Walkthroughs for common Volunteer Buddy tasks
These guides cover the normal workflow: set up a few reusable records, log completed volunteer time, review your history, and use reports when you need totals. Organization, activity type, and location names in these guides and screenshots are examples you would create yourself — the only one the app provides is the built-in General activity type. The screenshots also show a fuller history than a new install would have, so that totals, breakdowns, and lists have something to display.
Get Started
Open the app for the first time, understand what gets created automatically, and log your first volunteer session.
Open the walkthrough →Log and Edit Activity
Enter organization, activity type, date, duration, location, and notes; then update or delete an activity later if needed.
Open the walkthrough →Set Up Organizations, Activity Types, and Locations
Create reusable records that make repeat logging faster and keep reports consistent.
Open the walkthrough →Use Locations
Search for a place, drop a map pin, enter coordinates, and understand when nearby-location suggestions apply.
Open the walkthrough →Search and Filter History
Find completed work by text, date range, organization, activity type, or location, then open matching entries.
Open the walkthrough →Build Reports
Choose a period, switch breakdowns, read totals and activity counts, and drill into the source activities.
Open the walkthrough →Settings
Set the appearance for this device and control how nearby saved locations are selected automatically.
Open the walkthrough →iPad Keyboard Navigation
Use the sidebar, form fields, choosers, lists, and common shortcuts from a hardware keyboard.
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