Online Discussion Next Week: Getting the Most From Volunteers

Join us next Tuesday, June 3, at noon for an online discussion with charities that have learned to get the most from their volunteers.

Our guests include:

• Gary Bagley, associate executive director of New York Cares, a charity that matches more than 36,000 volunteers with hands-on projects in New York schools, social-service groups, homeless shelters, and other charities. Those volunteers helped more than 400,000 people in 2007.

• Mary Roben, executive director of SmartVolunteer, a New York organization that runs a national Web site that pairs charities with volunteers who have a particular skill.

The discussion is open to everyone, not just Chronicle subscribers.

People who ask questions in advance have a better chance of receiving answers during the online discussion.