This Online Volunteering Web resource and podcast shares MYS's successes in working with online volunteers from around the globe over the last nine years, provides information about relevant technological resources, applications and changes that may assist other non-profit and charitable organizations in the development of their Online Volunteer Program and through podcast interviews with their online volunteers, addresses for example, how their Internet-based volunteers got involved, what motivates them to stay involved and what type of tasks they perform.
"We hope that through sharing our successes and best practices other non profit organizations will be inspired to try online volunteering as an alternative and proven method to address some of their volunteer needs", stated MYS's pioneering online volunteer program developer, Randy Tyler, who (along with online volunteers) developed the Web resource and podcast.
The About Online Volunteering Web resource and Podcast uses the free (open source) and highly extensible WordPress blog to share information along with the PodPress plug-in to publish podcast episodes. For a subscriber's convenience, two different RSS Feeds have been provided. One RSS Feed includes all blog postings, whether text or podcasts episodes; the second feed includes only the podcast episodes (which are both audio and video files). The podcast (also entitled "About Online Volunteering")
MYS extends their thanks to the following online volunteers who have assisted in the development of the About Online Volunteering Web Resource and Podcast: Kaushal Sheth (Mumbai, India), blog theme php coding; Patricia Huaman (California, US), content transfer and proofreading;
To learn how you can start tapping into this pool of Internet-based volunteers, visit the About Volunteering Web Resource and Podcast now at the following URL:
http://www.mys.ca/
To inform your readers or listeners about this Online Volunteering Web-Based Resource and Podcast, please download a video or audio PSA now to place on your Web site or blog from the following URL:
http://www.mys.ca/
For further information:
Randy Tyler
Volunteer Co-ordinator/
Macdonald Youth Services
Winnipeg, Canada
W: http://www.mys.ca/
E: http://www.mys.ca/
Skype: randytyler_canada
PGP Key: http://www.mys.ca/
T: 1-204-949-4292
About Macdonald Youth Services
Macdonald Youth Services (MYS), a trusted and respected registered charitable healing and support agency based in Winnipeg, Canada, has been Building Better Tomorrows 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.
