What are the different Opportunity types?

At Hands On Atlanta you have the option to create a variety of opportunities including:

• Local
• Flexible
• Webinars
• Learning
• Petitions

Local Opportunities:

These are the most common Volunteer Opportunities with:

• Set start and end times (like 10am - noon)
• A physical location (like your HQ or a local park or school)

Local Opportunities have the highest...

• Sign-up rates (2 times the conversion rates of Amazon!), AND...
• Retention rates (volunteers come back 3 times more than other platforms)

Why do they perform so well?

• Volunteers know exactly what is expected of them; it's easier to make the decision whether or not to sign up.
• Volunteers know what to expect from the activity that day. When experience meets expectations, Volunteers are much more likely to have a positive experience.

Flexible Opportunities:

As the name implies, these are a bit more flexible. Sign-up rates can be a little lower, but sometimes it's necessary in order to accommodate the activity.

Flexible Opportunities can have...

• A digital location (like a web conference URL or a phone number) or a physical location or no location at all!
• Start and end times, or no times at all ("do it on your own time").

• For Opportunities with no start/end times, you can set an automatic reminder for volunteers to log their hours for you!

Some examples of great Virtual Opportunities include:

• Remote group activities - great for companies or groups of friends to get together to make cards, assemble donation kits, or host a toy drive.
• Complete specific projects - like designing a new logo for your organization.
• Reporting hours for work volunteers do on their own (like mentors who are responsible for scheduling directly with their mentees)
• Listing drop-off locations for donations of physical goods
• Looking for more info? Click here to check out more tips on posting great Virtual Opportunities.

Webinar Opportunities:

These opportunities are specifically for opportunities that can be attended digitally. These opportunities have a specific set time and no physical location. You can use a digital location, like a website or online meeting link, or you can use a phone number as the location as well!

Some examples of webinar opportunities are:

• Scheduled web tutoring over video chat
• Orientations
• Trainings

Questions? Please contact us at [email protected] for more information on virtual volunteering.