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VolunteerMatch Reports Record Level of Volunteer Activity
VolunteerMatch Reports Record Level of Volunteer Activity
Published 08-14-03
Submitted by VolunteerMatch
“I just want to say thank you,” said Illinois hospital volunteer Ruth Gonzalez. “You guys made it so much easier for me. Rather then having to make calls and go driving around all I had to do is just put my name in and what I was looking for and the nonprofit called me!”
With over 30,000 available volunteer opportunities, VolunteerMatch offers something for everyone. Interested volunteers simply enter their ZIP code on the public VolunteerMatch home page at www.VolunteerMatch.org to receive an up-to-date listing of local volunteer activities. Volunteers may also specify an interest—such as helping children, the homeless or the environment—to refine the list of available opportunities. Signing up is as easy as “point and click.”
To date, participating organizations have received more than one million volunteer referrals from VolunteerMatch. This is due in large part to the fact that VolunteerMatch saves both volunteers and nonprofit organizations time and effort over traditional methods of volunteer involvement and recruitment. In fact, any nonprofit or tax-exempt organization in the United States can use the service to more efficiently and effectively find the volunteers that they need.
“On behalf of everyone at Shane's Inspiration, thank you for providing a most needed service to those of us in the nonprofit world,” said Marci Moran, a program associate for the organization dedicated to making playgrounds accessible for children with disabilities. “The volunteers we have used through your organization have been the most helpful, interested souls who show wonderful enthusiasm for the children we serve.”
The core VolunteerMatch service is without cost for both volunteers and nonprofits. Itself a nonprofit, VolunteerMatch relies upon grants from charitable foundations for most of its funding, and also licenses its technology to companies like Dell Computer, Washington Mutual, and Cirque du Soleil to make it easier for employees to volunteer. The revenue derived from corporate licenses improves VolunteerMatch’s sustainability, and strengthens its capacity as an effective public service—and one of the few online social services available.
“Your service has been nothing short of a godsend for us,” said John Petroff, founder of Professional Education Organization International. “Without a penny—since we have no funding of any kind—we have been able to expand and improve the service we provide to disadvantaged students all over the world with the help of the volunteers that contacted us with your assistance. You are truly outstanding. Thank you very, very much.”
For more information on VolunteerMatch, visit www.VolunteerMatch.org.
About VolunteerMatch
VolunteerMatch is the nonprofit organization with a mission to help everyone find a great place to volunteer. We offer a variety of online services to support a community of nonprofit, volunteer and business leaders committed to civic engagement. Since 1998, this community has helped thousands of nonprofits attract over 1,000,000 volunteer referrals. VolunteerMatch is the recipient of Webby Awards for "Activism" and "Services," and has been recognized for its accomplishments by The White House and the Smithsonian Institution.
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VolunteerMatch believes everyone should have the chance to make a difference. As the Web's largest volunteer engagement network, serving over 122,000 participating nonprofits, 100 network partners, and 13 million annual visitors, VolunteerMatch offers unique, award-winning solutions for individuals, nonprofits and companies to make this vision a reality. Since its launch in 1998, VolunteerMatch has helped the social sector attract more than $13 billion worth of volunteer services. Learn more about VolunteerMatch at VolunteerMatch.org, and follow @VolunteerMatch.
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