Home > How To Help > Volunteer Form Volunteer Application While Love Without Boundaries Foundation always has more volunteers wanting to help than positions available, we welcome your interest as we have ongoing needs in all of our programs. LWB does not discriminate based on race, sex, religion, country of origin, age, disability, or sexual orientation. All potential volunteers for LWB should accurately complete this application form. When a position opens, applications will be reviewed by program directors. Letters of recommendation may be requested. All of our volunteers must sign a Non-disclosure Agreement and return it to us before they can begin their volunteer work. Continuation of volunteer positions is contingent upon, among other things, the availability of funding for the program and sufficient work. General Volunteer Questionnaire/Application  * denotes REQUIRED field Date: 07/30/10 Name:  * Address:  * City:  * State/Province:  * Zip/Postal Code:  * Country:  * Home Phone:  * Cell Phone: Business Phone: Email Address:  *   1. Which of our program areas do you feel would be the best fit for your interest and skills? Please rank in order of preference and place an 'X' by programs you are NOT interested in.   Education   Foster Care   Healing Homes   Medical   Nutrition   Orphanage Assistance   General Administration/Business Skills/Legal   Development/Merchandising/Events/PR   Communications/Website/Social Media   2. Are you interested in helping with special projects, such as holiday or gift cards, mailings, fundraising, blog, etc.? Yes     No   3. Please tell us about any skills or interests that you have that could be used to help LWB. Examples would be teacher, nurse, secretary, translator, graphic artist, photographer, attorney, accountant, business, computer, fundraising, marketing, PR, communications, social media business experience that you have that could be used to help LWB.   4. What software are you familiar with (Word, Excel, Publisher, photo editing software, etc.)? Please indicate novice, proficient, or power user for each type of software.   5. What social media/internet communications methods are you familiar with (Skype, Twitter, Facebook, other social media, e-mail, blogs, etc.)? Please indicate novice, proficient or power user for each type.   6. Do you like to learn new software/social media applications? Yes     No   7. Many of our positions involve sponsor communications. Do you enjoy writing or would you prefer a position that requires less writing skills? I enjoy writing, and would like a position which involves writing. No, I prefer a job which requires less writing skills.   8. What is your native language? Do you know any language other than English? If yes, please indicate which language(s) and note your skill level for each language. Language 1: Oral Skills (Listening and Speaking): Polite    Literate    Fluent Written Skills (Reading and Writing): Polite    Literate    Fluent Language 2: Oral Skills (Listening and Speaking): Polite    Literate    Fluent Written Skills (Reading and Writing): Polite    Literate    Fluent Language 3: Oral Skills (Listening and Speaking): Polite    Literate    Fluent Written Skills (Reading and Writing): Polite    Literate    Fluent   9. Tell us about your working style. Do you prefer to work as a team, independently, or are you comfortable with either style? On a team    Independent    Either style   10. Do you prefer clearly defined routine tasks and projects or projects that have a goal but that leave execution to your own planning? Clearly Defined Tasks    Tasks left to my own planning   11. Tell us about your leadership skills. Do you like to be a leader on a project or prefer to be a team member? If you have experience in managing people, please describe and indicate size of group managed (include both paid and volunteer experience). Leader    Team Member   12. What would you do if you found you could not meet the responsibilities of your position in a timely and effective manner?   13. How would you approach a difference of opinion with a fellow volunteer?   14. How did you hear about LWB? Friend Website UN site Twitter Surfing Sites Other   15. Why do you wish to volunteer with LWB?   16. Please tell us about yourself and family.   17. Are you over 18 years of age? * Yes    No   18. Please list any charity/organization affiliations you have. *   19. We have many deadlines to meet, and it is important that everyone who volunteers realizes that, although we are volunteers, this is a real JOB. Reports to donors, correspondence and other responsibilities must be done in a timely manner. What kind of time commitment do you have available to help LWB? * 1-5 hours per week 6-10 hours per week 11-20 hours per week 20+ hours per week   20. Are you willing to sign a non-disclosure agreement saying that everything you learn through LWB is confidential and cannot be shared without consent from the Board of Directors? * Yes    No   21. Are you aware that you will not be paid a salary? * Yes    No   22. Please read the following mission statement: Love Without Boundaries Foundation is a worldwide group of volunteers dedicated to improving the lives of orphaned and impoverished children in China. We provide humanitarian aid in five key areas–medical, education, healing homes, foster care and orphanage assistance–enabling children to receive families through adoption or to become self-sustaining members of their communities. We expect official LWB volunteers to fully understand this statement and to represent what we believe to the public. We have worked extremely hard to build a strong level of trust with officials in China, and we expect our volunteers to do nothing to jeopardize our ability to work freely with orphaned and impoverished children in China. Are you willing to conduct yourself in a way in public, both in speaking and on email lists, which will honor China and not cause harm to our programs? * Yes    No   23. Are you willing to come to LWB directors first with any problems or disagreement with other LWB volunteers in order to keep the foundation running as a true team? * Yes    No   24. Are you available to travel to China at your expense if the need arises? * Yes    No We thank you for your interest!     * Enter text as shown in image in box below: :