--- description: Review of Bloomerang Volunteer Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Bloomerang Volunteer | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Event Management Software](/directory/4734/event-management/software) > [Bloomerang Volunteer](/software/26723/initlive) # Bloomerang Volunteer Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/26723/initlive Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/26723/initlive?page=2) > Bloomerang Volunteer offers organizations a centralized hub for all volunteer and staff recruitment, screening, scheduling, communications, management, and reporting. Bloomerang Volunteer serves the specific needs of day-to-day volunteer management and event staff volunteer management. It offers an industry-leading user experience that is intuitive and easy to use for both administrators and volunteers. Create and promote public volunteer opportunities directly on the business website. Recruit a team through Bloomerang Volunteer's customizable online registration form and roster teams based on skills, qualifications, and availability. Easily create volunteer shift schedules, with multiple calendars and list views, filters, and bulk actions. Then harness the power of Bloomerang Volunteer's Rostermode™ that offers "best shift matching" based on qualifications, roles, availability, and shift conflicts, ensuring the right volunteers are found for the right shifts. Support and manage teams from anywhere. No matter where you are, Bloomerang Volunteer's mobile app keeps managers and volunteers connected, informed \& empowered to act quickly. Track volunteer hours and export, review, and report on volunteer program data to key stakeholders. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 78 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 78 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Bloomerang - **Location**: Brentwood, US - **Founded**: 2012 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$119.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate - **Pricing Details**: Your Bloomerang Volunteer plan is based on the amount of volunteer records you have in your database. Bloomerang Volunteer comes with unlimited managers and multiple organizations. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - **Available Countries**: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Alerts/Notifications - Assignment Management - Attendance Management - Attendance Tracking - CRM - Calendar Management - Communication Management - Contact Management - Credential Management - Credit Card Processing - Customisable Branding - Customisable Forms - Customisable Reports - Customizable Fields - Data Import/Export - Document Storage ## Integrations (7 total) - Bloomerang - Google Analytics 360 - LinkedIn for Business - LiveChat - Meta for Business - Salesforce.org Nonprofit Cloud - Twitter/X ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Event Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4734/event-management/software) ## Related Categories - [Event Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4734/event-management/software) - [Volunteer Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/416/volunteer-management-software/software) - [Festival Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4266/festival-management/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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The messaging tools within InitLive work well. > > **Cons**: In setting up shifts, form questions could be streamlined. > > We are able to manage volunteers within three programs we offer: -Doors Open Milwaukee which requires 200+ volunteers -Spaces \& Traces, requiring 100+ volunteers -Weekly walking tours, total of 30+ volunteers ----- ### "Solved so many of our problems\!" — 5.0/5 > **Adam** | *16 October 2019* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: We used this software to organize our student orientation volunteers. Previous to using the software, we used a pen \& paper approach. We wanted to solve our scheduling issues but moving to a digital solution. In the end, we got so much more. What did I like most? That everything was now contained in one place - we could allow our volunteers to select their own shifts, change them as needed, see gaps in our schedule, and COMMUNICATE with volunteers from the app. It was a remarkable. > > **Cons**: We had some hiccups on the human side during our implementation. It was somewhat challenging to introduce a new process for 100 volunteers. There is a discrepancy between the app and the web version of the software. A few features are only available on the website for the early stages of setting up user's schedules. We've reported this to InitLive in hopes it can be changed for future releases. > > So impressed with the software and the staff who helped us put it into play. This was an all-in solution for us and the team really walked us through each stage of the setup. At no point did we feel like a burden on them. ----- ### "Mixed Emotions" — 5.0/5 > **Allison** | *18 December 2018* | Events Services | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: I love the ability to customize schedules for groups of people and that works great if you have a steady schedule and need to assign shifts, etc. It is still a growing company so they are easy to work with and customer service is great. It does give good report option for review but the reports aren't customizable so you still have to edit them after you download content. > > **Cons**: The downside is that as a growing company, they don't have all the kinks worked out for ease of changing/saving or rotating shifts and people. It takes a lot of prep time to set up. It was okay, but not the easiest and any emails send are not saved in the system so you can resend later to a different contact group meaning you have to keep up with them on a different platform and remember who you emailed, etc. > > We used them for two years until we decided that it wasn't going to work as well as we hoped since we have a changing shift and the time to input all the information took someone quite awhile. ----- ### "Outstanding, simply 5 stars and outstanding software" — 5.0/5 > **Shoaib** | *4 December 2022* | Pharmaceuticals | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It is simply the best volunteer management software, when compared to competitors "Better impact or Rosterfy" this works out the best for its customer support, pricing and attention they give to their users. > > **Cons**: Till date we have not found any flaws within the platform ----- ### "Good for organizing volunteers pre-event, not as great for day of application" — 4.0/5 > **Sarah** | *16 August 2016* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: The back end website is user friendly. It is easy to upload an excel template of your volunteers or add people individually. If you are looking for a way to organize volunteers and schedule volunteers that's where the product shines most. You can build roles, assign individuals and set schedules easily. There is a good deal of customization in this area which is helpful. You are able to assign multiple event managers so they also have the "power" to make changes on the website and within the app once your event goes live as well. > > **Cons**: Shifts are built by location rather than by role which wasn't logical for us because we pre-assign roles and the location isn't relevant. It would have been nice if there was more automatic assignment rather than manual when it came to putting volunteers into specific shifts once you had already assigned them a role. As a planner it was hard for me to not be able to test the app before the event went live. You see nothing in the app until it is live but at that point all your volunteers see what you are seeing and any changes being made get broadcast out. Day of we found communication via the app was limited. Only event managers can send messages to everyone or filter and send messages to specific groups. Individual volunteers can only send messages to their shift supervisor or the event managers. They weren't able to send even within their role assignment. > > All in all the app is great for organizing volunteers, especially in large numbers but for a smaller group of volunteers we found our current method of organizing volunteers on an excel spreadsheet worked just as well. We were hoping that we'd get more communication functionality from the app but think there is still room for improvement in that respect. ----- Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/26723/initlive?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/26723/initlive) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data