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Action Without Borders
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This is a multipurpose site which includes volunteer opportunities. The volunteer links allows you to search by a number of criteria. |
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www.idealist.org/ |
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Ashoka
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Variety of volunteer opportunities, both virtual and on-site, to help promote the work of social entrepreneurs around the world. |
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http://www.ashoka.org/involved/volunteer.cfm |
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CASA
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CASA has provided a user friendly database to answer many of the issues that arise when managing volunteers. Training material is also available to download. |
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www.casanet.org/program-management/volunteer-manage/ |
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Charity Channel
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Links to Volunteer management articles. |
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http://charitychannel.com/enewsletters/vmr/ |
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Charity Guide
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The goal of Charity Guide is to inspire and facilitate more than one million acts of kindness per year. Charity Guide is here to help, by offering you service projects that are entirely flexible and immediately actionable. |
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http://charityguide.org/ |
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Chicago Volunteer
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Volunteer opportunities in Chicago or surrounding areas in a variety of positions. |
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www.chicagovolunteer.net/ |
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Comhairle
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This site covers a broad range of topics. The site is actually a guide to creating or improving volunteer management policies. |
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www.cidb.ie/comhairlevcs.nsf/HTMLPages/ManVolunteers?Opendocument |
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Compeer of Johnson County
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Compeer is a not for profit organization which matches community volunteers in supportive friendship relationships with adults receiving mental health treatment. |
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http://www.jccniowa.org/~cpeerjco/ |
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Cool Works
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This is more traditional job search site with a wide range of categories. Click on the volunteering link and a list of participating organizations will appear. |
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www.coolworks.com/ |
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Energize
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Energize, Inc. is an international training, consulting and publishing firm specializing in volunteerism. If these words are in your vocabulary--community service, membership development, auxiliary, community organizing, service-learning, lay ministry, pro bono work, supporter, friends group, political activist, service club-- They can help!! |
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www.energizeinc.com |
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Global Volunteer Network
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Global Volunteer Network supports local community organizations in developing countries through the placement of international volunteers. Examples of the exciting and rewarding activities available to volunteers include teaching English, environmental work, AIDS education, and assisting in an orphanage. |
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http://volunteer.org.nz |
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Habitat for Humanity
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If community and home building are of interest then this is the site for you. Just click on the "Get Involved" tab and you are provided with links to local Habitat centers. |
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www.habitat.org/ |
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HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH–METLIFE FOUNDATION
INITIATIVE ON RETIREMENT AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT:
Reinventing Aging:
Baby Boomers and Civic Engagement
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The baby boomers soon will have the opportunity to redefine the meaning and purpose of the older years. As some of the demands of work and family that have commanded their attention in mid-life recede, boomers will have the potential to become a social resource of unprecedented proportions by actively participating in the life of their communities.
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http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/chc/reinventingaging/index.html |
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Independent Sector: Giving and Volunteering
in the United States 2001
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Based on a national survey of more than 4,000 adults, this series of reports explores the why, how, and who behind the extraordinary everyday generosity—both in time and money—of American households. The Signature Series is sponsored by the MetLife Foundation.
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http://www.independentsector.org/programs/research/gv01main.html |
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International Volunteer Program
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The Internation Volunteer Program aims at promoting volunteerism in Europe and the United States. The program runs for six weeks. |
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www.volunteerinternational.org/ |
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Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service
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Created in 1994 by Governor's Executive Orders 48 and 64 in response to federal legislation calling for states to form commissions to promote volunteerism and help run AmeriCorps programs. |
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http://www.volunteeriowa.org/ |
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Medicare Education
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The volunteer interview information is the unique aspect of this site. It deals how to conduct it and what nonverbal communication to be aware of. |
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www.medicareed.org/ |
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Network for Good
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This a comprehensive site for the philanthropically minded. It provides links to volunteer searching sites, such as Volunteer Watch and NetAid. |
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www.networkforgood.org/ |
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Nonprofit About.com
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The website provides links to various organizations that encourage technological integration in the nonprofit sector in managing volunteers. |
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nonprofit.about.com/?once=true& |
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Nonprofit Career Network
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The Network is dedicated to increasing participation in the nonprofit sector.The site provides information on job searching and volunteer opportunities. |
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www.nonprofitcareer.com/volunteer/volunteer.htm |
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Nonprofit Risk Management Center
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The site is very comprehensive regarding the issues that managers must be award of when working with volunteers. Topics covered include, antidiscrimination, child labor laws, and taxation. |
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http://www.nonprofitrisk.org/ |
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On-Line Volunteering
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These online volunteers translate documents, write articles, research data, build web sites, mentor young people, design logos, and engage in many other projects to benefit organizations serving people in the developing world. |
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http://www.onlinevolunteer.org/ |
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Philanthropy and Volunteerism Fact Sheets
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Numerous fact sheets provided by "Philanthropy and Volunteerism" on topics such as innovative grants, building bridges and organization infrastructures. |
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www.wkkf.org/Programming/Extra.aspx?CID=2&ID=69 |
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Points of Light
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This a an other user friendly volunteer matching site. Simply click on the map of the United States and you will be directed to a full size clickable map by state. A popup list of volunteer opportunities will appear of the choosen state. |
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216.149.206.183/NationalCrisis.cfm |
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Points of Light Research on Volunteerism
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The Points of Light Foundation’s research and evaluation activities seek to build a bridge between volunteer management practitioners and the academic community to increase knowledge of volunteering and its effects on social problems.
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http://www.pointsoflight.org/research/research.cfm |
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Resources for Volunteers of Community Organizations
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If you are looking to implement a new volunteer management program, or looking to overhaul an existing one, then this provides a roadmap doing it. |
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saulcarliner.home.att.net/leadership/volunteers.htm |
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RSVP
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Network of national service programs that provides older Americans the opportunity to apply their life experience to meeting community needs. RSVP volunteers serve in a diverse range of nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and faith-based groups. |
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www.seniorcorps.org/joining/rsvp/state.asp?usestateabbr=ia |
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Scientology Volunteer Ministers
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This nonprofit organization, comprised solely of volunteers, seeks to mobilize volunteer efforts all over the world to the locations where need is currently the greatest. From Kosovo, to 9/11, from the tsunami in Sri Lanka to Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Scientology Volunteer Ministers has been there to help. |
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http://www.volunteerministers.org |
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SERVEnet
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SERVEnet has a zip code search engine techique as well. The opportunities database as large as Volunteer Watch, but it lists different positions, however the detailed information for each position is more complete. |
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www.servenet.org/ |
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Service Civil International, International Volunteer Services
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SCI offers short and long term volunteering opportunities in the US and around the world. The site lists opportunities by season for short term and by region for long term projects. |
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www.sci-ivs.org/ |
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Service Leader
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A full service management site, Service Leader will give the concerned manager all the information necessary to establish a effective management program. |
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www.serviceleader.org/new/managers/ |
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Service Leader, Managing Volunteers
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Information is provided on how to achive effective volunteer support, supervision and evaluation.The information covers all aspects of volunteer service. |
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www.serviceleader.org/new/managers/ |
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Smithsonian Institute
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For those looking to get involved at the Smithsonian myraid options are available. Opportunities are available working with the public and behind the scenes. |
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www.si.edu/resource/faq/volunteer/start.htm |
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The National Forest Service
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The National Forest Services offers numerous volunteer opportunites from a few hours, to full time employment. |
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www.fs.fed.us/people/programs/ |
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The Nature Conservancy
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People who are interested in preserving the natural wonders of earth will find this site helpfull. A drop down menu lists every state and all nature related volunteer positions. |
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nature.org/volunteer/ |
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The St. Vincent Pallotti Center
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A site for those looking to further their Catholic yearnings and help less fortunate at home and abroad. Resources are provided to assist individuals focus your search and educate you on what to expect. |
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www.pallotticenter.org/ |
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United Parcel Service, Managing Volunteers
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The United Parcel Service commissioned a study in 1998 to address the changing face of volunteerism in America. The report is a useful tool for thise looking to modify their management and recruiting strategies. |
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www.community.ups.com/philanthropy/focus/volunteer.html |
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US Housing and Urban Development
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This site lists dozens of volunteer websites. Every federal agency is listed here and all take volunteers. |
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170.97.67.13/volunteering/index.cfm |
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Virtual Volunteering
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Volunteer tasks completed, in whole or in part, via the Internet and a home or work computer. It's also known as online volunteering, cyber service, online mentoring, teletutoring and various other names. |
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www.serviceleader.org/new/virtual/ |
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Visions in Action
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Volunteer options include United States bases projects and international opportunities. Click on the "Sectors" tab and this will list the various categories for your search. |
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www.visionsinaction.org/ |
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Volunteer Match
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This is the best sight for finding or advertizing any volunteer position. Prospective volunteers simple type in the zip code they are interested in and a list of possibilities is presented. |
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www.volunteermatch.org/ |
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Volunteer Solutions
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Volunteer Solutions provides valuable information for individuals volunteers looking for opportunities, nonprofit agencies, and Universities. You can either search the database for placements or nonprofits can advertise their needs for free. |
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www.volunteersolutions.org/ |
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Volunteers-In-Parks
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The Volunteer-in-Parks program emphasizes the crucual role played by the volunteeers in maintaining and preserving these national treasures. Over 255 National Parks are listed in the directory. |
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www.nps.gov/volunteer/index.htm |
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