One of the first things you notice upon reaching idealist (notice the double meaning: “idealist” and “idea list”, get it?) is the fact that there is a lot to do there. ‚  Let’s start with the organization’s mission: ‚ “Action Without Borders connects people, organizations, and resources to help build a world where all people can live free and dignified lives.”‚ Essentially the site functions as a central hub for the group’s activities to provide a search database for non-profit and volunteer jobs, as well as a connecting point for the people, organizations, groups and news items that relate to its core mission of global outreach work.‚ Did I mention that there’s a lot to do on the site? You can:

• Search nearly 8,000 nonprofit job opportunities
• Search more than 11,000 volunteer assignments
• Research internships, consultant jobs and more
• Connect with over 128,000 like-minded people from all over the world through their personal profiles and blog-like posts
• Learn about events, speakers, organizations, campaigns and programs

Once you’ve registered at idealist, you can take full advantage of its capabilities and receive email alerts and RSS feeds, post messages to other members, add organizations and groups, perform advanced searches for global opportunities and much, much more.‚ For job seekers and recruiters looking for a clearinghouse of world-wide outreach, non-profit and volunteer work, I can’t imagine a more comprehensive site than idealist.