In 2014 I joined Salesforce and was introduced to corporate philanthropy as we were given a number of days to use on charitable events.
Since then I have been actively engaged in charity activities and between 2015 and 2019 I was on the Board of Trustees for the local charity Futureversity.
I think there are essentially three ways to give back: Support with money, support with time (e.g. volunteering at food banks) and support with expertise.
Originally, I supported with time by volunteered at Fareshare, but quickly realised that I could help more directly with my expertise as a designer.
Since then, I've run a number of sessions teaching 100s children and young people paper prototyping as a way to introduce them to how to capture and test ideas fast always with a focus on the users.
For me personally, giving back gives me an incredible amount of positive energy and feelings. And I learn as much as the participants from each and every activity.
I can only recommend volunteering work in the most highly manner.
