Field designation refers to the specific purpose or function of each field within your form.
While you can customize field labels (e.g., “First Name,” “Your First Name,” or “What is your first name?”), VolunteerLocal requires you to identify the type of data each field will collect. In other words, the field designation tells the system what kind of information the field is intended to gather from the volunteer.
In VolunteerLocal, certain field designations include additional features or capabilities. Depending on the features you are using, including specific field designations on your forms may be required for those features to function properly.
Available Field Designations
| Field Designation |
Email & SMS(text) Smart Tags |
Standard Search | Additional Notes |
| Email Address | X | X | Volunteer ID (+first name) |
| First name | X | X | Volunteer ID VolunteerLocal (+email) |
| Middle Name | |||
| Last Name | X | X | |
| Mobile Phone | Required for SMS (text) communications | ||
| Title | |||
| Alternate email | |||
| Shirt size | Required for Dashboard T-Shirt Report | ||
| Birthday (date) | Required for Age Requirements on Jobs | ||
| Profile picture | |||
| Gender | |||
| Ethnicity | |||
| Street Address | |||
| Street Address 2 | |||
| City | |||
| State | |||
| Postal/Zip | |||
| Country | |||
| Organization | Used Organization restriction on Jobs | ||
| Employer | Used Employer restriction on Jobs | ||
| Community | |||
| Badge Number | X | ||
| Status | Required for Applicant vetting | ||
| Qualifications | Required for Qualifications on Jobs | ||
| Interests | |||
| Court Ordered | |||
| Timezone | Used to accommodate Volunteers with other Timezones |
Set field Designation
- From the menu, navigate to Events & Programs > Applications or Events & Programs
- Scroll to your Application or Event/Program, click Registration Form
- Scroll to your field, update the Field designation to the appropriate dropdown
- No need to save, the field will be updated