"Utilizing Technology for Volunteer - Involving Organizations", paper by Mark Gannon - March 2001

Conclusion

Some people feel that the world "will be better when the opportunities for citizens to engage are many and the efforts of this engagement work towards better circumstances in the lives of those around us. ICT introduces abilities for our collective minds and hearts to move from working isolation to working together" (Rykert 1999, p192).

This paper can only hint at the innovative ways that ICT can be used in volunteering and will never be able to fully capture the constantly evolving nature of the prevailing technology, however, hopefully this paper will act as a starting point in terms of thinking about these issues. ICT is certainly changing the way everyone works and specifically the way volunteer managers do. It is up to everyone to ensure that the these changes are to the benefit of the sector.

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