Damián Profeta's keynotes on "Live Chat on On-line Volunteering" 2009, November 18th Coordinated by: TakingITGlobal.org & Nabuur International experts shared their expertise and insights on the rich world of volunteering from a diverse regional perspective. More info about this event: http://events.tigweb.org/25465

1. On-line Volunteering Damián Profeta. November 18 th , 2009 Live Chat on On-Line Volunteering – TakingITGlobal & Nabuur http:// events.tigweb.org /25465

2. “ Participation without leaving your house” On-line Volunteering

3. -Everyone can contribute - Small tasks, big contributions - Ordinary people doing extraordinary things On-line Volunteering

4. On-line volunteering breaks barriers. On-line Volunteering

5. On-line Volunteers requires a strong guidance and consistent support from Volunteer Coordinators On-line Volunteering

6. Coordinators must provide context on the task at hand. On-line volunteers must know not only what they will be working on, but also "why“ the task is important. On-line Volunteering

7. Communications between Coordinators and on-line volunteers should be consistent. Coordinator should always reply promptly. On-line Volunteering

8. Make volunteers feel included. Volunteers should feel connected to the team and the cause. On-line Volunteering

9. Incentives must be provided continuosly to on-line volunteers On-line Volunteering

10. Crowdsourcing opportuniy: "The world is your volunteer database" i.e.: -TakingITGlobal -Wikipedia On-line Volunteering

11. RESOURCES http://www.tigweb.org (global and by country, multilingual) http://www.nabuur.com (4 languages and 3 regions) http://www.microvoluntarios.org (Spanish. For Spain) http://www.idealist.org (global and by country, many languages) http://www.beextra.org (English. For United States) On-line Volunteering