This Website Will Match You With the Right Volunteer Opportunity
If you have a hammer and a knack for nailing, someone needs your help! No matter your skill or talent, there are ways to use it all over this land.
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Nonprofits will always welcome volunteers to stuff envelopes and ladle soup—but they'd also love your expertise,
professional or personal. "Whether you're a social media whiz or speak Cantonese, there's a
place for you," says Basil Sadiq, marketing associate at VolunteerMatch, an organization that
connects volunteers with nonprofits. With the advanced search function at VolunteerMatch.org,
you can search by city, country, cause (animals, homelessness, the environment), and skill
(everything from public speaking to automotive repair). If you're a painter, you might find a
senior center looking for an art teacher; an ultrasound technician might discover an
understaffed clinic. And carpenters, you may be needed to install grab bars and other fixtures
to aid the disabled, so buckle on that tool belt and get out there.
Remote Possibilities
Now even volunteers can telecommute.
With virtual volunteering, you can help anywhere, anytime. Go to VolunteerMatch.org to check out opportunities and spend your next lunch break calling sponsors, writing grants, or making toys for shelter cats. (Those catnip whales aren't going to knit themselves!)
Remote Possibilities
Now even volunteers can telecommute.
With virtual volunteering, you can help anywhere, anytime. Go to VolunteerMatch.org to check out opportunities and spend your next lunch break calling sponsors, writing grants, or making toys for shelter cats. (Those catnip whales aren't going to knit themselves!)
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