The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) invites insurance professionals to volunteer for their community nonprofit organizations during the annual Week of Giving (October 10-17, 2020).

With many in-person projects cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IICF lists many ways to safely make an impact in the communities where we live and work.

Some of the suggested activities include:

AARP Create the Good: Search AARP’s virtual volunteer database here for an opportunity in your community.

American Red Cross 
– Missing Maps Program
– Blood donation

Hire Heroes USA: Help veterans with mock interviews, career coaching remotely.

Homemade PPE Masks: For healthcare workers, homeless programs/shelters, etc. Many opportunities are listed on VolunteerMatch.com.

Smithsonian Institute: volunteer by transcribing historical documents.

Track bird populations and migration patterns. 

Trevor Project: Trevor Chat/TrevorText volunteers are trained to answer chat messages or texts online from young people who are struggling with issues such as coming out, LGBTQ identity, depression, and suicide. 

United Nations: Apply to volunteer with the UN.

UPchieve: Be a virtual Academic Coach to at-risk students.

Virtual Tutoring –Provide tutoring services and support for high school students in statistics and government courses through virtual Microsoft TEAMS and Zoom platforms.

Write letters to Service Members:
– Operation Gratitude 
– A Million Thanks 

Read more about IICF volunteerism during COVID-19 here.

The IICF also provides volunteering opportunities throughout the year. It has hosted the Week of Giving since 1998, generating over 300,000 hours of volunteer service, and contributing $40 million in community grants since its founding in 1994.