# Volunteer Scheduling App for Nonprofits | Sarasoris

URL: https://sarasoris.com/volunteer-scheduling-app

## Volunteer scheduling app for nonprofits

Volunteers see open shifts on their phones, claim one and get a reminder. Your staff see who is coming, check people in and know who served, without the sign-up sheet.
Built around your programs, your roles and your volunteers, and connected to the donor system you already use.

**Short answer.** A volunteer scheduling app lets volunteers see open shifts on their phones, claim them, get reminders and check in, while staff see who is coming and hours are recorded automatically. Sarasoris builds one around your programs and your donor system, at a fixed price set after a $1,500 Discovery.

### Is your volunteer scheduling still on paper?

- Shifts are filled through email chains, paper sheets and group texts.
- You find out about a no-show when the doors open.
- Hours are added up by hand for grant reports, school requirements or court-ordered service.
- The same few volunteers cover everything because nobody else can see what is open.
- Your volunteer coordinator spends the week chasing people instead of looking after them.

### What does a volunteer scheduling app do?

- Open shifts by program, location and role, on any phone
- Volunteers claim, swap and drop their own shifts
- Reminders by text and email before each shift
- Check-in at the door from a phone or tablet
- Hours served recorded automatically, per volunteer and per program
- Waivers, training and age requirements checked before someone can sign up
- A staff view of who is coming and which gaps still need filling
- Exports and reports for your board, funders and grant applications

### Why build a custom volunteer app?

Free and low-cost sign-up tools are built for one-off events, and they are the right choice for many small organizations. A custom app earns its keep when you run recurring programs with roles and requirements, groups and corporate teams, or hours you have to prove, and when the information needs to flow into your donor system and your reports instead of living in another login.
Compare: [SignUpGenius](https://sarasoris.com/signupgenius-alternative) · [VolunteerHub and Bloomerang Volunteer](https://sarasoris.com/volunteerhub-alternative) · [Airtable](https://sarasoris.com/custom-app-vs-airtable)

### Does it connect to our donor system and calendars?

Volunteer records and hours can flow into Bloomerang, Salesforce Nonprofit, DonorPerfect or Little Green Light, where their tools allow it, along with your calendars and email. The same app can grow to cover [donated goods](https://sarasoris.com/donated-goods-inventory) and [impact reports](https://sarasoris.com/nonprofit-impact-reporting).

### How much does it cost to start?

Discovery is $1,500, and most projects cost $8,000 to $80,000. You get a fixed price in writing before the build starts. A common first module is shifts and reminders; check-in and hours come next, then reports. Nonprofits can phase the work to fit a budget or a grant cycle. See [pricing](https://sarasoris.com/pricing).

### Related

- [SignUpGenius vs. a custom volunteer app](https://sarasoris.com/signupgenius-alternative)
- [VolunteerHub and Bloomerang Volunteer vs. a custom app](https://sarasoris.com/volunteerhub-alternative)
- [Inventory for food pantries and donated goods](https://sarasoris.com/donated-goods-inventory)

### Questions

#### Do volunteers have to download an app?

No. Volunteers can use it in a web browser on any phone. If you want an app in the App Store and Google Play as well, we build it from the same design, at extra cost.

#### Can it handle groups and corporate volunteer teams?

Yes, if your programs need it. Group sign-ups, team leaders and roles are worked out with you in Discovery.

#### Can it track hours for grant reports and service requirements?

Yes. Hours are recorded at check-in and can be reported by volunteer, program, date range or funder.

#### Will it work with our donor system?

Usually. Bloomerang, Salesforce Nonprofit, DonorPerfect and Little Green Light all offer ways for other software to share data with them. We confirm what yours allows during Discovery.

#### What does it cost?

Discovery is $1,500, and most projects cost $8,000 to $80,000. You get a fixed price in writing before the build starts.

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Last updated October 18, 2026