What is Instant Book?

When Instant Book is enabled, volunteers will be able to instantly book available shifts without requiring prior approval from the organization.

Only volunteers that are already approved or assigned to an opportunity can instantly book available shifts created for that opportunity. 

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• If "Instant Book" is disabled, how do I approve shift requests?

  1. Go to My Opportunities 2. Go to the Schedule tab 3. Click on the # PENDING in the Shift Requests box 4. In the Shift Requests pop-up click the green checkmark to approve the shift request. Opportunity Dashboard > Schedule tab: Image below ...

• How does it work when I add the "Shifts" section to the application form?

  When adding the Shifts section to the application form, you are allowing volunteers to pre-select shifts and attach them to their application form. However, the volunteer can only be approved to shifts once they are approved for the opportunity. ...

• I see a "Select Shifts" section on a form. How does this work?

  The organization has the option of including a section called Select shifts on a form. This allows volunteers to include shifts as part of their submitted form. However, the volunteer still must get approved for the opportunity before the requested ...

• What are the different attendee statuses? When does notifications get sent?

  Every attendee scheduled to a shift has an associated status to their booking. Here is a breakdown of each status, when they can occur, and the affiliated notifications: Attendee Status Description Timeline Affiliated notifications Reserved The ...

• How does the Shifts section within Forms work?

  When you enable the Shift section, you will be able to populate the shift calendar in the 3rd step when creating the form. When you populate the calendar, You'll be able to select existing opportunities which will populate all shifts across the ...