Online Volunteering

Creating virtual - or online - volunteer opportunities taps into an entirely new segment of the community. Limitations with resources, time, transportation, or ability can be barriers for some community members who wish to serve. Online volunteering can be just the solution, leading to a rewarding experience for volunteers and the agency alike.

Effective Practices

• Creating a Successful Online Mentoring Program
• Managing Online Volunteers, Six Tips
• Organizing Seven Strategic Focus Areas to Optimize Recruitment of Baby Boomer Volunteers
• Screening Online Volunteers
• Using Instant Messaging to Promote Communication with Volunteers
• Using tag lines to attract online volunteers

Online Resources

• How to Apply the Principles of Real-World Volunteer Management to Online Service
• Youth as Ecitizens
• Establishing a Virtual Volunteering Program
• Examples of Virtual Volunteering
• Making email communications more effective
• Resources for American Senior Corps Programs Focusing on the Use of the Internet for Recruitment and Training
• Sample Online Assignment: Creating a Media List
• Sample Online Assignment: Online Research
• Using Real Time Discussion with Volunteers
• Virtual Volunteering: Planning and Success