❖ Heads up! This article is only intended for Sustain Site Managers.
By the end of this article, you'll be able to:
Add and edit Skills
Apply Skills to Opportunities
Understand how volunteers find and use Skills
Filter users by Skills
🎥 Video Resources
Adding a Custom Skill
Examples of when to create custom Skills:
Rebuilding homes: add Home Repair, Restoration, Construction
Working with shelter animals: add Animal Care, Veterinarian, Animal Rescue
Food pantry work: add Cooking, Food Prep, Food Handling
To get started:
Go to Settings > Skills.
Click Add A New Skill.
Enter the Skill Name.
Select an Icon and Color (defaults to an apple icon and gray if skipped).
Click Submit Skill to finish.
Editing Skills
Go to Settings > Skills.
Click the pencil icon under the Options column.
Make your changes.
Click Submit Skill to save.
Applying Skills to Volunteer Opportunities
You can add Skills when creating an Opportunity or edit an existing one:
Go to Volunteerism > Opportunities and select an existing Opportunity (or create a new one).
Scroll to Skills & Abilities.
Select each Skill you want to apply.
Click Create or Update to finish.
How Volunteers Interact with Skills
Skills appear on each Opportunity’s profile page.
Volunteers can search for Opportunities that match their Skills.
Volunteers can select Skills in their profile to get a personalized list of Opportunities on their dashboard and in their inbox.
Filtering Users by Skills
Managers with access to the User Filter can sort users by Skills:
Go to Volunteerism > Users.
Click User Filter.
Select User Data > User Skills > is > [Skill Name].
Click Submit to filter the list.profile.
