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These kinds of groups were once plentiful throughout the USA. In fact, TechSoup was originally called CompuMentor, and this is exactly what they did. You an see all the incarnations of CompuMentor and its IT volunteer corps here: http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.compumentor.org Many community...
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I'm wondering how many of you have an online group/forum/bulletin board where your volunteers can post questions, answer each others' questions, and discuss their service. If you DON'T have such a group -- why not? If you do: -- what platform do you use? (email-based group, like LISTSERV...
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The world's largest online volunteering endeavor , otherwise known as Wikipedia , is engaging in a year-long process to develop a strategic plan for the Wikimedia movement . Specifically, Wikimedia is trying to understand where it is now, where it wants to be in five years, and how Wikimedia could...
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Let's hear from others!
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Several years ago I read this study, on volunteer management. Volunteer Management Capacity in America's Charities and Congregations I wonder what kind of followup may have been done on it, other studies etc, and haven't been able to come on that information through the tried and true method...
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Are you volunteering now with an organization, helping them with something computer or Internet-related? Are you volunteering now with an organization, helping them as an online volunteer, but not necessarily doing an assignment that's computer or Internet-related? Did you just finish either kind...
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Indeed, volunteering can help a person regarding his or her paid work. Bringing this thread back to the subject of volunteers and technology : Skills : yes, showing off skills as a volunteer at a nonprofit and building your portfolio can help you in finding paid work. However, don't volunteer for...
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Absolutely. In today's market, where job openings are far and few inbetween, it would certainly benefit you to do some volunteer work. How so? Skills: What better way to keep your skills sharpened or learn new ones? I can't think of a better forum to learn about new software and updated networks...
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In the late 1990s, I co-wrote The Virtual Volunteering Guidebook with Susan Ellis. It is a free manual to help organizations involve online volunteers, as well as to use online tools to support all volunteers. I am currently revising this Guidebook. If you ever have been a volunteer, OR if you have worked...
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I just recently started working as an Americorps VISTA volunteer for a year of full-time service with a small organization that is going through a data management crisis. I have been assigned the task of collecting, organizing, designing and implementing a data management solution. We have donors, volunteers...