United Way of Thurston County

United Way of Thurston County

Agency Signup

Go to main page
getconnected.unitedway-thurston.org
Click on “Agency Signup”
Fill out basic info, click “Submit”
You will see a screen that says your agency is pending approval
Admin will approve your agency once you have filled out full information – see below
Log in with e-mail and password you entered earlier
Click “My Profile” in orange bar along top of page
On your profile, click “Select Agency to Manage” near top-right of page
Will take you to Agency Manager screen for your organization
After your agency is approved, you will see Agency Manager screen first when you log in
Fill out agency information
Address, contact info, website, Facebook, Twitter, map, etc.
Under “Email Address,” enter address you want need responses and event RSVPs to be sent to

Does not need to be the same address entered to create user account

Make sure that messages from are not sent to your junk e-mail folder

“Who We Are”“What We Do”
You can copy/paste from your agency’s website or from a Word document
Video
Insert link from YouTube or other video site
Categories
Choose as many as are relevant to your agency and its work
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CLICK “SUBMIT” WHEN DONE
Complete agency information is important in helping potential volunteers learn about your organization and why they should serve with you

Agency Management

Needs
To post a volunteer position, click “Add New”
Enter need title, description, age requirement, zip-code, need type, categories, date range, additional notifications
Choose as many categories as are relevant to the position; potential volunteers will use categories to search for positions that interest them
Click “Submit” when done
You can go back and edit needs that you have already posted
Events
To post an event, click “Add New”
Enter event title, description, start and end times, contact, location, enable/disable online RSVPs
Click “Submit” when done
You can edit events that you have already posted
Time Tracking
On Agency Manager screen, select “Time Tracking” tab
You can approve or decline hours submitted by volunteers
Or, you can add hours for your volunteers manually
Select need and enter volunteer’s e-mail address
Enter date, hours, and mileage
Click “Add” to enter hours in system

Day of Caring & Group Projects (“Advanced Events”)

For Day of Caring and other multi-agency community events, United Way will invite agencies to submit service projects online through Volunteer Connection, to be matched with teams from local workplaces, service organizations, and families
When your agency is invited to Day of Caring, you will receive an e-mail which includes a link to a dashboard page
You can also access this dashboard through your Agency Manager screen, by clicking the “Advanced Events” tab
Answer any preliminary questions and click “Submit Application”
You can thensubmit projects by clicking “Add Need.” Please be sure to fill out all the relevant information, including:
Project title and description
Primary contact name, phone, and e-mail
Worksite address
Number of volunteers needed
Starting time and estimated duration of the project
Answers to basic and supplemental questions
Click “Submit” when done

QUESTIONS/ASSISTANCE