About Online Volunteering: Information Non-Profit Organizations Can Use is an online resource (which also has an accompanying podcast listed in iTunes under the same name) by Macdonald Youth Services' (MYS) pioneering online volunteer program developer, Randy Tyler.About Online Volunteering is a resource that articulates best practices of using the Internet to engage highly-skilled Internet-based volunteers to help non-profit organizations sustain volunteerism and build capacity. To learn how to start engaging online volunteers within your non-profit organization (or to volunteer online), please see the following URL:http://www.mys.ca/aovMacdonald Youth Services, lead by pioneering Online Volunteer Program Developer Randy Tyler, has been at the forefront of online volunteer volunteerism since 1998. Their leading-edge work in this area been featured in numerous sources from The New York Times to CTV's Canada AM. For further information, please their online Media Centre at:http://www.mys.ca/mediaAbout Online Volunteering Web-Based Resource and Podcast RSS Feed URLs:About Online Volunteering Site RSS Feedhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/AboutOnlineVolunteeringAbout Online Volunteering Podcast RSS Feedhttp://www.mys.ca/aov/index.php/category/podcasts/feedAbout Online Volunteering Podcast iTunes RSS Feedhttp://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=208328909Macdonald Youth Services (MYS), a 77 year-old trusted and respected registered charitable healing and support agency based in Winnipeg, Canada, provides a variety of innovative and leading programming for thousands of Manitoba’s at-risk young people on a yearly basis.To contact MYS's Online Volunteer Program Developer, Randy Tyler, please use the e-mail form at the following URL:http://www.mys.ca/cgi-bin/randy_email.cgi or visit About Online Volunteering - Information Non-Profits Can Use by Pioneering Online Volunteer Program Developer, Presenter and Trainer, Randy Tyler.
How to Use Testimonials in Online Volunteer Recruitment Strategies - A Compelling Video.In this video, five Internet-based volunteers tell what volunteering online with Macdonald Youth Services (MYS) offers them. MYS is a leading and trusted 77 year-old registered charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Canada. MYS thanks online volunteer Adz Abarquez (of the Philippines) for producing the video.To get involved in a rewarding online volunteer opportunity that best matches your interests and...
CBC TV Newsworld interviews online volunteering pioneer Randy Tyler as part of a day long special about volunteering in Canada. For further information, contact Randy Tyler www.mys.ca/volunter or directly via online volunteer program developer Randy Tyler or e-mail RandyTyler@gmail.com
Volunteer Opportunities Online - Be part of a leader. Online volunteer opportunities and virtual volunteer opportunities available. For further information, please visit: http://www.mys.ca/volunter now.At the Forefront of Online Volunteering Since 1998 - Be Part of a LeaderRandy Tyler Online Volunteer Program Developer/Webmaster Winnipeg, MB Canada T: 1-204-949-4292Volunteer Online with A Leader About Online Volunteering - Information Non-Profits Can Use by Randy TylerE-mail Online Volunteer P...
This 30 second video shows you where you can post your online volunteer opportunities. This Global Directory of Web sites that list Internet based volunteer positions was developed by MYS's pioneering online volunteer program developer, Randy Tyler, along with the assistance of MYS virtual volunteers Kristin Wilson (Ontario), initial research, resource verification and directory compilation; Augustus Lo (North Point, Hong Kong), html coding; Tu Loan St-Cyr (Ontario), follow-up research, input ...
This video shows how to Use Skype to effectivley and efficiently communicate with your online volunteers or virtual volunteers. MYS extends their thanks to online volunteer Yu Cheng, who now lives in China, for creating the approximate nine minute video.For further information, contact Randy Tyler www.mys.ca/volunter or visit pioneering online volunteer program developer Randy Tyler or e-mail RandyTyler@gmail.com
What is Online Volunteering or Virtual Volunteering?At one level, virtual volunteering (also referred to as, for example, online volunteering, e-volunteering, Internet volunteering, cyber volunteering, inclusive volunteering, volunteering without barriers and borders) is volunteering via the Internet. At a deeper level, virtual volunteering reflects a much larger and richer social phenomenon, as reflected in MYS's of virtual/online volunteering (which was conceived by MYS's Online Volunteer Pr...
Macdonald Youth Services (MYS) officially launched their Web-based resource and podcast about online volunteering for non-profit organizations entitled "About Online Volunteering: Information Non-Profit Organizations Can Use" by Online Volunteer Program Developer, Randy Tyler.In launching this one-of-a-kind resource, MYS extends their thanks to Ohio-based online volunteer Chuck Brown (audio PSA and video voice over) and Alberta-based online volunteer, Gail Drinnan (video production). For furth...
Most not-for-profit organizations still rely (only) on face-to-face volunteers to help plan, organize and execute their special events. However, Canadian-based charitable organization, Macdonald Youth Services (MYS), has demonstrated that online volunteers can play a key role in the success of special events."I have worked on a number of events in the past, but this is the first time that I have been able to work with virtual volunteers and it was an absolutely amazing experience", stated Even...
Podcasts are a Productive Way to Learn About Trends and Issues that Impact Online Volunteering within Non-Profits. This video will show you how to download, install, configure, subscribe to and play podcasts using Apple's iTunes ( iTunes is a free podcatcher available for Windows and Macs). Macdonald Youth Services (MYS) extends their thanks to Ireland-based online volunteer Becky Heaman for creating the video and to Alberta-based online volunteer Gail Drinnan for video distribution.For furthe...
Eyejot is an easy-to-use Web-based video messaging service that takes e-mail to the next level of communication. Learn how to use this free and powerful Web-based service to bring online communication to the next level with your Internet-based volunteers.Click on the above link to listen to MYS Online Volunteer Peter Drew describe how to use Eyejot's Video Mail service.For further information www.mys.ca/aov or contact Randy Tyler directly via pioneering online volunteer program developer and p...