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Skills help match volunteers to Opportunities. Volunteers receive notifications about new Opportunities that align with their selected Skills and can filter and search for them by Skill as well.

Here are some examples:

If	Then
If you have volunteer Opportunities for rebuilding homes...	Add custom Skills like Home Repair, Restoration, or Construction
If you have volunteer Opportunities that involve working with shelter animals...	Add custom Skills like Animal Care, Veterinarian, or Animal Rescue
If you have volunteer Opportunities to work in a food pantry...	Add custom Skills like Cooking, Food Prep, or Food Handling

Adding a Custom Skill

Go to Settings > Skills.
Click Add A New Skill.
Enter the Name for that Skill.
Select an Icon and Color.
Click Submit Skill to finish.

Be sure to select an Icon and Color; otherwise, the system defaults to an apple icon and a gray color for that Skill.

Editing Skills

Go to Settings > Skills.
Click the pencil icon under the Options column for the Skill you wish to update.
Apply your edits and click Submit Skill to save your changes.

Applying Skills to Volunteer Opportunities

Skills are selected when creating an Opportunity, or they can be applied to an existing one.

Either create a new Opportunity or go to Volunteerism > Opportunities and select an existing one.
Scroll until you see Skills & Abilities.
Select each Skill you want applied to the Opportunity.
Either finish creating the new Opportunity or continue to edit the existing one.
When you're ready, click the Create or Update button to finish.

How Volunteers Interact with Skills

Skills appear on the Opportunity profile page when a volunteer visits it. Volunteers can also search for Opportunities based on Skills that interest them or align with their own strengths.

They can also select Skills from their profile area to receive a curated list of Opportunities in their inbox and on their dashboard for Opportunities with those Skills.

Filtering Users by Skills

Managers with access to the User Filter can also filter their user list by Skill.

Go to Volunteerism > Users.
Click the User Filter.
Select User Data > User Skills > is > [Skill Name].
Click Submit. The list is filtered to users who have selected that Skill on their profile.