Connections lists 100+ programs that offer full-time volunteer placements in over 40 U.S. states and 50 countries worldwide. Short-term opportunities are available for current college students for a week during spring break or for 1-3 months during the summer. Post-graduate opportunities are also available for a period of 1 year up to 3 years. Connections can serve as a resource for those students already involved with service on and off campus or those students looking to become more engaged in volunteer service.

Supports the efforts of local development organizations working to improve the welfare of the people living in their communities. FSD provides grassroots organizations with human resources, financial resources, and technical assistance.

The mission of the Volunteer Center of Rhode Island (VCRI) is to connect people and opportunities for effective community service.

This website, from the federal Corporation for National and Community Service, offers the most comprehensive research on U.S. volunteering ever assembled. Research findings on the site include volunteer rates, economic impact, and information on "voluntourism" (long-distance volunteering), with breakdowns by state, region, and major city as well as national data. The site also includes links to volunteer opportunities, tools for volunteer recruitment and retention, and other recent government studies of volunteerism among college students and others.

A non-profit membership organization whose goal is to work toward a more peaceful world through the promotion of International Voluntary Service (IVS) projects, historically known as International Workcamps, and the exchange of volunteers.