How it Works
WomenOnCall.org focuses on short, high-impact, skills-based volunteering opportunities.
3 Easy Steps to Using WomenOnCall.org as a Nonprofit
1. Register and create your nonprofit profile.
2. Create an 'alert' detailing a specific project you need a volunteer to complete. Click here for examples of effective and non-effective volunteer alerts.
3. Connect to volunteers.
- Choose a service category and send your alert to all volunteers in that category, OR
- Send your alert to specific volunteers by reviewing profiles of our network of more than 2,000 volunteers.
Interested volunteers will directly respond to your alert through the WomenOnCall.org member center.
How It Works: Alerts
What is an alert?
An alert describes what services the non-profit is seeking. Because efficiency and effectiveness is critical to our volunteer members, these alerts should be written with as much detail as possible.
What is included in an alert?
- Name of non-profit
- Skills sought
- Estimated amount of time it will take a volunteer to complete the task or project (or "ongoing")
- Timeframe/deadline
- Location/Virtual option
- Detailed description of task or project
Note: Please recognize that WomenOnCall.org focuses on short, high-impact, skills-based volunteering opportunities. These are generally one-time opportunities but may have the possibility of growing into a deeper, longer relationship).
Who receives the alert?
Volunteers select skills they possess from a menu. Non-profits send alerts to those volunteers who have checked off the skill they need. (For example, if Jane Doe checks off photography, a non-profit that is seeking a volunteer to photograph an upcoming event would send an alert to Jane, as well as any other volunteers who have checked off that skill.)
Effective and Non-Effective Alerts
Some alerts are more effective than others and tend to receive greater response. We find the more time you invest upfront and the more detail you include, the better response and subsequent volunteer relationship you will have.
Good alerts will explain what professional skills are needed for the task, give a specific timeframe and are a one-time opportunity. Less effective alerts tend to not include enough detail, are missing information or don't use professional skills. Click here for examples of alerts.
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