Volunteer Breakdown

By peter | October 10th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

There’s no question that volunteer travel has seen a recent surge in popularity, but just how many people are spending their vacation days building schools in developing nations? And who... [Read this entry]

Change The World, One Good Deed At A Time

By Kate | September 11th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

On the sixth anniversary of the events of September 11, make a commitment to do a good deed to honor the victims and survivors of the tragedy.

Mygooddeed.org is a website... [Read this entry]

Via Brave New Traveler: Changing The World On Vacation, Documentary Film

By Kate | September 7th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Brave New Traveler founder Ian MacKenzie has a great habit of letting the Volunteer Logue in on things when something relevant is published on his site via the Contact Us... [Read this entry]

Peru Earthquake Volunteers?

By Kate | August 31st, 2007 | Add a Comment »

…probably not.
I’ve heard it said that the most common, most effective and least recognized volunteers in natural disaster situations are often local residents – the very ones affected by... [Read this entry]

NGO’s Using Media In Innovative Ways

By Kate | August 22nd, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Ten years ago, I bet no one would have imagined that today a ranger working in a remote location in Congo could post photos and information about his conservation work... [Read this entry]

Around The Web On Volunteering: August 10

By Kate | August 10th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Remember the reality show hoax in the Netherlands, designed to raise awareness about the need for organ donors there? Find out if it worked and what people are saying... [Read this entry]

“Time” Takes A Look At Voluntourism: Overpriced Guilt-Trips Or A Real Chance To Change The World?

By Kate | August 4th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

World Hum recently pointed me towards Vacationing Like Brangelina, where Time takes a look at voluntourism and asks if these are “merely overpriced guilt trips with an impact as fleeting... [Read this entry]

Baby Boomer Barriers To Volunteering

By Kate | August 3rd, 2007 | 1 Comment »

As people advance in their careers, and find more free time as their children grow up, they often look for a way to share their skills with their community.
But... [Read this entry]

Island Conservation Volunteers Will Be The First Visitors In Many Years

By Kate | August 2nd, 2007 | Add a Comment »

AP/Lucy Pelmoni

In about six months, one government organization plans to allow tourists – volunteers in fact - to visit a certain island area which is “so precious humans generally aren’t... [Read this entry]

Travel To Teach: News And Volunteer Blogs

By Kate | July 31st, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Travel to Teach is an organization which provides basic training to paying volunteers who then are placed in schools, frequently in disadvantaged areas which would not otherwise have access to... [Read this entry]