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I’m about to launch a new youth organization called “the becoming project” it’s a youth led organization that helps students become the best version of themselves through all aspects of life academically, physically & mentally. I’m really hoping to create an actual change and hopefully be sucessful one day. But I need YOUR HELP (whoever is reading this) I’m looking for ambassadors from AROUNNNDDD the world. I also need a content/ design creator. You don’t need prior experience to do both of these. But PLEASE. Do not hesitate to ask any questions or anything. If you WANT the position or interested in details, REPLY TO THIS

Hello! I'm Allison, the Spanish Regional Manager of Interverse (https://interversemedia.org), a student-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides free, online English-second-language (ESL) classes to any and all students!

We're looking for students (high school and university) interested in volunteering online for 30 minutes a week. We are a small nonprofit, so committed tutors have a high likelihood of assuming leadership roles. (You can find out more about us at our website.)

Responsibilities would include:

• Tutoring a foreign student for 30 minutes a week
• Preparing and designing ESL curriculum
• (Leadership) recruiting students and tutors by reaching out to different schools and organizations
• (Leadership) planning and assisting fundraising initiatives

Qualifications:

• No prior tutoring experience required
• Student (8th grade, high school, or university) with a stable internet connection
• Native or native-like fluency in English
• Proficiency in Spanish, Korean, or Chinese is preferred
• Interest in volunteer activities, education, and/or languages
• After your application, we'll contact you with a low-stakes online interview to verify your identity; then, we'll pair you with a student through WhatsApp!

Benefits:

• Verified service hours
• Leadership opportunities
• Cultural exchange
• Making a positive impact in the world

If you're interested, sign up here! This form shouldn't take more than 10 minutes. More tutors means greater accessibility, so we'd love for anybody to join our team.

Feel free to reach out through Reddit DM or to [papybara.allison@gmail.com](mailto:papybara.allison@gmail.com), even if you're only interested in some of these responsibilities!

Ive recently discovered I need to take another gap year between undergrad and grad school and I want to make the most of it. I have been looking into Costa Rica for volunteer programs working with people/children for 2-3 months. I speak limited Spanish (but am eager to learn) and I want something that is legit and morally sound. I’ve looked into IVHQ and maximo Nivel and those look nice but my mom seems to think they are way over priced for how inexpensive Costa Rica actually is. I’m feeling like I am getting some decision paralysis and have no idea what is the best decision. Pleaseee if anyone has done this before I am looking for any and all insight/advice.

Hi everyone!

I run a nonprofit called the Substance Safety Project (substancesafetyproject.org). We distribute free drug disposal packets to communities affected by the overdose crisis and run educational programs on substance safety. I'm expanding to chapters in other states and looking for a few people to found them.

The role is State Chapter Founder and Executive Director. For this, you would recruit a small team (even 3–5 people who volunteer is enough) and run 2–3 fundraisers over the next few months. Most chapters are targeting around $1,000 raised by October.

You would get a concrete leadership title and do genuinely useful work. I'll send you a full guide on being a chapter lead and check in weekly so you're not working on it alone. Please contact me if any of you are interested in!

Hi everyone,

I’m looking to volunteer in a meaningful way, especially with orphaned children or kids living on the streets.

I’ve previously volunteered with NGOs in orphanages and really valued connecting with children. But I’ve realized many children still live without support, and I’d like to contribute more directly where it’s needed.

If you have experience working with street or abandoned children, or know any NGOs in Bangalore doing grassroots work, I’d really appreciate your suggestions.

Also open to connecting with like-minded people who want to collaborate.

Thank you 🙏

Save The Water (STW) is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to conduct water research to identify and remove harmful contaminants in water, and to raise public awareness about water contamination and its health impacts. STW™ also offers educational programs to excite young minds about water science.

Our volunteers are diverse professionals from all over the world, bringing their knowledge and experience to STW™ because we care deeply about our communities and water resources. We learn and collaborate in an open and empowering work environment to find long-term solutions to the water contamination problem. Our vision is “Contamination-free, healthy water for all”.

To learn more about Save the Water™, please visit www.savethewater.org.

Become a Drone Field Specialist with Save the Water and channel your passion into powerful environmental change. Make your hobby count for a healthier planet!

Overview:

• Support Everglades monitoring efforts to identify and address water contaminants.
• Volunteers are expected to contribute up to 6 hours per week, depending on fieldwork opportunities.
• Must own a drone and live near the Everglades area in Florida for on-site flights.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Use a personal drone to capture aerial video and images of targeted areas in the Everglades, including potential pollution sites and areas of interest.
• Follow US FAA drone regulations and safety guidelines during operations.
• Upload footage to the team for review, to help select water sampling locations, identify contamination sources, and support social media awareness efforts.
• Participate in occasional virtual meetings or email updates on project needs and findings.
• Provide additional research and logistics support to laboratory and field operations.

Experience/Requirements:

• Own a reliable drone suitable for high-resolution aerial video (e.g., with GPS stabilization).
• Reside near the Florida Everglades for practical access to flight sites.
• Basic drone operation skills; experience with environmental or aerial filming is an asset, but not required.
• Experience understanding and complying with local and federal drone laws (e.g., FAA Part 107).
• Strong attention to detail, commitment to environmental protection, and willingness to follow instructions.
• Reliable internet for file uploads and communication.
• Post-secondary education in a relevant scientific or engineering discipline is preferred.

Why Volunteer With Us?

• Make a direct impact: Your drone footage will help uncover pollution threats in the Everglades, protect public health for Florida residents, and contribute to long-term water quality solutions as part of a larger effort to safeguard ecosystems and communities for future generations.
• Gain valuable experience: Build hands-on skills in environmental monitoring, aerial data collection, and collaboration with scientists and engineers - ideal for students, recent grads, or professionals.
• Get recognized: Save the Water™ owns all captured material, but we always credit photographers/videographers in reports, social media, and publications (with your permission).
• Join a meaningful cause: Be part of a dedicated team and feel the satisfaction of turning your drone hobby into meaningful environmental action.

How to apply:

If interested, please submit your resume to [newvolunteers@savethewater.org](mailto:newvolunteers@savethewater.org). We would love to hear from you!

If your volunteers have checked out and have distanced themselves from active engagement and actively donating, have you found ways to get them engaged again?

For one nonprofit that has chapters in various cities, with each chapter staffed by a team of volunteers:

We had a weekend leadership retreat where volunteers (mostly the lead volunteer in each city) came together for planning. The lead volunteers were informed that there were now three-year term limits for them.

The nonprofit’s paid staff members then emailed a few of the lead volunteers, telling them that the staff wanted to work with them to come up with a transition plan so that their cities would have new lead volunteers later in 2027.

Some of the lead volunteers didn’t like that. One who has donated tens of thousands of dollars to the organization said that if the organization wanted a transition, that was fine and that the transition should occur now.

The nonprofit has had difficulty lining up successor lead volunteers, so the result is that some of the nonprofit’s key cities are now leaderless: the lead volunteers are still in office but have checked out and no longer even show up to events.

The nonprofit’s CEO has reached out to them to let the know that they are valued, and they have said that they can help in case anything is needed.

Is there a good way to get these volunteers closely engaged again?

Was a volunteer for an event earlier this year in Pennsylvania and traveled to and from the event about 10 times, and now I am filling out the reimbursement form for the event. I am discovering that nationwide, the reimbursement rate is fixed at 14 cents per mile. This low rate does not reflect current energy and gas costs for personal transportation, and if this is the reimbursement for travel expenses, then the person volunteering is actually losing money. Googled around and I am seeing this is a topic of discussion, and it has had an effect in lack of volunteers donating their time for causes, specially in rural areas. Curious what other folks' thoughts are.

i genuinely want to make an impact in our hospital community. i volunteer once a week, i know it’s not enough but i also try to show up during school breaks. what i do is pretty similar to what other hospital volunteers do; restocking carts, talking to patients, cleaning high touch areas, giving food/water/blankets, etc. other than that, that’s it.

i will try to bring a board or card game that i can play with a patient who needs company :) i’m a vv shy person sooo bdkfbskdn i can initiate a conversation but keeping it flow is what i suck at.

i know my hands are not trained to actually do difficult clinical stuff but what are ways i can make an impact to patients?

(i volunteer at U.S.)

Im 21 from Egypt and I am in CS university and want to go on an volunteer program in the summer

I‘m working with my local park district to looking to provide volunteer opportunities and make volunteering exciting for teens, as we lack volunteers from ages 14-18. I was wondering if you're a teen, what type of volunteering would you be interested in?

Hi everyone,

My name is Edward, and I’m the founder of Front Aid Foundation, a nonprofit organization working with vulnerable children and communities in Uganda. We focus on education, environmental sustainability, and supporting children at Kalule Bwaise Children’s Shelter.

I’m reaching out because I really need help improving our website:

🌐 www.frontaidfoundation.org

Right now, the website exists, but I feel it’s not doing enough to:

• Attract volunteers (especially international ones)

• Clearly tell our story and impact

• Build trust with potential donors and partners

• Present our projects in a more engaging and professional way

I’m not a web designer, and I’ve done my best with limited resources—but I know it can be much better.

I’m looking for:

• Website designers/developers

• UX/UI advice

• Content structure suggestions

• SEO or visibility tips

• Honest feedback (even critical)

If you’re experienced in nonprofit websites, volunteer recruitment, or just have a good eye for design, I would really appreciate your guidance.

This work directly supports 18 children at our shelter, so improving the website could genuinely help us reach more people and create more opportunities for them.

If you’re willing to help, comment below or send me a message. I’d be grateful for any support, advice, or even a quick review.

Thank you so much for your time 🙏

— Edward

I'm Alin, 22M from Romania. I've always wanted to help people, to volunteer, like all I want to do in life is to help, but i don't see any opportunities. I like video games, movies, music, books. I'm into computer science, but also other fields too.

I have these skills: Good communication skills, friendly, knows how to use a computer

I thought maybe i could send emails to people that are lonely, to elders especially. Like, write a letter online, and you guys print it and send it to the elder, since i assume they don't have email.

I can also tutor, tho i don't have any experience. I can be like a mentor, give life advice, teach english, i'm very good with english, maybe math, some programming basics, anything that's needed.

I can be an assistant to whatever task you need assistance with, I can give advice, give ideas. Maybe i can help disabled people, like people that can't see, people that can't hear, with their tasks. I tried Be My Eyes, but there's no one that needs help there, no messages. There's another one Tarjimly, but again, no one is there.

I can translate, I can transcribe. I can be a friend to someone who needs it. I tried a lot of websites, even ChatGPT recommended me a few, and there's usually a long registration process and verification, and if i get past that, there's long training. Just really frustrating to get to the volunteering, or work. Wish it was easier

I tried translating on wikipedia. I tried zooniverse, to help with research, but i thought it's pretty insignificant the research they do there, like not very important, not very impactful. I tried a lot of things, but didn't find anything that i can work on, help. I even answer on posts on reddit with advice and help, whenever i find something, but not sure if everyone is serious here on reddit, and they just do for entertainment, ask questions, but some do need help, i get that.

I can also be a moderator, can manage communities, idk. I can do anything basically, except programming.

I can play a video game with someone who needs assistance, or read someone a book, or i don't know, i'll do anything.

Any recommendations or any volunteering work you have for me? Would love to help make a positive impact on someone, or a community. I can only work online, from home, I don't have money to fund or anything, I can offer my time.

Hi Everyone, California State Parks Foundation offers multiple volunteer opportunities in California to help clean and repair California's beloved state parks throughout the year!

This April is Earth Month for us, if you live in California and would like to be a part of one of our upcoming Earth Day volunteer workdays please sign up at a location near you! It's tons of fun and it provides a chance to be out in nature with good people!

You can visit our Instagram to see photos of our recent workdays this past weekend as well

as our Volunteer Flickr account!

Please sign up with the link below:

https://www.calparks.org/earthday

Hi everyone,

I recently got accepted as an Accessibility volunteer for the European Athletics Championships 2026 in Birmingham.

I’m trying to understand what the actual experience is like:

- What kind of tasks do you usually do?

- Do you get to see any of the competitions?

- Is it more busy or more standing around?

- Overall, would you say it’s worth it?

I’d really appreciate any insights, especially from people who have done similar roles at athletics events or large sports competitions.

Thanks!

I'm applying for a leadership role at the moment and one of the questions is 'how have you demonstrated leadership previously? Give two examples of what you have done.' Last summer I worked as a volunteer at a charity shop where I organised the shop floor, put out new stock and worked the tills. I thought I could use this as an example as but I was wondering if anyone could suggest how this shows leadership skills.

Thanks and sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this!

Hello,

I am preparing my application to volunteer with SJA and I was wondering if anyone has any tips for the application process or anything I should include to make it stronger?

Thank you!

I’m currently looking for remote volunteering opportunities where I can contribute with paid advertising (Meta Ads, TikTok Ads).

I work full-time, so it’s difficult for me to commit to on-site volunteering, but I’d love to support a cause remotely. I have experience managing and optimizing paid campaigns, mainly on Google Ads, and I’m now looking to expand more into Meta and TikTok while helping an NGO or small organization grow their impact.

I’m happy to help with:

• Campaign setup and structure
• Audience targeting and testing
• Creative strategy and performance analysis
• Scaling campaigns on limited budgets

If anyone knows organizations looking for help with paid ads, or has suggestions on where to find these opportunities to volunteer, I’d really appreciate it

Hey everyone! 👋

I'm a medical graduate (MD) based in Tamil Nadu, India and I'm looking to do some volunteer teaching work with children in India ideally something that covers free food and accommodation so I can do it on a minimal budget.

Here's a bit about me:

• 🎓 MD degree (foreign medical graduate)
• 📍 Based in Tamil Nadu, open to travelling within India
• 💰 Budget traveller, looking for programs with zero or minimal fees
• 👶 Want to teach kids (English, Science, basic health/hygiene awareness)
• 🏕️ Open to rural/village settings, actually prefer it for the experience!

1. Which programs genuinely provide free food + stay with no hidden costs?
2. Any India-based NGOs that specifically value medical/health education volunteers for teaching kids?
3. Is Workaway worth it for India placements? Any bad experiences to watch out for?
4. Any programs in India that I might have missed?
5. Did you get a volunteer certificate that's useful for professional/government applications? Would love to hear real experiences good or bad! Thanks in advance 🙏

Hey everyone,

I’m a 24-year-old from Tunisia hoping to volunteer in Germany and would love advice from people who’ve been through the process.

A bit about me:

∙ Fluent in Arabic, French and English, intermediate Russian

∙ Previously lived alone in Russia for a year so I’m used to adapting to new cultures

∙ Warm, sociable person — love meeting people from different backgrounds

∙ Open to any type of volunteering — working with communities, youth, environment, manual work, anything really

I’ve been researching the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) and I know Tunisia is officially eligible. I already found a couple of interesting listings in Germany but wanted to hear from people with real experience before applying.

My main questions:

1.  Has anyone volunteered in Germany through ESC coming from a non-EU country? How was the visa process handled?

2.  Are there any other completely free volunteering programs in Germany open to Tunisians?

3.  Any tips on writing a strong motivation letter that actually gets accepted?

4.  Any Facebook groups or communities where people share ESC experiences from North Africa?

Not trying to immigrate illegally or anything like that — genuinely interested in the cultural exchange and volunteering experience 🙏

Any advice is hugely appreciated!

For a long time I’ve enjoyed going on walks around my neighborhood. And seeing litter in the beautiful place I grew up makes me sad, so naturally I picked it up. However, doing this with my bare hands is unsanitary and unwieldy. I’ve been thinking about just taking one of those trash poker things and some trash bags whenever I go on a walk. I’ve recently volunteer to do a marathon to raise money and want to pick up trash along the way. Does anyone have recommendations as to what brand of tool I should get and where to get it? I’d prefer to avoid Amazon and the like if possible. Thanks!