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About the Virtual Volunteering Project
with online volunteers
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Allen County Public Library
http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/
This library in Ft. Wayne, Indiana has involved several online volunteers with Web-related projects, and was one of the first agencies to provide information to the Virtual Volunteering Project in early 1997.
alt.tv-x-files
It's more than a fan-based online community -- members of this newsgroup have organized several online philanthropic endeavors, as well as used the Internet to coordinate offline donations to selected charities. Members of this group have also provided Project staff with insightful, practical information about the dynamics of online communities, particularly on how to approach them and invite their involvement, that is being integrated into various materials on our Web site.
Association for Volunteer Administration
http://www.avaintl.org/
This international organization based in Virginia featured information about the Project in its Journal of Volunteer Administration, and hosted the first in-depth presentation on Virtual Volunteering at their 1997 conference (a presentation repeated in 1998). AVA also involves its members as volunteers to help create new materials for its Web site and promote its activities through various online forums.
Austin Freenet
This organization in Austin, Texas was one of the VV Projects Affiliates, and our web site features a very detailed profile of this organization and how it has involved online volunteers.
Boulder Community Network (BCN)
This organization in Boulder, Colorado was one of the VV Projects Affiliates, and our web site features a very detailed profile of this organization and how it has involved online volunteers.
Community Wire
Glendale, California
http://www.cwire.com/WWWolunteers/
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility Web Volunteers
http://www.cpsr.org/cpsr/volunteers/volindex.html
An international public-interest alliance of computer scientists and others concerned about the impact of computer technology on society. According to its web site, 33 online volunteers have helped with system administration, editing and maintaining a part of the site focused on a particular issue (gender Issues, workplace issues, cyber-rights, social security numbers) or region, and archives, among many other tasks. CPSR gives each online volunteers (all of whom must be CPSR members) detailed guidelines for creating pages and a password to load pages onto the CPSR server.
Concentric Media
http://www.concentric.org
Based in San Mateo, California, Concentric has recruited and mobilized online volunteers for several successful advocacy campaigns, and serves as a model for other organizations interested in online advocacy.
E-Corps
A project by the Beacon Project, http://www.beaconproject.org
Works to match volunteers with expertise in not-for-profit and business management with organizations that need their expertise. The volunteers provide most of their assistance via the Internet.
Evergreen State Society
http://www.tess.org
This organization in Seattle, Washington was one of the VV Projects Affiliates, and our web site features a very detailed profile of this organization and how it has involved online volunteers.
Flashcorps
http://www.flashlite.net/community/flashcorps.html
A new, growing group of online volunteers from around the world offering probono multimedia and web development experience, particularly "flash" technologies, to nonprofit organizations.
Gay Men's Health
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~gaymen/virtualvol.html
Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, this organization has involved online volunteers to answer questions submitted by e-mail or the organization's web site regarding safer sex and other health related matters. Online volunteers have also assisted staff members in various projects.
Glaucoma Research Foundation
http://www.glaucoma.org
This national organization based in San Francisco, California was one of the VV Projects Affiliates, and our web site features a very detailed profile of this organization and how it has involved online volunteers.
Impact Online
http://www.impactonline.org/
Based in Palo Alto, California, involves online volunteers in various U.S. cities to help agencies input information into its VolunteerMatch online volunteer recruitment database.
Internet Nonprofit Center
http://www.nonprofits.org
This organization has involved online volunteers in the creation of a variety of resources on its Web site, including the NONPROFIT FAQs (frequently asked questions and their answers).
Knowbility, Inc.
A new national nonprofit organization born out of the collaborative effort that was AIR-Austin 98, a web design contest that helped educate members of the high-tech community about making Web sites and other online technologies fully accessible to people with disabilities. The onsite volunteer efforts for AIR-Austin were coordinated primarily via the Internet, and the new nonprofit will promote virtual volunteering as a way to help youth with disabilities learn high-tech skills and other skills for the work place.
LibertyNet
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
http://www.libertynet.org/
Metropolitan Austin Interactive Network (MAIN)
http://www.main.org
This is an all-volunteer group that works together online as well as face-to-face. In addition to providing Web space and free design services for not-for-profit groups and associations, MAIN is a co-sponsor of Air-Austin an event in September 1998 for designers in Austin, Texas to create Web pages that incorporate the best practices for accessibility for not-for-profit organizations. The Air-Austin Web site uses information from the Virtual Volunteering Project's suggestions for Web accessibility and suggestions for technical assistance volunteers.
Microsoft Site Builder Network - VolunteerKiosk
http://nonprofit.guidestar.org/classifieds/ms_sbn.cfm
This is a joint project with GuideStar to connect nonprofit organizations with Web developer and designer volunteers. The Microsoft Site Builder Network is a membership program and online resource that supports Web designers and developers with tools, information, and support.
Multnomah County Library
http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/vol/index.html
A library in Portland, Oregon that has long used the Internet (relatively speaking) in recruiting and involving volunteers. Multnomah County Library as one of the first organizations to contact the Virtual Volunteering Project about its activities when we launched in December 1996.
Oregon Literacy, Inc. (OLI)
http://www.hevanet.com/literacy
This nonprofit organization serving Oregon and Southwest Washington state was one of the VV Projects Affiliates, and our web site features a very detailed profile of this organization and how it has involved online volunteers.
Safeguarding Our Children - United Mothers (SOC-UM)
http://www.www.soc-um.org
This national, all-vollunteer nonprofit in Tracy, California is dedicated to public awareness and prevention of child abuse. Volunteers act as moderators for SOC-UM's survivor forum, providing support for familes whose child has been the victim of abuse. Volunteers must pass a police check in their local communities before they can participate online. The organization also holds its board meetings online (it's legal to do so in California).
San Jose Children's Musical Theater
http://www.sjcmt.com
This nonprofit organization based in California was one of the VV Projects Affiliates, and our web site features a very detailed profile of this organization and how it has involved online volunteers.
Service Corps Of Retired Executives (SCORE)
http://www.score.org/
A resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration, dedicated to aiding in the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide. SCORE offers an email counseling at no cost (for U.S. citizens and resident aliens only); its huge searchable databank helps users find the SCORE member whose expertise best addresses their business needs. The expertise of members if highly varied and specialized -- users can get email counseling in everything from tropical agriculture to unemployment compensation to wholesale lighting equipment. The Web site also has a database for finding local SCORE affiliates.
SmartGrrls
http://www.smartgrrls.org
This nonprofit organization based in Austin, Texas was one of the VV Projects Affiliates, and our web site features a very detailed profile of this organization and how it has involved online volunteers.
TxServe
http://www.txserve.org
This Texas-serving organization based in Austin was one of the VV Projects Affiliates, and our web site features a very detailed profile of this organization and how it has involved online volunteers.
Volunteers in Technical Assistance (VITA)
http:www.vita.org
VITA's Inquiry Service enlisted volunteers serving as technical experts to answer requests about a variety of development issues that come from around the world. These experts provided their assistance mostly via phone, fax and postal mail, although they experimented with an online version of the program. VITA hopes to revive the program, and expand its use of online interactions.
