A free resource for nonprofit
organizations, NGOs, civil society organizations,
charities, schools, public sector agencies & other mission-based
agencies
by Jayne Cravens
via coyotecommunications.com & coyoteboard.com (same web site)
Volunteers for Prosperity - Partner
Organizations
(archive)
Volunteers for Prosperity was a USAID program for US citizens to
volunteer abroad via USA-based nonprofits working overseas. The web
site, at www.volunteersforprosperity.gov, went away in 2014, as
did the program, apparently, but you can still view
one of the last versions at archive.org. The
web site proclaimed, once upon a time, "Are you a professional who would
like to use your skills to help people in developing countries? Select a
category below to find VfP partners that utilize skilled American
volunteers overseas." More:
Highly-skilled American
professionals such as doctors, nurses, teachers, engineers,
economists, computer specialists, financial sector professionals,
business executives and others with specialized technical expertise
and significant practical experience are eligible volunteer
candidates. Those interested in becoming volunteers should review the
list of VfP partners to determine which best fit their capabilities
and interests.
I have archived one of the last
versions of the partners page for Volunteer for Prosperity here on my
own site, because I want people to be able to find this list in the
future, in case they want to volunteer abroad with a credible
organization that is focused on humanitarian aid, not making money from
voluntourism. Some of these organizations no longer exist and many of
the URLs below do not work, but a search on Google or Bing will find the
correct web address if the URL still exists.
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P,
R, S, T, U, V, W
A
- A
Broader View Volunteers
- ACDI/VOCA
- Action
Against Hunger
- African
Medical and Research Foundation - USA
- AHEAD
Energy Corporation
- Air
Calvary
- Alliance
for African Assistance
- American
International Health Alliance
- American
Jewish World Service, Inc.
- American
Public Works Association
- American
Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS)
- American
University's Kogod School of Business
- American
International Health Alliance-HIV/AIDS Twinning Center
- American
Society of Agriculture and Biological Engineers (ASABE)
- American
Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- American
Society of Mechanical Engineers International (ASME International)
- Ann
Foundation, Inc.
- Arlington
Academy of Hope
- Association
of Jewish Family & Children's Agencies
- Atlas
Service Corps, Inc.
B
- Blue
Kitabu
- Bridges.org
- Bridges
to Prosperity
- Business
Council for Peace
- Business
Volunteers Unlimited
C
- California
Technological Care
- Catholic
Medical Mission Board, Inc.
- CCIM
Institute
- CERT
International
- CHF
International
- Children’s
AIDS Fund
- Christian
Connections for International Health
- Christian
Medical and Dental Associations
- Christian
Mission Aid
- Christian
Reformed World Relief Committee
- CitiHope
International
- Citizens
Development Corps, Inc.
- CNFA
- Coalition
of Children in Need Association (COCINA)
- Coastal
Resources Center
- The
Coffee Quality Institute
- Common
Hope
- Compatible
Technology International
- Convoy
of Hope
- Council
on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)
- Counterpart
International, Inc.
- Cross
Cultural Solutions
- Curamericas
- CURE
International
D
- Dalit
Freedom Network
- Datelinehealth-Africa
Inc
- The
Degenhardt Foundation
- Deshpande
Foundation
- The
Dominican Republic Education and Mentoring (DREAM) Project
E
- East
Meets West Foundation
- Encore!
Service Corps International
- Elizabeth
Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
- The
Endocrine Society
- Engineering
Ministries International (eMi)
- Engineers
Without Borders-USA
- EnterpriseWorks/VITA
F
- Family
Health International
- Feed
the Children
- Financial
Services Volunteer Corps
- FINCA
International
- Firefly
- First
Love
- Florida
Association for Volunteer Action in the Caribbean and the
Americas (FAVACA)
- Foods
Resource Bank
- Foundation
for Democracy in Africa
- Foundation
for Sustainable Development
- Foundation
for Understanding and Enhancement
- Free
Muslim Coalition Against Terrorism
- Freedom
House
- From
Houses to Homes-Guatemala
G
- GeoVisions
- GIS
Corps
- Global
Brigades
- Global
Giving
- Global
Medic Force
- Global
Neuroscience Initiative Foundation
- Global
Service Corps
- Global
Parks
- Global
Partnerships
- Global
Vision International
- Global
Volunteers
- Global
Water
- Globe
Aware
- Grameen
Foundation
H
- Habitat
for Humanity International
- Hands
Along the Nile Development Services, Inc.
- HealthCare
Volunteer
- Health
Volunteers Overseas-USA
- Help
Africa Relief and Development, Inc
- Holy
Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation
- Hôpital
Albert Schweitzer/The Grant Foundation
- Humanitarian
International Services Group
I
- IMA
World Health
- Impak
- Information
Technology Association of America
- Innovations
in Civic Participation
- Institute
of Food Technologists (IFT)
- Institute
of Internal Auditors, The (The IIA)
- Institute
for Sustainable Communities
- International
Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
(IAPMO)
- International
Aid
- International
Center for Not-for-Profit Law
- International
Economic Development Council
- International
Executive Service Corps
- International
Foundation for Education and Self-Help
- International
Institute for Christian Studies
- International
Medical Corps
- International
Medical Volunteers Association
- International
Reading Association
- International
Real Property Foundation
- International
YMCA
- Ishtirak
- Islamic
Medical Association of North America (IMANA)
- IVUmed
J
- JHPIEGO
K
- Kids
Alive International
- Kids
Around the World, Inc.
- Kurdistani
American Chamber of Commerce
L
- Living
Water
- Lott
Carey Baptist Foreign Mission Convention
- Life
House Ministries
- Lifewater
International
- Lumiere
Medical Ministries
M
- The
Malawi Project, Inc.
- Maternal
Life International, Inc.
- MBA
Corps
- Medical
Missions for Children
- Medical
Teams International, Inc.
- Mercy
Ships
- MicroMentor
- Millennium
Promise
- Mission
Connect, Inc.
- Mission
Doctors Association
- Multicultural
Council of America
N
- National
Ground Water Association (NGWA)
- National
Peace Corps Association
- New
Frontiers Health Force
- The
Nigerian School Project
- Nonprofit
Clinic
O
- Omni
Med
- Operation
Blessing International Relief and
Development Corporation
- Operation
Hope
- Operation
Renewed Hope
- Operation
Smile
P
- Partners
of the Americas
- Partners
Worldwide
- The
Peregrine Fund
- PEOPLink
- Physicians
for Peace
- Practical
Compassion, Inc.
- Project
Concern International
- Project
C.U.R.E.
- Project
DAWN, Inc.
- Project
HOPE
- Project
Management Institute (PMI)
Q
R
- Ready,
Willing...Enable! Inc.
- Relief
International
- Reach
the Children
- Rotary
International
S
- Sahara
Solutions Foundation, Inc. &
NomadHope
- Salt
Street Foundation, Inc.
- Salvation
Army Glendale
- Salvation
Army World Service Office
- SANMA
- Samaritan's
Purse
- Serendib
- Service
for Peace
- Sonje
Ayiti Organization
- Southern
Cross Humanitarian
- SOZO
International
- SRI
International
- Strategies
for International Development
- Students
Partnership Worldwide
- St.
Joseph's Healthcare System, Inc.
T
- Technoserve,
Inc.
- Trickle
Up Program
- Tomorrow's
Stars
U
- United
Planet
- United
States Energy Association
- UniversalGiving
- University
of Connecticut, Global Training
and Development Institute
V
- VEGA
- Vision
Africa
- Visions
in Action
- Volunteer
Consultants International
- Volunteer
Missionary Movement
- Volunteer
Peten
- Volunteers
Association for Bangladesh
(VAB)
- Volunteers
for International Development
and Aid (VIDA)
- Volunteers
For Peace, Inc.
W
- Washington
State
University/International
Programs
- Water
For People
- Water
Missions International
- Wings
of the Dawn International
Institute for Children
- Winrock
International
- Women
in Progress
- World
Association for Children and
Parents
- World
Conference of Mayors, Inc.a>
- World
Hope International
- WorldTeach
- World
Witness
If you represent any of the initiatives on this page, make sure your
listing on Wikipedia is correct (or exists), and that you link your page
to Wikipedia pages for other tech volunteering initiatives.
Also see:
The
Last Virtual Volunteering
Guidebook
available for purchase as a paperback
& an ebook
Completely revised and updated, &
includes lots more advice about microvolunteering!
- 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.
- Short-term Assignments for Tech
Volunteers
There are a variety of ways for mission-based organizations to
involve volunteers to help with short-term projects
relating to computers and the Internet, and short-term assignments
are what are sought after most by potential "tech" volunteers. But
there is a disconnect: most organizations have trouble identifying
such short-term projects. This is a list of short-term projects for
"tech" volunteers -- assignments that might takes days, weeks or
just a couple of months to complete.
- One(-ish) Day "Tech" Activities
for Volunteers
Volunteers are getting together for intense, one-day events, or
events of just a few days, to build web pages, to write code, to
edit Wikipedia pages, and more. These are gatherings of onsite
volunteers, where everyone is in one location, together, to do an
online-related project in one day, or a few days. It's a form of
episodic volunteering, because volunteers don't have to make an
ongoing commitment - they can come to the event, contribute their
services, and then leave and never volunteer again. Because
computers are involved, these events are sometimes called
hackathons, even if coding isn't involved. This page provides advice
on how to put together a one-day event, or just-a-few-days-of
activity, for a group of tech volunteers onsite, working together,
for a nonprofit, non-governmental organization (NGO),
community-focused government program, school or other mission-based
organization - or association of such.
- Volunteering Abroad (especially
for Westerners)
An in-depth look at the different kinds of volunteering abroad, with
extensive information on what a person would need to do and study to
become a viable candidate for long-term volunteering gigs where the
volunteer does NOT have to pay his or her own travel and
accommodations, such as the PeaceCorps or UNV.
- Finding a Computer/Network
Consultant
Staff at mission-based organizations (nonprofits, civil society
organizations, and public sector agencies) often have to rely on
consultants, either paid or volunteer, for expertise in computer
hardware, software and networks. Staff may feel unable to
understand, question nor challenge whatever that consultant
recommends. What can mission-based organizations do to recruit the
"right" consultant for "tech" related issues, one that will not make
them feel out-of-the-loop or out-of-control when it comes to
tech-related discussions?
- 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.
- Women's
Access to Public Internet Access, a resource I developed
through research & experience to support the development of
women-only Internet centers/technology centers/etc., or women-only
hours at such public Internet access points, in developing and
transitional countries.
- Creating One-Time, Short-Term Group
Volunteering Activities
Details on not just what groups of volunteers can do in a two-hour,
half-day or all-day event, but also just how much an organization or
program will need to do to prepare a site for group volunteering.
It's an expensive, time-consuming endeavor - are you ready? Is it
worth it?
- Recruiting Local
Volunteers To Increase Diversity Among the Ranks
Having plenty of volunteers usually isn't enough to say a
volunteering program is successful. Another indicator of success is
if your volunteers represent a variety of ages, education-levels,
economic levels and other demographics, or are a reflection of your
local community. Most organizations don't want volunteers to be a
homogeneous group; they want to reach a variety of people as
volunteers (and donors and other supporters, for that matter). This
resource will help you think about how to recruit for diversity, or
to reach a specific demographic.
- 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.
- Using Video to Support Online
Volunteers/Remote Volunteers
Video is a great way to further support volunteers, and your
computer probably already has all of the tools you need to make a
video, or to engage in a live video conversation with others. Video
isn't something to use only with online volunteers or remote
volunteers (those providing onsite service at a different location
than yours). It's also a tool you can use with new and current
volunteers. In addition to an organization producing videos for
volunteers, it can also work the other way around: volunteers can
produce videos for organizations. This resource provides information
on your options, and links to my own short video on the subject.
- Using Real-Time Communications
With Volunteers
A growing number of organizations are using real-time communications
-- including video conferencing, online phone calls, chats and
instant messaging -- to hold online meetings with volunteers, to
allow volunteers to interact with staff, clients, or each other, or
to involve volunteers in a live, online, real-time event. This
resource provides more information on real-time communications with
volunteers -- what the various tools are, how agencies are using
them to interact with volunteers, and tips to encourage and maintain
participation in synchronous communications.
- Lessons from
onlinevolunteering.org
Some key learnings from directing the UN's Online Volunteering
service from February 2001 to February 2005, including support
materials for those using the service to host online volunteers.
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