❖ Heads up! This article is intended for Advanced Program Managers.
Volunteer Opportunities are the key component to a successful Program. We know that it isn't always easy to "get creative". That's why we've created some examples to give you some inspiration.
How to create a compelling description
The Opportunity Description gives you the chance to personalize your volunteer Opportunities. This is where you can add additional details not covered in the Create Opportunity form. You can utilize several fields on the form to build your Opportunity—the Description field lets you flesh it out a bit more! For example, you might:
- Add images to your Opportunity in the Description field
- Images are a great way to convey what the volunteers might do when participating in that Opportunity
- Add color to your text with the text editor or include headings to break up important chunks of information
- Embed a video
- Insert links to outside resources or even other posted Opportunities or Events
How you personalize the Description field depends on what information you wish to convey to your audience about that Opportunity.
The text editor
The text editor in your Opportunity Description field is the same one used to personalize your Program profile page. Here are the tool buttons you encounter with this editor:
| Tool Buttons | Descriptions |
|---|---|
 | These are your "Whoops!" buttons! Undo and Redo. Don't worry if you make a mistake, you can undo it! Didn't mean to undo something? You can redo it. |
 | This opens the HTML source code. Here you can embed videos from YouTube and Vimeo or other pieces of content using HTML coding. Note: Some videos may not be compatible when you try to embed them. This results in a broken link that won't play on the front end of the site. |
 | Want to insert a table? This button lets you insert a button and edit the cells, rows, and columns as necessary. This can be a great way to share an example volunteer schedule, post your impact in a table, or whatever you need a table display content for. |
 | You can play with the formatting of your text by decreasing or increasing your indent with these buttons! |
 | Just like with the Decrease and Increase Indent buttons, you can also play with the alignment of your images, videos, and text. |
 | Bullet points are a great way to break up your text or to list important items! Use the Bullet Points or Numbered List buttons to start organizing your text. |
 | Want to section off your description into segments of information? Use the Horizontal Line button. |
 | Personalize your description with your logo, banners, or images with the Insert/Edit Image button. |
 | Do you want to create headlines for the different sections of your description? You can use the dropdown here to choose what font size works best for you. |
 | You can use these buttons to bold a segment of text so that it pops! Or, you can italicize or underline something to make it stand out from the rest. Want to have fun playing with words to build hype? You can strikethrough a line of text and replace it with something better to build excitement!  |
 | Play with colors! You can change your Text Color or Background Color and make words stand out in your description! ✅ Best Practice: You may want to review what the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) say about the use of colors on your site. This can help make a decision that's accessible to all users who visit your agency's profile page! |
 | Do you want to share links to important documents, online videos, training resources, etc.? You can with the Insert/Edit Link button! Need to remove it? Just highlight the link and click Remove Link. |
Examples
These are examples of how you might customize your volunteer Opportunities. You can use these as templates or just inspiration. These are examples with headings and images. We have also shared one without a lot of details in the description so you can compare them. 
