DONATIONS & VOLUNTEER RESOURCES
While The Zero is grateful to all the Volunteers who make its services possible, we do not accept cash donations.
Check with any/all of the organizations below to find out if the charity you've planned to donate to is registered, what percentage of its income it devotes to programs (as opposed to "administrative costs," which include fund-raising!), whether it agreed to open its books to inquiries, etc.
Donating to a charity is like investing in a stock: if you don't do your research first, you won't get maximum bang for your buck.
DONATIONS & CHARITIES
ARTICLES/INFORMATION/RESEARCH
(click here for Volunteers)
American Institute of Philanthropy
www.charitywatch.org
Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance
www.give.org
CharitiesDirect.com (U.K.)
www.charitiesdirect.com
A database containing information on registered U.K. charities in need of donations and volunteers.
Guidestar
www.guidestar.org
Searchable database of more than 700,000 U.S. nonprofit organizations, opportunities for donations and volunteers.
Making Charity Count, Donations Go Further When You Give To Groups That Spend Responsibly
CNN, August 25, 1999
VOLUNTEERS
ARTICLES/INFORMATION/RESEARCH
(click here for Donations/Charities)
Association of Voluntary Service Organisations
www.avso.org
AVSO is an international non-governmental organisation, forming a European platform of national and international non-profit organisations active in the field of longer term Voluntary Service.
CharitiesDirect.com (U.K.)
www.charitiesdirect.com
A database containing information on registered U.K. charities in need of donations and volunteers.
Guidestar
www.guidestar.org
Searchable database of more than 700,000 U.S. nonprofit organizations, opportunities for donations and volunteers.
IDEALIST
www.idealist.org
Volunteer opportunities with 20,000 organizations in 140 countries. A project of Action Without Borders.
International Volunteer Programs Association
www.volunteerinternational.org
An up-to-date search site for international volunteer and internship opportunities.
Pitch In
www.pitchin.org
E-zine dedicated to the discussion of volunteerism, with a special focus on issues related to youth and voluntary action. The articles are written by young people for young people, as well as for everyone else interested in the world of volunteering and volunteers.
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program
Toll-free: 1-800-424-8867
TTY Toll-free: 1-800-833-3722
www.seniorcorps.org/joining/rsvp/index.html
The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) helps people age 55 and older find meaningful volunteer service opportunities in their communities.
Serve Net
www.servenet.org
Search for volunteer opportunities by zip code and area of interest.
Unlikely Heroes of Nonprofits
Los Angeles Times, April 27, 2001
Unsung Heroes
Time Europe, January 16, 2001
Volunteer Match
www.volunteermatch.org
Online database of volunteer opportunities searchable by Zip Code.
