Notifications allow you to receive email alerts when a volunteer completes certain actions during the signup process. You can assign any user on your VolunteerLocal account to receive these alerts.
📌 Note: Notifications are limited to one user email per notification type. If multiple people need to receive an alert, we recommend using a shared inbox or setting up a forwarding rule in the assigned user's email account.
Application Notifications
To enable:
- From the menu bar, navigate to Events & Programs > Applications
- Find the Application, select Edit Detail
Scroll to Notifications
Make your adjustments
Click the Save button
Notifications available for your Application(s) are:
Signup
Sent when a new volunteer submits an application.Profile Update
Sent when a volunteer updates their submitted application.Cancellation
Sent when a volunteer cancels or removes their application from your database.
(Note: The ability for volunteers to cancel their application is optional.)Flagged Volunteer
Sent when a volunteer is added to your “flagged volunteer” list.
Events/Program Notifications
- From the menu bar, navigate to Events & Programs > Events & Programs
- Find the Event or Program, select Edit Detail
Scroll to Notifications
Make your adjustments
Click the Save button
Notifications available for your Event(s)/Program(s) are:
Signup
Sent when a volunteer selects a job/shift for the event.Profile Update
Sent when a volunteer updates their previously submitted application.Overbooked
Sent if a shift becomes overbooked (when overbooking is enabled for the event).Cancellation
Sent when a volunteer cancels themselves from a registered job/shift.
(This option must be enabled for the event.)Flagged Volunteer
Sent when a volunteer on your “flagged volunteer” list signs up for a job/shift.Mobile App Message
Sent when a volunteer submits a message through the mobile app.