Read the article and news at Fox28 Media Savannah. SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTGS) — A Georgia Southern graduate’s mission is to create 7 billion volunteers. Nipuna Ambanpola established a tech non-profit organization in 2017 called iVolunteer International, and later this month the company has plans to launch its first mobile app. “It will identify the user’s live…
Read the article at Savannah Morning News. In a city that loves to volunteer, one Savannah non-profit is making it easier than ever to connect those looking to give back to the community through organizations like the American Red Cross, Georgia Conservancy, Humane Society for Greater Savannah and more. Established in 2017, 501(c)3 tech-non-profit organization…
In March of 2020, IVolunteer International signed a public-private partnership with East Taylor Creatives, a software company in Savannah, Georgia, to design and develop a social impact mobile application. The app will include features such as a real-time volunteer projects newsfeed, easy project sign-up, location-based customization among others. “The mobile app will change the way…
IVolunteer International is a 501(c)3 tech-nonprofit registered in Savannah, Georgia with the vision of “creating 7 billion volunteers.” Since 2017, IVolunteer International has connected volunteers to volunteer projects in their local communities around the world, empowering individual people to create and connect to social impact projects in their communities. During the Coronavirus pandemic, seniors over…
IVolunteer International is a 501(c)3 tech-nonprofit registered in Savannah, Georgia with the vision is “creating 7 billion volunteers.” Since 2017, the organization has embedded itself into the nonprofit industry around the world, connecting volunteers to volunteer projects using their website. In this experiment, IVolunteer International’s team focused on learning the challenges individual people face when…
Housed under the Terry College of Business Entrepreneurship Program, the University of Georgia Kickstarter Fund is a student-managed initiative that provides privately-funded capital grants to UGA students and faculty to support the launch or growth of a venture. Its mission is to promote interconnectivity amongst the University of Georgia and the greater Athens community, to…
SAVANNAH, Ga. – World Trade Center Savannah (WTCSav) is pleased to announce that Nipuna Ambanpola and Akash Shah, the team representing IVolunteer International has been chosen as WTCSav’s nomination for the Peace Through Trade Competition, a global student contest hosted by the World Trade Centers Association Foundation (WTCAF). The local competition, sponsored by National Office Systems,…
[Savannah, Georgia] — IVolunteer International today earned a 2019 Platinum Seal of Transparency, the highest level of recognition offered by GuideStar, the world’s largest source of nonprofit information. By sharing metrics that highlight progress IVolunteer International is making toward its mission, the organization is helping donors move beyond simplistic ways of nonprofit evaluation such as…
Visit the Official U.N. DGC Civil Society Press Release HERE. [Savannah, Georgia | November 14, 2019 -] The Department of Global Communications Civil Society Association Committee today associated 14 civil society organizations with the United Nations Department of Global Communications. This brings the number of civil society organizations working with the Department in the area of…
[Savannah, Georgia | September 17, 2019 -] In an effort to provide a virtual publishing space for budding authors, researchers, activists, debaters, thinkers, and creators, IVolunteer International is launching an online internship program called “Writers Council.” Interns will contribute to the organization’s blog by submitting articles on any of the 7 topics – capacity development,…
[Savannah, Georgia | June 27, 2019 -] Too often, we are carried away by the thought that young people are the leaders of tomorrow and we forget how important their leadership is today. In local communities around the world, young people are taking action, engaging in leadership opportunities, and are involved in decision-making processors. By…
[Savannah, Georgia | June 4, 2019 -] The Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance through its charitable fund, Driving Young America teamed up with another local Savannah non-profit, IVolunteer International, after a successful motoring festival in October 2018. Driving Young America provides fundraising, grant awards, and scholarships for automotive oriented education and youth programs of local…