Put volunteer shifts where your team can see them
Send shift details from your Blackbaud workflow and have Notis create a calendar event with the information your team needs.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create Event
Creates an event on a google calendar, needing rfc3339 utc start/end times (end after start) and write access to the calendar. by default, adds the organizer as an attendee unless exclude organizer is set to true.
Why this helps
Volunteer shift details are easy to overlook when they are not visible alongside the rest of the team's calendar commitments.
- Make volunteer shift times visible on the working calendar.
- Keep the shift purpose with the scheduled event.
- Reduce retyping when a clear request already exists.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Blackbaud and Google Calendar once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation from Automations, New Automation, or describe it to Notis in plain language.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to create a Google Calendar event for each supplied volunteer shift, using its title, valid start and end times, and shift context.
- 4Pick notis_webhook and start it with an HTTP request containing shift details.
- 5Choose a report channel, then test with one real shift request and review the event.
Questions about this workflow
Are volunteer shifts a built-in Blackbaud trigger?
No. Use notis_webhook because no Blackbaud trigger events are listed here.
What times should the request contain?
Provide RFC3339 UTC start and end times, with the end later than the start.
Can I invite volunteers?
Create Event can include attendees if supported in the request and the calendar permissions allow it. Confirm invite behavior in the event result.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Blackbaud to Google Calendar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Blackbaud triggers
Google Calendar actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Insert Calendar into List
Inserts an existing calendar into the user's calendar list.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Update Calendar List Entry
Updates an existing entry on the user\'s calendar list.
Delete Calendar
Deletes a secondary calendar. use calendars.clear for clearing all events on primary calendars.
Update Calendar
Updates metadata for a calendar.
Clear Calendar
Clears a primary calendar. this operation deletes all events associated with the primary calendar of an account.
Create Event
Creates an event on a google calendar, needing rfc3339 utc start/end times (end after start) and write access to the calendar. by default, adds the organizer as an attendee unless exclude organizer is set to true.
Delete event
Deletes a specified event by `event id` from a google calendar (`calendar id`); this action is idempotent and raises a 404 error if the event is not found.
Create a calendar
Creates a new, empty google calendar with the specified title (summary).
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Blackbaud and Google Calendar, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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