Welcome to Connect RCT
This is a free platform for everyone to find information about volunteering, community events, activities, facilities and services across RCT.
This help page is created and maintained by our software provider Made Open. Access help by playing a tutorial video or exiting this platform to view one of Made Open’s help guide pages.
If you can't find what you are looking for, please contact us.
Registration & profile
Basic registration
Review the T&Cs and complete the registration form to create a new member profile.
Set up your profile
Create a profile for you or your organisation. Add a picture or video to personalise your profile.
Managing your account
Account settings
Update your settings, like the email address, password and main language.
Manage your activities
Manage your favourites list as well as any responses to your activities.
Members & connections
Search members
Use the search bar to find members by account type, profile badges and more.
Badges
Available badges
Every platform has different profile badges. Read about yours here.
Apply for a badge
Choose a profile badge that you are a good fit for and submit an application.
Community listings
Search for listings
You can search community listings using keywords, filters and Best Match.
Add a listing
Use the three step form to add a new community listing to be approved.
Edit a listing
Manage your live or expired activities by making changes to be re-approved.
Events
Volunteering
Search volunteering
You can search volunteering opportunities using keywords, filters and Best Match.
Pledge to volunteer
Become a volunteer by pledging to support a volunteering opportunity.
Look for volunteers
Use the three step form to add a new community listing to be approved.
Log volunteer hours
Log your volunteered hours, or log hours volunteered to your organisation.
Asking for ideas
Ask for ideas
Use the three step form to ask people to share their ideas about your topic.
Add an idea
Contribute ideas to an activity asking for ideas to help others in your community.
Rate and endorse ideas
Use the emoticon faces to share how you rate others' ideas and add your name to endorse an idea.
Turn ideas into teams*
If you've endorsed an idea, you can turn it into a team to put the idea into practise. *If the idea owner has allowed this
Polls
Can't find the answers you need?
Don't worry, there are more ways to get help with your questions. We've created detailed user guides with videos, a form for reporting technical issues, or you can get in touch via our contact page.