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Schedule Volunteers
Schedule Volunteers

Scheduling volunteers in VolunteerLocal is tie-your-shoes easy. While our software is flexible in process and presentation, some common ways our software is used include:

  • Self-scheduling: volunteers select jobs and shifts at the time of registration
  • Self-scheduling, after approval: volunteers complete an application, pass an approval process, and then select jobs and shifts
  • Administrative scheduling: volunteers complete an application and administrators place volunteers as they see fit
  • Administrative scheduling (imports): mass import your volunteers from a CSV file

 

Self-scheduling options
VolunteerLocal provides list-views and calendar-grid views to accommodate your needs. We also offer settings such as minimum/maximum shift selection to accommodate your requirements.

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Screen Shot

VolunteerLocal offers two methods for volunteers to sign up.

  • Application style: implement an application process complete with approved/denied status capabilities and qualifications to put the right volunteer in the right task
  • Sign-up Page style: single-page signup for quick shift selection - no username or password required!

  1. Simple job and shift creation
  2. Password protect jobs or shifts
  3. Add detailed job descriptions
  4. Upload files to jobs - parking passes, course maps, etc.
  5. Assign locations to shifts
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We used to use hard-copy forms that we put on our website--people filled them out and then faxed, mailed or emailed them back to us. I had to input each form into a spreadsheet, then place those volunteers based on our need for each job. I made email lists for each job and sent out schedules and job descriptions. For the walk this past year, I spent probably six full days organizing volunteers. VolunteerLocal has been so helpful! Now, I can spend my time fundraising instead of entering information into a spreadsheet. If I want to see how my volunteer database is going, I can just click the link and see how many have signed up, where we need more--everything. We can put job descriptions on the website, and we just couldn't do that before. This has been an amazing transition for us.
- Toni Mortensen, JDRF

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