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Topic: volunteer
Definition:

  • (military) a person who freely enlists for service a person who performs voluntary work a native or resident of Tennessee tell voluntarily
  • "He volunteered the information" agree freely
  • "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"
  • "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it" do volunteer work without payment
  • "the soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers"
  • "a volunteer fire department"

    Related tag cloud:

  • charity
  • non-profit
  • community
  • education
  • volunteering
  • donate
  • children
  • help
  • donations
  • youth
  • nonprofit
  • volunteers
  • donation
  • rescue
  • service
  • health
  • support
  • organization
  • family
  • shelter
  • fundraising
    • Resources:

    VolunteerMatch
    Thousands of volunteer opportunities online, sorted by category - including virtual volunteering where you can work from home. Free to both organizations and volunteers.
    http://www.volunteermatch.org/

    Bénévoles Canada
    Représentant national de l'action bénévole. Fait la promotion du bénévolat et de la participation civile par le biais de programmes permanents et de projets spéciaux.
    http://www.volunteer.ca/

    Global Volunteer Network
    Connecting people with developing communities in need. Information about volunteer opportunities with partner organizations in China, Ecuador, Ghana, Nepal and Romania. Based in New Zealand.
    http://www.volunteer.org.nz/

    National Volunteer Fire Council
    A non-profit membership association representing the interests of the volunteer fire, EMS, and rescue services.
    http://www.nvfc.org

    Idealist - Action without Borders
    A "global clearinghouse of nonprofit and volunteering resources", offering a directory of volunteer opportunities and other resources. (in French, Spanish and English)
    http://www.idealist.org/

    American Red Cross
    This organization will share your HLA information with the U.S. National Marrow Donor Program if you wish to be considered as a donor.
    http://www.redcross.org/