https://www.PR.com/ Latest news releases from PR.com for Macdonald Youth Services. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:37:58 -0400 © 2026 PR.com 60 en-us https://www.PR.com/images/logo_white.jpg https://www.PR.com/ 68 69 PR.com provides press release distribution, and is a unique directory of businesses, products and services. Find full company profiles. https://www.pr.com/press-release/72595 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:01:00 -0500 This video will help to clarify that MYS's global directory does not list online volunteer opportunities but is a unique global recruitment resource for a non-profit organization asking: "Where can we list our online volunteer opportunities for potential volunteers to see them?" [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/72595 Macdonald Youth Services https://www.pr.com/press-release/70600 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 06:47:00 -0500 An online volunteer can be retained for years if appropriately screened, assigned and recognized, even though the non-profit has never met their volunteer face-to-face. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/70600 Macdonald Youth Services https://www.pr.com/press-release/65144 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:41:00 -0500 It was 2004 when Detroit-based Kibben Miller came across an Internet-based volunteer opportunity that he saw as a perfect fit for both his lifestyle and skill set as a video editor. Although Miller was initially somewhat skeptical of whether or not the Internet could be used as an effective collaboration tool for video production, he soon proved otherwise. In his first production, he successfully co-ordinated and worked [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/65144 Macdonald Youth Services https://www.pr.com/press-release/62543 Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:49:00 -0500 In the fall of 2006, Becky Heaman of Calgary (Canada) had sold her house, quit her job and set out on a working European vacation of her lifetime. After establishing Dublin, Ireland as her home base, Heaman sought out a volunteer opportunity to help her get connected with her new surroundings. To her surprise, the search popped up an online volunteer opportunity (something she had not done before) with a Canadian [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/62543 Macdonald Youth Services https://www.pr.com/press-release/61504 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:54:32 -0500 Macdonald Youth Services launched "The Global Directory of Web Sites that List Online Volunteer Opportunities" today. This unique global directory will allow any non-profit organization to easily find Web sites to list their Internet-based volunteer opportunities. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/61504 Macdonald Youth Services https://www.pr.com/press-release/58357 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:00:00 -0400 Macdonald Youth Services (MYS) announces the release of an iTunes instructional video entitled "How to Subscribe to and Play Podcasts Using Apple's iTunes". Podcasts, which are downloadable audio or video files, are a productive way to learn about trends and issues that impact online volunteering within non-profit organizations. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/58357 Macdonald Youth Services https://www.pr.com/press-release/55785 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:45:00 -0400 Macdonald Youth Services (MYS) officially launches their Web-based resource and podcast entitled "About Online Volunteering: Information Non-Profit Organizations Can Use." [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/55785 Macdonald Youth Services https://www.pr.com/press-release/50222 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:00:00 -0400 Voice e-mail is one productivity application that non-profit organizations should be using to communicate with their online volunteers. There are certain situations where text-based e-mail is not as effective or efficient as voice e-mail in conveying a message to your Internet-based volunteers. "I often use voice e-mail to communicate with our online volunteers," commented Macdonald Youth Services' (MYS) Online [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/50222 Macdonald Youth Services https://www.pr.com/press-release/47083 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:13:00 -0400 Most not-for-profit organizations still rely (only) on face-to-face volunteers to help plan, organize and execute their special events. However, Canadian-based charitable organization, Macdonald Youth Services (MYS), has demonstrated that Internet-based volunteers can play a key role in the success of special events. To mark their major milestone, MYS held a series of special events to illustrate and celebrate their [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/47083 Macdonald Youth Services https://www.pr.com/press-release/42855 Sat, 23 Jun 2007 03:00:00 -0400 It was 2005 and retired Albertan Gail Drinnan couldn't find a local online volunteer opportunity that matched her skills and interests. Now two years later, Drinnan still continues to share her time and talents via the Internet to help Macdonald Youth Services (MYS), a charitable organization located 800 miles away in Winnipeg. A Podcast interview with Macdonald Youth Services' Online Volunteer Gail Drinnan reveals that [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/42855 Macdonald Youth Services https://www.pr.com/press-release/42045 Sat, 16 Jun 2007 03:38:00 -0400 To assist with online volunteer retention the not-for-profit organization has a responsibility to develop and implement a professionally accepted online volunteer screening and assessment process. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/42045 Macdonald Youth Services https://www.pr.com/press-release/41220 Thu, 07 Jun 2007 03:00:00 -0400 By its very nature, managing an online volunteer program involves an extensive amount of e-mail communication. Thus, failing to manage your e-mail in an efficient and effective way can result in an extensive waste of time and lost productivity. Fortunately many e-mail applications (such as the free cross-platform open source e-mail program, Thunderbird) contain rich feature sets to assist a non-profit organization to [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/41220 Macdonald Youth Services https://www.pr.com/press-release/37687 Fri, 04 May 2007 03:00:00 -0400 Middle East-Based Software Developer Contributes Online to a Canadian Charity 6,000 Miles Away [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/37687 Macdonald Youth Services https://www.pr.com/press-release/34073 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 03:00:00 -0400 Lauren Kennedy had just graduated with a Degree in Fine Arts. She knew that undertaking real-world graphic design projects would serve to build her portfolio and enhance her resume. Although unfamiliar with online volunteering, Kennedy then living in Toronto, leaped at the opportunity to help a charity a thousand miles away. And almost four years later, and now living in the United States (Boston), Kennedy still continues [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/34073 Macdonald Youth Services