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Idealist Teachers: Find Volunteer Opportunities

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Matching your students with volunteer opportunities can be a challenge. In this section we describe four ways you can help your students find opportunities that best suit their interests.


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	Find volunteer opportunities on Idealist Idealist offers a database of volunteer opportunities for kids 18 years and younger. Each volunteer opportunity in the Kids & Teens database is reviewed by the Idealist staff before it is posted to ensure that the opportunity is age-appropriate. We encourage you and your students to read our privacy and safety statement before starting your search. You can search our database by entering in your geographic location, your students' interests, or a keyword that describes the type of opportunity they are looking for. Search results will contain either a phone number or an email address of the host organization so that you can contact them for more information. Click here to start your search. [back to top]

	Find your local volunteer center Another possible place to look for volunteer opportunities is your local volunteer center. Volunteer centers are dedicated to connecting people with the community's volunteer needs. Find one nearest you: Australia Canada United Kingdom United States Volunteer centers around the world The International Association for Volunteer Effort Here you will find a list of volunteer centers in countries around the world. On many of these centers' websites you can find an even more complete listing of centers in that specific country, making it simple to locate the bureau closest to you. United Way International Click on a country in order to find your local United Way international affiliate. Australia Go Volunteer Click on "About Us" on the homepage and then "VA's Network" on the next page, and you will be brought to a listing of regional volunteer resource centres throughout Australia. Canada United Way Canada Click on the dot that represents your city or do a search by postal code or community. United Kingdom do-it.org Find contact details for your local volunteer bureau using the "VB Finder" on the left and then call your local center. United States Volunteer Connections Search by state or zip code. United Way America Use the search tool on the left side of the page and your zip code to find your local United Way. [back to top]

	Online volunteer matching organizations The following volunteer matching organizations can help connect your students with opportunities that fit their interests. Volunteer opportunities around the world Idealist.org Australia Go Volunteer ActNow United Kingdom do-it.org United States Idealist.org Volunteer Match Hands On Network Kids Care Clubs [back to top]

	Finding nonprofit organizations You may decide that you would like to go straight to the source and locate specific nonprofit organizations in your community in order to find volunteer opportunities. On Idealist, you can search for nonprofit organizations whose work matches the interests of your students. For example, a search of the Idealist nonprofit database for organizations in Portland, Oregon with the area of focus specified as "environment" provided a list of 60 organizations with which one could work. Try a search for organizations in your community. [back to top]