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A local "umbrella" organization for recruiting and coordinating volunteers is [[United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey]].  
 
A local "umbrella" organization for recruiting and coordinating volunteers is [[United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey]].  
  
The website Volunteer Match [http://www.volunteermatch.org/ Volunteer Match] is used by many Philadelphia nonprofits to make announcements, so it's an essential visit for a volunteer in search of a great gig in Philly. It is not so good for South Jersey. For your convenience in seeing a good example, here's a link to get a snapshot of opportunities in the central Philadelphia area: [http://www.volunteermatch.org/search?l=19102 volunteermatch.org/search?l=19102].
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The website Volunteer Match [http://www.volunteermatch.org/ Volunteer Match] is used by many Philadelphia nonprofits to make announcements, so it's an essential visit for a volunteer in search of a great gig in Philly. It is not as good for South Jersey; we hope more South Jersey groups will start posting. For your convenience in seeing a good example of Volunteer Match, here's a link to get a snapshot of opportunities in the central Philadelphia area and outward: [http://www.volunteermatch.org/search?l=19102 volunteermatch.org/search?l=19102].
  
 
The City, through the Mayor's Office of Engagement and Volunteer Service, runs a search engine for volunteers. See [[SERVE Philadelphia]].
 
The City, through the Mayor's Office of Engagement and Volunteer Service, runs a search engine for volunteers. See [[SERVE Philadelphia]].
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*South Jersey: [http://southjersey.craigslist.org/search/vol southjersey.craigslist.org/search/vol]
 
*South Jersey: [http://southjersey.craigslist.org/search/vol southjersey.craigslist.org/search/vol]
 
*Delaware: [http://delaware.craigslist.org/search/vol delaware.craigslist.org/search/vol]
 
*Delaware: [http://delaware.craigslist.org/search/vol delaware.craigslist.org/search/vol]
 
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
*[[Block captain]]  
 
*[[Block captain]]  
*Wikipedia: Volunteering [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volunteering en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volunteering]
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*Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volunteering en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volunteering]
 
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[[Category:Is-Resource_Page]] [[Category:About-Volunteers]] [[Category:Where-Philadelphia]] [[Category:Where-Southern_New_Jersey]] [[Category:Where-Delaware]] [[Category:Using-Volunteers]]
 

Revision as of 19:00, 29 June 2016

Here are a few suggestions to get you started volunteering in Philadelphia:

A local "umbrella" organization for recruiting and coordinating volunteers is United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey.

The website Volunteer Match Volunteer Match is used by many Philadelphia nonprofits to make announcements, so it's an essential visit for a volunteer in search of a great gig in Philly. It is not as good for South Jersey; we hope more South Jersey groups will start posting. For your convenience in seeing a good example of Volunteer Match, here's a link to get a snapshot of opportunities in the central Philadelphia area and outward: volunteermatch.org/search?l=19102.

The City, through the Mayor's Office of Engagement and Volunteer Service, runs a search engine for volunteers. See SERVE Philadelphia.

Idealist idealist.org also posts searchable opportunities for volunteers, as does All For Good allforgood.org/volunteers.

Craigslist is a less organized, occasionally useful engine:

See Also