Add a Shift to a Mission
Shifts inform volunteers
A user who can participate in missions, request shifts, and record volunteer hours. when and where their help is needed. As an administrator, you can add shifts to missions to help organize
Official entities, such as public health authorities, healthcare agencies, and corporations. and track volunteers' efforts.
To add a shift to a mission
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On the main menu, select Missions. The Missions page opens.
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Locate a mission and click it. The mission details page opens.
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Click + Add Shift and select New Shift.
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Enter the following information:
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Click the calendar icon
and select a date.
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Enter a date in mm/dd/yyyy format.
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Click the calendar icon
and select a date.
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Enter a date in mm/dd/yyyy format.
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Click Next.
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Click Choose Position and select a position.
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For Quantity, enter the number of volunteers needed for that position.
If the positions available are not suitable for what you need, you can create a new mission.
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Click Create Position. The Create Mission Position
A role that defines the qualifications required for assignment during a mission. dialog opens. -
Complete the required information.
For information about the creating a position or available fields, refer the Manage Mission Positions.
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Click Create.
The list of mission positions is editable under the Configurations page by admins.
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Click +Additional Position to add additional positions.
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Click Next.
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Perform one of these actions:
Use an existing address for the shift check-in
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Select Use existing address.
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Click Select address to select an address.
Add a new address for the shift check-in
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Select Add new address.
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For Name, enter the name of the facility or venue.
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For Location Type, click to select one of the options.
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Enter a complete address.
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Click Next.
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Enter the following information about the shift's main contact
The internal and external people that participate in, might be affected by, or need to be notified about an incident.. -
Click Next.
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Select one of these options.
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Click the display shift contact slider to display the shift's contact information to potential volunteers.
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Click the display number of positions needed slider to show how many positions are needed to potential volunteers.
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Click Finish.
| Option | Action |
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| Shift Schedule | Select whether the shift is based on an Hourly or Daily schedule. The hourly option allows you to set a start date and time with a duration, whereas the daily option gives only a start and end date. |
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Shift start date |
Do one of these actions: |
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Start time |
If you selected the hourly shift schedule option, select a time for the shift to begin. |
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Duration |
If you selected the hourly shift schedule option, select a time for the shift to last that's between 0–24 hours. |
| Shift end date |
If you selected the daily shift schedule option, do one of these actions: |
| Set end date | If you selected the daily shift schedule option but want the shift to be open-ended, toggle this field. Disabling it removes the Shift end date field. |
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Repeat shift |
If you selected the hourly shift schedule option, toggle to select on what days you want the shift to be repeated and until what date this repetition continues.
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| Field | Description |
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Name |
Full name |
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Email address |
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Phone |
A valid phone number that is at least 10 digits |
| Option | Description |
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Full address |
Potential volunteers can see the full address for the shift's check-in location. |
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City only |
Potential volunteers can only see the city for the shift; after volunteers are approved for a shift, they can see the full check-in location. |
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County only |
Potential volunteers can only see the county for the shift; after volunteers are approved for a shift, they can see the full check-in location. |