Areas and tasks for your volunteers.

Split your event into areas and tasks. Add descriptions and rules that your volunteers see when they sign up.

What you describe, your volunteers read.

Every area and every task has a description. It appears on the sign-up page, right next to the shifts.

Appears on the sign-up page

Rules for each task.

Not every task suits everyone. Three settings control who can sign up where.

Minimum age

Set a minimum age for a task, for example 16 for serving drinks. Your volunteers see it before they sign up.

On the sign-up page
ServingMinimum age: 16+
Sat 18:00-22:002 free

Minimum number of shifts

Does a task only make sense over several shifts, for example because it needs a briefing? Then set the minimum number.

On the sign-up page
Your selected shifts1 shift
Till Sat 18:00-22:00
Minimum number of shifts not reached yetTill needs at least 2 shifts. Add 1 more or remove these shifts.

Internal assignment only

Turn off self sign-up for a task. It disappears from the sign-up page and you assign the volunteers yourself.

In the app
Artist carenot public
Open for self sign-up

The task and its shifts stay hidden on the sign-up page. You can still assign volunteers yourself.

Build it once, reuse it every year.

Copy your event for next year. Areas and tasks come along, and the shifts too if you want.

  • Descriptions and rules of every task
  • Order of areas and tasks
  • Reminders of the event
  • Shifts, if you choose to copy them
Copy event
NameWeidenmatt Open Air 2027
Start20/08/2027
End22/08/2027
Copy shiftsIf enabled, the shifts are copied as well.
CancelCopy event

The structure carries through every step.

  • Grouped in the timeline

    In shift planning, tasks sit under their area. Use the filter to hide everything else.

    More on shift planning
  • A link for each area

    Share an invitation link that only shows one area or task. Handy when a club runs the bar.

    More on publishing
  • Questions only where needed

    Attach sign-up fields to an area or a task. Then only volunteers at the gate are asked which languages they speak.

    More on sign-up fields
  • Email an area

    Write to all volunteers of an area or a task. You start right from the list and write in the mail centre.

    More on the mail centre
  • Reorder by dragging

    Drag and drop areas and tasks into the right order. On a phone or tablet, press and hold, then drag.

  • Filters for your volunteers

    On the sign-up page, volunteers filter by area and task. That way they quickly find what suits them.

Part of one continuous workflow.

Helferplanung takes you through four phases, from the rota to check-in at the event.

  1. 01

    Plan

    Areas, shifts, assignments

    You are here
  2. 02

    Sign up

    Link or QR, no account

    More on volunteer sign-up
  3. 03

    Inform

    Email, WhatsApp, calendar

    More on reminders
  4. 04

    Run

    Check-in and reporting

    More on volunteer check-in

Questions about areas

Your question is not listed? Write to us and we will get back to you in person.

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What is the difference between an area, a task and a shift?
An area is one part of your event, for example the bar. It contains tasks such as serving or the till. Each task has shifts with a time and a number of volunteers.
Do areas and tasks count towards the limits?
No. The plans limit events, shifts and assignments, not the number of areas or tasks. The Free plan allows 20 shifts per event.
Does every area need a task?
Yes. Volunteers sign up for the shifts of a task. Without a task, nobody can sign up for the area.
What happens if I delete an area?
Its tasks and shifts are deleted too, along with the sign-ups for them. The app asks you to confirm first.

Your next event, without spreadsheet chaos.

Set up in minutes. Your volunteers sign up via a link or QR code. For larger events, we are happy to walk you through everything in person.