| Initiative
name |
Country
of operation or focus |
Notes |
| Betobe http://www.betobe.org |
France |
"beTobe
offers a matching system between volunteers and non-profit
organisations to foster collaborations online. The benevolent
contributions are produced via Internet, so the physical
presence of the benevolent is not required." in English, French
and Spanish. The number of online volunteering opportunities
posted on this site, nor the number undertaken successfully by
online volunteers, could not be found on the site by the
researcher. |
| BrightOne http://brightone.org.uk/ |
U.K. |
Matches
communications volunteers with charities. "Volunteers work
remotely, but we do encourage face to face meetings, which
normally take place once a month. Volunteers spend a maximum of
4 hours per week working on campaigns, but depending on the
client and the amount of activity they have, the time spent
volunteering usually works out at 2-3 hours per week." The
number of online volunteering opportunities posted on this
site, nor the number undertaken successfully by online
volunteers, could not be found on the site by the researcher.
|
| Crowd4U http://www.crowd4u.org |
Japan |
Operated by
FusionCOMP (the Fusion of data-centric COmputations by Machines
and People), supported by researchers in computer science,
informatics, and application domains. |
| e-wolontariat
http://e-wolontariat.pl/ |
Poland |
e-wolontariat
translates into “E-volunteering.” In June 2013, had
more than 20 distinct online volunteering opportunities on its
site with at least a dozen NGOs in Poland. |
| France
Bénévolat http://www.francebenevolat.org/ |
France |
Does not have
an option to search opportunities by keyword, but a search of
“types de mission” for “Informatique, Internet” or
“Communication” can generate volunteering opportunities that can
be done online, such as helping with a blog or designing a
graphic. |
| FreeForce,
vrijwilligerswerk in Nederland http://www.freeforce.nl |
Netherlands |
This site, in
Dutch, says, "The processing of all applications made through
the member volunteer centers." The site has been in use since
1999. It's a recruitment site for all kinds of volunteers,
primarily onsite, traditional volunteers, but the researcher
suspects online volunteers are also recruited through this site. |
| HacesFalta.org
also canalsolidario.org solucionesong.org voluntariadocorporativo.org |
Spain |
Online
databases of volunteering opportunities at a variety of
organizations, including online opportunities. A search of
"voluntariado virtual" with no other categories specified
returned more than 350 opportunities with dozens of
organisations. |
| HelpFromHome Helpfromhome.org |
U.K. |
Not all
opportunities listed here are online; opportunities are also not
searchable (they are, rather, browsable, by category of cause).
The number of online volunteering
opportunities posted on this site, nor then number of
organisations that have used the service, could not be found
on the site by the researcher. |
| IT4Communities www.it4communities.org.uk Virtual volunteering: www.it4communities.org.uk/it4c/ope n/volunteer/Volunteering/virtual.html and www.it4communities.org.uk/it4c/ open/charity/it4cvol/virtual.html |
U.K. |
Matches
IT volunteers with charities in the U.K. “If you are interested
in working on a virtual opportunity look out for the 'Virtual'
flag when searching for an opportunity... There are also
opportunities which require only a initial face-to-face meeting.
After that you'd be free to work where and when you choose.” |
| Idealist /
Action Without Borders http://www.idealist.org/ |
USA |
A
search in June 2013 using “volunteer opps” in the type filed,
the word “virtual” in the keyword field, and each European
country name in the location field yielded some results. By
country: United Kingdom – 3 France – 2 Ireland – 1 |
| ivo (formerly
i-volunteer) http://ivo.org/ |
UK |
Browsing
volunteer opportunities, http://ivo.org/volunteer-opportunities,
it is possible to choose “micro”, however, many of these require
onsite volunteering; under “skills”, choosing skills that can be
applied online, such as “social media” or “communications” does
sometimes bring up opportunities that could be done online, as
does the keyword search “virtual.” |
| Nabuur http://www.nabuur.com |
Netherlands |
“an online
volunteering platform that links Neighbours (online volunteers)
with Villages (local communities) in Africa, Asia and Latin
America.” Opportunities are listed by village rather than by
organisation. |
| Open
Society Foundations www.opensocietyfoundations.org |
USA |
This is not an
online volunteering matching service, but it does fund
initiatives that often involve online volunteers globally, and
the Open Society Foundation sometimes involves these same
volunteers themselves as bloggers for their site, such as with
this article www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/spreading-the-word-online-for-palliative-care-in-kenya
regarding how an online volunteer in England created a new
online outreach strategy for an NGO in Africa and this article www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/drug-policy-reform-hiv-prevention
by an online volunteer in England with a drug policy initiative.
Other online volunteering activities can be found by searching
for volunteer on the site and reading the resulting
articles. |
| Shropshire http://www.ShropshireSkillsMatch.org.uk/ |
UK |
"for people
who have a specific professional skill to share; for instance a
graphic designer who could design a logo for a charity campaign,
a PR person who would give a press release for a local sports
club the ‘once-over’, a surveyor who could give some initial
general advice on alterations to a community building. However,
it is also for more general skills such as typing, proof
reading, creative crafts, gardening and even knitting." |
| TechSoup
Global www.techsoupglobal.org/ network |
Based
in USA, with affiliated NGOs in various European countries, e.g. Fundacja TechSoup (Poland), SOCIALware, (Belgium), TechSoup Bulgaria, Asociatia TechSoup (Romania), and Croatia, Česká Republika, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the UK |
Some national
affiliates of TechSoup create opportunities for IT professionals
to donate advice and expertise online to NGOs, charities,
nonprofits, libraries and others in need of such, and this can
include online service. For instance, via the TechSoup online
forum (http://forums.techsoup.org),
online volunteers can answer tech-related questions from
nonprofits, libraries and others. TechSoup's Donate Your Brain
initiative (http://www.techsoup.org/community/community-initiatives/donate-your-brain)
is this forum supported branded as microvolunteering. |
| United Nations
Online Volunteering Service www.onlinevolunteering.org |
Germany |
This service
is managed by UNV, a division of UNDP. A search in June 2013
found more than 200 online volunteering opportunities. |
| Volunteer
Ireland www.volunteer.ie |
Ireland |
A search in
June 2013 using the keyword “virtual” found 11 online
volunteering opportunities with nine different charities. |
| Volunteer
Scotland www.volunteerscotland.org.uk |
U.K. |
Doesn't
mandate that a potential volunteer type in a location in order
to search, so a search using the word “online” (rather than
“virtual”) can generate a list of online volunteering
opportunities for charities throughout Scotland, such as an an
online campaigner, an online researcher, or an online mentor.
However, a search of “online” also generates volunteering
opportunities that are require entirely onsite service. |
| xarxanet.org and voluntariat.org |
Spain (Catalunya) |
Xarxanet.org
is the network of volunteer associations in Catalonia and
launched in 2003. Xarxanet.org is a project promoted by the
Ministry of Social Welfare and Family of the Government of
Catalonia. As of July 7, there were 19 online volunteering
opportunities posted on the site, available for more than 200
online volunteers (some opportunities could be done by more than
one volunteer) |
| Youvo http://www.youvo.org |
Germany |
Allows NGOs to
recruit volunteers from the fields of media and communication.
Offers photography, video, design, writing, social media, and
public relations projects for “first time young creative people
to engage in social projects while gaining valuable practical
experience.” |
| ZiviCloud http://zivicloud.roteskreuz.at |
Austria |
die erste
Web-Applikation für das Online- und Micro-Volunteering im
deutschsprachigen Europa (the first web application for online
and micro-volunteering in German-speaking Europe). This is a new
orgnaisation; as of July, had just four initiatives seeking
online volunteers for various assignments. |
The
Last Virtual Volunteering
Guidebook published by Energize, Inc.
The most comprehensive resource available regarding
virtual volunteering.
Published January 2014.