Virtual volunteers
More information:
Read about a successful virtual volunteering project
Geographic distribution of volunteers
We live in a very remote area, hundreds of miles from any of the volunteers, yet have managed to benefit from the project
via e-mail and telephone communication with the volunteers . . . Both projects will, in due course, help our organisation to become
more efficient, saving valuable resources and enabling us to spend more time on practical work within our community.
Gairloch & Loch Ewe Action Forum
If there aren't many volunteers in your area or they don't have the skills you need you could work with a virtual volunteer.
A virtual volunteer is someone you'll probably never meet. You'll communicate with them by e-mail and telephone and they'll carry out the work when and where it suits them.
Not all opportunities are suitable for virtual support. But a website can easily be developed without a face-to-face meeting. Or a volunteer could give you advice over the telephone on choosing software.
Working with a virtual volunteer poses new challenges - you need to communicate regularly!
If you think you'd like to work with a virtual volunteer please let us know.