Volunteer service is enjoying a strong boost from the online world—thanks to VolunteerMatch.
SAN FRANCISCO--(COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Mar 20, 2001--VolunteerMatch (www.volunteermatch.org) is the nonprofit web site that makes it quick, easy and free for community service organizations and volunteers to find each other. VolunteerMatch offers the largest database of volunteer opportunities, with more than 26,000 volunteer listings from approximately 13,000 national, regional and local organizations, including over 100 colleges and universities. The result? VolunteerMatch has helped make over 380,000 connections between volunteers and nonprofits nationwide.
This phenomenal match rate is based on two factors. First, the service makes it easy for an individual volunteer—who may have only an hour, an afternoon or a day each week—to find a volunteer opportunity that matches his or her time, skills and interests. Would-be volunteers simply enter their ZIP code on the VolunteerMatch home page to receive a list of volunteer opportunities in their community. And secondly, since any nonprofit or tax-exempt organization, including colleges or universities, can post volunteer opportunities on VolunteerMatch, they can more efficiently and effectively find and recruit enthusiastic, capable volunteers.
By harnessing the power of Internet technology for charitable purposes, VolunteerMatch is revolutionizing the way people involve themselves in their communities. As a result, more people than ever before are going online to assist schools, disaster victims, children in need, the homeless, endangered animals, the environment—anyone or anything that benefits from the services of volunteers—and charitable organizations are getting the volunteers they need.
''VolunteerMatch can help anyone to find a great volunteer opportunity, and assist any charitable organization in need of volunteers,'' said Jay Backstrand, founder and president of VolunteerMatch. ''Log on to VolunteerMatch.org and help be part of the solution.”
About VolunteerMatch
VolunteerMatch (www.volunteermatch.org) is the nonprofit web site dedicated to using the power of the Internet to help people help each other. As the world’s largest online database of volunteer opportunities, VolunteerMatch makes it easier than ever before to volunteer. Volunteers merely enter their ZIP code on the VolunteerMatch home page to find local, national and ‘Virtual’ volunteering opportunities, customized to interests and schedule. VolunteerMatch has already made over 380,000 connections between volunteers and 13,000+ nonprofit organizations nationwide, providing real-world community assistance in 3,000+ U.S. cities. VolunteerMatch has received awards from the Smithsonian Institution and MIT, and been recognized for its social service efforts on The Oprah Winfrey Show, MSNBC, and in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Reader’s Digest, Good Housekeeping and Parade.
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