Virtual Volunteer Projects

Catchafire connects volunteers with short-term projects needed to assist non-profit organizations and social enterprises. If you’re looking to apply or stretch your business skills, this is a great choice for you!

 Offers language and translation support for global humanitarian and development agencies. They need volunteers who are fluent in at least one language other than English to translate words for medical texts, crisis response, and other important work. 

 An open, collaborative project in which you can help to map areas where humanitarian organizations are trying to meet the needs of parts of the world that are vulnerable to natural disasters, conflicts, and disease epidemics. Join thousands of others in coordinated humanitarian projects to map OpenStreetMap and support communities in need.

A free mobile app with one main goal: to make the world more accessible for blind and low-vision people. The app connects blind and low-vision individuals with sighted volunteers from all over the world through a live video call. 

 Connects students with exciting research being conducted around the world. Pick from active projects in the Arts, Biology, Climate, History, Language, Literature, Medicine, Nature, Physics, Social Science, or Space. 

 7 Cups connects volunteer listeners with people who are looking for free emotional support. If you’re 18 or older (or 15 with parental consent) you can sign up to help people in need of a chat. This is a wonderful opportunity for future Psychology majors, or those looking to connect with others in a person-to-person way. 

 Project Gutenberg aims to provide free ebooks to the world as well as CDs and DVDs to communities without internet. They need your help proofreading and procuring texts, as well as sending materials.  

 Citizen Science helps several federal agencies advance projects through public crowdsourcing. The variety is astounding, and the offerings span the globe. There is clearly something for everyone! You just have to spend some time sorting through your options. 

 The Library of Congress is best known for having the largest book collection in the world. It now needs your help transcribing historical and literary documents for its digitized collections through the By the People crowdsourcing campaign