Volunteering

VOLUNTEERING

• Regular volunteering for a non-electoral organization: Working in some way to help others for no pay (includes volunteering for an environmental organization; a civic/community organization, a social service organization to help the poor, elderly, or homeless; a hospital; or an organization involved with youth, children, or education)
• Participation in fund-raising run/walk/ride:Personally walking, running, or bicycling for a charitable cause (does not include sponsoring or giving money for this type of event)
• Other fund raising for charity: Helping raise money for a charitable cause.

RESOURCES and OPPORTUNITIES

Local Service

• MustangVolunteers
• United Way of SW Minnesota: http://www.unitedwayswmn.org/
• nationalservice.gov/serve: www.nationalservice.gov/serve
• Create the Good: createthegood.aarp.org
• Volunteer Opportunities in Marshall - americantowns.com

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National and Global Service

• AmeriCorps VISTA www.nationalservice.gov/programs/americorps/americorpsvista
• PeaceCorps www.peacecorps.gov/
• International Volunteer Program Association volunteerinternational.org - Great starting point for checking out lists of international service organizations that have been screened for factors that help to ensure safe, productive, high quality experiences.
• Half the Sky Partners www.halftheskymovement.org/pages/volunteer - A list of partner organizations--those with high ratings as NGOs--with the Half the Sky Movement, committed to ending the oppression of girls and women worldwide.  Organizations address related social problems of poverty, illiteracy, hunger, and human trafficking (to name a few).