Volunteering Projects
When you create a volunteering project, you associate the volunteering project to an organization and cause. If you're a project lead, create volunteering projects from the Projects page. If you're an administrator, use Add Project on the Projects infotile.
Organizations
You can associate an organization with one or more volunteering projects. The organization, if based in the US should have a valid Employer Identification Number (EIN). Without a valid EIN, although the volunteering project can still be approved, it can lead to the organization's rejection at a later point.
Duration
The volunteering activity can be a one-time effort like a blood donation camp or it can be recurring event like teaching. You can specify the date, duration, and recurrence based on the scope of the volunteering project.
Location
Indicate a primary location even though a volunteering project can conduct activities in more than one location. Volunteering projects in close proximity to a volunteer's location appear in the recommended projects list.
Causes
You can associate a volunteering project with one or more causes. You select a predefined cause but if the administrator has configured additional causes, then those appear in the Causes list as well. Volunteering projects are recommended to volunteers based on the causes they select during initial sign up.
Benefits
Include details of the benefits such as refreshments, meals, T-shirts, or free admission that volunteers can avail if they participate in the volunteering project.
Specifications
Keeping the scope of the volunteering project and the tasks in mind, you can specify the number of guests, the minimum age requirement, and the items to bring for the volunteering activity.
Project Lead
Provide details of the project lead who will coordinate the efforts of the volunteer team. Project leads are involved in planning the tasks, adding unregistered volunteers, updating volunteer hours, notifying the volunteer team, and distributing the giveaways to volunteers.