Run an initiative

adiuto gives a local aid organisation one place to publish concrete needs, coordinate volunteer shifts, manage commitments, and keep its team informed.

The operating loop

1. Create the initiative profile and add at least one location.
2. Publish tasks for goods, activities, or scheduled shifts.
3. Receive commitments as missions and shift bookings.
4. Confirm handovers and check-ins so completed help is recorded.
5. Keep demand current by editing, repeating, pausing, or archiving tasks.

Your management workspace

Administrators and coordinators open Manage from the initiative page. The workspace contains:

• Tasks: create and maintain needs, kits, quantities, priorities, deadlines, recurrence, and visibility;
• Shifts: view open, full, and closed shifts in day, week, or month calendars;
• Missions: see incoming, completed, cancelled, and expired commitments;
• Direct delivery: reserve a needed item for a particular recipient and track pickup;
• Scan access: give a trusted ground volunteer temporary handover-scanning access without an account;
• Members: approve requests and assign roles;
• Announcements: email initiative members and retain a sent record;
• Locations: manage addresses, opening hours, instructions, and map pins;
• Settings: maintain the public profile and, with administrator authority, pause or archive the initiative.

A practical launch checklist

• Agree internally who will create the initiative; do not create duplicates.
• Use a monitored contact email and a clear public description.
• Add accurate locations and opening hours before publishing goods needs.
• Start with a small, current list of needs rather than a permanent wish list.
• Set realistic quantities and shift capacity.
• Add at least one additional responsible team member.
• Brief the people who receive goods or check volunteers in.

Continue with Register an initiative, then Locations and settings.