1-800-Volunteer.org
1-800-Volunteer.org is a national database of non-profit volunteer opportunities, events, and organizations. You can tailor your search according to your skills, location, and/or the groups you seek to work with. By creating a free account, you can sign up for volunteer opportunities online, keep a record of your service hours, view your schedule, and receive opportunity email alerts that fit the service criteria you desire.
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Volunteer Match
Volunteer Match aims to strengthen communities by making it easier for good people and good causes to connect. You can search for regional volunteer opportunities as a guest or create a free account, allowing for a more personalized user-experience. The site includes a special section dedicated to assisting with disaster relief, features volunteer stories, and offers a newsletter.
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The United Way
The United Way is a national network of nearly 1,300 local organizations that work to advance the common good by focusing on education, income and health. The site provides resources not only about how you can volunteer locally, but also about how to become a cause advocate. The organization’s ten-year goals include improving America’s high school graduation rate, reducing the number of financially unstable low-income families, and increasing the number of healthy youth and adults in the nation by one-third. The site includes videos and written highlights of member experiences.
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Network for Good
The Network for Good is a comprehensive database of charities and environmental crises to which you can donate your time and other resources. You can customize your search according to keywords, charity names, location, or your cause of interest. The site provides the means for you to keep a private journal of your volunteer time and experiences through its Volunteer Record of Service feature. It also provides information about volunteering and donating wisely, personal volunteer stories, links to hot topics, and the ability to create a personal profile.
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USA Service
Launched in support of President Obama’s inauguration and his call for Americans to become active participants in their communities, USAservice.org’s website is designed to encourage Americans to serve locally and share their results. The events listed allow you to engage in direct service or come together with others to reflect on how you can commit to becoming a more involved citizen. In addition to allowing you to announce a service event or search for one, the site includes a step-by-step guide on how to host an event, a blog about recent member and presidential service activities, and links to additional volunteering resources. You can also sign up to receive service opportunity updates.
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