Journalist Rebekah Brandes, on Samaritan Scout‘s volunteer-focused search engine for Nice News wrote:

Volunteering is a sort of superfood for the soul. On top of it making a meaningful difference in the world, the personal benefits can’t be beat: You can meet people, learn new skills, increase your confidence, cultivate a sense of purpose, and even boost your health. Will Rosenthal, a second year computer science major at Cornell, knows all that — it’s why he co-founded Samaritan Scout, a nonprofit search engine for discovering volunteer opportunities. 

“I really have been volunteering as long as I can remember,” the 19-year-old told Nice News, adding: “It’s a source of joy like no other.” His current position as the search engine’s chief technology officer is also unpaid. He got involved through Dvora Inwood, whose daughter inadvertently conceived of the concept after struggling to find volunteer opportunities as a high school freshman a few years back. 

“She said, ‘There should be a search engine for volunteering.’ And that just stayed in my brain. But, you know, we’re all busy. I’m working, I’m a mom. I don’t have time to create a search engine because my daughter wants one,” Inwood, who has a background in technology product management, recalled with a laugh. 

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