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1. What are the most common volunteer needs, donated items needed, types of services needed to Help Nonprofits? Also, please share your answers to these sentence stem prompts: What can 1 person do to help? In Just 15 Minutes You Can… In Just 1 Hour You Can… In Just a Few Hours a Week You Can… To Make a Very Big Difference and Help a Lot, You Can Get Really Involved and…

2. Which organizations are most effective at Helping Nonprofits? Who really provides useful assistance? What are the specific types of assistance that are particularly helpful to Nonprofits? What Products, Services or Service Providers are especially effective in helping Nonprofits? What types of people (in general, personality types, character traits, typical behaviors, etc.), what types of organizations and what types of people in what specific roles (government employees, school officials, nonprofit personnel, etc.) do Nonprofits have to deal with most often? Do you have any tips on how to deal with them most effectively?

3. What can individuals & different types of organizations do to Help Nonprofits? Specifically, what can Businesses, Government Agencies, Schools, Colleges, Universities, Clubs, Fraternal Organizations, Faith Communities, Indian Tribes & other Nonprofit Organizations do to Help? Do you have any ideas, links or examples of how they can help? Are there examples of good programs that have been successful?

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5. Do you have examples of Best Practices, Protocols, Evaluation Methods, Questionnaires, Templates, Surveys, Forms, Checklists, Open Source Data, Statistics, Survey Results, Tip Sheets, Brochures, Posters, Training Material, School Lesson Plans, Speeches, Slide Presentations, Open Source Code/Software, Open Source Website Templates, Resource Lists, Programs or Helpful Curricula that are relevant to Helping Nonprofits? Do you have any information that organizations working to assist Nonprofits could benefit from viewing?

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We will help you to find the information & resources that you need! If you need assistance for an individual or an organization, here are some links that will guide you to get the help you need.

| Click Here to Find Organizations that Assist Individuals & Organizations with this Issue |
| Go to Advanced Search of Directory and Use Keywords to Find Resources & Get Services You Need! |
| View all Categories in the Directory of Services & Organizations to Get Help and Click on the Headings to Search |

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| View all Projects Currently Running that are Relevant to this Cause | What You Can Do to Help Make a Project a Success! |
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Simply send in your “Request for Help” to the link below that is the best match for your need and the community volunteers helping with CommunityCause.org will help guide you to a pathway for receiving needed help. Both of these services will help direct you to the information or resources that you need to resolve your question or concern. Please click on the relevant link below and describe your issue or send in your question as a “comment” in the “Share Information & Resources” section of the Help Desk & Ombudsman Service project.

| Help Desk & Ombudsman Service Helping Animals |
| Help Desk & Ombudsman Service Helping People |
| Help Desk & Ombudsman Service Helping the Environment & Sustainability Issues |
| Help Desk & Ombudsman Service Helping all Types of Organizations |

If you are interested & want to learn more, the 2 Help Options that we call the volunteer Neighborhood Resource Person “Help Desk” Service & the volunteer Ombudsman Service are described in detail below. It is not necessary to understand how the different services work to get help via the purple links above. Here is more information about what assistance is available through the volunteer navigator Neighborhood Resource Person “Help Desk” Service and the volunteer Ombudsman Service.

Option #1—If you have a routine or procedural question, you will want the help of the community volunteer navigator “Help Desk” service we call a Neighborhood Resource Person–Click Here!

Examples of what a Neighborhood Resource Person does are these: Help a person adopt a rescued dog, Guide someone through the process of putting solar panels on their house, Assist a Veteran in getting the benefits they qualify for or Walk a person through the process of incorporating as a nonprofit organization. These are routine procedures and people with experience & expertise with the issue can easily assist you in successfully navigating the process.

Option #2—If you have a question or concern that is more complex and out of the ordinary, you will want the assistance of our Ombudsman Service–Click Here!

Our Ombudsman Service, offered by community volunteers, is available to assist you. An Ombudsman is someone who can help you navigate the complexities of a system to help you get the answers or results that you need. They give you suggestions & help you to cut through “red tape”. Simply send in your question or “Request for Help” and we will direct you to the people & resources that can help. To learn more, please click on the type of issue you have and the kind of Ombudsman assistance you need. Who do you wish to help? Which link is the best match for your question or concern?

| Help for Animals | Help for the Environment | Help for People | Help for an Organization |
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Important! Please note that each Neighborhood Resource Person & Ombudsman helping to answer inquiries are community volunteers who state that they have some experience or expertise in the various areas. Use your own judgement on what advice to follow and use the same caution as you would anywhere else on the internet. These community volunteers respond to inquiries as they would on a “forum” or “thread”. The helpful folks who assist you are not screened and are not CommunityCause.org volunteers. Share only information that you would feel comfortable sharing elsewhere on the internet.

If you are confused, just send in a question or Request for Help on any post or web page that seems relevant. Simply send your request in as a comment in the “Share Information & Resources” comment section at the bottom of any page or post. The community volunteers helping with CommunityCause.org will make sure your request goes down the right channels or “pathways” and gets to the people who can assist you! We are here to help! 🙂

Option #1—Post Ads in the Classified Ads Asking for the Skills, Expertise, Information, Resources or Items that you Need. There are many categories available, simply choose the most relevant one and post a “Request for Help”.

| View or Post Ads in the Classified Ads—View All Available Categories Request Skills or Items that You Need |
| View & Post in Classified Ads for Volunteer Opportunities | Donation & Lending Library Ads | Request Items Needed |

Option #2—Activate the Community Response System–Click Here! Do you need specific items or skills to help an individual or an organization with an issue or a concern? Would you like to post a “Request for Help” from the community volunteers helping with CommunityCause.org? We will help you find what you need! This feature of the CommunityCause.org web platform acts like a “triage” system. It is meant to get help, expertise & resources to the individuals & organizations that need them. We have special projects set up to help you get the specific items, services, skills, volunteer help or expertise to assist you with your question or concern. Simply select from all the possible project categories and send your Request for Help down the correct channel for your specific Need to Activate the Community Response System (CRS)–Click Here!

An easy way to view all CRS projects is to go Home–Click Here! Simply hit control F, type in CRS, scroll down the page and all of the Community Response System (CRS) projects running will be highlighted. Or, View All Options for the Community Response System (CRS)–Click Here!

*****If you would like more information or training on this specific cause issues, please click on the links below.

| Find Classes & Events Relevant to this Cause | View all Classes & Events | Add or Promote a Class or Event |

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| View all Projects Currently Running that are Relevant to this Cause | What You Can Do to Help Make a Project a Success! |
| See Descriptions of all Community Projects | Create a Community Project to Help this Cause | How to Find a Project to Help |

| Find Out Who’s Who Working on this Issue | What Bugs You? | Take Action! | Tour Website Features | Get Started Here! |
| Want to Explore What Works? | Create a Call to Action Project | Promote a Community Challenge Project | Lending Library |
| View all State & County Goals and Find Like-Minded Others | Pitch a Big Idea! | Speakers Bureau | Become an Ambassador |

| View Community Projects | International Community Projects | Community Engagement Projects | Crowdsourcing Requests |
| School Projects | Kids Can Change the World Team Projects | Teen Action Groups (T.A.G.) Team Projects | Help for Startups |
| American Dream Projects | Helping Hand Projects | Citizen Science Projects | Search Scientific Research | Group Purchase |

*****If you would like to connect with others who share your interests or concerns, a good way to get started & Get Help from your Community is to follow a Join the Club! project that matches your interest. Join the Club! See All Options–Click Here! Be sure to read the comment section to see what information others have contributed that is relevant to this topic. In many cases, the Join the Club! project that matches your Request for Help will be one of the pathways we use to find you assistance for any question or concern you have regarding an issue.

If you would like to stay informed, connect with like minded others and get even more involved in Helping this Specific Cause, you may Join the Club! for people who care about this specific topic . It is a Free service and you may subscribe to follow as many web pages or Join the Club! projects as interest you. You receive Free email notifications and your email information is neither shared nor sold. You will be alerted when special events, classes, new projects, volunteer opportunities and Invitation Only events related to your selected interests are posted on the CommunityCause.org website. Are you passionate about this specific issue? Get Involved! Connect with others! Join the Club! Help Nonprofits!—Subscribe to Follow this Cause! Click Here!

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By contributing your time, talent and information to this project, you will be making it easier for People to Connect with the Resources & Organizations that can help them with their questions or concerns. Thank you for sharing your experience, expertise, information, advice and ideas on this project! Learn More about How to Contribute Information to this Project–Click Here!

Here are some specific ways to volunteer your time, talent, experience or expertise to help your community:

| Social Media Lovers for a Cause | Community Skill Bank | Speakers Bureau | Ambassador Program | Get Help! | Give Help! |
| Neighborhood Resource Person | Ombudsman Service | Mentors | Interns | Nonprofit Liaison | Help Master List Projects |
| Create Your Own Community Project! | Find Projects to Help & Support | Tour Website Features | Join the Club! | Get Started! |

Choose any of the options highlighted in purple on this page to get started! You can Help Your Community and Make a Difference in the World! You can even volunteer from home!

| View All Volunteer Opportunities | Volunteer Job Descriptions | Volunteer Newsletter | Opportunity to Volunteer as a Group |
| Become an “On Call” Volunteer | Become a Computer Volunteer | Become a Phone Volunteer | Volunteer from Your Home |
| Go to Advanced Search of Directory to Volunteer, Donate, Give Services—–Search for Who Needs Your Skills or Items |

| View or Post Ads in the Classified Ads Offering Skills or Items you Can Share or Help Nonprofits Find what they Need |
| View & Post in Classified Ads for Volunteer Opportunities | Donation and Lending Library Classified Ads | See Items Needed |
| Find Classes & Events the Interest You | Help Add or Promote a Class or Event You Find | Community Calendar Volunteer |

Please click the purple link that interests you to run a Search & View Organizations that Need Help and Accept Volunteers:

Important! Please scroll down to the bottom of the new page that opens to see the results of the search. When the page opens it will show the advanced search categories. The results are displayed at the bottom of the page. Thanks for Helping Your Community!

| Senior Volunteers are Accepted | Child & Teen Volunteers are Accepted | School Community Service Hours Accepted |
| Justice System Community Service Hours Accepted | Do Advanced Search for the Type of Volunteer Activities You Want |

There are many philanthropic organizations listed in our Directory of Services & Organizations that need your volunteer assistance!

Volunteer Opportunities that Help: | Animals | Environment | Children & Teens | Veterans | Seniors | Women | People (Misc.) |

Please click the purple link that interests you to run a Search & View Organizations that Need Help and Accept Volunteers:
Important! Please scroll down to the bottom of the new page that opens to see the results of the search. When the page opens it will show the advanced search categories. The results are displayed at the bottom of the page. Thanks for Helping Your Community!

Organizations that want to help their community, please click on the relevant links to share what Help & Resources you can share and to view specific tips:

| Business Community | Government Agencies | Nonprofit Organizations | Philanthropic Groups & Clubs |
| Schools | Colleges & Universities | Fraternal Organizations | Faith Communities | Indian Tribes |

We need passionate people to become involved with the Community Response System–Click Here!
Group Purchase Projects

| Citizen Science Projects | View Scientific Research | View Community Projects | Who’s Who Working on this Issue? | What Works? | What Bugs You? | Take Action! | Explore Projects in a Box & Tool Kits | Resource Page | Get Started! |
| Donation Wish List | How to Donate Items | Lending Library | Do Advanced Search for the Type of Donated Items Needed |
| Explore Projects in a Box & Tool Kits | Resource Page | Get Started! |
| See How You Can Help Your Community! | View & Post Volunteer Classified Ads | View All Organizations that Need Help! |
Choose any of the options highlighted in purple on this page to get started! You can Help Your Community and Make a Difference in the World!

| Create or Support a Citizen Science Project | View or Add Relevant Scientific Research | Want to Find Out What Works? | Find Out Who’s Who Working on this Issue | What Bugs You? | Take Action! | Explore Projects in a Box & Tool Kits | Resource Page | Take a Tour of the Free Features to Help on CommunityCause.org | Get Started! |

| View all Projects Currently Running that are Relevant to this Cause | What You Can Do to Help Make a Project a Success! |
| See Descriptions of all Community Projects | Create a Community Project to Help this Cause | How to Find a Project to Help |

CommunityCause.org Offer Help for Organizations that Assist Individuals & Organizations with Questions & Concerns Regarding Helping Nonprofits.

For Philanthropic Organizations, Create a Free Directory Listing of Your Organization’s Services & Needs–Click Here!

For More Ideas on How CommunityCause.org can Help Your Philanthropic Organization–Click Here!

If you are a philanthropic organization, you may create a Free listing in our Directory of Services & Organizations. This will help people to find your organization in order to volunteer, donate money, donate items, do an internship, become a mentor, offer professional skills, provide networking connections, etc. To Submit a Free Listing for the Directory of Services & Organizations–Click Here!

Activate the Community Response system

CommunityCause.org offers assistance that meets the specific needs of different types of organizations. Please click on the link that interests you to learn what help is available to your organization:

| Nonprofit | School | University & College | Business | Startup Organization | Government Agencies | Faith Community | Indian Tribe |
| Charitable Foundation or Corporate Donor | Fraternal Organization | Philanthropic Group or Club | Scientific Research Organization |

For those of you who are very passionate, experienced or knowledgeable about this topic, we have many more crowdsourcing questions that we need answered. Please Help even more & Click Here to See More Crowdsourcing Questions for this Nonprofit Help Main Page

Do you have information that you would like to add? Please contribute helpful information & resources by contacting us via the comment section below. Who do you know that might want to share their time, talent, experience & expertise to Make a Positive Difference in the World? Please share information about the crowdsourcing Community Projects on CommunityCause.org with friends, family & colleagues who may be interested in contributing information & Helping their Community! The social media buttons at the top of this page make sharing with your social media network easy! Help us find the most useful information!

CommunityCause.org is a crowdsourcing website that is powered by community help…..with your help! We will compile the information received through crowdsourcing and make it into a format that is simple to use and easily accessible. When finished, this page will look very different. You can have a say in how this Main Page will eventually look. You may view & give feedback on the sample Main Page Template–Click Here! help people get accurate information relevant to topics on each web page.

Thank you for your interest in how each cause or interest is organized! There is a Main Page Template that is the same for each major cause or interest area. There is a Sub Page Template that is the same for each Main Issue listed on the Main Page Template. Each Main Page and Sub Page is organized in exactly the same way. There will be information that is pertinent to the major subject area (EX: Dogs, Teens, Seniors, etc.) on each Main Page Template. There will be information that is pertinent to the main issues on each Sub Page (EX: Lost Dog Help, Cyber bullying Help, Aging in Place Help, etc.).

Both the Main Page Template and Sub Page Template are Under Construction! We need your Feedback to Make them Better. Please review the Main Page Template and also the Sub Page Template and let us know what we need to add and what does and does not make sense. These Page Templates will eventually become how this entire section of the Concierge Service of this CommunityCause.org website is organized. Your Help, Suggestions and Feedback are greatly appreciated!

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You may become part of the group that we call we call the “Community Visionaries” that works to solve system level problems that affect this Cause. Simply click on the purple links.

Please contact us through the comments section below if you would like to suggest other Main Issues to add. We will build another page and add new Main Issues. This website is being built with you, by you and for Our Community. Thanks for Your Help!

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