In working with online volunteers, there are certain types of tasks where real time voice communication can be an efficient way to solve a problem quickly. The author suggests you reach for Skype.  Read article

Charity Guide launched "Volunteering On-Demand" to attract busy would-be volunteers.  Read article

As access to the Internet improves worldwide, more and more people are finding themselves volunteering online. This does not mean though that online volunteers are less committed and determined to help others.   Read article

MySpace.com, the social-networking site that boasts 90 million members who are "friends" with one another online, has launched a contest to mobilize its users to get involved in social activism.  Read article

Washington, USA: NASA is looking for volunteers to spend about 30,000 hours looking at minuscule particles on a web-based microscope to identify traces of interstellar dust collected by the 'Stardust' spacecraft, expected to return to Earth on Sunday, 15 January.   Read article

OneWorld Guides are written by online volunteers to provide a quick introduction to relevant sustainable development and human rights issues, with pointers to more detailed content. Guides editor, Bill Gunyon, reflects on the global overview on poverty brought along by the volunteers.   Read article

Online volunteering is a method of volunteering I have been using, studying, documenting or promoting since 1995. Now, 10 years on, I'm stunned at how many myths are still out there about the concept. Here is a list of 12 of the most common myths, and my attempt to counter them.  Read article

This collection of articles from ServiceLeader.org answers the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about virtual volunteering, also known as online volunteering.  Read article

If you have access to a computer and the Internet coupled with the right skills then you should consider volunteering online. Online volunteering is perfect if you have limited time or no transportation, and also opens up exciting opportunities for disabled volunteers.   Read article

Austin, USA: Volunteers from Austin Free-Net have been helping evacuees in accessing the internet, retrieving and setting up e-mail accounts, searching for friends and family through a database on www.katrinalist.net in Austin, Texas.   Read article