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When I worked at UN Volunteers HQ in Bonn, Germany, directing the United Nations Online Volunteering service<\/a> and co-managing the UNITeS initiative<\/a>,\u00a0 I would regularly recommend to any employee within earshot that UNV needed to start an online community for former and\/or currently-serving UN Volunteers. I said it would be great for UN Volunteers to share their experiences, and we could use their positive feedback in a whole range of communications products. I said it might help us identify problems we were overlooking. And I warned that, if UNV didn’t start such a group, officially, that someone would start one that was unofficial, and over which UNV would have no control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UNV never took action, and so unofficial online communities for UN Volunteers popped up on LinkedIn, Reddit<\/a><\/strong>, and probably some other places as well, though none ever enjoyed much popularity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m pleased to note that the UNV subreddit<\/a><\/strong>, which was abandoned some years ago, has been revived – by me. It is not an official UNV outlet and has no formal affiliation with UNV<\/strong>. But like the Peace Corps subreddit<\/a> and the Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) subreddit<\/a> or the Girl Scouts of the USA subreddit<\/a>, because it’s not official, members can speak more freely. Note that I am enforcing confidentiality and privacy rules.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are a current or former UNV, I hope you will join.\u00a0I would really like to see more current and former UNVs post and comment than all the How do I become a UNV<\/em> posts, which can kill an online community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until more people start posting, I’ll be trying to post at least once a week with something on-topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also see my other blogs regarding UNV:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resources from my time at United Nations Volunteers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prepare now to leverage International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development 2026<\/a> (2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

History & Evaluation of UNV\u2019s Early Years<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

UN Volunteer requirements \u2013 but with no guidance?<\/a> (2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Misconceptions re: VSO, UNV & Peace Corps<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

UNV 2023 Annual report<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

United Nations Volunteers says, when it comes to onsite & online, \u201cThey are ALL volunteers\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20 years ago, when everything changed for me<\/a> (2020)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thoughts on new UN paper re: Volunteering Practices in the 21st Century<\/a> (2020)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

United Nations site for people with disabilities is inaccessible<\/a> (2019)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

United Nations scales back online volunteering program<\/a> (2019)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NetAid: 20 years later<\/a> (2019)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UN mobilizes volunteers to research contribution of volunteerism in fragile communities and post-conflict environments<\/a> (2017)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frank description of what it\u2019s like to work in communications in the UN<\/a> (2017)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UNV announces Online Volunteering Award 2015<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m thrilled with UNV\u2019s 2015 State of the World\u2019s Volunteerism Report \u2013 Transforming Governance<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Initial feedback on UNV plan to integrate volunteerism in development<\/a> (2014) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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