Signing up for a popup shift

Some popups ask volunteers to sign up for specific shifts — "set-up at 9 a.m.", "front table at noon", "tear-down at 4 p.m." This lets you cover the day together instead of one person doing it all.

How to see the shifts

Open the popup's page and scroll down to the Choose a volunteer time heading. Each shift appears as a row under the day it belongs to, showing the time, an optional label (like "front table"), and a count line — for example "3 of 8 signed up", or just "3 signed up" if there's no cap.

Signing up

Click Sign up on the shift you can cover. A dialog opens titled Confirm when you can help with the date, time, an optional note field, and an I can help at this time button. Add a quick note if there's something the host should know ("running ten minutes late", "happy to bring my own folding table"), then confirm to add yourself.

If you're already on an overlapping shift

If the new shift overlaps another one you've already claimed, the dialog warns you — "You're already signed up for another shift that overlaps this time. Sign up anyway?" — and the button changes to Sign up anyway. Use that only if you really mean to cover both.

Capacity

Each shift can have a slot cap. When all slots are taken, the Sign up button changes to Full and the shift can't be joined until someone drops.

Cancelling your signup

Plans changed? Open the popup and click Cancel my signup on the shift you'd claimed. The slot opens up for someone else right away. You can also manage every shift you've claimed from My Shifts in the sidebar when that navigation shortcut is available. The direct My Shifts page continues to work from existing links even when the shortcut is hidden.

Day-before reminders

The team app adds an in-app reminder the day before a shift you're signed up for. If your account has an email address and Shift reminders are enabled in your email notification settings, you may also receive an email listing the shift time and, when provided, its label and location.

Stuck?

If a shift won't accept your signup or the page doesn't show slots you expect, contact support.