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When you find an opportunity it's time take the following steps to
make sure you get the most out of your volunteering experience.
- Contact the organization.
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LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES
LINK to your home town to find volunteer opportunities!
Students...
If you do not see your town represented here, consider volunteering your time by locating organizations that would like to recruit student volunteers and post them on our website. You can use this leadership experience for community service requirements or for a senior project! Just an Idea!
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VIRTUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Virtual Volunteering
Many people are looking for volunteer opportunities that they can complete via their home or work computers and the Internet. Family commitments, personal time constraints, a disability and other factors can all make it difficult for individuals to volunteer their services. Virtual volunteering allows anyone to contribute time and expertise to not-for-profit organizations, schools, government offices, and other agencies that utilize volunteer services, without ever leaving his or her home or office.
Although still a relatively new trend, there are numerous examples of both technical assistance and direct service Virtual Volunteering. Here are just a few:
- Individuals "visiting" via electronic mail someone who is home-bound, in the hospital or in a nursing home.
- People helping design Web pages, newsletters and brochures using their home computers. Volunteers answering managerial questions and conducting online outreach for nonprofit organizations.
CHECK OUT THESE WEBSITES FOR
VIRTUAL VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.volunteermatch.org/opportunities/virtual.jsp
http://servenet.org
http://www.serviceleader.org/new/virtual/index.php
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NATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.servenet.org/dsp_home_public.cfm
SERVEnet
The Premier Website for Service and Volunteering
http://www.servenet.org
Volunteer.gov/gov
Building Americas Communities of Service
http://www.volunteer.gov/gov/
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Roots & Shoots
USA National Office
The Jane Goodall Institute
4245 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22203
P (800) 592-JANE
P (703) 682-9220
F (703) 682-9312
Students can Start a Group
Group Leader sign-up
http://www.rootsandshoots.org/members/groupleadersignup
Contact Us http://www.rootsandshoots.org/contactus
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What is Roots & Shoots?
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The Roots & Shoots program is about making positive change happen—for our communities, for animals and for the environment. And it all starts with you! With tens of thousands of young people in almost 100 countries, the Roots & Shoots network branches out across the globe, connecting youth of all ages who share a common desire to help make our world a better place. This powerful, youth-driven network fosters a fun, flexible and supportive environment where young people and adults alike come together to share ideas and inspiration, implement successful community service projects and participate in special events and global campaigns.
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New England Regional Office
(Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont)
89 South St.
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 439-9090
(617) 439-0701 fax
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GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.globeaware.org/
Globe Aware, a nonprofit organization, currently offers volunteer vacations in Peru, Costa Rica, Thailand, Cuba, Nepal, Brazil, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.
http://www.volunteerabroad.com/search.cfm
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OPPORTUNITY DETAIL
Students and Teachers VolunteersNeeded to help the Youth
Organization: American University of Kinshasa Foundation
2/28/2006
End Date: 2/28/2008
Location: From Anywhere in the US
Description: FACTS: A WAR-RAVAGED COUNTRY NEEDS A MIRACLE! The war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been one of the bloodiest conflicts known since the Second World War,“ according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). A Six-Year War - 4 Million Killed - Schools Dismantled! Much help is needed to help rebuild the University, ”Université Franco-Américaine de Kinshasa“, and the Youth Education in the War-Shattered Congo. Aforgotten emergency. There is a humanitarian imperative to assist the youth by bringing classroom to life again. The "3 Miilion Friends of the War-shattered Congo" campaign is a student/teacher-run response to the crisis. We are looking for caring Student and Teacher volunteers to help run a nationwide response by raising awareness and engaging schools' communities, children, parents, organizations, and beyond to send us whatever they can ($1, $2, $5, or more) to the cause. Volunteers can work from anywhere and communicate with our office. They can use all the means, including speaking at different Elementary, Middle & High schools, Colleges' clubs, Youth Groups, Churches, and emailing more closest friends and organizations to do the same. The goal is to reach as many Americans as possible. Education will prepare the youth for the key challenges faced by the nation: the fight against Poverty, AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis. The objective is to acquire a classroom building, support faculty and students who are in desperate need, including women, an issue of grave concern. About The American University of Kinshasa Foundation: The American University of Kinshasa Foundation is an US 501(c)(3) Tax-exempt Non-profit based in Massachusetts. MAILING ADDRESS FOR DONATIONS: AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF KINSHASA FOUNDATION P.O. BOX 665 FRAMINGHAM, MA 01704
Contact Name: Dimandja
For More Info (E-Mail): aukuniv@auk-congo.edu
Web Site: Web Site for American University of Kinshasa Foundation
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Multiple sclerosis yams
http://www.youthagainstms.org/Getinvolved/bring.php?nav=bring
Youth Against MS
You can be a YAM too! Your friends can be YAMS! Heck, you can help your whole school and community become YAMS! Bring YAMS and our mission to your area.
You can become a member of our Board of Directors; advertise our events and the MS Walk to your school, family, and neighborhood; have a YAMS representative speak at your school and provide workshops on fundraising and getting active; talk to family and friends about becoming a corporate sponsor for YAMS; help organize a YAMS event in your school or area; get people to come with you or sponsor you for the MS Walk; and much more.
Contact Henry Garf, Outreach Director, at Outreach@YouthAgainstMS.org for information.
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