- Why volunteer online?
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- Through Online Volunteering, you can contribute your skills and expertise towards achieving sustainable human development efforts of organizations around the world.
- You can get first-hand practical experience with organizations working in the development sector.
- You can also extend your network among different organizations and make invaluable connections.
- Where are Online Volunteer assignments advertised?
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- You will find Online Volunteer assignments advertised on our Unified Volunteering Platform (UVP).
- Use the filters to distinguish online from onsite assignments and check the description of assignment for details.
- Requirements
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- To sign up on the Unified Volunteering Platform and apply for Online Volunteer assignments, you must be at least 18 years of age.
- There is no particular background required to become an Online Volunteer. Each Online Volunteer assignment is different and has its own requirements, set by the host organization.
- As an Online Volunteer, you can only support organizations remotely in assignments up to 20 hours per week for a maximum of 12 weeks for each assignment.
- Anyone interested in contributing their time and skills to the global sustainable human development efforts can become an Online Volunteer, regardless of your background or location.
- Online Volunteering criteria and service rules
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- Online Volunteers are not under contract with the UNV programme or the engaging organization and are not affiliated with either of them.
- Furthermore, Online Volunteers do not receive any volunteer living allowances or any other kind of financial compensation or benefits.
- For each Online Volunteering assignment, a maximum of 25 Online Volunteers can be engaged for up to 20 hours per week and for a maximum of 12 weeks.
- Online Volunteering: how does it work?
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- Non-profit organizations working for peace and development – UN agencies, governments & public institutions, and civil society organizations – register their organization details.
- UNV reviews and approves the registration of eligible organizations.
- Organizations complete an online form explaining what they need from online volunteers.
- UNV provides guidance and support on how to best organize online collaboration.
- UNV reviews the descriptions of assignments and publishes them if they meet the criteria.
- Volunteers find assignments of their interest and apply.
- Organizations select the volunteers they want to engage.
- Volunteers and organizations collaborate online.
- Volunteers and organizations provide feedback on their collaboration.
- Organizations issue an electronic certificate of appreciation to their volunteers.
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Become an Online Volunteer
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Source URL: https://www.unv.org/become-online-volunteer