I'm a lot further along in my drive to decode the global volunteering landscape, so for all you potential volunteers out there, here's a more definitive directory:
General & Online Volunteering
- Do Something
- eVolunteer
- Global Volunteers with with Teens and Adults Abroad
- Idealist.org
- UNV Online Volunteering
- VolunteerMatch
- World Volunteer Web
- World Wide Volunteering
Social Collaboration Sites
- Good2Gether
- Horsesmouth
- Junction49
- Support A Crazy Idea
- Unltdworld
- V2V - Global Volunteer Network
- Donorschoose.org
- Celsias
NGOs & Transnational Organisations that accept Volunteers
International, Development & Travel Volunteering
- i-to-i: Adventure Volunteer Travel
- Development in Action
- Different Travel
- Ecoteer - Cheap ethical and responsible volunteering abroad perfect
- Experiential Learning International
- Real Gap: Gap year, adventure travel & volunteer work abroad
- Global Volunteer Network
- Volunteering.org: International Volunteering
- Volunteers for Peace: International Workcamps and Voluntary Service Projects
- Peace Corps
- WorldEndeavors: Study, Volunteer, Intern
- TeamWorks International
- Visions In Action
- Voluntary Projects Overseas
- Globalcrossroad: Volunteer Abroad Opportunities
- Crossculturalsolutions: Short-term volunteering program
- Truetravellers.org: Volunteer and Meaningful Travel
- Volunteering Solutions: Volunteer Programs Abroad
- i-to-i: Volunteer work abroad, gap year travel & TEFL courses
- VSO Volunteering
- The PodSite - Volunteer work abroad, Gap Years, Working holidays
- Volunteers Abroad
- Volunteers for Prosperity
- Vivisto: Career Breaks, Life Breaks, Sabbaticals
- World Camp for Kids
- World Service Enquiry
- Global Service Corps
Niche Volunteering - Medical, IT, Teaching etc.
- Geekcorps: Technology Volunteering
- GISCorps: URISA - Spatial and IT based Volunteering
- ICVolunteers: Communications & Cybervolunteering
- Universal Giving: Volunteer or Donate Internationally
- Project HOPE
- SCI International Voluntary Service
- SmartVolunteer: For Skilled Volunteers
- Taking IT Global.
- United Nations Volunteers: Volunteerism for Development
- UNITeS United Nations Information Technology Services
- LEPRA: Medical
- WorldTeach
Regional
- Australia
- Australian Volunteer Search
- AVI
- GoVolunteer
- SEEK Volunteer
- NSW Centre for Volunteering
- Volunteering Australia
- World Vision Australia
- Canada
- India
- UK
- DO-IT Home
- REACH volunteering UK
- Shelter
- TimeBank UK
- VInspired: Volunteering site for 16-25 year olds in england
- Volunteering England
- Student Volunteering England
- WRVS
- US
- Get Involved!
- Hands On Network
- Servenet.org
- 1-800-Volunteer.org
- Volunteer Solutions: Helping volunteers meet the nonprofits that need their help
- YSA.org
Volunteering Information & Resources
- Communityservice.com
- Descriptions of Volunteer Related Sites from Volunteer Today
- GuideStar nonprofit reports
- 4laborsoflove.org: Volunteering Directory
- Justvolunteers.org
- Institute for Volunteering Research
- Jayne Cravens On Volunteerism & Volunteer Management
- One Life Live
- VolResource.org: Resources for the Voluntary Sector
- Serviceleader.org: Virtual Volunteering
- Volunteer Management Library: Web Sites With Relevant Articles
- Volunteer Today: The Electronic Gazette for Volunteerism
- Web Sites To Find Volunteer Opportunities
- Websites Where You can List Volunteer Opportunities
- The Global Volunteering Directory by Randy Tyler
I know it is a very 'developed country' oriented list, but this is primarily because it is difficult for me to evaluate sites that aren't in English!
What do you think? Does this categorisation make sense to you? Do you know of any great volunteering sites I've missed? Comment below or drop me a note and let me know...
