k_rikigai_via_nonprofits ,,, k_arthur_brooks

Background: r-ikigai is hard to achieve with those 4 pillars. For me (and other retirees), nonprofits can 1) provide income, however tiny or adhoc, 2) satisfy world-need 3) meet personal interests 4) utilize my strengths [experience, talent].

More important than income is human-interaction, the /antithesis/ of isolation, and the focus of this bpost.

— my unique need for interaction.. Each retiree is different. For myself, I foresee a clear personal Need for human interaction once I stop commuting to an office every morning. I sense the same need in Arthur Brooks.

Once I recognize this personal need, I will allocate my (financial and time) resources. I will reduce allocation to “retiring in style” such as sight-seeing, food, housing, fashion

Human interaction is not limited to my own family or old friends.  I want to make new friends, and have wider social interactions.

— idea: donation .. I feel if you donate to a suitable organization, they would engage with you and get you involved.

Avoid donations without human interaction!

You have limited fund. The smaller recipients probably appreciate small donations, so you can spread out your donations and find those recipients that /reciprocate/ by providing social interaction to me. This is NOT selfish at all. Every donor should know what matters to him/her.

— idea: paid professional work for a nonprofit .. these clients/employers pay rather low, and are less picky.
* IT
* writing, translation
* book keeping

— idea: paid unskilled work for a nonprofit .. trading time for money
* fund raising
* cold calling