Updated 3/19/2020 Virtual Volunteer Opportunities General Category Project Name Project Description Availability All for Good Volunteers can search for virtual options by clicking the COVID-19 Response Volunteer From Click the link to find opportunities. Virtual Home button. This resource is put out by Points of Light. American Corporate Partners Volunteers provide advice to veterans about career paths and goals. Click the link to sign up. AdvisorNet Virtual American Red Cross Blood Donation Volunteers who are in good health donate blood to help the American Red Cross, which is Clink the link to find a blood drive happening near you. currently facing a severe blood shortage due to an unprecedented amount of blood drive Virtual cancelations. American Red Cross Digital Volunteer Volunteers who want to help specifically with COVID-19 relief have several options, depending on Click the link to find out what COVID-19 relief volunteer opportunities are where they live. near you. 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Virtual Hire Heroes USA Volunteers help veterans find jobs virtually by conducting mock interviews, career counseling, There is a current need for volunteers in these industries: Federal Sector, fundraising, guiding federal sector applicants, or through outreach. Security/Law Enforcement, Information Technology, Emergency Management, Operations/Logistics, Project Management, Consulting, Virtual Entertainment, Nursing, Video Game Design, Graphic Design, Electrician Humanitarian Data Exchange Volunteers support humanitarian workers by keying data which is critical in times of disaster. The Click the link and then find the Add Data button to get started. data extraction will help workers visualize and respond to trends across regions or countries. Virtual Humanity Road Volunteers use Internet and mobile communications technology to collect, verify and route Click the link to register. information online during disasters. They provide public safety information as well as directing the Virtual public to governmental and aid agencies that are providing assistance for the disaster. IAMAlive Volutneers are needed to support those in crisis via a live chat. Click the link to get started. Virtual icouldbe Volunteers mentor students remotely about their career goals and dreams. Click the link to apply to become a mentor for the next school year. Virtual Idealist Volunteers can choose from the many different virtual volunteer projects on Idealist. Click the link to find opportunities. Virtual InfiniteFamily Volunteers mentor underserved and impoverished youth in South Africa. Click the link to get started. Matching occurs in January, February, April, May, July, August, and September. Virtual For more information contact [email protected] 2 Updated 3/19/2020 Virtual Volunteer Opportunities General IntoBooks Volunteers read the same book as a child and hold virtual mentoring sessions to discuss the Click the link to learn more. There are not currently applications up for the book. next school year yet. Virtual Invest it Forward Volunteers who are financial professionals help teach students financial education. Currently working on changing to be completely virtual. Virtual Investwrite Volunteers judge a stock market game that students learning financial education in grades 4-12 Register to become a judge. are participating in. Virtual Learning Ally Volunteers can serve as narrators, listeners and quality assurance volunteers. Narrators are Click the link to get started. asked to use their voice talent to bring juvenile fiction books to life, or they can also record high school and college level textbooks. Auditions are required. Listeners will provide feedback to narrators, highlight issues with fluency and tone, audio quality, and more. Finally, quality Virtual assurance volunteers will perform a final check to ensure the audio books will provide an enjoyable experience to the recipient. LibriVox Volunteers record themselves reading books that are public domain for distribution. Click the link to register. Virtual Map Rectifier Project Volunteers index information that records how many floors a building once had or what a street Click the link and create an account. was named at different points in time to create a layered digital map. This project is created by Virtual the New York Public Library. MicroMentor This is an online platform that connects small business entrepreneurs from around the world with Click the link to get started. mentors to assist them with their endeavors. Virtual MicroNet Volunteers with STEM professional experience mentor students pursuing STEM degrees at U.S Click the link to register to mentor. accredited institutions. Virtual Missing Maps Volunteers can play an important part in supporting humanitarian organizations by helping map Click the link and then the Get Involved button. areas where disasters occur. Virtual Mozilla Firefox Volunteers can help Mozilla Firefox with their ongoing projects. Click the link to find out how you can get involved. Virtual National Maps Corps Editor Volunteers collect data about structures, including schools, hospitals, post offices, etc. and Click the link to sign up. update maps for all 50 states and Puerto Rico for the National Map Database. Virtual National Park Service Volunteers with web development skills help test and evaluate web programs that the National There are no current opporunities at this time. Please check back. Park Service is developing. Virtual Npower Volunteers with professional technology experience mentor students preparing for a career in Reach out to their volunteer team for more information. technology. Virtual OpenStreetMap Volunteers add to and edit this map of the globe. Click the link to sign up. Virtual Project Gutenberg Volunteers turn public