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Volunteer Information
Retire and Volunteer, Nonprofit List, List of Charities
Perhaps you are interested in volunteering for a charity or non-profit, but don't know where to start. A list of contact information and Web addresses is provided to help you in the appendix. .
Volunteering is fun and rewarding, it makes you feel like you are accomplishing something—that you are giving back to the community in which you live—that you are helping people. Volunteering also gives you the opportunity to meet people, make new friends and get out of the house. You can volunteer a day or two a week or in some cases even a few hours a day. Of course there are some seniors that volunteer every day.
But remember when you volunteer you should be prepared to help in any way the organization needs you. You don't necessarily get to choose the areas in which you will work or the time you can spend. Most seniors who volunteer have found volunteering to be very gratifying….and.
According to N Morrow-Howell, J Hinterlong , PA Rozario and F.Tang.
"Older adults who volunteer and who engage in more hours of
volunteering report higher levels of well-being."
This site helps seniors find places to volunteer. http://www.volunteermatch.org/ Just enter your ZIP code and you will see all kinds of local volunteer opportunities that are posted by charities and nonprofits. VolunteerMatch has helped hundreds of thousands find rewarding volunteer positions and their site lists the actual numbers for the major cities as well as some of the organizations that are what they call non-profit partners.
If you are looking for help or if you are looking to provide help to America's Small Businesses check out http://www.score.org/ SCORE has helped more than 7.5 million small businesses. SCORE's 10,500 volunteer counselors have more than 600 business skills. Volunteers are working or retired business owners, executives and corporate leaders who share their wisdom and lessons learned in business.
SCORE 'Counselors to America's Small Business' is a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). SCORE has 389 chapters in locations throughout the United States and its territories, with 10,500 volunteers nationwide. Both working and retired executives and business owners donate time and expertise as business counselors. SCORE was founded in 1964.
Join SCORE Be a mentor. Help a small business owner succeed. SCORE's 10,500 volunteers give free, confidential advice to help hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs each year. SCORE business coaches-men and women, working and retired-counsel hundreds of thousands of small business owners from nearly 400 offices nationwide. All business counselors honor a code of ethics that ensures client confidentiality and professional conduct.
As a SCORE volunteer you can share your success and expertise; lead workshops and seminars; provide online counseling directly from your home or office SCORE is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organizationdedicated to the formation, growth and success of small businesses nationwide. * Formed in 1964, SCORE provides a public service to America by offering small business advice and training.
Contact information for charities and non-profits:
Alzheimer's Association
http://www.alz.org/
Click on "volunteer"
American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/GI/GI_0.asp
Sites shows you how to get involved
American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp
Click on "volunteer" and then click on "sign me up"
American Foundation for AIDS Research
http://www.thebody.com/amfar/amfar.html
Click on "Volunteer opportunities"
American Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000
Click on "local information" and choose a state
American Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org/services/volunteer/0,1082,0_325_,00.html
Contact local chapter or call 800-435-7669
American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer
Enter "volunteer” in the search box
Animal Welfare Institute
http://www.awionline.org/
e-mail them for volunteer information
Arthritis Foundation
http://www.arthritis.org/
Click on "become a volunteer"
Boy Scouts of America
http://www.scouting.org/
Click on "site map" screen down to "volunteer opportunities"
CARE
http://www.careusa.org/?source=www.care.org
Click on "get involved"
Catholic Charities
http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
Click on "how to join"
Child Welfare League of America
http://www.cwla.org/
Click on "membership"
Girl Scouts of the USA
http://www.girlscouts.org/
Go to "search" and type in "volunteer"
Greenpeace USA
http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/
Click on "get active"
Guide Dog Foundation
http://www.guidedog.org/Voluntr/voluntr.htm
Click on the “volunteer programs”
Helen Keller Services for the Blind
http://www.helenkeller.org/
Click on "site map" and then click on "how to become a volunteer"
Jewish National Fund
http://www.jnf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Donation_Opportunities
Click on "volunteer"
Make-A-Wish Foundation
http://www.wish.org/
Click on "volunteer"
Muscular Dystrophy Association
http://www.mdausa.org/
Go to "ways to help" and click on "volunteer"
National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/volunteer/
Volunteer in our parks
NAACP
http://www.naacp.org/work/membership/volunteer.shtml
Click on "volunteer opportunities"
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
http://www.nrdc.org/siteMap/
Protect our natural resources
The Salvation Army
http://www.salvationarmysouth.org/about.htm
Background and history
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/44.cfm
Go to "how to help" and click on "volunteer”
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
http://www.stjude.org/
To volunteer open http://www.stjude.org/volunteers
United Way
http://national.unitedway.org/
"Click on volunteer opportunity
…and more
Travel & Volunteer
Enjoy a vacation while doing good.
Organizations like Earthwatch Institute www.earthwatchexpeditions.org
offer the opportunity to go to the Amazon and explore by riverboat.
These trips include helping to save the endangered leatherback turtles
on the beaches of Costa Rica.
Biosphere Expeditions, www.biosphere-expeditions.orgis a non-profit
which helps bridge the gap between the scientific community and lay
people who are interested in contributing to a wildlife preservation.
Even sites like www.travelocity.comprovide information and links
to vacation destinations where you can perform volunteer activities.
Executive Service Corps - www.escus.org
Links retired executives to nonprofit and public service agencies
where they can volunteer as a consultant
Mentor - www.mentoring.org
Links retirees who wish to be mentors with schools, civic associations, etc.
National Retiree Volunteer Coalition - www.nrvc.org
Links retirees to corporations which have a variety of educational, environmental and community programs where they can volunteer
Senior Corps - www.seniorcorps.org
Links retirees to local service needs and particularly to foster grandparent and senior companion programs
USA Freedom Corps - www.usafreedomcorps.gov
Links retirees to volunteer opportunity throughout the US
Volunteers in Medicine Institute - www.vimi.org
Links retired medical professionals to opportunities which provide free services to families and people without the funds for access to this care.
Volunteer in the New York City area -www.artsandbusiness-ny.org
Help one of more than 240 non-profit arts organizations with your business skills. New York's Business Volunteer for the Arts program brings together arts groups with needs and business people with skills. Tell them what your skills are and how much time you can volunteer. Phone 212 279-5910 or email fsmyth@artsandbusiness-ny.orgor visit www.artsandbusiness-ny.organd click on Volunteerism.
More Volunteer URL’s
www.volunteermatch.org
Match your abilities, time and interests with participating nonprofits.
www.escus.org
Provides consultants for nonprofits, schools and government agencies
www.score.org
Help small businesses
www.seniorcorps.org
Federal agency places volunteers 55+ with community programs
www.serviceleader.org
Provides a list of US and international groups; Click on “for volunteers”.
www.onlinevolunteering.org
U.N locates volunteer projects that allow seniors to work on-line
www.volunteermatch.org
Match your abilities, time and interests with participating nonprofits.
www.escus.org
Provides consultants for nonprofits, schools and government agencies
www.score.org
Help small businesses
www.seniorcorps.org
Federal agency places volunteers 55+ with community programs
www.serviceleader.org
Provides a list of US and international groups; Click on “for volunteers”.
www.onlinevolunteering.org
U.N locates volunteer projects that allow seniors to work on-line
www.getinvolved.gov
Awareness campaign launched by the Corporation for National and Community Service
www.networkforgood.org
Here you can donate, volunteer and get involved
www.volunteermatch.org
Volunteer with community nonprofit organizations
www.idealist.org
Network of 51,000+ nonprofit and community organizations in 165 countries
www.civicventures.org
Offers programs and services to seniors interested in service
www.communityresourcenetowrk.org
Chicago area network for health and human services.
Volunteering
Executive Service Corps
www.escus.org
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Links retired executives to nonprofit and public service
agencies where they can volunteer as a consultant |
Mentor
www.mentoring.org
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Links retirees who wish to be mentors with schools,
civic associations, etc. |
National Retiree Volunteer Coalition
www.nrvc.org |
Links retirees to corporations which have a varietyof educational, environmental and community programs where they can volunteer |
Senior Corps
www.seniorcorpos.org |
Links retirees to local service needs and particularly to
www.seniorcorpos.org foster grandparent and senior companion programs |
USA Freedom Corps
www.usafreedomcorps.gov
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Links retirees to volunteer opportunity throughout the US |
Volunteers in Medicine
www.vimi.org
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Links retired medical professionals to opportunities which
Institute provide free services to families and people without the
funds for access to this care. |
Clinical Trials
Usually sponsors of clinical trials pay most of the costs but not always. Make sure to check and remember that your insurer is still responsible for medical coverage that is not directly related to the clinical trial. Be aware that some insurance companies refuse to pay for certain claims for a patient enrolled in a clinical trial. Check this out before starting any program.
Clinical Trials: Why Volunteer for Clinical Trials of Medical Treatments?
The Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, is part of the U.S. government. It is the FDA’s job to make sure medical treatments are safe and effective for people to use. By taking part in a clinical trial, you can try a new treatment that may or may not be better than those already available. You can also contribute to better understanding of how the treatment.
National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health
www.clinicaltrials.org
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
www.nccam.nih.gov
International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations
www.ifpma.org
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