Activate Advanced. Unit 9. Volunteering Vocabulary. Flashcards
An organisation established to provide financial support for specific groups in need
Foundation (n.)
To use a lot of your physical, mental, or financial resources
Dig deep (exp.) -
A person (or event) involved in collecting money for a charity
Fundraiser (n.) - recaudación de fondos
A year spent travelling or working, taken between leaving school and starting university
Gap year (n.) - año sabático
A person who takes direct action to achieve political or social goals
Activist (n.)
An organisation set up to provide help and raise money for those in need
Charity (n.) - organización benéfica
People who form part of a group or organisation
Members (n.)
Characterized by finding yourself in a poorer or in a more difficult situation
Worse off (adj.) - peor
Knowledge and understanding that something exists or is happening
Awareness (n.) - sensibilización, concienciación
Existing or happening all over the world
Worlwide (adj.) - a nivel mundial
Unselfish concern for the happiness and welfare of other people
Altruism (n.)
A gift or payment to a common fund or collection
Contribution (n.) - aportación
Charitable acts or other good works that help others or society as whole
Philanthropy (n.)
Characterized by generosity towards those in need
Charitable (adj.) - caritativo
To provide funds for a project or activity or the person carrying it out
Sponsor (v.) (n.)
Financial support received from a sponsor
Sponsorship (n.)
The quality of being kind and giving towards others
Generosity (n.)
Friendly and helpful feelings towards others
Goodwill (n.) - buena voluntad
An effort to bring services or information to people who need them
Outreach programme (n.) - programa de divulgación, programa de difusión
The collective word for young people
Youth (n.) - juventud
Working without receiving a salary
Unpaid (adj.)
An institution providing accommodation for the elderly
Care home (n.) - casa de acogida, residencia
A place where stray, lost, or abandoned animals are housed
Animal shelter (n.) - Refugio animal
Something that is given to a charity, especially a sum of money
Donation (n.)
To do something good for someone
Do a good deed (exp.) - hacer una buena acción
Publicly (/’pablikli/) funded and not established with the intention of making money
Non-profit (adj.)
