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Create your organization

You’ll set up one account for your group: a school PTO, a library, a food pantry, a church, whatever you run. It takes about two minutes, and it’s the only account anyone ever needs. Your volunteers never make one.

  1. 1

    Go to volunteerslot.org

    Type volunteerslot.org into your web browser, then press the black Get started button in the top right corner (circled in pink below).

    A computer is easiest for setting up, but a phone or tablet works too.

    The top of the VolunteerSlot homepage, with the Get started button in the top right corner circled.

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    Fill in three things

    • Organization: your group’s name, the way your volunteers know it. It appears at the top of every sign-up page, so “Maple Street Elementary PTO” is better than “MSE-PTO”.
    • Email: the address you check. Volunteers’ replies to their confirmation emails come to you here.
    • Password: at least 8 characters. Write it down somewhere safe.

    Then press Create organization.

    The sign-up form filled in: Organization is Maple Street Elementary PTO, Email is jordan@example.com, a password is typed, and the Create organization button is circled.

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    Confirm your email address

    We send you an email with a link in it. Open it and click the link. That proves the address is yours, and it takes you straight into your account.

    What you’ll see: a page saying “Check your email”. You can leave it open while you go to your inbox.

    Good to know: if nothing arrives within a few minutes, look in your spam or junk folder. It’s the first email we’ve sent you, so it sometimes lands there.

  4. 4

    You're in

    This is your Schedules page, your home base. Right now it’s empty, so it shows a short welcome and three examples of the kinds of schedules people make. The top of the page always has:

    • + New schedule: start a new schedule.
    • Roles: a saved list of the jobs you use again and again. It’s optional; you can skip it for now.
    • Settings: change your organization’s name later if you need to.

    Good to know: nobody can see anything you make until you send them a link, so feel free to try things out.

    A brand-new account's Schedules page: a box titled Let's build your first schedule with a Build my first schedule button, and three examples of how people use it.

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    Next: build your first schedule

    That’s the account done. The next step is your first schedule: the jobs, how many people each needs, and the dates. If you’d like the bird’s-eye view first, see how it all fits together.