by Jayne Cravens
via coyotecommunications.com & coyoteboard.com (same web site)
This is the text from the Virtual Volunteering Project web site home page on the Impact Online web site in 1988.
development of volunteer activities that
can be completed off-site using the Internet
This part of the IOL site was last updated on June 1, 1998
Many people actively search for volunteer opportunities they can complete via home or work computers, because of time constraints, personal preference, a disability or a home-based obligation that prevents them from volunteering onsite. Virtual volunteering allows anyone to contribute time and expertise to nonprofit organizations, schools, government offices and other agencies that utilize volunteer services, without leaving his or her home or office.
Virtual volunteering also allows agencies to expand the benefits of their volunteer programs, by allowing for more volunteers to participate, and by utilizing volunteers in new areas. This type of volunteering helps agencies to further cultivate community support and to augment staff resources and existing volunteer program benefits.
- More
about virtually volunteering
Examples of how agencies can (and do!) involve volunteers via the Internet, and benefits of using the Internet to find and involve volunteers
- Virtual volunteering
resources
For agencies: step-by-step details on setting up and managing a virtual volunteering program, and an index of online resources for volunteer managers.
For volunteers: advice for those who want to volunteer virtually, from how to find an opportunity to how to make sure you are ready to volunteer virtually.
- About
the Virtual Volunteering Project
Why this project was started, the people behind it, contact information, guidelines on how to be a Project Affiliate, details of activities and future plans.
- This Project seeks and
promotes involvement
of people with disabilities in online
volunteering programs
- What's
new with the Virtual Volunteering
Project
- What's coming
soon in the Virtual Volunteering
Project
Then We Want to Hear From You!
Have
you helped or do you help an organization via your home or work
computer?
Then We
Want to Hear From You!
This project is made possible by the generous support of
This program was initiated with the support of
-
the James
Irvine Foundation
the David and Lucile Packard Foundation
and the Morino Institute.
This
part of the Impact Online site was launched on January 10, 1996
Home / About / Advice / Services / Virtual Volunteering / VolunteerMatch / Talk to Us Partners
Copyright © 1998 Impact Online, Incorporated. All Rights Reserved.
The
Last Virtual
Volunteering Guidebook
available
for purchase as a paperback & an ebook
Completely revised and updated, &
includes lots more advice about microvolunteering!
Published January 2014.
Also see:
- Volunteer
Management Resources
The section of my web site with original materials on all aspects of volunteering engagement, including role-development, creating an inclusive volunteer engagement scheme, how to on board volunteers quickly and more.
- Studies and
Research Regarding Online Volunteering / Virtual
Volunteering
While there is a plethora of articles and information about online volunteering, there has been very little research published regarding the subject. This is a compilation of publicly-available research regarding online volunteering, and a list of suggested possible angles for researching online volunteering. New contributions to this page are welcomed, including regarding online mentoring programs.
- Incorporating virtual
volunteering into a corporate employee volunteer program
(a resource for businesses / for-profit companies)
Virtual volunteering - volunteers providing service via a computer, smart phone, tablet or other networked advice - presents a great opportunity for companies to expand their employee philanthropic offerings. Through virtual volunteering, some employees will choose to help organizations online that they are already helping onsite. Other employees who are unable to volunteer onsite at a nonprofit or school will choose to volunteer online because of the convenience.
- Al
Gore Campaign Pioneered Virtual Volunteering
Back in 2000, when Al Gore ran for president, his campaign championed virtual volunteering by recruiting online volunteers to help online with his election efforts. I've tried to present some of what his campaign did - this pioneering effort deserves to be remembered, as do some of the lessons from such.
- Using Third Party Web Sites
Like VolunteerMatch to Recruit Volunteers
There are lots and lots of web sites out there to help your organization recruit volunteers. You don't have to use them all, but you do need to make sure you use them correctly in order to get the maximum response to your posts.
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Last Virtual
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