Tip of the Week June 05, 2023 If your organization uses the VicTouch module and you have an event coming up that you want volunteers to remember, consider using a VicTouch Greeting Card. Volunteers will see the reminder each time they login during the time period you select. Sending a reminder message through Vic Mail
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Tip of the Week May 29, 2023 There may be times when you need to find all the volunteers in your account that have information in a specific text field. For example, to verify the information in a field called School where you record the educational institution a volunteer attends, or attended last, it may
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Tip of the Week May 22, 2023 If your organization uses the VicTouch module, there are several options for launching it. If you set up a desktop shortcut, you can use kiosk mode so the display fills the entire screen and hides browser controls to make access more secure. You can find information on starting
Tip of the Week May 15, 2023 Your Volgistics database is divided into archived and non-archived sections. The Archive is designed for long term storage of inactive volunteers. In your account’s service level, archived records cost significantly less because they have more limited functionality than non-archived records. For example, archived volunteers cannot be tagged or
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Tip of the Week May 8, 2023 Each time a volunteer is a recipient of an email, text, or Vic Mail message from your account, an entry is added to the Messages section of the volunteer’s History tab. This feature tracks custom email and text messages sent by System Operators as well as automatic messages
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With paper files to organize, staff turnover, information silos across various software and filing cabinets, and scheduling conflicts, manual volunteer management can be a labor of love — but it doesn’t have to be. Volunteer management software is an administrative platform that helps your team simplify existing processes with faster, more efficient recruitment, compliance, tracking,
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Over the last few years, millions of people have shifted to a virtual environment for school, work, and health appointments. This shift is no different in the nonprofit sector, as many volunteers search for ways to engage with their favorite organizations through an online presence. While this method of volunteer engagement may seem difficult to
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Volunteer management can be a juggling act with many moving parts. People are always looking for ways to improve and refine their management style to accomplish their team’s goals. Since about 80% of nonprofit organizations rely on volunteers to keep operations running, it is important for managers to understand how to handle and oversee their
Over the years, we’ve gotten quite a few requests from users who want to collect and store notes along with hours for individual service entries. For example, if volunteers are responsible for maintaining walking trails, they could include a brief summary of the trail conditions. Or if a volunteer is absent, you could use a
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Tip of the Week August 08, 2022 As volunteer programs continue to re-launch, often with new staff, we’ve seen many new accounts or new administrators who aren’t taking full advantage of everything Volgistics has to offer. We want to make sure you’re getting the most of your investment. Did you know Volgistics includes features for:
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