Robert here from VolunteerMatch. Qlubb is definitely a service whose time has come, and I applaud the worthy goal of going beyond “location” to focus on “neighborhood” as a basis for networking. Since we launched our Web service, http://www.volunteermatch.org, our idea of what location means has evolved quite a bit, and today — although we’re not yet at the point where our members can connect by neighborhood name — it has become easier to find volunteer opportunities at VolunteerMatch with a just few keywords and a description of where you want to get involved.

But there’s always more we can do. Ultimately, we rely on social networks and tools like Qlubb, Yahoo Groups, and MySpace to help us raise awareness, expand our network, provide additional functionality we don’t have, and generally close the loop on the interactive Web experience. So keep up the good work!

Robert Rosenthal
VolunteerMatch Team