In Winnable Platform, events are the main page where volunteers sign up to take action. Events can encompass multiple dates, times, and locations, but are given one title, description, and URL to tie them together.
When logged in to the organizer console, click the Events link in the top navigation menu, and then click the New Event button to start. This will take you to a new page to enter your event details.
On the New Event page, enter your event details at the top:
- Title will be displayed at the top of the volunteer-facing page
- Status will default to Draft, which means that the event will not be published, but can be switched to Live at any point
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Visibility can be one of three options:
- Public events can be seen by anyone and are searchable on the dashboard at platform.winnable.app
- Unlisted events can only be found from the unique URL and are not searchable on the dashboard at platform.winnable.app
- Category will be displayed as a tag below the title on the event cards on the main event feed
If you have integrations set up, you will see a section for configuring how event data will be sent to outside tools below this. See the integrations article for more details.
Below that, enter the Page Content that will show up on the volunteer-facing page:
- Description is the long-length text block that will appear on the volunteer-facing page; this is a good place to put a summary of what participants will be doing at the event
- Summary is a shorter description of the event that will appear on the event cards on the dashboard at platform.winnable.app; this is a good place to put a shorter hook if your description is too long
Shifts are where the details about date, time, and location are stored in a Winnable event. Events are required to have at least one shift. A single-shift event will not show shift options for a volunteer; they will automatically be signed up for the single shift and won't have to take any additional steps like checking a box.
Events in Winnable can either allow volunteers to sign up for multiple shifts (like a canvass or a phone bank) or for a single shift (like a training where the content is the same across different dates/times).
Each shift has fields for:
- Shift title (optional) which will appear next to the shift time on the volunteer-facing page
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Location type, which can either be in-person or virtual:
- In-Person events will have an address that will be matched to a physical location using Google Maps to show on a map. When you enter an address, it autofill the latitude/longitude for the map and the timezone
- Virtual events will only need a URL (Zoom, Google Meet, Hovercast, etc.) where participants will go to join the event and a timezone to specify the start/end times
- Each shift will need a start date/time and an end date/time
- You can add more shifts by clicking on the + Add a shift button at the bottom of the section
- IMPORTANT: Shift dates/times can overlap to allow for a virtual option and an in-person option to occur at the same time; no need to create separate events!
Finally, you can customize the labels on the page if you'd like. The defaults are already set, but feel free to make any changes you'd like!