Resources

True Travellers Society: Volunteer Resource

Date: June 6th, 2007 |

True Travellers’ Society is a Canadian non-profit organization dedicated to providing information that will help independent travellers get the most out of their experiences abroad. The aim is to build a centralized location where people can share information on immersing oneself - in the local culture, activities and way of life, primarily through [read more]

Online Resource: Reuters Alert Net

Date: May 26th, 2007 |

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Alert Net is the portion of Reuters dedicated to humanitarian issues. There are daily news articles from countries and situations around the world and if there is a particular country or issue you are interested in you can subscribe to updates.
The additional features though are what make this site something above and beyond others. [read more]

Volunteer Resource: Peace Corps Blogs

Date: May 9th, 2007 |

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One of the best ways to get a feel for whether you’d like a job or volunteer position is of course to speak to someone who’s done it or better yet to several people; as most of use are unlikely to know a couple hundred Peace Corps Volunteers though, Peace Corps Journals, a large and [read more]

Online Resource: OneWorld.net

Date: April 17th, 2007 |

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OneWorld.net is an excellent resource for those with an interest in all things international.
Features of the site include country guides, which
“offer an introduction to relevant sustainable development and human rights issues, with pointers to more detailed content” on a number of specific countries. Check out Romania’s to get an idea.
There are also non-profit job, [read more]

Volunteer Resource: Transitions Abroad

Date: March 26th, 2007 |

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Transitions Abroad is an excellent resource not only for those interested in volunteering abroad but for those interested in working or studying abroad as well; it’s an in-print magazine which also has a significant online presence.
The Volunteer Work Abroad and Volunteer Vacations section currently has articles on volunteering and studying in Belize, teaching English in [read more]

Volunteer Opportunities On The Bootsnall TravelJob Site

Date: May 29th, 2007 |

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If you are a volunteer or are recruiting volunteers, you have an excellent potential resoure in the new Bootsnall TravelJob Site. The team at Bootsnall – the company that hosts this logue – asked me to let you know about this latest development.
If you are part of an organization which needs volunteers, you can [read more]

Volunteer Resource: The Nonprofiteer

Date: May 20th, 2007 |

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A link to The Nonprofiteer recently appeared in my inbox, via a Google news update, and with a volunteer version of a Dear Abby question: one volunteer found that after a summer sabbatical, her name was removed from the volunteer luncheon list. Does the punishment fit the crime? Visit The Nonprofiteer for that answer, [read more]

Resource: World Volunteer Web

Date: May 5th, 2007 |

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The World Volunteer Web is a creation of the UN Volunteers program and several partners, and has three main goals: to serve as an online reference point for information on worldwide volunteering, to provide tools and resources for related networking, and to increase and promote volunteerism.
In the take action section, you can browse organizations or [read more]

Volunteer Placement Organization: Cactus Volunteers Abroad

Date: April 14th, 2007 |

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Cactus Volunteers Abroad works in conjunction with i-to-i, and places paying volunteers in a number of short-term volunteer positions throughout the world. Teaching English is a frequent component – as many volunteers speak English and people in a wide variety of situations world wide feel learning English will improve their lives, often in connection [read more]

Volunteer Movies?

Date: March 25th, 2007 |

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If you’re looking for movies about volunteering…good luck! There don’t seem to be a whole lot about volunteering per se, though I imagine there are a great number of documentaries about individual countries or communities and/or different kinds of aid.
Some movies I’ve seen with a focus you might enjoy if you’re interested [read more]

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