Connect with Volunteers & Agencies

Find volunteers or post your positions on these regional, national, and international websites or at volunteer centers throughout the state!


Regional

Separated by location of organization.

• United Way -- Find you local United Way to post opportunities and find volunteers.Many locations throughout the state, Wisconsin, Iowa, and the Dakotas.
  

Metro:

• Hands On Twin Cities -- Recently updated online database with up to 8,000 metro area volunteer opportunities.

• I Can Help Twin Cities -- Database for volunteers and organizations to connect with one another--create a registration, post your opportunity and receive inquiries. 

• Community Thread -- Stillwater, serving the  St. Croix River Valley.

Northeast:

• HandsON Greater Duluth Volunteer Center -- Provides searchable database containing volunteer positions, trainings, and community events in northeast Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin.

• RSVP -- Retired Senior Volunteer Program, located in Grand Rapids. Serves Itasca and Koochiching counties.
  

• Volunteer Services of Carlton County -- Located in Cloquet.
  

• Northland Volunteer Center & Arrowhead RSVP -- Located in Virginia. Serves St. Louis, Cook and Lake counties.
  

Northwest:

• 2-1-1 Northwest -- Located in Fergus Falls. Serving west-central Minnesota. Partner with United Way.
  

• FirstLINK -- Located in Fargo, serving Fargo/Moorhead area.

• Heart of the Lakes United Way -- Located in Alexandria. Serves Douglas County.
  

Central:

• United Way of Central Minnesota -- Located in St. Cloud.

• United Way of West Central Minnesota -- Located in Willmar.
  

• The Volunteer Bridge -- Located in Elk River. Serves portions of Hennepin, Wright, Anoka, and Sherburne counties.
  

Southern:

• United Way of the Greater Winona Area -- Located in Winona.
  

• United Way of Olmsted County -- Located in Rochester.

• CLOVE -- Council of Local Organizations for Volunteer Enhancement. located in Mankato. Serves greater Mankato area.
  

National

• Volunteer Match -- Operated by Impact Online. Register your nonprofit/organization to recruit volunteer in your area. (Same database as the AOL Foundation: www.networkforgood.org)

• All For Good -- Simple web application that helps volunteers find opportunities in their community. Within the online network, they can find and share opportunities, see what volunteer projects their friends are working on, and track activities.
  

• Servenet.org --  Website by Youth Serve America. Provides opportunities to search organizations, volunteer, advocate, and get connected.

• Serve.gov -- Part of the "United We Serve" nationwide service initiative. Online resource to post service opportunities in your community, and for volunteers to find service projects in theirs.

• iParticipate -- Volunteering website created by the Entertainment Industry Foundation. With their recent volunteering storylines on TV and massive ad campaign, this website is creating quite a bit of buzz.

• Homes & Communities - U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development -- Post local volunteer opportunities.

• AmeriCorps -- With the recent expansion of the program, there are more AmeriCorps members than ever! These dedicated men and women donate one year of their life to volunteering. To find out how you can apply for an AmeriCorps member placement at your organization, see the AmeriCorps organization page. 
  

International

• Idealist.org -- Volunteer database that is operated by Action Without Boarders. Provides volunteer listings, nonprofit searches, jobs and more.
  

• International Volunteer Programs Association -- Located in New York City, this organization links volunteers with projects across the globe. Volunteering without boundaries!