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Get Connected Tech Tip: Edit Your Profile

There are many ways to get information on the many volunteer opportunities available on Get Connected.  Learning about opportunities that may interest you is as simple as completing your volunteer profile! This is a required qualification for short-term and long-term volunteer service with us and its easy to do! 

Get Connected Tech Tip - Volunteer Open Houses

Looking for an In Person way to get better connected?   Join us at an upcoming Volunteer Open House where you can meet members of your Volunteer Services Team and ask questions about the many ways you can make a difference in YOUR MetroParks. F

Tech Tip - Get Connected - Training & Event RSVPs

If you have submitted and RSVP for a Training & Event in Get Connected, you'll know that keeping track of the training you signed up for can be a little tricky. The site will send you email confirmations but it does not track your RSVPs on your Volunteer Schedule. You can; however, view all of your RSVPs for Training & Events from your Volunteer Dashboard. (This is your landing page when you log in to Get Connected.)

Tech Tip - Get Connected - Looking for an in-person way to get better connected?  

Returning in May--Join us at an upcoming Volunteer Open House! Formerly called Help Sessions, these Volunteer Open Houses are opportunities for you you to meet members of your Volunteer Services Team in person and ask questions about the many ways you can make a difference in YOUR MetroParks.

Tech Tip - Get Connected - Adding Volunteer Opportunities to Your Calendar

When you respond to a volunteer opportunity you will be given the option to create a calendar event for your Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Office 365, or Apple Calendar.

Tech Tip - Get Connected - Using Search and Filter to Easily Find Volunteer Opportunities

Get Connected has a useable Search and Filter function in the opportunities listing and in the schedule view.

Tech Tip - Get Connected - Volunteer Site Training

Volunteer Services has prepared introductory trainings to introduce you to the site and walk you through the steps to set up your profile and get started as a volunteer site user. The training includes several brief videos to watch on many of the things to get you more proficient on the site.

Tech Tip - Get Connected - Adding and Verifying Your Volunteer Hours

Tech Tip - Get Connected - Interested in Ongoing, Long-term Service?

Interested in committing to ongoing volunteer service with us? Consider opportunities open to long-term volunteers. These are volunteers that commit to ongoing service of a year or more with Five Rivers MetroParks and complete our full volunteer onboarding qualifications. Many of our volunteer opportunities are only open to long-term volunteers.

Tech Tip - Get Connected - FAN a Volunteer Position

Tech Tip - Get Connected - Tips to Feel More Connected

Want to feel more Connected? Check out these 3 quick and easy Get Connected tips!

Tech Tip - Get Connected - Navigation Bar

We are always working to improve our Get Connected site and make it easier for our volunteers to find all the things they need.