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Contribute
to the Community
The following sites will help you get started
www.volunteermatch.org
Volunteer Match connects you with more than 22,000 non-profit and public
sector organizations. It is committed to bringing volunteers and service
organizations together on behalf of community needs nationwide. Volunteer
Match can also create a personalized account for you, and any community
service organization can reach many more volunteers as a Community Leader.
It includes everything from Hugs for Homeless Animals and Citizens for
Peace to the Sacramento Crisis Nursery and Midwest Athletes Against Childhood
Cancer, Inc.
www.idealist.org
Idealist.org connects you with more than 30,000 non-profit and community
organizations in 153 countries. You'll also find organizations that offer
volunteer opportunities and information about volunteering specifically
for people 18 and younger. If you're new to the world of volunteering,
you might want to check out this volunteering guide before starting your
search. You can find tons of information on getting your family and school
involved in volunteering, too.
www.citycares.org
City Cares provides links to affiliates in 31 cities, including New York,
Atlanta, San Diego, and Charlotte, North Carolina. City Cares affiliates,
known as "Cares" or "Hands On" organizations, engage
over 250,000 volunteers in direct service to their communities each year.
www.interaction.org
nterAction is the largest alliance of U.S.-based international development
and humanitarian nongovernmental organizations. With more than 160 members
operating in every developing country, they work to overcome poverty,
exclusion and suffering by advancing social justice and basic dignity
for all.
It lists how organizations respond to disasters, so you can contact the
one of your choice to see how you can help.
www.serviceleader.org
Service Leader is a great site with everything you need to know about
volunteering, including cyber service (the main requirements for virtual
volunteering are Internet access, good writing and communication skills,
and the ability to work unsupervised.) It is sponsored by the RGK for
Philanthropy and Community Service at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of
Public Affairs at the University of Texas in Austin.
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