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What’s it like being a Raleigh Venturer Manager?

Hear from past Raleigh Venturer Managers about what you can expect from a VM role on your Raleigh Expedition.

Jamie BairdAugust 20, 2025

Raleigh Expeditions Venturer Manager Stories

From Paralympic Gold to Raleigh Costa Rica: Ellen Buttrick’s Raleigh Expedition

Paralympic Gold Medalist Ellen Buttrick shares her experience as a Venturer Manager on her Raleigh Expedition in Costa Rica.

Jamie BairdAugust 18, 2025

Borneo Venturer Manager Stories

Volunteering With Raleigh Changed My Life — Maybe Even Saved It

After completing two Expeditions in South Africa and Borneo, Emily shares her life-changing experience as a Venturer Manager Content Creator.

Jamie BairdJuly 22, 2025

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Phil’s Borneo Expedition: Looking Back with Pride 20 Years Later

When Phil took part in his Raleigh Expedition to Borneo in 2004, he never could have known it would play…

Jamie BairdNovember 27, 2024

40 Years of Raleigh Alumni Project Impact Venturer Manager Stories

Jeremy Shares How Raleigh Can Transform Your Career Path

Jeremy first participated in an Expedition to Indonesia in 1987 and returned the following year as a Project Manager in…

KatrinaJuly 23, 2024

Alumni Project Impact Venturer Manager Stories

Why Join Raleigh as a Venturer Manager

Why Join Raleigh As a Venturer Manager Have you ever wanted to travel off the beaten path? Or do you…

KatrinaJuly 3, 2024

Raleigh Volunteers posing happily for a photo.

Alumni South Africa Venturer Manager Stories

Finding Purpose: Chloe’s Second Raleigh Expedition

What Inspired Chloe to Go on Expedition: In February 2024, 40-year-old Chloe embarked on a twelve-week Expedition in South Africa…

MariamJune 12, 2024

Alumni Costa Rica Venturer Manager Stories

Making Impact in Costa Rica: Chris’s Venturer Manager story

Meet Chris, Venturer Manager in Costa Rica. Chris, a recent retiree and owner of a small sports therapy practice, recently…

KatrinaApril 10, 2024

Alumni Costa Rica Raleigh Expeditions Venturer Manager Stories

Kat’s 4-Year Journey: From Volunteer to Fieldbase Medic

Kat’s experience returning to Raleigh 4 years on as a Medic Kat volunteered as an Expedition Medic from September to…

KatrinaJanuary 12, 2024

Raleigh volunteers trekking while carrying their bags

Alumni Project Impact Raleigh Expeditions Venturer Manager Stories

Why Volunteering is the Perfect Cure for the Quarter Life Crisis

It’s not unusual to feel lost in your career, dreaming of a different path and sense of adventure, or grappling…

KatrinaDecember 21, 2023

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GET YOUR RALEIGH MERCHANDISE

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Raleigh Expeditions Limited – company number 14469062. Part of the Impact Travel Group

Venturer Manager Stories

What’s it like being a Raleigh Venturer Manager?

From Paralympic Gold to Raleigh Costa Rica: Ellen Buttrick’s Raleigh Expedition

Volunteering With Raleigh Changed My Life — Maybe Even Saved It

Phil’s Borneo Expedition: Looking Back with Pride 20 Years Later

Jeremy Shares How Raleigh Can Transform Your Career Path

Why Join Raleigh as a Venturer Manager

Finding Purpose: Chloe’s Second Raleigh Expedition

Making Impact in Costa Rica: Chris’s Venturer Manager story

Kat’s 4-Year Journey: From Volunteer to Fieldbase Medic

Why Volunteering is the Perfect Cure for the Quarter Life Crisis

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