This is information and links to resources to help your agency create general safety guidelines for all online volunteering programs , suggestions and examples for those managing programs involving youth as online volunteers , and suggestions for bringing together youth and adult online volunteers . A new section of the Project web site, with information, essays and examples that illustrate how cyberspace is bringing us together, not closing us off to each other. The kickoff essay is how Fan-Based Online Groups Use the Internet to Make a Difference . Includes examples of such groups, with comments from members regarding their online philanthropic activities and what makes them successful. Also included are resources that promote volunteerism, sites with information and links to resources for service learning, and information regarding mandatory service.
Online volunteers use a variety of computers, software and operating systems.
We've gathered information on tools and shareware available to help various types of computers and software access the same files, and thereby avoid unnecessary upgrades or software and hardware changes. This resource is part of our Handbook for Online Volunteers . The Virtual Volunteering Project is currently compiling information from organizations who are successfully bringing together adult volunteers and clients, including students, together online in telementoring or teletutoring situations. This is a place for online volunteers working with any agency to ask questions of other online volunteers, share resources that have been helpful in virtual volunteering activities, etc. Many agencies have created email-based discussion groups or newsgroups for their volunteers.