This guide will walk you through the process of adding items to your Volunteer Campaigns, helping you create engaging opportunities for your community members to give back.
What Are Items?
Volunteer Items are the core opportunities within your Volunteer Campaigns. They outline the specific ways your community can participate, making it simple for people to sign up and give back. Depending on your initiative, items might represent:
- Volunteer Roles (e.g., signing up for specific responsibilities)
- Volunteer Shifts (e.g., signing up for specific shifts based on time/date)
If you would like to learn how to add items during the campaign creation process, click here.
1. Click Add Item
2. Input Item Details
- Item Name - Assign a clear and recognizable title to the volunteer opportunity, typically reflecting the activity (e.g. Tree Planting Event or Community Gardening Day).
- Item Description - Provide a detailed explanation of the volunteer opportunity, outlining key benefits and what the volunteer will be doing. Clear, specific descriptions help attract interest and commitment.
- Post Item - Select Public to ensure the item is visible to all potential volunteers. If you want to limit visibility to SeeMyLegacy users only, choose Private instead.
3. Dates
If your volunteer opportunity has a specific date or date range, please provide that information using the options below:
- Single-Day Event: Select this option and enter the date if the opportunity takes place on one specific day.
- Multi-Day Event: Select this option if the opportunity spans multiple days. You’ll be prompted to enter the start and end dates, along with the relevant times.
Note: Listings are automatically sorted by the date of the first scheduled opportunity. If the opportunity is ongoing or the date is not yet determined, this field can be left blank.
4. Add Shifts (Optional)
Using Shifts allows you to create and manage specific shifts or roles tailored to your event needs. You can define unique time slots or responsibilities and set the desired quantity for each shift or role. If shifts are not needed, you can simply select No to proceed without them.
5. Choose a Participation Form
- Standard Form will collect basic information about participants
- Custom Form will allow you to add specific questions you would like your participants to answer. Click here to learn how to create a custom form.
6. Location
Adding a Meet Up Address allows you to provide volunteers with clear instructions on where they should gather before the event. This ensures they know exactly where to meet staff and fellow volunteers.
7. Upload High-Quality Photos and Documents (if applicable) > Hit Add
- If you have a Volunteer Waiver, you can attach it by selecting Item Documents
8. Click Add
