Automation library · Data collection

Send monthly volunteer hour statements from Google Sheets

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail, Google Sheets and n8n data table. 12 steps, 1 branch, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

12 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 5Service 6

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Monthly Run on the 1stSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Workflow ConfigurationSetLogic
  3. 3Check Statements Issued LogData TableService
  4. 4Reject Double IssueIfLogic
  5. 5Load Valuation ConfigData TableService
  6. 6Read Verified Hours LedgerGoogle SheetsService
  7. 7Compute Volunteer StatementsCodeLogic
  8. 8Issue Statements One by OneSplit In BatchesLogic
  9. 9Compose Program SummaryCodeLogic
  10. 10Email Volunteer StatementGmailService
  11. 11Email Coordinator SummaryGmailService
  12. 12Append Statements Issued LogData TableService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
12, with 1 branch, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets, n8n data table
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail and Google Sheets accounts. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 12 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 12 steps before you point it at anything that matters.