A Volunteer page can used for collecting volunteers in any sort of capacity.  For example it could be for an event like the Walk a thon or Spelling Bee or it could be for collecting volunteers to donate items for a charity drive.  Either way, it is necessary to create a volunteer page in order to link your volunteer positions to your packet.  (Help creating Volunteer positions.)

To add a Volunteer page to an already established packet complete the following steps:

(Starting a new packet? Click here for help.)

  • In Admin area, under Packets, select Packets.  
  • Select the EDIT button next to the packet you want to add the page to.
  • Click the [+ new packet page] button and select Volunteer sign up from the drop down menu.
  • Complete this page.  (Explanations for each field are located in the table below).
  • Press Save when you are done.

 

Below is an example of the Admin side when creating a Volunteer sign up page: (Please note numbers on all of the images and the table below as they will show the correlation between the front and back side of the site.)

 

1 Packet page title This title will appear at the top of the volunteer packet page.  It can be modified.
2 Programs for which to recruit volunteers A single volunteer page can display positions from one or more programs. See below for details on how to set this up. For information on how to add volunteer positions, visit the Volunteer Positions page.
3 Opening message This message will appear at the top of your volunteering page. Feel to provide your user with detailed information and/or guidance. You can use the following syntax to embed a hyperlink into the message: [[text to display: link address]].
4 Email confirmation message

This message will appear in the email confirmation that volunteers receive after they have signed up for certain positions. You can use the following syntax to embed a hyperlink into the message: [[text to display: link address]].

 

Choosing Programs and Positions to Include on Page

One Volunteering packet page may display volunteer positions for one or more programs.  

5 Programs for which to recruit volunteerg Clicking the "Choose Programs" button allows you to select which programs to include. Only programs with existing Volunteer positions defined will be shown for you to choose from. 
6 Volunteer Position to Show on Page All positions from the chosen programs are listed, you can check off the ones you do not wish to show on this page.
7 Edit Volunteer Position A shortcut to edit details of a volunteer position.

 

Use the green arrows to set the order in which the positions will be listed on the page. 

 

Resulting effect on the Main/User side:

 

 

Example of the confirmation email users receive after completing the volunteer sign up process: