How to Exchange Files with Online Volunteers for Free – 17 Free Web-Based Services to Use

Working with online volunteers usually involves the exchange of files, often exceeding e-mail attachment limits. With limited financial resources, how then can a non-profit organization successfully work with their Internet-based volunteers? Due to an ever expanding list of free Web-based file transfer services, one of which allows a whopping two gigabyte (GB) file upload limit along with an amazing 50 gigabytes (GB) of storage, large video or graphic files can now be easily exchanged between a virtual volunteer and a non-profit organization. With the assistance of virtual volunteers, Macdonald Youth Services' (MYS) Online Volunteer Program Developer Randy Tyler released today a detailed listing of 17 free Web-based file exchange services. For each file transfer service, the name, Web address, maximum file upload size, monthly transfer limit, maximum storage, allowable file storage time and user requirements have been provided.

"Over most of my 10 years working with our virtual volunteers, I have exchanged files via FTP or used an application installed on our site where I created separate accounts for uploads via a browser," stated Randy Tyler. "Now I am using the free Web-based file transfer services more, especially the free services that allow 100 to 300 MB anonymous file uploads, which allow a file to be quickly transferred to one of our online volunteers," added Tyler.

MYS extends their thanks to Augustus Lo, Kayce Mickelson and Charles Franklin for their extensive assistance in the development of this list of free file exchange services. The nine page document containing the list of the 17 free file exchange services can be downloaded as a PDF file from:

http://www.mys.ca/aov

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Randy Tyler
Online Volunteer Program Developer/Webmaster
Macdonald Youth Services
Winnipeg, Canada
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Macdonald Youth Services (MYS), a trusted and respected registered charitable healing and support agency based in Winnipeg, Canada, has been Building Better futures for Manitoba's at-risk children since 1929. Through a variety of innovative and leading programming, MYS provides services for thousands of Manitoba's young people on a yearly basis. Since 1998, MYS has been at the forefront of successfully utilizing highly-skilled online volunteers from around the globe to enhance their programs and services.