Using ParkConnect

Having your activities in ParkConnect helps in two ways:

• Safety and support: It ensures your ranger knows when and where your group is working so they can support you
• Finding volunteers: You can choose to make your activities public so new volunteers can find and join your group.
• Measuring Impact: Recording your hours provides important data to recognise the contributions of your volunteers and advocate for additional resources to support the parks that we care about.

 

Starting a New Group

If you are forming a new group, your Contact Ranger is your first point of call.

• Pitch your idea: Share your group’s name, goals, and a rough schedule with your Ranger
• Alignment: They will help align your passion with the park’s areas of need
• Setup: Once approved, your Ranger will create your group page in ParkConnect and assign you as the group leader.

Once your group is established, you can review and edit your group details here. There is training available on ParkConnect under the ‘Support’ tab related to how to complete the groups admin and edit group details.

 

Register as Leader on ParkConnect

If your group is already established but the Leader has changed, we need to keep our records current.

• Step 1: [Link: Register your personal account] on ParkConnect
• Step 2: Contact your Ranger to be officially added as the new Group Manager

 

Managing your group page and activities

Your group page provides an overview of what your group achieves for volunteers. You can update your activities or group details at any time, especially during your annual VAP review.

• [Link: How to update your group’s details]
• [Link: Watch: How to make activities public or private]
• [Link: Watch: How to add another Administrator to the share load]

Need a hand?

• [Link: Reset your ParkConnect Password]
• Detailed ‘How-to’ training is available under the Support tab within the [Link: ParkConnect Portal].