When giving talks to college students at different universities, I find that most students are looking to align their lives with a cause greater than themselves.  Among these, many could not be more enthusiastic about playing a role in global poverty alleviation. Enthusiasm isn’t the problem. The problem is what role. Particularly for young adults who are making challenging vocational decisions, the maze of options and opportunities today can become paralyzing.  In response, I have developed some vocational bins in the larger space of international development and poverty work that represents a condensed excerpt from a chapter in my forthcoming 2019 book, Shrewd Samaritan.  Each, if engaged with head and heart, represent important and legitimate roles that individuals can play in the larger effort of helping people to flourish and live with dignity across our planet. These roles I call (a) investigators, (b) givers, (c) advocates, (d) creators, (e) directors, and (f) practitioners.