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September 15, 2003: Idealist.org

Idealist.org

Idealist.org lists more than 35,000 nonprofit and community organizations in 165 countries, which you can search or browse by name, location, or mission for hundreds of job and internship listings. You can also find thousands of volunteer opportunities in your community and around the world, and a list of organizations that can help you volunteer abroad.

Individuals can also use Idealist to define what information you'd like to receive by email from among the job openings, volunteer opportunities, internships, events, and resources posted at the site by organizations all over the world.

You can design the perfect volunteer opportunity for yourself by setting up one or more Volunteer Profiles with your interests, skills, and schedule. These Profiles can then be searched by organizations in Idealist.

You can also find people around the world who share your interests, goals, and ideas.

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