## Opportunities Template for getting great responses

Here is our suggested template for getting the best results, i.e. getting volunteers excited about your opportunity.

### **Opportunity Title**:

Make it a **Volunteer** position instead of a single task that they must complete. This has proven to be the best way to pique the interest of Volunteers and is easiest to promote on Social Media.

For instance:

- \"Front-end Developer Volunteer\" is better than "Create a Landing page with Bootstrap"
- "Data Scientist Volunteer" is better than "Handwritten Digit Recognition Project"

Leave specifics about the opportunity to the **About Opportunity** section. Try to keep the title nice and simple.

### **About the Company**

Be sure to add company logo on your **Company Profile** which will then appear on your Opportunities. This shows your professionalism. Here is an [example](https://wordpress.skilledup.life/%22/company/progress-hero//%22).  
Please provide a brief description about the company and what it does. Please don\’t expect Volunteers to visit your Company Profile in order to understand what your company does.

### **About the Opportunity**

Describe the Opportunity in sufficient detail under the following sections:

#### 1. Acquired Work Experience

Please mention:

- _You can gain experience towards a career as a  \_ and \_, etc_

Here is an example:

_The Virtual Assistant Volunteer Opportunity with Givelist is a great chance to build experience toward a career as an Executive or Virtual Assistant – which is a valuable and growing need for many companies._

_This volunteer role will also allow you to grow your knowledge, connections and experience (or even portfolio) in Social Media Strategy and Project Management._

#### 2. Responsibilities

Please mention the **Responsibilities** expected of this Opportunity

Here is an example for Responsibilities:

_Responsibilities_:

- _Meet with other Volunteers to discuss strategy, then build an organised list of to-do’s that Volunteers will be working on._
- _Prioritise competing needs and create or guide a workflow that helps Volunteers complete the larger project._

#### 3. Acquired Skills

Do mention the skills that can be acquired through this Opportunity, for example:

_Potential skills you might develop through this Opportunity:_

- _Competitor analysis._
- _Customer interviews._
- _Pricing methodologies._
- _Pricing products._
- _Product positioning._

#### 4. Endorsements

Do mention how you would endorse the Volunteer for their help.

_Endorsements_:

- _Provide a Linkedin testimonial._
- _Allow you to add Company to your Linkedin Profile._
- _Write Linkedin Post thanking you for your contribution._
- _Share the same on Twitter._
- _Give you free access to the product for 12 months._

#### 5. Disclaimer

Please do add this disclaimer at the end of your Opportunity:

_Disclaimer_:

_This is a voluntary position, i.e. there is no direct financial compensation, promise of future paid work or any taxable benefit in kind._

Please make sure you do not make any promises, which breaks UK labour laws, under which SkilledUp Life operates.