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Volunteer Schedules

A brief overview on volunteer schedules in MinistryPlatform, including fields you'll encounter and what they mean.

When a coordinator creates a schedule in Volunteer Connect (even if it hasn't been published yet), MinistryPlatform adds a schedule record for each event date. This record includes all the details of the volunteer schedule for the event.

Schedule Fields

Schedule Name
The name entered in Volunteer Connect to describe the schedule.
Event
The event selected in relation to this schedule.
Schedule Status
This field indicates whether the schedule is in draft, has been published, or has been archived.
Group
The volunteer group associated with this schedule.
Coordinator
The person selected in Volunteer Connect as being responsible for this schedule and its volunteers.
Allow Volunteer Signup
This field indicates whether volunteers can sign up for open serving times that are applicable to their role(s) on published schedules in Volunteer Connect.
Reminder Sent
This field indicates whether Volunteer Connect has sent the reminder notification to volunteers.