| The Virtual Volunteering service offers individuals | | | | the time, energy and enthusiasm to do the same to do |
| around the world a way to engage in development | | | | your bit. |
| initiatives via the Internet. | | | | Things that you need to be an online volunteer |
| Many people in all regions of the world have the skills, | | | | Professional and attitudinal suitability for the assignment |
| knowledge, experiences, and ideas to make a | | | | that you wish to undertake is essential. Needless to |
| difference for a project to strengthen the capacities of | | | | say you need accessible computer and internet |
| development organizations. The Virtual Volunteering | | | | connection and the necessary software. |
| service helps to find Virtual Volunteering opportunities | | | | Cultural sensitivity is important as India is a culture rich |
| matching your personal profile and interest. | | | | country and we do things differently here in India.It is |
| In case you wish to be an Virtual Volunteer, you could | | | | true for any country that you might wish to volunteer |
| do a variety of things in the comfort of your home or | | | | for. |
| office. All you need is a computer, internet access and | | | | Your checklist: Are You Ready to Be an Virtual/Online |
| the basic minimum software in your computer to | | | | Volunteer? |
| enable you to do your assignment. | | | | -Do you have regular and uninterrupted access to |
| Your assignment could be ranging from creating and | | | | Internet? |
| or maintaining weblogs/journals for the organization | | | | -Are you comfortable working on your own? |
| you choose, performing online research, providing | | | | -Are you self motivated to finish the deadlines? |
| technical assistance to staff and volunteers, and | | | | -Is this the best time to apply for the assignment? Do |
| helping with online marketing and communications. | | | | you have enough time on hand? |
| Other on-line work can involve writing grant and | | | | -Are you sure you are capable of producing a |
| sponsorship proposals, refining strategic and | | | | high-quality result on your online volunteering |
| operational plans, developing budgets and mentoring | | | | assignment? |
| 'volunteers' in a range of activities. | | | | - Are you comfortable working with people who will be |
| You could manage the organization's volunteers and | | | | from totally different milieu and different sets of values |
| information coming from them or going out to them, | | | | than your own? |
| address legal and environment issues on the weblogs, | | | | -Are you able to communicate in most forthright way? |
| networking activity, posting features of volunteers, | | | | -Think Again!!!! |
| writing for us the do's and don'ts of volunteering in India, | | | | Now if all the answers satisfy you ...Then go ahead do |
| guideline for raising funds for your volunteer period. | | | | your first Virtual assignment! |
| As you can see the opportunity is endless if you have | | | | |