In my how-to’s over the past few weeks, I’ve covered how to make your organization’s Idealist profile more search-friendly (using keywords), better formatted (using Creole and properly fitted logos), and more informative (uploading content from your other feeds).

Today’s post is all about who’s allowed to make changes to an org page. Current administrators, this post is a good one to share with anyone who oversees hiring, volunteer management, or social media.

Why might I want access to my organization’s page?

You already know you can post jobs there, but did you know that you can also post volunteer opportunities, internships, events, programs and resources? And all for free? The more information you share about your organization’s programs, and the more people see lots of ways to get involved, the more inviting your org page will be for members of the Idealist community who’d like to connect and collaborate with you!

I don’t have access to post stuff. How do I get it?

I’m assuming that your organization has an active page on Idealist; that you have an individual login; and that you would like access to your org page. If you don’t have a personal login with us yet, go ahead and click on the yellow “Sign Up” button on the homepage. I’ll wait.

Once all of that is set up, search for your organization in the top search box. On your org page, click on the blue “Become an administrator” button on the right side of the page.

I’m in! Now what?

Once your request has been approved, you’ll be able to access your organization’s page and post listings on its behalf! The administrators of your organization’s page will be able to set your privileges and remove old administrators, if necessary…but more on that next time.

What if I’m the administrator of my org page, and I want anyone with a matching email domain to be allowed the same access?

You can set this preference by clicking on “Org preferences” under Admin Tools on your organization’s page.