How to Create Volunteer Application Forms

Argenta collects volunteers through public sign-up forms. The one you design yourself is the sign-up form attached to a volunteer task group.

The Volunteer Task Group Sign-Up Form

1. Go to Volunteerism > Volunteer Task Groups
2. Open the task group
3. Go to its form design page, headed Public Sign-Up Form Design

The designer has a banner section for the image at the top of the form, and a content section for the wording. The Share The Public Sign-Up Form card holds the Public Link with a Copy button, plus a QR code you can save as a PNG or an SVG.

The Other Volunteer Entry Points

Depending on how your organization is set up, volunteers may also reach you through:

• A Volunteer Interest Form, for people who want to help but have not picked a job yet
• A Volunteer Task Sign-Up Form, where they choose a specific task
• A volunteer registration form

These are listed under Our Public Interfaces when your organization uses them.

What Happens After Someone Signs Up

Sign-ups arrive as volunteer records you can work with under Volunteerism, where volunteer groups, positions, training and needs are managed.

Best Practices

• Say plainly on the form what the job involves and how long it takes
• Use the task group form when you need people for specific jobs, and the interest form when you are building a pool
• Follow up quickly. A volunteer who hears nothing for two weeks has usually moved on