positivity Archives - TettyBetty TettyBetty Sun, 22 Nov 2020 09:53:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Want to Give Back to the Community? Why Not Volunteer Travel https://tettybetty.com/want-to-give-back-to-the-community-why-not-volunteer-travel/ Mon, 23 Nov 2020 08:42:00 +0000 https://tettybetty.com/?p=35781 Volunteer tourism is a way of fulfilling the desire to visit, experience a place, and then give back to its community. Driven by a desire to understand the place they are visiting, many tourists are seeking more hands-on travel opportunities. The benefits of volunteer traveling are manyfold ranging from very personal goals to intercultural, academic, […]

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Volunteer tourism is a way of fulfilling the desire to visit, experience a place, and then give back to its community. Driven by a desire to understand the place they are visiting, many tourists are seeking more hands-on travel opportunities. The benefits of volunteer traveling are manyfold ranging from very personal goals to intercultural, academic, and professional development growth opportunities.

But with countless volunteer programs, it’s easy to get lost. Recently, we’ve come across the for-profit tech company and online platform, GivingWay. According to the company, they aim to connect volunteers with non-profits on the ground for free, so non-profits can clearly communicate their wishes, and volunteers can direct their contribution where most needed.

The company receives a commission on transactions that run through their platform, such as volunteering fees paid to nonprofits and donations made through their system, so hopefully—everyone wins.

“We believe great businesses can drive impact on a very wide scale, and we are working hard to achieve this,” write GivingWay on their website. “Alright, it’s not just about hard work… we also happen to LOVE what we do,” they note.

And with restrictions of travel, their platform also provides other options such as volunteering from home, donating funds or setting up a fundraising page in ways that maximize efficiency and impact. Follow them on social media, or head to their website for more info.

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Here’s An Instagram Page That’s Actually Worth Following https://tettybetty.com/heres-an-instagram-page-thats-actually-worth-following/ Thu, 19 Sep 2019 10:42:34 +0000 https://tettybetty.com/?p=29549 With all that negativity going around on social media, we could all use a little positive energy. Stacie Swift’s illustrated quotes and notes might just be that extra something. It’s the Instagram guide we needed but didn’t deserve. Combining hand-drawn images and type, Swift creates relatable content that packs a punch. It’s little wonder that […]

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With all that negativity going around on social media, we could all use a little positive energy. Stacie Swift’s illustrated quotes and notes might just be that extra something. It’s the Instagram guide we needed but didn’t deserve.

Combining hand-drawn images and type, Swift creates relatable content that packs a punch. It’s little wonder that her Instagram page has amassed well over 200k followers. “I’d like to think that my sentimental nature and sense of humor come across in my work so hopefully they are representative of those elements of my personality,” she told The Smuggler.

“All of my work starts out as a rough idea in a sketchbook or on a loose sheet of paper,” she explained her process. “I’m not one of these people who have beautifully presented sketchbooks! Scribbled roughs are usually followed by some internet research for image references from which I begin to make pencil drawings. When I am happy with those I reproduce a final version of the drawing in black fineliner and scan the images into Photoshop to color, edit and compose my finished artwork.”

Aside from illustration and calligraphy art, she also enjoys content creation and has collaborated with various companies. Her designs vary from social media content to pin badges and playing cards. “When I was very little I wanted to be a hot dog lady,” she admitted. “I hadn’t even considered illustration as an option until I was almost 20 and when I was 23 that I went back to study illustration.”

It’s a good thing she had. Take a look at some of her work in the gallery below:

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ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> positivity Archives - TettyBetty TettyBetty Sun, 22 Nov 2020 09:53:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Want to Give Back to the Community? Why Not Volunteer Travel https://tettybetty.com/want-to-give-back-to-the-community-why-not-volunteer-travel/ Mon, 23 Nov 2020 08:42:00 +0000 https://tettybetty.com/?p=35781 Volunteer tourism is a way of fulfilling the desire to visit, experience a place, and then give back to its community. Driven by a desire to understand the place they are visiting, many tourists are seeking more hands-on travel opportunities. The benefits of volunteer traveling are manyfold ranging from very personal goals to intercultural, academic, […]

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Volunteer tourism is a way of fulfilling the desire to visit, experience a place, and then give back to its community. Driven by a desire to understand the place they are visiting, many tourists are seeking more hands-on travel opportunities. The benefits of volunteer traveling are manyfold ranging from very personal goals to intercultural, academic, and professional development growth opportunities.

But with countless volunteer programs, it’s easy to get lost. Recently, we’ve come across the for-profit tech company and online platform, GivingWay. According to the company, they aim to connect volunteers with non-profits on the ground for free, so non-profits can clearly communicate their wishes, and volunteers can direct their contribution where most needed.

The company receives a commission on transactions that run through their platform, such as volunteering fees paid to nonprofits and donations made through their system, so hopefully—everyone wins.

“We believe great businesses can drive impact on a very wide scale, and we are working hard to achieve this,” write GivingWay on their website. “Alright, it’s not just about hard work… we also happen to LOVE what we do,” they note.

And with restrictions of travel, their platform also provides other options such as volunteering from home, donating funds or setting up a fundraising page in ways that maximize efficiency and impact. Follow them on social media, or head to their website for more info.

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Here’s An Instagram Page That’s Actually Worth Following https://tettybetty.com/heres-an-instagram-page-thats-actually-worth-following/ Thu, 19 Sep 2019 10:42:34 +0000 https://tettybetty.com/?p=29549 With all that negativity going around on social media, we could all use a little positive energy. Stacie Swift’s illustrated quotes and notes might just be that extra something. It’s the Instagram guide we needed but didn’t deserve. Combining hand-drawn images and type, Swift creates relatable content that packs a punch. It’s little wonder that […]

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With all that negativity going around on social media, we could all use a little positive energy. Stacie Swift’s illustrated quotes and notes might just be that extra something. It’s the Instagram guide we needed but didn’t deserve.

Combining hand-drawn images and type, Swift creates relatable content that packs a punch. It’s little wonder that her Instagram page has amassed well over 200k followers. “I’d like to think that my sentimental nature and sense of humor come across in my work so hopefully they are representative of those elements of my personality,” she told The Smuggler.

“All of my work starts out as a rough idea in a sketchbook or on a loose sheet of paper,” she explained her process. “I’m not one of these people who have beautifully presented sketchbooks! Scribbled roughs are usually followed by some internet research for image references from which I begin to make pencil drawings. When I am happy with those I reproduce a final version of the drawing in black fineliner and scan the images into Photoshop to color, edit and compose my finished artwork.”

Aside from illustration and calligraphy art, she also enjoys content creation and has collaborated with various companies. Her designs vary from social media content to pin badges and playing cards. “When I was very little I wanted to be a hot dog lady,” she admitted. “I hadn’t even considered illustration as an option until I was almost 20 and when I was 23 that I went back to study illustration.”

It’s a good thing she had. Take a look at some of her work in the gallery below:

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