How Much Time Should Volunteer Shifts Overlap?
Start the next shift before the first person leaves. Proximatic shows both sets of hours, so people can agree to the time needed to explain the job.
A noon changeover needs two people before noon. If the next volunteer arrives just as the first must leave, there's no time to pass on unfinished questions, supplies or the state of the queue.
Give both shifts the handover time. For a welcome desk, the first volunteer might work 9am–noon and the next 11:45am–2pm. Both volunteers agree to be there from 11:45 until noon, giving them fifteen minutes together before the first person leaves.
Proximatic keeps those full hours with the shifts. Volunteers can choose the work on the event page, or you can use Auto-Schedule to match your crew's availability. Because those shifts overlap, they need different people. Proximatic checks for that when people sign up or you run Auto-Schedule.
Put what needs handing over in the shift instructions, then check the incoming name on the roster. You can see who will take over and recruit for that 11:45 start if the place is open. The handover is part of the staffing plan, rather than a hope that someone arrives early.
Create your event and shifts with the handoff built in.