My Nonprofit Reviews
Gina S.
Review for National Novel Writing Month, Berkeley, CA, USA
It was probably a year or two ago that I first heard of NaNoWriMo as I made my rounds on the internet. At the time, I thought to myself; "50000 words in one month? That's insanity, impossible!" I never believed I could do it. But this last year when November came around, I decided I would give it a shot. No pressure; just writing as much as I could whenever I could and trying not to delete it. In just under the allotted 30 days, I wrote my 50K. Now I have a rough draft penned for my first novel, and I hope to rewrite it well enough to submit. I have long dreamed of becoming a writer, since my first foray into the Scholastic Young Author's competition in kindergarten, nigh on a quarter of a century ago.
My own feeling of success at completing the competition is nothing compared to how much I hope that I will be able to succeed thanks to what I have learned from the excellent volunteers and regional moderators that work for them. I hope to be able to spend more time with children in my family to get them interested in writing starting with this year.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
my ability to write more than I ever thought possible in a shorter frame of time than I could have imagined. I received the assistance and skilled help of the many volunteers and professional writers involved in the organization.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
I would like to spread the reach even farther through the country and convince everyone they can write; they can put their thoughts to paper. Even if no one else ever reads it, writing can be extremely cathartic.
Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
A lot
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
What one change could this group make that would improve your volunteer experience?
More helpers for revisions.
Did your volunteer experience have an effect on you? (teaching you a new skill, or introducing new friends, etc.)
I learned that if I really put my mind to it, I could write more than I imagined I could; that all it takes is the conviction to keep plugging away.
How did this volunteer experience make you feel?
I felt successful for the first time I can remember.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
