Overview

Signing up takes a few minutes. Getting to the point where you can actually recruit takes a little longer, because Vome needs something to recruit for.

This article covers both: the registration itself, then the order to build things in.

1. How do I register?

1. Go to vomevolunteer.com/register.
2. Fill out the registration form.
3. Authenticate your email address using the email Vome sends you.
4. Log in.
5. Complete your organization's details.

The account you create becomes an admin of the new organization, so register with an address you will keep access to rather than a shared inbox nobody owns.

2. The authentication email has not arrived

Check your junk and spam folders first, since that is where it usually is. If you find it there, move it to your inbox rather than just opening it, so later Vome mail arrives properly.

The full set of fixes is in I cannot authenticate my email. What do I do?

3. What should I set up first?

In this order, because each step depends on the one before it:

1. Your organization page. This is what the public sees and what every link you share points at.
2. A category. Every opportunity has to belong to one, so you need at least one before you can publish anything.
3. An opportunity. This is the thing people are approved for, and where shifts and hours live.
4. Shifts on that opportunity, unless the work has no fixed times.
5. Your recruitment workflow, which decides what happens when somebody clicks to get involved.

Only then is there anything for a recruit to do. Sharing your page before this point sends people to an empty page, which is the most common early misstep.

4. When should I invite my colleagues?

After you have one opportunity working end to end, not before.

Inviting a team into an empty account means five people looking at the same blank screen. Build one complete example first, then invite others and let them copy the pattern. See How do I invite more admins?

5. Do I have to pay to start?

No. You can register and start building without a paid plan.

Some features are reserved for paid plans, and on the free plan several dashboard metrics show their label without a figure. That is expected rather than a fault.

Summary

• Register at vomevolunteer.com/register and authenticate your email.
• Use an address you will keep access to, since that account becomes an admin.
• Build in order: organization page, category, opportunity, shifts, recruitment workflow.
• Do not share your page until there is something published to apply for.
• Invite colleagues once one opportunity works end to end.
• You can start without paying, with some features reserved for paid plans.

Where to go next

• How do I create a new category?
• How do I add a new opportunity?
• The volunteer journey on Vome, from recruitment to recognition
• How do I invite more admins?