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Why are Idealist and VolunteerMatch merging?
About Idealist
About VolunteerMatch
What will the newly merged organization be called?
What does this mean for Idealist and Volunteer Match users?
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Exciting News! Idealist and VolunteerMatch Are Merging

Why are Idealist and VolunteerMatch merging?

The merger of Idealist and VolunteerMatch creates a union of nonprofit technology leaders that will support growth and innovation to meet the needs of individuals, nonprofits and socially responsible corporations. 

With combined decades of experience, the newly merged organization will have the talent and resources to create the world’s most powerful platform that empowers people to take action for social good.

The combined organization will be of the scale to drive innovation and develop new opportunities.

About Idealist

Idealist, founded in 1995, serves millions of people looking for ways to build a better world, through full-time jobs, internships, volunteerism, and connecting with neighbors to address local problems.

About VolunteerMatch

VolunteerMatch, founded in 1998, is the largest network dedicated to connecting nonprofits with individual and corporate volunteers through its website, API, and syndication partners.

What will the newly merged organization be called?

As Idealist and VolunteerMatch join forces, the merged organization will be known as Idealist and will be led by Idealist’s Founder and Executive Director Ami Dar. The newly merged organization will be a global, remote-first organization, similar to the way both Idealist and VolunteerMatch operate today.

What does this mean for Idealist and Volunteer Match users?

For now, nothing will change for Idealist or VolunteerMatch users. The platforms you’ve come to love and appreciate will continue functioning as they are now, but we are working toward the goal of a unified platform to better serve our network of organizations and the people who help them thrive.

For now, we invite you to keep using both platforms, with the knowledge that big, exciting changes are coming.

Continue to contact both Idealist and VolunteerMatch customer support in the same way that you do today.

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