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Dashboard Overview

The Dashboard is your personal homepage when you log into ChurchBuddy on the web. It provides an overview of your schedule, upcoming assignments, and organization information.
Announcements are visible on the mobile Home tab, not on the web Dashboard page. Manage announcements under Organization → Announcements.
Platform: Web. The mobile app equivalent is the Home tab. See Mobile App.

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What You’ll See

  1. Welcome Header — Welcome back, {first name}! with your organization name in the subtitle
  2. Availability Button - Quick access to set unavailability
  3. My Upcoming Schedule Widget - Services where you’re scheduled
  4. Upcoming Events Widget - Upcoming events in your organization
  5. Volunteer Opportunities Widget - Positions you can volunteer for (if teams allow volunteering)
  6. Quick Actions (Owner/Admin only) - Add service, add event, manage teams, view people

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Pending Assignment Confirmations

If teams you serve on require accept/decline confirmation, Accept and Decline buttons appear inline on each service card in My Upcoming Schedule on web.
Mobile uses a dedicated Action Required section on the Home tab for the same flow.

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Setting Your Availability

  1. Click Schedule Your Availability on the Dashboard
  2. A calendar popup appears
  3. Click dates to mark as unavailable (red circle)
  4. Click again to remove the mark
  5. Changes auto-save
Unavailability helps schedulers see warnings when assigning you. See Managing Your Availability.

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Viewing Your Upcoming Services

Each service card shows:
  • Service Name, Date and Time, Location
  • Your Assigned Position(s) and Team(s)
  • Confirmation status (Accepted, Declined, Pending) if accept/decline is enabled
Click a service card to go to the Calendar section.

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Volunteer Opportunities

Shows open positions on teams with Allow people to volunteer enabled:
  • Available Positions - Open slots you can claim
  • Already Volunteered - Positions you’ve claimed
  • Volunteer button to sign up

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Quick Actions (Owner/Admin Only)

  • Add Service - Create a new service
  • Add Event - Create a new event
  • Manage Teams - Go to Teams management
  • View People - Go to the People section
From the Dashboard, use the top navigation:
People top nav is visible to Owners, Organization Admins, and Team Admins. Schedulers and regular Members do not see the People nav.Teams are managed via Organization → Teams sub-tab (redirects to the Teams page), not as a separate top-nav item.

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Calendar Sub-Tab Access by Role