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Pro Bono Opportunities
New and exciting "Skills Based" and pro bono Volunteer Module. This module offers direct registration to begin discussions with the agencies. These opportunities provide a chance to grow and really impact the community! Click here. |
SOFTWARE HELP GUIDE Volunteer Introduction
As a volunteer, you will use VS to find and respond to volunteer opportunities that have been created and posted online by Agencies. You can also use VS to read about volunteer events and news in your community.
You may choose to register with VS; that is, create a volunteer account. Registering provides you with access to more robust tools for searching for opportunities, and enables you to track your volunteer hours and write volunteer reflections.
If enabled by an Administrator, you can use additional features of VS to manage additional forms of giving you can provide to supplement your volunteer work. Specifically, you can give some of your time by seeking out and serving on boards of nonprofits, donate money to your Volunteer Center, and donate goods and services to local Agencies.
The topics in this section will help you better understand and use VS as a volunteer. They should be used in conjunction with the Help icons ( ) found within VS. You can also contact a Volunteer Center Administrator for additional help in using VS. Agency Introduction
As an Agency, you will use VS to recruit individuals and groups to volunteer at your organization. You can create and post descriptions of openings for volunteers to help with date-specific and ongoing tasks (opportunities), both for your organization’s specific needs as well as for community events organized by Administrators. You can then follow up on and track responses from prospective volunteers (called referrals). If an Administrator has enabled time-tracking, you can also record volunteer hours completed by individual volunteers matched to your opportunities, and/or approve volunteer hours claimed by volunteers themselves.
Two other features Administrators can enable allow you to request resources from the community: Board Connections and Product Connections, which (respectively) help you find people to serve on your board and in-kind gifts to meet your organization's material needs.
In order to use VS, you will need to register with the Volunteer Center hosting VS in your community. Registration is free, although an Administrator will need to review and approve your registration before you can begin using your Agency account. Administrators will also review any opportunities you create before they are posted in VS for viewing by volunteers.
The topics in this section will help you better understand and use VS. They should be used in conjunction with the Help icons () found within VS. You can also contact a Volunteer Center Administrator for additional help in using VS. | 
