> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.theculpernetwork.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Assigning Walks

> Get walks into your volunteers' hands.

## Assign a walk to a volunteer

1. Open the walk from **Dashboard → Walks**
2. Click **Assign Walker**
3. The eligibility picker opens — find and select one or more volunteers (see [Filtering with the eligibility picker](#filtering-with-the-eligibility-picker) below)
4. Click **Confirm assignments**

The volunteers see the walk immediately in their mobile app.

## Filtering with the eligibility picker

The eligibility picker lets you find the right volunteers for a specific walk. Use the filters at the top to narrow the list:

| Filter                     | What it does                                                  |
| -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Search**                 | Find a volunteer by name                                      |
| **Language**               | Show only volunteers who speak a selected language            |
| **Has vehicle**            | Limit to volunteers with a car (useful for spread-out routes) |
| **Comfort level**          | Filter by door-knocking, phone-only, or either                |
| **Familiar neighborhoods** | Show volunteers who know specific areas                       |
| **Min. walks**             | Only show volunteers with at least N completed walks          |
| **Min. months active**     | Filter by how long someone has been volunteering              |

Each row shows the volunteer's completed walk count, doors knocked, and months active so you can compare at a glance.

### Saving a preset

If you use the same filters regularly, click **Save preset**, give it a name, and it will appear in the **Presets** dropdown the next time you open the picker.

## Eligibility modes

Every walk has an eligibility mode that controls who can access it:

| Mode                   | How it works                                                         |
| ---------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Admin Assigned**     | Only the volunteers you explicitly assign can see and start the walk |
| **Open to All**        | Any volunteer on the campaign can claim and start the walk           |
| **Restricted to List** | Only volunteers who were specifically invited can see it             |

Change the mode from the walk detail page → **Eligibility** dropdown.

## Scheduling a walk

To schedule a walk for a specific date:

1. Open the walk detail page
2. Click **Schedule**
3. Pick the date and time
4. Save

Volunteers see the scheduled date in their app. The walk doesn't appear as active until the scheduled time.

## Notifying volunteers

When you assign a walk, volunteers automatically receive a push notification if they have the Culper app installed with notifications enabled.

To send a manual notification to all assigned volunteers:

1. Open the walk detail page
2. Click **Notify Walkers**
3. Enter a short message (max 160 characters)
4. Click **Send**

## Bulk assignment

To assign multiple walks to the same volunteer at once:

1. On the **Walks** list page, click **Bulk Mode**
2. Select the walks you want to assign
3. Click **Organize → Assign Walker**
4. Select the volunteer

This is useful before a large canvass day when you want to pre-load routes for each volunteer.