Volunteer Communication

Automated Messages

Save time with automated messages that are triggered when volunteers take specific actions, such as submitting a form or signing up for a shift. This feature ensures timely updates while reducing manual work for administrators.

VolunteerLocal’s Automated Messages Save You Work:

Fully customizable “Confirmation” message

When volunteers sign up, it contains all information needed to get them started.

Send a personalized “Checking Out” message

When volunteers are finished with their shift, task or job, send them additional info or a “thank you.”

Specific dates and times

Mass emails and SMS can be put on the schedule of your choosing.

Keep them updated

Send automated messages when volunteers have been removed from a shift.

More Volunteer Communication Features

Notifications

Stay in the loop with real-time updates when volunteers sign up, cancel or edit their profiles, ensuring that you’re always in the know and can respond promptly to changes.

Templates & Smart Tags

Streamline your communications with email templates, and then personalize every messages with smart tags that let you greet volunteers by name.

Reminders

Set it and forget it with scheduled reminder emails or SMS messages, helping to reduce no-shows and improve engagement.

Email + SMS

Reach your volunteers quickly and efficiently with our email and SMS tools.

Additional VolunteerLocal features

VolunteerLocal is designed to help you: This is your data, your messaging and your volunteers. Here’s how our platform works:

Volunteer Database features

Scheduling & Volunteer Experience

Tracking & Reporting

VolunteerLocal has been a phenomenal partner for our organization. The software is fully customizable and has helped us streamline how we capture volunteer information and schedule volunteers. The best part is the phenomenal customer service! They have been tremendous partners in helping us set up our site in a way that will most benefit our organization.
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Sarah C

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