COVID-19 related tips

Accommodate service and schedule changes

• Account for seasonal changes in service times
• How can I add a ministry to MSP?
• Creating Service Times (Video)
• Easily change the number of volunteers or ministries needed on an existing schedule

Communicate new protocols

• Using titles to make sure you have enough experienced volunteers
• Add attachments to emails
• What is a Resource? How do I add one?
• Use MSP's preconfigured email template to easily request updates to volunteers' availability before the next scheduling cycle
• Get new volunteers involved in ministry with MSP Enrollment forms

Checklist for resuming services

• COVID resources
• How can I turn on automatic email reminders?
• Turn on automatic SMS / text message reminders for volunteers
• How do I uninstall MSP from one computer install it on a different one?
• How can I see which computers have MSP installed for my license and uninstall an installation if necessary?
• Web Terminal for Leaders (Video)

Managing cancelled services

• How can I turn OFF automatic email and SMS reminders?
• Can I indicate a service is cancelled without deleting it from the schedule?
• What happens if I make a schedule "NOT Live"?
• How do I delete a service from a schedule?

Repurposing your database

• How can I set up Enrollment Forms to capture volunteer interest in new ministries only?
• Adding new ministries, services, and schedules
• How do I schedule volunteers when the task is not tied to a particular time?
• Create a list of unfilled positions to make it easy for volunteers to see & sign up to serve
• Using notes to identify volunteer tasks