Grassroots organizations, international NGOs, local governments, educational institutions, and United Nations agencies just need to register in this website, describe the microtask that should be addressed and launch a global call for support from individuals worldwide.
[12] Volunteer health workers, for example, send SMS text messages to report basic symptoms of illness and disease.
Plotting the geographical occurrence of these symptoms on maps (or "crowdmapping"), using programmes such as Kenyan-based Ushahidi can help epidemiologists to identify patterns of disease and provide early warning of potential outbreaks.
These are used to monitor the progress of pregnant village women, to send regular updates to health-care professionals, and to call for urgent assistance when necessary.
[15] Micro-volunteering is closely related to micro-activism, where organizations recruit online volunteers to complete small acts of advocacy.
For example, in 2013, the Human Rights Campaign spread a logo for marriage equality on Facebook through user profile pictures to raise awareness for the issue.
[17] Savage et al. also encouraged online activism in an interactive method by using a Twitter bot to seek out and contact potential volunteers.