The foundation receives offers from many people who are interested in getting involved in the issues we care about. However, because we fund the efforts of others rather than working in the field directly, we do not accept volunteers at the foundation.

It is the organizations we fund (and many others like them) that have the greatest need for volunteers to achieve their goals and unique missions. Below are some of the best online resources available for learning more about volunteer opportunities.

Tips on Volunteering and Nonprofit Jobs

• Independent Sector’s Ten Tips on Volunteering
• Tech Soup Tips
• Students in Service to America
• ServiceLeader.org
• Learning to Give
• Graduate Programs in Philanthropy

Volunteer Matching Sites

• VolunteerMatch
• Idealist.org (Español | Français)
• Network for Good
• Points of Light Foundation Volunteer Centers

U. S. National Service Programs

• Federal Government volunteer opportunities
• Peace Corps
• AmeriCorps
• Senior Corps

International Programs

• Global Volunteer Network
• United Nations Volunteers
• World Volunteer Web
• Global Impact (links to organizations)
• Global Service Corps

Days of Service

• Make a Difference Day 
• Martin Luther King Day of Service 
• Join Hands Day
• National and Global Youth Service Day

For Youth and Student Volunteers

• Do Something
• Youth Volunteer Corps
• National Youth Leadership Council

For Young Professional Volunteers

• Taproot Foundation
• The Hands On Network
• International Executive Service Corps
• Financial Services Volunteer Corps

For Senior Citizen and Retired Volunteers

• Experience Corps
• International Executive Service Corps
• Executive Service Corps
• SCORE
• Volunteers in Medicine

Resources compiled by The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. Criteria for listing include agency reliability, validity of information, and ease of use of organization’s Web site.