Creating a Volunteer Account is easy! Simply fill out the registration form and click “register”.

All you will need is your name, a unique username, a functioning email that you can access, a password of your choosing, and your account type.

Account Types: Single, Married Couple, Family, or Group of Friends.

(Choose “Group of Friends” if you are two or more volunteering together and you are not a family.)

Now, take just a couple of minutes to tell us a bit about yourself. This is an important step, as volunteer coordinators will look at your profile when determining your suitability to their current needs. You will not be able to apply for a volunteer opportunity until your profile is complete.

A good guideline for your description is to write a paragraph about your character traits and what you like to do, a little about past employment and/or volunteer experience, and a short paragraph about what your hopes are for the future.

In the following fields select the languages you speak (including those you are actively learning), the skills you have, and the skills you would like to learn.

Group Details: If you have a joint account as a married couple, family, or group, enter the names and ages (and any other info coordinators should know) here.

Now you can search for current opportunities that are open for new volunteers!

You can access the search page anytime by clicking “Opportunity Search” in the top menu.

Where would you like to go?

You can search for opportunities by country, category, or skills involved. Simply click on any one of these to see all the opportunities that meet the criteria.

At the bottom of the page is a map which you can browse and see locations with volunteer opportunities. You can click on an icon on the map to see the location name, summary and a photo, which you can click to go to the detailed information page for that location.

Add to favorites…

When you find a location you are interested in, if you wish to save it so you can quickly come back to it later, click the heart to add it to your favorites list.

You will now see this opportunity in your favorites tab, on your profile page.

Before volunteering, make sure you ask the right questions.

This will establish a connection between you and the volunteer coordinator, and be sure that you understand as much as you can about the requirements and/or commitments involved.

Feel free to ask any questions you may have about what the accommodations are like, the hours, the work involved, and the people you will be working with.

To start, just click “Ask a Question” on the opportunity page (located under the photo and name of the volunteer coordinator. (You must be logged in.)

Type your question in the pop-up that appears, and click “submit”. You will get a reply from the volunteer coordinator within a day or two.

You can also start a chat session with the volunteer coordinator if they are online, or leave them a private message if they are offline. To do this, click on the coordinator’s photo to see their profile, and click on the “message” button.

Once you are sure you wish to volunteer at this location, go back to the location page, and click the “Volunteer Now” button. (You must be logged in.)

Fill in the form, selecting the start date and end date for the time period you wish to volunteer. Click “submit”.

The volunteer coordinator will reply to either discuss, change, or confirm the dates of your volunteer position.

Note: The first week of any term is always probational.

Your volunteer coordinator is always available to discuss any concerns you may have, and you or the volunteer coordinator may choose to cancel or terminate your volunteer term at any time.

Please be kind, and notify your coordinator in advance if you plan to leave earlier than the term initially agreed upon.

A volunteer term is not a contract, but rather a request to volunteer at the location under the direction of the volunteer coordinator.

A volunteer term will only be upheld by the mutual agreement of the volunteer and the coordinator. Either party may terminate the volunteer term at any time.

iVolunteer.network will not be held liable for the failure of a volunteer, or a volunteer coordinator, to complete an agreed upon term.

Make sure you arrange your travel plans to arrive at either the location, or at one of the available pick-up locations listed, on the date agreed upon.

Please, if traveling by plane, train, or bus, send your volunteer coordinator a copy of your itinerary so he can check up on your arrival status in case of a late or re-scheduled flight, train or bus.

Notify your volunteer coordinator as early as possible if your travel arrangements have changed.

Have a great time, and make the most of this opportunity to learn, share and build friendships with other volunteers!

Leave a Review…

Before you leave, please take a moment to leave a “thank you” note to those who shared this time with you!

Go to the opportunity page, and scroll down to “Reviews”. Post a Review, and it will be approved within a few days. This review will be public, so please, be courteous and have discretion.

If there are any issues that you wish to bring to the attention of your volunteer coordinator, and / or to other volunteer coordinators, please send an email, a private message, or a message via the support button on your profile page. The “reviews” are not for conflict resolution, or for venting. These types of reviews may not be posted.

Our moderators reserve the right to remove anything they deem as inappropriate from your review.

Note, your reviews may be featured on the front page for a short time, and will always be viewable by the public.

Once you have completed one volunteer opportunity, and left one review, you can click on “Request Verification” on your profile page.

If you have met the criteria, your profile will be marked as “Verified” which helps other volunteer coordinators see that you have completed at least one volunteer term.

Now you can take the next opportunity…