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Create an opportunity: Step 3 – Application

Customised application forms are available to Be Collective Plus, Pro and Full Platform subscribers. If your group is subscribed to Be Collective Starter, you can select an application form template but you cannot edit, add or remove questions.

Automatic approval of applications is also available to Be Collective Plus, Pro and Full Platform subscribers.

To learn more about Be Collective's Plus, Pro and Full Platform plans, please see Be Collective's product plans & pricing

In the third step of the opportunity builder, volunteer managers are given control over the application form.

A volunteer manager can customise the application form based on their organisation's needs. Custom questions can be added to an application form covering any subject, including the following:

  • Driving licence

  • Background checks

  • Interests and experience

  • Availability for induction and training

Get to Step 3 – Application

  1. Open your group management page

  2. Click Create opportunity, or open Opportunities and click Edit on a draft

  3. Complete Step 1 – Details and Step 2 – Schedule, clicking Save and continue after each

  4. You will land on Step 3 – Application

Customise the application form

  1. Click Customise to open the application form builder
  2. Add or edit fields as needed

Our application form builder is looked at in more detail in How can I customise my opportunity application form?

Automatically approve applications

If you wish, switch Automatically approve applications? on. This means all applications from volunteers will be approved automatically without your intervention — however, you will still be required to assign approved volunteers to shifts or schedules.

Application close date and pausing

  1. Select an Application close date if required (optional — if entered, your opportunity will be hidden from public view and unavailable for new applications after this date)
  2. Or click Pause applications if you'd like to publish your opportunity without making it available for applications (the opportunity can be re-opened to applications at any time)

For more information, see How do I open, close or pause an opportunity to applications?

Pausing opportunities is available only to Be Collective Plus, Pro and Full Platform subscribers.

Continue to the next step

When you're done, click Save and continue to proceed to the next step of the opportunity builder.

Next steps

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