TTip of the Week July 14, 2025 When Volgistics accounts are created, the State/Province dropdown list is only populated with the organization’s home state or province. However, you can add other states or provinces to this list at any time via account setup. To do this, There are also buttons to add all states or
Send Email to Listed Volunteers from the Volunteers Page
Tip of the Week July 7, 2025 When you’re sending an email message from the Out Box tab of the Volgistics Mailbox, you can choose to send it to a single volunteer, tagged volunteers, all the volunteers in your database, or just the volunteers who have a certain Status or who are in a certain
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What Is Corporate Social Responsibility?
Businesses used to be driven by profit, but many companies today recognize they have a social responsibility to do what’s best for their communities, people, and the planet. Corporate social responsibility (CSR), sometimes called social corporate responsibility, refers to a business’s responsibility to society. Whether you’re a business professional or a socially conscious shopper, it
Use Schedule Icons to Determine How a Volunteer Is Scheduled
Tip of the Week June 30, 2025 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 Scheduling Overview
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Creating and Maintaining System Operator Records
Tip of the Week June 24, 2025 The credentials for the first Administrator in an account are created from the trial account information used when the account is started. Thereafter, the Administrator creates and maintains all System Operator records for the account. The Volgistics Team does not assign, or update, login credentials for operators. Your
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Sustainable Volunteering and Organizations Supporting Environmental Causes
Americans are seeking lasting ways to give back to their communities, such as volunteering to protect the environment. From local cleanup efforts to nationwide conservation projects, supporting environmental causes is an impactful way to make a difference. As ecological issues grow, so does the need for effective and sustainable volunteer programs. Learn about sustainable volunteering,
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Use VicTouch Greeting Cards as Event Reminders
Tip of the Week June 9, 2025 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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Use a Set to Find Records That Have Information in a Spare Field
Tip of the Week June 2, 2025 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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Archive Inactive Records to Keep Service Information and Save Money
Tip of the Week May 19, 2025 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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Track Messages Received by Volunteers on the History Tab
Tip of the Week May 12, 2025 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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