Volunteer shifts and rotas
Shifts with several places each, free sign-up, reminders and a link to cancel.
Community, charities and volunteering
Online booking for charities, volunteering and community groups
Charities, volunteer centres and community groups mostly take bookings that cost nothing: a volunteer shift, an advice appointment, a place at a session. CaliDiary books them on your own WordPress website with no payment step, counts places per shift or session, reminds people the day before and lets them cancel in good time. The free plan has no booking limit.
4 industries in community, charities and volunteering
Charities and advice services
Free advice appointments and call-backs, with sensitive details kept on your own site.
Food banks and community pantries
Free collection slots, checked referrals and volunteer shifts.
Community centres, halls, faith groups and clubs
Room and hall hire, group sessions, repair cafés and club events.
What charities and community groups have in common
- Bookings are usually free: free bookings have no payment step, no basket and no "£0.00 to pay".
- Shifts and sessions have places: group sessions count places and stop when full.
- People's circumstances are sensitive: answers, notes and documents stay on your own website, never on ours.
- Turning up matters: email reminders include a link to cancel, so freed places go to someone else.
- Everyone should be able to book: the form is built and tested to WCAG 2.2 AA.
Most used
Features community businesses rely on
Free and paid bookings
Not every booking needs a price: free, pay later, bank transfer or card, chosen per service.
Group bookings and places
Several people book the same appointment time, up to the limit you set.
Requests you approve
Hold the time and decide yourself whether to accept or decline each booking.
Email confirmations and reminders
Automatic confirmations and reminders, so customers turn up or cancel in good time.
Your data stays on your website
Bookings and customer details stay in your own website. We never see them, so never sell them.
Accessible to every customer
Every customer can book, by keyboard, screen reader or touch. Tested to WCAG 2.2 AA.
Questions, answered.
Is CaliDiary free for charities?
The free plan is free for everyone, with no booking limit. It covers one person, one location, unlimited booking set-ups and up to five services. Solo and Pro add more when you need it.
Can volunteers sign up for shifts?
Yes. Each shift is a group session with a set number of places, free to book.
Where are people's details stored?
In your own WordPress database. They never reach CaliDiary's servers.
Get your evenings back.
Start on the free plan, with no booking limit. Upgrade only when you need to.