Best Ways to Reward Volunteers

Best Ways to Reward Volunteers

Volunteer appreciation recognizes the real impact that real people have on your organization. These thank-you gifts and tokens of appreciation can help increase volunteer retention, stabilize your operations and increase your community engagement potential. But more importantly, they’re human, so recognizing the selfless service over 77 million Americans partake in every year goes a long

National Volunteer Week Approaching

Tip of the Week March 09, 2019 National Volunteer Week is coming up! National Volunteer Week was established to inspire people to volunteer to make their communities a better place, to promote the recognition of volunteers, and to encourage volunteerism in general. The U.S. and Canada will celebrate NVW this year from April 19-25, 2020.

Printing blank application forms

Tip of the Week February 17, 2020 While application forms provide a way to collect new volunteer information online, you also have the option of printing blank versions of these forms for venues where it will be more practical to have paper copies for applicants to take home. Having paper copies allows you to hand

20 Best Practices for Volunteer Organizations

20 Best Practices for Volunteer Organizations

Just like how businesses need to engage their employees, how a volunteer organization treats, involves, and motivates its volunteer base is crucial. Knowing how to manage volunteers successfully will help your organization accomplish its goals and keep morale high among your volunteers. When volunteers are more engaged, informed and connected to your organization, they’ll participate

Guide to Choosing the Best Volunteer Management Software

Guide to Choosing the Best Volunteer Management Software

Your volunteer organization wouldn’t be the same without its volunteers. These are the folks using their free time to show up at your door, support your causes, and bring your mission to life. Selecting the right volunteer management system for your organization ensures you create the best volunteer experience for them. Plus, these systems simplify

Spread Holiday Cheer with the VicTouch Greeting Cards Feature

Tip of the Week October 28, 2019 If your organization uses the VicTouch module, you can create holiday cards which will be displayed when volunteers sign-in. 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 use the graphics that

Keep Your Account’s Billing Procedures Accessible and Ready

Tip of the Week October 07, 2019 As renewal dates approach and/or administrative personnel change, it can be important to make sure that there are authorized staff handling the billing for your Volgistics account and that they are able to access the Store, receive billing notifications, and know how and when to plan future payments.

Recruit Senior Citizen Volunteers

Recruiting older volunteers offers an excellent way to bring people who have top-notch skills and outstanding experience to your organization. People over age 65 are often retired and have lots of spare time to donate to a great cause. Connecting with this group can happen easily if you follow our volunteer recruiting tips for baby boomers. Use

Screening Potential Volunteers For Safety

The Ultimate Guide to Volunteer Screening

Having a team of volunteers can significantly increase the impact of an organization. Competent volunteers can make a significant difference in day-to-day operations, and working with your organization benefits them by allowing them to build new skills and experience. However, you know not just any volunteer will do. During the process of finding and signing