LinkedIn is moving beyond its comfort zone to connect people with charities. Volunteer Marketplace is a way to help charities find and connect with professionals who want to donate their expertise to a good cause. Over 24,000 Irish professionals have already signalled their interest in volunteering, with many more expected to join in.
Through Volunteer Marketplace NGOs can search for these professionals with special charity search tools and post job descriptions of their volunteer oppenings.
Through the Volunteer Marketplace, LinkedIn is working with Volunteer Ireland, the national volunteer development agency and a support body for local volunteer centres and information services in Ireland, as well as Boardmatch Ireland, the national corporate governance charity to ensure the social network’s 1.2 million Irish members can explore a variety of skilled volunteering and board service opportunities. There are already over 700 potential volunteer roles already available.
Sharon McCooey, senior director, LinkedIn Ireland, explained: “There are thousands of charities and volunteers across Ireland, but often it is difficult for them to find one another. LinkedIn’s Volunteer Marketplace aims to solve that problem by helping the Irish charity sector connect talent with volunteer opportunities on a massive scale.”
Nina Arwitz, chief executive officer, Volunteer Ireland, added: “This is an incredibly exciting development for volunteering in Ireland. One of the biggest barriers to volunteering is knowing how and where to volunteer – through this partnership, we are bringing a wealth of incredible volunteering opportunities to over one million LinkedIn members in Ireland. For LinkedIn members, volunteering provides an invaluable opportunity to share your skills and expertise to benefit a charity or cause you believe in. Volunteering is also a fantastic way of expanding your professional network, adding experience to your CV and developing new skills and competencies.”
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