Introduction: For Volunteers

Want to volunteer? But don't have time during 9-6am? Or have the zeal but don't know where to start? Never-mind go virtual…. become an Online Volunteer, breaking the barriers of time and place!

Virtual volunteering means volunteer tasks completed, in whole or in part, via the Internet from home, cyber cafes or work place. Many people actively search for volunteer opportunities they can complete via home or work computers, because of time constraints, personal preference, disability or a home-based obligation that prevents them from volunteering on-site. Virtual volunteering allows anyone to contribute time and expertise to not-for-profit organizations; schools, government offices and other agencies that utilize volunteer services, from his or her home or office.

Online Volunteering neither means a replacement for face-to-face volunteering nor does it mean to take away paid positions of an organization, it's a dynamic tool meant for capacity building of the staffs at an organization.