Shiftboard
BSSEF has teamed with Shiftboard to offer an easier way to learn about, plan for, and select volunteer opportunities. You control your Shiftboard e-mail notification settings, so you can keep informed without receiving irrelevant e-mail. Call Dave Bayless (406-581-3212) to learn more.
Here's how to get started:
- Register online.
- Login to the BSSEF shiftboard.
- Join one or more teams.
- View your personalized calendar.
- Select the jobs/shifts in which you are interested.
Detailed instructions follow.
Register
To use Shiftboard, you'll need access to a computer with an Internet connection and web browser.
Visit the BSSEF web page (http://www.bssef.com):
- Open the web browser.
- To access the login/registration page, go to http://www.bssef.com and click on the link labeled Volunteer Login in the upper-left quadrant of the page. Alternatively, enter www.shiftboard.com/bssef/ in the browser's address bar.
(Most of you should ignore the part that says "the Volunteer Department will contact you for an interview." We know who you are.)
Fill in your name and other profile information:
Wait to receive a confirmation e-mail from the volunteer system administrator. The e-mail will include your username and temporary password.
Login
Login to the BSSEF Shiftboard page (http://www.shiftboard.com/bssef/) using your temporary password. The first few times you log in, you'll see this new user screen to help you get started:
Visit MyAccount to change your temporary password using the Toolbox:
Join Teams
Shiftboard is organized by teams of volunteers. For example, there is a "Fireworks 2008" team composed of people interested in helping out with the fireworks fundraiser during the summer. During the ski season, there might be a "Gatekeeper" team or a "Nordic" team. People on the same team can view related calendars, select volunteer shifts, and receive group messages from the team coordinator. You can be a member of more than one team. However, you must be a member of a team before you can sign up for volunteer shifts.
If you aren't on any teams yet, use Find Additional Teams:
You'll be shown a list of active teams:
To learn more or to join the team, click on the relevant link in the Team Toolbox:
Calendar
When you become a team member, your team's volunteer shifts will automatically appear on your calendar. If your calendar is blank, your team may not have any open shifts right now, or you may not be a member of any team yet.
There are Month, Week, and Daily calendar views. (Click on image to view larger version.)
- Shifts for which you are already signed up for are green, and open shifts are red.
- Click on a red shift to view details about the shift on the right side of your screen.
- To sign up for a shift, simply click the "Take this Shift" button.
Messages
Shift confirmations and messages about team events are automatically sent to both your Shiftboard Message Inbox and your regular e-mail. View your messages by visiting Messages on your dashboard. To change your notification preferences, visit MyAccount:
