My Volunteer Experience Brad Ng
Volunteer Brad Ng in the Visual Design Team, SAcommunity at Connecting Up, Infoxchange
International Volunteer Day 2019, 5 December - Why We Volunteer!
December 5 is International Volunteer Day 2019 and to celebrate volunteering and recognise volunteer contributions to Connecting Up Inc. we decided we would like to highlight some of our talented team members.
The SAcommunity Team welcomed some new members to our volunteer group in August this year including Brad who shares with us his volunteer experience below:
My reasons for volunteering for SAcommunity at Connecting Up, Infoxchange
My name is Brad and I am an international student from Singapore studying marketing at the University of Adelaide. I started volunteering at Connecting Up to experience the working environment as well as contribute my time to the community. Volunteering has also allowed me to meet new people from all walks of life that I otherwise would not have met.
I am studying to be a marketing professional in the future and Connecting Up provides mentorship to aid in my pursuit. The mentorship has been an eye-opening experience as it provides insights into the experiences that my mentor Sam Lloyd, a Digital Marketing Coordinator has had as a working professional.
Volunteering at Connecting Up has also allowed me to express my creativity through creating simple graphic design on logos via Canva. This work provides a clear standard image for some of community services listed adding a visual to their directory information.
Overall, I enjoy volunteering at Connecting Up as it provides me with valuable experiences, meaningful relationships as well as learning and improving new skills. I highly recommend volunteering to students as a first step in their careers.
Image: Volunteer Brad Ng, with volunteers Sophie Hood, Matthew Blandford, Edward Windsor and Stathis Avramis along with some of Brad's logo designs for the SAcommunity directory
Brad Ng
Brad joined the team on the 30 August 2019 while studying marketing as an international student at the University of Adelaide. He has enjoyed the opportunity to undertake creative tasks as a volunteer, such as designing generic graphics and logos using Canva to represent services in the SAcommunity website, to this point providing 25 logos!
Volunteering at Connecting Up has provided Brad with opportunities to learn and develop new skills, gain practical experience and meet new people. In particularly his volunteer mentor Sam Lloyd, Marketing Lead - Products and Services who provided much welcome information and assistance on the Media and Marketing industry.
Brad took leave from volunteering to complete his student internship, however this year having completed his studies and moved home to Singapore, Brad has recently rejoined the team. He continues to volunteer remotely for SAcommunity providing graphic logos to order for the directory while searching for full-time employment. Brad previously wrote about his volunteering experience >>here.
Editors note:
We are thrilled to announce that Brad has now found a position as a Customer Marketing Specialist at a computer software company in Singapore - Congratulations Brad!
Brad's initial contract position in 26 June 2021 became a full-time position in March 2022 and he has kindly elected to continue to volunteer for Connecting Up around his full-time work, creating graphic images used throughout the directory used as visual communication aids. These assist people in quickly recognising and identifying services provided by various organisations, improving the look and use of the listings.
Image: Brad Ng volunteering for SAcommunity remotely in Singapore while working full-time - thanks Brad!
Why we Volunteer - hear from our volunteers on the following blog posts
International Volunteer Day 2019
International Volunteer Day 2019 - Why We Volunteer 1!
International Volunteer Day 2019 - Why We Volunteer 2!
International Volunteer Day 2019 - Why We Volunteer 3!
International Volunteer Day 2019 - Why We Volunteer 4!
International Volunteer Day 2019 - Why We Volunteer 5!
