Golden Reviews

I’ll definitely change this rating once this is resolved. There is no sign up with Apple option. Both sections of the page “sign up” and “sign in” have the buttons “sign in” with Apple. The sign up page has a “sign in” button and even when I hit it nothing happens. I hope this makes sense. Looks like it’s a minor bug that can easily be fixed

I know for a fact that there are other local opportunities in my area because I’m signed up to a website (VolunteerMatch) that gives me opportunities like this is supposed to. Golden won’t give me any opportunities and I tried to click the “sounds good” button. It doesn’t let me. This is the same with other buttons, they don’t work. VolunteerMatch is better than this if you want a good place to find something. Very disappointed in Golden. It’s given an easy job, and can’t do it, shame. The only thing good I can find about Golden is that it’s design is nice and modern. That is all.

I’ve been trying to volunteer for over two years. All background check cleared; made my interests everything; made my availability any day and any time; and still nothing. I’ve deleted Golden , re-downloaded; signed in; and still nothing. I’ve contacted tech support, multiple times over two years; still nothing. Anyone? Thoughts, suggestions? Or is this a waste of time and effort?

I was excited to see an app like this. After installing it, I opened Golden and it made my music stop playing. Also, I had to register. I couldn’t even look for any opportunities first. After registering, I just got a blank white screen with the title bar at the top. I the pulled down the white screen and got ‘Loading’.... and nothing else. App just sits at loading. Reading the reviews after the fact, I see Golden wouldn’t work for me anyways, as I don’t live in LA. That should have probably been mentioned upfront.

Your team needs to go back and redo the listing process from the ground up. The organization I was going to create listings for, and most other organizations, have created standardized listings for volunteer sites. I was going to put some listings up, but here’s why I won’t be doing so:

You split the listing section into three very short sections, with the third being “vibe.” First of all the character limit is incredibly short for the first two sections, I can’t even get 1/3rd of the information I need in there. Also, I’m a millennial and I have to say the “vibe” section is incredibly lame and a weak approach at trying to seem hip to set yourselves apart from the competition, not to mention you can only fit, what, 60 characters?

The time section is annoying as well, lots of opportunities are ongoing and at random intervals and don’t have a set timeframe, not allowing me to continue without setting a timeframe is infuriating.

Pardon any grammatical errors this was written from my phone, but I seriously hope you take these suggestions into consideration because Golden itself is a good concept but the execution certainly needs work. Deleting Golden for now but will hopefully be back later on when things have been fixed.

Golden requires full registration and sign up before showing you anything. And then it just shows that there are no opportunities in your area. You could have shown location search for opportunities before requiring your name, email, password, sign up for terms of service, etc.

Signed up just to be told there’s nothing in a major city. Could have been told that without the registration process.

It’s wonderful that your spending time developing an app that is probably not the most lucrative project you could be spending your time on - that’s very noble. I’m in New York City - the largest city in the country- and there was only one organization with a listing. So here’s my feedback: 1) please allow users to see opportunities before signing up - the only explanation for not doing so is that your somehow trying to monetize the collection of emails. I honestly feel duped for giving my email address. 2) Consider renaming your app something with LA or Los Angeles in the title, or at least make it very clear in the description that there is limited opportunities in areas other than _____ Or if you’d just allow people to search opportunities before signing up, the second suggestion wouldn’t be necessary. There’s space for an app like this so if you’re a 501c3 you should write a few grants and you’ll be poppin in no time.

Signed up based on the recommendation from my group Alpha Phi Omega. I live in Ohio and there is only one event. It keeps recommending events in Florida and San Diego even though I have my filter set to 50miles. And the sole event for my organization doesn’t even have sign up button, nor do some others. Yeah…another failed partnership by our clueless leadership. No one asked for this.

I really appreciate the developers for making Golden. It’s a great idea, and exactly what I was looking for! Unfortunately, for anyone who doesn’t live in California, Golden may not be worth it. Like other people have expressed, I only found a single volunteer opportunity within 50 miles of me, despite the fact that I live next to a major university.

Developers, you may want to get into contact with United Way or other big volunteer organizations to alert them to the existence of Golden instead of waiting for them to come to you.

I love Golden so much!!! I’m so happy to have joined it. I think it’s such a positive thing for all of us to get more involved in our communities and give back when we can :) So excited for this journey and experiences to come thanks to this app :)

I was able to quickly locate and find an opportunity and had an awesome time volunteering! I would recommend Golden to everyone!

User friendly, takes less than a minute to get on including downloading, great if you're new to an area for networking and finding like minded souls. Volunteer more and spread the love!! 🌹

Golden makes volunteering easy! I always had trouble getting involved in my community because I wasn’t sure how to find great opportunities. With this app, you can browse through tons of exciting opportunities. I’d highly recommend!

Golden makes volunteering easy! I’m always looking for volunteer opportunities not just in my area but all around. It’s super easy to use. I love seeing what other organizations are doing in their community. Super motivating!

Located in Los Angeles there are plenty of opportunities to get involved in my community. I haven’t volunteered much since high school but with the ease of finding nearby ways to help out I’ve now become more in touch with the community and have a greater sense of purpose.

This is a user-friendly, seamless way for organizations and volunteers to connect. I can’t recommend this more to NPO’s looking for ways to connect with an engaged audience. And it’s great for those looking for new opportunities to easily find convenient events in their vicinity. Highly recommend.

Golden is very user-friendly and has made it easy for me to navigate through all the volunteering opportunities around LA. Would highly recommend to someone looking for a place to volunteer their time but don’t know where to start.

love Golden compared to volunteer match or the public library whose links go to error 404! ease of signing up youths and then just adding guests is key. I just downloaded and im already helping homeless tonight!

cons: I wish the sort by geographic distance actually sorted properly (based on closest to furthest)

Studying economics, we talk about the collective action problem and how hard it is to have people see a history of your Good Samaritan work and see how credible you really are. Golden is a trail of good deeds and makes it a fun and easy way to share and show others your dedication, amazing app! Truly remarkable, Thank you!

Golden is so helpful. I love volunteering but it’s hard to find the right fit. Golden makes it SO easy to find what I’m looking for.