Volunteers are integral to the work of many organizations and associations. People come to volunteer work for a variety of reasons, from a simple desire to make a difference in their community to the need to fulfill a community service requirement. Around 30% of Americans report having volunteered for an organization, and the combined economic
Your volunteers handle essential organization functions, from nonprofit campaigns to internal opportunities. Engaging your existing volunteers can help you improve retention. Reasons Volunteers Quit or Don’t Return Volunteers have many personal and external reasons why they might choose to stop volunteering. To increase volunteer retention at your organization, you must understand why volunteers leave to
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Tip of the Week January 09, 2023 Next week, on January 17th, we’ll be finally retiring the legacy version of VicTouch. If you haven’t already, now is the time to make the switch! If you’re not sure which version you’re using now, take a look at your sign-in stations. If you see blue numbers and
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Volunteers are vital because they provide time and skills to advance your organization’s goals. Though employees have similar roles, the key difference between employees and volunteers is that employees are paid while volunteers work without receiving compensation. Although the employee and volunteer hiring processes differ, you need to find volunteers who share your organization’s values.
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Volunteers contribute to the health and safety of communities worldwide. By donating their time, millions of volunteers make a difference in others’ lives daily. From cleaning up litter to tutoring young students to answering crisis lines, these actions show compassion and care for those around us. It’s crucial to remind your volunteers of their importance.
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With the holiday season right around the corner, you may be looking for ways to express gratitude for your volunteers. After all, giving volunteers a small token of your appreciation might seem like the least you could do, considering all they do to help you work toward your mission. As a nonprofit organization, you have
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The new version of Volgistics’ application forms are leaving the beta period, and are ready for everyone to use! This includes a whole host of improvements like custom theming, drag-and-drop field reordering, and a new mobile responsive design. But this also means the legacy application forms you might be using now will be going away.
There are more than 77 million volunteers in America and many more people who are interested in getting involved in their local communities. However, managing volunteers and assignments can be daunting. Between the responsibilities like recruiting, scheduling, sending emails, tracking hours, and creating reports, many people may feel under-prepared to take on the challenge. Effective
Your volunteer organization works hard to make a difference in your community and beyond. You and many others dedicate time, energy, and resources toward your organization’s mission. When you look for volunteers to partner with your mission, you want to find people who will work toward those goals with as much dedication as you do.
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As we’ve gone through the beta period with the new version of VicTouch, we learned a lot about how our customers interact with it, and how they expect it to function. The feedback you provided to us was invaluable in helping us craft a new version of the time clock that’s easier to set up
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