Comments on: Lead from Your Heart: Where to Find Pro bono Work http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/where-to-find-probono-work/ BoDo Business of Design online Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:44:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.9 by: Saffron Banks http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/where-to-find-probono-work/#comment-18394 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:05:37 +0000 http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/where-to-find-probono-work/#comment-18394 Hi I came across your blog and think its a great idea to do volunteering. How about going a step further and travelling to Africa to help out. There is this great project in Cape Town, South Africa, where your artistic, and computer skills can be shared with the local community there, http://www.africanimpact.com/volunteers/community-work-south-africa/ Hi

I came across your blog and think its a great idea to do volunteering. How about going a step further and travelling to Africa to help out. There is this great project in Cape Town, South Africa, where your artistic, and computer skills can be shared with the local community there, http://www.africanimpact.com/volunteers/community-work-south-africa/

]]> by: Thomas Stephan http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/where-to-find-probono-work/#comment-15204 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:13:46 +0000 http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/where-to-find-probono-work/#comment-15204 Thank you so much for your insightful commentary and links! I hope we can help each other to rise awareness of those many deserving non-profits in need of creative skills! Thank you so much for your insightful commentary and links! I hope we can help each other to rise awareness of those many deserving non-profits in need of creative skills!

]]> by: Randy Tyler http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/where-to-find-probono-work/#comment-15193 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:48:00 +0000 http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/where-to-find-probono-work/#comment-15193 Hello Thomas, Thank you for providing an informed overview of the many ways and places one can participate in pro bono work. Thank you also for referencing our global directory. There are a myriad of ways an individual can volunteer online to help a charitable or non-profit organization. <strong>Many Tasks Can Be Undertaken As an Internet Based Volunteer to Help a Non-profit Organization</strong> Since 1998, our charitable organization, Macdonald Youth Services, has been at the forefront involving online volunteers from around the world to assist us in fulfilling our organizational mission. What do these highly-skilled online volunteers do? They perform a range of diverse tasks, such as professional voice overs (eg, for podcasts, PSAs), video editing/production, copywriting, Flash design, software development (Perl and PHP), database development and graphic design (eg, annual reports, posters, brochures) to name a few tasks. To learn further information about our leading-edge program, we invite you to visit any of the following: <strong>MYS Online Media Centre</strong> Our online Media Centre includes extensive information about our online volunteer program, such as TV interviews, a list of news sources that have profiled our program, samples of highly-skilled online volunteers' contributions and a list of international software vendors that have donated their fine software: <a href="http://www.mys.ca/media" rel="nofollow"> http://www.mys.ca/media </a> <strong>"About Online Volunteering" Blog</strong> An additional source of information is our resource for sharing our successes with other non-profits and charities entitled "About Online Volunteering: Information Non-Profits Can Use (which includes an associated podcast). As a way of promoting our organization and concurrently recognize our online volunteers, we have a South Dakota-based (USA) Online Volunteer Audio Producer interviewing our online volunteers which we post as podcacts. <a href="http://www.mys.ca/aov" rel="nofollow"> http://www.mys.ca/aov </a> Hopefuly this additional information will inspire others to consider some of the many ways that the Internet allows an individual to help a non-profit organization all from the comfort and convenience of their home-based computer. Thank you for your interest in the work of the non-profit sector. Randy Tyler, Volunteer Co-ordinator/Webmaster Macdonald Youth Services <a href="http://www.mys.ca/volunter" rel="nofollow">http://www.mys.ca/volunter </a> Winnipeg, Canada Ph: 1-204-949-4292 E: <a href="http://www.mys.ca/cgi-bin/randy_email.cgi" rel="nofollow">http://www.mys.ca/cgi-bin/randy_email.cgi</a> Hello Thomas,

Thank you for providing an informed overview of the many ways and places one can participate in pro bono work. Thank you also for referencing our global directory. There are a myriad of ways an individual can volunteer online to help a charitable or non-profit organization.

Many Tasks Can Be Undertaken As an Internet Based Volunteer to Help a Non-profit Organization

Since 1998, our charitable organization, Macdonald Youth Services, has been at the forefront involving online volunteers from around the world to assist us in fulfilling our organizational mission. What do these highly-skilled online volunteers do? They perform a range of diverse tasks, such as professional voice overs (eg, for podcasts, PSAs), video editing/production, copywriting, Flash design, software development (Perl and PHP), database development and graphic design (eg, annual reports, posters, brochures) to name a few tasks.

To learn further information about our leading-edge program, we invite you to visit any of the following:

MYS Online Media Centre

Our online Media Centre includes extensive information about our online volunteer program, such as TV interviews, a list of news sources that have profiled our program, samples of highly-skilled online volunteers’ contributions and a list of international software vendors that have donated their fine software:

http://www.mys.ca/media

“About Online Volunteering” Blog

An additional source of information is our resource for sharing our successes with other non-profits and charities entitled “About Online Volunteering: Information Non-Profits Can Use (which includes an associated podcast). As a way of promoting our organization and concurrently recognize our online volunteers, we have a South Dakota-based (USA) Online Volunteer Audio Producer interviewing our online volunteers which we post as podcacts.

http://www.mys.ca/aov

Hopefuly this additional information will inspire others to consider some of the many ways that the Internet allows an individual to help a non-profit organization all from the comfort and convenience of their home-based computer.

Thank you for your interest in the work of the non-profit sector.

Randy Tyler, Volunteer Co-ordinator/Webmaster
Macdonald Youth Services
http://www.mys.ca/volunter
Winnipeg, Canada
Ph: 1-204-949-4292
E: http://www.mys.ca/cgi-bin/randy_email.cgi

]]> by: Thomas Stephan http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/where-to-find-probono-work/#comment-15078 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:10:27 +0000 http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/where-to-find-probono-work/#comment-15078 Thanks to Tamar, Jess and John for your personal experiences. I'm excited to see that BoDO has created a resource that is useful for all, regardless of experience levels and backgrounds. Anybody who has personal experiences, please feel free to chime in! Thanks to Tamar, Jess and John for your personal experiences. I’m excited to see that BoDO has created a resource that is useful for all, regardless of experience levels and backgrounds. Anybody who has personal experiences, please feel free to chime in!

]]> by: Catherine Morley http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/where-to-find-probono-work/#comment-15077 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:45:22 +0000 http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/where-to-find-probono-work/#comment-15077 Tamar - I'd love to hear about your experiences with CreateAthon when you resurface! Jess - same goes for Taproot Foundation. I've heard a ton of great things about how they operate. Jason - No, haven't heard of Virtudex.com. Tried to access it, but ... not sure if it's my computer, but I can't get in. Tamar - I’d love to hear about your experiences with CreateAthon when you resurface!

Jess - same goes for Taproot Foundation. I’ve heard a ton of great things about how they operate.

Jason - No, haven’t heard of Virtudex.com. Tried to access it, but … not sure if it’s my computer, but I can’t get in.

]]> by: Jason Gamby http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/where-to-find-probono-work/#comment-15065 Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:37:42 +0000 http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/where-to-find-probono-work/#comment-15065 Hey haven’t you heard of Virtudex.com? It’s the best business social network. Invite only so here is the pass code - pass08 Hey haven’t you heard of Virtudex.com? It’s the best business social network. Invite only so here is the pass code - pass08

]]> by: Jess Sand http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/where-to-find-probono-work/#comment-15003 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:35:58 +0000 http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/where-to-find-probono-work/#comment-15003 Holy smokes, what a great list! I can personally vouch for the wonderful Taproot Foundation; they make it sooo easy to work on their projects, and tend to avoid all the trouble spots that sometimes crop op on pro bono projects. Holy smokes, what a great list! I can personally vouch for the wonderful Taproot Foundation; they make it sooo easy to work on their projects, and tend to avoid all the trouble spots that sometimes crop op on pro bono projects.

]]> by: Tamar Wallace http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/where-to-find-probono-work/#comment-14998 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:20:25 +0000 http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/where-to-find-probono-work/#comment-14998 Excellent post and list of resources! I just recently joined forces with CreateAthon myself, and am looking forward to helping some local non-profits during CreateAthon Week 2008. It's going to be exhausting, but great fun, I hope! :-) - Tamar Excellent post and list of resources!

I just recently joined forces with CreateAthon myself, and am looking forward to helping some local non-profits during CreateAthon Week 2008. It’s going to be exhausting, but great fun, I hope! :-)

- Tamar

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