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Suggested for your taskFor volunteer coordinators
Volunteer Roster & Hours
Fill the shift without mistaking planned for worked hours.
Connect required places, availability, confirmed assignments and actual hours for each shift.
Excel 2021, Excel 2024 or Microsoft 365 with XMATCH; native compatibility not verified. Spreadsheet software is separate.
- Format
- Excel · .xlsx
- Inside
- 8 worksheets
- Included
- Clean file + example + guide
$10.90USD · one-time priceTaxes included where applicable.Explore the sheets Follow the real example
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The everyday problem
Fill the shift without mistaking planned for worked hours.
Connect required places, availability, confirmed assignments and actual hours for each shift.
Optional guideNeed help getting started?Choose where to begin. All listed files are included.
Add the complete product to your cart whenever you’re ready. Use this guide only if you’d like help choosing what to open first; your choices do not change the product or its price.
Guide step 1 of 4
What would you like to do?
Pick a useful task, or build your own selection.
Which sheets would you explore first?
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Suggested for your taskWhich file would you open first?
Both files are included. Choose which one you would open first in a desktop spreadsheet application.
Your starting plan.
Your first file or method
Both XLSX files, all 8 connected sheets and the single included guide remain in the complete kit. Your selection identifies where to begin.
Read the complete setup guideThe complete product. Your starting choices do not change its contents or price.
Your choices help you understand the complete product. They do not alter its contents or price.
Both XLSX files, all 8 connected sheets and the single included guide remain in the complete kit. Your selection identifies where to begin.
Read the tasks, contents and file choices
Useful starting tasks
Define the shifts. Use the included START_HERE.pdf guide to follow one complete task in a disposable example copy.
Choose my own starting points. Explore the contents and select only the parts you would use first.
Contents to explore
- Dashboard: Enter or review these records before relying on the summary.
- Start: Enter or review these records before relying on the summary.
- Settings: Enter or review these records before relying on the summary.
- Volunteers: Enter or review these records before relying on the summary.
- Shifts: Enter or review these records before relying on the summary.
- Availability: Enter or review these records before relying on the summary.
- Assignments: Enter or review these records before relying on the summary.
- Hours: Enter or review these records before relying on the summary.
Both files are included. Choose which one you would open first in a desktop spreadsheet application.
Explore the worked example: Fictional records show how the sheets work together. Save a disposable copy before trying a change. volunteer-roster-example.xlsx
Start my own working copy: Open the clean workbook after reading the guide. Keep the original and save a copy for your own records. volunteer-roster-clean.xlsx
Follow the complete first taskUse the included guide and a disposable example copy.
Your first useful session / Start with the example
Define the shifts
Follow this one complete task before entering your own records. Keep the blank original and save a working copy.
Name the volunteers
Create a short stable volunteer reference before using a person in availability or assignment.
Inspect VolunteersDefine the shifts
Enter each role, exact start and end time and the number of people needed.
Inspect ShiftsRecord availability
Link each volunteer to a dated time window and role offered before confirming a shift.
Inspect AvailabilityConfirm the assignments
Connect a shift and volunteer, then record the confirmation date; invitations remain separate.
Inspect AssignmentsLog actual hours
After work, link the confirmed assignment and enter the actual start and finish intervals.
Inspect Hours
EVERY WORKSHEET / ACTUAL EXAMPLE FILE
See what you enter.
Understand what updates.
Inspect all 8 sheets. These are images of the delivered example, with fictional records. Open an image to read its full detail.
Actual example worksheet · Preview range A1:E29. Image only; entries are made in your downloaded workbook.
Dashboard
Dashboard: Labelled results and source warnings.
- You enter
- Review linked input records
- Calculated or supplied reference
- Labelled results and source warnings
Actual example worksheet · Preview range A1:D40. Image only; entries are made in your downloaded workbook.
Start
Start: The first task and route through the sheets.
- You enter
- Read the route through the file
- Calculated or supplied reference
- First useful task
Actual example worksheet · Preview range A1:D27. Image only; entries are made in your downloaded workbook.
Settings
Settings: Review date and chosen assumptions.
- You enter
- Review date and assumptions
- Calculated or supplied reference
- Chosen settings
Actual example worksheet · Preview range A1:D14. Image only; entries are made in your downloaded workbook.
Volunteers
Volunteers: 120 supplied input rows.
- You enter
- Record ID, Volunteer, Contact reference
- Calculated or supplied reference
- Input check
Actual example worksheet · Preview range A1:H14. Image only; entries are made in your downloaded workbook.
Shifts
Shifts: 150 supplied input rows.
- You enter
- Record ID, Role / task, Starts, Ends, People needed
- Calculated or supplied reference
- Confirmed people, Still needed
Actual example worksheet · Preview range A1:G14. Image only; entries are made in your downloaded workbook.
Availability
Availability: 300 supplied input rows.
- You enter
- Record ID, Volunteer ID, Available from, Available until, Role or Any, Reference / short note
- Calculated or supplied reference
- Input check
Actual example worksheet · Preview range A1:I14. Image only; entries are made in your downloaded workbook.
Assignments
Assignments: 300 supplied input rows.
- You enter
- Record ID, Shift ID, Volunteer ID, State, Confirmed on
- Calculated or supplied reference
- Planned hours, Shift begins, Shift ends
Actual example worksheet · Preview range A1:G14. Image only; entries are made in your downloaded workbook.
Hours
Hours: 400 supplied input rows.
- You enter
- Record ID, Assignment ID, Actual began, Actual ended, Reference / short note
- Calculated or supplied reference
- Hours worked
Follow the supplied fictional exampleRead the inputs and the result together
From the supplied fictional example
The supplied fictional example
One Setup shift needs two people for three hours. Alex is available for the whole window and confirms before the review date, leaving one open place. Alex later logs two and a half actual hours; the planned three hours remain a separate figure.
- Shift need
- 2 people
- Confirmed
- 1 person
- Actual work
- 2.5 hours
- Needed
- 2 people
- Confirmed
- 1 person
FOLLOW THE ACTUAL EXAMPLE FILE
The supplied fictional example
Fictional records from the supplied example XLSX. Follow the same references through the sheets, then start your own clean copy.
The records behind the result
Shift need 2 people
Confirmed 1 person
Actual work 2.5 hours
One Setup shift needs two people for three hours. Alex is available for the whole window and confirms before the review date, leaving one open place. Alex later logs two and a half actual hours; the planned three hours remain a separate figure.
- Needed
- 2 people
- Confirmed
- 1 person
This is an explanation of the downloadable workbook, not an online editor. Its complete clean and worked files are included. Save a working copy. Manual entry, with no automatic sync or external connections.
Inspect the actual worksheetsFrom setup to a regular review
How you use it.
Open the 3-step setup and review routineInputs, calculations and the decision each step supports
- 01
Define the shifts
You enterEnter each start/end time, role and number of people needed.
CalculatedShift demand defines the number of places to fill.
Your next stepReview the labelled results and correct source warnings before acting.
- 02
Record usable availability
You enterAdd dated windows and role for each volunteer before confirming assignments.
CalculatedAvailability and confirmed assignments are checked for the same dated shift.
Your next stepReview the labelled results and correct source warnings before acting.
- 03
Separate plan from fact
You enterConfirm assignments with a date, then log actual worked intervals and compare with planned hours.
CalculatedActual logged hours remain separate from planned shift hours.
Your next stepReview the labelled results and correct source warnings before acting.
8 sheets. Inspect each one.Inputs, outputs and when to use every worksheet
DashboardOpen sheet details
Editable inputs
- Review linked input records
Calculated or reference
- Labelled results and source warnings
Enter or review these records before relying on the summary.
Inspect the actual Dashboard sheetStartOpen sheet details
Editable inputs
- Read the route through the file
Calculated or reference
- First useful task
Enter or review these records before relying on the summary.
Inspect the actual Start sheetSettingsOpen sheet details
Editable inputs
- Review date and assumptions
Calculated or reference
- Chosen settings
Enter or review these records before relying on the summary.
Inspect the actual Settings sheetVolunteersOpen sheet details
Editable inputs
- Record ID, Volunteer, Contact reference
Calculated or reference
- Input check
Enter or review these records before relying on the summary.
Inspect the actual Volunteers sheetShiftsOpen sheet details
Editable inputs
- Record ID, Role / task, Starts, Ends, People needed
Calculated or reference
- Confirmed people, Still needed
Enter or review these records before relying on the summary.
Inspect the actual Shifts sheetAvailabilityOpen sheet details
Editable inputs
- Record ID, Volunteer ID, Available from, Available until, Role or Any, Reference / short note
Calculated or reference
- Input check
Enter or review these records before relying on the summary.
Inspect the actual Availability sheetAssignmentsOpen sheet details
Editable inputs
- Record ID, Shift ID, Volunteer ID, State, Confirmed on
Calculated or reference
- Planned hours, Shift begins, Shift ends
Enter or review these records before relying on the summary.
Inspect the actual Assignments sheetHoursOpen sheet details
Editable inputs
- Record ID, Assignment ID, Actual began, Actual ended, Reference / short note
Calculated or reference
- Hours worked
Enter or review these records before relying on the summary.
Inspect the actual Hours sheetFiles, capacities and practical limitsRead these before choosing your working copy
The download
Files with a purpose.
START_HERE.pdf
One four-page guide: first session, file index, practical limits, recovery and license.
volunteer-roster-clean.xlsx
Empty workbook. Save As a working copy before entering records.
volunteer-roster-example.xlsx
The same workbook with fictional records and checked results.
English instructions, sheet names and field labels.
Before you choose
Fit and practical limits.
- For volunteer coordinators
Understand the boundaries.
- Save a working copy. Manual entry, with no automatic sync or external connections.
- Supplied tables have fixed capacities. Extend formulas, tables and validation together before using extra rows.
- Keep source units and metric definitions consistent. Blank means unknown; enter 0 only for a confirmed zero.
- Resolve the highlighted input rows before relying on the summary.
- Uses exact-mode XMATCH. Requires Excel 2021, Excel 2024 or Microsoft 365; older Excel editions are not supported. Native Excel, Google Sheets and Numbers have not been verified.
- Needed heads and confirmed assignments are plans. Hours are actual only when separately entered after a shift.
- Availability must cover the whole shift and its role before an assignment can be Confirmed. A person cannot hold overlapping confirmed shifts.
- Role suitability, safeguarding, transport and compensation are for the organiser to verify; this workbook does not message volunteers.
Excel 2021, Excel 2024 or Microsoft 365 with XMATCH; native compatibility not verified. Local digital-engine tests are separate from native application verification.
Volunteer Roster & Hours / Version 1.0
Your own working copy.
Clean workbook, separate example and one START_HERE.pdf guide covering setup, practical limits and the internal-use license.
$10.90USD · One-time purchaseTaxes included where applicable.
Desktop spreadsheet software required; it is not included. Native Excel compatibility is still awaiting verification.
Digital download. Review availability and the final total in your cart.
Questions about this workbook
The details that affect your choice.
Must I connect an account?
No. The workbook uses manually entered records and has no external connection.
Can I add unlimited records?
No. Supplied capacities are listed. Extend formulas, tables and validation together before using additional rows.
Why does the result ask me to review inputs?
Correct the highlighted Input check at its source. Keep a backup before changing IDs, dates or assumptions; do not replace a formula with a typed result.