Please, No More Volunteer-Matching Web Sites
04:09, 1 November 2005
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Here is a phrase I think I could live the rest of my life without reading or hearing again: "A new web site has been launched to match non-profit organizations and volunteers." I think I've read or heard this phrase 20 times in the last 10 years. If the phrase applied to a country other than those in North America, the United Kingdom, or to Australia, maybe I would be impressed. If it served a country in Africa or the Middle East, I would be QUITE impressed. But, unfortunately, new volunteer matching services keep being launched to serve the same countries, usually the United States, and offer nothing new. The new sites crowd a field of already-existing volunteer matching sites, most of which are underutilized by volunteer hosting organizations. Please, no more volunteer matching sites for North America. There are plenty. In fact, in my opinion, there are too many. If you insist on launching such a site, I offer this advice.
