Volunteer Portal Tutorial Videos

Our Volunteer Portal is open 24/7 — for nonprofits and volunteers

To make it as easy as possible to get started and learn how to engage, we’ve composed a series of video tutorials to get you up to speed quickly. As you will discover, the CVNL Volunteer Portal is fast and easy to use. When your agency is has a page, you can start posting opportunities, attract volunteers, and manage interaction. For all of you who are volunteers, once you’ve signed up, you can easily engage and get involved in the opportunities you’re interested in.

1. Navigating to and from the CVNL Volunteer Portal and cvnl.org

Moving between Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership’s (CVNL) main website (cvnl.org), and the CVNL Volunteer Portal (volunteer.cvnl.org) is easy. This short tutorial shows you how to toggle back and forth.

2. How to sign up for an account on the CVNL Volunteer Portal

Once you have learned how to get to and from the CVNL Volunteer Portal (volunteer.cvnl.org), this short tutorial will guide you through the steps to sign up for an account.

3. How to sign up for an agency page on the CVNL Volunteer Portal

If you’re a nonprofit organization, and don’t have an account on the CVNL Volunteer Portal (volunteer.cvnl.org) where you can post, track and manage your volunteer opportunities, watch this short tutorial to sign up for an agency page.

4. How to manage your agency page on the CVNL Volunteer Portal

Once you have signed up your agency page on the CVNL Volunteer Portal (volunteer.cvnl.org), this video guides you through the basics of managing your page.

5. How to post an opportunity on the CVNL Volunteer Portal

When you already have an agency page, and you’re ready to post volunteer opportunities to CVNL Volunteer Portal (volunteer.cvnl.org), watch this tutorial to learn how to make your opportunities available for volunteers to sign up.

6. How to edit an opportunity that is already posted on the CVNL Volunteer Portal

If your nonprofit agency already has an opportunity posted on CVNL Volunteer Portal (volunteer.cvnl.org), and you simply need to update the posting, this video shows you how do make changes.

7. How to post and edit an event — date and time specific

Examples include an open house, a volunteer orientation/training or an appreciation event…
When your agency has an event that is data AND time specific, and you simply want to attract people to it, you can use the CVNL Volunteer Portal (volunteer.cvnl.org) as a place to publish your event so it is visible to Portal users.

8. How to use the Stats feature on the CVNL Volunteer Portal

There are many statistics available on the CVNL Volunteer Portal (volunteer.cvnl.org). This short video shows you how to access information related to volunteer opportunities posted on the Portal.

9. How to track, verify, and approve hours on the CVNL Volunteer Portal

There are many useful tools available on the CVNL Volunteer Portal (volunteer.cvnl.org). Watch this short tutorial to learn how to access tools that allow you to track, verify and approve hours on the Portal.

10. How to post a Special Event (CVNL SPECIAL EVENTS tab)

Invitation-only: examples include Days of Service and Earth Day
This CVNL Volunteer Portal (volunteer.cvnl.org) video covers examples of invitation-only postings that appear on under the CVNL SPECIAL EVENTS tab.

By now, you should be ready! Go to the CVNL Volunteer Portal.