How do I open, close or pause an opportunity to applications?

This article shows group managers how to update the application status of their opportunities.

Open, close or pause applications

Open your group management page (How do I manage my group?)
Open the Opportunities tab

You can see which opportunities are open, closed or due to close by referring to the Application status and Application close date columns in the Opportunities table.

If you'd like to take a break from receiving applications from an opportunity or close your opportunity to new applications altogether, all it takes is a few easy steps.

Find the opportunity you'd like to stop or pause applications for and click Edit
Open the Application section (for published opportunities, Edit opens the opportunity details page; for drafts, it opens the wizard)

Application close date

Update the Application close date to the current date if you'd like to close applications altogether. Doing so will hide your opportunity from public view, but it will remain accessible to anyone with a pending or approved application. You can also enter a future date if, for instance, you'd like to receive applications only until the end of the week.

This date can be changed at any time, so if you wish to re-open an opportunity, just return to the editor and change the date.

Pause applications

If you'd like to close your opportunity temporarily — for instance, if you've received a high volume already and would like to review them first — click Pause applications. Again, this hides your opportunity from public view and prevents further applications from being received.

If your application has already been paused, a Resume applications button will be shown here, and clicking on it will reinstate the opportunity to public view.

Pausing opportunities is available to Be Collective Plus, Pro and Full Platform subscribers. To learn more about Be Collective's subscription plans, please see Be Collective's product plans & pricing