Randy Tyler is the Webmaster and Online Volunteer Program Developer for Winnipeg-based Macdonald Youth Services (MYS), a 77 year-old trusted and respected charitable treatment and support agency. He was responsible for the design and development of their interactive web-based Online Volunteering Program (which he began in 1998).
Recognized as a pioneer and expert in Online Volunteering program development, his work has been noted by numerous news sources from The New York Time
Download 17 Free File Exchange Services |Winnipeg, Canada, March 25, 2008: Working with online volunteers usually involves the exchange of files, often exceeding e-mail attachment limits. With limited financial resources, how then can a non-profit organization successfully work with their Internet-based volunteers? Due to an ever expanding list of free Web-based file transfer services, one [...]
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Download Virginia Dakiniewich Interview Close to four years ago, virtual volunteer Virginia Dakiniewich had noticed an online volunteer opportunity posted on Charity Village. Interested in this Internet-based volunteer research assistant position, the Saskatoon resident e-mailed Macdonald Youth Services (MYS) in Winnipeg, about 450 miles away. However, after she submitted her online volunteer application, it [...]
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Download FLV Video Download iPod Video Winnipeg, Canada, February 16, 2008: Macdonald Youth Services (MYS) released a video about "The Global Directory of Web Sites that List Online Volunteer Opportunities". This unique global directory, which was officially launched by MYS in November 2007, allows any non-profit organization to easily find Web sites to list their [...]
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Download Tu Loan St-Cyr Interview Winnipeg, Canada, February 1, 2008 -- After nearly seven years of online volunteering for a charitable organization 1200 miles away, Toronto area resident, Tu Loan St-Cyr, is taking a leave of absence from a charitable organization she has never seen. St-Cyr, who began Internet-based volunteering with Winnipeg-based charitable organization Macdonald [...]
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Download Kibben Miller Interview Winnipeg, Canada, December 19, 2007: It was 2004 when Detroit-based Kibben Miller came across an Internet-based volunteer opportunity that he saw as a perfect fit for both his lifestyle and skill set as a video editor. Although Miller was initially somewhat skeptical of whether or not the Internet could be used [...]
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Download Interview - Becky Heaman In the fall of 2006, Becky Heaman of Calgary (Canada) had sold her house, quit her job and set out on a working European vacation of her lifetime. After establishing Dublin, Ireland as her home base, Heaman sought out a volunteer opportunity to help her get connected with her new surroundings. In her quest to find a local volunteer opportunity, she did a search on a Volunteer Ireland Web site. To her surprise, the search popped up an online volunteer opportu... Read Full Story
Download Global Dir to List OV Opps PSA Winnipeg, Canada, November 20, 2007: Macdonald Youth Services (MYS) launched "The Global Directory of Web Sites that List Online Volunteer Opportunities", today. This unique global directory, which is organized by country, will allow any non-profit organization to easily find Web sites to list their Internet-based volunteer opportunities. All Web sites listed in the directory provide the name of the Web site, the site's URL, who is eligibl... Read Full Story
Download Using Testimonials in Recruitment Download Using Testimonials in Recruitment Yes, your online volunteers can communicate their support for your organization in a written testimonial. But allowing your Internet-based volunteers to communicate the rewards and benefits of volunteering online with your non-profit organization in an audio or video message can have more impact. For example, audio and video testimonials are more personal, and through identification, enable the potential v... Read Full Story
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By Kimberly Mickelson
Although voice e-mail, video mail and video conferencing can provide enhanced forms of communication, a non-profit organization should also provide a Web-based instant messaging tool to allow easy communication with any of their online volunteers or potential Internet-based volunteers. One such free (text-based) instant messaging service (Meebo is a similar service) that a non-profit organization can place on their Web site to enab... Read Full Story
Download How to Use iTunes as a PodcatcherWinnipeg, Canada, October 29, 2007: Macdonald Youth Services (MYS) announces the release of an iTunes instructional video entitled "How to Subscribe to and Play Podcasts Using Apple's iTunes". Podcasts, which are downloadable audio or video files, are a productive way to learn about trends and issues that impact online volunteering within non-profit organizations. iTunes, the dominant free podcatcher available for both Windows or Macs, ... Read Full Story
