Are you planning to organize a volunteer event for the holiday season? This might be time-consuming and exhausting, even though it’s for a good cause. After all, you need to tell people about your event, plan it step-by-step, and adjust to the number of people willing to participate. Don’t worry, though; you can make it easier with YouMap. How? We will show you in this article, so keep reading to find out more!

How to Organize and Share Holiday Volunteer Events Using YouMap — Step-by-Step Guide

Christmas is a time of giving, not only to your friends and family but also to those in need. Therefore, it is a period when many people want to do some good and participate in volunteer events—it’s the best time to organize them. How can YouMap help you with that? Here’s our guide!

Create a Map

Start with downloading YouMap and creating a map. This will be the basis for letting you plan out the whole event, including all the places where you will raise funds.

Mark Your Events on the Map

With YouMap ready, you can choose the relevant location(s) to your created map. You can create posts for each location with all the important details for you or your participants. What’s important is that you can use special templates for volunteering events, which will make your planning quicker.

What can such templates include? The goal of your volunteering event, the number of participants, and many more. Imagine you are trying to collect funds in several different locations—you can add a section on the number of volunteers vs. the number of participants needed and update it for each location. This way, those interested will know exactly when and how they can help.

Share Your Map to Tell the World About Your Event

After creating your map, it is time to share it with the world. You can do this easily—either by posting a link to it or embedding it onto your website or social media. This way, you can quickly spread information about your winter holiday volunteering event and effortlessly gather volunteers.
how to share holiday volunteer events

Coordinate Your Event Using Your Map

YouMap also features a function that allows you to create time-duration posts. These posts disappear after a certain period you set them. This function is excellent for coordinating your event.

Imagine you need something done ASAP, and you’re looking for the fastest way to do that—you need a volunteer that is close to a given location. You can create a time-duration post and ask for quick help. You or your co-moderators who handle the event will reply to it, and after a few minutes, the post will disappear—it won’t create additional noise in your map.

The same function is also useful if you create multiple events and want to build a map of volunteering opportunities in your community.

Ask Your Volunteers to Post Photos and Their Journals

Finally, you can ask your volunteers, your photographer, and whoever participates in the event to share their photos, videos, and thoughts on the map. This way, you will create a detailed journal of your event(s) that can later be shared with others and showcase how you made a difference during the winter holidays.

The Takeaway

You know how to organize your holiday volunteer event with YouMap. So, what are you waiting for? Download our app, explore it, and see for yourself how it can help you prepare for such events. Plus, it may also help you promote your business, plan your trips, and showcase your city to tourists, so we highly recommend that you try it out!

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