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Getting started

What Causefolk is, who it is for and where everything lives.

  1. What Causefolk is

    A short tour of Causefolk, who it is for and the three places where you and your volunteers use it.

    For everyone
  2. Start your organization

    Create your organization on a 14-day free trial, or take over one the Causefolk team set up for you.

    For staff
  3. Organization settings

    Set your organization's name, time zone, volunteer language, waitlist hold, largest party and self check-in in one place.

    For staff
  4. Publish your first opportunity

    Create an opportunity, give it a shift people can sign up for, and publish it to your volunteer site.

    For staff
  5. Your volunteer site and the embed

    Share your volunteer site's link, or put the same sign-up on your own website with the embed snippet or the WordPress plugin.

    For staff
  6. Invite your team

    Invite owners, staff, coordinators and viewers by email, and use programs to give coordinators just the work they run.

    For staff