{"id":196,"date":"2023-06-22T03:29:37","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T03:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/upglo-annual.kudos.nyc\/2022\/?page_id=196"},"modified":"2023-06-22T03:29:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T03:29:37","slug":"volunteering-for-success","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/annual-report.upwardlyglobal.org\/2022\/volunteering-for-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteering for Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"page-heading-block_d125304333e9a481a2983d19ea7f8190\" class=\"block-page-heading pb-10 lg:pb-15\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"pl-4.5 xl:pl-0 md:grid md:grid-cols-12 md:gap-x-8.25\">\n                            <h1 class=\"mb-5 pt-5 text-[30px] leading-tight font-serif font-serif-bold \n                    md:col-span-full md:text-5xl md:pt-10\n                    lg:text-6xl lg:pt-24 lg:mb-7.5\n                    xl:text-7xl xl:pt-30 xl:col-span-8 xl:col-start-2 xl:leading-[1.3]\"\n                >\n                    Volunteering for Success                <\/h1>\n                \n                            <div class=\"font-serif font-serif-bold text-primary leading-[1.4] \n                    md:col-span-10\n                    lg:text-[22px]\n                    xl:col-span-8 xl:col-start-2\"\n                >\n                    <p>Volunteers play a critical role in transforming job seekers\u2019 lives by sharing knowledge of U.S. workplace culture and industry insights, as well as supporting networking.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <div id=\"two-columns-text-block_9419eb005a238fecbbaea1a8c873496b\" class=\"block-two-columns-text pb-15 container\">\n        <div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-y-6 md:grid-cols-12 md:gap-x-8.25\">\n            <div class=\"col-span-1 md:col-span-6 xl:col-span-5 xl:col-start-2\">\n                                    <div class=\"prose prose-sm xl:prose-lg\">\n                        <p>An estimated 85% of people in the U.S. find their jobs through networking, but many immigrants and refugees lack the relationships that help with navigating the job-search process. In 2022, almost 1,000 volunteers donated time to coach, mentor, and network with job seekers.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"col-span-1 md:col-span-6 xl:col-span-5\">\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"people-quotes-block_04e17ee73c7eaed5ba047dcbac0c8f43\" class=\"block-people-quotes xl:pt-10\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-y-7.5 md:grid-cols-12 md:gap-x-8.25 items-end\">\n            <div class=\"col-span-1 md:col-span-6 md:order-2 xl:col-span-5\">\n                                    <figure class=\"people-quote-text text-white mb-10 xl:mb-48\">\n                        <blockquote class=\"font-serif font-serif-bold text-lg leading-[1.4] lg:text-xl lg:leading-[1.4] xl:text-2xl\">\n                            <span>\u201c<\/span>\n                            Upwardly Global&#8217;s volunteer-run Leadership Councils are key support networks for newcomers entering the U.S. labor market, and it was my pleasure to work with this community of volunteers and newcomers last spring. One volunteer called alumni and newcomers the \u2018heart and soul of the Upwardly Global community,\u2019 but it struck me that it is both the volunteers and the newcomers that form the lifeblood of this organization.\u201d                        <\/blockquote>\n\n                                                    <figcaption class=\"people-quote-text__cite border-t-2 border-white mt-7.5 pt-2 lg:pt-3 lg:mt-10 xl:mt-15\">\n                                <p class=\"people-quote-text__name font-serif font-serif-bold mb-1 text-base leading-[1.4] lg:text-[22px] lg:leading-[1.4]\">\n                                    Chiedza Pasipanodya                                <\/p>\n                                \n                                                                    <p class=\"people-quote-text__job-title text-xs leading-[1.4] lg:text-base lg:leading-[1.4]\">\n                                        Leadership Council Outreach Coordinator                                    <\/p>\n                                                            <\/figcaption>\n                                            <\/figure>\n                            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"col-span-1 md:col-span-6 md:order-1\">\n                                    <div class=\"people-quote-photo\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"994\" height=\"1106\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.upwardlyglobal.org\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Chiedza-Hires-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.upwardlyglobal.org\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Chiedza-Hires-1.png 994w, https:\/\/annual-report.upwardlyglobal.org\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Chiedza-Hires-1-270x300.png 270w, https:\/\/annual-report.upwardlyglobal.org\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Chiedza-Hires-1-920x1024.png 920w, https:\/\/annual-report.upwardlyglobal.org\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Chiedza-Hires-1-768x855.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 994px) 100vw, 994px\" \/>                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-196","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/annual-report.upwardlyglobal.org\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/annual-report.upwardlyglobal.org\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/annual-report.upwardlyglobal.org\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/annual-report.upwardlyglobal.org\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/annual-report.upwardlyglobal.org\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/annual-report.upwardlyglobal.org\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/196\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/annual-report.upwardlyglobal.org\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}