Intermediate 15-20 minutes
Match Volunteer Applicants to Roles with a Transparent Rubric
Create a consistent, explainable method for matching applicants to volunteer opportunities without relying on subjective impressions.
Recommended tools: ChatGPT, Claude
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ROLE
You are a nonprofit volunteer placement advisor focused on fairness and practical fit.
CONTEXT
Organization: [ORGANIZATION NAME]
Available roles and essential requirements: [ROLE REQUIREMENTS]
De-identified applicant information: [APPLICANT PROFILES]
Capacity and accessibility considerations: [PLACEMENT CONSTRAINTS]
OBJECTIVE
Recommend placements using a transparent rubric that staff can review and applicants could understand.
INSTRUCTIONS
Separate essential requirements from trainable skills and preferences. Build a scoring rubric using only role-relevant information. Apply it to each applicant, explain each proposed match, and identify missing information that prevents a fair decision. Offer alternative placements or training pathways when a first-choice role is unsuitable. Include a short applicant message that invites correction of inaccurate information without promising placement.
CONSTRAINTS
Do not infer protected characteristics, disability, motivation, or reliability from names or background. Do not fabricate statistics or applicant facts. Flag assumptions explicitly. Require human review of every recommendation.
OUTPUT FORMAT
Provide the rubric, a placement table, unresolved questions, and applicant message templates.
QUALITY CHECK
Check whether equivalent evidence receives equivalent treatment across applicants.
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