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Microvolunteering Day
April 15th, 2015
Impact and Reach Report
MICROVOLUNTEERING DAY
Brought to you by ‘Help From Home’
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Introduction
Microvolunteering Day was held on the 15th April 2015. This was the
second time such an Awareness Day had been held. It’s reach was
intended to be international.
The purpose of Microvolunteering Day
was to increase awareness of the
microvolunteering concept around the
world in the hopes that the general
public, the voluntary sector, nonprofits
and the business world would become
more familiar with ways of making their
spare moments more impactful.
Definition
There are quite a few definitions
of microvolunteering, but an
overall generic one could be
described as no commitment, on
demand actions that can be
completed in a short amount of
time, usually under 1 hour.
Microvolunteering actions can be
online or offline.
The Day was primarily aimed at:
engaging individuals in micro tasks
stimulating discussion on the concept
sharing images and stories via #microday
inspiring charities, the voluntary sector, nonprofits and the business world to
embrace the idea
Background
The organisation behind Microvolunteering Day was HelpFromHome.org, considered to be
a leading promoter of microvolunteering actions.
The inaugural Microvolunteering Day in 2014 was viewed as a huge success, as it was the
first time that organisations from around the world came together to discuss or arrange a
microvolunteering event in synchronisation with each other. To this end, many initiatives
came out of the woodwork expressing an interest in the microvolunteering concept that
weren’t known about before Microvolunteering Day.
The second Microvolunteering Day was intended to build on this success and increase
awareness of the concept not only within the voluntary sector but also within the nonprofit
and business worlds.
Promotion
Promotion for Microvolunteering Day began in January 2015 & targetted:
- UK, US, New Zealand and Canadian volunteer centres
- UK student union volunteering societies
- all the known microvolunteering platforms in the world
- various UK youth organisations
- nonprofits with known microvolunteering projects
- various voluntary involved organisations (mainly in the UK)
- a few businesses with known employee volunteering programmes
Microvolunteering Day website
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/
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MV Day organisers
www.helpfromhome.org
Highlights
Whilst the momentum behind microvolunteering is continuing to rise, many organisations
are arranging events in isolation of each other. It was therefore encouraging to see so
many initiatives come together with activities, ideas, articles that all revolved around the
microvolunteering concept. Here’s some notable highlights of the day, amongst many:
Aberdeen based ACVO in the UK launched a dedicated microvolunteering platform
The United Nations Volunteering organisation discussed Microvolunteering Day
UK based Southwark VC launched their #SouthwarkHour microvolunteering campaign
Pakistan based ‘World This Morning’ TV show devoted a whole programme to the concept
A dedicated Microvolunteering Day Facebook account was set up in Australia
The worlds southernmost school based in Antarctica, participated
UK based Motor Neurone Disease initiative appeared to be the most active organisation
Volunteer Centres from New Zealand and US promoted the concept. None did last year
#microvolunteering trended on Twitter (see image below)
Etc, etc, etc
Extract from screenshot of Twitter taken on 15th April, 2015 highlighting (in yellow)
the trending term of ‘microvolunteering’
Microvolunteering Day website
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/
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MV Day organisers
www.helpfromhome.org
Conclusion
Microvolunteering Day 2015 was again a huge success whose reach and impact extended
even further than last year. The microvolunteering movement is still considered a fledgling
area of the voluntary sector, so it was encouraging to see it being discussed by likes of the
United Nations Volunteer Group and the Inter American Scout Region. With activities being
held in places like Antarctica, Argentina, United Kingdom, Pakistan and Australia, it truly
does seem to be becoming a global movement.
However, there’s still a long way to go, particularly with the type of activities organisations
were promoting on the day. Most of them centered around Social Media, ReTweets or
Facebook Likes. We suspect this was in part down to the term ‘microvolunteering’ trending
on Twitter that day, where organisations wanted to be seen riding this trend with some
quick set up actions.
Microvolunteering is so much more than the above mentioned perceived ‘slacktivist’ social
media actions. In the words of Kirsten Stephenson, Volunteering Development Manger at
UK based NCVO,
....there is still a bit of a misconception about the kinds of roles that count as
Micro volunteering. There is so much diversity out there! People just need to
take some time out to think through it more carefully and be a bit creative.
That’s what we tried to encourage people to do in our guidance. (1)
So Microvolunteering Day 2015 has taught us one thing (well, in fact loads of things if truth
be told) in that more preparation is needed to educate organisations about the more ‘meaty’
microvolunteering roles that the public can and indeed want to engage in.
Susan Murray, Assistant Director Public Affairs at UK based SCVO, summed it up neatly for
next years Microvolunteering Day with the following tips for nonprofits, in her article, ‘The
winners in yesterday’s #MicroDay’ http://bit.ly/1Hczh9q
1. Focus on one hashtag – let’s work together to raise awareness in advance
and agree on one hashtag to ensure maximum traction.
2. Get it in your content plan – many charities reacted quickly once they saw it
trending but a little preparation could have resulted in more traction and action.
3. Put your direct ask in your tweet - on an awareness day like this where there
are lots of messages, making your ask in a link reduces the chances of it being
read.
4. Get your message in an image – using an image in your tweet can give a
35% boost in retweets.
(1) ‘Giving A Little Time: A practical guide to exploring and developing
the potential of micro-volunteering for your organisation’
Guide can be obtained via the following link:
http://bit.ly/NjEMv0
Microvolunteering Day website
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/
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MV Day organisers
www.helpfromhome.org
Stats and Stuff
Which Countries?
Microvolunteering Day was promoted by various different organisations / people from
around the world. The map below shows where they came from.
Germany
United Kingdom
Italy
Ireland
Lebanon
Spain
Pakistan
Canada
Japan
America
Oman
Mexico
Australia
Costa Rica
Samoa
Brazil
New Zealand
Chile
Argentina
South Africa
Kenya
Antarctica
Where Promoted?
Microvolunteering Day was promoted by many organisations through various different
media formats. The graph below compares the number of mentions we became aware of
about MicroDay. The Twitter figure does not include ReTweets!
397 mentions
61 articles
24 mentions
Who promoted?
Many organisations and individuals promoted Microvolunteering Day on Twitter, but where
did they all come from? The pie chart below provides the comparison.
New Zealand Organisations (1%)
Other Countries (5%)
- Kenya
- Brazil
- Lebanon
- Chile
- Costa Rica - Samoa
- South Africa
- Germany
- Spain
- Italy
Canadian Organisations (2%)
Individuals (27%)
USA Organisations
(12%)
Microvolunteering Day website
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/
UK Organisations
(52%)
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Actions By Organisations
Microvolunteering Day was supported by quite a variety of
organisations, who organised events where micro-actions were either
participated in by their staff or their supporters. The information below is
in no particular order of importance.
ACVO, is based in the UK and is Aberdeen’s third sector
interface. It used Microvolunteering Day to launch it’s own
mobile optimised dedicated microvolunteering platform for the
citizens of Aberdeen to make a contribution to their community.
Event Article - extracted from http://bit.ly/1GwrrsF
“On Micro volunteering Day 2015 ACVO were delighted to be part of the launch of
Scotland’s first dedicated mobile optimised website for micro volunteering-Volunteering
Bytes. Organised by Aberdeen City Council/Community Planning Aberdeen and
Pathways the launch of Volunteering Bytes provided people with the opportunity to
learn more about this fantastic new initiative, view Volunteering Bytes and provide
feedback, with ipads available for people to have a go too. Lyndsay Johnstone and Julie Milne from
Aberdeen City Council provided participants with background to Volunteering Bytes and how it
connects to the Community Planning Aberdeen Volunteering Strategy ‘Making the Difference:
Volunteering in Aberdeen’ which is bringing everyone together to help make Aberdeen the best place
to volunteer.”
Twitter Feed
ACVO @Aberdeen_ACVO - Apr 15
Happy #Microday! To find out about
Microvolunteering locally visit this brand new
website: http://volunteeringbytes.net
pic.twitter.com/m92zp4Qhnm
Citrus Mix Talks @CitrusMixTalks - Apr 15
Delighted to attend launch of Scotland’s first
dedicated mobile micro volunteering site today!
http://volunteeringbytes.net
pic.twitter.com/2P2tqZC4EE
Photo taken at launch of
Volunteering Bytes
Feedback - sent via email
“Yep, we had 12 I-Pads and everyone tried out microvolunteering. The Lord Provost of
Aberdeen City Councillor George Adam who is a big supporter of volunteering even said
that before he gave his speech/welcomed people he did the micro volunteering one
where you answer questions and rice is donated through the World Food Programme (he
donated 50 grains of rice in a couple of minutes). He was so inspired by this he
continued to do more and says that he will make a note to do micro volunteering each day and
encourage everyone to get involved. Everyone fed back how exciting and engaging micro
volunteering is. It highlighted really well how people can make an impact/positive difference. Really
great.”
Microvolunteering Day website
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/
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UK based Motor Neurone Disease dedicated a webpage to
encouraging their supporters to participate in 4 separate
actions, one of which achieved a high degree of visibility on
Twitter
Call To Action Article - extracted from http://bit.ly/1EuWzXE
“Today we are celebrating Microvolunteering Day which is a unique opportunity to join
together for a few spare moments to help good causes. If you had 10 minutes to spare,
what would you do with it? You could microvolunteer online at home, at work or at
school. Help us make a difference by taking part in any of the four micro-actions in the
right hand column on April 15.
- Sign The Charter: Help us to reach our total of 30,000 signatures by signing The MND Charter.
- E-mail Your Parliamentary Candidates: Please encourage your parliamentary candidates to support
our general election campaign 'Don’t let me die without a voice' by sending them an email.
- Research Survey Poll: Take a look at our Clinical Trials page and give us your feedback on how it
could be improved.
- Raise Awareness on Social Media: Share our 'MND - The Facts' infographic across Facebook and
Twitter.”
Twitter Feed
Greg Broadhurst @GregBroadhurst - Apr 15
Today is #Microvolunteering day. Simply help out
by taking two minutes to sign the #MND Charter
& ask others to also http://bit.ly/1ohJa8r
MND Association @mndassoc - Apr 15
Let's retweet this picture and let everyone know
how they can make a difference on
#MicroVolunteering day! #MND #RT
MND research @mndresearch - Apr 15
Our #microvolunteeringday #microday action is
for you to help us improve our clinical trials web
page - get involved: http://bit.ly/1JsyuU5
‘Raising Awareness’ graphic linked from
article above
The MNDA Tweets represented 6% of all the
total Tweets about #MicroDay. Of these
Tweets, many of them included the ‘Raising
Awareness’ graphic opposite.
Feedback - sent via email
“The MND Association really enjoyed taking part in Microvolunteering Day. It raised loads
of awareness and gave our supporters the opportunity to make a difference. It was good
fun and we are now thinking of developing more Microvolunteering opportunities. Please
find below some numbers:
‘Email your candidate’ and ‘’sign the MND charter’ actions
o 68 campaigning e-actions were completed on 15 April.
‘Share MND facts’ action
o It reached 40,128 Facebook users and was shared by 1,143 people. It generated many comments (a
number of people affected by MND shared their stories or experience).
o Retweeted 70 times in total and seen by approximately 5000 unique users.”
Microvolunteering Day website
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/
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UK based Volunteer Centre North Kesteven, which falls
within the jurisdiction of Voluntary Centre Services, held an
event on Microvolunteering Day that encouraged people from
its catchment area to microvolunteer.
Event Information - sent via email
“I have been promoting Microvolunteering Day throughout our networks and we are
hosting an event here at VCS NK on the day itself. It will be running from 12pm – 2pm
and will focus on showing people how easy it is to get started. We also have a digital
champion on hand to show people how to get started on a laptop or tablet, should they
need a bit of IT help and I am hoping to show them your site as well.”
Twitter Feed
VCS North Kesteven @VCSNK · Apr 15
Today is Microvolunteering day! Best way to
celebrate? Microvolunteering! Come to our 12-2pm
event or contact us to find out how! #Microday
VCS North Kesteven @VCSNK · Apr 15
Petition signed to support the banning of Ivory
#MicroDay #Microvolunteering
VCS North Kesteven @VCSNK · Apr 15
People microvolunteering donating their time writing
a letter to http://postpals.co.uk . Make the difference
you too! pic.twitter.com/vW4Bm0jEat
People microvolunteering donating
their time writing a letter to
http://postpals.co.uk
Feedback - sent via email
“Unfortunately our event was poorly attended, despite our best efforts to promote it, but
a few of us still completed some actions so it wasn’t all bad!”
UK based Global Giving, collaborated with the organisers of
#MicroDay to include a ‘challenge’ task from their own
dedicated microvolunteering platform, where it was featured
on the homepage of the Microvolunteering Day website.
Event Information
Sit With Me Dog Rescue was one
of the nonprofits approved to use
GlobalGiving’s microvolunteering
platform. They are an Ontariobased rescue who strongly
that shelter dogs deserve better than being
abandoned by those who are tasked with being
responsible for them. The challenge involved
brainstorming 5 new fundraising, so that they
could continue running their service.
Microvolunteering Day website
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/
Twitter Feed
GlobalGiving UK @GlobalGivingUK - Apr 13
We're excited to be joining @helpfromhome this
Wednesday supporting #microday 2 days to go!
Eleanor Harrison @EllieJHarrison - Apr 15
I've just helped someone with a little #evaluation
advice. Want to help? #microday
@GlobalGivingUK @helpfromhome
http://www.globalgiving.sparked.com
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US based Legion of Frontiersmen, Disaster Management
Group, held a mock disaster scenario on Microvolunteering
Day to keep its microvolunteering members in a ready state of
preparedness.
Event Information - extracted from their newsletter No. 2015-04 14 April 2015
“April's Exercise
Celebrating International Micro-Volunteer Day
For April our exercise is tied to International Micro-Volunteer Day with play starting when
you receive this newsletter and ending at midnight Eastern Daylight Time on 15 April.
The general scenario is the impact of a tsunami on the south coast of our exercise country, the
Republic of Perilo. We need disaster observer reports to help us assess the extent of the impact. As
in our previous exercises you have a choice of what to report. Pick the situation you like from the
ones below, and make the report based on that single situation.
Situation 1 - you are the light keeper at the Cape San Blas lighthouse. A massive wave just swept
across the Cape at your location.
Situation 2 - you are the platform supervisor of Oceanic Petroleum Platform 2C in the Southwest
Oilfield approximately 100 miles south of the coast. You just felt an intense earthquake.
Situation 3 - you are a Coast Guard vessel traffic observer at the mouth of the Portsmouth Bay. You
have seen what appear to be very large waves washing across the barrier islands.
A quick reminder - to make a Spot Report go to
our Disaster Spot Report page at:
http://legionoffrontiersmen.org/node/add/disast
er-observer-spot-report
Thank you in advance for your report and for
helping to make our exercise successful. Every
report from every one of our members and our
Disaster Observer micro-volunteers is
important.”
Twitter Feed
Frontiersmen DMG @lofdmg - April 1
On #MicroDay 15 April we run an online disaster
exercise for our micro-volunteers - like to
participate, let us know.
Frontiersmen DMG @lofdmg - Apr 13
International micro-volunteering day 15 April DM to get scenario to volunteer for 3 minutes in
an online exercise
UK based Voluntary Action Harrow Co-op, held a training
session, entitled ‘Volunteer Management: New Ways Of
Volunteering (Micro-volunteering Day)’ aimed mainly at
informing nonprofits about the concept.
Event Information - extracted from http://bit.ly/1znXzwg
“Recently we have been approached by a few people all asking the same question where can we get volunteers? In answer to this question, we will be holding a training
session where we will explore new ways of volunteering, namely micro-volunteering.
This is when volunteers (both online and off) are used to complete bite-sized tasks. We'll
take you through how to integrate micro-volunteering within the services you provide.
Subjects covered:
- Understanding how micro-volunteering can extend the reach of your service
- Understanding how to manage volunteers who work unsupervised
- Understanding the benefits and risks of micro-volunteering”
Microvolunteering Day website
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/
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UK based Volunteer Centre Southwark, launched their new
#SouthwarkHour campaign where a person can nominate
someone to volunteer at helping a worthwhile cause, for one
hour.
Event Information - extracted from http://bit.ly/1biCaJw
“#SouthwarkHour – Give a little time, make a big difference
On Wednesday 15 April Microvolunteering Day was celebrated by Volunteer Centre
Southwark by helping to launch the Southwark Hour - #SouthwarkHour, where you can
nominate someone to volunteer at helping a worthwhile cause, for one hour.
Southwark Hour is an initiative launched by Volunteer Centre Southwark in April 2015 to promote
Micro-volunteering. Many people lead busy lives, so traditional forms of volunteering are not easy to
access as they struggle to meet the time commitment needed. Some people also consider
volunteering but are not quite sure whether to take the plunge. In both scenarios Micro-volunteering
offers a solution- a chance to dip your toe in the water and see if volunteering is for you.
Alasdair Southwark HourSouthwark Hour is also beautifully simple. You just nominate a friend via
Twitter, challenge them to give an hour to a cause or organisation that means something to either you
or them (it doesn’t have to be a formally constituted organisation, it could be tidying up your
neighbourhood or helping an elderly neighbour cut back their garden)- they then make contact and
offer an hour of their time. Once they’ve completed their challenge they reply to your tweet
confirming this, and then they can nominate someone else. Please remember to use
#SouthwarkHour so we can all track the wonderful things happening in Southwark. Of course this is
not entirely new, most of us probably remember the ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ that was all the rage a
couple of years ago. But we hope Southwark Hour will offer much needed support to community and
voluntary organisations in the borough, and also encourage more people to try volunteering.
So please get nominating! Nominate your friends, nominate your workmates, even nominate your
boss! So far we’ve had councillors and staff from the local council and voluntary sector taking part,
but we can’t wait to see more and more residents, employees and visitors taking the plunge. How
many hours will we manage by the end of the year? You decide! And don’t forget- #SouthwarkHour”
UK based Chester Voluntary Action, used MicroDay to
launch microvolunteering as a new concept within the portfolio
of volunteering opportunities they offer to the public, as well as
accepting micro-actions from nonprofits.
Event Information - extracted from http://bit.ly/1EJDy1N
“Microvolunteering Day 2015 - What is Microvolunteering?
There are a number of different definitions to describe the concept of Microvolunteering
but the most generic one that encapsulates its true essence is: ‘bite-sized, on-demand,
no commitment actions that benefit a worthy cause’
We are keen to mark this annual day, which this year falls on Wednesday 15th April, but we also want
to use this as the date in which to launch Microvolunteering as a new concept, not only to attract new
volunteers but for our members to make the most of the time that people have available throughout
the year and not just on one day a year.
What Next?
We will be promoting micro-volunteering opportunities via a link on our homepage alongside the
regularly updated ‘Latest Opportunities’ for general volunteering roles. Please get in touch with your
ideas and we’ll do the rest by promoting your opportunities.”
Microvolunteering Day website
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/
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Australian based Charlie-Helen Robinson, who is a
Communications Advisor at Southern Coss Care, and has run
a microvolunteering project for senior citizens, set up a
‘Microvolunteering Day #MicroDay’ Facebook event account.
Event Information - extracted from http://on.fb.me/1w6QdpB
34 people attended the Facebook event, with a further 13 registered as ‘maybe’. It was
initially set up on 22nd February, 2015, where interest was slowly built up to
Microvolunteering Day itself, during which details of many actions were posted to the
group for members to participate in. Below are extracts from the group’s feed.
Microvolunteering Day website
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/
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Antarctican based School No. 38, is the southernmost
school in the world and is run under the auspices of
Fundacion Marambio. The school comes under the jurisdiction
of Argentina, and is located at Esperanza Base, Antarctica.
Event Information - sent via email
The photos show details of how the students celebrated Microvolunteering Day, noting
that the students took great care in handcrafting a replicate of the Microvolunteing Day
logo. The event was facilitated by #MicroDay’s representative in Argentina - Cristina
Vignolo
The video opposite from the same
celebratory event as the above
photos, shows the kids introducing
themselves and explaining how they
separate, by using different colours,
the different types of trash. This is their daily
ecological contribution to take care of the
environment. Then, Constanza, the youngest one
in the group, explains that the 52 grains of rice in
the little bowl represent the 52 people living and
working there and, finally, the whole group wishes
everybody - in unison - "Happy Microvolunteering
Day!"
Video can be viewed at
https://youtu.be/Qdjd4qPCcVo
Feedback - sent via email
Our Argentinian representative, Cristina Vignolo received a letter of thanks from Prof.
Gustavo Lezcano, the Head of this Ministry and Coordinator, Ministry of Education of
Tierra del Fuego (Tierra del Fuego is the southernmost Argentine Province, and School
Nº 38 belongs to its jurisdiction). An extract of it below:
“(...) Me gustaría ponerme en contacto con Ud. para poder expresarle mis más sinceros
agradecimientos por tener en cuenta a nuestra querida Escuela en la Antártida en este evento
Internacional tan grato para todos los que amamos nuestro planeta Tierra. Aprovecho también este
feliz contacto, para poner a su disposición todo el material con el que esta Coordinación Ministerial
cuenta. (Videos, Fotos , Relatos, Charlas, Conferencias.) “
This translates as:
"(...) I'd like to contact you to express my most sincere gratefulness for inviting our beloved Antarctic
School to participate in this International event, so welcome to all of us who love our Planet Earth. I
take this oportunity and happy contact to put at your disposal all the material that this Ministry
counts with: videos, photos, reports, and lectures. (...)"
Microvolunteering Day website
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/
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Argentinian based Nahuel Huapi School, is located in Mar
Del Plata. On MicroDay, a teacher named Maria Soledad
Bonora and #MicroDay’s Argentinian representative Cristina
Vignolo gave a 3 class presentations on microvolunteering.
Event Information - sent via email from our Argentinian representative, Cristina Vignolo
“On Wednesday (Microvolunteering Day), I'm getting together with students of different
grades for a chat about MV and they'll decorate a blackboard with peace cranes, red
paper hearts and some other stuff. Then, they will visit freerice.com and play and donate,
all this without leaving their classrooms.
The young girl who appears with me is Soledad and currently working as a teacher of English at this
school. She worked very, very hard preparing material related to Microvolunteering Day and got
deeply committed to the microvolunteering concept. She's now very enthusiastic about the idea of
contacting the Antarctic school (see previous page) and establishing a connection between her
students and those of Antarctic school Nº 38, with the purpose of sharing microvolunteering projects,
ideas and experiences.”
The video opposite shows 3 separate
presentations given to 3 separate
classes of students about the concept
of microvolunteering
The video can be viewed at:
https://youtu.be/2nHbA4-YmP0
Microvolunteering Day website
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/
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Argentinian based National University of Mar del Plata,
became the scene where various A4 posters were pinned up
to noticeboards in the School of Humanities, the Faculty of
Economics and also the School of Law.
Event Information
The photos below show the posters dotted around the University, all facilitated by our
representative in Argentina, Cristina Vignolo.
UK based Ripon Museums, decided to use
Microvolunteering Day to promote its usage of ‘Give As You
Live’ - a scheme that generates cash for charities whenever
somebody shops via their platform.
Event Information - sent via email
“To encourage our existing
volunteers, and appeal to new
potential volunteers we are running
a campaign to encourage people to
sign up to Give As You Live. This means within a
few minutes, without leaving home they can
support Ripon Museum Trust every time they
shop on the internet. In association with Give As
You Live we will use email, Facebook and Twitter
to promote the scheme throughout April 15th. “
Microvolunteering Day website
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/
Twitter Feed
Ripon Museums @RiponMuseums - Apr 14
Support #microvolunteering day tomorrow with
Give as you Live https://www.giveasyoulive.com/join/riponmuseum
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UK based Leeds Beckett Student Union, held various
activities on Microvolunteering Day to encourage fellow
students to engage in bits of bite-sized benevolence
Event Information
The following photos and Twitter feed show the extent of students participating in a bit of
bite-sized benevolence for Microvolunteering Day
“... online quizzes for World food
programme been done for
#Microday”
!#Microday is well under way at the Headingley
Student hub. Volunteer for just 3 minutes and
feed a hungry child!”
Twitter Feed
LBSU Volunteer @LBSU_Volunteer - Apr 13
It's Micro volunteering day on Wednesday! Get
down to Headingley Student Hub for a bit of
knitting and seed-bombing! 11am- 2pm
LBSU Volunteer @LBSU_Volunteer - Apr 14
Its national Microvolunteering Day tomorrow!
Come along to the Headingley Hub and get
involved, 11am-2pm. #MicroDay #BeAVolunteer
“And we're off! #MicroDay in the
Headingley Hub... e-petition to save
the bees, knitting a square and a
Hunger IQ game”
LBSU Volunteer @LBSU_Volunteer - Apr 14
We've got out the knitting needles to practice for
tomorrow's Micro Volunteering day! Headlingely
Student Hub, 11 -2pm #microvolunteer
Feedback - sent via email
“Micro Volunteering day was a lot of fun – a quiet event this year due to the time of year
for students. Exam preparation, dissertations to write and so on. Despite this we had lots
of interest and engagement. We ran two e-petitions, including a Hunger IQ quiz. We also
ran a knitting activity where students could knit a square for a blanket that would be
donated to a local hospital. The knitting was not so popular, but the e-petitions attracted
about a dozen students.”
Microvolunteering Day website
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/
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UK based Diverse Abilities, promoted their Microvolunteering
Day activities in various local and national media platforms
(including Community Channel, Media Trust), alongside two
entries on their own website
Event Information - extracted from http://bit.ly/1Jw3TSK
It’s Micro-volunteering Day on Wednesday 15 April and it’s really easy to get involved!
Micro-volunteering means bite-sized actions, without long-term commitment, which
benefit a worthy cause – this could be anything from ‘like’-ing a Facebook page, sharing
a tweet, signing an online petition… There are so many ways which you can help a great
cause in 30 minutes of your time or less!
So… why not pledge your support to Diverse Abilities this Micro-volunteering Day? Let us know what
you will be doing from the below ideas and email sarah.harrison@.......
And spread the word (that’s an act of micro-volunteering in itself!) – tell your friends and family about
Micro-volunteering Day and how they can support Diverse Abilities!
Just some of the incredibly diverse range of microvolunteering activities
promoted by Diverse Abilities for Microvolunteering Day
Microvolunteering Day website
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/
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US based The Post Oak High School, used MicroDay as a
springboard to participate in the Red Sands Project, which is
an activist artwork created to raise awareness of modern-day
slavery.
Event Information
Participants in the Red Sand Project are invited to fill sidewalk cracks with red sand or
other materials, and then share an image of their transformation with the global
community using the #RedSandProject. These installations are then set to remind us that
we can’t merely ‘mind the gap’ and walk over the most overlooked and marginalized
populations in our communities – those who fall through the metaphoric cracks. These
populations are most at risk of being enslaved, spending their lives being exploited for the profit of
others. The photos below are of students filling in the pavement cracks with red sand on
Microvolunteering Day as part of their Service Palooza week.
UK based Voluntary Action Barnsley, held an information
session, entitled ‘Micro-volunteering information session’
aimed mainly at informing nonprofits about the concept.
Event Information - extracted from http://bit.ly/1Pg7Dfa
Have you heard of micro-volunteering? Would you like to find out more about it and
whether you could use micro-volunteering to benefit your organisation? “Microvolunteering is bite-size volunteering with no commitment to repeat and with minimum
formality, involving short and specific actions that are quick to start and complete.”
Wednesday 15th April 2015 is National Micro-volunteering Day. Why not come along to this short
information session on micro-volunteering, delivered by Voluntary Action Barnsley, where we will
launch Barnsley’s Micro-volunteering Day to take place in National Volunteering Week.
The session will cover:
• What is micro-volunteering?
• Is it right for your organisation?
• What are its benefits?
• What kinds of tasks could be classed as micro-volunteering?
• Challenges and solutions
• Useful resources for more information
• Barnsley’s micro-volunteering day – our vision.
Microvolunteering Day website
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/
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UK based University of Birmingham, encouraged their
students to participate in a whole slew of microvolunteering
actions on Microvolunteering Day
Event Information - extracted from http://bit.ly/1Ds8VPg
Make a difference to your University in the time it takes to make a cup of tea.
We have a whole range of microvolunteering opportunities to support Birmingham – all
possible in just ten minutes or less. These bite-sized tasks can have a big impact – from
answering questions on your shopping habits for students’ dissertations, to sharing your opinion on
our website design or celebrating with the University’s newest alumni by sending in your graduation
memories.
The list below is broken down into one, two, five and ten minute categories and is regularly updated
with new opportunities.
Microvolunteering Day website
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/
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UK based Monmouthshire County Council, used #MicroDay
as a springboard to reach out to the community it serves and
ask for ideas that could have an impact in Monmouthshire
where the action would only last 10 minutes.
Event Information - extracted from http://bit.ly/1FOoLDz
Micro Volunteering Day is Wed 15th April. How could we make an impact in
Monmouthshire collectively?
Microvolunteering can be described as easy, no commitment actions that benefit worthy
causes that can be completed generally in under 30 minutes. They can be conducted either online or
offline and performed on the go, on demand and on a person’s own terms. The sheer flexibility of
microvolunteering opportunities means they can be conducted at home, at the bus stop, the doctor’s
waiting room - anywhere really!
With this successful movement sweeping across the world, is there development opportunities within
Monmouthshire?
Ideas like http://freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/1885 have been successful with Micro Volunteers
playing a game for 10 minutes that has social benefits and a feel good factor.
I look forward to your Ideas!
Many Thanks
Owen Wilce
Feedback - in response to 4 ideas submitted to their call for action
“Thank You very much for your input I have added Micro Volunteering to our Action
Plan.”
Microvolunteering Day website
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/
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Actions By Organisations / Individuals On Twitter
Various organisations / individuals announced a call to action via Twitter,
as part of their contribution to Microvolunteering Day.
Twitter Feed
Twitter Feed
ACVO @Aberdeen_ACVO - Apr 15
Happy #Microday! To find out about
Microvolunteering locally visit this brand new
website: http://volunteeringbytes.net
pic.twitter.com/m92zp4Qhnm
Chelsey Miller-Brown @Chelsey_MB - Apr 15
Sent a few answers about my time
@unibirmingham to @birminghamalum for
#UoBmicroday2015 Great idea & so easy to do!
http://bit.ly/1Ds8VPg
Beat Blood Cancers @beatbloodcancer - Apr 15
Child of Hope Uganda @lovechildofhope - Apr 15
Three ways to help us beat blood cancer on
#Microvolunteering Day! Please RT:
http://bit.ly/1OBz9m8 #Microday
It's #microday, so why not re-tweet and spread
our latest newsletter about our #school in the
slum around the world!
https://madmimi.com/p/04f916
Birmingham Alumni @birminghamalum - Apr 15
Today is Microvolunteering Day. Make a big
difference to @unibirmingham through bite-sized
actions: http://bit.ly/1Ds8VPg
#UoBmicroday2015
Christina Marie @TheRunrLovr - Apr 15
It's #Microday so I've decided to play Cerberus –
Mapping Mars http://shar.es/1gVNnX via
@helpfromhome #Microvolunteering
Bright One @brightone - Apr 15
It's Microvolunteering Day! Got project that takes
less than 4hrs? Send it our way and we'll find you
a super talented volunteer! #MicroDay
Claire House @ClaireHouse - Apr 15
Today is #Microday #Microvolunteering. To lend
your skills&experience to @ClaireHouse without
even leaving home, call 0151 334 4626
Buttle UK @ButtleUK - Apr 15
It's #Microday! Why not share @terry_wogan's
video showing how Buttle works and show your
support for a great cause!
https://youtu.be/hO0IwpBfDxA
College of EPS (UoB) @eps_unibham - Apr 15
Do you have 10 minutes to spare? Get involved
with our #UoBmicroday2015 for mini volunteering
opportunities : http://bit.ly/1Ds8VPg
Cancer Research UK @CR_UK - Apr 15
Happy #Microday! Want to support scientists,
analyse cancer data AND save adorable
minions? Download #ReverseTheOdds
http://bit.ly/1J87av8
Canine Partners @canine_partners - Apr 15
#Sharewhyyoucare about Canine Partners by
sending us your pictures, posters & stories
#Microvolunteering #MicroDay
College of MDS @unibirm_MDS - Apr 15
MDS @birminghamalum? Join
#UoBmicroday2015 and take 10mins to tell us
what's good/bad about our website. Details http://bit.ly/1Ds8VPg
DCT Trips @DCTTrips - Apr 13
It's microvolunteering day this Wednesday! Do
you fancy doing some miniature tasks for us?
Check out our micro site! http://bit.ly/dctmicro
Dementias PlatformUK @DementiasUK - Apr 15
CaninePartnersEvents @C_P_Events - Apr 15
Today is #Microday spare 10mins to help
@canine_partners Help us by tweeting about 1
of our events or a #RunforCP pic
Carers UK @CarersUK - Apr 15
Happy #Microvolunteering day! Can you spare
an hour or two to help make life better for
carers?http://bit.ly/1BwVTKZ
pic.twitter.com/A0AVsaB5Q0
Castle Point CAB @CABCastlePoint - Apr 14
Become an e-campaigner, brainstorm a project,
draft a newsletter, fundraise, put up a poster,
#Microvolunteering #Microday 15th April 2015
Microvolunteering Day website
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/
Today is #Microvolunteering Day. Can you spare
10 minutes to do something good? You could
support your favourite dementia charity.
Derby Students Union @UDSU - Apr 15
Fancy some positive procrastination? Check out
Eyewire as part of International Microvolunteer
Day! #MicroDay http://eyewire.org
Diverse Abilities @diverseability - Apr 14
Tune in to @BBCRadioSolent tomorrow at
8.20am to catch Sarah, our volunteer manager,
discussing Micro-volunteering Day #microday
#volunteer
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Twitter Feed
DogsfortheDisabled @Dogsfordisabled - Apr 15
Twitter Feed
This #Microday, we want to know why you
volunteer & give your time for us! Want to
volunteer? http://buff.ly/1D0rghY
LBSU Volunteer @LBSU_Volunteer - Apr 15
#Microday is well under way at the Headingley
Student hub. Volunteer for just 3 minutes and
feed a hungry child! pic.twitter.com/vRr0lXnT1C
Frontiersmen DMG @lofdmg - April 1
On #MicroDay 15 April we run an online disaster
exercise for our micro-volunteers - like to
participate, let us know.
Lincolnshire CVS @LincolnshireCVS - Apr 15
Doing our bit for Microvolunteering Day. LCVS
volunteering officer Jo Herbert brought a jar to
work to collect... http://fb.me/456m5moYj
GM Home-Starts @GMHomeStarts - Apr 15
On #Microday we're sharing the trailer for our
#homestart launch event. More people need to
be aware of our work! http://bit.ly/1FWoa3K
LLR Scotland @LLR_Scotland - Apr 15
As part of #Microday we are asking all of our
wonderful supporters to help us reach 200 likes.
Please re-tweet and help us reach our goal
GM Youth Network @gmyn - Apr 15
It's #microvolunteering Day! Find out how you
can help us http://bit.ly/1by3Iu7 @helpfromhome
London'sAirAmbulance @LDNairamb - Apr 15
Could you take #yourhelicopter poster to your
local coffee shop or library this #Microday
http://bit.ly/2Hmaterials
Guide Dogs @guidedogs - Apr 15
Micro-volunteering day is here! Give 5 mins to
Guide Dogs and make a HUGE difference! Visit:
http://on.fb.me/1coZbeA #Microday Please RT
Harrow NCF @HarrowNCF - Apr 15
Two hours work #MicroDay at Stanmore Country
Park this morning clearing willow to allow light
into pond. SRB
Healthwatch Salford @HWSalford - Apr 15
Healthwatch Salford has Organiser roles for
people looking for #Microvolunteering roles
@VCSalford1 #Microday
Heather @emailh - Apr 12
15 April is #microday celebrating
microvolunteering - great idea, could be plenty of
ways #libraries could engage
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com
Hilary Fairfield @MNDHFairfield - Apr 14
Weds is microvolunteering #microday Retweet
to raise awareness of #MND. Our website tells
you how else you can help
Kalli Lirette @KalliLirette - Apr 15
Did a #Microvolunteering project with my class
today. Helped brainstorm ideas to do a fundraiser
for a dog rescue society. #abed #abedchat
KerryVolunteerCentre @VolunteerKerry - Apr 15
Happy Micro-Volunteering Day! Check our once
off opportunities at: http://buff.ly/1CB1kKB
#microday
Kids Company @KidsCompanyUK - Apr 15
Have you watched, signed and shared for
#Microday ?http://bit.ly/1F5UP9b #SeetheChild
knittykittybangbang @knittykittybang - Apr 15
it's #Microvolunteering day! a tiny thing you can
do is join this event and invite your chums
http://on.fb.me/1FPB7gG in aid of #mnd #als
Microvolunteering Day website
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/
Macmillan Volunteers @MacmillanVol - Apr 15
No time to spare but wish you could volunteer?
We have micro-volunteering opportunities to suit
you. #Microday
Marie Curie @mariecurieuk - Apr 15
In the time it takes to make a coffee, run a bath
or even read this blog, you could volunteer for
us. http://bit.ly/1yqJEER #Microday
Missing People @missingpeople - Apr 15
Find out who's missing in your area on our
website + put up a poster http://ow.ly/LAcYO
#MicroDay
MND Association @mndassoc - Apr 15
On micro-volunteering day lets help Lewis &
Hope, our 'micro' fundraisers, reach their goal :D
http://bit.ly/1b2FUiI
MND Manchester @MNDManchester - Apr 15
Today is #Microvolunteering day. Can you help
out by taking two minutes to sign the #MND
Charter & ask others to also
http://www.mndassociation.org/charter
MND research @mndresearch - Apr 15
Our #microvolunteeringday #microday action is
for you to help us improve our clinical trials web
page - get involved: http://bit.ly/1JsyuU5
MyTime 4 YoungCarers @MyTime4YC - Apr 15
Got a few hrs spare in the week? Why not try
#microvolunteering at one of our #youngcarers
clubs in Surrey? #microday http://bit.ly/1FPvoaC
Notts Hospice Vols @VolNottsHospice - Apr 15
It's #microvolunteering day! Could you RT to help
us raise awareness of our Moonlight Walk? #NH
#Microday
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NW Air Ambulance @NWAirAmbulance - Apr 15
It’s #Microvolunteering day – you can help our
charity by doing micro-tasks in as little as 5
minutes, look out for our suggestions today!
Twitter Feed
Spires London @spireslondon - Apr 15
It's national micro-volunteering day-so you
should sign this petition!Our client feat. in the vid:
http://thehomelessperiod.com
#thehomelessperiod
Owen Wilce @Owilce - Apr 13
Micro Volunteering Day 15th April. Find out more
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/ Help
within #Monmouthshire visit
https://monmouthshire.madeopen.co.uk/
TCFSG @TCFSG_UK - Apr 15
This #Microvolunteering day, you can help raise
awareness of Treacher Collins Syndrome by
following us to learn more! #treachercollins
Participation Cymru @PartCymru - Apr 13
This Wed, 15 April is Microvolunteering day
http://bit.ly/1OrW2IL - get involved in something
you care about & share your story! #Microday
Telford Council @TelfordWrekin - Apr 15
Microvolunteer - report a problem in your
community using the Everyday Telford app
#microday http://ow.ly/LAokY
RCO @refugee_help - Apr 15
For #MicroVolunteering day, please complete this
short survey to help RCO w our E-Auction.
#microday #refugees http://ow.ly/LEsTU
Terra Centre @TerraCentre - Apr 15
Help us finish this sentence: The work that Terra
does matters because... #MicroDay #TerraCentre
#Edmonton #Yeg #Volunterville #NVW2015
RCO @refugee_help - Apr 15
For #Microday, help #refugees in your
community by adding resources you know or
researching programs in your town.
http://ow.ly/LEw0D
TheStudentAdvertiser @TSA_Glasgow - Apr 15
RMHC UK @RMHCUK - Apr 15
There are lots of little tasks you can do to help!
Tell your friends and family about #RMHC and
help spread the word. #MicroVolunteering
Royal Voluntary @RVSBristol - Apr 15
Happy Microvolunteering Day! If you want to help
us, consider raising awareness by telling your
friends&family about our services. #MicroDay
SAFE@LAST @safeatlast - Apr 15
It's #Microvolunteering day! Quick & easy way to
help us with no commitments, just RT our
helpline number and @safeatlast to raise
awareness
Scope events @ScopeEvents - Apr 15
Today is Microvolunteering Day! Our micro-ask is
that you RT our events http://bit.ly/1iZcpxl
#MicroDay Who will you persuade to take part?
Scope @scope - Apr 15
Today is Microvolunteering Day! Our micro-ask,
is that you RT our volunteer film- thank you :)
http://bit.ly/1Nze4X7 #MicroDay #ChooseScope
Sharing Sherwood @SharingSherwood - Apr 15
It's #Microvolunteering day - anyone can
volunteer to become a cook at our monthly
meals. Interested? Get in touch!
Sheffieldr @sheffieldr_ - Apr 15
It's #Microvolunteering Day! You can
microvolunteer by quickly following us
@sheffieldr_ and @sfuturesdotcom and
@SFinvolvement - thank you!
Microvolunteering Day website
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/
The @donateaphoto app is one easy way to get
involved with #Microvolunteering day 2015!
http://bit.ly/1COse0s
VAHCo-op @VAHcoop - Apr 14
Tomorrow is #MicroDay... Donate your time (max
6 hours) to help local causes!
Register here: http://bit.ly/PopUpHarrow
#Harrow #PopUpHarrow
VCS North Kesteven @VCSNK - Apr 15
Petition signed to support the banning of Ivory
#MicroDay #Microvolunteering
Vision Cafe @visionyouthcafe - Apr 15
It's Microvolunteer Day! So if you've got 10
minutes to spare here are some ways you can
support us right here on... http://fb.me/3y5JN5Hts
Vol Impact Northants @VoluntaryImpact - Apr 14
Could you spare an hour? Bridge Substance
Misuse Programme need volunteers to write and
stuff envelopes http://ow.ly/LnF1q #microday
VolunteerNG @VolunteerNG - Apr 15
It's Micro-Volunteering day! to find out what you
can get involved in and see what we have done
look at our website! http://bit.ly/1sXNWO2
West Wirral Scouting @WWScoutDistrict Apr 15
Happy Microvolunteering day! Ever thought
about donating some of your spare time? Even
just 1 hour a week?... http://fb.me/3wZ5OyRjM
World Jewish Relief @WJRelief - Apr 15
Got 2 mins? Help spread the word about the
important work we do by tweeting your fave thing
about WJR as part of #Microvolunteering day.
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Participating Organisations On Twitter
Listed below are the various organisation that Tweeted about
Microvolunteering Day either in a capacity of a call to action, or to
promote #MicroDay to their followers.
United Kingdom
ACVO
Aviva Community Fund
BATIAS Empowerment
Beat Blood Cancers
Birmingham Alumni
Blind Veterans UK
Bright One
Business Dorset
Buttle UK
Canine Partners
Capital Volunteers
Carers UK
Castle Point CAB
Cities of Service UK
Cheshire Reuse
Chester Vol Action
Child of Hope Uganda
Citrus Mix Talks
Claire House
College of EPS (UoB)
College of MDS
Community Catalysts
CSV UK
DAN Future Proof
DarlingtonPartnershp
DCCI
DCT Trips
Dementias PlatformUK
Derby Students Union
DeVA
Diverse Abilities
DogsfortheDisabled
DoMore
DTA Wales
Eastern
ELBA
enviroforum
FoodCycle
Garstang Soroptimist
Gedling CVS
Give as you Live
GlobalGiving UK
GM Home-Starts
GM Youth Network
Guide Dogs
Harrow NCF
Hawksmoor Group Jobs
Healthwatch Salford
HeartFelt
Homes for Haringey
I'm In - Kirklees
Info @ Salford CVS
InformedCitiesEdin
Interlink
iProspect
IVR
JAGS Foundation
Join In
JustPeople
JVN
KeeleSU Volunteering
KerryVolunteerCentre
Kids Company
knittykittybangbang
LBSU Volunteer
Leaf Outcomes
Lincs Com & Business
Lincolnshire CVS
LLRSOUTHEAST
LLR Scotland
London'sAirAmbulance
Made In Corby
Made Open
Macmillan Volunteers
Makerble
Margate Task Force
Marie Curie
Missing People
MND Association
MND Campaigns
MNDA East Sussex
MND Manchester
MND Scotland
MNDA SE Wales
MND research
MNDA West Yorkshire
MyTime 4 YoungCarers
NCVO Volunteering
NeighbourhoodFriends
neighbourly.com
Notts Hospice Vols
NW Air Ambulance
Participation Cymru
PIP-UK
RAN
RMHC UK
Ripon Museums
Microvolunteering Day website
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/
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Royal Voluntary
SCVO
Sex & London City
SgwrsCaerdydd
Sharing Sherwood
Sheffieldr
South Derbyshire CVS
SpeakUpForum
SPEAR London
Spires London
Step Up To Serve
St John Wales
TCFSG
Team London
Team Up
Telford Council
The Cardiff Debate
The Hawick Group
TheStudentAdvertiser
VAHCo-op
VAP
VCGreenwich
vcmidsurrey
VCSalford
VCS Cardiff
VCS North Kesteven
Vision Cafe
Volunteer Centre
Vol Centre Southwark
Vol Centre Wilts
VolunteerNG
Vol Impact Northants
VolunteeringKirklees
Volunteering Wales
VolunteerHIOW
Volunteer Now!
WathUponDearne
WeFarm
West End Impact
West Wirral Scouting
What You Do Matters
When in Sheffield
World Jewish Relief
WXM Volunteer Centre
SAFE@LAST
Scope
Scope events
Scot Vol Forum
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United States
Altusem
Awesome Foundation
CCU - CAGS
DowntownWomensCenter
Emergency Rest
Extraordinary Bdays
Frontiersmen DMG
Good News Radio
HarringtonBookseller
Humanity Road
Idealist
ImpactFlow
Jr League of Atlanta
KJLT Radio
MC Health Foundation
Montrose Dog Beach
Newcomer YouthCentre
Norton Secured Seal
OKVOST
PHCS Foundation
RCO
Seahawk_Mail
SeattleMuses
Brazil
RARES
Canada
GVIQuepos
Germany
Auswandern Ausland
UNV
Kenya
Africa psoriasis org
Samoa
UNV Samoa MCO
Chile
Benchmark Mortgages
DXP-Display
OntMCIIT
Terra Centre
Vantage Point
Volunteer Alberta
Volunteerville
Costa Rica
Lebanon
Fundación Telefónica
Italy
Humanitarian News
New Zealand
UNV Lebanon
ACE Aotearoa
Change Lives Today
Volunteer Nelson
Volunteering NZ
South Africa
AxizWorkgroup
AXXESS
Future Families
Microvolunteering Day website
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/
SW Creatives, LLC
UnitedWayFCGA
United Way MPC
UW Westmoreland
UW Williamson County
Volunteer Kalamazoo
VolunteerMatch
Volunteer On!
Weakley Co Grapevine
Young Office
Zoe's Bag Boutique
Spain
Crowdcrafting
Voluntare
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Specially Designed Graphics For #MicroDay
In addition to the graphics that were available to promote
Microvolunteering Day from the #MicroDay website, various organisations
designed their own to increase engagement with their supporters.
University of Birmingham
Terra Centre
Axiz Workgroup
Microvolunteering Day website
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/
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Axxess
Volunteer Centre Salford
Microvolunteering Day website
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/
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Volunteer Centre Chester
GMYN
InterAmerican Scout Region
NOTE: The above posters have an incorrect date for Microvolunteering Day
Microvolunteering Day website
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/
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Who Promoted on Facebook?
Besides Twitter, organisations discussed and promoted Microvolunteering
Day via their Facebook accounts. Read all about it below!
Facebook post on 27th March, 2015
http://on.fb.me/1IaIGMS
Facebook post on 15th April, 2015
http://on.fb.me/1bzSmG2
Facebook post on 15th April, 2015
http://on.fb.me/1Rf61TX
Facebook post on 15th April, 2015
http://on.fb.me/1KNInK2
E-Angels
Facebook post on 15th April, 2015
http://on.fb.me/1qTrX8v
Facebook post on 15th April, 2015
http://on.fb.me/1ERAdxY
North Region
Facebook post on 15th April, 2015
http://on.fb.me/1c8Xstr
Facebook post on 15th April, 2015
http://on.fb.me/1JJZ3l1
South East
Region
Facebook post on 15th April, 2015
http://on.fb.me/1KNKltS
Facebook post on 15th April, 2015
http://on.fb.me/1zE0DnT
Facebook post on 15th April, 2015
http://on.fb.me/1GQuOp7
Facebook post on 15th April, 2015
http://on.fb.me/1GStQ0F
Microvolunteering Day website
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/
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Manchester &
District Branch
Facebook post on 15th April, 2015
http://on.fb.me/1PCLtRO
Facebook post on 15th April, 2015
http://on.fb.me/1PCMEkm
Facebook post on 15th April, 2015
http://on.fb.me/1cqFKSr
Facebook post on 2nd April, 2015
http://on.fb.me/1QCFMps
Facebook post on 15th April, 2015
http://on.fb.me/1bKMk5u
Facebook post on 15th April, 2015
http://on.fb.me/1bKMx91
Facebook post on 15th April, 2015
http://on.fb.me/1JCBD0u
Facebook post on 15th April, 2015
http://on.fb.me/1dXZcHn
Facebook post on 15th April, 2015
http://on.fb.me/1HarJD0
Facebook post on 15th April, 2015
http://on.fb.me/1IxqqQg
Facebook post on 15th April, 2015
http://on.fb.me/1KY7OZj
Facebook post on 15th April, 2015
http://on.fb.me/1zWdt14
Microvolunteering Day website
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/
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Articles Discussing Microvolunteering Day
Quite a lot of articles were published from quite a lot of organisations. This
is purely a list of those articles that used the Microvolunteering Day
concept to promote bite-sized volunteering to their readership.
Aberdeenshire Voluntary Action
http://bit.ly/1FeXp6Q
Idealists in Action
http://bit.ly/1D8zdl4
Aberdeen Council of Voluntary Orgs
http://bit.ly/1GwrrsF
I’m in Kirklees
http://bit.ly/1zfQ4Sg
InterAmerican Scout Region
http://bit.ly/1bIqccT
Jewish Volunteer Network
http://bit.ly/1cKk6t0
Candis Magazine
http://bit.ly/1GZsA6S
Kitsapp Community Foundation
http://bit.ly/19vD4RK
Chester Voluntary Action
http://bit.ly/1EJDy1N
Develop ECS
http://bit.ly/1dY6D13
Do-it
http://bit.ly/1JCJIT4
Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research
http://bit.ly/1cKlL1K
Douglas MacMillan Hospice
http://bit.ly/1Ixu9x3
Lincolnshire CVS
http://bit.ly/1QD08ii
East London Business Alliance
http://bit.ly/1F2YRvI
Marie Curie
http://bit.ly/1GZx3qf
eco-mothering
http://bit.ly/1IC6vgW
Northern Virginia Family Service
http://bit.ly/1PCVG0F
Give As You Live
http://bit.ly/1J6RtCr
Nottingham Trent Students Union
http://bit.ly/1ATti3y
Greater Manchester Youth Network
http://bit.ly/1J6RMgx
Haces Falta
http://bit.ly/1PCUbzE
Microvolunteering Day website
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/
Oakville Arts Council
http://bit.ly/1Ij6vps
Oman Daily Observer
http://bit.ly/1Hekqgx
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One Family
http://bit.ly/1RytZtv
United Way of Westmoreland County
http://bit.ly/1F47iXF
Perth Write
http://bit.ly/1C0YQUw
Voluntare
http://bit.ly/1E3pQmZ
Voluntary Action North Lincolnshire
http://bit.ly/1IvB1wG
Voluntary Impact Northamptonshire
http://bit.ly/1FhDpWY
Praktikawelten
http://bit.ly/1bLZyPx
Pro Bono Australia
http://bit.ly/1Iyfm5i
Refugee Centre Online
http://bit.ly/1Iyfu4M
Royston Crow
http://bit.ly/1cs5Y71
SCVO Blog
http://bit.ly/1Hczh9q
Sex and London City Blog
http://bit.ly/1E3pc8Y
The Student Advertiser
http://bit.ly/1FaKXJp
VolunteeringBytes
http://bit.ly/1D8zdl4
Volunteer Centre Bath & NE Somerset
http://bit.ly/1QEZhh8
Volunteer Centre Camden
http://bit.ly/1PfOhqH
Volunteer Marlborough
http://bit.ly/1CrRCZE
Volunteer Midlothian
http://bit.ly/1zXf5Ys
Volunteer New Zealand
http://bit.ly/1KZk4bX
Volunteering Wales
http://bit.ly/1zVCKZc
Volunteer Western Bay of Plenty
http://bit.ly/1c0y9dv
Wales Council for Voluntary Action
http://bit.ly/1Nqi7dI
What You Do Matters
http://bit.ly/1G2sFdW
World This Morning – Pakistan
http://bit.ly/1E5mPt5
United Way Blog
http://bit.ly/1HbnzL9
United Way of Greater Chattanooga
http://bit.ly/1E3pAEo
Microvolunteering Day website
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/
Youth Hostel Association
http://bit.ly/1DakUkt
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Actions From Around The Internet
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Microvolunteering Day
Microvolunteering Day website
http://microvolunteeringday.weebly.com/
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