[Community-service] Here's How to Find Volunteer Opportunities - When You Want, Where You Want | Points of Light

[Cheryl Fields]

darrian, great info! Blessings, Cheryl

On 5/12/14, Darian Smith <dsmithnfb at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Here's a good  article with some great  resources! 	
> http://www.pointsoflight.org/blog/2014/01/16/here%E2%80%99s-how-find-volunteer-opportunities-%E2%80%93-when-you-want-where-you-want
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> Here's How to Find Volunteer Opportunities - When You Want, Where You Want
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> Let's say you love animals and want to volunteer your time helping abandoned
> pets in your community. Or, you're looking for a way to give back this
> holiday weekend, to recognize the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service.
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> In seconds you can have a list of options, as The Huffington Post reports in
> "13 Websites That Will Match You With The Perfect Opportunity To Make A
> Difference."
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> Two of those sites - AllforGood.org and
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> generationOn.org are brought to you by Points of Light.
> Try them out today to find volunteer opportunities near you that are
> meaningful to you. At AllforGood.org, you can search by your area of
> interest, keywords, and your city, state or zip code. The Huffington post
> writes, "The largest database of volunteer opportunities online, All for
> Good is the ultimate platform for finding ways to make a difference. Each
> month, the site hosts 150,000 local volunteer listings in major cities."
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> And generationOn.org "gives young people the tools and know-how to create
> change in the world," The Huffington Post says. "From veterans to the
> environment to bullying, generationOn gives young people concrete concepts
> and a how-to for ideas, such as recipes to make for families in need or
> holding a park cleanup." See a list of projects here.
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> Check out AllforGood.org and generationOn.org to make volunteer plans this
> weekend and whenever you have time to give.
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