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Idealist Tip File: How to Repost an Old Listing

As a Content & Support Associate here at Idealist, Lisa W. reviews organizations' profiles and provides general support to Idealist users. Here's a tip from Lisa to help you make the most of Idealist:


Lisa (on the right) with her teammates! The other day, a woman called from New York to ask me if it was possible for her to repost and edit an old job listing that her organization had posted a couple of months ago. Last week, another woman emailed me from Chicago asking if she could repost a job that had just expired. These are common questions among our users, and I'm happy to say that there is a very easy way to repost a listing. Here´s how:

1. Login to your account by visiting www.idealist.org and entering your email and password into the Member Login box on the right side of the screen. You will be taken to your control panel.

2. Click on the "Groups and Listings" tab and then on the "Edit & Post" link next to the name of your organization.

3. Click on the name of the type of listing that you wish to manage. Below, a list of all of your active listings of this type will appear. Click on "Add New."

4. You will be given the option to create a new listing, or to use a template from a previously posted listing.

5. Select the listing you would like to repost, make the necessary changes, and click "Submit."

Idealist allows you to repost and edit an archived listing so that you don't have to create a new listing from scratch. Just remember to archive, and not delete, your listings so that you can repost them in the future.

Also, once the expiration date for a listing passes, the listing is automatically archived to our database. If you would like to extend the listing past 60 days, you will have to repost it. Reposting a listing requires a fee of $60, or one job credit if your organization has a job pack.

By enabling you to reuse a template from a previous listing, you can spend more of your time focusing on the bigger tasks of achieving your organization's goals and less time on the details that get you there.

Hope this helps! Until next time,

Lisa