
About InitLive
All-in-One Volunteer Management Software
No matter how simple or complex your needs are InitLive's centralized volunteer management software has everything you need to manage all your volunteer programs and events simultaneously.
At InitLive, it is our mission to help recruit, organize, and connect staff and volunteers, who we believe are the foundation of every great event, initiative, and nonprofit program.
If you need to manage 100 volunteers for a community food bank or 5000 staff and volunteers for a sporting event, InitLive has a solution for your specific needs.
Our Volunteer Management Software is a great fit for nonprofits, charities, education, healthcare, corporate social responsibility, faith organizations, and political organizations.
Event Volunteer Management Software is a great fit for festivals, fundraising events, conferences, sporting events, and academic
events.
Pricing starting from:
USD 99.00/month
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
Key benefits of InitLive
Increase Your Operational Capacity
Save up to 70% of your administrative time - move from spreadsheets, documents, and systems built for donors and program participants to a purpose-built centralized volunteer management software.
Grow Your Volunteer Team
Attract and retain up to 30% more volunteers- create and deliver inspiring volunteer programs that not only empower people with easy and flexible ways to contribute to your mission, but also recognize their efforts with meaningful and timely communications.
Evolve More Volunteers Into Donors
Volunteers who believe in your mission are 80% more likely to donate money. Leverage key volunteer demographic data in your donor programs to create inspiring conversion campaigns.
Devices
Business size
Markets
Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, United States and 3 others
Supported Languages
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and 1 others
Pricing starting from:
USD 99.00/month
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
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Features
Total features of InitLive: 54
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Write a Review!- Industry: Events Services
- Company size: 201-500 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Great for creating schedules where users can select their own schedules.
Reviewed on 29/05/2019
Working with InitLive has been a great experience, the customer service is unparalleled and the...
Working with InitLive has been a great experience, the customer service is unparalleled and the software meets our requirements extremely well. I can highly recommend InitLive to anyone looked for a reliable scheduling software capable of large-scale self-scheduling (I've used it to create a schedule for up to 3000 people) where the schedule does not require significant alterations post-import.
Pros
The self-scheduling feature has drastically lowered the amount of time we spend on tedious and repetitive scheduling tasks.
Cons
The software is not well-suited for scheduling tasks that require numerous detailed changes.
Response from InitLive
Hi Mike, we are so glad to hear that you and the Web Summit team have had such a great experience using InitLive. It's especially wonderful to hear how much time the self-scheduling tool has saved you. As for your concerns about more detailed manual scheduling, our next release is focused on improving that. I know you had expressed interest in participating in the BETA trial for this, so we'll be reaching out shortly. We're eager to continue working with you and the team for all of the upcoming Web Summit events! Cheers!
- Industry: Museums & Institutions
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
My experience using InitLive
Reviewed on 18/11/2021
I am still trying to understand several of the features on the application.
I am still trying to understand several of the features on the application.
Pros
InitLive is a robust volunteer management application, but it is not without bugs at the moment.
Cons
Email logs. I'd like to have a listing of who I sent emails to, their content, and when they were sent.
Response from InitLive
Hello Heather, thank you for your review. I am happy to share that we have released email logs. One of our team members will be in contact with you to chat about this new feature.
- Industry: Hospital & Health Care
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 4.0 /10
The Ride 2016 - The Ottawa Hospital Foundation
Reviewed on 21/08/2016
Hard to tell given that we cant really test it until its live in the field. So far I believe it is...
Hard to tell given that we cant really test it until its live in the field. So far I believe it is OK but team reports some features are limiting such as the import (only certain fields) and a really limiting feature that everyone needs a unique e-mail (response/solution was weak)
Pros
Increased of in-the-field communications with volunteers. Volunteers have quicker access to schedules and info pre-event and on site
Cons
Requirement of unique e-mails instead of a login name
Response from InitLive
Hi Andrew. Thanks for sharing your experience so far. We're really excited to be working with The Ottawa Hospital Foundation and input like yours helps us continue to improve. We offer custom data imports for our customers. While the current import option is only for select fields, your designated Customer Success Representative has the ability to import any information you'd like them to. We're sorry to hear that you've been limited by the requirement of individual email addresses. This certainly isn't our intention; we simply want to ensure that communications at your event are directed to the correct person as quickly as possible. Because of this, an accurate and unique email address is crucial. Thank you and best of luck for event day! You and your team have done very well getting set up so we're sure things will run smoothly for you! :)
- Industry: Arts & Crafts
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
A big help!
Reviewed on 14/04/2022
Pros
I feel it is very user-friendly. A great tool to schedule and communicate with staff, volunteers.
Cons
I wish I could personalize my emails so people could reply back, or have it link to my work email like what Mailchimp does
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 501-1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
InitLive at EMC 2016
Reviewed on 26/08/2016
InitLive was used to manage 60 volunteers at a 5 day conference in the Ottawa Shaw Centre. Over 100...
InitLive was used to manage 60 volunteers at a 5 day conference in the Ottawa Shaw Centre. Over 100 initially signed up but many did not remain to participate, a common problem.
In the past volunteer recruiting and management was performed with spreadsheets, email and telephone, an onerous process for more than 20 people. InitLive automated this process considerably making the size of the volunteer team almost irrelevant. It also shifted responsibility for shift and role selection entirely to the volunteers, previously it was with the event manager. This took a big load off.
Communication was also simplified with the integrated communication features, and I could instantly tell who was where with a simple touch on my tablet.
Compared to other volunteer management software I've seen, InitLive has the best interface by far.
Pros
The end to end management of people and the program within the Web interface.
You can see at a glance, in the web interface, where there are openings in the program staffing.
Signup to roles and shifts is easy, though some of the older volunteers found it challenging.
Visually it looks good, especially for the administrator. So I like the interface.
In the device app it is nice that it informs the administrator instantly of staffing problems in the current shift.
The various reports were useful, especially after the event when compiling the conference reports.
The volunteer app seemed almost trivial to operate. The young people, especially, took to it very well.
Volunteer communications pop up as notifications, so the admin can address them immediately.
It works well as a central communications hub for all volunteer communication before, during and after.
Cons
When constructing the schedule, the lack of cut and paste or duplication of program elements across multiple days made that process very laborious.
The volunteers see the shift selection schedule as one long list. It would be good to delineate it, perhaps with tabs, into days.
There are some fundamental controls missing such as enforcing minimum and maximum shift selection, and cutting off when changes may be made by the volunteers.
In the mobile app, there wasn't a clear way to tell at a glance if there are upcoming staffing problems - not attendance, but staff bookings. This is possible in the web app.
For the administrator the mobile app filter features make it very powerful, but it also makes for a shallow learning curve. I.e., some features are not obvious to find.
The mobile app is optimized for smartphones but not tablets. It will work on tablets, my preferred device, but emulating a phone.
It notifies you when people cancel from the event, but not when they join. This should be selectable.
Many volunteers select multiple roles up front which can quickly saturate the overall maximum role signup setting. Beware of this. It can block additional signup for a role despite shifts still being available.
Email broadcasts from the web app don't have customizable subject wording. That risks them being ignored or channeled to spam.
Response from InitLive
Hi Wolfram. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience with us. Copying shifts and improving the staff scheduling interface are 2 of our priorities this Fall. We'll definitely be in touch as these features are developed. Cheers!
InitLive FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for InitLive.Q. What type of pricing plans does InitLive offer?
InitLive offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: USD 99.00/month View Pricing Plans
- Pricing model: Subscription
- Free Trial: Not Available
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Q. Who are the typical users of InitLive?
InitLive has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2-10, 11-50, 51-200, 201-500, 501-1,000, 1,001-5,000
Q. What languages does InitLive support?
InitLive supports the following languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
Q. Does InitLive support mobile devices?
InitLive supports the following devices:
Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does InitLive integrate with?
InitLive integrates with the following applications:
Google Analytics 360, Link2Feed, LinkedIn for Business, LiveChat, Meta for Business, Salesforce.org Nonprofit Cloud, Twitter
Q. What level of support does InitLive offer?
InitLive offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, Chat
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