By default volunteers receive assignment posts on an assignment by assignment basis whenever the staff member selects to post.
There is the option for volunteers to opt into receiving a weekly digest instead. (n.b. In Birmingham, the digest is the default but volunteers can opt out)
When opted in, the volunteer will receive an email each Wednesday with the link to their digest. The email will come from their designated church manager or CVM.
The link is personalised and will show them the latest 10 posts that were sent to them, that they haven't responded to, that haven't been matched already or closed as not needed.
They can respond to multiple assignments at once and then press the green Submit button.
The responses are then processed as normal, sent to the relevant person for that assignment, matching notes added and the assignment updated to reflect their response.
To post to the digest is no different. You still post in the usual manner. All that's different is how the volunteer receives it.
They also don't have to wait to receive it on a Wednesday. Their personal link won't change so once they have it they can bookmark it and use it at any time to see the latest posts. But each Wednesday, if they have responses pending, we'll post it to them again.