In your system, Groups serve as a method for organizing external organizations, clubs, and other entities that collaborate and serve with you. Groups can also be used to internally designate various groups of volunteers.
The Group Management Settings section contains all of the global settings regarding groups in your system. This includes various settings for Group Contacts, configuring the Group Request Form, and working within your system.
- Allow Group Leader(s) to Access Group Management: Select whether or not you would like to allow individuals with Group Leader access to the system to access the Group Management Dashboard for groups that they are assigned as the Primary or Alternate leader of.
- Group Leader Notification Method: Select if a Group Leader will be notified when a Volunteer indicates membership in a particular group.
- Allow Group Requests to be Submitted Online: Select whether or not you would like to allow group requests to be submitted online to your organization and designate who you would like to initially assign the request to.
- Group Request Notes/Instructions: Customize the welcome message that is displayed at the top of the Group Request Page for your organization.
- Group Request Custom Question #1-#4: Choose the type of question you want to ask group contacts when submitting the group request form.
- Group Request Custom Question #1-#4 Text: Text of the question you want to ask group contacts when submitting the Group Request Form.
- Group Request Custom Question #1-#4 Options: Options you wish to include for group contacts to select from when answering this question. Include as a comma-separated list (e.g. Option1,Option2,etc). Only used for 'Selection Box' type questions.
- Allow Group Self-Registration: Select whether or not you would like to allow groups to self-register and unregister for opportunities, as well as give the ability to create groups.
- No: Does not allow for any self-registering of groups
- Yes - Register Only: Allows a Group Contact to self-register their group in a mass registration, where you will not know who the individuals are that are attending.
- Yes - Create and Register: Allows a Group Contact to create any group and then sign groups up for available opportunities using a mass registration, where you will not know who the individuals are that are attending.
- Yes - Reserve Only: Allows the Group Contact to make a Reservation for their group that they can then send out to their group to have them register and fill designated spots, so that you will know who the individuals who are coming.
- Yes - Create and Reserve: Allows a Group Contact to create any group and then sign groups up for available opportunities using a Reservation for their group that they can then send out to their group to have them register and fill designated spots, so that you will know who the individuals who are coming.