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We've done our best to create a volunteer posting process for
you that is both easy to use and flexible enough to accommodate
your individual design requirements. Using any new system for
the first time is often a challenge. We're here to help. Please
feel free to call us and we'll walk you through the process over
the phone or answer any of your questions. Contact the HelpDesk.
- Please prepare the text of your listing in a word processing
program first (e.g. Word, WordPerfect). Don't worry about
formatting -- the complete text is most important. This will
save time and possible problems later.
- Go to the Advertiser Log-in
page
- Enter your username and password as noted in the confirmation
e-mail you received when you registered.
Click the "Log-in" button.
If you have forgotten your log-in information, enter your e-mail
address in the "Forgot Your Password" section below
the log-in area and we will e-mail the information to you.
- When you are logged in to the "My Desk" screen,
click the "Post a Volunteer listing" link.
- Choose a language for your listing -- "English",
"French", or "Bilingual" and click the
"Next" button.
- Fill in the Volunteer Listing Information form.
You must take less than 30 minutes to complete this page.
Don't worry -- it should definitely take less than 30 minutes
to complete the whole process if you have prepared the text
of your listing in advance.
The Volunteer Listing Information form is broken down into five
short sub-sections. Some fields are required. They are marked
with a red dot ( ).
If you have questions about an field, just click the Question
icon ( ::
Posting Information Section: Enter a listing start date,
and a listing deadline for applications.
Add/Select your Logo: If you have a logo on file, you
may select it from the pull-down list. If you do not have any
logos on file, you may add them
before posting a listing or directly from the Volunteer Listing
Information form.
Listing Information: Add the organization name, volunteer
listing title,
position type,
suitability of the position for special age-ranges or groups
(e.g. teens, families), region,
and a specific location (city, neighbourhood, etc.). To select
multiple items in a list, hold down the CTRL key while clicking
on an item. For Mac users, hold down the CMD (Apple) key while
clicking. Once you have entered the listing information, click
the "Save to Basket" button. This option is available
as a safeguard against losing data because of a system timeout
or possibly a power failure.
Listing Description: Add a Short Description of 200 characters
or less to tell people the basics of the opportunity. This description
will be the first thing that applicants see when they are browsing
or searching for opportunities. For the full description (optional),
copy and paste the entire text of your volunteer listing from
your word processing document into the "Description"
box. The box accepts HTML characters. Again, once you've entered
the listing description, you have the option of saving the data
to your basket.
Public Contact Information: Select the method(s) by which
applicants should reach you. To select multiple items in a list,
hold down the CTRL key while clicking on an item. For Mac users,
hold down the CMD (Apple) key while clicking. You may change
any of the default contact information in any of the fields.
Once again, the option to save the data is available.
Once you've filled in the form, click the "Next"
button.
- Preview your listing. This is how the listing will
look when it goes live on the site. Please review the listing
carefully to make sure you have everything correct (mistyped
fax numbers are the most common mistake). If you need to edit
anything, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the
"Back" button. If the listing looks good, click
the "Next" button. You're almost there!
- Review your basket. You will see the title of your
volunteer listing as well as the price. To place your order,
click the "Place Order" button. This will send
the volunteer listing to our coordinator, who will review and
post it to the site within 1 business day (usually much sooner).
If you wish to edit your listing, click the "Edit"
icon ( ) beside
your listing. If you wish to post another listing immediately,
click the "Post another Volunteer Listing" link.
- The Order Confirmation page includes the details of
your order: the volunteer title, price, and order number. This
is not an invoice. We will send you an invoice by mail.
If you had any trouble placing your listing, please let us know
by clicking on the "yes" link at the bottom of the
confirmation page and filling out the form.
That's all there is to it! Again, if you have any questions about
posting a listing, please contact the HelpDesk.
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