Current stay-at-home orders give us the opportunity to volunteer online.
Below are a few platforms that will match you to the right cause based on your interests and skills, as well as specific causes you can support directly by lending your time digitally.
Find The Right One For You
- Catchafire — filter through pre-vetted opportunities based on cause area, skillset, and time commitment to find the best option for you. Choose to volunteer in ways ranging from a 1-hour phone call, to a 3-month pre-scoped project.
- VolunteerMatch — with 250,000+ virtual and local volunteer opportunities, you’re bound to find a cause you’re uniquely well-suited to support
Direct Causes
Here are a few examples of specific causes you can support:
- Grief Counseling — Grief Support Online connects you with people impacted by the Covid-19 and need someone to talk to
- Tutoring Kids Virtually — demand for virtual tutoring has skyrocketed, now with the majority of schools closed; help students in need, from academic subjects to standardized tests like the SAT or ACT
- Mentor Small Businesses — if you have experience operating a small business, MicroMentor will connect you with businesses in need of advising
- Write Letters of Gratitude — Operation Gratitude connects you with opportunities to express thanks to first responders
- LGBTQ Counseling — The Trevor Project (LGBTQ) connects you with LGBTQ individuals under-25 who need support
- Help the Visually Impaired — Be My Eyes is a free app that connects blind and low-vision people with sighted volunteers for visual assistance through a live video call
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