Volunteer Placement Organization: Earthwatch

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

Earthwatch has a whole host of arranged trips or expeditions which give paying volunteers the opportunity to get involved in different aspects of scientific research or other similar activities. ... [Read this entry]

What If I Can’t Afford A Volunteer Vacation?

By Kate | May 9th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

While it is standard for the Volunteer Logue to profile organizations which arrange volunteer vacations for a price, I think we can all agree that it is unfortunate – if... [Read this entry]

Sierra Club Family Volunteer Vacations

By Kate | May 6th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

The Sierra Club, which offers a number of tours in addition to its conservation activities, is getting into the business of volunteer vacations in the US. There is, for... [Read this entry]

Resource: World Volunteer Web

By Kate | May 5th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

The World Volunteer Web is a creation of the UN Volunteers program and several partners, and has three main goals: to serve as an online reference point for information on... [Read this entry]

Volunteer Placement Organization: Globalteer

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

Globalteer is a UK-based non-profit organization with four main projects into which it places volunteers:

Cambodia kids - volunteers can teach English, Japanese, sports or art, or assist orphanage staff in... [Read this entry]

Amnesty International: Profile And Events

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

Amnesty International (AI) is one of the highest profile human rights organizations, and one that incorporates meetings of volunteer members. The AI UK website describes the organization as “a... [Read this entry]

Volunteer Alert - Concerns About Volunteer Organization IICD

By Kate | May 3rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Via the How To Live Your Dreams Of Volunteering Overseas site, I recently came across information and links in connection to a warning about the volunteer organization International Institute for... [Read this entry]

Volunteer ESL Training Organization: Literacy Works In Chicago

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

If you’re interested in one of the most common types of volunteer work abroad, teaching English, one of the best ways to get started is to volunteer at home –... [Read this entry]

“The Psychology Of Working For Free”: Volunteers In Congo

By Kate | April 30th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

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I’ve been following the blogs of Wildlife Direct – a non-profit conservation organization which currently works in Congo, supporting local conservation efforts through the use of blogs and... [Read this entry]

“Leave Your Campsite Cleaner Than You Found It”

By Kate | April 29th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

One Brown university graduate will be spending two and a half years in Guatemala, involved in an English-language instruction program at a school run by women’s cooperative Unidas Para Vivir... [Read this entry]