This is an archived version of the Virtual Volunteering Project web site from January 2001. The materials on the web site were written or compiled by Jayne Cravens. The Virtual Volunteering Project has been discontinued. The Virtual Volunteering Project web site IS NO LONGER UPDATED. Email addresses associated with the Virtual Volunteering Project are no longer valid. For any URL that no longer works, type the URL into archive.org. For new materials regarding online volunteering, see Jayne Cravens' web site (the section on volunteerism-related resources). |
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FAQs About the Virtual Volunteering Project
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our own online volunteers Since the Virtual Volunteering Project's launch in December 1996, more than 300 online volunteers have helped the Project via home or work computers. Their contributions have been absolutely vital to the success of this program -- we want the involvement of the cyberspace community in this Project, just as other organizations work to involve their local communities in onsite programs. A focus on maintaining volunteer involvement in this Project is in keeping with our strong commitment to collaboration. In addition to their accomplishments listed on our site, many of these volunteers also offer suggestions about VV Project materials and activities, and answer various technical questions from the VV Project Manager. We value not only their time (well more than 2000 hours of service to date) and expertise, but their advice and thoughtfulness about this Project as well! Our online volunteers have ranged in age from 14 to 71, and are scattered around the United States (and some are outside the country, many from Canada). They were recruited via the Project Web site, which most found because they were using an online search engine to find a volunteering opportunity -- on or offline.
Volunteers who complete online assignments for our Project may display this logo on their Web site:
Virtual Pioneers: The Original IOL Online Volunteers How I involve online volunteers A first-hand account of how Jayne Cravens, Manager of the Virtual Volunteering Project, recruits, screens, assigns, and manages these online volunteers. See how the suggestions here on the Project's Web site are put into practice at our own organization.
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If you find this or any other Virtual Volunteering Project information helpful, or would like to add information based on your own experience, please contact us.
If you do use Virtual Volunteering Project materials in your own workshop or trainings, or republish materials in your own publications, please let us know, so that we can track how this information is disseminated.
This is an archived version of the Virtual Volunteering Project web site from January 2001. The materials on the web site were written or compiled by Jayne Cravens. The Virtual Volunteering Project has been discontinued. The Virtual Volunteering Project web site IS NO LONGER UPDATED. Email addresses associated with the Virtual Volunteering Project are no longer valid. For any URL that no longer works, type the URL into archive.org. |
If you are interested in more up-to-date information about virtual volunteering, view the Virtual Volunteering Wiki.
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