Tip of the Week February 12, 2024 In Volgistics, schedules and service are tracked separately. The Schedule is a plan of when volunteers are expected to serve in the future, while Service is a record of when they actually served in the past. Past schedule entries do not count as service automatically, but using the
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Allow Volunteers to See Who Else Is Scheduled in VicNet
Tip of the Week November 8, 2021 If your organization uses VicNet or VicTouch, you can allow volunteers to see other volunteers who are scheduled by following these steps: Now when volunteers view the daily view of their schedule, they can see other volunteers who are scheduled. If you have volunteers who do not want
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Tips for Avoiding Volunteer Burnout
Every volunteer organization should prioritize the well-being and happiness of their volunteers. Healthy, joyful people are more productive, better at problem-solving, and more enjoyable to be around. Learning more about volunteer burnout can help your organization combat overly stressed and exhausted team members for better overall performance. We are sharing tips and tricks for keeping
Set Schedule to Default to a Specific Date or Month
Tip of the Week July 24, 2023 If you’re using Volgistics for an event that will take place in the future, you may want to setup the schedule calendar to default to a specific date or month. This makes it easier to use because you will not need to change the view each time you
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Use Schedule Icons to Determine How a Volunteer Is Scheduled
Tip of the Week June 26, 2023 In Volgistics, volunteers can be scheduled in two different ways: without openings and within openings. Some volunteers may be added directly to the schedule, while others may be assigned to fill specific openings that have been setup within Assignments. The Two Ways to Schedule section of the Scheduling
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Import and Print Schedule in Excel
Tip of the Week June 12, 2023 Volgistics’ Schedule Reports are available in PDF format. However, there may be times you want to have the schedule in Excel format. There is not a report within Volgistics that is able to do this, but you can use the features in Excel to get the schedule information
Here’s How Animal Rights Organizations Can Benefit From Volunteer Management Software
Animal rights organizations and animal shelters rely on volunteers to manage donations, run events, and tend to the animals in their care. However, animal organizations experience various challenges that can make recruiting and retaining volunteers a complicated task. Using volunteer management software for your animal rights organization can increase organizational efficiency. It can save administrators
Feature Update: Schedule Page
We just released an update that makes significant changes to scheduling inside Volgistics. You can still schedule volunteers like you’ve always done, but we’ve made it much easier to use schedule openings, since they are usually a better way to manage the schedule in Volgistics. Here are just a few of the advantages of using
Schedule Volunteers with Assignment Opening Rules Enforced
Tip of the Week June 07, 2021 Via the Schedule tab of an Assignment record or the Schedule page from the menu, System Operators are always able to schedule volunteers for any time even if the Rules tab of the corresponding Assignment is setup to allow scheduling for “Openings only”. However, operators may wish to
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How to Prevent Volunteer No-Shows
At one point or another, it’s bound to happen. Someone signs up for a volunteer slot, then doesn’t show up. In fact, it happens a lot for most charities. Putting a plan in place can save you and your organization a lot of frustration. Try our tips for reducing volunteer no-shows to make this inevitability