How to Post a Service Opportunity

Using GivePulse to recruit volunteers is possible by posting service opportunities. Find the correct step-by-step process to help you post a service opportunity below.

Step-by-Step for Recognized Student Organizations

1.  Currently, GivePulse and CubConnect do not share event information with each other. To share a service event in CubConnect, you will create it in GivePulse first, then use the “Redirect URL after Registration” option.
2. First, complete the instructions for posting a GivePulse Service Opportunity.
3. Head over to CubConnect and follow the Student Involvement and Leadership process to add an event.
   1. Make sure in Section 8: Redirect URL after registration you include the URL for your GivePulse Event.
4. Post your CubConnect Event and wait for Approval from Student Involvement and Leadership. The opportunity in GivePulse will be live when you Publish it.

Step-by-Step for creating a service opportunity in GivePulse

1. Go to uca.givepulse.com.
2. Click the gray “Log in via UCA” button. Log in using your UCA username and password credentials.
   1. If you are a community partner, log in with your information on givepulse.com.
3. On the homepage, Click the drop down labelled “Manage”.
   1. Click on the group you would like add a service opportunity for.
4. On the group Dashboard, In the menu on the left, click on “Events”, then “Add Event” in the dropdown.
5. Fill out the “Basic Information” for event.
   1. Under “Administrator” you can select someone to delegate the event to, if the primary admin will not be managing the service opportunity.
   2. Use the “Volunteer” Event Type.
   3. Choose the Frequency of the event.
      1. Single/One-Time
      2. Multiple Occurrences: this will allow you to set up shifts on the next page.
         1. Choose Shifts or Timeslots
      3. Ongoing/Open: this is for service opportunities without a set timeframe.
   4. Choose the appropriate “Privacy Level”.
      1. Public opens registration to anyone
      2. Private – Entire Network opens registration to all affiliates, subgroups and parent groups.
      3. Private – Group Only only allows members of your group to registers
   5. Click on “Save & Continue”.
6. Fill out the “Details” section.
   1. Choose the time and date
      1. The Shifts and Timeslots option will have you add those one by one.
   2. List the “Participants Needed” which is maximum registrants allowed.
   3. List the event address and any needed notes.
7. These two sections are the minimum to fill out to Publish the opportunity.
   1. If you want to publish it now, click on “Publish”.
8. The additional settings can be helpful in specific instances. You can explore each including:
   1. Registration Settings
   2. Registration Form
   3. Impact Settings
   4. Impact Form
   5. Event Settings
   6. Causes
   7. SDGs
   8. Skills
9. After any edits, click on “Save” before moving to the next section.
   1. Click on “Publish” after you are satisfied with the settings.
   2. If the event is already published, it will be updated when “Save” is clicked.

 

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