For organizers
Run a recurring program without the spreadsheet.
Some help happens on a schedule — a weekly mowing rota for neighbors who can’t do it themselves, a nonprofit’s recurring volunteer shifts, a care team’s standing round of visits. Lightwork lets one person coordinate it all, even for people who will never open the app.
Asking for help and offering it stay free. Managing volunteers is the one paid capability.
What it does
Everything a recurring program needs, in one place.
A program that runs on a schedule
Set it up once — every week, the yard that needs mowing or the shift that needs filling shows up on its own. No re-posting, no reminders to write.
Coverage at a glance
Your dashboard shows each recurring job: when it was last done and by whom, who’s signed up next, and which upcoming dates still need a volunteer.
Claimable upcoming dates
Volunteers see the next few dates and claim the ones they can take. You watch the gaps fill in ahead of time instead of scrambling the day of.
Recipient details stay private
The address, gate code, and contact for a home you serve stay hidden until a volunteer claims that date. Then only they can see it — no broadcasting anyone’s doorstep.
Help people who never use the app
The people you serve don’t need an account. You run the program on their behalf; they just get the help.
Share the load with co-managers
Add a few trusted people to help run a program. Everyone sees the same coverage, so no single organizer is holding it all.
How it works
From an idea to a program in four steps.
- 01
Create the program
Give it a name and a short description — “Mow the Johnsons’ yard,” “Saturday build shift.” Choose who can see it: your group, or anyone nearby.
- 02
Set the schedule
Pick how often it repeats and how many upcoming dates to open for sign-ups. Leave it open-ended, or end it on a date or after a set number of times.
- 03
Add the details
Add the site — an address, access notes, a contact — kept private until a volunteer claims a date. Add a few co-managers to help you run it.
- 04
Track coverage
Watch each date fill in. See who’s signed up, when each job was last done and by whom, and which upcoming dates still need a hand — early enough to ask.
One person can keep a whole program going.
Set up a recurring program and watch the help show up, week after week.