Online volunteering expert, Jayne Cravens, is looking for examples of online videos for new volunteers, like the one she created for the Aid Workers Network:

You can post your examples in the comments of her blog post, or send her an email using the contact information on her site.

Welcome to A Broader View Volunteers!  We offer international volunteer projects for the globally-minded individual searching for a unique travel experience. A Broader View is a 501 non-profit international volunteer organization offering short and long term volunteer programs in developing countries around the World.  Our volunteer abroad projects are available year round in Central America, South America, Asia and Africa in 19 countries, 45 locations and 160 programs.

We're looking for one or two skilled web developers to help us set the technical direction for the iCare project.

iCare is a new web-based technology that seeks to transform the process of charitable giving by directly matching individual donors with recipients of aid via the principles of peer-to-peer delivery and swarm distribution. We believe that this grassroots, decentralized system can be significantly more effective than traditional methods of charitable assistance, offering higher levels of service to disaster survivors while avoiding the costly overhead and logistical shortcomings observed in recent responses to national emergencies.

Hello Fellow NetSquaredians,

Looking forward to the conference to start tomorrow morning. Some of my interests include technology, sociology, volunteering and project management. I think I can work all of those into play tomorrow.

Everyone's introductions sound impressive and accomplished so I'm looking forward to meeting folks in person.

I'm not with any company or organization. I'll be a free agent.

Last week I posted about a volunteer opportunity for Bay Area folks to demonstrate how to make mashups at the Maker Faire May 3 & 4, but I gave you an incorrect email address.

If you are interested in volunteering, please email Jon Zilber at jzilber@techsoup.org.

In case you didn't see it last week, David Geilhufe posted about a new donation program NetSuite is offering. David is the Program Manager for NetSuite's philanthropy program, NetSuite Giving.

NetSuite Giving is accepting Requests for Applications till March 21, 2008 from US, Canadian and UK charities, green startups, Fair Trade businesses, and social entrepreneurs.

Grantees will receive NetSuite software and NetSuite employee volunteers to help them effectively use the donation.

To apply for a NetSuite product donation, go to: http://shopping.netsuite.com/giving

Check out Part 1 of this article for tips 1-5!

6 – Enlist Top Technology Bloggers

There are likely a few technology bloggers in your community that many local developers subscribe to and read on a regular basis. Because you have a social change mission, these bloggers may be willing to help you get the word out about your web idea. A featured post about your project could be a huge boost to your campaign to find developers!

(click here for Part 2 of this article)

Do you have an idea for a website or web app that will help raise social awareness, inspire social change, or otherwise make the world a better place? Maybe you have an idea for a facebook application that issues environmental action alerts, a social network that helps connect those who suffer from Parkinson's, or possibly even a Firefox add-on that helps nonprofits fundraise? Whatever your idea, if you're not a coder, you're going to need help!

Media Saves The Day is still in the works to become a legitimate nonprofit (oh, the paperwork!). In the meantime, our latest volunteer project was a TV commercial and online spot for the Monmouth County SPCA in Eatontown, NJ. Done in a humorous vein, it follows the adventure of "Billy" the bulldog in the search for his perfect match.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-Wh-s5wpgBA

Directed and animated by Judie Luszcz of Multimediadarling.com, co-written by Jill McCabe and Lisa Cooney. Special thanks to: 

http://www.GProductions.tv (filming / editing), 

http://www.Retromedia.net (sound)

It started as a brief conversation at an awards luncheon in our town. The top regional officer of a nonprofit service organization was concerned about its website. He couldn't edit the content and the volunteer webmaster was in full control. The email newsletter had formatting problems and the last issue was pretty well . . . a mess. Getting content from the local clubs was challenging and then it had to be reformatted for publication. I offered to facilitate the decision process for choosing new technology and roles. The first meeting was Monday night.