MyVetwork is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) online community that enables military veterans (and their families) to create and share short video narratives about their transition to civilian life. Videos are intended to help returning veterans and their families who are about to transition themselves.

BSF is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and empowering military families. Since World War I, the Blue Star designation has referred to families with a member who is serving active duty during a time of combat. Blue Star Families was founded to work with this population, with a special focus on the nearly one million children who have had at least one parent deployed during the current combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Student Conservation Association (SCA) is America’s conservation corps. Our members protect and restore national parks, marine sanctuaries, cultural landmarks and community green spaces in all 50 states, the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

Reach Out and Read prepares America's youngest children to succeed in school by partnering with doctors to prescribe books and encourage families to read together.

Mobilize.org is an organization built and led by Millennials (otherwise known as Generation Y). Our mission is to improve the way democracy works by investing in Millennial-led solutions. We bring Millennials from around the country together to discuss the challenges facing our generation and together, we develop solutions to address them. Then, with the help of our partners, we provide the resources necessary to implement those solutions in communities around our country and around the world.

We are changing the face and practice of leadership in the nonprofit and public service communities by creating opportunities for young adults of all backgrounds to be placed in paid apprenticeships where they can make a difference, gain practical experience, and learn collaboration skills while undergoing leadership training.

Music National Service (MNS) is a national nonprofit and movement that supports music as a strategy for public good. MNS recently launched a domestic “musical Peace Corps” called MusicianCorps in four cities – SF/Oakland Bay Area, Chicago, New Orleans and Seattle – where twenty MusicianCorps Fellows serve full-time in public schools, parks and recreation centers, children’s and veteran's hospitals, public housing communities and elsewhere in return for a living stipend, health benefits and professional development.

Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion Programs

Increase volunteerism by rewarding those who serve their time, and incenting others to try it.

The Fuller Center for Housing, by building and repairing homes, promotes collaborative and innovative partnerships with individuals and organizations in an unrelenting quest to provide adequate shelter for all people in need worldwide.

We engage 11-18 year olds in educational service projects across the US and Canada, promoting group-based, diverse projects.

nonprofit international volunteer organization

Our vision is that one day every person will discover their power to make a difference, creating healthy communities and vibrant democracies around the world.

The Citizens' Campaign's "Jersey Call to Service" is a new nonpartisan public service initiative to inspire 5,000 citizens to participate in the leadership of their communities.

Regional Volunteer Center providing opportunities for individuals to make a difference in their community through volunteer service. Our signature programs focus on helping older individuals remain healthy, safe and independent.

non profit working with Mexican immigrant and Mexican American low income women workers and their families to create sustainable communities rooted in justice and dignity

The National Peace Corps Association is the nation’s leading 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization supporting Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and the Peace Corps community through networking and mentoring to help guide former volunteers through their continued service back home. It is also the longest-standing advocate on behalf of the Peace Corps and its values.

The Jericho Road Project (JRP) is a national leader in the skills-based volunteer sector. JRP recruits professionals —attorneys, accountants, organizational development consultants, graphic designers, architects, writers, business advisors, fundraisers, etc. — and matches their professional skills with the needs of community-based nonprofit organizations. By providing free and targeted capacity building services, JRP helps nonprofits save money and build their organizational capacity to better serve their missions and improve the quality of life in Jericho cities – Lowell, Lawrence, Worcester, and Lynn, Massachusetts and Pasadena, California. Unlike other skills-based volunteer organizations, JRP specializes in smaller, underserved and primarily post-industrial cities. JRP makes a long-term commitment to each city's nonprofit community, providing it with a broad range of professional consulting services for free.

An emerging online platform for Americans in national and community service programs- using social media to showcase the stories of individual service & volunteerism and its collective impact. Our tagline offers an inherent challenge to volunteers, "myImpact- what's yours." A YouTube video would highlight the "hows" behind how myImpact.org works and its benefits to volunteers and service organizations in helping to build the next generation of engaged citizen leaders.

The Corps Network is a national membership organization representing Service and Conservation Corps. All of our members engage young people in service to community and the environment—they make changes you can see, changes that last. Our communications challenge is that Corps are open to young people from all walks of life—and the ways they improve America are as different as all of the places within our nation itself! So we have 18 year old drop-outs installing cool roofs in Baltimore and solar panels in Los Angeles, college-bound kids spending a gap year building trails in Yellowstone and around Taos, teams who clean up and rebuild after natural disasters in the Midwest and Gulf Coast, formerly incarcerated youth rebuilding streams, young adults with Master’s degrees replanting native species. We have Corpsmembers who come to service because they like being outside, others who are having problems finding their way into adulthood, others who want to give back to communities, and yet others who know they’ve made bad choices and are asking for a second chance. We’d love to have a videographer who can capture the achievements of our Corpsmembers—and the magic that enables them to change themselves through service.

Intergenerational tutoring and mentoring

Fellowship Program The Mission Continues challenges wounded and disabled veterans to serve once again in their communities through our Fellowship Program. Our goal is to provide service opportunities for wounded veterans who still have the desire to serve their country, but whose disabilities prevent them from continuing to serve in the military. We accomplish this goal by awarding fellowships to engage wounded and disabled veterans who have served since 9/11 in volunteerism, allowing them an opportunity to transfer the leadership skills of the battlefield into positions benefiting the community. A typical fellowship covers 14-28 weeks, during which the Fellow serves at a local charitable organization for 20-40 hours per week. Each Mission Continues Fellow is awarded a monetary grant that enables the Fellow to offset cost-of-living expenses while he or she volunteers. Fellows also receive mentoring and support so they are fully capable to serve their community well and achieve long-term personal and professional success. The Mission Continues has awarded 53 Fellowships in 16 states. Fellows have completed more than 17,000 community service hours in their communities. The Warriors In Service Initiative In addition to fellowships for wounded and disabled post-9/11 veterans, The Mission Continues encourages all veterans and other citizens of all backgrounds to perform service projects in their communities. We believe that the leadership experience that veterans of all eras have gained from military service can and should be transferred into community volunteerism. Service projects might include a group of Iraq and Vietnam Veterans who renovate the home of a disabled woman or university students who clean a littered park in honor of a fallen veteran. Service projects with veteran leadership are eligible for small “Challenge Grant” funding (starting at $50) to pay for supplies. Since our inception in 2007, 6,400 volunteers have served over 35,016 hours through The Mission Continues, completing 102 service projects across the nation. Reshaping the National Conversation According to a recent Civic Enterprises survey, 92% of returning Iraq and Afghanistan veterans believe that serving their community is important. Because of this data and our own experience with veterans, The Mission Continues is leading the effort to fundamentally reshape how our nation welcomes home our veterans. We are partnering with national organizations such as Civic Enterprises to conduct research on how veterans can have a tremendous impact in our nation’s civic prosperity. We are also partnering with academic institutions like Washington University in St. Louis to determine the mental and physical benefits for veterans who serve.

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., KaBOOM! is a national non-profit organization dedicated to saving play. Through community building, the organization is focused on giving every child in America a great place to play within walking distance. Since 1996, KaBOOM! has used its innovative community-build model to bring together business and community interests to construct more than 1,700 new playgrounds, skate parks, sports fields and ice rinks across North America. KaBOOM! also offers a variety of resources, including an online community, free online trainings, grants, publications and the KaBOOM! National Campaign for Play, which includes Playful City USA and Playmakers – a national network of individual advocates for play.

We seek to capture the talent, energy & expertise of people 50+ as a force for public good. We approach this in two ways: we work to build the capacity of nonprofit organizations to endevelop compelling volunteer opportunities, and we work with individuals 50+ to explore ideas, passions and interests to use their skills to benefit the entire community.

Volunteer friendly visitor program for elders

Like a Peace Corps for health, HealthCorps sends people into high schools to mentor teens about nutrition, fitness, and mental health with an emphasis on combatting teen obesity.

The state's lead agency on service and volunteerism efforts.

The New York City Coalition Against Hunger (NYCCAH) represents the more than 1,200 nonprofit soup kitchens and food pantries in New York City and the more than 1.4 million low-income New Yorkers who live in homes that can’t afford enough food. The Coalition works to meet the immediate food needs of low-income New Yorkers and enact innovative solutions to help them move "beyond the soup kitchen" to self-sufficiency.

Senior Center

Outward Bound delivers learning expeditions that inspire character development, leadership and service. Through challenge and adventure in unfamiliar settings, students overcome mental and physical challenges, discovering that they can achieve more than they thought possible. Outward Bound empowers alumni to make their communities and the world a better place.

Experience Corps Bay Area was established by Aspiranet in 1998. The program offers adults 55 and older the opportunity to develop caring relationships with elementary and middle school students in San Francisco, Oakland, and Marin County during and after school. Members tutor one-on-one or in small groups, provide classroom assistance, and help out in after school programs.

Our purpose is to promote and educate our youth, especially the underserved, about the rich and diverse cultures that make up the fabric of our country. In particular, we look to promote literacy and self esteem. Self publishing enables us to provide more books for every dollar raised. Our first book, Arizona: Nations and Art was the inspiration for establishing Walnut Canyon Press. This is a personal community service challenge of our daughter, Annica. 100% of all funds raised will cover printing and postage costs. This year we gave books to every 4th grade classroom, public and elementary school library in AZ. We hope to raise funds so every 4th grader receives a copy. We have one of the highest drop out rates in the nation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf3-8TukchQ

Youth/adult partnership that awards small grants for youth-designed volunteer service projects. Volunteers are 8-18 and address many different community needs. Grantmakers are teens and adults (about 50/50). We want to promote the great things kids are doing for others - these are average kids from all situations, including some who are juvenile offenders. We funded 134 youth-led projects this year!

Organization of AmeriCorps Alums supporting local chapters and service projects nationwide.

Central Texas alliance on synergistic organizations and individual benefactors who remove barriers to higher education and empower youth for professional and personal success byeond degree attainment.

Our mission is to mobilize people and resources to deliver creative solutions to community problems.

financial education for youth and adults

HandsOn Inland Empire brings individuals, families, teams and corporate groups together to strengthen communities through meaningful volunteer action within Western San Bernardino County and the Pomona Valley area of Los Angeles County.

The mission of the Early Literacy Program (ELP) is to promote reading to children every day to build language and learning skills for life. Our activities help Orange County’s young children and their families to achieve literacy in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

We inspire, equip and mobilize volunteers to do good in our community.

Innovations in Civic Participation (ICP) is a non-profit organization supporting the development of innovative high-quality youth civic engagement policies and programs both in the US and around the world. ICP is a leader in the global movement to promote sustainable development and social change through youth civic engagement. We embrace a positive view of young people that recognizes their potential to create beneficial and lasting social change in their communities through active participation in service opportunities.

A nonprofit dedicated to service-learning -- linking real world needs with youth passions and K-12 curricula.

Troops are coming home physically but mentally they are still on the war zone we are already helping confidentially

Girl Scout council that provides a leadership development program for girls ages 5 to 17. Our mission is to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.

ServeNext.org uses the power of grassroots action to advance service and AmeriCorps as strategies to tackle our most pressing social challenges and strengthen our democracy. To accomplish this, ServeNext selects, trains, and supports an annual cohort of citizen leaders to become community organizers that will build local networks of constituents who are passionate about service (tutors, mentors, teachers, community volunteers, college students, etc.) in their communities. Through collective grassroots action, the community organizers and their networks will then mobilize to engage key leaders so that more help to advance the service/volunteerism field from their platforms and to also encourage more people to serve. We are submitting a request to YouTube Video Volunteers because we are a relatively new organization with an abstract mission, and we could really use the help visually communicating its unique value-add.

Cross-Cultural Solutions is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing volunteer placements abroad for thousands of volunteers each year. Volunteers are housed in a CCS Home-Base, which are located in 20 program sites across 12 countries and are led by our local staff in each country to support dynamic, community-led initiatives. Volunteers work side-by-side with local people, bringing people together to foster cultural understanding and shared perspectives.

Loans and Mentoring to help young entrepreneurs start-up businesses

National Service & volunteerism, building healthy communities

The VFW Foundation supports a wide range of programs and services for veterans, active duty military and their families. The Foundation is one of America’s most highly-rated 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations. From financial assistance for families of deployed troops to assisting veterans with benefits claims to providing prepaid phone cards for soldiers overseas, the VFW Foundation is there to assist those who deserve it the most.

The Volunteer Center of Bergen County strengthens the community by connecting people with opportunities to serve, operating model volunteer programs, building capacity for effective volunteering, and participating in strategic partnerships that meet community needs.

Our vision is that one day every person will discover their power to make a difference, creating healthy communities and vibrant democracies around the world.

Youth Driven Volunteer Organization