Helpful hints for using Tags The Tags feature in Volgistics provides a useful way to temporarily mark multiple volunteer records so you can perform tasks for all of these records at once. Help topic 2137 explains more about what tasks you can perform for tagged records. Here are some helpful things to keep in mind
Tag: Volunteer Communication
Tip of the Week April 4, 2016
Add links to training videos, web pages, and more on the VicNet module. If your organization uses the VicNet module you can place a link on the Home tab of VicNet to training materials the volunteers need. Volunteers can login and click the link to be taken to the web address that has the information.
Tip of the Week March 28, 2016
See New Message notifications on the Welcome Page Volgistics’ “Welcome Page” is the landing page—the first page system operators will see when they log in. In addition to providing new feature messages, account statistics, birthday lists, and tips of the week (like this one) the Welcome Page will also include a ‘Mail’ section directing operators’
Tip of the Week March 21, 2016
Spellcheck your entries and emails with browser add-ons Because Volgistics is entirely web-based, you can use the features within your own web browser—such as built-in spell checking add-ons and plugins—to assist you in using Volgistics’ tools for managing your volunteers. ‘Spell checker’ or ‘Spell check’ features can help spot and correct misspelled or mistyped words
Tip of the Week March 7, 2016
National Volunteer Week Approaching National Volunteer Week is coming up fast and we wanted to make sure you are aware of it. National Volunteer Week was established to inspire people to volunteer to make their communities a better place, to recognize your current volunteers, and to encourage volunteerism in general. The U.S. and Canada will
Tip of the Week February 29, 2016
Helpful Hints for VicNet Passwords If your organization uses the VicNet module, your volunteers will need a password to login to the secure portal. You can manage the settings on the VicNet Ground Rules page to allow volunteers to change their own password, and volunteers can acquire a new password at any time by clicking
Tip of the Week January 25, 2016
Use the email validity icon to determine if a volunteer’s email is accurate When you send email through Volgistics, the system automatically tracks if the recipient’s email address is valid and uses an email validity icon on the Core tab of the volunteer record to identify its status. By default, a volunteer’s email address is
Tip of the Week October 26, 2015
Spread holiday cheer with the VicTouch Greeting Cards feature. If your organization uses the VicTouch module, you can create holiday cards that will be displayed when volunteers sign-in to serve. The setup options allow you to customize a heading and message, and choose a date range for when the cards will be shown. You can
Tip of the Week July 13, 2015
Store websites for volunteer records Volunteer records in Volgistics have a “Web site” field on the Core tab. On group records, this field can be used to record the organization’s website. On individual volunteer records, you can record the volunteer’s personal web page or their page on sites such as Facebook, Twitter, or Google Plus.
Tip of the Week June 29, 2015
You can copy one volunteer’s information with the Clipboard Copy feature. There may be times when you need to enter a volunteer’s basic information (such as name, address, phone number, etc.) into an outside word processing document. For example, some organizations may send letters to volunteers, or create award certificates. If you are doing this