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Volunteer opportunities
Volunteer with some new friends 90,000 Friends you haven't met yet.
Aruba.com
Donating Your Time
Going beyond one personal duties to Help others in need. Read & Share
www.ResponsibilityProject.com
Volunteer Opportunity
Volunteer & Help Extend Lives of Breast Cancer Patients in Your Area
www.NationalBreastCancer.org
Go Overseas & Volunteer
Looking for a Great Project? Volunteer with us worldwide
www.Projects-Abroad.org
Travel for Teens
Travel to Domestic & International Locations to do Community Service
www.worldhorizons.com
Volunteer Your Time
Register Now & Volunteer Your Time With AARP's Create The Good.
CreateTheGood.org
Get a Disney Day
Give a Day. Get a Disney Day. Opportunities to Volunteer.
www.DisneyParks.go.com
Volunteer 18 Nations $648
US NonProfit, 501(C) 3 Orgnization 678 Happy Volunteers in 2007
www.ifrevolunteers.org
Volunteering
Check Out Local.com To Find Volunteering In Your Area!
Local.com
Volunteer Abroad
Be Part of Something Special, Apply Now to Volunteer Abroad!
www.GoEco.org
Volunteer Work Abroad
Live and Work Abroad, 1-12 Weeks. 20000+ Past Volunteers. Get Info!
www.CrossCulturalSolutions.org
The Dream Maker
Violence, Poverty & Prostitution Could Not Stop Him. A True Story.
www.The-Dream-Maker.com
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Why Volunteer?
Article by Ric Lobosco, from Allies Consulting Services.
www.alliesconsulting.com
Altrusa
An international association of professional women and men who volunteer their energies and expertise in projects dedicated to community betterment.
www.altrusa.com
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Community Services Council - Newfoundland and Labrador
A social development, research, planning and service organization, dedicated to citizen engagement and the promotion of volunteerism.
www.csc.nf.net
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Hearts and Minds
Resources for more effective volunteering
www.heartsandminds.org
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Impact Online
A 501(c)(3), nonprofit corporation using the internet to facilitate and increase community involvement.
www.impactonline.org
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Getting Involved in Volunteer Work
Article from Joan Lloyd at Work.
www.joanlloyd.com
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SERVEnet
A resource center and premier alliance of 200+ organizations committed to increasing the quantity and quality of opportunities for young Americans to serve locally, nationally, or globally. Based in Washington D.C.
www.servenet.org
Advice for Volunteers
Advice from serviceleader.org
www.serviceleader.org
Virtual Volunteering Project
Virtual volunteering resources
www.serviceleader.org
Volunteerism - Suite101
Aticles, links and discussions about volunteerism
www.suite101.com
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Resources for the UK Voluntary Sector
Resources for people involved in charities, voluntary or community organisations. A place for information on events, contacts, services, specialist sources, briefings and news
www.volresource.org.uk
Voluntaria
Provides a way for people to volunteer time and energy while on the Internet.
www.voluntaria.com
Volunteer opportunities
Volunteer with some new friends 90,000 Friends you haven't met yet.
Aruba.com
Donating Your Time
Going beyond one personal duties to Help others in need. Read & Share
www.ResponsibilityProject.com
Volunteer Opportunity
Volunteer & Help Extend Lives of Breast Cancer Patients in Your Area
www.NationalBreastCancer.org

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Guide to Launching a Corporate Volunteer Program

Implement a creative and effective volunteer program in your office or business - it's good for the community and good for business!

By Eve Lopez, Associate Editor, Business.com

The benefits of implementing a corporate volunteer program at your business or workplace are numerous, rich and exciting.

Research shows that benefits include:
  • Increased job satisfaction among employees
  • Greater brand recognition and trust in the community
  • Ability to attract and recruit better employees
  • Increased retention
  • Encourages teamwork
  • A positive impact on profits

33 percent of companies have an employee volunteer program. For large corporations, the number is a whopping 85%.

Why?
  • Approximately 84% of companies say that good "corporate citizenship" leads to direct bottom-line profits.
  • 54% of consumers will choose to do business with a company they consider to be a good "corporate citizen."


Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done


It's easy to start a volunteer program at work, and the benefits are immediate

First, find out what your employees are interested in. Whether it's volunteering with underprivileged children, working at a homeless shelter or holding fundraisers, your employees may have specific ideas to help jump-start your program.It's also easy to incorporate your company's mission to match the needs of the community. The donated time of professionals is always welcome. Your web designers might be able to help redesign the website of a local non-profit.

I recommend: The Points of Light Foundation offers excellent information on Employee Volunteer Programs.

Treat your Employee Volunteer Program like any other company project

Make sure you have achievable goals and incentives for your employees. For example, you may want to have one volunteer program per year, per month or per quarter. With fundraisers, it's easy to set a monetary goal. With other programs, your goals may be measured in number of hours spent volunteering or number of employees who participated.

I recommend: The Corporate Volunteerism Council offers great resources on how to implement corporate volunteerism with corporate goals, and the importance of having a "Volunteer Statement," (much like a Mission Statement), as well as goals and how to measure the effects.

Look at what other companies have implemented

Microsoft Corporation, Xerox Corporation, UPS, Citi, The McGraw-Hill Companies and Cisco are all large corporations that have Employee Volunteer Programs. See what the larger companies have done, and scale it down for your small or medium-size business.

I recommend: VolunteerMatch offers case studies of successful Employee Volunteer Programs.
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Guide author

Launching a Corporate Volunteer Program

Implement a creative and effective volunteer program in your office or business - it's good for the community and good for business!.
The benefits of implementing a corporate volunteer program at your business or workplace are numerous, rich and exciting. Research shows that benefits include: Increased job satisfaction among employeesGreater brand recognition and trust in the communityAbility to attract and recruit better employeesIncreased retentionEncourages teamworkA positive impact on profits 33 percent of companies have an employee volunteer program. For ... Read more