The Virtual Volunteering Project promotes the idea of not limiting virtual volunteering programs to only one type of computer user.
Online volunteers use a variety of computers, software and operating systems.
Virtual volunteering activities should not force an organization nor a volunteer to upgrade or change its computers or software. We have many suggestions and links to resources to help online volunteers and agencies share files and communicate via the Internet , regardless of the kinds of computers or software being used. However, for some tasks and volunteering opportunities, it is required that the volunteer and the organization be on the same type of computer, operating system or software. In such cases, noting this requirement in a particular volunteer task description when recruiting for the volunteer position will get you candidates who already have the software or hardware your agency uses. Note, however, that it may be difficult to find a volunteer who already has this program.