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Table 4.4: Understanding the general volunteering landscape<br />
Area Name Details<br />
Baltimore<br />
Detroit<br />
Minneapolis-St Paul<br />
Volunteer Central<br />
Southeast Michigan Volunteer<br />
Collaborative<br />
Hands on Twin Cities<br />
Volunteer Match<br />
DoSomething<br />
Money raised from foundations and businesses funds webbased<br />
brokerage. Focus is mainly on direct service volunteering<br />
opportunities in non-profits for members of the general public.<br />
Delivered by the non-profit Business Volunteers Unlimited<br />
Maryland. 112<br />
Multi-organization partnership led by the Michigan Non-profit<br />
Association and several other key governmental and non-profit<br />
bodies. It brokers volunteering opportunities and offers volunteer<br />
management resources.<br />
Formed from a merger of the Twin Cities’ volunteer centers. Part<br />
of the national HandsOn Network (overseen by Points of Light<br />
Institute).<br />
Website that makes it easier for good people and good causes to<br />
connect. http://www.volunteermatch.org<br />
Encourages kids to do projects for good causes in return for<br />
recognition on social media and rewards from youth-focused<br />
business. http://www.dosomething.org<br />
National (with local<br />
opportunities)<br />
All for Good<br />
A custom volunteer opportunity search engine powered by the<br />
largest database of volunteer opportunities on the Internet, is run by<br />
Points of Light. http://www.allforgood.org<br />
Idealist.org<br />
Job and volunteering opportunities in non-profits.<br />
Volunteers of America<br />
Large non-profit focused on affordable housing and social welfare<br />
112<br />
Business Volunteers Unlimited (BVU) was first established in Cleveland in 1993 and has expanded to a number of other areas, so it is neither local nor fully<br />
nationwide.<br />
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