Register your organization
An organization is what volunteers browse, and every opportunity belongs to one. You need an account before you can register one, and the account you register from becomes the organization owner.
The four steps
Registration is a wizard, and you can move back and forth between steps before you submit.
- Identity and legal. Organization name, what kind of organization it is, tax status, and an EIN if you have one. Nonprofits are asked which type.
- Contacts and location. A contact name, email and phone, plus the street address, city, state and ZIP. This is the address volunteers use to work out whether you are near them.
- Description and media. Who you are and what you do, in your own words, plus a website, social links, and a video if you have one. This is the part volunteers read.
- Review and submit. Everything on one screen before it goes.
What happens after you submit
Your organization is created straight away with a status of pending, and somebody at Kanu Hawaii reviews it. Approval usually takes two to three business days. Your dashboard shows which state it is in.
| Status | What it means |
|---|---|
| Pending approval | We are reviewing it. You can keep editing your profile and writing opportunities while you wait. |
| Approved | Your organization is visible to volunteers. |
| Not approved | Something needs sorting out. Email us and we will tell you what. |
| Archived | The organization has been retired and is no longer listed. |
Register once
One organization per group, not one per campaign or per event. Opportunities, campaigns, and reports all hang off the organization, so a second registration splits your history in half. If you run several distinct programs, they are still one organization here.
Keeping the profile current
The dashboard Profile tab edits everything the registration form asked for. Two settings there are worth knowing about:
- Default status for new volunteer needs. Whether a new opportunity starts as a draft or goes straight to published. Set it to draft if more than one person writes them.
- Donation policy. Whether you accept donations, and on what terms. Shown on your public profile.
Your public profile lists every opportunity you have published, and is a reasonable thing to link to from your own site. If you would rather the listings appeared on your own pages, embed them instead.