, and it feels good to "donate". Besides, the networking contacts have already started to pay off!</htmltext>
<tokenext>Just last evening I was approached by someone who has been * very * successful in starting non-profit org 's , and asked me to " help out " .
Instead of compensation , we 've worked out a deal where I can claim my time as a charitable donation ( because after all , that 's exactly what it is ) .
That means that this donation offsets a bit of the work that I 've done elsewhere .
The charity is happy because they get " free " work , I 'm happy because I get to do what I love , and it feels good to " donate " .
Besides , the networking contacts have already started to pay off !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Just last evening I was approached by someone who has been *very* successful in starting non-profit org's, and asked me to "help out".
Instead of compensation, we've worked out a deal where I can claim my time as a charitable donation (because after all, that's exactly what it is).
That means that this donation offsets a bit of the work that I've done elsewhere.
The charity is happy because they get "free" work, I'm happy because I get to do what I love, and it feels good to "donate".
Besides, the networking contacts have already started to pay off!</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30845890</id>
	<title>Re:Funny you should ask...</title>
	<author>sartin</author>
	<datestamp>1264089540000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Assuming you are in the US, you might want to chat with your experienced friend about his misconception, don't deduct this year, and go file some amended returns to correct any past mistakes. According to <a href="http://www.irs.gov/publications/p526/ar02.html#en\_US\_publink1000229698" title="irs.gov">IRS Publication 526</a> [irs.gov]:</p><blockquote><div><p>You cannot deduct the value of your time or services, including:</p><ul> <li>Blood donations to the Red Cross or to blood banks, and</li><li>The value of income lost while you work as an unpaid volunteer for a qualified organization.</li></ul></div> </blockquote><p>This sort of thing was all well-covered in the <a href="http://www.austincc.edu/npo/sectornews/index.php/certificate-in-nonprofit-leadership-and-management/" title="austincc.edu">nonprofit leadership program</a> [austincc.edu] I attended. Your friend might want to look for some education. Here in Austin, I have gotten good material and training from the <a href="http://tano.org/" title="tano.org">Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations</a> [tano.org] and <a href="http://greenlights.org/" title="greenlights.org">Greenlights for Nonprofit Success</a> [greenlights.org]. As a board member I like BoardSource which also seems good for Executive Director or senior NPO staff.</p><p>Personally, I volunteer my technical skills by doing constituent relationship management technical tasks (database entry, mail merges, donor research, database cleanup) to a couple of local nonprofit organizations. I do it in  chunks of 1-5 hours on an ongoing basis. Took me a few weeks to get up to speed at each in order to be productive. Can't deduct my time, but <a href="http://www.irs.gov/publications/p526/ar02.html#en\_US\_publink1000229674" title="irs.gov">mileage is deductible</a> [irs.gov].</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>Assuming you are in the US , you might want to chat with your experienced friend about his misconception , do n't deduct this year , and go file some amended returns to correct any past mistakes .
According to IRS Publication 526 [ irs.gov ] : You can not deduct the value of your time or services , including : Blood donations to the Red Cross or to blood banks , andThe value of income lost while you work as an unpaid volunteer for a qualified organization .
This sort of thing was all well-covered in the nonprofit leadership program [ austincc.edu ] I attended .
Your friend might want to look for some education .
Here in Austin , I have gotten good material and training from the Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations [ tano.org ] and Greenlights for Nonprofit Success [ greenlights.org ] .
As a board member I like BoardSource which also seems good for Executive Director or senior NPO staff.Personally , I volunteer my technical skills by doing constituent relationship management technical tasks ( database entry , mail merges , donor research , database cleanup ) to a couple of local nonprofit organizations .
I do it in chunks of 1-5 hours on an ongoing basis .
Took me a few weeks to get up to speed at each in order to be productive .
Ca n't deduct my time , but mileage is deductible [ irs.gov ] .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Assuming you are in the US, you might want to chat with your experienced friend about his misconception, don't deduct this year, and go file some amended returns to correct any past mistakes.
According to IRS Publication 526 [irs.gov]:You cannot deduct the value of your time or services, including: Blood donations to the Red Cross or to blood banks, andThe value of income lost while you work as an unpaid volunteer for a qualified organization.
This sort of thing was all well-covered in the nonprofit leadership program [austincc.edu] I attended.
Your friend might want to look for some education.
Here in Austin, I have gotten good material and training from the Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations [tano.org] and Greenlights for Nonprofit Success [greenlights.org].
As a board member I like BoardSource which also seems good for Executive Director or senior NPO staff.Personally, I volunteer my technical skills by doing constituent relationship management technical tasks (database entry, mail merges, donor research, database cleanup) to a couple of local nonprofit organizations.
I do it in  chunks of 1-5 hours on an ongoing basis.
Took me a few weeks to get up to speed at each in order to be productive.
Can't deduct my time, but mileage is deductible [irs.gov].
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30841122</id>
	<title>Computers for Kids</title>
	<author>ajlisows</author>
	<datestamp>1263998760000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Here is something I came up with to do when I had a few days off.  I was just messing around the house, sorting through some of my older computer junk that I had collected.  I was determined to either throw it away or try to sell some of it on Ebay or Craig's List</p><p> It dawned on me that I wouldn't get hardly any money for early Pentium 4 desktop system but they did work and seemed like a waste to throw away.  I decided that I would start putting them together into working systems and give them to kids with deadbeat parents (My mother goes to Alcoholics Anonymous...I had a ready supply of needy kids as although most of the parents there are relatively sober, they are still irresponsible).  I took the rest of my vacation time to myself to have some down time, but when it was back to work I spent nights setting these desktops up, delivering them, and showing kids how to use them.  They'll call me for tech support or to learn something new.</p><p>  The kids are great, they love their computers and treat them with ridiculous amounts of respect (i rarely have to clean off spyware infections), and seem to be quite happy that someone is willing to take time out to sit down with them.  I keep tabs on the kids grades and occasionally will give them upgrades (Bigger hard drives, DVD Burners, Web Cams) if they are doing well.   Since a few businesses/people ended up tossing me some units they were throwing out, I've managed to get 16 of them out there. It is probably one of the most satisfying things I have done with my life.  Certainly more satisfying than tossing money at some random organization or donating my time to building a web site for them.  Getting down in the trenches and seeing what some poor kids have to deal with give you a different perspective.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Here is something I came up with to do when I had a few days off .
I was just messing around the house , sorting through some of my older computer junk that I had collected .
I was determined to either throw it away or try to sell some of it on Ebay or Craig 's List It dawned on me that I would n't get hardly any money for early Pentium 4 desktop system but they did work and seemed like a waste to throw away .
I decided that I would start putting them together into working systems and give them to kids with deadbeat parents ( My mother goes to Alcoholics Anonymous...I had a ready supply of needy kids as although most of the parents there are relatively sober , they are still irresponsible ) .
I took the rest of my vacation time to myself to have some down time , but when it was back to work I spent nights setting these desktops up , delivering them , and showing kids how to use them .
They 'll call me for tech support or to learn something new .
The kids are great , they love their computers and treat them with ridiculous amounts of respect ( i rarely have to clean off spyware infections ) , and seem to be quite happy that someone is willing to take time out to sit down with them .
I keep tabs on the kids grades and occasionally will give them upgrades ( Bigger hard drives , DVD Burners , Web Cams ) if they are doing well .
Since a few businesses/people ended up tossing me some units they were throwing out , I 've managed to get 16 of them out there .
It is probably one of the most satisfying things I have done with my life .
Certainly more satisfying than tossing money at some random organization or donating my time to building a web site for them .
Getting down in the trenches and seeing what some poor kids have to deal with give you a different perspective .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Here is something I came up with to do when I had a few days off.
I was just messing around the house, sorting through some of my older computer junk that I had collected.
I was determined to either throw it away or try to sell some of it on Ebay or Craig's List It dawned on me that I wouldn't get hardly any money for early Pentium 4 desktop system but they did work and seemed like a waste to throw away.
I decided that I would start putting them together into working systems and give them to kids with deadbeat parents (My mother goes to Alcoholics Anonymous...I had a ready supply of needy kids as although most of the parents there are relatively sober, they are still irresponsible).
I took the rest of my vacation time to myself to have some down time, but when it was back to work I spent nights setting these desktops up, delivering them, and showing kids how to use them.
They'll call me for tech support or to learn something new.
The kids are great, they love their computers and treat them with ridiculous amounts of respect (i rarely have to clean off spyware infections), and seem to be quite happy that someone is willing to take time out to sit down with them.
I keep tabs on the kids grades and occasionally will give them upgrades (Bigger hard drives, DVD Burners, Web Cams) if they are doing well.
Since a few businesses/people ended up tossing me some units they were throwing out, I've managed to get 16 of them out there.
It is probably one of the most satisfying things I have done with my life.
Certainly more satisfying than tossing money at some random organization or donating my time to building a web site for them.
Getting down in the trenches and seeing what some poor kids have to deal with give you a different perspective.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30847222</id>
	<title>Volunteering Services</title>
	<author>W8UFO</author>
	<datestamp>1264095360000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>I may be in the minority here, but I'll put this out there anyway.

In 2007 I had the opportunity to go on a short term mission with Gateway Short-Term Mission Teams (http://www.nabconference.org/pages.asp?pageid=717).  On that trip, our team installed wired and wireless data networks; Windows 2003 servers; taught medical classes; trained on technology; and provided vacation bible school activities for orphans.
<br> <br>
It was, by far, the most fulfilling use of my talents and a much needed departure from the daily grind.
<br> <br>
While giving money helps, it is not the same as using your talents to help improve situations and see people develop.
<br> <br>
There are other organizations out there besides NAB/Gateway teams...LightSys Technical Services and mission volunteer websites are out there.
<br> <br>
Feel free to contact me using my profile if you'd like to chat more offline.</htmltext>
<tokenext>I may be in the minority here , but I 'll put this out there anyway .
In 2007 I had the opportunity to go on a short term mission with Gateway Short-Term Mission Teams ( http : //www.nabconference.org/pages.asp ? pageid = 717 ) .
On that trip , our team installed wired and wireless data networks ; Windows 2003 servers ; taught medical classes ; trained on technology ; and provided vacation bible school activities for orphans .
It was , by far , the most fulfilling use of my talents and a much needed departure from the daily grind .
While giving money helps , it is not the same as using your talents to help improve situations and see people develop .
There are other organizations out there besides NAB/Gateway teams...LightSys Technical Services and mission volunteer websites are out there .
Feel free to contact me using my profile if you 'd like to chat more offline .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I may be in the minority here, but I'll put this out there anyway.
In 2007 I had the opportunity to go on a short term mission with Gateway Short-Term Mission Teams (http://www.nabconference.org/pages.asp?pageid=717).
On that trip, our team installed wired and wireless data networks; Windows 2003 servers; taught medical classes; trained on technology; and provided vacation bible school activities for orphans.
It was, by far, the most fulfilling use of my talents and a much needed departure from the daily grind.
While giving money helps, it is not the same as using your talents to help improve situations and see people develop.
There are other organizations out there besides NAB/Gateway teams...LightSys Technical Services and mission volunteer websites are out there.
Feel free to contact me using my profile if you'd like to chat more offline.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837418</id>
	<title>Re:with all due respect</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263981420000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Really?</p><p>http://www.hackersforcharity.org/</p><p>Some people do actually need infrastructure....</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Really ? http : //www.hackersforcharity.org/Some people do actually need infrastructure... .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Really?http://www.hackersforcharity.org/Some people do actually need infrastructure....</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30840678</id>
	<title>Heart in the right place, but you are human</title>
	<author>955301</author>
	<datestamp>1263995460000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Sadly enough, you will either end up building up a temporary dependency on your skills, donate time an energy and decide the recipients are ungrateful, or have some other less than fullfilling and beneficial experience.</p><p>If you have a compassion itch to scratch, collect all of your friends and family, choose one particular family or person to help, then *help them fully*. That means bring them up to the level of your peers and yourself in a way that is permanent and causes them to become another close friend. If you do this with friends the interconnections will make your more successful as a group.</p><p>Don't swing your personal energy around haphazardly. It doesn't help as much as you would hope.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Sadly enough , you will either end up building up a temporary dependency on your skills , donate time an energy and decide the recipients are ungrateful , or have some other less than fullfilling and beneficial experience.If you have a compassion itch to scratch , collect all of your friends and family , choose one particular family or person to help , then * help them fully * .
That means bring them up to the level of your peers and yourself in a way that is permanent and causes them to become another close friend .
If you do this with friends the interconnections will make your more successful as a group.Do n't swing your personal energy around haphazardly .
It does n't help as much as you would hope .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Sadly enough, you will either end up building up a temporary dependency on your skills, donate time an energy and decide the recipients are ungrateful, or have some other less than fullfilling and beneficial experience.If you have a compassion itch to scratch, collect all of your friends and family, choose one particular family or person to help, then *help them fully*.
That means bring them up to the level of your peers and yourself in a way that is permanent and causes them to become another close friend.
If you do this with friends the interconnections will make your more successful as a group.Don't swing your personal energy around haphazardly.
It doesn't help as much as you would hope.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30847258</id>
	<title>So, no answer</title>
	<author>cllaudiu</author>
	<datestamp>1264095480000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Basically the guy didn't find out what he wished for. Too bad, cause I'd like to travel and help NGO's or social enterprises with nerd stuff as well.
A couple of years ago I used to go 2 or 3 times a year to Kosovo and help an NGO with their computers networks, cleaning computers from viruses, helping with installing software.
It really did them good as there were days when simple things as printing a document would be a nightmare.
They were providing food and a roof and a very warm environment.

However they are not active anymore and don't know any other NGO where I could go and give a technical hand...

So no website or community out there for anything like this?</htmltext>
<tokenext>Basically the guy did n't find out what he wished for .
Too bad , cause I 'd like to travel and help NGO 's or social enterprises with nerd stuff as well .
A couple of years ago I used to go 2 or 3 times a year to Kosovo and help an NGO with their computers networks , cleaning computers from viruses , helping with installing software .
It really did them good as there were days when simple things as printing a document would be a nightmare .
They were providing food and a roof and a very warm environment .
However they are not active anymore and do n't know any other NGO where I could go and give a technical hand.. . So no website or community out there for anything like this ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Basically the guy didn't find out what he wished for.
Too bad, cause I'd like to travel and help NGO's or social enterprises with nerd stuff as well.
A couple of years ago I used to go 2 or 3 times a year to Kosovo and help an NGO with their computers networks, cleaning computers from viruses, helping with installing software.
It really did them good as there were days when simple things as printing a document would be a nightmare.
They were providing food and a roof and a very warm environment.
However they are not active anymore and don't know any other NGO where I could go and give a technical hand...

So no website or community out there for anything like this?</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837470</id>
	<title>A brief translation</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263981720000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>For all those who have never volunteered, here is what the poster really said.<br>"Hi. I'm a really highly educated individual (in my own mind) who wants to help the poor unwashed masses out there with my vast experience. I know I could take my Spring vacation and just volunteer at a soup kitchen or Habitat for Humanity and feel really good about myself but I want to be treated as *SPECIAL*.  I want the unwashed masses to see who wonderful I really am. In that light I'd like to use my vast knowledge in (useless corporate middle-management skill). Where, oh where, is there an organization enlightened enough to see they really really really need my help and would be lost without me?"<br>Here's the standard answer.<br>"Yes, everyone wants to be special. Here's your special hammer and your special broom. Get to work."<br>NO ONE NEEDS YOUR SPECIAL SKILL SET. IF THEY DID YOU WOULD BE PAID VASTLY MORE THAN YOU ARE. YOU ARE DELUSIONAL. SEEK HELP.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>For all those who have never volunteered , here is what the poster really said. " Hi .
I 'm a really highly educated individual ( in my own mind ) who wants to help the poor unwashed masses out there with my vast experience .
I know I could take my Spring vacation and just volunteer at a soup kitchen or Habitat for Humanity and feel really good about myself but I want to be treated as * SPECIAL * .
I want the unwashed masses to see who wonderful I really am .
In that light I 'd like to use my vast knowledge in ( useless corporate middle-management skill ) .
Where , oh where , is there an organization enlightened enough to see they really really really need my help and would be lost without me ?
" Here 's the standard answer .
" Yes , everyone wants to be special .
Here 's your special hammer and your special broom .
Get to work .
" NO ONE NEEDS YOUR SPECIAL SKILL SET .
IF THEY DID YOU WOULD BE PAID VASTLY MORE THAN YOU ARE .
YOU ARE DELUSIONAL .
SEEK HELP .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>For all those who have never volunteered, here is what the poster really said."Hi.
I'm a really highly educated individual (in my own mind) who wants to help the poor unwashed masses out there with my vast experience.
I know I could take my Spring vacation and just volunteer at a soup kitchen or Habitat for Humanity and feel really good about myself but I want to be treated as *SPECIAL*.
I want the unwashed masses to see who wonderful I really am.
In that light I'd like to use my vast knowledge in (useless corporate middle-management skill).
Where, oh where, is there an organization enlightened enough to see they really really really need my help and would be lost without me?
"Here's the standard answer.
"Yes, everyone wants to be special.
Here's your special hammer and your special broom.
Get to work.
"NO ONE NEEDS YOUR SPECIAL SKILL SET.
IF THEY DID YOU WOULD BE PAID VASTLY MORE THAN YOU ARE.
YOU ARE DELUSIONAL.
SEEK HELP.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837400</id>
	<title>Re:with all due respect</title>
	<author>fm6</author>
	<datestamp>1263981360000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>the last thing people need during a disaster is Deanna Troi.</p></div><p>And if real world shrinks were anything like the ones  you see on TV, you'd have a point.</p><p><a href="http://www.trauma-pages.com/disaster.php" title="trauma-pages.com">http://www.trauma-pages.com/disaster.php</a> [trauma-pages.com]</p><p>Still, it is hard to see what a shrink or IT guy can accomplish during a 1 Week excursion.  The whole idea of volunteering professional services without  a much bigger time commitment is silly.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>the last thing people need during a disaster is Deanna Troi.And if real world shrinks were anything like the ones you see on TV , you 'd have a point.http : //www.trauma-pages.com/disaster.php [ trauma-pages.com ] Still , it is hard to see what a shrink or IT guy can accomplish during a 1 Week excursion .
The whole idea of volunteering professional services without a much bigger time commitment is silly .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>the last thing people need during a disaster is Deanna Troi.And if real world shrinks were anything like the ones  you see on TV, you'd have a point.http://www.trauma-pages.com/disaster.php [trauma-pages.com]Still, it is hard to see what a shrink or IT guy can accomplish during a 1 Week excursion.
The whole idea of volunteering professional services without  a much bigger time commitment is silly.
	</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837528</id>
	<title>If i could...</title>
	<author>cyberzephyr</author>
	<datestamp>1263981900000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I would fly to Haiti and help.  Boy do they need it.  The whole infrastructure is totally fucked.  I have never cussed in a post before but it needed to be said.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I would fly to Haiti and help .
Boy do they need it .
The whole infrastructure is totally fucked .
I have never cussed in a post before but it needed to be said .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I would fly to Haiti and help.
Boy do they need it.
The whole infrastructure is totally fucked.
I have never cussed in a post before but it needed to be said.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837494</id>
	<title>Australian equivalent</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263981780000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>In Australia, there is an organisation called goodcompany (http://www.goodcompany.com.au).<br>Blurb from the web site.<br>"""<br>goodcompany is Australias most effective meeting place for volunteers and community groups, inspiring a new generation of professionals who can make a positive difference in our communities.<br>goodcompany makes volunteering easy by matching skilled professionals with community group needs.<br>"""</p><p>Maybe there is something similar over there?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>In Australia , there is an organisation called goodcompany ( http : //www.goodcompany.com.au ) .Blurb from the web site .
" " " goodcompany is Australias most effective meeting place for volunteers and community groups , inspiring a new generation of professionals who can make a positive difference in our communities.goodcompany makes volunteering easy by matching skilled professionals with community group needs .
" " " Maybe there is something similar over there ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>In Australia, there is an organisation called goodcompany (http://www.goodcompany.com.au).Blurb from the web site.
"""goodcompany is Australias most effective meeting place for volunteers and community groups, inspiring a new generation of professionals who can make a positive difference in our communities.goodcompany makes volunteering easy by matching skilled professionals with community group needs.
"""Maybe there is something similar over there?</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30838032</id>
	<title>Re:Your timing is suspect..</title>
	<author>BikeHelmet</author>
	<datestamp>1263983760000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>After the main disaster cleanup is done, and the areas are safe, then offer yourself up as a volunteer, but till then, stay out of dangerous areas.</p></div><p>The airflight isn't worth it. If you want to help, donate $3k instead. They can feed a lot of people on that kind of money, and probably train some Haitians to start rebuilding.</p><p>I foresee a construction boom when this is all over.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>After the main disaster cleanup is done , and the areas are safe , then offer yourself up as a volunteer , but till then , stay out of dangerous areas.The airflight is n't worth it .
If you want to help , donate $ 3k instead .
They can feed a lot of people on that kind of money , and probably train some Haitians to start rebuilding.I foresee a construction boom when this is all over .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>After the main disaster cleanup is done, and the areas are safe, then offer yourself up as a volunteer, but till then, stay out of dangerous areas.The airflight isn't worth it.
If you want to help, donate $3k instead.
They can feed a lot of people on that kind of money, and probably train some Haitians to start rebuilding.I foresee a construction boom when this is all over.
	</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837676</id>
	<title>http://www.geekcorps.org/</title>
	<author>plopez</author>
	<datestamp>1263982560000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I tried to contact them once, they never got back to me. Does anyone have any recent experience with them?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I tried to contact them once , they never got back to me .
Does anyone have any recent experience with them ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I tried to contact them once, they never got back to me.
Does anyone have any recent experience with them?</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837704</id>
	<title>Glad you asked</title>
	<author>C0C0C0</author>
	<datestamp>1263982680000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>In Atlanta, you should contact <a href="http://techbrige.org/" title="techbrige.org" rel="nofollow">TechBridge</a> [techbrige.org].  In many other parts of the country, there's <a href="http://npower.org/" title="npower.org" rel="nofollow">nPower</a> [npower.org].  These are companies that provide technical services for non-profits, and they both make extensive use of volunteers.  For counseling, well, you probably want to consult a different board.</htmltext>
<tokenext>In Atlanta , you should contact TechBridge [ techbrige.org ] .
In many other parts of the country , there 's nPower [ npower.org ] .
These are companies that provide technical services for non-profits , and they both make extensive use of volunteers .
For counseling , well , you probably want to consult a different board .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>In Atlanta, you should contact TechBridge [techbrige.org].
In many other parts of the country, there's nPower [npower.org].
These are companies that provide technical services for non-profits, and they both make extensive use of volunteers.
For counseling, well, you probably want to consult a different board.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837274</id>
	<title>May be difficult short term</title>
	<author>pavon</author>
	<datestamp>1263980880000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Most organizations will want more than a week commitment for anything more complex than grunt labor. Just like with a job, it takes time to ramp people up, and it isn't worth the effort on their part to do so for someone who is only going to be helping for a week.</p><p>For example, consider the task of setting up a new network. They will need to familiarize you with the current infrastructure. Then you can design, purchase equipment, and setup the new network. Finally, you must explain what you did to whoever will be maintaining the network. That will take more than a week, and it would be just as easy if the normal guy that maintains everything upgraded the network himself. If you can find a charity that just happens to be in the middle of an upgrade the week you take on vacation, they would be happy to have the extra hand, but that's unlikely.</p><p>For volunteer social work like counseling (and even some tutoring), most organizations like you to go though several days of training before hand. Even if your wife is more than qualified to do the work off the bat, they need to make sure you are both on the same page (not to mention the CYA aspects).</p><p>If you can find time in your schedule to volunteer a couple hours a week, you will find more volunteer organizations that are able to use your skills. There are websites where organizations can post for help they need, such as <a href="http://www.volunteermatch.org/" title="volunteermatch.org">Volunteer Match</a> [volunteermatch.org] or <a href="http://www.1-800-volunteer.org/" title="1-800-volunteer.org">1-800-volunteer</a> [1-800-volunteer.org].</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Most organizations will want more than a week commitment for anything more complex than grunt labor .
Just like with a job , it takes time to ramp people up , and it is n't worth the effort on their part to do so for someone who is only going to be helping for a week.For example , consider the task of setting up a new network .
They will need to familiarize you with the current infrastructure .
Then you can design , purchase equipment , and setup the new network .
Finally , you must explain what you did to whoever will be maintaining the network .
That will take more than a week , and it would be just as easy if the normal guy that maintains everything upgraded the network himself .
If you can find a charity that just happens to be in the middle of an upgrade the week you take on vacation , they would be happy to have the extra hand , but that 's unlikely.For volunteer social work like counseling ( and even some tutoring ) , most organizations like you to go though several days of training before hand .
Even if your wife is more than qualified to do the work off the bat , they need to make sure you are both on the same page ( not to mention the CYA aspects ) .If you can find time in your schedule to volunteer a couple hours a week , you will find more volunteer organizations that are able to use your skills .
There are websites where organizations can post for help they need , such as Volunteer Match [ volunteermatch.org ] or 1-800-volunteer [ 1-800-volunteer.org ] .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Most organizations will want more than a week commitment for anything more complex than grunt labor.
Just like with a job, it takes time to ramp people up, and it isn't worth the effort on their part to do so for someone who is only going to be helping for a week.For example, consider the task of setting up a new network.
They will need to familiarize you with the current infrastructure.
Then you can design, purchase equipment, and setup the new network.
Finally, you must explain what you did to whoever will be maintaining the network.
That will take more than a week, and it would be just as easy if the normal guy that maintains everything upgraded the network himself.
If you can find a charity that just happens to be in the middle of an upgrade the week you take on vacation, they would be happy to have the extra hand, but that's unlikely.For volunteer social work like counseling (and even some tutoring), most organizations like you to go though several days of training before hand.
Even if your wife is more than qualified to do the work off the bat, they need to make sure you are both on the same page (not to mention the CYA aspects).If you can find time in your schedule to volunteer a couple hours a week, you will find more volunteer organizations that are able to use your skills.
There are websites where organizations can post for help they need, such as Volunteer Match [volunteermatch.org] or 1-800-volunteer [1-800-volunteer.org].</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30842274</id>
	<title>Ask your boss to cut your pay for a week.</title>
	<author>bronney</author>
	<datestamp>1264009380000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Brah, this is too easy, why not just ask your boss to pay you 1 week less.  Done!!</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Brah , this is too easy , why not just ask your boss to pay you 1 week less .
Done ! !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Brah, this is too easy, why not just ask your boss to pay you 1 week less.
Done!!</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30838606</id>
	<title>find a peace corps volunteer...</title>
	<author>verlyn13</author>
	<datestamp>1263985740000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>My wife and I spent two years in South Africa in the Peace Corps as education volunteers at rural schools.  I had a BA in mathematics and she in journalism.  IMO:

1) In poor areas, volunteering technical skills is a long term commitment.  However, many rural schools all over the world need new outdoor bathrooms.  If you go to a place like this, find a Peace Corps office and they can help contact a Volunteer that would be happy to have you help out with anything for a week or whatever.  They will know more about the area than you will ever learn in a week or two and can share good info.

2) Southern Africa is a great place to visit for something like this.  Getting there is a little expensive, but everything else is like half-price once you get out of the major cities.  Also, there are trustworthy car-rentals and it is relatively safe outside of the big cities despite what people believe.</htmltext>
<tokenext>My wife and I spent two years in South Africa in the Peace Corps as education volunteers at rural schools .
I had a BA in mathematics and she in journalism .
IMO : 1 ) In poor areas , volunteering technical skills is a long term commitment .
However , many rural schools all over the world need new outdoor bathrooms .
If you go to a place like this , find a Peace Corps office and they can help contact a Volunteer that would be happy to have you help out with anything for a week or whatever .
They will know more about the area than you will ever learn in a week or two and can share good info .
2 ) Southern Africa is a great place to visit for something like this .
Getting there is a little expensive , but everything else is like half-price once you get out of the major cities .
Also , there are trustworthy car-rentals and it is relatively safe outside of the big cities despite what people believe .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>My wife and I spent two years in South Africa in the Peace Corps as education volunteers at rural schools.
I had a BA in mathematics and she in journalism.
IMO:

1) In poor areas, volunteering technical skills is a long term commitment.
However, many rural schools all over the world need new outdoor bathrooms.
If you go to a place like this, find a Peace Corps office and they can help contact a Volunteer that would be happy to have you help out with anything for a week or whatever.
They will know more about the area than you will ever learn in a week or two and can share good info.
2) Southern Africa is a great place to visit for something like this.
Getting there is a little expensive, but everything else is like half-price once you get out of the major cities.
Also, there are trustworthy car-rentals and it is relatively safe outside of the big cities despite what people believe.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30844328</id>
	<title>African Impact</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264077480000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Have a look at the site www.africanimpact.com. They are a volunteer placement travel agency, they have projects all over Africa and offer packages where you can be involved in aids counselling, home building, lion care, etc. You get the opportunity to both volunteer and experience the country/area in which you are working. I work with them doing their IT support (so I am biased) and they are dedicated, passionate group who will do their utmost to help. Come and experience Africa, you'll never be the same afterwards.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Have a look at the site www.africanimpact.com .
They are a volunteer placement travel agency , they have projects all over Africa and offer packages where you can be involved in aids counselling , home building , lion care , etc .
You get the opportunity to both volunteer and experience the country/area in which you are working .
I work with them doing their IT support ( so I am biased ) and they are dedicated , passionate group who will do their utmost to help .
Come and experience Africa , you 'll never be the same afterwards .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Have a look at the site www.africanimpact.com.
They are a volunteer placement travel agency, they have projects all over Africa and offer packages where you can be involved in aids counselling, home building, lion care, etc.
You get the opportunity to both volunteer and experience the country/area in which you are working.
I work with them doing their IT support (so I am biased) and they are dedicated, passionate group who will do their utmost to help.
Come and experience Africa, you'll never be the same afterwards.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30839900</id>
	<title>Re:Your timing is suspect..</title>
	<author>ShakaUVM</author>
	<datestamp>1263991320000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>&gt;&gt;How exactly does one become a "professional" with helping out after a disaster?</p><p>Joining the National Guard is a really good way.</p><p>My grandfather was a Colonel in the Army National Guard, and beyond the occasional field trips to go blow stuff up, their main responsibility was helping out during floods, blizzards, etc. He had a lot of interesting stories about this stuff.</p><p>He also got a cool helicopter that he'd take my grandmother on dates with. I only heard about that from my grandma though.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>&gt; &gt; How exactly does one become a " professional " with helping out after a disaster ? Joining the National Guard is a really good way.My grandfather was a Colonel in the Army National Guard , and beyond the occasional field trips to go blow stuff up , their main responsibility was helping out during floods , blizzards , etc .
He had a lot of interesting stories about this stuff.He also got a cool helicopter that he 'd take my grandmother on dates with .
I only heard about that from my grandma though .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>&gt;&gt;How exactly does one become a "professional" with helping out after a disaster?Joining the National Guard is a really good way.My grandfather was a Colonel in the Army National Guard, and beyond the occasional field trips to go blow stuff up, their main responsibility was helping out during floods, blizzards, etc.
He had a lot of interesting stories about this stuff.He also got a cool helicopter that he'd take my grandmother on dates with.
I only heard about that from my grandma though.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30840260</id>
	<title>Re:Have a vacation AND do something for people</title>
	<author>drinkypoo</author>
	<datestamp>1263993000000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Flamebait</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Oh yes, support fascism, go tour Thailand. To be fair, I tell people not to visit the USA for the same reason...</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Oh yes , support fascism , go tour Thailand .
To be fair , I tell people not to visit the USA for the same reason.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Oh yes, support fascism, go tour Thailand.
To be fair, I tell people not to visit the USA for the same reason...</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837182</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837614</id>
	<title>Dont do it.</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263982320000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I've done it, volunteering overseas during a vacation for me has always turned out to be a LOT of work, esp if its something specialized.  You will end up with people who DESPERATELY need you and who are in TERRIBLE shape.  They will milk everything out of you and you will not get to relax or see anything.  My boyfriend and I did this one summer in Italy and though it would be a fun lark, we quit after three consecutive 12 hour days, and we worked seperately.  You don't go on vacation to not spend time together.</p><p>You will regret it.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I 've done it , volunteering overseas during a vacation for me has always turned out to be a LOT of work , esp if its something specialized .
You will end up with people who DESPERATELY need you and who are in TERRIBLE shape .
They will milk everything out of you and you will not get to relax or see anything .
My boyfriend and I did this one summer in Italy and though it would be a fun lark , we quit after three consecutive 12 hour days , and we worked seperately .
You do n't go on vacation to not spend time together.You will regret it .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I've done it, volunteering overseas during a vacation for me has always turned out to be a LOT of work, esp if its something specialized.
You will end up with people who DESPERATELY need you and who are in TERRIBLE shape.
They will milk everything out of you and you will not get to relax or see anything.
My boyfriend and I did this one summer in Italy and though it would be a fun lark, we quit after three consecutive 12 hour days, and we worked seperately.
You don't go on vacation to not spend time together.You will regret it.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30836894</id>
	<title>How Do You Volunteer Professional Services?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263979260000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Card in the 'phone box. Shouldn't this be in <i>Idle</i>?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Card in the 'phone box .
Should n't this be in Idle ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Card in the 'phone box.
Shouldn't this be in Idle?</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837456</id>
	<title>Re:Church</title>
	<author>InsaneProcessor</author>
	<datestamp>1263981660000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>My church has gotten me many volunteer work and connected me with the Red Cross which is now using my services.</htmltext>
<tokenext>My church has gotten me many volunteer work and connected me with the Red Cross which is now using my services .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>My church has gotten me many volunteer work and connected me with the Red Cross which is now using my services.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30836892</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837212</id>
	<title>Donate the money IMHO</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263980580000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext>My experience, which is mine and only mine and so can't speak for anyone else, was that volunteering tech time was overwhelming.
<br> <br>
I volunteered to do the web programming and graphics a few years back for a small organization. The thing it's just like work. There are deadlines, pressure, unrealistic requirements, the whole deal. And just like real tech work, it's not easy to hit the ground running on day one as there's a learning curve to how they work and operate. It's not something that's easily broken up in 4 hour casual chunks just when you want to do it.
<br> <br>
I'd say just do habitat for humanity or send money or something. But don't try and be a network admin for a week somewhere. It wouldn't be fun to have you totally screw up their firewall on your last day before heading back to your job. Send them money so they can contract local services where someone is doing it as their job.</htmltext>
<tokenext>My experience , which is mine and only mine and so ca n't speak for anyone else , was that volunteering tech time was overwhelming .
I volunteered to do the web programming and graphics a few years back for a small organization .
The thing it 's just like work .
There are deadlines , pressure , unrealistic requirements , the whole deal .
And just like real tech work , it 's not easy to hit the ground running on day one as there 's a learning curve to how they work and operate .
It 's not something that 's easily broken up in 4 hour casual chunks just when you want to do it .
I 'd say just do habitat for humanity or send money or something .
But do n't try and be a network admin for a week somewhere .
It would n't be fun to have you totally screw up their firewall on your last day before heading back to your job .
Send them money so they can contract local services where someone is doing it as their job .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>My experience, which is mine and only mine and so can't speak for anyone else, was that volunteering tech time was overwhelming.
I volunteered to do the web programming and graphics a few years back for a small organization.
The thing it's just like work.
There are deadlines, pressure, unrealistic requirements, the whole deal.
And just like real tech work, it's not easy to hit the ground running on day one as there's a learning curve to how they work and operate.
It's not something that's easily broken up in 4 hour casual chunks just when you want to do it.
I'd say just do habitat for humanity or send money or something.
But don't try and be a network admin for a week somewhere.
It wouldn't be fun to have you totally screw up their firewall on your last day before heading back to your job.
Send them money so they can contract local services where someone is doing it as their job.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837986</id>
	<title>Central American Medical Outreach</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263983640000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Look for a group, I Volunteered here as a kid,<br>Central American Medical Outreach<br>http://www.camo.org/</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Look for a group , I Volunteered here as a kid,Central American Medical Outreachhttp : //www.camo.org/</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Look for a group, I Volunteered here as a kid,Central American Medical Outreachhttp://www.camo.org/</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30842056</id>
	<title>Re:Church</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264007160000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Oh, right... as if alien spirits inside us all so you should give us money is any more or less crazy than magic sky wizard said you should give us money...</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Oh , right... as if alien spirits inside us all so you should give us money is any more or less crazy than magic sky wizard said you should give us money.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Oh, right... as if alien spirits inside us all so you should give us money is any more or less crazy than magic sky wizard said you should give us money...</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30836994</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30838388</id>
	<title>Rotary International</title>
	<author>Wisconsingod</author>
	<datestamp>1263984900000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Might I suggest looking into <a href="http://www.rotary.org/" title="rotary.org" rel="nofollow">Rotary International. </a> [rotary.org]
<br> <br>
Rotary International is the world's first service club organization, with more than 1.2 million members in 33,000 clubs worldwide. Rotary club members are volunteers who work locally, regionally, and internationally to live by the motto service above self.  Rotary brings together business professionals from throughout your community and we unite together to share our talents in helping both our local community and the world.  Odds are your community has a local club, and you could work with like-minded business professionals to fill your philanthropic desires.
<br> <br>
I myself am a computer technician, and I have worked with our local club and a club in Pignon, Haiti, to provide computers in their local schools for administrative and teaching staff.  We have worked with a club in Rajkot, India, to build a dam and provide clean water for thousands of people.
<br> <br>
Many districts also partake in a program called the group study exchange.   A group of 8-10 local professionals travel to another community somewhere in the world to learn and work with similar professionals in other parts of the world.  What do network technicians do in Brazil, or Japan, or Germany?   Contact your local district to see if they are offering a Group Study Exchange to any of these countries and work with professionals in those countries.
<br> <br>
You can click on the club locator on the top of the Rotary International website to find a club near you.
There are also a plethora of matching grants available worldwide, and I'm sure you could find multiple ones</htmltext>
<tokenext>Might I suggest looking into Rotary International .
[ rotary.org ] Rotary International is the world 's first service club organization , with more than 1.2 million members in 33,000 clubs worldwide .
Rotary club members are volunteers who work locally , regionally , and internationally to live by the motto service above self .
Rotary brings together business professionals from throughout your community and we unite together to share our talents in helping both our local community and the world .
Odds are your community has a local club , and you could work with like-minded business professionals to fill your philanthropic desires .
I myself am a computer technician , and I have worked with our local club and a club in Pignon , Haiti , to provide computers in their local schools for administrative and teaching staff .
We have worked with a club in Rajkot , India , to build a dam and provide clean water for thousands of people .
Many districts also partake in a program called the group study exchange .
A group of 8-10 local professionals travel to another community somewhere in the world to learn and work with similar professionals in other parts of the world .
What do network technicians do in Brazil , or Japan , or Germany ?
Contact your local district to see if they are offering a Group Study Exchange to any of these countries and work with professionals in those countries .
You can click on the club locator on the top of the Rotary International website to find a club near you .
There are also a plethora of matching grants available worldwide , and I 'm sure you could find multiple ones</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Might I suggest looking into Rotary International.
[rotary.org]
 
Rotary International is the world's first service club organization, with more than 1.2 million members in 33,000 clubs worldwide.
Rotary club members are volunteers who work locally, regionally, and internationally to live by the motto service above self.
Rotary brings together business professionals from throughout your community and we unite together to share our talents in helping both our local community and the world.
Odds are your community has a local club, and you could work with like-minded business professionals to fill your philanthropic desires.
I myself am a computer technician, and I have worked with our local club and a club in Pignon, Haiti, to provide computers in their local schools for administrative and teaching staff.
We have worked with a club in Rajkot, India, to build a dam and provide clean water for thousands of people.
Many districts also partake in a program called the group study exchange.
A group of 8-10 local professionals travel to another community somewhere in the world to learn and work with similar professionals in other parts of the world.
What do network technicians do in Brazil, or Japan, or Germany?
Contact your local district to see if they are offering a Group Study Exchange to any of these countries and work with professionals in those countries.
You can click on the club locator on the top of the Rotary International website to find a club near you.
There are also a plethora of matching grants available worldwide, and I'm sure you could find multiple ones</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30838808</id>
	<title>Taproot fundation</title>
	<author>el\_cepi</author>
	<datestamp>1263986400000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>I just started volunteer at <a href="http://www.taprootfoundation.org/" title="taprootfoundation.org" rel="nofollow">taproot foundation</a> [taprootfoundation.org] you use your professional skills to help a non-profit on your area.  You can help them to build a website, or create a donor's database<nobr> <wbr></nobr>... and you do it pro-bono, you need to commit a few hours a week for six months.  I have been working with them for a couple of months and it has been a good experience.</htmltext>
<tokenext>I just started volunteer at taproot foundation [ taprootfoundation.org ] you use your professional skills to help a non-profit on your area .
You can help them to build a website , or create a donor 's database ... and you do it pro-bono , you need to commit a few hours a week for six months .
I have been working with them for a couple of months and it has been a good experience .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I just started volunteer at taproot foundation [taprootfoundation.org] you use your professional skills to help a non-profit on your area.
You can help them to build a website, or create a donor's database ... and you do it pro-bono, you need to commit a few hours a week for six months.
I have been working with them for a couple of months and it has been a good experience.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837960</id>
	<title>JCI - Junior Chamber International</title>
	<author>nevermore94</author>
	<datestamp>1263983520000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Contact the JCI and they should be able to put you in contact with a local branch in the location of your choice who should then be able to find a way to use your services:<br>
<a href="http://www.jci.cc/" title="www.jci.cc" rel="nofollow">http://www.jci.cc/</a> [www.jci.cc]</htmltext>
<tokenext>Contact the JCI and they should be able to put you in contact with a local branch in the location of your choice who should then be able to find a way to use your services : http : //www.jci.cc/ [ www.jci.cc ]</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Contact the JCI and they should be able to put you in contact with a local branch in the location of your choice who should then be able to find a way to use your services:
http://www.jci.cc/ [www.jci.cc]</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30838716</id>
	<title>Interesting article on the subject</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263986100000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/01/could-a-virtual-surge-fix-afghanistan/</p><p>If you're interested in helping Afghanistan, that is.</p><p>(posted AC so I don't undo moderation)</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>http : //www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/01/could-a-virtual-surge-fix-afghanistan/If you 're interested in helping Afghanistan , that is .
( posted AC so I do n't undo moderation )</tokentext>
<sentencetext>http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/01/could-a-virtual-surge-fix-afghanistan/If you're interested in helping Afghanistan, that is.
(posted AC so I don't undo moderation)</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30836994</id>
	<title>Re:Church</title>
	<author>MrEricSir</author>
	<datestamp>1263979680000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>4</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Addendum: if they ask you to take a "free personality test," you should try a different church.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Addendum : if they ask you to take a " free personality test , " you should try a different church .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Addendum: if they ask you to take a "free personality test," you should try a different church.</sentencetext>
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</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30843400</id>
	<title>Re:Have a vacation AND do something for people</title>
	<author>aCC</author>
	<datestamp>1264064700000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Yes, be a tourist and help make the world better through it (I'm serious!), but...</p><p>1. don't go to the overrun places like Goa or Phuket. Go to countries/areas that haven't taken off yet such as the beautiful country of Laos. It's better for you and better for them. Be nice to people and open to their culture.</p><p>2. And DO NOT TIP IF IT IS NOT CUSTOM IN THE COUNTRY!!! I've experienced so many people thinking that they are doing something good by tipping a lot even if it is not customary. It is not good and in many cases creates many problems in society. E.g. in China tipping is not custom and often confuses people (exception are areas that have loads and loads of wealthy tourists who don't care about it and create lots of arrogant staff with tipping). The idea to pay good money for good service/product in the environment it happens in creates a much better way of improving societies than handing out essentially free money through tipping.</p><p>Have fun and do good!</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Yes , be a tourist and help make the world better through it ( I 'm serious !
) , but...1. do n't go to the overrun places like Goa or Phuket .
Go to countries/areas that have n't taken off yet such as the beautiful country of Laos .
It 's better for you and better for them .
Be nice to people and open to their culture.2 .
And DO NOT TIP IF IT IS NOT CUSTOM IN THE COUNTRY ! ! !
I 've experienced so many people thinking that they are doing something good by tipping a lot even if it is not customary .
It is not good and in many cases creates many problems in society .
E.g. in China tipping is not custom and often confuses people ( exception are areas that have loads and loads of wealthy tourists who do n't care about it and create lots of arrogant staff with tipping ) .
The idea to pay good money for good service/product in the environment it happens in creates a much better way of improving societies than handing out essentially free money through tipping.Have fun and do good !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Yes, be a tourist and help make the world better through it (I'm serious!
), but...1. don't go to the overrun places like Goa or Phuket.
Go to countries/areas that haven't taken off yet such as the beautiful country of Laos.
It's better for you and better for them.
Be nice to people and open to their culture.2.
And DO NOT TIP IF IT IS NOT CUSTOM IN THE COUNTRY!!!
I've experienced so many people thinking that they are doing something good by tipping a lot even if it is not customary.
It is not good and in many cases creates many problems in society.
E.g. in China tipping is not custom and often confuses people (exception are areas that have loads and loads of wealthy tourists who don't care about it and create lots of arrogant staff with tipping).
The idea to pay good money for good service/product in the environment it happens in creates a much better way of improving societies than handing out essentially free money through tipping.Have fun and do good!</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30838452</id>
	<title>Re:Church</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263985140000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I would highly recommend this church: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying\_Spaghetti\_Monster" title="wikipedia.org">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying\_Spaghetti\_Monster</a> [wikipedia.org]
</p><p>Even if you have no skills in saving lives of critically injured folks in disaster regions, if you preach this stuff to them, at least their last breath will be a laugh.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I would highly recommend this church : http : //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying \ _Spaghetti \ _Monster [ wikipedia.org ] Even if you have no skills in saving lives of critically injured folks in disaster regions , if you preach this stuff to them , at least their last breath will be a laugh .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I would highly recommend this church: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying\_Spaghetti\_Monster [wikipedia.org]
Even if you have no skills in saving lives of critically injured folks in disaster regions, if you preach this stuff to them, at least their last breath will be a laugh.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30842562</id>
	<title>Consider giving money instead.</title>
	<author>electrons\_are\_brave</author>
	<datestamp>1264011540000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>I think that the best thing that people in developed countries can do is donate money to reputable charities which help build up a communities capacity to be self-sustaining. <p>

Counselling and IT work are not really the sort of skills that can be usefully be deployed in a week. Why not donate these skills a small amount of time throughout the year (e.g. one Sunday a month)to some charitable organisation in your home country that does overseas work.</p><p>

You say you wouldn't mind doing manual labour, but money for a charity to provide tools or training in building skills is worth more than you carrying bricks for a week.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I think that the best thing that people in developed countries can do is donate money to reputable charities which help build up a communities capacity to be self-sustaining .
Counselling and IT work are not really the sort of skills that can be usefully be deployed in a week .
Why not donate these skills a small amount of time throughout the year ( e.g .
one Sunday a month ) to some charitable organisation in your home country that does overseas work .
You say you would n't mind doing manual labour , but money for a charity to provide tools or training in building skills is worth more than you carrying bricks for a week .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I think that the best thing that people in developed countries can do is donate money to reputable charities which help build up a communities capacity to be self-sustaining.
Counselling and IT work are not really the sort of skills that can be usefully be deployed in a week.
Why not donate these skills a small amount of time throughout the year (e.g.
one Sunday a month)to some charitable organisation in your home country that does overseas work.
You say you wouldn't mind doing manual labour, but money for a charity to provide tools or training in building skills is worth more than you carrying bricks for a week.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30842158</id>
	<title>Cause disasters locally</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264008360000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>How exactly does one become a "professional" with helping out after a disaster?</p> </div><p>Cause disasters locally. I would recommend starting with earthquaes and other things so that they will blame God instead of you.</p><p>-AC</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>How exactly does one become a " professional " with helping out after a disaster ?
Cause disasters locally .
I would recommend starting with earthquaes and other things so that they will blame God instead of you.-AC</tokentext>
<sentencetext>How exactly does one become a "professional" with helping out after a disaster?
Cause disasters locally.
I would recommend starting with earthquaes and other things so that they will blame God instead of you.-AC
	</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837564</id>
	<title>Taproot Foundation</title>
	<author>metrometro</author>
	<datestamp>1263982080000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>1) <a href="http://www.taprootfoundation.org/" title="taprootfoundation.org">http://www.taprootfoundation.org/</a> [taprootfoundation.org]</p><p>2) ???</p><p>3) profit!</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>1 ) http : //www.taprootfoundation.org/ [ taprootfoundation.org ] 2 ) ? ?
? 3 ) profit !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>1) http://www.taprootfoundation.org/ [taprootfoundation.org]2) ??
?3) profit!</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30840720</id>
	<title>Re:Your timing is suspect..</title>
	<author>keefus\_a</author>
	<datestamp>1263995700000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>You are correct in that the Haiti tragedy is what got me thinking about it.  But I completely understand the issues with entering a disaster zone.  It had crossed my mind that in a few months (when we are planning on actually taking a vacation) the situation might be more suitable for rebuilding efforts.  However, there are literally hundreds of millions of dollars in aid money heading their way that will (hopefully) be put toward rebuilding on a scale that can't accommodate short-term volunteers.  So I tried to find a more appropriate cause...didn't have much luck...came to Slashdot...etc...etc</htmltext>
<tokenext>You are correct in that the Haiti tragedy is what got me thinking about it .
But I completely understand the issues with entering a disaster zone .
It had crossed my mind that in a few months ( when we are planning on actually taking a vacation ) the situation might be more suitable for rebuilding efforts .
However , there are literally hundreds of millions of dollars in aid money heading their way that will ( hopefully ) be put toward rebuilding on a scale that ca n't accommodate short-term volunteers .
So I tried to find a more appropriate cause...did n't have much luck...came to Slashdot...etc...etc</tokentext>
<sentencetext>You are correct in that the Haiti tragedy is what got me thinking about it.
But I completely understand the issues with entering a disaster zone.
It had crossed my mind that in a few months (when we are planning on actually taking a vacation) the situation might be more suitable for rebuilding efforts.
However, there are literally hundreds of millions of dollars in aid money heading their way that will (hopefully) be put toward rebuilding on a scale that can't accommodate short-term volunteers.
So I tried to find a more appropriate cause...didn't have much luck...came to Slashdot...etc...etc</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30841532</id>
	<title>EwB</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264002240000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Engineers without Borders is a great org for professionals looking to volunteer:<br>http://www.ewb-usa.org/index.php</p><p>But, as many people pointed out, this isn't a weekend/week long volunteering gig.  Engineering projects are measured in at minimum 6 month intervals.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Engineers without Borders is a great org for professionals looking to volunteer : http : //www.ewb-usa.org/index.phpBut , as many people pointed out , this is n't a weekend/week long volunteering gig .
Engineering projects are measured in at minimum 6 month intervals .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Engineers without Borders is a great org for professionals looking to volunteer:http://www.ewb-usa.org/index.phpBut, as many people pointed out, this isn't a weekend/week long volunteering gig.
Engineering projects are measured in at minimum 6 month intervals.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30838234</id>
	<title>You Don't</title>
	<author>EvanTaylor</author>
	<datestamp>1263984420000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Short term professional services in any developing countries are pretty much worthless.<br><br>Whatever you implement will be undone within days to weeks of leaving.  You can't possibly teach the basics of whatever your professional abilities are in less than 6 months, otherwise a local expert could have been found.<br><br>If your services can be of use within a short-term stay you are just taking jobs away from locals and not helping the country at all.<br><br>If you want to help, some very basic things can be great for seriously impoverished areas.  Project H (was on Colbert on monday) makes these long-distance water wheelbarrow things.<br><br>Buy a bunch of those and bring them to far-reaching villages.  No villager will forget how to carry 2-5 times the water more easily than they ever did before.<br><br>Search and Rescue opportunities for recently destroyed Haiti, might have promise.  But only if you can stomach turning up rocks to find 5 month old corpses.<br><br>Really basic and intermediate books are welcome at schools, orphanages, etc.  Take a trip to Ghana, bring a bunch of books and enjoy the surf and beaches.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Short term professional services in any developing countries are pretty much worthless.Whatever you implement will be undone within days to weeks of leaving .
You ca n't possibly teach the basics of whatever your professional abilities are in less than 6 months , otherwise a local expert could have been found.If your services can be of use within a short-term stay you are just taking jobs away from locals and not helping the country at all.If you want to help , some very basic things can be great for seriously impoverished areas .
Project H ( was on Colbert on monday ) makes these long-distance water wheelbarrow things.Buy a bunch of those and bring them to far-reaching villages .
No villager will forget how to carry 2-5 times the water more easily than they ever did before.Search and Rescue opportunities for recently destroyed Haiti , might have promise .
But only if you can stomach turning up rocks to find 5 month old corpses.Really basic and intermediate books are welcome at schools , orphanages , etc .
Take a trip to Ghana , bring a bunch of books and enjoy the surf and beaches .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Short term professional services in any developing countries are pretty much worthless.Whatever you implement will be undone within days to weeks of leaving.
You can't possibly teach the basics of whatever your professional abilities are in less than 6 months, otherwise a local expert could have been found.If your services can be of use within a short-term stay you are just taking jobs away from locals and not helping the country at all.If you want to help, some very basic things can be great for seriously impoverished areas.
Project H (was on Colbert on monday) makes these long-distance water wheelbarrow things.Buy a bunch of those and bring them to far-reaching villages.
No villager will forget how to carry 2-5 times the water more easily than they ever did before.Search and Rescue opportunities for recently destroyed Haiti, might have promise.
But only if you can stomach turning up rocks to find 5 month old corpses.Really basic and intermediate books are welcome at schools, orphanages, etc.
Take a trip to Ghana, bring a bunch of books and enjoy the surf and beaches.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30838300</id>
	<title>EWB - Engineers without Borders</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263984660000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I'd suggest spending some time with these folks. Not only would they most likely be happy to have somebody with networking knowledge (counseling is hard to accomplish in 1 week) and they always appreciate hard work (everything is design build).</p><p>Second best bet would be Habitat for Humanity.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I 'd suggest spending some time with these folks .
Not only would they most likely be happy to have somebody with networking knowledge ( counseling is hard to accomplish in 1 week ) and they always appreciate hard work ( everything is design build ) .Second best bet would be Habitat for Humanity .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I'd suggest spending some time with these folks.
Not only would they most likely be happy to have somebody with networking knowledge (counseling is hard to accomplish in 1 week) and they always appreciate hard work (everything is design build).Second best bet would be Habitat for Humanity.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837428</id>
	<title>Go on vacation...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263981480000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>The point of vacation is to go on vacation.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>The point of vacation is to go on vacation .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The point of vacation is to go on vacation.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837240</id>
	<title>I see what you're trying to do...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263980700000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>...you really want to goto Disney that bad huh?</p><p>http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/disneyparks/en\_US/WhatWillYouCelebrate/index?name=Give-A-Day-Get-A-Disney-Day</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>...you really want to goto Disney that bad huh ? http : //disneyparks.disney.go.com/disneyparks/en \ _US/WhatWillYouCelebrate/index ? name = Give-A-Day-Get-A-Disney-Day</tokentext>
<sentencetext>...you really want to goto Disney that bad huh?http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/disneyparks/en\_US/WhatWillYouCelebrate/index?name=Give-A-Day-Get-A-Disney-Day</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30838244</id>
	<title>Mentor</title>
	<author>hansamurai</author>
	<datestamp>1263984420000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>As mature adults, I think mentoring is a great way to use the skills you've acquired.  Sure, you won't be doing computer networking, but you probably have a great understanding of math that you could use to help out a middle school kid who's struggling.  Your wife's counseling skills would undoubtedly come in handy.</p><p>My wife and I have been mentoring a young girl now for almost three years and she just told me yesterday she might be moving, so it's been on my mind all day.  But the experience has been really worthwhile and you help out a local kid.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>As mature adults , I think mentoring is a great way to use the skills you 've acquired .
Sure , you wo n't be doing computer networking , but you probably have a great understanding of math that you could use to help out a middle school kid who 's struggling .
Your wife 's counseling skills would undoubtedly come in handy.My wife and I have been mentoring a young girl now for almost three years and she just told me yesterday she might be moving , so it 's been on my mind all day .
But the experience has been really worthwhile and you help out a local kid .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>As mature adults, I think mentoring is a great way to use the skills you've acquired.
Sure, you won't be doing computer networking, but you probably have a great understanding of math that you could use to help out a middle school kid who's struggling.
Your wife's counseling skills would undoubtedly come in handy.My wife and I have been mentoring a young girl now for almost three years and she just told me yesterday she might be moving, so it's been on my mind all day.
But the experience has been really worthwhile and you help out a local kid.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30838310</id>
	<title>Re:Donate the money IMHO</title>
	<author>mcgrew</author>
	<datestamp>1263984660000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><i>I'd say just do habitat for humanity</i></p><p>I never could understand how getting hobbits tattooed on you was good for humanity?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I 'd say just do habitat for humanityI never could understand how getting hobbits tattooed on you was good for humanity ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I'd say just do habitat for humanityI never could understand how getting hobbits tattooed on you was good for humanity?</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30836966</id>
	<title>Your timing is suspect..</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263979560000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>4</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Based on recent tragedies in Haiti.  If your just offering to provide local general volunteer services, approach your local charitable organizations that provide those types of volunteer services and let them direct you.</p><p>If you are considering volunteer work in disaster areas, please.. please, do not do it.  There are professionals trained in those types of things, the last thing they need is for a group of volunteers who went to help out, suddenly requiring rescuing of their own.  After the main disaster cleanup is done, and the areas are safe, then offer yourself up as a volunteer, but till then, stay out of dangerous areas.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Based on recent tragedies in Haiti .
If your just offering to provide local general volunteer services , approach your local charitable organizations that provide those types of volunteer services and let them direct you.If you are considering volunteer work in disaster areas , please.. please , do not do it .
There are professionals trained in those types of things , the last thing they need is for a group of volunteers who went to help out , suddenly requiring rescuing of their own .
After the main disaster cleanup is done , and the areas are safe , then offer yourself up as a volunteer , but till then , stay out of dangerous areas .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Based on recent tragedies in Haiti.
If your just offering to provide local general volunteer services, approach your local charitable organizations that provide those types of volunteer services and let them direct you.If you are considering volunteer work in disaster areas, please.. please, do not do it.
There are professionals trained in those types of things, the last thing they need is for a group of volunteers who went to help out, suddenly requiring rescuing of their own.
After the main disaster cleanup is done, and the areas are safe, then offer yourself up as a volunteer, but till then, stay out of dangerous areas.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30838100</id>
	<title>Re:with all due respect</title>
	<author>gad\_zuki!</author>
	<datestamp>1263984000000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>&gt;the last thing people need during a disaster is Deanna Troi.</p><p>The story has nothing to do with disasters. Just volunteering.</p><p>Visit volunteermatch.com and see how much IT help non-profits need. Its quite a bit.  The alternative for a lot of non-profits is to pay a consulting firm 200 dollars and hour to boot up a Windows 2003 machine and setup a domain or setup a basic website.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>&gt; the last thing people need during a disaster is Deanna Troi.The story has nothing to do with disasters .
Just volunteering.Visit volunteermatch.com and see how much IT help non-profits need .
Its quite a bit .
The alternative for a lot of non-profits is to pay a consulting firm 200 dollars and hour to boot up a Windows 2003 machine and setup a domain or setup a basic website .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>&gt;the last thing people need during a disaster is Deanna Troi.The story has nothing to do with disasters.
Just volunteering.Visit volunteermatch.com and see how much IT help non-profits need.
Its quite a bit.
The alternative for a lot of non-profits is to pay a consulting firm 200 dollars and hour to boot up a Windows 2003 machine and setup a domain or setup a basic website.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837288</id>
	<title>Re:Church</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263980940000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext>Also "stress" tests.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Also " stress " tests .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Also "stress" tests.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30836976</id>
	<title>The problem with short term - professional</title>
	<author>acomj</author>
	<datestamp>1263979560000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I do a web site as a volunteer.</p><p>
&nbsp; Its not a short term gig because it involves maintenance of backend databases etc..</p><p>Make sure any network you set up is maintenance free or very standard.</p><p>There are lots of ways to volunteer, and find appropriate work.  A site called volunteermatch existed a long time ago.  Sometimes I help with painting.  Its not what I do professionally but its oddly satisfying.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I do a web site as a volunteer .
  Its not a short term gig because it involves maintenance of backend databases etc..Make sure any network you set up is maintenance free or very standard.There are lots of ways to volunteer , and find appropriate work .
A site called volunteermatch existed a long time ago .
Sometimes I help with painting .
Its not what I do professionally but its oddly satisfying .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I do a web site as a volunteer.
  Its not a short term gig because it involves maintenance of backend databases etc..Make sure any network you set up is maintenance free or very standard.There are lots of ways to volunteer, and find appropriate work.
A site called volunteermatch existed a long time ago.
Sometimes I help with painting.
Its not what I do professionally but its oddly satisfying.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30838890</id>
	<title>Redcross volunteer matchup</title>
	<author>TimeOut42</author>
	<datestamp>1263986820000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>There are other sites out there like this one.  <a href="http://www.redcross.org/en/volunteertime" title="redcross.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.redcross.org/en/volunteertime</a> [redcross.org]</p><p>Sean</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>There are other sites out there like this one .
http : //www.redcross.org/en/volunteertime [ redcross.org ] Sean</tokentext>
<sentencetext>There are other sites out there like this one.
http://www.redcross.org/en/volunteertime [redcross.org]Sean</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30839134</id>
	<title>Re:Desktop/network support for women's health clin</title>
	<author>FuckingNickName</author>
	<datestamp>1263987780000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>I even reinstalled the secretary's Windows 98 PC with Ubuntu 9.04 and OpenOffice and told her it was Windows Vista. (HA!)</p></div><p>Is this trolling? You went to volunteer at random medical establishments and installed Linux on random computers, while lying about what you were doing? Seriously? And what do you expect to happen when a maintenance issue arises and some records cannot be obtained?</p><p>Also, what about supporting your local adoption support group? I realise that it is not fashionable to cheerlead adoption, in the way that the right to abort seems to be celebrated. Do you realise how many more women's lives you would help if you did not throw every girl with an unwanted fetus into your political war by seeing yourself as liberating them, when in fact all you are doing is putting new emotional pressures on them? Stop misleading yourself that the alternatives are "abort" and "leave school and look after". Instead you could educate them about the thousands of families looking to take care of children and who often cannot have children of their own.</p><p>disclaimer: this post is not speaking for or against abortion,just speaking against dragging those who find themselves pregnant into the war.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>I even reinstalled the secretary 's Windows 98 PC with Ubuntu 9.04 and OpenOffice and told her it was Windows Vista .
( HA ! ) Is this trolling ?
You went to volunteer at random medical establishments and installed Linux on random computers , while lying about what you were doing ?
Seriously ? And what do you expect to happen when a maintenance issue arises and some records can not be obtained ? Also , what about supporting your local adoption support group ?
I realise that it is not fashionable to cheerlead adoption , in the way that the right to abort seems to be celebrated .
Do you realise how many more women 's lives you would help if you did not throw every girl with an unwanted fetus into your political war by seeing yourself as liberating them , when in fact all you are doing is putting new emotional pressures on them ?
Stop misleading yourself that the alternatives are " abort " and " leave school and look after " .
Instead you could educate them about the thousands of families looking to take care of children and who often can not have children of their own.disclaimer : this post is not speaking for or against abortion,just speaking against dragging those who find themselves pregnant into the war .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I even reinstalled the secretary's Windows 98 PC with Ubuntu 9.04 and OpenOffice and told her it was Windows Vista.
(HA!)Is this trolling?
You went to volunteer at random medical establishments and installed Linux on random computers, while lying about what you were doing?
Seriously? And what do you expect to happen when a maintenance issue arises and some records cannot be obtained?Also, what about supporting your local adoption support group?
I realise that it is not fashionable to cheerlead adoption, in the way that the right to abort seems to be celebrated.
Do you realise how many more women's lives you would help if you did not throw every girl with an unwanted fetus into your political war by seeing yourself as liberating them, when in fact all you are doing is putting new emotional pressures on them?
Stop misleading yourself that the alternatives are "abort" and "leave school and look after".
Instead you could educate them about the thousands of families looking to take care of children and who often cannot have children of their own.disclaimer: this post is not speaking for or against abortion,just speaking against dragging those who find themselves pregnant into the war.
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30838434</id>
	<title>Work your regular job and then donate that money</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263985080000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Look, there is no true altruism.  People donate their time and skills because at the very least it makes them feel good.  This is a "gain" for you.  So let's cut through it.  Just continue working your job for the time you would be on "vacation" and then take that week's (or two week's salary) and send it to the organization of your choice.  For the most part, a highly trained individual doing manual labor is not useful to the people who need help.  There are better uses for your time.  That leads to the question made by the OP.  But you're still not there yet.  Trying to utilize your highly trained skills for that organization is almost certainly not going to work out.  You're not going to accomplish anything meaningful in a week.  So lose all ego, work and give in the most effective way you can.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Look , there is no true altruism .
People donate their time and skills because at the very least it makes them feel good .
This is a " gain " for you .
So let 's cut through it .
Just continue working your job for the time you would be on " vacation " and then take that week 's ( or two week 's salary ) and send it to the organization of your choice .
For the most part , a highly trained individual doing manual labor is not useful to the people who need help .
There are better uses for your time .
That leads to the question made by the OP .
But you 're still not there yet .
Trying to utilize your highly trained skills for that organization is almost certainly not going to work out .
You 're not going to accomplish anything meaningful in a week .
So lose all ego , work and give in the most effective way you can .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Look, there is no true altruism.
People donate their time and skills because at the very least it makes them feel good.
This is a "gain" for you.
So let's cut through it.
Just continue working your job for the time you would be on "vacation" and then take that week's (or two week's salary) and send it to the organization of your choice.
For the most part, a highly trained individual doing manual labor is not useful to the people who need help.
There are better uses for your time.
That leads to the question made by the OP.
But you're still not there yet.
Trying to utilize your highly trained skills for that organization is almost certainly not going to work out.
You're not going to accomplish anything meaningful in a week.
So lose all ego, work and give in the most effective way you can.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30839452</id>
	<title>Overtime</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263989220000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I would say that all of the unpaid overtime I've worked over the years counts as "short term volunteer work"</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I would say that all of the unpaid overtime I 've worked over the years counts as " short term volunteer work "</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I would say that all of the unpaid overtime I've worked over the years counts as "short term volunteer work"</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837700</id>
	<title>Re:with all due respect</title>
	<author>vlm</author>
	<datestamp>1263982620000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>Still, it is hard to see what a shrink or IT guy can accomplish during a 1 Week excursion. The whole idea of volunteering professional services without a much bigger time commitment is silly.</p></div><p>What you're looking for is a job shadowing gig, like a one week internship.</p><p>If you're the type that can keep your mouth shut, this works pretty well.  If you won't shut up, you'll slow down the workers.  However, if you get a good personality match, both sides get quite the education.</p><p>Lots of higher ed professor types do this for a couple days in the summer, in order to integrate their teaching with the needs of the modern workplace, etc.</p><p>Expect to work with smaller companies and sign scary NDAs.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>Still , it is hard to see what a shrink or IT guy can accomplish during a 1 Week excursion .
The whole idea of volunteering professional services without a much bigger time commitment is silly.What you 're looking for is a job shadowing gig , like a one week internship.If you 're the type that can keep your mouth shut , this works pretty well .
If you wo n't shut up , you 'll slow down the workers .
However , if you get a good personality match , both sides get quite the education.Lots of higher ed professor types do this for a couple days in the summer , in order to integrate their teaching with the needs of the modern workplace , etc.Expect to work with smaller companies and sign scary NDAs .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Still, it is hard to see what a shrink or IT guy can accomplish during a 1 Week excursion.
The whole idea of volunteering professional services without a much bigger time commitment is silly.What you're looking for is a job shadowing gig, like a one week internship.If you're the type that can keep your mouth shut, this works pretty well.
If you won't shut up, you'll slow down the workers.
However, if you get a good personality match, both sides get quite the education.Lots of higher ed professor types do this for a couple days in the summer, in order to integrate their teaching with the needs of the modern workplace, etc.Expect to work with smaller companies and sign scary NDAs.
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30839190</id>
	<title>Contact the local non-profits</title>
	<author>hilather</author>
	<datestamp>1263988020000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>I consult for more then one local non-profit organizations in the area regarding networking and IT infrastructure. I've found that most of the smaller organizations operate entirely without an IT department. This is where you would have an opportunity to flex your skills, and possibly make a difference.</htmltext>
<tokenext>I consult for more then one local non-profit organizations in the area regarding networking and IT infrastructure .
I 've found that most of the smaller organizations operate entirely without an IT department .
This is where you would have an opportunity to flex your skills , and possibly make a difference .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I consult for more then one local non-profit organizations in the area regarding networking and IT infrastructure.
I've found that most of the smaller organizations operate entirely without an IT department.
This is where you would have an opportunity to flex your skills, and possibly make a difference.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30839282</id>
	<title>IT Projects for Charities</title>
	<author>CaptainOfSpray</author>
	<datestamp>1263988500000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>This site <a href="http://www.it4communities.org.uk/" title="it4communities.org.uk">IT4Communities</a> [it4communities.org.uk] puts IT-skilled volunteers together with British charities who need them. Check out the list of current projects, see if there is anything suitable.</htmltext>
<tokenext>This site IT4Communities [ it4communities.org.uk ] puts IT-skilled volunteers together with British charities who need them .
Check out the list of current projects , see if there is anything suitable .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>This site IT4Communities [it4communities.org.uk] puts IT-skilled volunteers together with British charities who need them.
Check out the list of current projects, see if there is anything suitable.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30844324</id>
	<title>PureCause.com</title>
	<author>Bob Gelumph</author>
	<datestamp>1264077360000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>PureCause.com is a site set up for exactly this reason.
<br>
I heard about them on the This Week in Startups podcast with Jason Calacanis.
<br>
They're U.K. based and still in beta, but maybe you could be some of their first volunteer.</htmltext>
<tokenext>PureCause.com is a site set up for exactly this reason .
I heard about them on the This Week in Startups podcast with Jason Calacanis .
They 're U.K. based and still in beta , but maybe you could be some of their first volunteer .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>PureCause.com is a site set up for exactly this reason.
I heard about them on the This Week in Startups podcast with Jason Calacanis.
They're U.K. based and still in beta, but maybe you could be some of their first volunteer.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837724</id>
	<title>Responsibility</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263982740000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>As has been mentioned, volunteering any sort of tech work involves a lot of time and ramp up.<br>But it also can cause them to expect you to come back and fix things if they break later.</p><p>And if something you did was incorrect you can be liable for damages.</p><p>In today's society it's much safer to either (if you're feeling guilty for something) donate money or just don't do anything at all. You're safer for it.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>As has been mentioned , volunteering any sort of tech work involves a lot of time and ramp up.But it also can cause them to expect you to come back and fix things if they break later.And if something you did was incorrect you can be liable for damages.In today 's society it 's much safer to either ( if you 're feeling guilty for something ) donate money or just do n't do anything at all .
You 're safer for it .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>As has been mentioned, volunteering any sort of tech work involves a lot of time and ramp up.But it also can cause them to expect you to come back and fix things if they break later.And if something you did was incorrect you can be liable for damages.In today's society it's much safer to either (if you're feeling guilty for something) donate money or just don't do anything at all.
You're safer for it.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30845362</id>
	<title>Re:Impossible to do with organization</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264087020000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>But in most places, they don't lack expertise, they lack resources or political will to accomplish things.  I don't suggest the OP shouldn't go - just to be careful not to go in with the attitude of the first world savior who knows all because we have the education, etc.</p><p>A Brazilian friend once knew an engineer who came down because he wanted to help improve civil engineering infrastructure, to bring the knowledge to the people.  They kindly explained to him that they knew *how* to build bridges. They simply didn't have the resources to do it.  Politically, they couldn't get it accomplished because there was drama about a particular bridge, and the money to build it was not coming.</p><p>Universities in particular, in my experience (having worked throughout Latin America, but being admittedly limited to that region), have plenty of expertise, they simply lack funding to improve the site (or are subject to frequent strikes, civil unrest, or any number of things we are not generally used to in the US).</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>But in most places , they do n't lack expertise , they lack resources or political will to accomplish things .
I do n't suggest the OP should n't go - just to be careful not to go in with the attitude of the first world savior who knows all because we have the education , etc.A Brazilian friend once knew an engineer who came down because he wanted to help improve civil engineering infrastructure , to bring the knowledge to the people .
They kindly explained to him that they knew * how * to build bridges .
They simply did n't have the resources to do it .
Politically , they could n't get it accomplished because there was drama about a particular bridge , and the money to build it was not coming.Universities in particular , in my experience ( having worked throughout Latin America , but being admittedly limited to that region ) , have plenty of expertise , they simply lack funding to improve the site ( or are subject to frequent strikes , civil unrest , or any number of things we are not generally used to in the US ) .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>But in most places, they don't lack expertise, they lack resources or political will to accomplish things.
I don't suggest the OP shouldn't go - just to be careful not to go in with the attitude of the first world savior who knows all because we have the education, etc.A Brazilian friend once knew an engineer who came down because he wanted to help improve civil engineering infrastructure, to bring the knowledge to the people.
They kindly explained to him that they knew *how* to build bridges.
They simply didn't have the resources to do it.
Politically, they couldn't get it accomplished because there was drama about a particular bridge, and the money to build it was not coming.Universities in particular, in my experience (having worked throughout Latin America, but being admittedly limited to that region), have plenty of expertise, they simply lack funding to improve the site (or are subject to frequent strikes, civil unrest, or any number of things we are not generally used to in the US).</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30841268</id>
	<title>Donate, take a holiday.</title>
	<author>jotaeleemeese</author>
	<datestamp>1263999840000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>There are educated people in most countries, you landing there to do work on the cheap is not necessarily help to them, donate money on the other hand and they will be employed to help their own communities.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>There are educated people in most countries , you landing there to do work on the cheap is not necessarily help to them , donate money on the other hand and they will be employed to help their own communities .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>There are educated people in most countries, you landing there to do work on the cheap is not necessarily help to them, donate money on the other hand and they will be employed to help their own communities.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30838522</id>
	<title>2 thumbs up</title>
	<author>snooo53</author>
	<datestamp>1263985440000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>You've got the best idea in this thread.  I'd go one further, and try to really get to know someone there and talk to them about their family and interests.  Maybe it will become a friendship.  I've also found that learning a few words and phrases in the local language and making an effort to use them goes a long ways.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>You 've got the best idea in this thread .
I 'd go one further , and try to really get to know someone there and talk to them about their family and interests .
Maybe it will become a friendship .
I 've also found that learning a few words and phrases in the local language and making an effort to use them goes a long ways .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>You've got the best idea in this thread.
I'd go one further, and try to really get to know someone there and talk to them about their family and interests.
Maybe it will become a friendship.
I've also found that learning a few words and phrases in the local language and making an effort to use them goes a long ways.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30842282</id>
	<title>This is your opportunity to grow</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264009500000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>At work it's tough for the IT guy to say 'Can I try marketing for a week?'  But as a volunteer you have the opportunity to try something you don't know much about and even possibly get to put it on your resume.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>At work it 's tough for the IT guy to say 'Can I try marketing for a week ?
' But as a volunteer you have the opportunity to try something you do n't know much about and even possibly get to put it on your resume .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>At work it's tough for the IT guy to say 'Can I try marketing for a week?
'  But as a volunteer you have the opportunity to try something you don't know much about and even possibly get to put it on your resume.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30840384</id>
	<title>Not worth their time</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263993660000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>The problem is that for more sophisticated work, you need a more sophisticated vetting and orientating program. Unless you developed a long term relationship with the organization, it would be difficult. A random example that doesn't really resemble what you is suicide help hotlines. The counselors receive (or should; not all programs are equal) a good amount of training, but they often will maintain a relationship with the organization for years, doing brief stints. It's not worth it, to train someone for a specialized task, if they're not going to be around long enough to justify the training.</p><p>And, yes. You do need to train people. Even professionals. If you do not have first-hand experience with this kind of training (from an administrative perspective especially), your opinion is probably not relevant. (obviously, there are exceptions to both of my statements)</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>The problem is that for more sophisticated work , you need a more sophisticated vetting and orientating program .
Unless you developed a long term relationship with the organization , it would be difficult .
A random example that does n't really resemble what you is suicide help hotlines .
The counselors receive ( or should ; not all programs are equal ) a good amount of training , but they often will maintain a relationship with the organization for years , doing brief stints .
It 's not worth it , to train someone for a specialized task , if they 're not going to be around long enough to justify the training.And , yes .
You do need to train people .
Even professionals .
If you do not have first-hand experience with this kind of training ( from an administrative perspective especially ) , your opinion is probably not relevant .
( obviously , there are exceptions to both of my statements )</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The problem is that for more sophisticated work, you need a more sophisticated vetting and orientating program.
Unless you developed a long term relationship with the organization, it would be difficult.
A random example that doesn't really resemble what you is suicide help hotlines.
The counselors receive (or should; not all programs are equal) a good amount of training, but they often will maintain a relationship with the organization for years, doing brief stints.
It's not worth it, to train someone for a specialized task, if they're not going to be around long enough to justify the training.And, yes.
You do need to train people.
Even professionals.
If you do not have first-hand experience with this kind of training (from an administrative perspective especially), your opinion is probably not relevant.
(obviously, there are exceptions to both of my statements)</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30840806</id>
	<title>Don't be discouraged, look around</title>
	<author>kuriharu</author>
	<datestamp>1263996240000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>I know it's kind of a longshot, but I say look for some kind of work like what you're proposing.

It's off the beaten path, for sure. But that's where some great ideas can come from. I think your wife being a counselor can actually be a good thing. Someone here wrote "the last thing they need in Haiti is Deanna Troi". That's probably because Deanna Troi was a worthless, useless character whose trite dialog would have made her disappear from the screen if it weren't for the actress' cleavage.

Doing 1-2 weeks of computer work or counseling is a hard one to nail down, but look out there. Write to/email churches or other volunteer groups, and just ask. I'm sure someone will come up with something. Hey, what could it hurt?

Good hunting!</htmltext>
<tokenext>I know it 's kind of a longshot , but I say look for some kind of work like what you 're proposing .
It 's off the beaten path , for sure .
But that 's where some great ideas can come from .
I think your wife being a counselor can actually be a good thing .
Someone here wrote " the last thing they need in Haiti is Deanna Troi " .
That 's probably because Deanna Troi was a worthless , useless character whose trite dialog would have made her disappear from the screen if it were n't for the actress ' cleavage .
Doing 1-2 weeks of computer work or counseling is a hard one to nail down , but look out there .
Write to/email churches or other volunteer groups , and just ask .
I 'm sure someone will come up with something .
Hey , what could it hurt ?
Good hunting !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I know it's kind of a longshot, but I say look for some kind of work like what you're proposing.
It's off the beaten path, for sure.
But that's where some great ideas can come from.
I think your wife being a counselor can actually be a good thing.
Someone here wrote "the last thing they need in Haiti is Deanna Troi".
That's probably because Deanna Troi was a worthless, useless character whose trite dialog would have made her disappear from the screen if it weren't for the actress' cleavage.
Doing 1-2 weeks of computer work or counseling is a hard one to nail down, but look out there.
Write to/email churches or other volunteer groups, and just ask.
I'm sure someone will come up with something.
Hey, what could it hurt?
Good hunting!</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837634</id>
	<title>Look for a local provider to non-profits</title>
	<author>dawich</author>
	<datestamp>1263982380000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Where I live, there is a provider for non-profits - cheap access, connecting them with cheap hardware and software licensing, etc.  Every so often they ahve an IT day of service you can sign up for to wire a space, or configure a bunch of servers/workstations for a youth center, etc.</p><p>Look for names like community computing, communitynet, net, etc.</p><p>R</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Where I live , there is a provider for non-profits - cheap access , connecting them with cheap hardware and software licensing , etc .
Every so often they ahve an IT day of service you can sign up for to wire a space , or configure a bunch of servers/workstations for a youth center , etc.Look for names like community computing , communitynet , net , etc.R</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Where I live, there is a provider for non-profits - cheap access, connecting them with cheap hardware and software licensing, etc.
Every so often they ahve an IT day of service you can sign up for to wire a space, or configure a bunch of servers/workstations for a youth center, etc.Look for names like community computing, communitynet, net, etc.R</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30836926</id>
	<title>Impossible to do with organization</title>
	<author>emj</author>
	<datestamp>1263979380000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext>I worked in Peru and Bolivia in 2001, and I say just go somewhere, most captials in 3rd world countries have multiple NGO offices, go there and ask. Network is hard since you will most likely work for a telecom company instead, but local universities could of course be glad to get help.</htmltext>
<tokenext>I worked in Peru and Bolivia in 2001 , and I say just go somewhere , most captials in 3rd world countries have multiple NGO offices , go there and ask .
Network is hard since you will most likely work for a telecom company instead , but local universities could of course be glad to get help .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I worked in Peru and Bolivia in 2001, and I say just go somewhere, most captials in 3rd world countries have multiple NGO offices, go there and ask.
Network is hard since you will most likely work for a telecom company instead, but local universities could of course be glad to get help.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30840054</id>
	<title>Living in the NGO captital of the World, Kathmandu</title>
	<author>herojig</author>
	<datestamp>1263991920000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext>Living in the NGO capital of the World, Kathmandu, I can tell you this: one week of work is a nice gesture but not particularly useful, considering the resources it takes to train anyone new. I agree with those that say just relax on your one week off a year. But another way to handle a professional service donation is what we do as an A/V studio, where we do one project per business area: audio, video, website, etc. probono for some needy organization. This is done during the course of our working time, and appreciated well by receiving NGOs. Good luck!</htmltext>
<tokenext>Living in the NGO capital of the World , Kathmandu , I can tell you this : one week of work is a nice gesture but not particularly useful , considering the resources it takes to train anyone new .
I agree with those that say just relax on your one week off a year .
But another way to handle a professional service donation is what we do as an A/V studio , where we do one project per business area : audio , video , website , etc .
probono for some needy organization .
This is done during the course of our working time , and appreciated well by receiving NGOs .
Good luck !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Living in the NGO capital of the World, Kathmandu, I can tell you this: one week of work is a nice gesture but not particularly useful, considering the resources it takes to train anyone new.
I agree with those that say just relax on your one week off a year.
But another way to handle a professional service donation is what we do as an A/V studio, where we do one project per business area: audio, video, website, etc.
probono for some needy organization.
This is done during the course of our working time, and appreciated well by receiving NGOs.
Good luck!</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30841110</id>
	<title>Crazy?</title>
	<author>darkpixel2k</author>
	<datestamp>1263998640000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><nobr> <wbr></nobr></p><div class="quote"><p>...volunteer our professional services (I'm a network guy and my wife has a master's degree in counseling)</p></div><p>
You know...that might actually work.  After I let some volunteer-for-a-week upgrade my network, I'm sure my boss will demand I have a shrink examine my brain...</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>...volunteer our professional services ( I 'm a network guy and my wife has a master 's degree in counseling ) You know...that might actually work .
After I let some volunteer-for-a-week upgrade my network , I 'm sure my boss will demand I have a shrink examine my brain.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext> ...volunteer our professional services (I'm a network guy and my wife has a master's degree in counseling)
You know...that might actually work.
After I let some volunteer-for-a-week upgrade my network, I'm sure my boss will demand I have a shrink examine my brain...
	</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837386</id>
	<title>Vacations are supposed to be VACATIONS.</title>
	<author>TomXP411</author>
	<datestamp>1263981300000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Your company gives you time off so you can relax and recharge. They recognize that humans need a few days to unwind and do something NOT work-related.

If you go volunteer and do basically what you would have done at work, isn't that just doing your job somewhere else?</htmltext>
<tokenext>Your company gives you time off so you can relax and recharge .
They recognize that humans need a few days to unwind and do something NOT work-related .
If you go volunteer and do basically what you would have done at work , is n't that just doing your job somewhere else ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Your company gives you time off so you can relax and recharge.
They recognize that humans need a few days to unwind and do something NOT work-related.
If you go volunteer and do basically what you would have done at work, isn't that just doing your job somewhere else?</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30840974</id>
	<title>Be a volunteer at United Nations</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263997500000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>They have multiple options suited to everyone. Choose:</p><p>http://www.unv.org/how-to-volunteer.html</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>They have multiple options suited to everyone .
Choose : http : //www.unv.org/how-to-volunteer.html</tokentext>
<sentencetext>They have multiple options suited to everyone.
Choose:http://www.unv.org/how-to-volunteer.html</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30841350</id>
	<title>Habitat for Humanity</title>
	<author>mkw87</author>
	<datestamp>1264000560000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>I would look to see if you can find a local Habitat for Humanity.  I participated when I was in college, they do different things but mostly volunteers build houses for people who need them.  There is a waiting list for people to get/purchase the houses, but the work is rewarding and they accept volunteers of all skill levels.  If you are not crafty with carpentry, or drywall, etc, then you can always do manual labor (carrying supplies, yard work to prepare outside, etc).</htmltext>
<tokenext>I would look to see if you can find a local Habitat for Humanity .
I participated when I was in college , they do different things but mostly volunteers build houses for people who need them .
There is a waiting list for people to get/purchase the houses , but the work is rewarding and they accept volunteers of all skill levels .
If you are not crafty with carpentry , or drywall , etc , then you can always do manual labor ( carrying supplies , yard work to prepare outside , etc ) .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I would look to see if you can find a local Habitat for Humanity.
I participated when I was in college, they do different things but mostly volunteers build houses for people who need them.
There is a waiting list for people to get/purchase the houses, but the work is rewarding and they accept volunteers of all skill levels.
If you are not crafty with carpentry, or drywall, etc, then you can always do manual labor (carrying supplies, yard work to prepare outside, etc).</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30839096</id>
	<title>Try your local county</title>
	<author>ParanoidJanitor</author>
	<datestamp>1263987660000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>You might check in with your local county.  A few weeks ago, I heard about the IT department in my county making some big changes in the way their network is run, so I volunteered to help out.  It was about half physical moving and organizing of equipment and half technical work.  IT isn't actually my field, but I knew enough of it to be a help rather than a hindrance.  It may be the case that your county doesn't need your help with IT, but they're certain to have something with which you can help out.</htmltext>
<tokenext>You might check in with your local county .
A few weeks ago , I heard about the IT department in my county making some big changes in the way their network is run , so I volunteered to help out .
It was about half physical moving and organizing of equipment and half technical work .
IT is n't actually my field , but I knew enough of it to be a help rather than a hindrance .
It may be the case that your county does n't need your help with IT , but they 're certain to have something with which you can help out .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>You might check in with your local county.
A few weeks ago, I heard about the IT department in my county making some big changes in the way their network is run, so I volunteered to help out.
It was about half physical moving and organizing of equipment and half technical work.
IT isn't actually my field, but I knew enough of it to be a help rather than a hindrance.
It may be the case that your county doesn't need your help with IT, but they're certain to have something with which you can help out.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30848158</id>
	<title>Re:Desktop/network support for women's health clin</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264099020000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><i>I even reinstalled the secretary's Windows 98 PC with Ubuntu 9.04 and OpenOffice and told her it was Windows Vista.</i></p><p>That should work out well when they drop $300 on Quickbooks to install on their fancy Vista machine.  Or what to do when that 1996 PII's processor fan dies.  Hopefully they've still got the Netgear sitting around.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I even reinstalled the secretary 's Windows 98 PC with Ubuntu 9.04 and OpenOffice and told her it was Windows Vista.That should work out well when they drop $ 300 on Quickbooks to install on their fancy Vista machine .
Or what to do when that 1996 PII 's processor fan dies .
Hopefully they 've still got the Netgear sitting around .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I even reinstalled the secretary's Windows 98 PC with Ubuntu 9.04 and OpenOffice and told her it was Windows Vista.That should work out well when they drop $300 on Quickbooks to install on their fancy Vista machine.
Or what to do when that 1996 PII's processor fan dies.
Hopefully they've still got the Netgear sitting around.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837522</parent>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30841388</id>
	<title>Re:Desktop/network support for women's health clin</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264000860000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>what is going on with this post? this is my second read through of the thread, and despite it being an obvious troll as several respondents have since picked up on, it seems to have been moderated right up.</p><p>(1) thousand of women did not die every year from back alley abortions - why ruin your cause with nonsense?;<br>(2) the average abortionist is not significantly older than the average doctor - the "average abortionist is over 60 years old" I expect was completely made up;<br>(3) if you are concerned about reporting requirements, you do not change the operating system on computers processing medically privileged information and then lie about it;<br>(4) OBSD 3.3 hasn't seen any updates for over five years.</p><p>come on, moderators, don't be suckered in by the obvious pro-choice position - Every fact the OP stated was made up, and what he/she claims to have done would be dangerous to the continued operation of the clinic.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>what is going on with this post ?
this is my second read through of the thread , and despite it being an obvious troll as several respondents have since picked up on , it seems to have been moderated right up .
( 1 ) thousand of women did not die every year from back alley abortions - why ruin your cause with nonsense ?
; ( 2 ) the average abortionist is not significantly older than the average doctor - the " average abortionist is over 60 years old " I expect was completely made up ; ( 3 ) if you are concerned about reporting requirements , you do not change the operating system on computers processing medically privileged information and then lie about it ; ( 4 ) OBSD 3.3 has n't seen any updates for over five years.come on , moderators , do n't be suckered in by the obvious pro-choice position - Every fact the OP stated was made up , and what he/she claims to have done would be dangerous to the continued operation of the clinic .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>what is going on with this post?
this is my second read through of the thread, and despite it being an obvious troll as several respondents have since picked up on, it seems to have been moderated right up.
(1) thousand of women did not die every year from back alley abortions - why ruin your cause with nonsense?
;(2) the average abortionist is not significantly older than the average doctor - the "average abortionist is over 60 years old" I expect was completely made up;(3) if you are concerned about reporting requirements, you do not change the operating system on computers processing medically privileged information and then lie about it;(4) OBSD 3.3 hasn't seen any updates for over five years.come on, moderators, don't be suckered in by the obvious pro-choice position - Every fact the OP stated was made up, and what he/she claims to have done would be dangerous to the continued operation of the clinic.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837522</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837980</id>
	<title>Re:Have a vacation AND do something for people</title>
	<author>ari\_j</author>
	<datestamp>1263983580000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>By doing these things you'll stretch your vacation dollars farther, be more in touch with the local culture, have a good time, and help <b>disadvantage people just trying to make an honest living</b>.</p></div><p>I like the way you think.  Or did you mean to add a 'd' in there?<nobr> <wbr></nobr>;)</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>By doing these things you 'll stretch your vacation dollars farther , be more in touch with the local culture , have a good time , and help disadvantage people just trying to make an honest living.I like the way you think .
Or did you mean to add a 'd ' in there ?
; )</tokentext>
<sentencetext>By doing these things you'll stretch your vacation dollars farther, be more in touch with the local culture, have a good time, and help disadvantage people just trying to make an honest living.I like the way you think.
Or did you mean to add a 'd' in there?
;)
	</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837182</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837472</id>
	<title>Re:with all due respect</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263981720000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>"last thing people need during a disaster"<br>Who said anything about a disaster?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>" last thing people need during a disaster " Who said anything about a disaster ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>"last thing people need during a disaster"Who said anything about a disaster?</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30836978</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837668</id>
	<title>Starting an organization for something similar...</title>
	<author>rio517</author>
	<datestamp>1263982560000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Hi,<br> <br>

I'm actually right in the middle of launching an organization to do just this. Initially, we're trying to focus on professional services of advertising professionals and programmers/tech pros to help create public service campaigns.  The site isn't ready. We're right in the middle of a copy rewrite - we even still have lorem ipsum in some places.  If you promise not to judge too harshly, you can visit our totally not ready site at: <a href="http://friendsofwe.org./" title="friendsofwe.org." rel="nofollow">http://friendsofwe.org./</a> [friendsofwe.org.] <br> <br>

Like yourself, we're just trying to find ways we can contribute.<br> <br>

-Mario<br> <br>
mario-a/t-friendsofwe.org</htmltext>
<tokenext>Hi , I 'm actually right in the middle of launching an organization to do just this .
Initially , we 're trying to focus on professional services of advertising professionals and programmers/tech pros to help create public service campaigns .
The site is n't ready .
We 're right in the middle of a copy rewrite - we even still have lorem ipsum in some places .
If you promise not to judge too harshly , you can visit our totally not ready site at : http : //friendsofwe.org./ [ friendsofwe.org .
] Like yourself , we 're just trying to find ways we can contribute .
-Mario mario-a/t-friendsofwe.org</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Hi, 

I'm actually right in the middle of launching an organization to do just this.
Initially, we're trying to focus on professional services of advertising professionals and programmers/tech pros to help create public service campaigns.
The site isn't ready.
We're right in the middle of a copy rewrite - we even still have lorem ipsum in some places.
If you promise not to judge too harshly, you can visit our totally not ready site at: http://friendsofwe.org./ [friendsofwe.org.
]  

Like yourself, we're just trying to find ways we can contribute.
-Mario 
mario-a/t-friendsofwe.org</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837496</id>
	<title>Re:with all due respect</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263981780000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><i>"...the last thing people need during a disaster is Deanna Troi."</i> <br>
<br>
<br>
Really? So, in a place where thousands of people are burying whatever dead loved ones they're lucky enough to find, everybody will be just fine once the running water's fixed?<br>
<br>
There's some people <a href="http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/KEN-01-0096/default.asp" title="samhsa.gov" rel="nofollow">over here</a> [samhsa.gov] who might disagree with that perspective.</htmltext>
<tokenext>" ...the last thing people need during a disaster is Deanna Troi .
" Really ?
So , in a place where thousands of people are burying whatever dead loved ones they 're lucky enough to find , everybody will be just fine once the running water 's fixed ?
There 's some people over here [ samhsa.gov ] who might disagree with that perspective .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>"...the last thing people need during a disaster is Deanna Troi.
" 


Really?
So, in a place where thousands of people are burying whatever dead loved ones they're lucky enough to find, everybody will be just fine once the running water's fixed?
There's some people over here [samhsa.gov] who might disagree with that perspective.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30836978</parent>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837678</id>
	<title>Did he mention a disaster? No.</title>
	<author>stefanlasiewski</author>
	<datestamp>1263982560000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Did he mention a disaster? No. Did he mention Haiti? No.</p><p>Your snide comments are not helpful.</p><p>The poster wants to volunteer his technical skills abroad in an area with need. I'm sure there are plenty of places in the world who could use some professional expertise. You yourself suggest that he can <b>help at home</b>, but perhaps he'd like the experience to help abroad.</p><p><div class="quote"><p>Unless you have an expertise in food distribution/agriculture, medicine, or communication<nobr> <wbr></nobr>... you will probably just be excess baggage.</p></div><p>Really? The Peace Corp seems to be very active in building schools, hospitals and other infrastructure. They aren't excess baggage.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>Did he mention a disaster ?
No. Did he mention Haiti ?
No.Your snide comments are not helpful.The poster wants to volunteer his technical skills abroad in an area with need .
I 'm sure there are plenty of places in the world who could use some professional expertise .
You yourself suggest that he can help at home , but perhaps he 'd like the experience to help abroad.Unless you have an expertise in food distribution/agriculture , medicine , or communication ... you will probably just be excess baggage.Really ?
The Peace Corp seems to be very active in building schools , hospitals and other infrastructure .
They are n't excess baggage .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Did he mention a disaster?
No. Did he mention Haiti?
No.Your snide comments are not helpful.The poster wants to volunteer his technical skills abroad in an area with need.
I'm sure there are plenty of places in the world who could use some professional expertise.
You yourself suggest that he can help at home, but perhaps he'd like the experience to help abroad.Unless you have an expertise in food distribution/agriculture, medicine, or communication ... you will probably just be excess baggage.Really?
The Peace Corp seems to be very active in building schools, hospitals and other infrastructure.
They aren't excess baggage.
	</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30836978</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30842756</id>
	<title>Re:Desktop/network support for women's health clin</title>
	<author>ktappe</author>
	<datestamp>1264013280000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>Is this trolling?</p></div><p>The "Ha" was pretty obviously their attempt at showing it was a joke. Of course they couldn't (long term) claim it was Vista. Don't be knee-jerk.

</p><p>Also, don't mistake things you disagree with for "trolling". Try to understand that there are people who think differently than you do, and that that's not necessarily wrong or evil. I know it's difficult, but try to imagine a universe that doesn't revolve around you and in which you might, on occasion, be wrong.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>Is this trolling ? The " Ha " was pretty obviously their attempt at showing it was a joke .
Of course they could n't ( long term ) claim it was Vista .
Do n't be knee-jerk .
Also , do n't mistake things you disagree with for " trolling " .
Try to understand that there are people who think differently than you do , and that that 's not necessarily wrong or evil .
I know it 's difficult , but try to imagine a universe that does n't revolve around you and in which you might , on occasion , be wrong .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Is this trolling?The "Ha" was pretty obviously their attempt at showing it was a joke.
Of course they couldn't (long term) claim it was Vista.
Don't be knee-jerk.
Also, don't mistake things you disagree with for "trolling".
Try to understand that there are people who think differently than you do, and that that's not necessarily wrong or evil.
I know it's difficult, but try to imagine a universe that doesn't revolve around you and in which you might, on occasion, be wrong.
	</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30839134</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837492</id>
	<title>With the amount I get paid?</title>
	<author>Kenshin</author>
	<datestamp>1263981780000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>With the amount I get paid, I virtual <i>am</i> volunteering.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>With the amount I get paid , I virtual am volunteering .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>With the amount I get paid, I virtual am volunteering.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30843228</id>
	<title>Re:There are companies that do this</title>
	<author>TR0N2OOO</author>
	<datestamp>1264105740000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I am currently working in rural India through a VSO placement.  In addition to England, VSO also has a North American office in Canada.  I am working with an NGO here to develop several databases, as well as general IT help.  While I'm here for two years, there are placements as short as 4 months.  Message me through Slashdot if you want to find out more.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I am currently working in rural India through a VSO placement .
In addition to England , VSO also has a North American office in Canada .
I am working with an NGO here to develop several databases , as well as general IT help .
While I 'm here for two years , there are placements as short as 4 months .
Message me through Slashdot if you want to find out more .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I am currently working in rural India through a VSO placement.
In addition to England, VSO also has a North American office in Canada.
I am working with an NGO here to develop several databases, as well as general IT help.
While I'm here for two years, there are placements as short as 4 months.
Message me through Slashdot if you want to find out more.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837948</parent>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837182</id>
	<title>Have a vacation AND do something for people</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263980400000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>4</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Take your vacation somewhere where your tourism dollars will really help the locals: Goa, India (or just travel in India); lots of places in South America; Phuket, Thailand; etc.  Skip big tourist drawing areas like the Bahamas where your money goes into the pockets of wealthy hotel and tourist industry owners.</p><p>Stay at more modest accommodations.  Spend your money on small local service providers, food providers, crafts makers, and so forth.  Tip them well.</p><p>By doing these things you'll stretch your vacation dollars farther, be more in touch with the local culture, have a good time, and help disadvantage people just trying to make an honest living.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Take your vacation somewhere where your tourism dollars will really help the locals : Goa , India ( or just travel in India ) ; lots of places in South America ; Phuket , Thailand ; etc .
Skip big tourist drawing areas like the Bahamas where your money goes into the pockets of wealthy hotel and tourist industry owners.Stay at more modest accommodations .
Spend your money on small local service providers , food providers , crafts makers , and so forth .
Tip them well.By doing these things you 'll stretch your vacation dollars farther , be more in touch with the local culture , have a good time , and help disadvantage people just trying to make an honest living .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Take your vacation somewhere where your tourism dollars will really help the locals: Goa, India (or just travel in India); lots of places in South America; Phuket, Thailand; etc.
Skip big tourist drawing areas like the Bahamas where your money goes into the pockets of wealthy hotel and tourist industry owners.Stay at more modest accommodations.
Spend your money on small local service providers, food providers, crafts makers, and so forth.
Tip them well.By doing these things you'll stretch your vacation dollars farther, be more in touch with the local culture, have a good time, and help disadvantage people just trying to make an honest living.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837344</id>
	<title>I used to help coordinate volunteers overseas.</title>
	<author>greenguy</author>
	<datestamp>1263981120000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I wouldn't say it's impossible to do well, but it sure is hard, for two reasons. First, it takes a lot of staff time, proportionately, to get a short-term volunteer up to speed. Second, a lot of people (<i>especially</i> people working in their own fields) are very insistent about doing things they way they are used to, and not the way their hosts do them. This means that not only they not helping, they're actually setting the host organization back.</p><p>So, take some time to reflect on your willingness to do someone else's tasks, in their way, on their schedule. To really be helpful requires an uncommon amount of humility.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I would n't say it 's impossible to do well , but it sure is hard , for two reasons .
First , it takes a lot of staff time , proportionately , to get a short-term volunteer up to speed .
Second , a lot of people ( especially people working in their own fields ) are very insistent about doing things they way they are used to , and not the way their hosts do them .
This means that not only they not helping , they 're actually setting the host organization back.So , take some time to reflect on your willingness to do someone else 's tasks , in their way , on their schedule .
To really be helpful requires an uncommon amount of humility .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I wouldn't say it's impossible to do well, but it sure is hard, for two reasons.
First, it takes a lot of staff time, proportionately, to get a short-term volunteer up to speed.
Second, a lot of people (especially people working in their own fields) are very insistent about doing things they way they are used to, and not the way their hosts do them.
This means that not only they not helping, they're actually setting the host organization back.So, take some time to reflect on your willingness to do someone else's tasks, in their way, on their schedule.
To really be helpful requires an uncommon amount of humility.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30878008</id>
	<title>Without borders organizations</title>
	<author>walkingvigil</author>
	<datestamp>1264346580000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Try looking into <a href="http://www.tsfi.org/" title="tsfi.org" rel="nofollow">Telecom sans frontieres</a> [tsfi.org] or <a href="http://www.ewb-usa.org/" title="ewb-usa.org" rel="nofollow">Engineers without borders</a> [ewb-usa.org]. My initial impression of them is that TSFI does more responsive action (being in places where communication issues are already a problem), while EWB focuses mainly on preventative action (performing local projects). Depending on your interest either of those might fit your skillset. Maybe someone with a different understanding of one or both of these organizations can add more?

Let us know how your search goes... I'm in the same market as you; with a degree in logistics and experience in business consulting, and nowhere to volunteer that to.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Try looking into Telecom sans frontieres [ tsfi.org ] or Engineers without borders [ ewb-usa.org ] .
My initial impression of them is that TSFI does more responsive action ( being in places where communication issues are already a problem ) , while EWB focuses mainly on preventative action ( performing local projects ) .
Depending on your interest either of those might fit your skillset .
Maybe someone with a different understanding of one or both of these organizations can add more ?
Let us know how your search goes... I 'm in the same market as you ; with a degree in logistics and experience in business consulting , and nowhere to volunteer that to .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Try looking into Telecom sans frontieres [tsfi.org] or Engineers without borders [ewb-usa.org].
My initial impression of them is that TSFI does more responsive action (being in places where communication issues are already a problem), while EWB focuses mainly on preventative action (performing local projects).
Depending on your interest either of those might fit your skillset.
Maybe someone with a different understanding of one or both of these organizations can add more?
Let us know how your search goes... I'm in the same market as you; with a degree in logistics and experience in business consulting, and nowhere to volunteer that to.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837330</id>
	<title>Re:just say no</title>
	<author>theelectron</author>
	<datestamp>1263981060000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext>Trust me, volunteering can help your your emotional/physical/mental well being more than a simple vacation.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Trust me , volunteering can help your your emotional/physical/mental well being more than a simple vacation .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Trust me, volunteering can help your your emotional/physical/mental well being more than a simple vacation.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30840682</id>
	<title>IJM</title>
	<author>knothead99</author>
	<datestamp>1263995460000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>I know that International Justice Mission needs IT people to help set up new satellite offices when they start in a new area.

See: <a href="http://www.ijm.org/" title="ijm.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.ijm.org/</a> [ijm.org]</htmltext>
<tokenext>I know that International Justice Mission needs IT people to help set up new satellite offices when they start in a new area .
See : http : //www.ijm.org/ [ ijm.org ]</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I know that International Justice Mission needs IT people to help set up new satellite offices when they start in a new area.
See: http://www.ijm.org/ [ijm.org]</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837558</id>
	<title>Your fields aren't short-term.</title>
	<author>Slipped\_Disk</author>
	<datestamp>1263982080000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Counseling and Networking/Telecom are not "short term" one week fields - Networking and Counseling are not like medicine where you can do quick meatball surgery and fix immediate problems.</p><p>For your wife to be of any value she would need to form a therapeutic relationship with people, which takes time and trust.  This won't happen in a week, and such short term "counseling" may end up doing more harm than good.<br>For you to do any good you would need to engineer a solution to some problem (could take more than a week in itself) and be available to help with deployment, which could stretch into months or longer depending on the scale of the project.</p><p>If you want to volunteer I suggest finding local causes - Your wife could work a crisis center hotline one night a week, and you could volunteer at a local non-profit that needs the networking help but can't afford a full-time guy.<br>If you want to help out a stricken region but can't commit to a month or longer I think your money is more useful than your time (and probably tax-deductible).</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Counseling and Networking/Telecom are not " short term " one week fields - Networking and Counseling are not like medicine where you can do quick meatball surgery and fix immediate problems.For your wife to be of any value she would need to form a therapeutic relationship with people , which takes time and trust .
This wo n't happen in a week , and such short term " counseling " may end up doing more harm than good.For you to do any good you would need to engineer a solution to some problem ( could take more than a week in itself ) and be available to help with deployment , which could stretch into months or longer depending on the scale of the project.If you want to volunteer I suggest finding local causes - Your wife could work a crisis center hotline one night a week , and you could volunteer at a local non-profit that needs the networking help but ca n't afford a full-time guy.If you want to help out a stricken region but ca n't commit to a month or longer I think your money is more useful than your time ( and probably tax-deductible ) .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Counseling and Networking/Telecom are not "short term" one week fields - Networking and Counseling are not like medicine where you can do quick meatball surgery and fix immediate problems.For your wife to be of any value she would need to form a therapeutic relationship with people, which takes time and trust.
This won't happen in a week, and such short term "counseling" may end up doing more harm than good.For you to do any good you would need to engineer a solution to some problem (could take more than a week in itself) and be available to help with deployment, which could stretch into months or longer depending on the scale of the project.If you want to volunteer I suggest finding local causes - Your wife could work a crisis center hotline one night a week, and you could volunteer at a local non-profit that needs the networking help but can't afford a full-time guy.If you want to help out a stricken region but can't commit to a month or longer I think your money is more useful than your time (and probably tax-deductible).</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837440</id>
	<title>Re:Church</title>
	<author>fm6</author>
	<datestamp>1263981600000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>They're called "stress tests" now.</p><p>Xenu lives!</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>They 're called " stress tests " now.Xenu lives !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>They're called "stress tests" now.Xenu lives!</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837290</id>
	<title>Why Volunteer?</title>
	<author>xxuserxx</author>
	<datestamp>1263980940000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Just keep working most of us are so underpaid for the hell we go through we might as well be volunteering.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Just keep working most of us are so underpaid for the hell we go through we might as well be volunteering .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Just keep working most of us are so underpaid for the hell we go through we might as well be volunteering.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837464</id>
	<title>volunteer opportunities for tech people</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263981720000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Try volunteer opportunities page on idealist.org</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Try volunteer opportunities page on idealist.org</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Try volunteer opportunities page on idealist.org</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30839300</id>
	<title>Re:with all due respect</title>
	<author>paxundae</author>
	<datestamp>1263988560000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>I would advise against attempting to volunteer counseling outside of the culture in which you grew up and/or received your education and training.  It is *very easy* to make things worse instead of better, especially when dealing with cultures that handle grief in a different manner from what you expect.  There are a number of studies regarding our ("the West's") attempts to set up emergency counseling services after the tsunami at the end of 2004, and mostly they indicate that we hurt more than we helped.  Cultural differences meant that our best efforts simply ended up confusing, frightening, and alienating the victims we were trying to help.

As for networking stuff...I suspect it would be really hard to volunteer those sorts of skills for a week.  You'd need to find a group that had a specific and limited problem that you could assess and fix in a very short amount of time.

I'd say that you should stick to standard physical labor ala habitat for humanity, and/or just donate.</htmltext>
<tokenext>I would advise against attempting to volunteer counseling outside of the culture in which you grew up and/or received your education and training .
It is * very easy * to make things worse instead of better , especially when dealing with cultures that handle grief in a different manner from what you expect .
There are a number of studies regarding our ( " the West 's " ) attempts to set up emergency counseling services after the tsunami at the end of 2004 , and mostly they indicate that we hurt more than we helped .
Cultural differences meant that our best efforts simply ended up confusing , frightening , and alienating the victims we were trying to help .
As for networking stuff...I suspect it would be really hard to volunteer those sorts of skills for a week .
You 'd need to find a group that had a specific and limited problem that you could assess and fix in a very short amount of time .
I 'd say that you should stick to standard physical labor ala habitat for humanity , and/or just donate .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I would advise against attempting to volunteer counseling outside of the culture in which you grew up and/or received your education and training.
It is *very easy* to make things worse instead of better, especially when dealing with cultures that handle grief in a different manner from what you expect.
There are a number of studies regarding our ("the West's") attempts to set up emergency counseling services after the tsunami at the end of 2004, and mostly they indicate that we hurt more than we helped.
Cultural differences meant that our best efforts simply ended up confusing, frightening, and alienating the victims we were trying to help.
As for networking stuff...I suspect it would be really hard to volunteer those sorts of skills for a week.
You'd need to find a group that had a specific and limited problem that you could assess and fix in a very short amount of time.
I'd say that you should stick to standard physical labor ala habitat for humanity, and/or just donate.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837132</id>
	<title>Re:Obvious.</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263980220000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Troll</modclass>
	<modscore>-1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Who's up for a little ass fucking? 17 big black boys against your anus. Bring yo Tears.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Who 's up for a little ass fucking ?
17 big black boys against your anus .
Bring yo Tears .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Who's up for a little ass fucking?
17 big black boys against your anus.
Bring yo Tears.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837836</id>
	<title>Givecamp</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263983160000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I've done several givecamps in Michigan (http://michigangivecamp.org/). They get together a bunch of charities that need small scale dev and IT work (mostly setting up websites) and match a bunch of developers to the charities. Everyone gets together for 48 hours and the projects almost always get completed. It's a great experience.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I 've done several givecamps in Michigan ( http : //michigangivecamp.org/ ) .
They get together a bunch of charities that need small scale dev and IT work ( mostly setting up websites ) and match a bunch of developers to the charities .
Everyone gets together for 48 hours and the projects almost always get completed .
It 's a great experience .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I've done several givecamps in Michigan (http://michigangivecamp.org/).
They get together a bunch of charities that need small scale dev and IT work (mostly setting up websites) and match a bunch of developers to the charities.
Everyone gets together for 48 hours and the projects almost always get completed.
It's a great experience.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30841714</id>
	<title>Volunteer Abroad</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264003800000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I looked into this a while back.  But don't really have the kahoonah's to go through with it.  Looks like a bunch of fun though.  Good Luck!</p><p>http://www.volunteerabroad.com/search.cfm</p><p>Yours Faithfully Anonymous Coward<nobr> <wbr></nobr>:P</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I looked into this a while back .
But do n't really have the kahoonah 's to go through with it .
Looks like a bunch of fun though .
Good Luck ! http : //www.volunteerabroad.com/search.cfmYours Faithfully Anonymous Coward : P</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I looked into this a while back.
But don't really have the kahoonah's to go through with it.
Looks like a bunch of fun though.
Good Luck!http://www.volunteerabroad.com/search.cfmYours Faithfully Anonymous Coward :P</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30837314</id>
	<title>Re:just say no</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263981000000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><i>That's just crazy. Take a vacation, relax, enjoy life. There's plenty of time (51 weeks a year to be exact) that you can toil away at that grindstone.<br>
<br>
Trust me, you (and your emotional/physical/mental well being) will thank me.
</i> <br>
<br>
If you only get one week off a year, then you can do much better for your emotional/physical/mental well being. I get nearly 4 weeks off a year at my job. Of course, I could be making more money-wise elsewhere, but I don't consider money the be-all-end-all measure of worth.</htmltext>
<tokenext>That 's just crazy .
Take a vacation , relax , enjoy life .
There 's plenty of time ( 51 weeks a year to be exact ) that you can toil away at that grindstone .
Trust me , you ( and your emotional/physical/mental well being ) will thank me .
If you only get one week off a year , then you can do much better for your emotional/physical/mental well being .
I get nearly 4 weeks off a year at my job .
Of course , I could be making more money-wise elsewhere , but I do n't consider money the be-all-end-all measure of worth .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>That's just crazy.
Take a vacation, relax, enjoy life.
There's plenty of time (51 weeks a year to be exact) that you can toil away at that grindstone.
Trust me, you (and your emotional/physical/mental well being) will thank me.
If you only get one week off a year, then you can do much better for your emotional/physical/mental well being.
I get nearly 4 weeks off a year at my job.
Of course, I could be making more money-wise elsewhere, but I don't consider money the be-all-end-all measure of worth.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30838328</id>
	<title>Re:Have a vacation AND do something for people</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1263984780000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>This is a very excellent point of view and I agree completely. Even if you are traveling in the US, it's nice to be a patron of a small business (a local B&amp;B for instance) instead of getting a room at the local mariott. But this is a great point on many levels.</p><p>Pick a spot, especially if you know anyone in the area you could be visiting, and try to find a small business who can't afford to advertise. It's gonna be some research work, but you'll find everything you need to have an awesome vacation and you'll not only get the most bang for your buck but you'll feel good about it knowing you may have connected with a real person struggling to run their business.</p><p>There was a small "hostel" that was owned by a very nice family, you could tell it was just their house, be it an oversized one, turned into a hostel. It was great. Best service we've ever had and they sure didn't mind providing it because we sure didn't mind paying for it. In the end we saved money but would love to make it a tradition and be recurring guests.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>This is a very excellent point of view and I agree completely .
Even if you are traveling in the US , it 's nice to be a patron of a small business ( a local B&amp;B for instance ) instead of getting a room at the local mariott .
But this is a great point on many levels.Pick a spot , especially if you know anyone in the area you could be visiting , and try to find a small business who ca n't afford to advertise .
It 's gon na be some research work , but you 'll find everything you need to have an awesome vacation and you 'll not only get the most bang for your buck but you 'll feel good about it knowing you may have connected with a real person struggling to run their business.There was a small " hostel " that was owned by a very nice family , you could tell it was just their house , be it an oversized one , turned into a hostel .
It was great .
Best service we 've ever had and they sure did n't mind providing it because we sure did n't mind paying for it .
In the end we saved money but would love to make it a tradition and be recurring guests .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>This is a very excellent point of view and I agree completely.
Even if you are traveling in the US, it's nice to be a patron of a small business (a local B&amp;B for instance) instead of getting a room at the local mariott.
But this is a great point on many levels.Pick a spot, especially if you know anyone in the area you could be visiting, and try to find a small business who can't afford to advertise.
It's gonna be some research work, but you'll find everything you need to have an awesome vacation and you'll not only get the most bang for your buck but you'll feel good about it knowing you may have connected with a real person struggling to run their business.There was a small "hostel" that was owned by a very nice family, you could tell it was just their house, be it an oversized one, turned into a hostel.
It was great.
Best service we've ever had and they sure didn't mind providing it because we sure didn't mind paying for it.
In the end we saved money but would love to make it a tradition and be recurring guests.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30838738</id>
	<title>Re:Funny you should ask...</title>
	<author>Sneftel</author>
	<datestamp>1263986160000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Heh. Good luck convincing the IRS of that.. they don't allow you to deduct the value of your time for services provided to a charitable organization.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Heh .
Good luck convincing the IRS of that.. they do n't allow you to deduct the value of your time for services provided to a charitable organization .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Heh.
Good luck convincing the IRS of that.. they don't allow you to deduct the value of your time for services provided to a charitable organization.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_20_206249.30846646</id>
	<title>IRACAMBI</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264092840000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>In case your're interested in BRAZIL I suggest IRACAMBI:<br>www.iracambi.com</p><p>I used to work there with the network, but they are always needing help.<br>In case you want more information, my mail is carlos.oliv *at* gmail.com.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>In case your 're interested in BRAZIL I suggest IRACAMBI : www.iracambi.comI used to work there with the network , but they are always needing help.In case you want more information , my mail is carlos.oliv * at * gmail.com .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>In case your're interested in BRAZIL I suggest IRACAMBI:www.iracambi.comI used to work there with the network, but they are always needing help.In case you want more information, my mail is carlos.oliv *at* gmail.com.</sentencetext>
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