Manchester Center, VT – October 4, 2012 – If you have a special talent, Digital Wish would like to invite you to become an "expert" volunteer at www.digitalwish.org. Volunteers register and post a quick profile outlining their special expertise.  Our network of 58,000 educators has been invited to post their classroom projects, and an easy search engine helps match them together. It’s a great way for employees to “give an hour” without ever leaving the workplace. The volunteer and teacher schedule a time to video conference over the internet and the students benefit from the volunteer’s special expertise! This is a totally FREE service that Digital Wish provides for classroom teachers and their direct supporters.

Get Started:
Simply login here: www.digitalwish.com/dw/digitalwish/volunteers

• “Expert” Volunteers will post a profile that outlines their unique expertise.
• Teachers will post a class project that needs a volunteer expert, by video conference.
• A robust search engine matches them together.
• Volunteers get regular newsletters of the latest projects.

Please invite your network to get involved!

Organizations Can Sponsor
Throughout the school year, Digital Wish will be recruiting employees of large corporations, entrepreneur networks, and many scientific associations to have their members volunteer to become Virtual Volunteers for class projects.  If your organization would like to sponsor a special week for your employees or members to volunteer – Digital Wish can create “themed” week of volunteering, just for your organization. Then we’ll reach out to our 58,000 registered teachers to post project ideas posted around your theme.  We can also work with your philanthropic giving division to fund gift cards for your employees such as, “Volunteer an hour and we’ll give a $25 gift card to your favorite classroom for technology!” Contact us for details.

For More Information:

Heather Chirtea, [email protected], 802-375-6721 X-202

Digital Wish, Executive Director
PO Box 1072, Manchester Center, VT 05255
www.digitalwish.org

About Digital Wish
Digital Wish is a nonprofit on a mission to bring technology to K-12 classrooms to prepare students to thrive in the global economy. At www.digitalwish.org, teachers make technology wishes, and donors make those wishes come true with contributions, bringing technology to needy classrooms in all 50 states. Since August 2009, Digital Wish has granted over 29,299 classroom technology wishes through its online network of over 58,000 teachers, and delivered over $12 million in technology products to American classrooms directly impacting over 500,000 students.