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General Volunteer Opportunities
The following platforms showcase general volunteer opportunities from across the US on a single site. These sites allow you to search for both in-person as well as remote volunteer opportunities. Opportunities can be narrowed down by zip code, cause, and other filters.
AARP Create the Good
7,000+ volunteer opportunities at various organizations or through AARP. Search by zip code for local, state, or remote opportunities.
United Way Worldwide
With 1,100+ locations across 35 countries, use this site to connect with your local United Way for volunteer opportunities and events.
Idealist
Social-impact job board and aggregator of volunteer opportunities pulled from VolunteerMatch, DoSomething, Points of Light, Volunteer.gov, and AARP.
Weaver Network
Opportunities focused on creating strong, in-person relationships with neighbors. Search includes filters by age, family-friendliness, accessibility, court-order accepted.
Points of Light Engage
Aggregator of volunteer opportunities from various websites. Search includes filters by age group, family-friendliness, accessibility, court-order accepted.
MENTOR
The only national database of mentoring programs, you can search for a variety of programs in your community and connect with them directly about volunteering.
Specialized Volunteer Opportunities
The following platforms showcase offer unique and specific opportunities to volunteer that do not necessarily have specific prerequisites. These opportunities may be local or offer volunteers an opportunity to volunteer in a different location.
Make Me a Firefighter
National database of local volunteer fire and emergency service opportunities. Search by location and explore resources to learn more about serving.
Volunteer.gov
Discover volunteer opportunities at thousands of sites across the country with federal agencies. Search by lodging availability, virtual/in-person, agency, and more.
Adventure Scientists
Find research projects that need data! Volunteers collect important data for scientific partners to create tangible, positive impact for the protection of our planet.
Skills-Based Opportunities
The following platforms showcase, or match volunteers to, skills-based volunteer opportunities across the country. Through skills-based volunteering, volunteers offer their professional skills & expertise to organizations in need.
CatchAFire
Volunteer your skills to help nonprofits on 150+ needs. Search by skills, causes, or type (advising, consultation, or full-length projects).
Taproot
Database of nonprofits and small businesses needing professional skill support such as accounting, marketing, and HR. Filter by cause, organization type, and time commitment.
We Make Change
Remote volunteering opportunity platform with skill-based needs at 1,300+ impact startups. Opportunities matched by cause, skills, and your schedule.
Online Volunteer Opportunities
While many nationwide and local volunteering platforms include online (aka remote/virtual) volunteer opportunities, there are many ongoing online volunteer projects not listed on these platforms. The following sites curate lists of online volunteer projects & opportunities:
CoyoteBroad
CoyoteBroad
CoyoteBroad provides a list of web sites that list virtual volunteering opportunities and 80+ programs that involve online volunteers.
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A curated list of projects where online volunteers can make a difference, mostly from the comfort of their own home.
Community Science Projects (aka Citizen Science)
Millions of volunteers worldwide support critical research projects through community, or citizen, science projects. Projects range from online volunteering to capturing photos in your backyard. The following sites curate community/citizen science projects:
Zooniverse
The Zooniverse is the world’s largest platform for people-powered research. All ages and backgrounds are welcome to participate, no PhD required — just a sense of wonder and a few clicks.
SciStarter
SciStarter helps bring together millions of curious and concerned people in the world; the thousands of opportunities to engage in real-world research questions in collaboration with researchers, communities, organizations, and companies.
iNaturalist
iNaturalist helps you identify the plants and animals around you while generating data for science and conservation.