How to create Private Opportunities & update privacy

Many organizers love that Hands On Atlanta gives organizers an option to create targeted volunteer opportunities thanks to some of our audience settings!

If you have ever thought to yourself "But I really just want this to be visible to a specific audience", then this help article is for you!

Hands On Atlanta can help you to quickly and very seamlessly create private volunteer opportunities which will restrict signups amongst your volunteers.

Some common examples of how private opportunities are used are:

• You want to invite only a group of volunteers with specialized training
• You want to invite a group of volunteers who have completed another specific opportunity
• You want to target your executive board only
• You want to restrict signups to only those who have a share link (sometimes sent in newsletters)

• Many more!

When creating or editing an Opportunity, you'll find the new Privacy Settings in the same location as before, but with enhanced options.

Setting Visibility

1. Choose your Visibility level: Public, Private, or Unlisted
2. If you select Private, specify at least one restriction:
   • Select a Credential or Credential Package that Participants must have completed
   • Choose one or more Participant Groups that can view the Opportunity
   • Select one or more Affiliations (Organizations) that can view the Opportunity
3. Optionally, hide the Share Button to prevent link sharing

Setting Accessibility

1. Choose your Accessibility level: Open or Restricted
2. If you select Restricted:
   • If you also set Visibility to Private, you can check "Same as selections above" to use the same criteria
   • Otherwise, specify at least one restriction:
     • Select a Credential or Credential Package that Participants must have completed
     • Choose one or more Participant Groups that can register
     • Select one or more Affiliations (Organizations) that can register

Validation Requirements

To ensure your privacy settings work correctly, the system requires:

• Private visibility must have at least one Credential, Participant Group, or Affiliation selected
• Restricted accessibility must have at least one Credential, Participant Group, or Affiliation selected (unless using "Match Visibility")

If you try to save without meeting these requirements, you'll see a helpful message explaining what's needed.

If you have any questions about the new Privacy Settings or need help configuring your Opportunities, please feel free to reach out via email at [email protected].