Automatically, where the measure sits on an indicator that tracks volunteer hours or donations. Log hours or a donation against a linked Activity and the measure log is created for you.

By hand, on the Log Measure form. Whether a manual log counts straight away or waits for review is up to you, set in (Settings > Permissions). With approval required, logs land pending and an admin approves or declines them from the listing.

The Overview report is now the Engagement report. It does the same job - volunteering, participation and donations - and now sits under Reports alongside the new Delivery report, so the names say which is which.

Logged hours are now volunteer hours, across the platform. In the admin panel the page is called Volunteer Hour Logs.

Participants are now volunteers. The listing and every place the word appeared have changed to match.

Member types are now individual stakeholder types, sitting alongside organisational stakeholder types in Settings.

Sponsorship opportunities are now funding opportunities.

Activities are the delivery layer. Opportunities, volunteer hours, donations and measure logs all sit under an Activity, so a piece of work and everything it produced stay together. Activities can be archived, and archiving one archives the opportunities and logs beneath it. The listing is sorted by date, and log dates are restricted to the Activity's own window so nothing is recorded outside it.

An Activity's status now follows its opportunities rather than being set by hand. If an Activity has one opportunity and that opportunity is marked complete, the Activity is completed too. If you need to add more work to it later, reopen the Activity and link the new opportunities.

Activities can be linked to a contract and a commitment, and imported in bulk with the link already in place. Where an Activity is linked, the commitment and contract show on the pickers you see when posting an opportunity or logging a donation, measure or hours, so it's clear what the work is counting towards.

Leads can see key metrics on their Activity, with a date filter to narrow the view to the period they're reporting on.

Cancelling and archiving are now clearly separate. Archiving is for an opportunity that shouldn't have been posted - it's only available while an opportunity is open with no volunteers signed up. Once anyone has joined, cancel it instead. Cancelling withdraws the volunteers along with the opportunity and emails them to let them know, so nobody turns up to something that isn't happening. In short: archive a mistake, cancel a plan that has fallen through.

A new "Not Completed" status. When you close an opportunity you mark each volunteer as having taken part or not. If at least one person took part, the opportunity is completed. If nobody did, it's recorded as Not Completed rather than being completed with nothing behind it, or archived to get it out of the way. Flexible opportunities that run over time will ask you to resolve each volunteer before closing.

Marking an opportunity complete now confirms the date and time first. For a fixed-date opportunity the details are filled in and you can edit them if the day ran differently; for a flexible one you enter them or skip the step.

Archived opportunities no longer disappear for the people who took part. Previously anyone following a link to an archived opportunity hit a "page doesn't exist" message, including volunteers looking back at their own hours. Now, if you applied or logged hours against it, the page opens read-only with a banner explaining it's been archived, so your record of what you did stays intact. Anyone with no involvement still sees the standard message.

Admins can duplicate an opportunity from the admin panel listing. Details, host, privacy, documents, appearance, the linked Activity and the measure carry over. Timing and capacity are cleared so you set them fresh, and no applications or engagement data come with it.

Where an Activity carries measures that track hours, the Post Opportunity form asks which one the opportunity is measuring. With one match it fills in for you; with more than one you choose, and the hours logged then feed that measure.

Admins can see all directorates and teams when posting an opportunity, rather than only their own.

Opportunity documents are configurable. Add up to five PDF templates with your own labels in (Settings > Features & Documents), and choose whether the upload section appears on the Post Opportunity form. This replaces the old fixed risk assessment setup.

The affiliation field has been removed from the apply forms.

Filtered views on the opportunities page can now be shared. As you filter, the page address updates to match what you're looking at, so you can copy the link and send it to a colleague and it opens on the same view. Refreshing keeps your filters, and the browser's back and forward buttons step through the filters you've applied.

Leads can see key metrics for their opportunity on its engagement tab.

Learning hours are no longer counted in the main engagement totals, so the figures reflect volunteering.

Quick Log templates let you save a set of hours you log regularly and reuse it, so recurring volunteering takes seconds rather than filling the form each time.

You can create an Activity inline while logging, without leaving the form.

Where the Activity you pick carries more than one measure tracking hours, the form asks which one the hours count towards. Logging through an opportunity doesn't ask, because it already knows from the opportunity.

The admin listing shows approval status for approved, declined and pending logs, and has Cause and Description columns.

The Engagement report can be filtered by directorate, so you can see one part of the organisation on its own or compare across them.

Charts and metric cards are clickable. Selecting one takes you to the underlying records rather than leaving you to find them.

Donation metrics have been added.

The Activities, Opportunities and Volunteer Hours exports have been restructured. Dates and times are in separate columns, the volunteer hours export has been rebuilt to match the current log form, and latitude, longitude and Measure columns have been added. The Members export now shows whether a member has accepted your terms.

Stakeholder types have been restructured. What used to be a single flat list of member types is now two lists. Individual stakeholder types are your old member types - colleagues, students, residents, whatever fits - and they're what someone chooses from when they sign up to your app. Organisational stakeholder types are new, and they're what you file organisations under in your Organisations listing - suppliers, clients, charity partners. You add as many of each as you need and name them how your organisation names them. Each type gets its own ID, which you use when importing organisations so each one is filed correctly.

Each stakeholder type is configured separately. For an individual type you set the invite and welcome messages people of that type see, and how they sign in - email and password, single sign-on, or both. For an organisational type you set which legal types, organisation types and sectors are available to them. Leave those unticked to allow everything.

Welcome messages. Each individual stakeholder type can have its own welcome message, set in that type's configuration. It shows as a banner on the home page when someone of that type signs in, so colleagues and students can be greeted differently. Edit the message and it reappears for anyone who had dismissed the previous one.

Volunteering value. You can set a monetary value per hour of volunteering, and set a different value per member type where your people's time is valued differently. It feeds the value figures in your reporting.

Volunteering leave. Many organisations give their employees an allowance of paid time off to volunteer. Turn this on and internal stakeholder types get a checkbox when they apply to an opportunity, so they can say they're using their volunteering leave for it.

Volunteering policy. You can set a policy or agreement for your app, shown at signup for new members to accept, with acceptance tracked.

Opportunity types have moved to (Settings > Data & Categories), where you choose which ones your app offers.

Approval rules for volunteer hours, donations and manual measure logs are each set separately in (Settings > Permissions).

Members are now held in both a directorate and a team where both apply, so reporting by either is accurate. Adding someone to a team adds them to the parent directorate automatically, and the member import handles directorate and team columns.

Activities and opportunities now have their own postcode field, sitting just under the location. Drop a pin on the map and the postcode fills in for you. If you'd rather search for a place and pick it from the list, you can type the postcode in yourself - it isn't filled in automatically that way. Either way you can edit it, and it shows alongside the location on the page.

You can set which countries location search covers for your app, so people only see places relevant to you.

Latitude, longitude and postcode are included in the Activities and Opportunities exports.

There's a full-page notifications view, so you can scroll back through everything rather than only seeing the most recent few.

In-app notification copy has been rewritten to be clearer about what happened and what to do next.

Email notifications have been tidied up so people get the ones that matter to them.

Imported members receive email and push notifications once they've signed in for the first time.

Reports - Engagement and Delivery. The Overview report now lives here, renamed Engagement.

Structure - Members, Groups and Directorates. If you've given directorates your own name, the menu uses it.

Delivery - Contracts, Commitments, Initiatives and Activities.

Engagement - Opportunities, Applications, Volunteers, Feedback Forms and Organisations.

Measurement - Volunteer Hour Logs, Donation Logs, Measures and Measure Logs.

Settings - a single page, as before.

An Applications table has been added, sitting between Opportunities and Volunteer Hours, with its own link in the dashboard menu. It has two tabs. Sent is everything you've applied to. Received is everything people have applied to on opportunities you lead - who applied, which opportunity, their directorate and organisation, when they applied and where it got to. Both tabs have a search and a status filter for pending, accepted, declined and completed. Clicking an opportunity name takes you straight to its Volunteers tab, already filtered to that status, so you can act on the application without hunting for it.

A Donations table has been added at the foot of the dashboard, also with its own menu link. It lists everything you've logged - date, amount, type, description, the Activity it counts towards, and whether it's approved, pending or declined - and you can log a new donation from there.

Archived Activities can no longer be selected when logging donations or hours.

The opportunity dropdown on the Log Volunteer Hours form now shows the right opportunities for the way you're logging, and the volunteers dropdown fills correctly.

Applications by status on the Engagement report shows correct figures.

Duplicate directorates can no longer be created.

Terminology in the apply flow and the inbox is consistent, using "application" throughout.

Activities are live as the new delivery layer above Opportunities. Every Opportunity belongs to an Activity, giving you a single place to plan, group, and report on related work. To familiarise yourself better with the Activities section, read our articles on the help center.

A new Activities listing page is available in the admin panel, with columns for name, host, cause, dates, location, lead, and status. You can search, filter by status, change status manually, edit the activity, and reassign the lead from a single view. (Admin Panel > Activities)

When posting an Opportunity, you can link it to an existing Activity or create a new one inline. The activity dropdown is searchable and shows a summary of dates, location, initiative, and cause when one is selected. Cause and beneficiaries are inherited from the linked Activity.

The Activity detail page includes Opportunities, Volunteer Hours, and Participants tabs, so you can see everything connected to a single Activity in one place.

You can log volunteer hours directly against an Activity, without needing to link it to an Opportunity. The log hours form has been updated to ask how the volunteering was arranged - participating through an Opportunity, organising or leading an Activity, or other arrangements such as external roles, self-led work, or pre-arranged programmes.

The user dashboard has been updated to support Activities. The page shows an Activities table alongside Opportunities and Volunteer Hours, with cleaner navigation and an updated layout. (Dashboard > Activities)

Historical Opportunities have been backfilled. Every existing Opportunity is linked to an Activity, so all past records sit correctly inside the new structure and continue to appear in your reporting.

The host dropdown on Activity forms only shows Directorate, Team, and Group. Initiatives have been moved to a separate Initiative connection field.

The start date on the Create Activity form accepts past, present, and future dates, so you can backdate Activities for work that has already happened. End date validation is unchanged. Opportunity dates remain restricted to today or later. (Profile Dropdown > Create Activity)

The Save button on Edit Opportunity no longer stays greyed out after the date is changed - it now activates immediately, without needing to edit another field first.

After editing an Opportunity in the admin panel, you now stay in the admin view rather than being redirected to the public opportunity page.

Opportunity Leads who have answered "Yes" to volunteering on the opportunity form now appear in the participants dropdown on the log hours form, so their hours can be logged alongside other participants.

Required field highlighting on the Create Activity and Post Opportunity forms has been restored, so when you try to submit with missing fields, the form now flags exactly which ones need to be completed.

Hours linked to archived Opportunities and archived Members are now correctly excluded from the Overview metrics card, export sheet, and hours bar graph for the selected timeframe.

The Hours card on the Overview now updates immediately when a volunteer hours entry is edited in the same session, rather than showing the previous cached value.

The Top 10 Participants table now respects the selected date range, in line with the rest of the Overview tables.

Overview metrics now apply archive-aware date filtering across registered members, active members, participants, hours, value, the overview graph, opportunities by status, engagement rankings, members breakdown, most shared skills, causes supported, top 10 participants, opportunities with most engagement, and latest feedback forms. Members who were active during the selected period are now counted correctly even if they have since been archived.

Admin Panel settings now include the ability to configure exceptions for opportunity approval requirements. When "Require admin approval" is enabled for posting opportunities, administrators can now whitelist specific member types that will be auto-approved and won't need admin approval. This allows specific member types to post opportunities without creating unnecessary approval bottlenecks whilst maintaining oversight for other users. (Settings > Permissions > Posting Opportunities > Exceptions)

Improved clarity of permission settings text across the Permissions tab. Labels now read "Allow without approval" and "Require admin approval" for easier comprehension.

Updated Member Directory settings description to more accurately reflect its function. The toggle now clearly states that it controls the visibility of a public Member Directory on the homepage, rather than implying it affects member registration functionality. (Settings > Key Features > Members)

Updated terminology across the application flow from "offer/support" to "application" for consistency. The Apply button now says "Apply", confirmation messages refer to "your application has been sent", and pending state notifications now read "You will be notified when your application is reviewed."

Inbox message labels for opportunity applications now display the specific opportunity type (Volunteering, Sponsorship, or Learning) instead of the generic "Offering Support" label, making it easier to identify application types at a glance.

Improved required field validation feedback in the Post Opportunity form. The Post Opportunity button now remains active, and when clicked with incomplete required fields, the form clearly highlights missing fields with red outlines and displays helpful validation messages, making it easier to see which fields need to be completed.

Improved the handling of archived users throughout the platform. Archived users no longer appear in the Add Participants dropdown for opportunities, preventing inconsistent capacity counts. Additionally, archived users are now properly hidden from member lists in Directorates, Teams, Organisations, Groups, and Initiatives in both admin and user-facing views.

Skills list can now be configured directly from the admin panel. Admins can customise which skills appear throughout the platform by selecting and deselecting from the master skills list in settings (Settings > Data & Categories > Skills).

Beneficiary groups list can now be configured from the admin panel. Admins can customise which beneficiary groups appear throughout the platform by selecting and deselecting from the master beneficiaries list in settings (Settings > Data & Categories > Beneficiary Groups).

Directorate and team terminology can now be customised from the admin panel to match your organisation's specific wording preferences (Settings > General > Internal Structure).

The platform now automatically calculates the total required hours when creating an opportunity with a set date and time. As you enter start and end times, the total hours are calculated in real-time and displayed in the commitment section, ensuring accuracy and saving time.

Added flexibility to how volunteers log their completed hours. Users can now choose to either manually enter their total hours or let the system automatically calculate hours based on selected start and end times.

Volunteer hours, applications, and participants export sheets now include a new column showing whether each user is archived or active, making it easier to filter and analyse user data.

Export file names have been standardised across all report types, removing "Ecosystem" from the naming convention. Files now follow the format: Goodsted_Reports-[ReportType]-[Timestamp] for consistency and clarity.

Opportunity export sheet now correctly displays opportunity types (Volunteering, Sponsorship, or Learning) in the Type column, and includes a new Main Skill column. The Lead Directorate, Lead Team, and Lead Member Type columns have been repositioned between Lead Email and Location for improved readability.

Fixed formatting issues in feedback forms export. The experience rating column now displays correctly as "3/5" format instead of being auto-converted to dates like "3May" when opened in Excel, and all data fields are now properly aligned in their correct columns.

The members export has been updated with dedicated Group and Initiative columns (replacing the Entity column) for clarity and now includes members’ skills information for richer member data.

The volunteer hours export now includes Member’s Team, Opportunity Type (Volunteering, Sponsorship, or Learning), an Opportunity Beneficiary column, and an Opportunity Time column alongside the Opportunity Date column.

The applications export now displays the completion date and time, showing exactly when participants reached Completed status.

The volunteer hours export now shows whether linked opportunities are Active or Archived.

The members listing page in the app now displays all members in a single unified list, with subheading categorisations removed.

Admin status can now be granted or removed directly from the Actions menu on the members listing page, without needing to navigate to Edit Account. From the three dots in the Action column, admin status can be granted by selecting Make Admin, or removed by selecting Remove admin.

In the Post Opportunity form, the Post Opportunity button is now disabled by default and becomes active once all mandatory fields have been filled.

The Host dropdown when editing an opportunity now correctly displays the organisations and directorates that the opportunity lead belongs to, rather than the user’s.

Feedback forms now display the opportunity name at the top for clarity when providing feedback for multiple participants.

Directorates and teams creation now works correctly when uploading an image.

Post opportunity form has been streamlined into a single page, allowing users to complete it faster without navigating through multiple steps.

When adding participants to opportunities, you can now add individuals who aren't yet registered users on the platform, making it easier to plan ahead and invite new members.

Opportunities export has been improved: the "Number of Attendees" column has been renamed to "Number of Participants", and a new "Number of Applicants" column has been added, providing visibility into how many people applied to each opportunity before being accepted as participants.

Feedback form behaviour has been improved to prevent duplicate submissions: each participant's feedback form can now only be completed once. When any admin submits a feedback form, the "Give feedback" button disappears from all admins' views for that participant.

If an admin submits feedback on behalf of an Opportunity Lead, it is correctly attributed to the Opportunity Lead in the interface.

Feedback Forms export now includes a "Completed by" column that shows which admin actually submitted the form, whilst the "Member Name" field displays the Opportunity Lead's name, providing full transparency and proper record-keeping.

Top 10 participants table now includes an "Affiliation" column showing each participant's organisation/group/initiative.

Search bar filtering in the Feedback Forms section has been improved for more accurate results when searching by Member, Opportunity, or Feedback For.

Newly created groups, initiatives, and organisations now appear immediately without requiring a page refresh.

Newly created teams now appear immediately in the interface without requiring a page refresh.

Improved visual appearance across multiple admin sections (Members, Organisations, Initiatives, Groups, Applications, and Opportunities) when dealing with long text entries. Action buttons are now easier to find and the interface handles lengthy content more gracefully.

Created a new 'Participants' listing page where administrators can easily view the total volunteer hours for each member at a glance.

Members can now be imported into the ecosystem via document upload, streamlining the onboarding process for bulk additions.

Opportunities export sheet now includes additional timestamp columns: Verified At, In Progress At, Completed At, and Archived At, Unarchived At, providing better tracking of opportunity lifecycle stages.

Members export now displays membership verification status, clearly showing which members' applications have been accepted or declined by administrators.

Log hours form now features improved conditional validation for the "What did you do?" field. When an opportunity is selected, this question becomes optional; when no opportunity is selected, the field remains mandatory.

Fixed issue on the volunteer hours listing page where editing existing log entries did not work correctly. The edit form now properly pre-populates with the volunteer's existing log data, and changes can be saved successfully to update the entry.

Opportunity engagement date has been added to the "Opportunities with Most Engagement" table and "Latest Feedback Forms" table, providing better visibility into when engagement occurred.

Opportunities export spreadsheet now includes separate "Hours" and "Minutes" columns for improved time tracking and data analysis.

Replaced "New Members" card with "Registered Members" card in the Overview dashboard's top metrics for faster view of total number of members. New members metric is still available from the bar graph dropdown.

Visual appearance of feedback forms in the Admin Panel has been improved to better handle long text entries, ensuring content remains readable and well-formatted.

Applications export spreadsheet now includes the acceptance date field, enabling better tracking of application timelines.

Date filtering on the homepage now supports date range selection, making it easier to view activities and opportunities within specific time periods instead of selecting a single date.

Feedback forms have been streamlined to a single page format, making them quicker and easier to complete for users.

Corrected data display in the "Opportunities with Most Engagement" table, which was previously showing incorrect information.

Made further improvements to the Overview dashboard and reports, fixing incorrect metrics for participants, new members, active members, opportunities with most engagement, engagement rankings, top participants table, and causes supported graph.

Added new metrics to the bar graph on the Overview report: Applicants, Applications, Completed Opportunities, Created Opportunities, New Members, and Participants

Added engagement rankings for Directorates and Teams on the Overview report to help track team performance

Aligned volunteer hours table columns to match the new form layout, with improved text clamping and fixed column widths and scroll behaviour

Replaced "Logged Hours" heading with "Volunteer hours" throughout the admin panel for clearer terminology

Converted the volunteer hours logging form to a single-page experience with clearer options for logging hours for an opportunity or general volunteering

Removed the Activity tab from organisation, initiative, and group pages because the metrics weren’t working. Rather than rebuilding or fixing that tab, we’ll add functionality in the admin panel so admins of those pages can access a filtered view of the Overview report relevant to their organisation, initiative, or group.

Fixed broken opportunity type icon display on skill tags within the Opportunities tab on organisation, initiative, and group pages

Fixed timezone inaccuracy issue on the Overview report to ensure data is displayed in the correct time zone

Charts on the Overview report now correctly filter based on the selected date/time range

Corrected the participant metric calculation on the Overview report which was previously showing inaccurate numbers

Fixed incorrect unit labelling on charts where "minutes" was displayed instead of "hours"

Simplified the directorate and team creation form by removing non-required fields that were causing confusion for administrators. Goals, Categories, Mission and Banner image have now been removed.

Updated the explanation text for Private and Semi-Private settings to provide clearer guidance on what each privacy level means.

Added opportunity date column to the feedback forms listing and exports when feedback is connected to an opportunity, providing better context for reported feedback.

Fixed incorrect column headers in feedback form exports: 'Testimonial' column now correctly labelled as 'Private Note', and 'Recommendation' column now correctly labelled as 'Testimonial'.

Restored the missing 'Do It Later' button on the feedback completion pop-up that appears when marking an opportunity as complete. This bug occurred due to a change in the completion flow from the participants tab. The 'Do It Later' button now displays correctly everywhere when an opportunity is marked complete.

Fixed issue where the "Automatic log" warning message was not displaying on first load when accessing the log hours form from an Opportunity page, which was preventing users from progressing through the form.

Applications export now includes acceptance date, cause column, and additional applicant details.

Overview report's "Most Engaged Opportunities" table now includes opportunity start date.

Top 10 member metric renamed to "Top 10 Participants" with explanatory icon.

Bar chart metrics now include helpful explanations.

Opportunities filter now includes "Pending / Onay Sürecinde" status.

Corrected the status of expired and open opportunities.

Messages inbox now opens the first message by default. Previously, users would see a blank area and had to manually select a message from the left-hand inbox menu.

Activity dashboard now defaults to the "Participating" tab when "Leading" tab is empty, and “Leading” tab opens first if “Participating” is empty.

Initiative host dropdown now shows directorates/teams where the user is a member, not just admin.

Language inconsistencies in Initiatives feature corrected.

All notifications standardised to English (Turkish/English mix to be addressed in next sprint).

Turkish app translation fixes applied across various features and beneficiary lists.

When an opportunity lead is marking a participation complete on the Participants tab on the Opportunity page, they now see a "do it later" prompt with guidance on returning to complete the feedback form later.

It is now possible to log-out when accessing the app from a browser on mobile devices. Previously the log out button wasn’t showing up.

Fixed broken opportunity skill image icons on Causes pages.

Cause name changes now save correctly and reflect properly across admin and platform.

Lead marking involvement as "yes" now appears correctly in opportunity participants list, with clarified question subtext.

Application messages written in pop-up now properly send to inbox via messaging system instead of only appearing on the participant cards.

Opportunity status now correctly shows "in progress" even when only the lead is a participant.

Mark completed button now displays correctly and opportunity status updates properly.

Search results now display opportunity status tags correctly.

Application messages written in pop-up now goes to the inbox instead of only showing in participant card

Organizations page can now be filtered by "type".

Cause icons in search results now display correctly.

On the directorate and team persistent screen (that appears when a user is missing this data) now correctly shows the list of teams, when a directorate is selected from a dropdown. Previously, teams associated with the selected directorate would not appear in the dropdown.

"Leading" tab on the Activity dashboard is now clickable. There was a bug that prevented users from opening it.

Notification email sent to opportunity leads when they accept an applicant now correctly displays lead and opportunity names.

Fixed issue where acceptance notification emails were mistakenly sent to participants instead of opportunity leads. Emails now route to the correct recipients.

Replaced the old Overview export with the new Gv4 export.

Corrected default views for pages opened from the Admin Panel.

Overview main bar chart now displays logged time in hours instead of minutes.

Overview line chart labels/text corrected for accuracy.

Leads (Gv4) can withdraw a participant from an opportunity directly in the UI.

Inbox now shows the related opportunity name for clearer message context.

Causes pages now surface all opportunities linked to the cause.

Post Opportunity flow now includes a clear Back button to aid navigation.

Accessibility Requirements field now reliably saves and appears on the Opportunity page.

Member type selection now applies without requiring a page refresh.

“Mark Completed” button restored; status now updates correctly.

Fixed incorrect initial pop-up when marking an opportunity complete from the Participants tab.

Prevented account creation without a required member type.

Resolved white screen after login when both location and terms were unset.

Members Export: Now includes additional details for improved reporting

Opportunities Listing: Added Directorate column and enhanced opportunity lead management (search and update)

Feedback Forms: Full data display restored in both listing page and exports

Applications & Logged Hours: Member type column added to improve filtering

Support: Bespoke skills and beneficiaries lists can be set up for an ecosystem

Search Improvements: Fixed search functionality across Feedback Forms and Logged Hours pages

Pending Logs: Improved filters and edit/search features in the Logged Hours admin view

Feedback Forms Not Loading: Listing page now displays all feedback forms correctly

Invite Link Generation: Fixed an issue where invite links for organisations or members failed to generate

Multi-Capital Dropdowns: Fixed a bug where dropdown values disappeared or reset unexpectedly

Participants Tab: Resolved an issue where the Participants tab would not load

X Logo Display: Corrected the logo appearing too large in the UI

Settings: Cause name updates now translate across the ecosystem without refresh

Admin Panel: Session timeout extended to 1 month; Member can be archived; edit functionality added to Logged Hours; improved data export completeness

Opportunity Lead Management: Admins can now change opportunity leads

Search: Platform-wide improvements to search functionality

Notifications: Reduced email volume and fixed broken links; archived users no longer receive notifications

Risk Assessment Forms: Visibility restored on post opportunity form

Profile & Onboarding: Directorate now visible in admin view; persistent location field added

Login Redirects: Fixed incorrect redirects after selecting a team or directorate

Group Member Deletion: Resolved issue where users couldn’t be removed from groups

Expired Opportunity Status: Temporarily removed to prevent errors

Feedback Forms Export: Data export and display fields updated for accuracy

Logged Hours Editing: Issues with saving edits and hour-minute formatting have been resolved

Goodsted 4.0 Migration Continues: We’ve made further progress on migrating clients to Goodsted 4.0, with improvements to the experience across ecosystems.

4.0 Readiness Updates: This sprint included enhancements across:

Migration to Goodsted 4.0 Has Started: We’ve begun the first stage of migrating to the new version of the platform, starting with backend setup, testing, and data migration for selected ecosystems.

4.0 Readiness Updates: Continued improvements across key areas of the platform, including:

Participants Tab Hidden for Members: The Participants and Engagement tabs are now hidden from regular member views.

4.0 Readiness Improvements: We've continued to improve the next version of the platform with fixes and enhancements across:

Participants Tab Visibility Restored: Leads and super-admins can now see the Participants tab on opportunities, even before any applications are submitted.

Homepage Opportunity Sorting Improved: Opportunities on the homepage now show the soonest upcoming ones first for easier browsing.
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4.0 Readiness Improvements: We've continued to improve the next version of the platform with fixes and enhancements across:

Inbox Navigation Restored: Using the browser back button in the messaging interface now works as expected.

Opportunity Privacy Behaviour Improved: Private opportunities are entirely hidden from the homepage to protect confidentiality.

4.0 Release Readiness Improvements: Continued refinement of core functionality to ensure key features in version 4.0 work smoothly in preparation for rollout to existing clients.

Supported Volunteer Info Not Loading: Fixed a bug where accessibility information input during External Volunteer sign-up was not being displayed incorrectly in opportunities.

Participants Tab Not Loading: Fixed a bug preventing the participants tab from loading for both leads and super-admins.

Post an Opportunity - Goal Page Loads First: Adjusted the flow so the general page opens before the goal page.

Opportunity Privacy Logic Improved: Opportunities with no selected privacy setting can no longer be posted, and private opportunities no longer appear on the homepage.

4.0 Release Readiness Improvements: Continued refinement of core functionality to ensure key features in version 4.0 work smoothly in preparation for rollout to existing clients.

Post Opportunity Privacy Default Updated: The default privacy setting on the post opportunity form now selects "All of [ecosystem]" instead of defaulting to "Private to a group."

4.0 Release Readiness Improvements: Continued refinement of core functionality to ensure key features in version 4.0 work smoothly in preparation for rollout to existing clients.

External Volunteer Badge: A new “Supported Volunteer” badge has been added to the opportunity participants tab card for external volunteers, off the back of their onboarding flow.

Private 'Featured' Profile Area: The 'Featured' section on user profiles is now private to the user and only visible to super-admins.

Opportunity Date Filtering Issue: Fixed an issue where the opportunity start date could be set after the end date in the admin panel.

Opportunity Participants Tab Not Loading: Resolved a bug where the participants tab failed to load for both members and admins.

Inbox Message Text Too Large: Fixed a display issue where message text appeared excessively large in the inbox.

Log Engagement - Activity: Corrected a miscalculation where logging 0 hours showed 100% target completion.

Opportunity Type Filter: Fixed an issue in private ecosystems where filtering by opportunity type showed no results.

Editing an Opportunity Doesn't Save: Resolved a bug preventing changes to an opportunity from being saved.

Admin Panel - Log Engagement Not Saving: Fixed an issue where logging engagement from the admin panel did not save properly.

Get Started Banner Update: Removed the prompt to "Follow" an organisation and now encourage users to apply to an opportunity instead.

Reverse Homepage Opportunity Sorting: Opportunities on the homepage now display with the soonest start date first.

Admin Panel - 'Invite to Ecosystem' Button Moved: This button has been relocated to the Members page (vs. Settings) for better visibility.

Sponsorship Opportunity Config Option: Admins can now configure Sponsorship opportunity presence directly in the Settings page.

External Volunteer Role Added: "External Volunteer" has been added to the stakeholder types in Admin Panel settings.

Combined Opportunities Carousel on Cause Pages: Volunteering, Training, and Sponsorship opportunities are now shown in a single streamlined carousel on Cause pages.

Hide Tabs for Members: The Participants and Engagement tabs are now hidden from opportunity pages when viewed by regular members.

Archiving Functionality in Admin Panel: Admins can now archive opportunities, organisations, groups, and projects directly from the admin panel.

Consent Box Made Mandatory: The emergency contact consent checkbox is now required for external volunteers during signup.

Opportunity Type Displayed Incorrectly: Fixed a bug where Learning (previously called Training) opportunities were appearing as Volunteering on the home page.

Blank Users in Log Hours: Resolved an issue where the "Log hours for others" feature showed a partially blank user list.

Inbox Chat Includes Rejected Participants: Fixed an issue where users who had been rejected from an opportunity were still added to the group chat.

Duplicate Participant Addition Allowed: Fixed an error allowing users to add someone to an opportunity even if they were already a participant.

External Volunteer Member Type: Ideal for engaging individuals outside your organisation. This profile includes emergency contact details, accessibility needs, and basic contact information.

More Inclusive and Transparent Opportunities: You can now clarify accessibility features and inform users of DBS or ID requirements directly on the opportunity page.

Opportunity Type – Sponsorship: You can now create sponsorship opportunities to engage partners or supporters in new ways. This will be turned off as default. You can enquire to turn it on.

Stronger Application Process: Easily request references from applicants as part of their opportunity application.

Better IT Control with SSO: You can now add the Goodsted app to your Microsoft Active Directory, enabling you to manage SSO configuration directly within your Entra ID tenant.

Missing Buttons on Mobile: Fixed an issue where “Post Opportunity” and “Register Organisation” buttons were not visible on the mobile landing page.

Opportunity Filtering Not Available: Restored the ability to filter opportunities on mobile devices.

Logged-Out Footer Updated: Replaced the outdated footer displayed to logged-out users on the homepage.

Mobile Navigation Menu Refreshed: Removed old or outdated menu options from the mobile version of the landing page.

Learning-type (previously called training) Goals Not Displaying: Fixed an issue where goals added to learning-type opportunities were not visible in the opportunity about page.

Turkish Translation Fixes: Resolved translation issues on the log engagement form and admin panel within private ecosystems.

Profile Page - Volunteering Target Setting Issue: Fixed a bug affecting the ability to set volunteering targets in private ecosystems.

Mobile Menu - Updated Logged-Out View: Old or irrelevant menu options have been hidden from the mobile homepage for users not logged in.

Beneficiaries Filter in Directories: Added a new filter to opportunities, organisations, groups, projects, members directories, allowing users to browse by beneficiary type.

Admin Panel Member Chart: Logic for the Member chart in the Overview section has been updated to support usability.

Duplicate Member Assignment Blocked: Fixed an issue where admins could add the same member to an opportunity multiple times.

Participant Completion - Lead Access Issue: Resolved a bug preventing opportunity leads from marking participants as complete.

"Offer Support" Button Updated: All instances of the "Offer Support" button have been updated to say "Apply" for clearer action language.

Post an Opportunity - Private Ecosystem Issue: Fixed a bug affecting the opportunity form in private ecosystems.

Opportunity Image Upload Not Displaying: Resolved an issue where uploaded images were not appearing correctly on the post opportunity form.

Risk Assessment Field Optional: The risk assessment field in the post opportunity form is no longer mandatory, making it easier to submit opportunities.

Default Opportunity Image Configuration: Ecosystems can now configure a default image to appear on new opportunities.

Home Page - Opportunity Directory Filters: Added new entity and sort-by filters to the opportunities directory, improving browsing and discoverability.

Admin Panel Overview - Chart Tooltips Added: Tooltips have been added to the “skills shared” and “causes participated” charts for improved clarity and interpretation.

Automated Invitations for Unregistered Users: Introduced a new email flow that automatically invites unregistered users to join an ecosystem when they’re added.

Home Page Redesign: Brought “Opportunities” to the front of the homepage, removed “Explore All,” and introduced “Causes” as a new directory.

New Post Opportunity Form: Launched a redesigned opportunity form with updated structure and flow.

Duplicate Opportunity in Log Engagement Dropdown: Fixed an issue where the same opportunity appeared twice when logging engagement.

Projects and Groups Not Visible After Logout: Resolved a bug where projects and groups were not displaying correctly in the logged-out view.

Notification Email Errors: Corrected issues with email notifications including text, variables, and subject line formatting.

Manual Log Alert Displaying Incorrectly: Fixed an alert that appeared before an opportunity scheduling option was selected.

Opportunity Edit Save Error: Resolved a bug preventing users from saving changes when editing opportunities.

Logged Hours Export - Removed 'h' Character: Removed the 'h' character from exported logged hours to ensure spreadsheet formulas work correctly.

Logged Hours Export - New Minutes Column: Added a 'minutes' column for easier calculation, and updated the hours column to show both hours and minutes.

Legal Terms Popup - Turkish Translation Added: Added a translated Turkish version of the legal terms popup, including relevant KVKK documents.

SSO Clarity Improvements: Improved interface to help members understand Microsoft login is a faster option than email/password.

Admin Panel Overview - Metric Fixes: Fixed issues with calculation errors in the new overview export.

Participating Lead Name Displayed in Opportunities: When a lead is also a volunteer, their name now appears under "participants."

Organisation and Profile Banner Update: Changed the banner image on organisation and personal profile pages to a yellow design.

Admin View - Opportunity Approval Issue: Resolved an issue preventing admins from approving opportunities.

Dashboard Overview - Incorrect Logged Hours: Fixed a bug where the overview page was showing incorrect logged hours

Getting Started Card Update: Updated onboarding text to refer to “opportunities” instead of “requests” for better clarity.

Improved Opportunity Notification Emails: Revised the wording in supporter notification emails for clearer communication.

Admin Panel Overview Export: Enhanced the export feature in the Admin Panel Overview to support improved data visibility.

Legal Compliance for Imported Users: After being imported, users now see the Terms of Use screen when logging in via SSO or after a password reset.

Multi-Opportunity Email Template: Introduced a new email template to notify users of multiple nearby opportunities.

User Deactivation Timestamps: Added timestamp tracking for when users are deactivated or their applications are rejected.

Signup/Onboarding - Member Type and Branch Data Not Saving: Fixed an issue where member type and branch data were not being saved correctly during signup.

Join Organisation Button Hidden: The "Join Organisation" button has been temporarily hidden until it can be properly fixed after the ecosystem merge.

Easier Opportunity Browsing: Requests and offers have been merged into a single "Opportunities" category to simplify navigation and understanding.

New & updated spreadsheet columns: Several new columns have been added to admin panel exports for better data tracking.

Admin Panel Overview Enhancements:

Email Notification For Opportunities: Users are notified if an opportunity is shared in an organisation, group or project they are a part of.

File Size Issue in Risk Assessment Section: Users were unable to upload small files in the risk assessment section of the post opportunity form. Now, appropriate file uploads are enabled.

Member Type Saving Issue with Microsoft SSO Signups: When signing up via Microsoft SSO, the member type was not being saved correctly in the database. Now, admins can now view the correct member types in the admin panel for users who sign up through Microsoft SSO.

Deleting the Date Filter on Opportunities Directory: Users encountered an issue when trying to remove the date filter in the Opportunities directory. Now, the filter can be removed as expected.

Text Update in Risk Assessment Section: The text in the risk assessment form section of the post opportunity form has been revised to enhance clarity and ensure a better user experience.

Team Required for Internal Members: Team is now a required field in the onboarding process for Internal member type (if applicable).
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Groups Visibility Under Organisations Section: Previously, groups were appearing under the Organisations section on user profile pages. Now, all entities are displayed under their relevant sections.

New Columns in Opportunities Export & View: To align with the previous admin panel version, new columns have been added to the Opportunities view and export:

New Columns in Logged Hours Export & View:

Improved Member Type Descriptions on Pre-Signup Pages: The pre-signup page now provides clearer descriptions of member type options, ensuring users can easily select the most appropriate option before proceeding with registration.

Enhanced Ecosystem Settings for Admins: Admins can now easily enable or disable Google and Microsoft sign-up buttons from the Authentication section of the settings panel.

Specifying the Reason for Extra Hours – ‘Other’ Option: When adding manual logs for extra hours, users selecting "Other" as the reason will now be required to specify the reason for better clarity and tracking.

Push Notifications for Groups & Requests: Users will now receive push notifications when a group is created and when requests/offers are approved.

Engagement logs on the activity page: Users were unable to see their engagement logs when reviewing the activity page. Now, engagement logs inside or outside the platform are fully visible.

Date filter on Requests & Offers directories: The date filter was showing multiple different dates. Now, selecting a specific date will only display opportunities available on that date.

Wrong feedback form questions on the mobile app: Feedback form questions for participants displayed the lead’s questions instead. Now, the appropriate set of questions are shown.

Specific reason statement for "Other" extra hours: Users logging extra hours with the reason “Other” are now required to provide specific details to ensure better tracking and avoid duplication.

Approving members to an organisation, group, or project: Previously, when an admin received a notification about a new member request, they were redirected to the "About" page. Now, they will be redirected directly to the "Members" page for approval or decline.

Impact cause question on the post opportunity form: Updated the question to "Which causes does your organisation want to support?" to improve clarity for all users.

Changes in the register organisation form: The checkbox “I’m the representative of this organisation” has been removed from private ecosystems to simplify the registration process.

Participation question update for leads: The alert in the question for leads indicating participation in an opportunity was updated for clarity.

Existing logs message for leads adding engagement hours: Leads who choose to log hours for other participants will now see an alert if those participants already have logged hours. If they still wish to proceed, they must select an extra hours reason.

Incomplete participants cannot add logs: Users marked as incomplete participants can no longer log hours for an opportunity.

New & updated spreadsheet columns: Several new columns have been added to the Opportunities and Support Offers views and exports for better data tracking.

Opportunities View on Admin Panel:

Support Offers View on Admin Panel

Offers Export:

Logged Hours View & Export

Mobile App Analytics: Introduced analytics tracking for mobile app users to provide insights into engagement and usage patterns.

Host column display in Organisations page: On the admin panel > Organisations page, the host column display was corrected and not it shows the admins of the organisation even though they are the super admins or not.

New spreadsheet column: We added three new columns to the Logged Hours export:

Private documents upload: The question asking to upload private documents when registering an organisation is updated as optional.

Admin panel updates: Some user interface updates were made on the new admin panel by updating the order of the menu and changing the button colors.

Not completed status added: We have recently fixed the old admin panel by adding ‘not completed’ status to the support offers section for the participants who are marked as No on the completion popup. This has also been added to the new admin panel to ensure we have the same functionality.

Admin panel overview: In the overview report of the new admin panel, we added the active members' graph, number of participants, logged hours, and value of hours data.

Colleagues report data: Directorate and team data in the Colleagues report have been corrected.

Participant question for leads: When filling out the opportunity form, leads can indicate if they will participate. This triggers an auto-log for opportunities with fixed dates and times.

Log engagement popup for leads: When marking participants as incomplete, leads now see a message:

New columns in Support Offers export:

Feedback form: The feedback form now has fewer questions and it takes only 60 seconds to complete.

Log engagement question removal: The "Log engagement" question was removed from the participant feedback form to prevent duplicate entries.

"Not Completed" status on Admin Panel: When a lead marks a participant’s status as incomplete, it now updates to "Not Completed" in Admin Panel > Support Offers for consistent views.

Autolog removal for removed participants: Removed participants are now excluded from the backend, preventing auto-logs when an opportunity is completed.

Participant’s completion status: Marking a participant as complete from the Participants tab now updates their status to "Completed" and removes them from the "Mark Complete" popup in the About tab.

Search bar for logged hours: Admins can now search by username in the Logged Hours section of the admin panel.

Date filter for opportunities: Filtering opportunities by start and end dates now shows results within the specified range.

Reason for extra hours: Users are informed about logged hours and can now add extra hours with a reason, avoiding duplication.

New spreadsheet columns: We added three new columns to the Opportunities export:

Pending label for support offers: When a user applies to participate in an opportunity, they now see a “Pending” label until their application is accepted.

New column on Opportunities spreadsheet: Added a “Created At” column to the Opportunities export, showing each opportunity's creation date.

Redirection to specific admin panel pages: Users logging in via specific links (e.g., hours page, opportunity, or organisation) were redirected to the "Overview" page instead of the intended page. Now, users are taken directly to the desired page after login.

Multiple choice question in feedback form: Previously, when users deselected options in multiple choice questions and navigated back and forth, selections were lost. Now, selections remain intact.

Survey responses for incomplete participation: Previously, survey responses showed placeholders or errors when users gave multiple reasons for non-completion. Now, reasons display correctly, and “Other” is marked as “-” if no additional info is added.

Search and filter functionality on map: Map search and filter functions now work as expected, displaying only selected organizations based on search or filter criteria.

New spreadsheet columns: We added three new columns to the Logged Hours export:

Improved registration experience: When users register an organisation while posting an opportunity, the registration form now opens in a new tab. This keeps the opportunity form intact, and the newly registered organisation appears in the dropdown when they return.

Decline reason option added: Leads can now state reasons for declining applications via both the Participants section and the Inbox.

Required field warning: Added a “This is a required field” warning in the log engagement form to clarify mandatory fields.

News feed auto-update: Fixed an issue where auto-updates in the News Feed were getting stuck due to a backend problem. Now, updates are visible as intended.

Support status update: Resolved an issue where support status mistakenly showed as completed if leads filled out feedback for incomplete supports.

Member registration slowness: Fixed slowness issues when approving multiple member registrations, caused by a backend optimisation problem. The system can now efficiently handle over 1,000,000 member registrations.

Log engagement form bug: Fixed a bug where users couldn’t add organisation details if they initially selected an opportunity and then removed it. Now, users are redirected to the organisation details page when they remove the opportunity.

Homepage alignment: Opportunities are moved to the top of the mobile app's homepage to align with the web platform.