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- By Audrey Fancher
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
International Volunteering for Artsies
Don't underestimate the contribution someone with an arts background can make on an international development project.

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- By Bernice Yanful
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
Do No Harm: Overseas Medical Volunteering
Volunteer health and medical placements abroad can be enormously beneficial, or terribly irresponsible. Here are five ways to avoid common pitfalls.

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- By Jeff Minthorn
- Category: Work Abroad
How to Become an Expedition Leader
Verge asks veteran guide and instructor, Jade Bielski, just what it takes to become a top-notch expedition leader.

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- By Taylor St. John
- Category: Budget Traveller
Crowdfunding: My Trip; Your Dime
There's a big difference between getting people to pay for your wanderlust and garnering support for a worthy cause.

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- By Joe Aultman-Moore
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
Farm Volunteering: How to Decode the Listings
Golden opportunity or black hole? A veteran WWOOFer shares his top tips for choosing a volunteer farm placement.

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- By Jessica Lockhart
- Category: Travel intelligence
From the Field Blog: Editors's Choice
A round-up of Verge editorial staff's favourite blog posts over the past few months.

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- By Jennalyn Christopherson
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs

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- By Lynn Spreadbury
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook

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- By Tina Chow
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs