Volunteer Opportunities

Features

User Permissions Required to Add/Edit Volunteer Opportunities

• Site-Wide Editor or Volunteer Coordinator

Items in this section include:

• Add New Opportunity
• Contact Information
• Location Information
• Distribution Information
• Requirements
• Search Information
• Applications
• Delete an Opportunity

Add New Opportunity

Click the Add New Opportunity icon.

Contact Information

1. Title: Enter the title of the opportunity.
2. Contact Name: Enter the name of the opportunity contact.
3. Contact Email: Enter the email address for the opportunity contact.
4. Contact Phone: Enter the phone number for the opportunity contact.

Location Information

1. Address: Enter the Address where the opportunity is located.
2. City: Enter the City where the opportunity is located.
3. State/Province: Select the State/Province where the opportunity is located.
4. Country: Select the Country where the opportunity is located.
5. Postal Code: Enter the Postal Code where the opportunity is located.

Distribution Information

1. Publish to my site: Select "Yes" to publish the opportunity to your web site. Select "No" to leave the opportunity unpublished.
2. Publish to HelpRoot volunteer portal: Select "Yes" to publish the opportunity to the HelpRoot volunteer portal. Select "No" to leave the opportunity unpublished.
3. Related Project: If you want to relate the opportunity to a specific Project, select the appropriate Project from the drop-down menu. This will allow you to manage opportunities at once, directly from the Project.
4. Opportunity Access: This allows you to set the minimum security level required to access the opportunity. For more information on setting access, see the People manager as this option will only appear to those who have the People manager.
   1. Guest: This allows anyone to access the opportunity from your web site.
   2. Member: This allows only those who have Site Member access or greater to access the opportunity from your web site.
   3. Site Contributor: This allows only those who have Site Contributor access or greater to access the opportunity from your web site.
   4. Site Editor: This allows only those who have Site Editor access or greater to access the opportunity from your web site.
   5. Site Administrator: This allows only those who have Site Administrator access to access the opportunity from your web site.
5. Start Accepting Applications: Click the calendar icon to the right of the Start Accepting Applications field to bring up the interactive calendar and choose the date that you will start accepting applications for the opportunity. Leave the Start Accepting Applications field blank to begin taking applications immediately. Alternatively, you may click inside the Start Accepting Applications field to bring up the interactive calendar.
6. Stop Accepting Applications: Click the calendar icon to the right of the Stop Accepting Applications field to bring up the interactive calendar and choose the date that you will stop accepting applications for the opportunity. Leave the Stop Accepting Applications field blank to to accept applications indefinitely. Alternatively, you may click inside the Stop Accepting Applications field to bring up the interactive calendar.
7. Opportunity Start Date: Click the calendar icon to the right of the Opportunity Start Date field to bring up the interactive calendar and choose the date that your opportunity will start. Leave the Opportunity Start Date field blank if service can be performed at any time. Alternatively, you may click inside the Opportunity Start Date field to bring up the interactive calendar.
8. Opportunity End Date: Click the calendar icon to the right of the Opportunity End Date field to bring up the interactive calendar and choose the date that your opportunity will end. Leave the Opportunity End Date field blank if service can be performed at any time. Alternatively, you may click inside the Opportunity End Date field to bring up the interactive calendar.

Requirements

1. Required Financial Support: Enter the financial amount required to volunteer for this opportunity.
2. Required Experience: Select the minimum experience a person must have to volunteer for this opportunity.
3. Required Skills: Enter the skills a person must posses to volunteer for this opportunity.
4. Required Certifications: Enter the certifications a person must posses to volunteer for this opportunity.

Search Information

1. Search Summary: Enter descriptive information to be used for Search Engine data and Site Search data.
2. Keywords: Enter descriptive keywords to be used for Search Engine data and Site Search data.

Applications

Delete an Opportunity

Delete an opportunity or opportunities by selecting the checkbox to the left of the opportunity ID number and then click the Delete Selected icon. Once an opportunity is deleted, there is not a way to retrieve the opportunity. Alternatively, you may click the Delete icon within the opportunity itself.