As of March 26, 2026, the manager view of Bloomerang Volunteer has an updated design and layout to make existing tasks easier and more efficient to complete:
To help you navigate and complete tasks more easily, every page in the manager view now has both a title and a page description
For consistency and clarity, terminology is updated for managerial and other roles
For a more consistent experience, the organization and opportunity navigation menus are more similar to each other and mirror other Bloomerang product menus
Bulk actions for opportunities are restructured to be more organized and easier to find
Some pages and settings moved locations or changed names to be easier to use
New pages and shortcuts between related settings help to make some settings and controls easier to find than they were previously
Icons and colors across the interface are more consistent with Bloomerang Volunteer’s branding
Some additional updates make your current setup clearer to understand and help you complete tasks more easily
Tip: Several pages on both the organization and opportunity levels have new or updated interactive tours. Click the tour link on a page, and Bloomerang Volunteer will show you the page layout and give you tips on how to complete your tasks.
If applicable, any page URLs you bookmarked automatically go to the new URLs. For more questions, please contact [email protected].
Terminology Updates
The titles for managers and other roles are updated to be more consistent. These changes occur everywhere the roles appear in Bloomerang Volunteer’s web and mobile applications.
Old Terminology | New Terminology (March 2026) |
Organization Manager | Full Organization Manager |
Opportunity Manager | Limited Organization Manager |
Event Manager | Opportunity Manager |
Shift Supervisor | Shift Manager |
Check-in Administrator | Check-in Manager |
Group Leader | Group Manager |
The role titles of Basic Volunteer and Role Manager are unchanged.
Navigation Menu Redesign
The new organization and opportunity menus focus on key managerial tasks to make navigation easier and more consistent with other Bloomerang product menus.
For Full Organization Managers, Limited Organization Managers, and Opportunity Managers, the navigation menus include:
Dashboard
People
Volunteers
Groups (opportunity-level)
Qualifications
Tags
Opportunities (organization-level)
Central Schedule (organization-level)
Schedule (opportunity-level)
Shifts
Roles
Places
Communications
Email History
Automations
Templates
Email Configuration
Reports
Controls
General
Signup Workflow
Visibility (opportunity-level)
Scheduling Defaults (opportunity-level)
Time Tracking
Mobile App (opportunity-level)
Notifications
Settings
Organization (organization-level)
Opportunity (opportunity-level)
Form & Profile Fields
Public Page Design
Documents (opportunity-level)
Imports
Languages
Integrations (organization-level)
The updated navigation menu for Role Managers includes:
People
Volunteers
Qualifications
Schedule
Shifts
Roles
Reports
Settings
Public Page Preview
Bulk Actions Restructure (Org Level)
On the Opportunities page, the bulk actions drop-down list now includes categories for Controls and Settings. This list structure mirrors the new navigation menus for consistency and makes bulk actions easier to find.
Tip: Bulk action labels are now shorter. Look for the task name (for example, Signup Workflow instead of Edit Signup Workflow Settings).
Previous Label | New Label | Old Location in Bulk Actions List | New Location in Bulk Actions List |
Edit General Settings | Removed | Main List | N/A |
Edit Opportunity Date Range | Opportunity Date Range | Main List | Settings |
Edit Time Commitment... | Time Commitment... | Main List | Settings |
Edit Schedule Style... | Schedule Style... | Main List | Settings |
N/A | Min/Max Volunteers | Main List (General Settings) | Controls |
Edit Visibility Settings | Visibility of Opportunity | Main List | Controls |
Edit Signup Application Period | Signup Application Period | Main List | Controls |
Edit Signup Workflow Settings | Signup Workflow | Main List | Controls |
Edit Shift & Schedule Settings | Scheduling Defaults | Main List | Controls |
Edit Attendance Settings | Time Tracking | Main List | Controls |
N/A | Go Live! | Main List (General Settings) | Controls |
The following bulk actions remain on the main drop-down list:
Export to .CSV
Assign/Remove Tags
Delete Opportunities
Note: Signup Button State, which was within General Settings on the previous bulk actions list, is now within Controls > Signup Workflow.
New Pages
We added a few new pages to help you find certain controls more easily.
Page Name | Level | Location | Notes |
Time Tracking | Organization | Controls | Contains Value of Hours and Attendance Kiosk |
Opportunity | In each opportunity | Includes:
| |
Documents | Opportunity | Settings | Moved out of the old opportunity Recruitment page |
Public Information | Opportunity | Settings > Opportunity > Public Information (tab) | Moved Key Information and Logo here from the old Recruitment page
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Private Information | Opportunity | Settings > Opportunity > Private Information (tab) | Moved Additional Details for Volunteers here from the old Recruitment page |
Additional Changes to Existing Pages
To make your tasks and configurations more intuitive, we updated several existing pages with changes such as new page names and updated locations for certain settings or controls.
For example, we moved settings (such as an opportunity’s Logo, Key Information, and Documents) from the old Recruitment page to the specific areas where they are managed. These changes make registration setup easier for both organizations and opportunities.
View the table in this section for more detailed information.
Read about changes for Role Managers at the end of this section.
Feature or Setting | Level | Changes | Old location | New location |
Embed Opportunities button | Org | Relocated | Recruitment > Public Organization Page | Opportunities |
Key Information (organization) | Org | Relocated | Recruitment > Public Organization Page | Settings > Organization |
Logo (organization) | Org | Relocated | Recruitment > Public Organization Page | Settings > Organization |
Page Controls (organization) | Org | Renamed (was Page Settings), relocated | Recruitment > Public Organization Page | Settings > Public Page Design |
Value of Hours | Org | Relocated | General Settings > Organization Settings | Controls > Time Tracking |
Attendance Kiosk | Org | Relocated | General Settings > Organization Settings | Controls > Time Tracking |
Manage Senders (organization) | Org | Relocated | Email Communications > Manage Senders | Communications > Email Configuration > Manage Senders |
Authenticate Domains (organization) | Org | Relocated | Email Communications > Authenticate Domains | Communications > Email Configuration > Authenticate Domains |
Roles | Opp | Relocated, separated from Qualifications | Opportunities > opportunity > Roles & Qualifications | Opportunities > opportunity > Schedule > Roles |
Qualifications | Opp | Relocated, separated from Roles | Opportunities > opportunity > Roles & Qualifications | Opportunities > opportunity > People > Qualifications |
Key Information (opportunity) | Opp | Relocated | Opportunities > opportunity > Recruitment | Opportunities > opportunity > Settings > Opportunity |
Logo (opportunity) | Opp | Relocated | Opportunities > opportunity > Recruitment | Opportunities > opportunity > Settings > Opportunity |
Additional Details for Volunteers | Opp | Relocated | Opportunities > opportunity > Recruitment | Opportunities > opportunity > Settings > Opportunity > Private Information |
Signup Button State | Opp | Relocated | Opportunities > opportunity > Recruitment | Opportunities > opportunity > Controls > Signup Workflow |
Allow Overlapping Shifts | Opp | Relocated | Opportunities > opportunity > General Settings, Notifications, & Permissions > Shift & Schedule Settings | Opportunities > opportunity > Controls > Signup Workflow > Shifts (Advanced Settings) |
Page Controls (opportunity) | Opp | Renamed (was Page Settings), relocated | Opportunities > opportunity > Recruitment > Public Page > Page Settings | Opportunities > opportunity > Settings > Public Page Design > Page Controls |
Time Zone | Opp | Relocated | Opportunities > opportunity > Recruitment > Public Page > Page Settings popup | Opportunities > opportunity > Controls > General |
Primary Opportunity Manager | Opp | Relocated | Opportunities > opportunity > Recruitment > Public Page > Page Settings | Opportunities > opportunity > Controls > General |
Opportunity date | Opp | Relocated | Opportunities > opportunity > Recruitment > Public Page > Page Settings | Opportunities > opportunity > Controls > General |
Tag Opportunity | Opp | Relocated, shows applied tags | Opportunities > opportunity > Recruitment > Public Page | Opportunities > opportunity > Controls > General |
Internal Notes & Star Rating Permissions (Mobile App) | Opp | Relocated | Opportunities > opportunity > General Settings, Notifications, & Permissions > General Settings | Opportunities > opportunity > Controls > Mobile App |
Visibility of Opportunity | Opp | Renamed (was Signup Visibility of Opportunity Listing), relocated | Opportunities > opportunity > General Settings, Notifications, & Permissions > General Settings | Opportunities > opportunity > Controls > Visibility |
Places | Opp | Renamed (was Venues & Locations), relocated | Opportunities > opportunity > Venues & Locations | Opportunities > opportunity > Schedule > Places |
Imports | Opp | Relocated, separated from Reports | Opportunities > opportunity > Reports & Imports | Opportunities > opportunity > Settings > Imports |
Manage Senders (opportunity) | Opp | Relocated | Email Communications > Manage Senders | Opportunities > opportunity > Communications > Email Configuration > Manage Senders |
Authenticate Domains (opportunity) | Opp | Relocated | Email Communications > Authenticate Domains | Opportunities > opportunity > Communications > Email Configuration > Authenticate Domains |
For Role Managers, Settings > Public Page has the following changes:
The page title is now Public Page Preview
The Public Page Toolbox is removed
Instructional text is added
Shortcuts Between Settings and Controls
You can now go directly between related settings to save time when configuring your opportunities:
Troubleshoot Signup Issues: If your Signup Button Status is disabled, review the error in Controls > Signup Workflow and click Update. The system takes you directly to Controls > General to adjust your dates, application period, or capacity.
Address Scheduling Conflicts: If you turn on Consider Availability when Rostering, but Collect Availability is off, both controls show an alert about potential scheduling conflicts. To update the controls, click the link connecting the rostering control to the Availability control.
Manage Primary Managers: New help text reminds you that a user must first be an Opportunity Manager before you make them an opportunity’s Primary Manager. Switch between Schedule > Roles and Controls > General to update the Primary Manager.
Preview or Update Form Questions: Go from Controls > Signup Workflow to Settings > Form & Profile Fields to preview or edit your Form Questions.
Note: You can also use this shortcut on the organization level.
Quick Wins
In addition to the layout updates, we refined several key features to be more automated and help you avoid setup errors. These improvements focus on smarter signup logic, expanded data import options, and clearer system feedback.
For easier configuration, the application period for opportunities is now an independent feature, separate from signup visibility settings. Signup/Application Period also connects directly to the Signup Button State: if an opportunity’s application period closes, the Signup Button State automatically turns off, and that opportunity is no longer visible to volunteers.
In an opportunity, if you turn on Consider Availability when Rostering, but Collect Availability is off, both controls show an alert about potential scheduling conflicts.
In an opportunity, the Tag Opportunity section (in General Controls) now shows the tags you already applied to the opportunity.
On both the organization and opportunity levels, when you click Create New Import, there are two new import options: Tags & Categories, and Language Strings. You can still import tags, categories, and language strings from the individual Tags and Language Settings pages.
On both the organization and opportunity levels, on the Tags page, Import from .CSV is now nested within the + Categories button.
Tag and language string imports now appear in your import history.
In places where you can upload documents to Bloomerang Volunteer, the system now:
States the maximum file size allowed.
Shows an error message when you try to upload a file that is too large.
FAQ
Do I need to take any action to activate these changes?
No action is required. The updates became active automatically.
What changes do volunteers see in their interface?
None. These changes apply to only the manager view in Bloomerang Volunteer.
Is any data affected by this change?
No data was lost or changed. These updates mainly improve navigation and design. Your existing data and settings stay the same.