Finding volunteers was easy. Managing signups wasn’t.

Description and use

VolunteerPress simplifies volunteer signup and management for small nonprofits by integrating into WordPress sites, eliminating manual processes and extra account creation.

Problem

Small nonprofits could find volunteers but lacked an efficient way to manage signups, cap shifts, and communicate without manual effort.

Outcome

VolunteerPress streamlined volunteer signup and management for small nonprofits, reducing manual labor and enabling scalable, theme-consistent solutions.

Workflow

• Identify volunteer needs with nonprofits
• Evaluate existing tools
• Choose WordPress as platform
• Design plugin to inherit theme styling
• Develop version 1.0 with automated tests
• Deploy plugin on nonprofits’ sites
• Collect feedback and release 1.0.1
• Plan roadmap for features like hours tracking
• Open source release and onboarding sessions

Evidence

VolunteerPress doesn’t bring its own look. The signup form, shift list, and calendar inherit whatever the site’s theme already uses

Source

Right now that’s 620 PHP tests and 21 JS tests

Source