As an SVN Campus Partner (YCP faculty & staff), you have two options for getting YCP students to sign up for your volunteer opportunity.
Email us: Reach out to us at volunteer@ycp.edu with the details of your volunteer opportunity (including date, time, location, description, and point of contact). We'll post the project to our SVN portal on your behalf!
Post to the SVN portal: Post your volunteer opportunity directly to York College's SVN volunteer signup portal. Information about using the SVN portal is below.
How do I create a user account on the SVN portal?
Go to volunteer.ycp.edu.
Click the Login tab.
Click the YCP login button.
Log in with your YCP credentials (email and password).
When you log in for the first time, you will be prompted to complete some profile information.
Questions or concerns? Contact us at volunteer@ycp.edu
I received an email to complete my SVN portal profile. What do I do?
If you received an email asking you to complete your profile, that means that we have already activated your account. All you need to do is...
Go to volunteer.ycp.edu.
Click the Login tab, and then click YCP Login.
Sign in using your YCP credentials (email and password).
Questions or concerns? Contact us at volunteer@ycp.edu
Can I register my YCP office, department, course, or student organization on the SVN portal?
Yes! You can create an organization page for your department, office, course, or student group. Here's how*:
Go to volunteer.ycp.edu (you'll need to log out if you're already logged on).
Click the option that says Click here to register your organization.
Complete the organization registration form.
*Please note that some organizations and student groups already have an organization page on the SVN portal. You can see if your organization, department, or group already has a page by visiting the SVN organizations list.
Questions or concerns? Contact us at volunteer@ycp.edu
How do I post a volunteer event on the SVN portal?
Once your department, office, course, or organization has an organization page in the SVN portal, you're ready to post volunteer projects!
Go to volunteer.ycp.edu and log in.
Click My Organization at the top of your page.
Under the red toolkit box, click Opportunities, then click Add New Opportunity.
Fill out the opportunity form, providing as much detail as you can.
A detailed guide for what to include in the Opportunity Form is in the next section below.
Click submit! The SVN staff will review your listing and make updates as needed (such as adding a Team Leader). You'll be notified once your listing is live.
Questions or concerns? Contact us at volunteer@ycp.edu
Please use this project description template as you post a project to the SVN portal.
There are many factors to consider when you are scheduling, designing, and hosting a volunteer opportunity! Click the button below to visit the Project Design Kit.