Download 17 Free File Exchange Services |Winnipeg, Canada, March 25, 2008: Working with online volunteers usually involves the exchange of files, often exceeding e-mail attachment limits. With limited financial resources, how then can a non-profit organization successfully work with their Internet-based volunteers? Due to an ever expanding list of free Web-based file transfer services, one [...]

Download Virginia Dakiniewich Interview Close to four years ago, virtual volunteer Virginia Dakiniewich had noticed an online volunteer opportunity posted on Charity Village. Interested in this Internet-based volunteer research assistant position, the Saskatoon resident e-mailed Macdonald Youth Services (MYS) in Winnipeg, about 450 miles away. However, after she submitted her online volunteer application, it [...]

Download FLV Video Download iPod Video Winnipeg, Canada, February 16, 2008: Macdonald Youth Services (MYS) released a video about "The Global Directory of Web Sites that List Online Volunteer Opportunities". This unique global directory, which was officially launched by MYS in November 2007, allows any non-profit organization to easily find Web sites to list their [...]

Download Tu Loan St-Cyr Interview Winnipeg, Canada, February 1, 2008 -- After nearly seven years of online volunteering for a charitable organization 1200 miles away, Toronto area resident, Tu Loan St-Cyr, is taking a leave of absence from a charitable organization she has never seen. St-Cyr, who began Internet-based volunteering with Winnipeg-based charitable organization Macdonald [...]

Download Kibben Miller Interview Winnipeg, Canada, December 19, 2007: It was 2004 when Detroit-based Kibben Miller came across an Internet-based volunteer opportunity that he saw as a perfect fit for both his lifestyle and skill set as a video editor. Although Miller was initially somewhat skeptical of whether or not the Internet could be used [...]

Download Interview - Becky Heaman In the fall of 2006, Becky Heaman of Calgary (Canada) had sold her house, quit her job and set out on a working European vacation of her lifetime. After establishing Dublin, Ireland as her home base, Heaman sought out a volunteer opportunity to help her get connected with her [...]

Download Global Dir to List OV Opps PSA Winnipeg, Canada, November 20, 2007: Macdonald Youth Services (MYS) launched "The Global Directory of Web Sites that List Online Volunteer Opportunities", today. This unique global directory, which is organized by country, will allow any non-profit organization to easily find Web sites to list their Internet-based volunteer opportunities. All [...]

Download Global Dir to List OV Opps PSA Winnipeg, Canada, November 20, 2007: Macdonald Youth Services (MYS) launched "The Global Directory of Web Sites that List Online Volunteer Opportunities", today. This unique global directory, which is organized by country, will allow any non-profit organization to easily find Web sites to list their Internet-based volunteer opportunities. All [...]

Download Using Testimonials in Recruitment Download Using Testimonials in Recruitment Yes, your online volunteers can communicate their support for your organization in a written testimonial. But allowing your Internet-based volunteers to communicate the rewards and benefits of volunteering online with your non-profit organization in an audio or video message can have more impact. [...]

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By Kimberly Mickelson
Although voice e-mail, video mail and video conferencing can provide enhanced forms of communication, a non-profit organization should also provide a Web-based instant messaging tool to allow easy communication with any of their online volunteers or potential Internet-based volunteers. One such free (text-based) instant messaging service [...]

Download How to Use iTunes as a PodcatcherWinnipeg, Canada, October 29, 2007: Macdonald Youth Services (MYS) announces the release of an iTunes instructional video entitled "How to Subscribe to and Play Podcasts Using Apple's iTunes". Podcasts, which are downloadable audio or video files, are a productive way to learn about trends and issues that impact [...]

Download How to Use iTunes as a Podcatcher Winnipeg, Canada, October 29, 2007: Macdonald Youth Services (MYS) announces the release of an iTunes instructional video entitled "How to Subscribe to and Play Podcasts Using Apple's iTunes". Podcasts, which are downloadable audio or video files, are a productive way to learn about trends and issues that [...]

Download About Online Vol Video PSA Download About Online Vol Audio PSA Winnipeg, Canada, October 11, 2007: Macdonald Youth Services (MYS) officially launched their Web-based resource and podcast about online volunteering for non-profit organizations entitled "About Online Volunteering: Information Non-Profit Organizations Can Use".
This Online Volunteering Web resource and podcast shares MYS's successes in working with [...]

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Download How to Create Voice E-Mail Winnipeg, Canada, August 27, 2007: Voice e-mail is one productivity application that non-profit organizations should be using to communicate with their online volunteers. There are certain situations where text-based e-mail is not as effective or efficient as voice e-mail in conveying a message to your Internet-based volunteers.
"I often use [...]