HandsOn Connect Documentation
Topics
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Creating a Volunteer Opportunity 2
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Other Characteristics of Volunteer Opportunities to consider before Publishing a Volunteer Opportunity and its Occurrence(s) 6
- Understanding the Volunteer Opportunity Overview
 - Editing Volunteer Opportunity Descriptions
 - The Volunteer Opportunity Page Layout (other fields to consider before publishing a volunteer opportunity)
 - Related Lists for Volunteer Opportunities
 - Creating a Skill Rating
 - Custom Questions for Volunteer Opportunities
 
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The Volunteer Opportunity sign-up process 2
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Occurrences 8
- Opportunity Coordinators and Volunteer Leaders - what's the difference?
 - Creating an Occurrence
 - Occurrence Record Saved View
 - Printing Check-in Sheets
 - The Answers Report
 - Occurrence Record Advanced Email Options
 - Best Practice: Do not add too many occurrences to a single Volunteer Opportunity
 - (Advanced Feature) How to add names and descriptions to individual occurrences
 
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Managing Connections for an occurrence using the connections grid 7
- Managing Volunteers with the Connections Grid in the Occurrence Record.
 - Using the Connection grid to send emails to volunteers
 - How to add 'guest' volunteers to an occurrence
 - "Express Interest" Connections - confirming or declining volunteers
 - Emails sent to date and time specific - 'express interest' volunteers and opportunity coordinators
 - Marking Attendance and verifying service hours
 - One Step Volunteer Attendance Reporting
 
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Creating recurrences 1
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Making changes to recurrences, occurrences, and opportunities 2
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Locations 1
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(Optional) Advanced Volunteer Opportunity Management Features 3
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Working with self-reported Connections 4
- How self-reported Hours show up for existing occurrences - and how to verify
 - Self-Reported Volunteer Opportunities & Occurrences for your existing organizations
 - Self-Reported Volunteer Opportunities for organizations not already in your database (new, potential partners)
 - (Advanced) Self-Reporting Configuration Options
 
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Skilled Volunteer Search 2
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Virtual Volunteer Opportunities 9
- What is a Virtual Volunteer Opportunity?
 - Virtual Opportunities on the Public Site
 - Creating Virtual Locations for Virtual Opportunities/Occurrences in HOC Salesforce
 - Virtual Locations for Virtual Opportunities in the Sharing Portal
 - Sharing Virtual Opportunity Special Directions with Volunteers
 - A sample Virtual Volunteer Opportunity
 - Managing connections to a Virtual Volunteer Opportunity
 - (Optional) Use Advanced Registration System (ARS) to further manage Virtual Opportunities
 - Other kinds of Virtual Opportunities
 
 
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Other Resources
Announcements and Release Notes
- Announcements
 - Release Notes
 
Training for All Users (staff and administrators)
- Using the HandsOn Connect Public Site
 - Getting to know Salesforce
 - Volunteer Opportunities, Occurrences and Connections
 - Working with Contacts & Organizations
 - Teams
 - Reports and Dashboards
 - Using the Sharing Portal
 
Training for System Administrators
- Content Management System (CMS)
 - System Administrator - Control Panel Settings
 - System Administrator -- Intro to Customizing HOC to meet your business practices
 
System Administrator Resources
- Advanced System Administrator Guide
 - Data Management for Salesforce Administrators
 - Advanced Features for HOC 3.0
 - Check-In Kiosk
 - Verified Volunteers
 - Click & Pledge
 
NobleHour
- NobleHour: Getting Started Guides