Articles
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Microvolunteering – Changing The World In Just Your Pyjamas
Intro to micro volunteering, outlining it’s pros and cons. Published January, 2010
Microvolunteering Initiatives – A General Overview Survey
A global survey of all the micro volunteering initiatives featured on Help From Home’s online and offline database. Conducted March 2010.
Microvolunteering and Crowd Sourcing
Bills itself as an article on the not so new trends in online / virtual volunteering. Published by Jayne Cravens of Coyote Communications. Current as of October, 2010.
Microvolunteering: Quickies, Quandaries and Questions
Long-ish article on history, definitions, impact, pros and cons and volunteer retention within the microvolunteering arena. Current as of November, 2010.
How To Set Up A Microvolunteering Project
Free 40 page guide for charities and nonprofits to set up their own microvolunteering project. Published March, 2011.
Microvolunteering: Evidence of Impact
Provides quantifiable and non-quantifiable evidence of impact by microvolunteering initiatives. Published May, 2011
Help From Home’s Response To UK Government’s Giving White Paper
Provides cherrypicked excerpts from the Paper and HFH’s response, demonstrating it is already delivering on the Government’s aims. Published June, 2011.
Microvolunteering and the Future
A look-see into the crystal ball to speculate on what might be just around the corner for how microvolunteers might be able to help non-profits using today’s and tomorrow’s technology. Published August, 2011
Are Microvolunteering Initiatives Harvesting Volunteer Information?
Examines the modus operandi of various microvolunteering initiatives and how they tackle the privacy of a volunteer’s personal information. Published December, 2011.
The Rise of Microvolunteering
Explores the interest in the different implementations of microvolunteering, how nonprofits are engaging in the concept and touches on the potential future of microvolunteering. Published December, 2011
Volunteer Management in a Microvolunteering Environment
Provides answers to 5 main questions asked by a UK Volunteer Centre as part of a report for a European Study. Published December, 2011.
Microvolunteering: A Year in Review for 2011
Captures the past, present and future within the current state of the microvolunteering arena as of 2011. Published December, 2011.
Microvolunteering – A Snapshot Overview of Microvolunteering Participants
A survey attempting to discover the modus operandi / raison d’etre of actual microvolunteers themselves. Published January, 2012