In today’s blog, I wanted to provide three steps to help your nonprofit successfully implement online volunteer sign up.
Identify Your Process
First, you need to identify what you want to allow your volunteers to sign up for online. Do you need private sign ups? Do you want to send out reminders? Do you need them to complete an online waiver or background check? Do you need to limit the number of volunteers that can sign up?
Implement a Volunteer Management Platform
Second, once you have identified the process and functionality you need, you need to choose a platform that will allow for online sign up. Depending on your donor management system, you may want to explore if there are built in systems available. If not, look at some of the volunteer choices that are available. The most important piece is to ensure that the platform saves you time and makes for a positive experience for your volunteer.
Promote Volunteer Opportunities
Once you have identified your process and implemented your volunteer platform, you need to promote it. Make sure volunteers know they can sign up online. Make this prominent on your website, on social media posts, and in all emails sent out.
If you need assistance in any of these steps, please contact DonorLynk.
Jason Burgess is Chief Executive Officer at DonorLynk, LLC. DonorLynk is focused on helping nonprofits increase effectiveness and efficiency.