What is the difference between a Category and an Opportunity?
Category:
A category typically has the title and description of a program, event or location. It contains one or more volunteer opportunities.
Opportunity:
An opportunity contains all the details about an activity, position, role or task. Volunteers can apply directly to opportunities, which are linked to a single category.
Example in the diagram below > The Food Bank would be the category. Food Prep, Packaging and Delivery would be the opportunities.
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