Answers.Body: <p>I know this is an old question, but it doesn't have an answer.</p>
  
  <p>The "Volunteer" sub-contact type ships with CiviCRM core and is, for the most part, unrelated to CiviVolunteer. The "Volunteer Information" custom field set ships with CiviVolunteer merely as a demonstration of the "slider" functionality. That it is configured as a "Volunteer" rather than an "Individual" field set is arbitrary.</p>
  
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Body: <p>We have found that it is more cumbersome than it is worth to use a 'volunteer' sub-contact type classification. One reason is profiles assume one contact type and even working with Caldera Forms it over-complicates matters. Simply, 'Volunteer' is not a distinct enough categorization, at least for us to make it a sub-type.</p>
  
  <p>Are there any effects on the project management side of CiviVolunteer where this is not advised?</p>
  
  <p>We would simply change the custom field set to apply to individuals.</p>
  
Tags: <custom-fields><civivolunteer>
Title: Does CiviVolunteer need volunteer sub-contact type?
ThreadText: # Does CiviVolunteer need volunteer sub-contact type?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-04-23)
  
  We have found that it is more cumbersome than it is worth to use a 'volunteer' sub-contact type classification. One reason is profiles assume one contact type and even working with Caldera Forms it over-complicates matters. Simply, 'Volunteer' is not a distinct enough categorization, at least for us to make it a sub-type.
  
  Are there any effects on the project management side of CiviVolunteer where this is not advised?
  
  We would simply change the custom field set to apply to individuals.
  
  **Tags:** custom-fields, civivolunteer
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2019-01-22. Score: 3 | Accepted answer
  
  I know this is an old question, but it doesn't have an answer.
  
  The "Volunteer" sub-contact type ships with CiviCRM core and is, for the most part, unrelated to CiviVolunteer. The "Volunteer Information" custom field set ships with CiviVolunteer merely as a demonstration of the "slider" functionality. That it is configured as a "Volunteer" rather than an "Individual" field set is arbitrary.
  
  
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