Schedule Volunteers for a Community Bike Ride

Put the start, route positions and rest stops on one Proximatic signup. People choose where to help, and you can see which stop still needs a volunteer.

The start area is full of helpers, but nobody has signed up to direct riders at the far turn. A community ride needs volunteers along the route as well as at the start.

Create shifts in Proximatic for people to welcome riders, direct them at turns and help at rest stops. Give each job its location, hours and number of volunteers. As people sign up, the ride organizer can see which stops have helpers and which still need someone.

Some work ends when the ride sets off. Other work continues until the last riders pass. A start-desk volunteer can take a short early shift, while a rest-stop volunteer commits through the later finish. You won’t count the person packing up the start desk as someone who is already waiting farther down the route.

Put the exact meeting point and the lead’s instructions on each job. When a position remains open, you have a specific place and time to recruit for. When it is filled, the ride lead has a named person to brief before the group heads out.

Plan your ride support crew.

Related: Race Volunteer Staffing: Build a 5K Crew Schedule.