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Idealist
This site lets non-profit organizations post information about their services, special events, volunteer opportunities and jobs. 
http://www.idealist.org

The Corporation for National Service
Run by the federal agency that oversees community-service programs, such as AmeriCorps and the National Senior Service Corps, this site includes links to other sites about volunteering, about ways that education and service can be integrated, and about non-profit issues.
http://www.cns.gov

Impact Online
This site includes listings of short-term volunteer opportunities, a database for non-profit organizations to post information about their missions and volunteer opportunities and advice for volunteers.
http://www.impactonline.org

National Centre for Volunteering
This site provides information about volunteering in Great Britain. 
http://www.volunteering.org.uk

Points of Light Foundation
Run by the Points of Light Foundation, this site provides information on numerous aspects of volunteerism. The site also includes a list of volunteer centers, organized by state.
http://www.pointsoflight.org

SERVEnet
This site allows non-profit groups to post volunteer opportunities. It also includes a resource section that lists books on volunteering and meetings about public service, and gives visitors the opportunity to discuss volunteering.
http://www.servenet.org

United Nations Volunteers
The United Nations Volunteers has coordinated more than 20,000 volunteers from 150 countries who work on projects in the developing world. It works in partnership with governments, UN Agencies, development banks and non-governmental and community-based organizations. 
http://www.unv.org

U.S. Society & Values
"The United States: A Nation of Volunteers"
This issue of U.S. Society & Values, an online journal published by the United States Information Agency, looks at volunteerism in the United States. 
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itsv/0998/ijse/ijse0998.htm

Volunteer Canada
This organization's Web site provides an online volunteer-matching service, a directory of volunteer centers in Canada and information about volunteerism.
http://www.volunteer.ca/volunteer/index.html

Volunteer's Legal Handbook
Learn about how non-profit organizations and their volunteers can protect themselves from potential lawsuits with this online handbook.
http://www.iciclesoftware.com/vlh7/