Print service report for a single archived volunteer record There may be times you want to print service reports for archived volunteer records. One way to do this is to create a custom Excel report that contains service information for all archived volunteers. Help Topic 1997 shows how to do this. Archived records also show
Category: Tip of the Week
This is part of our Tip of the Week series. These weekly quick tips will help you utilize features in Volgistics you may not have known about. Check back often for new tips!
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 July 31, 2017
Use the Find fields, and the Advanced options, to locate volunteer records. When you’re searching for specific groups of volunteer records, the Basic options on the Volunteers page provide a powerful search tool. For example, to locate just Active Adult volunteers, select “Active” from the Status dropdown and “Adult” from the Type dropdown, and then
Tip of the Week July 24, 2017
Offset costs by placing advertisements on VicNet If your organization uses the scheduling substitute volunteersVicNet module, you may be interested to know that you can place advertisements on the VicNet Home page. These ads can be used as part of your fundraising efforts or as an exchange for services. For example, if you provide lunch
Tip of the Week July 17, 2017
Add states (or provinces) to dropdown 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: Select Setup from the menu. Expand the Field options link.
Tip of the Week July 10, 2017
Use VicTouch Greeting Cards as Event Reminders 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
Tip of the Week July 3, 2017
Send email to listed volunteers from the Volunteers page 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
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 June 19, 2017
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
Tip of the Week June 12, 2017
Protect your account with strong passwords Data security is often at the forefront of the news today. We strive to make your Volgistics account secure behind the scenes, and prevent unauthorized users from gaining access by using three-factor authentication for loginlogin, and security blocks to prevent repeated login attempts. However, security experts feel that the