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Volunteer Application

Volunteer Pipeline
1. Submit an Application
2. Review Applications
3. Ministry Review
4. Verify Requirements
5. Approved Volunteers
6. Rejected Volunteers

Volunteer Application is the WebLink tool that allows people to apply for volunteer positions through your church website. You can configure as many volunteer applications as you would like. Each application is configured separately in the WebLink area of Fellowship One.

When a user applies for a job online, the application will submit the user’s information into the Volunteer Pipeline in Fellowship One. The pipeline (as it is affectionately called at ACTIVE Network Faith) is a series of steps used for the following purposes:

To make sure there is a steady flow of people interested in volunteering at the church
As a way of standardizing requirements that must be met before a volunteer is able to serve
To ensure the volunteer finds a job he/she feels happy and fulfilled doing What are the steps in the pipeline?

The steps in the volunteer pipeline are outlined in the following table.

Step	Description
Enter paper volunteer applications Prospect applies using WebLink Volunteer Application	If a volunteer has completed a paper application, data entry must be done to enter the information into Fellowship One. If the volunteer prospect applies online using WebLink's Volunteer Application, his application will be automatically entered into the Volunteer Pipeline.
Review Application	This step is a stopping place where an assimilation pastor or volunteer coordinator can more closely examine the jobs the person has selected and try to narrow the focus from many jobs to one or two jobs that most closely match the volunteer's giftedness. Any job selections can be dropped off the application at this stage.
Ministry Review	This step is meant for the ministry leader or volunteer coordinator to be able to talk to the volunteer and find the best job/schedule to match the volunteer's availability. If an interview or audition is required, this is the ideal time to do it.
Verify Requirements	Volunteers remain in this stage until all requirements have been met. If the volunteer is rejected, the application goes to the Rejected Volunteers queue.
Approved Volunteers	The final stage of the pipeline is to assign approved volunteers. The Approved Volunteers queue contains all volunteers who have been fully qualified to do a job.