TOPIC: VOLUNTEERING (95)
Points of Light
http://www.pointsoflight.orgPoints of Light — the world's largest organization dedicated to volunteer service — mobilizes millions of people to take action that is changing the world. Through affiliates in 250 cities and partnerships with thousands of nonprofits and corporations, Points of Light engages more than four million volunteers in 30 million hours of service each year. We put people at the center of change
Help From Home
http://helpfromhome.orgHelp From Home is a Cardiff, UK based volunteer driven, unincorporated association that runs a free community service to promote and encourage participation in easy, no commitment, microvolunteering opportunities where a spare 10 seconds to 30 minutes is all that is needed to help out worthy causes.
Repair the World
http://werepair.orgRepair the World is the authority on and advocate for volunteering and service in and by the American Jewish community. Headquartered in New York City, we connect people with meaningful service opportunities to help their local, national and global communities, and enable individuals and organizations to run effective programs rooted in Jewish values.
Working with direct-service providers, national institutions and leaders throughout the United States, Repair the World creates opportunities for individuals to connect with meaningful volunteer experiences and provides organizations with resources to enhance existing service programs, inspired by Jewish values.
Volunteering Solutions
http://www.volunteeringsolutions.comVolunteering Solutions offers Volunteer Abroad and Intern Abroad placements in Asia, Africa , Latin and Central America, Europe and Middle East.We also offer Summer Special Programs as well as 2 Week Special Volunteer and Travel options for our volunteers.We work with local NGO's or organizations at grassroot levels to provide volunteer and internship placements in different countries.
Pro Bono Net
http://www.probono.netPro Bono Net is a national nonprofit organization based in New York City and San Francisco. We work in close partnership with nonprofit legal organizations across the United States and Canada, to increase access to justice for the millions of poor people who face legal problems every year without help from a lawyer. We do this by (i) supporting the innovative and effective use of technology by the nonprofit legal sector, (ii) increasing participation by volunteers, and (iii) facilitating collaborations among nonprofit legal organizations and advocates working on similar issues or in the same region.
Catchafire
http://www.catchafire.orgCatchafire matches professionals who want to give their skills with nonprofits and social enterprises that need their help. We match professionals and organizations based on a variety of characteristics including skills, cause interests, and time availability.
We help organizations identify their needs as short-term, discrete, and individual-based projects. Our projects are structured in this way to make it easy for professionals to help in the midst of their busy daily lives.
Lions Clubs International
http://www.lionsclubs.orgOur 46,000 clubs and 1.35 million members make us the world's largest service club organization. We're also one of the most effective. Our members do whatever is needed to help their local communities. Everywhere we work, we make friends. With children who need eyeglasses, with seniors who don’t have enough to eat and with people we may never meet.
ReAllocate
http://reallocate.orgReAllocate is a non-profit that curates top talent teams of designers, engineers, business professionals and community organizers to enable humanitarian efforts. “ReAllocators” have the technical expertise and desire to make a difference in the world. By giving our teams the training, structure, and funding needed, ReAllocate rapidly delivers innovative and effective solutions working with local communities to address areas of need. These efforts are captured and shared through digital media storytelling that supports growing awareness of the humanitarian projects and those integral to their success.
American Hiking Society
http://www.americanhiking.orgFor the last three decades, American Hiking Society has been at the forefront protecting the nation’s trails and the hiking experience. Our deep roots in outdoor recreation, advocacy, volunteering and experiencing nature through hiking bring me enormous pride and satisfaction. Hiking our nation’s trails offers Americans boundless opportunities to enjoy nature, renew themselves and establish a lifetime of fitness. American Hiking Society works toward ensuring that hiking trails and natural places are cherished and preserved for us and for future generations as well.
BUNAC
http://www.bunac.org/ukBUNAC is an organisation that specialises in sending young people on working holidays, internships and volunteer projects worldwide from Australia to China. With over 52 years of experience helping young people to work abroad, BUNAC’s programmes provide support while you travel the world, gain invaluable experience and make friends for life.
One World 365
http://www.oneworld365.orgOne World 365 is a directory of meaningful travel opportunities including volunteer projects, gap year ideas, career break & year out projects, TEFL/ESL teaching & courses, seasonal work, summer / winter jobs, working holidays, adventure breaks, expeditions & tours featuring 10144 organisations worldwide.
Global Citizen Year
http://globalcitizenyear.orgGlobal Citizen Year is a premier global bridge year program designed to unleash the potential of the next generation of young Americans as authentic leaders and effective agents of change. Each year, we recruit and train a diverse corps of high-potential graduating seniors and support them through a bridge year of service learning and leadership training in Africa, Latin America and Asia.
GoEco
http://www.goeco.orgGoEco is a humanitarian and ecological volunteering organization that exists to encourage ecological and volunteer tourism as a platform for sustainable development. GoEco provides access for volunteers to numerous worldwide humanitarian and ecological initiatives by enabling travellers to experience unique and more rewarding tourism. Volunteers are given the opportunity to give back to foreign communities, serving as good-will ambassadors for their own country. GoEco also brings volunteers from all over the world to Israel to partake in ecological and community based projects in both the Arab and Jewish sectors, creating an understanding of the unique cultural and natural diversity of the region while promoting social responsibility between the different ethnic groups in Israel. GoEco is also involved in conducting research into ecological tourism as a tool for sustainable tourism development.
Youth Challenge International (YCI)
http://www.yci.orgYouth Challenge International is a leading global youth development organization that promotes youth innovation to drive positive change. YCI engages youth in creating solutions to the challenges they face, incorporating youth development, volunteerism, partnership, and equity into all that we do. YCI's volunteer projects are currently located in Tanzania, Ghana, Guyana, Costa Rica and Guatemala
Give It Forward Today (GIFT)
http://www.jgift.org/index.phpGIFT is an independent charity whose purpose it is to encourage, educate and promote a culture of giving and volunteering in the community.
