Conversational form
Volunteer signup form
A volunteer form that asks the two things a coordinator actually rosters on, when you are free and what you would enjoy, before anything else.
The form itself
A static copy of the finished form, exactly as it renders. Nothing here can be filled in or submitted, so read it as a reference and build your own from the button above.
Every field, and what it collects
The complete field list, in the order respondents meet it.
- What should we call you?Short textRequired
- What is your email address?Short textRequired
- This is how the coordinator will reach you.
- And a mobile number?Short text
- Used only for roster changes on the day.
- Which days can you usually help?Multiple choiceRequired
- Options: Monday · Tuesday · Wednesday · Thursday · Friday · Saturday · Sunday
- What time of day suits you best?Single choice
- Options: Mornings · Afternoons · Evenings · Any time
- What would you like to help with?Multiple choiceRequired
- Options: Gardening and grounds · Kitchen and food · Welcome desk and reception · Driving and deliveries · Events and fundraising · Admin and data entry · Whatever is needed most
- Do you have any of these?Multiple choice
- None of these are required. They just help us place you well.
- Options: Current first aid certificate · Food handling certificate · Full driver licence · A second language · A trade or technical skill · None of these
- Tell us about any volunteering you have done beforeLong text
- Who should we call in an emergency?Short textRequired
- Some roles involve children or vulnerable people. Do you consent to a background check?Single choiceRequired
- Saying no does not rule you out. It only narrows which roles we can offer you.
- Options: Yes, I consent · No, please keep me to other roles
What makes this form work
Availability comes before experience
A coordinator rosters on days and times. Asking those early means even an abandoned form leaves behind the useful half.
"Whatever is needed most" is an option
Plenty of volunteers genuinely do not mind. Without that option they pick something at random, and the roster ends up wrong in a way nobody notices.
The background check question removes the threat
It says saying no only narrows which roles you can offer. That turns a question people abandon forms over into one they answer honestly.
Questions people ask
What should a volunteer signup form ask?
Name and contact details, availability by day and time, areas of interest, relevant skills, an emergency contact, and consent to any screening you require. Keep experience optional, since most good volunteers have none.
When do I need background check consent?
Typically for roles involving children or vulnerable people. Ask for consent on the form and send the check itself separately, which is what this example does.
Why one question at a time?
Volunteering forms are usually opened from a social post or a poster QR code, on a phone, by somebody who was not planning to fill in a form today. That is exactly the case a conversational form is for.
Build your own in about a minute
The button below opens the form generator with this use case already described. Change the wording to match your own, generate, then edit anything you like.
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