How to Create Needs with Multiple Shifts per Day

Created by Autum Brown, Modified on Fri, May 24 at 11:54 AM by Brittany Crow

Heads up! This article is intended for Agency Managers. If you're a Site Manager, click here. 


Would you like to create Needs with multiple shifts per day? You may have a Need that requires volunteers to work in sectioned hours. Whatever the case, you can quickly create or edit Needs with multiple shifts per day! 


How to create a Need with multiple shifts 

When you're setting up your Need, you can select Custom Shifts for the Duration type to start adding multiple shifts per selected day. 

1. Go to Needs from your Agency Manager dashboard. 

2. Select Add New Need

3. Start setting up your Need—click here for more information about creating volunteer Needs. 

4. For the Duration, select Custom Shifts

5. Use the calendar selector to select your date and time. 

6. Type how many hours the shift is expected to run in the Shift Hours field. 

7. Type how many spots are available for each shift in the Shift Capacity field. 

8. Click Add Shift to finish. 

9. Repeat steps 5-8 to create as many shifts as you need. 

  • You can always edit a Need with custom shifts to add more later if you miss any shifts! 

10. Finish setting up your Need. 


How to edit a Need with multiple shifts

Want to edit an existing Need to add multiple shifts per day? You can!

1. Go to Needs from your Agency Manager dashboard. 

2. Select the Need Title you want to edit—the Need should have a duration type of Custom or Recurring Shifts

3. Click Edit Shifts.

4. Select Add Shifts

5. Select Custom Shifts for the duration type. 

6. Choose the Date/Time with the calendar selector. 

7. Type the Shift Hours and Shift Capacity

8. Click Add Shift

9. Repeat steps 5-8 to create as many shifts as you need. 

10. Be sure to click Save Update to Shifts when finished.