Corporation for National and Community Service - "The Corporation for National and Community Service engages Americans of all ages and backgrounds in service to help strengthen communities through AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, and Learn and Serve America."
Idealist.org - A site with "over 29,000 nonprofit and community organizations in 153 countries, which you can search or browse by name, location or mission."
Network for Good - "A nonprofit organization dedicated to using the Web to help people get more involved in their communities - from volunteering and donating money, to speaking out on issues you care about."
SERVEnet - The Youth Service America site that lets you search for volunteer opportunities by area or interest, read service news, and online resources and volunteer opportunity postings.
Volunteering Vacations - An annotated list of organizational Web sites that offer opportunities to combine volunteering with travel, from the Santa Cruz (CA) Public Library.
VolunteerMatch - A site dedicated to matching volunteers with volunteer organizations and programs. Search for volunteer opportunities by type or geographical area.
Volunteers of America Massachusetts - A "national, nonprofit, spiritually based organization providing local human service programs and opportunities for individual and community involvement."
Selected Books at the Library
Chicken soup for the volunteer's soul: stories to celebrate the spirit of caring, courage, and community - 361.37 CHI
Perry, Susan K. Catch the spirit: teen volunteers tell how they made a difference: stories of inspiration from 20 remarkable recipients of Prudential Spirit of Community Award - YA 361.37 PER
Stenzel, Anne K. Volunteer training and development: a manual for community groups - 361 S82
Tarshis, Lauren. Taking off: extraordinary ways to spend your first year out of college - 331.7 T19