Volunteer Tompkins offers several options for Organizations in need of Volunteer assistance: 

• Search for Volunteers
• Post one-time volunteer opportunitie
• Update your on-going volunteer opportunities

Before following any of these instructions, you should first click on "Agency Login" in the menu bar to the left, and enter your Agency Access code.  If you do not remember your code, please contact 211 Tompkins via Chat (at the bottom of this page), send email to info@volunteertompkins.org, or by dialing 2-1-1, during our regular business hours (M-F, 9am-5pm, non-holidays). If you want to have your organization added to our listings, it is better to call us directly, so that we can discuss your needs in person.

A.  To Find Volunteers For Your Organization:

1. Click Search for Volunteers in the menu bar to the left.
2. If you have not already logged in, you will be prompted for your agency access code. See above for instructions on how to obtain your agency access code.
3. You will see a list of all the kinds of activities that volunteers might have specified as "of interest" to them, in their profiles. Also, there will be a list of the various types volunteers. Check all the boxes that correspond to the activity for which you need volunteers.
4. Click on the "Submit" button at the bottom of the page, to see only volunteers that match the traits you checked. If you checked more than one box, a heart logo will appear on each row in the corresponding column for that trait to indicate a match.
5. You may also click the "Show All Profiles" button to see a list of all our volunteer profiles, whether they match or not.
6. Click on a volunteers name to find out contact information, interests, and availability.

 

B.  For One-Time/Short-term Volunteer Opportunities:

Without Logging In:

1. Click on the "Calendar" link to your left.
2. Find the date of your event and click on that number.
3. An event form will appear.  Please fill in the fields that apply to your organizations event including information about potential volunteer opportunities. Make sure to specify your Organization name in the picklist provided.
4. Click the Submit button to add your event to the VolunteerTompkins.Org Calendar and the Human Services Coalition Calendar.
5. If you want to make a change to an event you have already posted, you must log in.

OR

By logging in:

1. Click on "Agency Login" in the menu bar to the left & enter your Agency Access code.
2. Click the "Post One-time Opportunity" link to the left.
3. An event form will appear.  Please fill in the fields that apply to your organizations event, including information about volunteer opportunities. Your agency name will auomatically be entered when you are logged in.
4. Click the Submit button at the bottom of the page to add your event to the Event Calendar.
5. If you wish to make a change to you event, login and then click on the "Calendar" link to the left.
6. Locate your event on the grid, and click on its title.
7. When the event detail page comes up, click on the [EDIT] link, next to the event name.You will then be sent to the form to correct and save your event information.

C.  To Update your On-Going Volunteer Opportunities:

1. Click on "Agency Login" in the menu bar to the left enter your Agency Access code (see above for instructions in case you cannot remember your code).
2. Click the "Update On-going Volunteer Opportunities" link to the left.
3. Your Volunteer Program information will appear.  Please look over the current information, modify fields that are out-of-date, and leave any fields that do not apply to your organization blank.  The first half of the document pertains to general information about your Volunteer Program.  The second half, under the heading, Universal Volunteer Opportunities Request, includes information about potential volunteer position(s). 
4. When you have scrolled through all the fields, please make sure to click the Update button at the bottom of the page.
   *Note: Please click Update regardless of whether you made changes or not so we know you have reviewed your information recently.