How do I sign up a group of people for an opportunity?

Many volunteers take action on their own, but many others may want to bring friends, coworkers, and even children at family-friendly opportunities! Golden makes it easy for any volunteer to sign up multiple individuals for an opportunity on the app or portal website, or for organizers via the Dashboard.

There are 3 different situations in which a point-person may try to sign up a group all at once:

For volunteers via the Volunteer Portal or Mobile Apps

[Volunteer-facing help article]

Add a "+1" (or more!)

Most Golden opportunities allow volunteers to add "+1's" during the signup process. Simply select the options shown in the below screenshots and add their information to reserve a spot for guests. Note that some opportunities do not allow +1's, so that option may not be available.

Screenshot from iOS

For Opportunity Hosts via the Dashboard

Manually register volunteers with "Add Participant Sessions":

Organizers and admins have the option to manually add participants to an opportunity from the Participants tab by using the "Add Participant Sessions" feature.

You'll have an option to type/choose your participants from a dropdown menu, or you can use a spreadsheet to upload participants. If you're adding participant sessions for an opportunity that has already passed, you can also directly add hours for the uploaded participants.

For Corporate or School organizers via the Dashboard

Sign up volunteers for opportunities hosted by 3rd parties:

Our "Curate" section is used by organizers to find opportunities hosted by 3rd parties—like companies searching for local non-profits on behalf of their employees.

Each opportunity found in the "Curate" section can either be recommended to your volunteers (your volunteers will receive a notification!) or you can click Sign Up to directly register participants for an opportunity, and they'll receive a confirmation email.

Best practice tip: This option is great for companies who want to add their employees to opportunities!