# Prof. Lee Sproull's research on the rise of virtual volunteerism is cited

1 Faculty News March 16, 2012 ![TheStreet logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/thestreet.jpg?itok=2XiyrQ8_)>

Excerpt from [TheStreet.com](http://www.thestreet.com/story/11457765/1/how-you-can-be-a-hero-from-your-own-desk.html) -- "'We can create opportunities online that would have been impossible before,' [Sproull](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/lee-sproull) says. 'We can connect volunteers around the world with community development projects in Africa that need specific expertise they're not going to find on the ground.'"

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