Allow volunteers to see who else is scheduled in VicNet If your organization uses VicNet or VicTouch, you can allow volunteers to see other volunteers who are scheduled by following these steps: Select Setup from the menu. Expand the ‘VicNet’ link. Select ‘Schedule tab’. Under ‘Volunteers can…’, select one of the options for showing who
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Tip of the Week August 7, 2017
Set schedule calendar to default to a specific date or month 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
Tip of the Week June 26, 2017
Use Schedule Icons to determine how a volunteer is scheduled 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
Tip of the Week May 29, 2017
Import and print schedule in Excel 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 for
Tip of the Week February 27, 2017
Receive self-scheduling alerts by email as a System Operator Self-scheduling alerts can be setup on the Schedule ‘Rules’ tab of each Assignment record to send notifications whenever a volunteer adds or removes themselves from that Assignment’s Schedule. These notifications can be sent to system operators via the Volgistics Mailbox and/or to coordinators by email. This
Tip of the Week November 28, 2016
Go to the Schedule tab of an Assignment from the Schedule page There are different ways to view the schedule in Volgistics to match the rendering that fits your needs the best. For example, if you want to view the schedule for your entire organization, you can select Schedule from the menu. Or, if you
Tip of the Week October 17, 2016
Use Volgistics’ Holidays feature to remove volunteers from the schedule on days your organization will be closed. If your organization closes or just keeps minimal staff on certain dates you can add the date as a holiday in your account. This will automatically remove all regularly scheduled volunteers from the schedule for the date you
Tip of the Week October 3, 2016
Preview what volunteers see when they login to VicNet If your organization uses the VicNet module you may want to preview what a volunteer sees when they login. This can be useful when you’re doing things such as setting up Vic self-scheduling to see if you’ve set it up correctly. One way to do this
Tip of the Week August 22, 2016
Use the Volgistics Substitute Tracking feature when volunteers are not able to serve. When volunteers are sick or unable to serve, you can remove them from the schedule and place a substitute volunteer on the schedule in their place. However, the Substitute Tracking feature provides an easier way to handle short term absences. To use
Tip of the Week April 11, 2016
Volunteer & Assignment Matching Volgistics’ matching features for volunteers and assignments were recently revamped to make them more user-friendly and practical for regular use. Now, in lieu of categories or ‘levels’ of matching, volunteers are now considered as matching-or not matching-an assignment based on the criteria selected for that assignment record. The revised matching features