Virtual Volunteering Opportunities
(non-Cal State LA affiliated)

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Below you will find a list of volunteering opportunities that have been compiled for your benefit. Please note that these are not ranked in any particular order. We are also not affiliated with any of these sites; please be careful when giving out any personal information. If you complete any volunteering, please fill out the attendance and points form. Three (3) points will be awarded for participating in any of these opportunities listed below!

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• Participate in a research study!

  • The first survey will ask students who do not speak a second language (monolingual link survey) about how they perceive SLPs and SLP students who speak English with a non-native accent. The second survey is directed towards students who speak English with a non-native accent or speak English as a second language (bilingual link survey). Students will be asked to answer questions about what type of supports they receive and share some of their experiences. The survey will take about 20 minutes. All survey data will be reported anonymously. Please feel to contact me at inzun009@cougars.csum.edu or Lori Heisler, Ph.D., CCC-SLP at lheisler@csusm.edu with any questions or concerns. Your participation in this study is sincerely appreciated.

    • Survey link for bilingual students: https://csusm.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0eJEozMorgeYEvj

    • Survey link for monolingual students: https://csusm.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5bUnixe4oAXpyoR

 

• BECOME A VOCALiD Voice Ambassador

  • Help to bring personalized voices to people with speech impediments or who have lost their voice, VocaliD is aimed at designing personalized synthetic voices so that people with severe speech impairments can use a voice that fits their body and personality. Share your voice and help drive innovation in voice technology through VocaliD.

  • https://vocalid.ai/voicebank/

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• BookShare.Org offers thousands of books to people with reading disabilities. As an online volunteer, you may either scan books that will be added to their collection or edit books that have already been scanned.

  • https://www.bookshare.org/cms/get-involved/volunteer

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• Learning Ally. Many audiobooks are created with text-to-speech software that scans text from computer files and uses synthesized human voices to read the text aloud. However, illustrations or figures used throughout the books are not included. Online volunteers type those figure descriptions into the text, enabling students to receive ALL book material, not just the text.

  • https://go.learningally.org/Get-Involved/Volunteer-Opportunities

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• PA eMentoring is seeking working and retired adults, parents, and mature college students, ready to volunteer 15 minutes per week from your computer as online mentors for teens and young adults. Must be willing to write about and share your own "college" and career story.

  • https://pa-ementor.org/#2

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• TutorMate is an online volunteer program designed to support literacy learning in grade one classrooms. The program uses interactive technology to create an integrated online experience that connects corporate volunteers and first-grade students. During weekly tutoring sessions, the tutor and student work on activities that foster fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary. 

  • https://www.innovationsforlearning.org/us/tutormate

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• United Nations Volunteers' online platform connects volunteers with organizations working for sustainable human development. Volunteers contribute their skills online to help organizations address development challenges.

  • https://www.onlinevolunteering.org/en (Links to an external site.)

 

• Become a virtual reading partner through readingpartners.org

  • https://readingpartners.org/volunteer/

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• Participate in #VirtualVolunteering with the nonprofit Project Giving Kids

  • https://www.projectgivingkids.org/volunteer-for-pgk/

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• For those fluent in more than one language, you could volunteer for Translators without Borders, a nonprofit that combines language skills with humanitarian aid, translating for international organizations that focus on education.

  • https://translatorswithoutborders.org/volunteer/

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• Become a virtual tutor through The NELA Impact or LA Works Project 614.

  • • https://www.laworks.com/opportunity/a0C3l00000kAWx0EAG

    • https://www.idealist.org/en/nonprofit/2594fec8719b4b308b28710903d9c38e-the-nela-impact-free-virtual-tutoring-los-angeles

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• Become a virtual coach/mentor for Girls on the Run.

  • https://www.volunteermatch.org/search/opp3311509.jsp?utm_source=idealist&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=action_opportunitieshttps://www.volunteermatch.org/search/opp3311509.jsp?utm_source=idealist&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=action_opportunities

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• If you have experience with autism, become a blog contributor for OAR's Operation Autism.

  • https://www.volunteermatch.org/results/opp_detail.jsp?oppid=2609542

 

• Provide online project assistance as a virtual volunteer for Autism Empowerment.

  • https://www.autismempowerment.org/get-involved/ways-to-volunteer/

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• Color a drawing for Color A Smile, a nonprofit organization that distributes cheerful illustrations to Senior Citizens, Troops Overseas, and anyone in need of a smile.

  • https://colorasmile.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjwnef6BRAgEiwAgv8mQZsmVz8letdhny1O0a6x6mwMfz5SySikrgF5ljRelsrBNL4qJM1cIhoCLmkQAvD_BwE

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• Help older adults stay socially connected through online activities through The Stitch Community.

  • https://www.idealist.org/en/volunter-opportunity/ab502903c4ea45dba3c4e5a18fad51e1-help-older-adults-stay-socially-connected-through-online-activities-the-stitch-community-los-angeles

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• Join the Child Foundation remote volunteer family to help vulnerable but motivated children stay in school by volunteering with projects related to translation, graphic design, IT, events/fundraising, and even more.

  • https://www.childfoundation.org/page/volunteerapplication?gclid=CjwKCAjwnef6BRAgEiwAgv8mQbQcEJoROvSe3lxvPPGwUcgaMizz9bB-n-dT63ddgMfSdJtRRKTn5BoCYxAQAvD_BwE

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• Get involved in STEP – Student to Empowered Professional Mentoring Program, which is a virtual mentoring community developed for under-represented populations in communication sciences and disorders

  • https://www.asha.org/students/mentoring/step/

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• Submit a Take Action letter and speak up about issues that matter most to you with your members of Congress

  •  https://takeaction.asha.org/StudentIssues

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• Use the Charity Miles app to walk for a cause—6 feet apart from others, of course. Even if you don't have donors, the app's sponsors will pay 25 cents per mile for your daily walk.

  • https://charitymiles.org/

 

And some more ideas!

• Participate in a talk-a-thon to benefit individuals with communication disorders.

• Email encouraging notes to CSULA's clinic clients or contact a skilled nursing facility to see if they'd like to receive letters and videos for residents.

• Check out Zooniverse for an ever-evolving list of research projects for virtual volunteers

• Volunteer to serve on a Committee, Board, Working Group, etc. related to ASHA, NSSLHA, or Speech-Language-Hearing facilities