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CHANGE THE WORLD IN JUST YOUR PYJAMAS!

Virtual Volunteering

Volunteer your services whilst still wearing your pyjamas. All of the links below will take you to a search portal or an organisation where you can put your knowledge, wisdom or skills to good use by helping people directly from your computer.

WheelMap – Locating Wheelchair Accessible Places

  • Time taken:
    5 minutes to add some simple information about a location's wheelchair accessibility
  • Impact:
    Helps mobility-impaired people to plan their day more efficiently.
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Computer & Internet, Do Good, Human Welfare, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes, Virtual Volunteering

Find out more about   WheelMap – Locating Wheelchair Accessible Places

Humanity Road – Disaster Relief Information

  • Time taken:
    30 to 60 minutes a day to source disaster relief information
  • Impact:
    Helping those who have been affected by disasters
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Computer & Internet, Do Good, Human Welfare, Multiple 30 minute sessions, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Virtual Volunteering

Find out more about   Humanity Road – Disaster Relief Information

RSPCA – Preventing Animal Cruelty

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes per session, participating in computer work like database admin
  • Impact:
    Helps to prevent animal cruelty in the UK
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes or PJs

Categories: Actions, Animal Welfare, By Category, By Time, Computer & Internet, Country, Do Good, Europe, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes, United Kingdom, Virtual Volunteering

Find out more about   RSPCA – Preventing Animal Cruelty

Junction49 – Online Idea Community for Youngsters

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes to help realise a youth's 'do good' project
  • Impact:
    Potential to do good on so many different causes
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Community Development, Computer & Internet, Country, Do Good, Europe, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes, United Kingdom, Virtual Volunteering

Find out more about   Junction49 – Online Idea Community for Youngsters

Between The Bars – Transcribing Prisoners’ Letters

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes to transcribe a letter from an American prisoner
  • Impact:
    Potential to improve prisoner's lives, and help to reduce recidivism
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Computer & Internet, Country, Do Good, Human Welfare, North America, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes, United States, Virtual Volunteering

Find out more about   Between The Bars – Transcribing Prisoners’ Letters

Nabuur – Global Help for Local Communities

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes per session, where you will be liaising with local communities in developing countries in a virtual environment
  • Impact:
    Helps to improve the infrastructure of local community projects in developing countries
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, Africa, Asia, By Category, By Time, Cameroon, Community Development, Computer & Internet, Country, D.R. Congo, Do Good, Ghana, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Senegal, South America, Under 30 minutes, Virtual Volunteering

Find out more about   Nabuur – Global Help for Local Communities

Access Advisr – Mapping UK Access Issues

  • Time taken:
    5 minutes to add access issues, good or bad, to a map of the UK
  • Impact:
    Raises awareness about access issues into and out of publicly accessible buildings or transport
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Computer & Internet, Country, Do Good, Europe, Human Welfare, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes, United Kingdom, Virtual Volunteering

Find out more about   Access Advisr – Mapping UK Access Issues

Spanda Foundation – Expanding Ethical Perspectives

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes or longer to help expand Spanda's mission of advancement of peace, knowledge and understanding
  • Impact:
    Helps to serve as a catalyst for long-term systemic change in the areas of Culture, Education, Health, Environment and Research
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Time, Computer & Internet, Do Good, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes, Virtual Volunteering

Find out more about   Spanda Foundation – Expanding Ethical Perspectives

ProPoor – Connecting Nonprofits to Information

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes per session to help nonprofits find information relevant to their mission cause
  • Impact:
    Empowers nonprofits to access information that facilitate exchange of experiences, systems, administrative best-practices, material resources, and other valuable information
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, Computer & Internet, Do Good, Virtual Volunteering

Find out more about   ProPoor – Connecting Nonprofits to Information

Hearts and Minds – Information for Change

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes
  • Impact:
    Helps to maintain a directory of useful resources on various ethical issues
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Computer & Internet, Do Good, Human Welfare, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes, Virtual Volunteering

Find out more about   Hearts and Minds – Information for Change

INCIID – Helping People to Build Families

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes to interact with users of an online community
  • Impact:
    Helps people to build familes through encouragement and resource finding
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Computer & Internet, Do Good, Human Welfare, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes, Virtual Volunteering

Find out more about   INCIID – Helping People to Build Families

Christian Virtual Volunteering

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes per session, depending on what task you choose to undertake to help a nonprofit
  • Impact:
    Potential to benefit and improve local based communities
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Computer & Internet, Do Good, Human Welfare, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes, Virtual Volunteering

Find out more about   Christian Virtual Volunteering

MacDonald Youth Services

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes per session, depending on which task you are assigned by MacDonald Youth Services
  • Impact:
    Potential to help in the future growth of youth, familes and communities in Manitoba, Canada
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Computer & Internet, Do Good, Human Welfare, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes, Virtual Volunteering

Find out more about   MacDonald Youth Services

UNV Online Volunteering

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes per session, depending on what task you choose to participate in on behalf of a nonprofit
  • Impact:
    Helps to address challenges faced by developing countries
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Computer & Internet, Do Good, Human Welfare, Multiple 30 minute sessions, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Virtual Volunteering

Find out more about   UNV Online Volunteering

English Out There – Improving Spoken English

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes just to speak to somebody who wants to learn English
  • Impact:
    Helps people to get better paid jobs, as English is the global business language, considerably improving their prospects and those of their families
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, Arts & Culture, By Category, By Time, Computer & Internet, Do Good, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes, Virtual Volunteering

Find out more about   English Out There – Improving Spoken English