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Volunteer Comox Valley supports the public, private and social sector partnerships; and the creation of linkages between different sectors of the community through information access. We believe that the public good can be achieved through: Empowerment of all through access to information, Local capacity building, Community stewardship of local content.
The Comox Valley is seeking 601 more volunteer(s).
Pick-Up Service Helper
1
Assisting in the Pick Up of donations once per week. Book Volunteer
2
To sort donated books, price according to set guidelines & shelve them for sale. Maintain book area by tidying shelves and organizing as needed. Assist customers when they have questions regardin...Electronics Tester
1
Sort through electrical and battery operated items as well as some computer hardware & test. Maintain and organize electrical testing area.
4hour shift once per week.Clothing Sorter
5
Sort through donated clothing and hang items according to Store's guidelines.
2-4 hour shift once per week
Changes and Updates to Online Directory
Friday, February 24th, 2012
- Login menu now moved to front page for easy access.
- Front page recent opportunities now shows how many volunteers the opportunity has requested and also shows whether the posting is weekly or a specific date.
- Added National Volunteer Week Survey Form for February 2012.
- Cleaned up opportunity listings and full view mode.
- Redesign opportunity posting form for organizations.
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
- Added accessibility matching for volunteers.
- Added most recent volunteer opportunities to front page.
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
Member Organizations
- All inclusive members now stand out more when browsing, they are highlighted in gold.
- All inclusive members can now upload a logo which is featured on the organization detail page as well as browsing for organizations.
- All Members can now create a link back to a Facebook Group, view edit profile and see “Social Networking” Section.
- Must be direct copy and paste format, example: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/ValleyLinks-Home-of-Volunteer-Comox-Valley/145823718061
- Organizations can now add a 1-800 phone number by adding the 1- prefix to the standard phone number format.
- The organization dashboard is now in tabs rather than a list format.
- Website now links correctly in the dashboard.
Volunteers
The Volunteer side of the Volunteer Directory is now fully functional. This will act as a very powerful tool to match Volunteers with possible Volunteer Opportunities. Some of the many features are listed below.
- Marks credentials of opportunities in green when they match your profile. Such as: Age needed, age wanting to work with, distances etc. More matches will be added in the future. This change is reflected in full opportunity list as well as the detailed view.
- Distance calculator added to edit profile and registration. Used to calculate distance from your postal code to the postal code of the organization and tells you how far away it is. This is very useful for Volunteers that only want to travel a short distance to volunteer due to transport limitations.
- Can choose to receive inquiries about volunteer opportunities directly from VCV.
General Site Changes
- You can now click on the ValleyLinks header logo to return to www.valleylinks.net
- Removed extra spacing that caused clutter.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
- Added basic Skype Integration for Organizations. You can fill out your Skype name for your Primary Contact and it will display on the organization profile.
- Improved layout of opportunity submission, contact form, and organization profile form.
Monday, July 11, 2011
- Improved visibility of volunteer opportunities page using icons and other layout changes.
- Added field to see membership level in organization dashboard.
Monday, June 27, 2011
- Corrected search fields under "Browse Volunteer Opportunities". Now reports correct organizations and job titles.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
- Look for the new Wheelchair Accessible icon below for opportunities that have wheelchair access.
Monday, June 13, 2011
- Removed, 'Post Removal Date' field from The New Opportunity form. This feature did not work properly and it has temporarily been replaced by the created date field.
- Changed 'Removal Date' field to 'Date Created' under The Dashboard.
- Street Address and City are no longer required fields for posting opportunities.
- Fixed glitch where opportunity form would result in a 404 page not found error.
- Fixed glitch with new feature mentioned below would not allow you to update contact info properly.
- Added ability to have different address details for every contact for an organization.
- Added extra hints to organization and contact forms to help ease data entry process.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
- Expanded FAQ section to include various questions. More questions will be added later with additional images for support.
- Removed filter fields from the Organization Dashboard for Opportunities and Contacts.
Monday, June 6, 2011
- Corrected first 'Age Needed' field under 'Create new opportunity'. It now displays as '0-13'
- Added basic logo implementation for Organizations. Logo must be a valid image file and has to referenced as a valid html link. You can update your logo in your Organization Profile.
- Corrected glitch when searching for specific organizations and opportunities. NOTE: We are aware that if you click search with no fields it returns every organization or opportunity. We are still working to correct this.
Friday, June 3, 2011
- Added ability to specify what a role a contact has for an organization.
- Added a new, "FAQ" page. This page is still under construction.
- Added a new field named, "Valid Driver's License" for opportunities that require this option.
- Valid Driver's License field reflects changes on opportunity listings.
- Cleaned up opportunity detail view.
- Removed unnecessary fields.