Registering/Creating a Volunteer Account

You can register with VS to create a free volunteer account that offers additional opportunity-search and management tools not available to unregistered volunteers.

 

To create a volunteer account:

  1. Find the VS page on the Website of your local Volunteer Center.

  2. Click the Login link at the top of the page.

  3. Click the I do not have an account and would like to register link.

  4. Fill in the form on the Register-Step 1 page with the requested information. Entries are required in certain fields; these will be marked with an asterisk (). You can choose to receive text messages from VS to a mobile device such as a cell phone or personal digital assistant by supplying the device's phone number and the cellular plan you are a subscriber of and clicking the Yes option for the Receive text messages?  field. Note that if you select Yes to the Want to receive current events in your area, community spotlights on local organizations, and general news by email? question in the Preferences section of the Register-Step 1 page, you are opting in to receive email from your Volunteer Center (a setting you can change later). Note also that if you select Yes for the question To help us offer better services, would you answer a few more questions about you? in the Preferences section of the Register-Step 1 page, you will be asked to provide optional information about yourself in a second registration page. These additional questions will ask for more details about your background, including gender, ethnicity, previous volunteer experience, and how you heard about the Volunteer Center and VS.

  5. Review the Terms and Conditions for use of VS by clicking the legal notices link.

  6. Click Next. If you opted to provide additional information about yourself, you will be prompted to answer questions on the Register-Step 2 (About You!) page, after which you should click Next again.

 

VS will create a volunteer account for you and display its Your Account page.

Related Topics:

Logging in to Your Volunteer Account

Updating Your Volunteer Account

Changing Your Password

Changing Email Preferences

Closing Your Volunteer Account