Take the tour

See exactly how it works, in one scroll.

Walk through everything Volunteer Shift Manager does, from your first shift to your end-of-year report. Real screens, plain language, and no demo call required.

Free plan included. No credit card, and volunteers never need an account.

01

Build your schedule

Set up a week in a few minutes.

Group your work into programs, then add shifts under each one. Recurring every Saturday, a one-time park cleanup, or a full event day. Pick the date, the time, and how many spots you need. That's the whole setup.

  • Recurring, one-time, or event programs
  • Repeat a shift weekly with one toggle
  • Lay down a whole season with batch add, up to 200 shifts at once
  • Duplicate any shift to a new date in one click
  • Shifts can cross midnight for overnight work
app.volunteershifts.com/programs/saturday-pantry/shifts/new

New shift

Program

Saturday Food Pantry

Date

Sat, Jun 28

Time

9:00 – 11:30 AM

Spots needed

8

Location

Main warehouse
Create shift
02

Share one link

One link does all the inviting.

Every program gets its own signup page. Drop the link in an email, a group text, or your newsletter. Printing a flyer? Show the QR code and people scan it on the spot. Volunteers only ever see what's open.

  • One link per program, no per-volunteer setup
  • QR code built in for in-person sharing
  • An org-wide page that lists every program in one place
  • Mobile-first, so it looks right on a phone

Riverside Food Bank

Saturday Food Pantry

Sat, Jun 28

Open

9:00 – 11:30 AM

Sat, Jul 5

Almost full

9:00 – 11:30 AM

Sat, Jul 12

Open

9:00 – 11:30 AM

Pick a shift
▦ Show QR code
03

The volunteer side

Signing up takes about thirty seconds.

No account, no password, no app to download. A volunteer taps your link, picks a shift, enters their name and email, and they're in. They can add it to their calendar right away and manage everything from one personal page later.

  • Name and email only, phone optional
  • Add to Google, Apple, or Outlook calendar in one tap
  • A waitlist that promotes the next person automatically when a spot opens
  • A personal “my shifts” page to view or cancel anytime
✓ You're confirmed

Saturday Food Pantry

Sat, Jun 28 · 9:00 – 11:30 AM

Main warehouse · Maya R.

+ Add to calendar
Manage my shifts

No account needed. We just emailed your link.

04

Your dashboard

Open it Monday and know your whole week.

The dashboard answers one question first: who is coming, and when. Today, this week, and later, each shift showing how full it is at a glance. No spreadsheet tabs, no scrolling a group chat to count heads.

  • Today, this week, and later, sorted for you
  • Capacity at a glance, so you spot the thin shifts early
  • List, week, and month views when you want the bigger picture
  • Tap any shift to see exactly who signed up
app.volunteershifts.com/dashboard

Today

Saturday Food Pantry

Almost full
9:00 – 11:30 AM · 7 of 8 filled

This week

After-School Tutoring

Full
Tue · 3:30 PM · 4 of 4 filled

Front Desk Welcome

Open
Wed · 10:00 AM · 1 of 3 filled

Garden Workday

Almost full
Thu · 8:00 AM · 5 of 6 filled
05

Reminders

Your volunteers get reminded, so you don't have to.

An email goes out 48 hours and 3 hours before each shift. A text lands 3 hours before for anyone who shared a phone number and said yes to SMS. You stop being the human reminder, and more people show up ready.

  • Email reminders 48 hours and 3 hours ahead
  • SMS reminders included on every plan, even the free one
  • Every reminder carries the shift details and a calendar link
  • Times always show in your organization's time zone

48h before

Email

3h before

Email + SMS

Shift

They show up

From Riverside Food Bank

See you tomorrow at the pantry, Maya

Your shift is Saturday, Jun 28 from 9:00 to 11:30 AM at the main warehouse. Tap below to add it to your calendar or let us know if plans change.

Reminder: Saturday Food Pantry today at 9:00 AM, main warehouse. Reply STOP to opt out.
06

Messaging

Reach exactly the right people.

Send an email or a text to one shift, a whole program, or everyone you work with. See the full recipient list before you send, uncheck anyone who shouldn't get it, and schedule it for later if the timing matters.

  • Target one shift, a program, or your whole list
  • Review and trim the recipient list before sending
  • Reach past volunteers for a thank-you after an event
  • Schedule a send for the right moment, or save a draft
app.volunteershifts.com/messages/new

Send to

This shiftWhole programEveryone
Hi everyone, we're short two people for Saturday. If you can make it, tap your signup link and grab a spot. Thank you.

Review list · 18 people

uncheck anyone
Maya R.
Devon K.
Priya S.
Send now
Schedule
07

Day of

Everything you need on the day itself.

Print a clean roster, pull up a day sheet for the whole organization, or set a check-in screen on a tablet by the door. Volunteers check themselves in and the list updates as they arrive, so you always know who's here.

  • A self-serve check-in screen for a tablet at the door
  • Org-wide and per-program day sheets, print-ready
  • Printable rosters with phone numbers and check boxes
  • Add a walk-up volunteer on the spot
app.volunteershifts.com/check-in/k3p9

Saturday Food Pantry

Tap your name to check in

Maya Rivera✓ Here
Devon Kim✓ Here
Priya ShahCheck in
Luis OrtegaCheck in

2 of 4 checked in · updates live

08

Hours and reporting

The numbers your board asks for, already counted.

Hours add up on their own from completed shifts, with a dollar value attached using the national rate or one you set. When a grant report or board update is due, export a clean CSV and you're done.

  • Hours tracked automatically from completed shifts
  • A dollar value for your 990, grants, and board updates
  • Totals by month, quarter, or year
  • One-click CSV export, per shift, program, or organization
app.volunteershifts.com/dashboard/impact

642

Hours this quarter

$21,500

Value created

38

Volunteers

Hours by month

↓ Export CSV
09

Make it yours · Engage

Your colors, your questions, your waiver.

On the Engage plan, your signup pages carry your logo and brand colors, you can ask up to three short questions per shift, and you can collect a signed waiver once that carries across every future signup with your organization.

  • Logo, brand colors, and a font pair on your public pages
  • Up to three custom questions per shift, captured at signup
  • An optional waiver, signed once and remembered
  • Everything still free for volunteers, always ad-free

Brand kit

Your logo and colors on every signup page.

Custom questions

T-shirt size?
Bringing a guest?

Waiver

Maya Rivera

Signed once, remembered for every future shift.

Not just recurring shifts

Event days, with roles and time slots.

Building a fundraiser or a community event? Make one event with as many roles and time windows as you need. Registration from 8 to 10, game booth from 1 to 3, cleanup from 5 to 7. Volunteers browse one page, pick what fits their day, and you see who is covering what in a single view.

Example: Spring Fundraiser

Registration table

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM2 of 3 filled

Game booth

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM4 of 5 filled

Food tent

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM1 of 4 filled

Cleanup crew

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM0 of 6 filled

Everything here is on the free plan unless we noted otherwise.

The Starter plan covers 50 volunteers, 30 upcoming shifts, plus email and SMS reminders, with no credit card and no trial clock. Engage adds the branding, waivers, and custom questions for nineteen dollars a month when you grow into them.

Ready to see it with your own shifts?

Set up your first shift in a few minutes and share the link today. No contract, no credit card, just a calmer way to coordinate.

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