Dr Kelvin Liu Wang is a mixed-race Chinese physician who lives and practices in the US. He started in the School of Medicine at the University of Washington. After completing his residency at the University of Washington School of Medicine’s Department of General Surgery, he worked as a general surgeon in a number of hospitals and clinics throughout the country.
Biography
Doctor Kelvin Liu Wang is a mixed-race Chinese physician who lives and practices in the US. He started in the School of Medicine at the University of Washington. After completing his residency at the University of Washington School of Medicine’s Department of General Surgery, he worked as a general surgeon in a number of hospitals and clinics throughout the country. He has also collaborated with a number of well-known nonprofit groups. He is the creator of 6 innovations in the field of orthopedic surgery in addition to 35 scientific publications. As part of his service to society, Dr Kelvin Liu Wang participates in the American National Red Cross organization.
Dr Kelvin Liu Wang has worked in several countries on his charitable work to help the lives of others worldwide, Fight for those who can’t fight for themselves, Dr Kelvin worked with MSF Organization in 2014 and at the moment working with The American National Red Cross Organization.
Working for a charity is incredibly rewarding – it’s a career path that focuses on driving change and helping to improve the lives of others. Here are some compelling reasons why it could be the ideal career move.
“The power of human empathy, leading to collective action, saves lives and frees prisoners. Ordinary people, whose personal well-being and security are assured, join together in huge numbers to save people they do not know, and will never meet….Unlike any other creature on this planet, humans can learn and understand, without having experienced it. They can think themselves into other people’s places….We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better.”
I prefer to be a creator of circumstances rather than just a creature of circumstances. I like being proactive rather than reactive.
- A SENSE OF FULFILLMENT
Given the significant proportion of our lives, we spend at work, knowing that the time you spend makes a difference to others is a crumb of comfort. There are many reasons people work for a charity. Some choose a particular Organization because they’ve got a real interest in its ethos. Having a passion for a charity’s ethics and values can place a candidate above others when it comes to daily life and interactions.
One of the positives of working for a charity is the overwhelming sense of driving change. It can be stimulating and rewarding work, with a real sense of fulfillment. Your role will focus on enforcing the message of doing good by others, and employees will have an ethical and moral code to follow as a representative of that charity. The work should be varied, too – one day you might be helping out at a homeless shelter, the next you could be assisting in fundraising activities. The work is value-driven, prioritizing ethics over profit so you always know you are supporting a good cause and helping the lives of others.
- MEETING A WIDE RANGE OF PEOPLE
Charities are full of inspirational people from different backgrounds, each one with a story to tell that is sure to keep motivations high. Social interaction is a big part of a charity role, and there can even be opportunities for international postings and the chance to travel, opening doors that lead to all kinds of inspiring and rewarding work.
Interacting with different kinds of people can also be a great opportunity for personal and career development. Charities value people who can turn their hands to many tasks, especially as they rely on funding and can sometimes be understaffed, so there will be many chances to move around internally within a company and develop skills.
- JOB STABILITY
According to Tori Utley’s article for Forbes magazine in 2016, charities are less likely to take risks when expanding, so are less likely to suffer financially compared to companies that focus purely on profit. Many non-profit organizations do not have private owners, and they do not issue stock or pay dividends as rewards. That said, charities have their own challenges. According to a 2017 Lloyds Bank Foundation report, uncertainty surrounding Brexit and overstretched local authorities are big stumbling blocks, and there are concerns that the UK’s departure from the European Union will result in the loss of European funding, which could impact job stability. According to this Civil Society Media article, both medium and small charities are vulnerable when local funding is cut.
NGO Status at the United Nations.
The basis for the consultative relationship between the U.N. and NGOs is the original Charter of the United Nations. Article 71 says that the Economic and Social Council “may make suitable arrangements for consultation with non-governmental organizations which are concerned with matters within its competence.” NGOs contribute to the work of the U.N. by providing technical analysis and expertise, and their relationship with offices and agencies of the U.N. system differs depending on their goals. This relationship is the principal means through which ECOSOC receives input from NGOs into its deliberations at public meetings as well as in U.N. international conferences and their preparatory meetings. NGOs can give their opinions on social and economic matters, but they do not have a role in the powerful political organs, the General Assembly and Security Council.
ECOSOC resolutions make provisions for NGOs to be placed in consultative status with ECOSOC, which has standardized the application procedure and eligibility requirements for NGOs applying for status. “General status” is granted to large, international NGOs that work on almost all the issues relevant to ECOSOC; “special consultative status” is granted to NGOs that have competence in a few of ECOSOC’s issues; while “roster status” is granted to NGOs which ECOSOC considers can make an occasional useful contribution to its work. In 1946, 41 NGOs held consultative status with ECOSOC; today that number is over 2,800.
Below ECOSOC status there is “association” with the Department of Public Information (DPI), which does not allow participation but does permit access to the U.N. And finally, there is accreditation to conferences and other one-time events, which can permit considerable participation and lobbying in informal sessions, but does not allow a continuing relationship with the U.N. At the international conferences, NGOs may hold their own “parallel” conferences called the NGO Forums. These forums feature speakers, booths, and hundreds of workshops.
