Resources

Resource: Volunteer South America.net Website

Date: March 25th, 2007 |

Free and Low-Cost volunteer
work in South America

Volunteer South America.net was established by Steve McElhinney when he was planning to volunteer but frustrated at the lack of information on independent organizations that would accept volunteer help without charging large fees. He didn’t end up volunteering at that time, but so as not to let [read more]

Resource Review: How To Live Your Dream Of Volunteering Overseas, (Book)

Date: February 27th, 2007 |

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I first came across this volunteer resource while browsing a bookstore some time ago – I don’t currently have a copy with me but it sure has stuck in my mind. Some, but not all, of the info in the book is conveniently available online.
The book is divided into five main sections – Profiles of [read more]

Volunteer Resource: Independent Volunteer Website

Date: February 3rd, 2007 |

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Independent Volunteer is a collection of about thirty independent organizations – primarily in Asia, but also in Africa and Latin America. You can view a list of projects by country or type of work, and also find contact information such as a website and/or email address. As these are independent organizations, there is [read more]

Guide To Ethical Volunteering

Date: February 2nd, 2007 |

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How can you ensure that you really are doing the right thing in your volunteer work? How can you know that the organization you choose is a good one?
While there is no 100% foolproof method, Ethical Volunteering has an excellent guide to how to choose an organization, how to question the organization and how [read more]

CheapTickets.com + United Way = Volunteer Cheap Tickets

Date: March 8th, 2007 |

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CheapTickets.com and United Way of America have joined forces to launch a “Volunteer Vacations” website: volunteer.cheaptickets.com.
The site will “focus on travel to communities across America to help people in areas of need….” and utilize the United Way’s national network of over 1300 local United Ways to “educate and arm” those interested with information and volunteer [read more]

Resource: Charity Navigator

Date: February 7th, 2007 |

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So you’ve decided to donate money or your time. How can you know that the organization you’ve chosen is a good one?
One method which should form part of your decision is the Charity Navigator, an independent site which reviews non-profit organazations.
Here you can search for a charity or check out the list of [read more]

Volunteer Opportunity Resource: Idealist.org

Date: February 2nd, 2007 |

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Idealist.org (Action Without Borders) is a site dedicated to connecting “people, organizations, and resources to help build a world where all people can live free and dignified lives… independent of any government, political ideology, or religious creed. Our work is guided by the common desire of our members and supporters to find practical solutions to [read more]

Welcome To The Volunteer Logue

Date: February 1st, 2007 |

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Hello and welcome to the Volunteer Logue! I’m Kate, also known as Katie, and I will be your volunteer loguer this evening.
Yeah.
So, I enjoy volunteering for a number of reasons – to connect with others, to observe a hopefully successful project which aims to achieve something beneficial and to see things from [read more]

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