VolunteerMatch and LinkedIn: Recruit Skilled Professional Volunteers

Did you know that when you post an opportunity on VolunteerMatch it can be shared out to millions more potential volunteers via our partnership with LinkedIn?  

This is one of the many valuable benefits of posting your volunteer opportunities on VolunteerMatch.  Read below to learn more about steps to ensure your opportunities are shared on LinkedIn.

This article covers:

• How to synch your VolunteerMatch profile with LinkedIn
• Requirements for volunteer opportunities to be featured on LinkedIn
• Connecting with volunteers through LinkedIn

How to synch your VolunteerMatch profile with LinkedIn

Add your organization’s LinkedIn page to your VolunteerMatch profile:

1. Log into your account on VolunteerMatch.org
2. Select 'Edit Organization Profile' under ‘Manage Organization’ in the left-hand navigation menu
   
3. Copy and paste your organization’s LinkedIn company page ID into the URL,.
   (e.g., http://www.linkedin.com/company/22503). into the 'LinkedIn URL’ field.
   
   Use this article to find the correct version of the URL to add to your VolunteerMatch Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a415420/associate-your-linkedin-company-id-with-the-linkedin-job-board-faqs

4. Select ‘Save’ at the bottom of the page
   

Requirements for volunteer opportunities to be featured on LinkedIn through the VolunteerMatch integration

First, ensure your VolunteerMatch Profile is synched with LinkedIn (see previous section). 

For volunteer opportunities to appear on LinkedIn, they must be:

• Associated with at least one of the more than 400 skills available to choose from on our platform.
• Location-based with a city, state, and zip code (virtual opportunities are not eligible at this time)
• Over 100 words

For more information view Adding a New Opportunity or Editing an Opportunity.

Connecting with volunteers through LinkedIn

Please allow up to 24 hours for your opportunities to display on LinkedIn.

Interested volunteers from LinkedIn will be directed to your original opportunity posted on VolunteerMatch.  You will be notified of these connections through our normal process.