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Online Tools for Increasing Participation and Membership in Your Community Initiative or Organization

The following websites offer information, examples and other resources that may be helpful in your work.

• Service Leader offers guidance on all aspects of managing volunteers, as well as advice on becoming a volunteer. A virtual (online) volunteering link is also offered.
• Community Building Institute at Xavier University features success stories that focus on volunteer involvement in building community.
• Network for Good helps nonprofit organizations reach new audiences through Internet strategies. You can recruit volunteers online using a volunteer match database.
• VolunteerMatch is a nonprofit, online service that helps interested volunteers get involved with community service organizations throughout the United States.
• Idealist.org, a project of Action without Borders, posts volunteer opportunities around the globe. Topical discussion boards include a volunteering focus.
• Community Service.org provides information, encouragement, and online discussions to empower

• The United Nations Volunteers Program supports human development globally by promoting volunteerism and mobilizing volunteers. A practical toolkit, Measuring Volunteering, is available in Adobe Acrobat format.
• The International Association for Volunteers offers training and information to encourage and strengthen volunteering worldwide.
• Toastmasters International gives ideas for increasing club membership that may apply for other efforts.
  
  

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