Direct Connect (Live August 12, 2024)

Level of Effort: Low

Backwards compatible.

Why Should I Make the Update?

Increase volunteer engagement by redirecting users to the organization's external registration page after they connect with an opportunity. This helps volunteers take immediate action, boosting follow-through.

How to Make the Update

If the redirectUrl field is not NULL and connection_type is NOT passthrough, redirect users to the provided 3rd-party registration page after the createConnection call.

We suggest letting the volunteer know that you will be redirecting them. Example screen below.

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Volunteers will also receive the registration link in their connection confirmation email.

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Filtering

You can also choose to only include or omit these types of opportunities using the redirectOpps field. The default is to include both redirectOpps and non-redirectOpps. If redirectOpps = true, only redirectOpps will show. f redirectOpps = false, all redirectOpps will be filtered out of search results.

Example Call and Return

query { searchOpportunities(input:{ location:"US" }){ currentPage resultsSize opportunities { id connection_type redirectUrl } } }