Winnipeg, Canada, March 21, 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 Internet-based volunteer opportunities. All Web sites listed in the directory provide the name of the Web site, the site’s URL, who is eligible to list online volunteer opportunities, the geographic area the Web site serves and if any costs are involved.
“The global directory was developed by MYS to allow any non-profit organization to easily locate Web sites where they can post their volunteer opportunities that can be performed via the Internet,” stated MYS’s pioneering Online Volunteering Program Developer, Randy Tyler. “This video will help to clarify that our directory does not list online volunteer opportunities but is a unique global recruitment resource for a non-profit organization asking: ‘Where can we list our online volunteer opportunities for potential volunteers to see them?’,” added Tyler.
“Making this information accessible for the benefit of non-profits and charities around the world will exponentially expand the impact of so many who wish to make the world a better place,” commented Stock20 Owner/Producer, Daniel Rudd. “Stock20 is happy to partner with MYS by providing our music for their audio and video projects,” continued Rudd.
MYS extends their thanks to online volunteers Gail Drinnan (Alberta, Canada) and and Chuck Brown (Ohio, USA) for their assistance in creating the video.
The 30 second video can be viewed or downloaded for placement on a Web site or blog from the following URL:
About Online Volunteering - Information Non-Profits Can Use by Randy Tyler
For further information:
Randy Tyler
Online Volunteer Program Developer/Webmaster
Macdonald Youth Services
Winnipeg, Canada
http://www.mys.ca/media
E-mail: http://www.mys.ca/cgi-bin/randy_email.cgi
PGP Key: http://www.mys.ca/volunter/pgp
T: 1-204-949-4292
Macdonald Youth Services (MYS), a trusted and respected registered charitable healing and support agency based in Winnipeg, Canada, has been building futures for Manitoba’s at-risk children since 1929. Through a variety of innovative and leading programming, MYS provides services for thousands of Manitoba’s young people on a yearly basis. Since 1998, MYS has been at the forefront of successfully utilizing highly-skilled online volunteers from around the globe to enhance their programs and services.
