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Five Ways Unison’s Check-in Kiosk Makes Volunteer Tracking Easier

Five Ways Unison’s Check-in Kiosk Makes Volunteer Tracking Easier

Less paperwork after every shift. See how Unison’s Check-in Kiosk helps you track attendance, document service hours, and report on volunteer participation.

A Better Way to Manage Volunteer Signups

Volunteer Management & Scheduling

A Better Way to Manage Volunteer Signups

Spend less time sending reminders, tracking down open shifts, and managing changes—and make it easier for volunteers to show up and help.

From Adoration to Sunshine Greeters: How St. Joseph Expanded Volunteer Involvement with Unison

From Adoration to Sunshine Greeters: How St. Joseph Expanded Volunteer Involvement with Unison

A simple solution for one ministry quickly became a useful tool to manage volunteers across parish life.

Case Study: How One of the Nation’s Largest Cathedrals Simplified Its Volunteer Signups

Case Study: How One of the Nation’s Largest Cathedrals Simplified Its Volunteer Signups

Take a look inside Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral’s approach to centralized volunteer management—making signups easier while giving ministry leaders flexibility to manage opportunities.

Case Study: How One Indiana Parish Unified Volunteer Coordination

Case Study: How One Indiana Parish Unified Volunteer Coordination

St. Alphonsus Liguori moved beyond cumbersome signups to make volunteer management simpler for leaders and parishioners across its many ministries, programs, and events.

Unison Forms for collecting and organizing volunteer information

Volunteer Management Forms: Four Ways to Put Them to Work

Volunteer management goes beyond signups. See how Unison Forms help collect volunteer interest, manage applications, update profiles, and gather feedback.

Flocknote and Unison for church communication and volunteer coordination

Flocknote vs. Unison: A Guide for Churches

Flocknote and Unison help churches engage parishioners in different ways. See how churches can use Flocknote for communication and Unison for volunteer coordination.

Case Study: Streamlining Volunteering across a Parish and School

Case Study: Streamlining Volunteering across a Parish and School

See how Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church manages volunteer opportunities across its parish and school together in one simple, connected experience with MSP and Unison.

Beyond Sunday Service: Easy Volunteer Signups for Fall Events

Volunteer Management & Scheduling

Beyond Sunday Service: Easy Volunteer Signups for Fall Events

Bring the experience you love from MSP to every other volunteer event on your fall calendar. Plus, hear directly from Deacon Ken Kleckner at St. Joseph Catholic Church, a parish using both MSP and Unison to engage more volunteers.

Ministry Scheduler Pro and Unison: A Guide to Church Volunteer Scheduling

Ministry Scheduler Pro and Unison: A Guide to Church Volunteer Scheduling

Ministry Scheduler Pro (MSP) and Unison are easy-to-use, ad-free volunteer management platforms created for churches by Rotunda Software. This quick guide covers when to use MSP, and when to use Unison, for coordinating volunteers.

Need a Volunteer Sign Up Sheet Template? There's a Better Way

Volunteer Management & Scheduling

Need a Volunteer Sign Up Sheet Template? There's a Better Way

A volunteer sign up sheet template can organize names—but it can't manage schedule changes, reminders, or open shifts. Learn why a better process makes volunteer coordination easier.

A simple way to thank your volunteers: Meet Awards

A simple way to thank your volunteers: Meet Awards

Custom volunteer recognition, now available in every Unison plan.

SignUp.com vs. Unison: Which Volunteer Tool Is Right for You?

Comparisons Featured

SignUp.com vs. Unison: Which Volunteer Tool Is Right for You?

SignUp.com and Unison both help organizations publish volunteer opportunities and collect signups online. This guide compares the two platforms to help you decide which one better fits your organization.

Good news: The app has arrived—plus two more updates.

Good news: The app has arrived—plus two more updates.

This month brings a few exciting additions to Unison. Take a look at what’s new.

How to Use Unison for VBS Volunteer Management: From Signup to Thank-You

Faith & Church Engagement

How to Use Unison for VBS Volunteer Management: From Signup to Thank-You

Learn how to schedule VBS volunteers with Unison. Create volunteer signups, assign roles, send reminders, find substitutes, and track volunteer hours.

5 easy ways to share your signup

Volunteer Management & Scheduling

5 easy ways to share your signup

You've created your schedule in Unison. Now you need volunteers to fill it. Here are five easy ways to start filling open spots right away.

You Made a Signup — Now What?

Volunteer Management & Scheduling

You Made a Signup — Now What?

You’ve got access to Unison—a simple, ad-free alternative to SignUpGenius. Let us help you use it! We’ll show you the quickest way to get people signed up and keep your volunteer opportunities organized. Short, practical tips you can use right away.

Your volunteer dashboard + new themes for summer events

Your volunteer dashboard + new themes for summer events

Got volunteers to organize this summer? Perfect timing: we've been busy adding new features to Unison we think you'll love.

5 Common Volunteer Scheduling Challenges (And What Actually Helps)

Volunteer Management & Scheduling

5 Common Volunteer Scheduling Challenges (And What Actually Helps)

Struggling with volunteer signups, reminders, or last-minute changes? Here are 5 common volunteer scheduling challenges—and simple ways to make organizing volunteers easier.

Organizing School Events: Simple Volunteer Signup Tips for PTA Leaders and Parents

Volunteer Management & Scheduling

Organizing School Events: Simple Volunteer Signup Tips for PTA Leaders and Parents

Organizing volunteers for school events doesn’t have to mean chasing RSVPs and sending endless reminders. From Field Day to book fairs, here are 5 simple ways to make parent volunteer signups easier to fill and manage.

Simpler Volunteer Signups, Start to Finish

Volunteer Management & Scheduling

Simpler Volunteer Signups, Start to Finish

Coordinating volunteers doesn't have to be complicated. This quick demo shows you how to create signups in minutes, fill volunteer shifts with ease, and keep everything organized in one place—no ads, no clutter.

SignUpGenius vs Unison: Which Volunteer Signup Tool Is Right for You?

SignUpGenius vs Unison: Which Volunteer Signup Tool Is Right for You?

This guide breaks down the real differences between SignUpGenius and Unison, so you can decide which fits your organization.

SignUpGenius vs Unison for Church Volunteer Sign-Ups

SignUpGenius vs Unison for Church Volunteer Sign-Ups

Choosing between SignUpGenius and Unison? See how they compare in reminders, organization, ads, and user experience for church volunteer sign-ups.

Breathing New Life Into Lent & Easter Events — Without Burning Out Volunteers

Faith & Church Engagement

Breathing New Life Into Lent & Easter Events — Without Burning Out Volunteers

From Ash Wednesday through Easter Sunday, churches offer more opportunities to serve than almost any other time of the year. These weeks are rich with community events — and they also bring a familiar challenge for many parishes: organizing volunteers. Over the years, we’ve worked with thousands of churches preparing

Easy Volunteer Signups for Catholic Schools Week Events

Faith & Church Engagement

Easy Volunteer Signups for Catholic Schools Week Events

This practical guide shows how parish schools can organize Catholic Schools Week events and volunteers using simple, ad-free signups

Quickly organize volunteers for any need.

Simple, ad-free volunteer signups for churches, schools, and non-profits.

Create a signup for free