--- title: Create a new opportunity description: In Samaritan the term "Opportunity" describes an assignment, activity, or event that engages volunteers. This is one of the three core profiles in eCoordinator. --- [Skip to content](https://help.samaritan.com/opportunity#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Submit a support request](https://help.samaritan.com/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [Customer portal](https://help.samaritan.com/tickets-view?hsLang=en) ![eCLogo.png\]](https://help.samaritan.com/hs-fs/hubfs/eCLogo.png?height=40&name=eCLogo.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Submit a support request](https://help.samaritan.com/kb-tickets/new) - [Customer portal](https://help.samaritan.com/tickets-view) - Go to samaritan.com Go to samaritan.com Hello. How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Samaritan Help Center](https://help.samaritan.com/?hsLang=en) 2. [Opportunities](https://help.samaritan.com/opportunities?hsLang=en) # Create a new opportunity ## In Samaritan the term "Opportunity" describes an assignment, activity, or event that engages volunteers. This is one of the three core profiles in eCoordinator. ### How to create a new Opportunity (Opp) (13 min)   ### Quick Steps 1. From the **Opportunities** tab, click **New** 2. Walk through each tab filling out the appropriate information.  Note: Opportunity profiles are custom and look different for each client. This article describes how to create a new opportunity in general terms on. Please schedule a training with Samaritan to learn more about your custom process. - - **Main Info:** give the Opportunity a **Title, Short Description, Long Description, **the** Opportunity Type, **and** Volunteer Type** - The **Recruiter URL** is the link to your Opportunity and lets you see a preview of your work. As with most other fields, you can grid the Opp URLs. - Select **Feature Opportunity** if you want this to appear on the Recruiter homepage - **Organization:** choose the correct Organization the Opportunity applies to. - **Contact Info:** the contact information of the person hosting the Opportunity - **Location Info:** where the Opportunity will be held - **Logistics: **this controls the behavior of the Opportunity. Choose the Start and end dates (see **Definition of Opportunity Dates** below). You can choose to have separate display start and end dates. Choose the min. # of vols needed, and the min. age allowable for the Opportunity. Also decide if you want the Opportunity to be a referral Opportunity only or if you wish the Opportunity to be a placed Opportunity - **Placed:** officially signed up and can have log book entries (hours) entered - **Referred: **vols can sign up but not be placed until they capture certain items; a waitlist indicating interest in the Opportunity. ***Note: there can be no log book entries from a volunteer who is not*** ***placed.*** - **Hide from search results:** if building a private Opportunity, you may choose to the remainder of the fields are intuitive - **Surveys:** attach an Opportunity survey - **Sign-In:** attach a Sign-In Station to the Opportunity - **Prerequisites:** assign prerequisites or requirements to prevent placement - **Attachments:** add an image or attachments Now that you have created your opportunity, make it visible to volunteers by placing it in the **Publish Folder** (look for this icon ![](https://help.samaritan.com/hubfs/image-png-Mar-30-2022-04-32-51-86-PM.png)).     - [What's New](https://help.samaritan.com/whats-new?hsLang=en) - [Getting Started](https://help.samaritan.com/getting-started?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Account Basics & Setup](https://help.samaritan.com/getting-started?hsLang=en#account-basics-setup) - [Product Orientation & Basic Navigation](https://help.samaritan.com/getting-started?hsLang=en#product-orientation-basic-navigation) - [Record Management](https://help.samaritan.com/getting-started?hsLang=en#record-management) - [Reports](https://help.samaritan.com/reports?hsLang=en) - [Email & Text Messaging](https://help.samaritan.com/email-text-messaging?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Troubleshooting](https://help.samaritan.com/email-text-messaging?hsLang=en#troubleshooting) - [Automated Emails](https://help.samaritan.com/email-text-messaging?hsLang=en#automated-emails) - [Opportunities](https://help.samaritan.com/opportunities?hsLang=en) - [Grids & Filters](https://help.samaritan.com/grids-filters?hsLang=en) - [Log Book](https://help.samaritan.com/log-book?hsLang=en) - [Scheduling](https://help.samaritan.com/scheduling?hsLang=en) - [Volunteers](https://help.samaritan.com/volunteers?hsLang=en) - [Surveys](https://help.samaritan.com/surveys?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Build a survey](https://help.samaritan.com/surveys?hsLang=en#build-a-survey) - [Sign-In Stations](https://help.samaritan.com/sign-in-stations?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Sign-In Station Basics & Setup](https://help.samaritan.com/sign-in-stations?hsLang=en#sign-in-station-basics-setup) - [How to build a Sign-In Station](https://help.samaritan.com/sign-in-stations?hsLang=en#how-to-build-a-sign-in-station) - [Attach a Sign-In Station to a Service Opportunity](https://help.samaritan.com/sign-in-stations?hsLang=en#attach-a-sign-in-station-to-a-service-opportunity) - [View and share a Sign-In Station](https://help.samaritan.com/sign-in-stations?hsLang=en#view-and-share-a-sign-in-station) - [Managing Sign-In Stations](https://help.samaritan.com/sign-in-stations?hsLang=en#managing-sign-in-stations) - [Troubleshooting Sign-In Stations](https://help.samaritan.com/sign-in-stations?hsLang=en#troubleshooting-sign-in-stations) - [New Features for the Sign-In Station](https://help.samaritan.com/sign-in-stations?hsLang=en#new-features-for-the-sign-in-station) - [Advanced Topics](https://help.samaritan.com/advanced-topics?hsLang=en#main-content) - [User Defined Fields (UDFs)](https://help.samaritan.com/advanced-topics?hsLang=en#user-defined-fields-udfs) - [Automations](https://help.samaritan.com/advanced-topics?hsLang=en#automations) - [Get Help](https://help.samaritan.com/get-help?hsLang=en) - [Samaritan Import Data Tool](https://help.samaritan.com/samaritan-import-data-tool?hsLang=en) - [Messaging](https://help.samaritan.com/messaging?hsLang=en) [![Samaritan Technologies](https://help.samaritan.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Samaritan-Logo-Final-Horizontal.png?width=806&height=253&name=Samaritan-Logo-Final-Horizontal.png "Samaritan Technologies")](http://samaritan.com) samaritan.com Help Center Copyright © 2026, Samaritan ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "VideoObject", "contentUrl" : "https://2475433.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/2475433/Create%20a%20new%20opportunity_v1.mp4", "dateModified" : "2022-05-26T18:17:34.054Z", "description" : "", "duration" : "PT13M42S", "height" : 720, "name" : "Create a new opportunity_v1", "thumbnailUrl" : "https://2475433.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/2475433/Create%20a%20new%20opportunity_v1.mp4/medium.jpg", "uploadDate" : "2021-10-06T23:14:36.482Z", "width" : 1186 } ```