How to Recruit and Engage Millennial and Gen Z Volunteers

The number of people formally signing up for volunteering programs over the age of 16 was approximately 75.7 million between September 2022 and 2023. Despite comprising 28.3% of the country’s population and an increasing number of people signing up for volunteering, the number of hours per volunteer is declining.  Recruiting millennials and Gen Z volunteers is

See How Many Submissions an Application Has Received in a Year

Tip of the Week December 29, 2025 Many organizations that use application forms want to know how many applications they have received in a year, or another time period. This can be useful for reference, or for completing reports for grants and other external agencies. While you can create Sets to identify the number of volunteers who had

Archive Old Help Inquires to “Clean-Up” Your Mailbox

Tip of the Week December 22, 2022 The Help E-mail tab of the Mailbox is designed to provide a reference for System Operators. All System Operators in the account can review past questions and responses in case they find the information helpful. However, there may be past help inquiries that are simply thank-you responses, or

How to Evaluate Volunteer Management Software — A Buyer’s Guide

Choosing volunteer management software can feel overwhelming with so many options on the market. The Volgistics team has designed this guide to help volunteer managers, program directors, and HR professionals cut through the noise.  You’ll find a three-step framework for evaluating software, practical formulas for calculating ROI, and guidance on selecting a solution that fits

Keep a Local Backup of Your Volunteer Data

Tip of the Week December 1, 2025 Volgistics includes the ability to create a local backup of your volunteer data using the Data Export feature. One reason to save this data to your local system is to access to your volunteer data in a situation where your internet connection is down. However, there is another

Allow Volunteers to See Who Else Is Scheduled in VicNet

Tip of the Week November 24, 2025 If your organization uses VicNet or VicTouch, you can allow volunteers to see others who are scheduled by following these steps: Now when volunteers view the day or week view of their schedule, they can see other volunteers who are scheduled. If you have volunteers who do not

Technological Solutions for Multi-Site Volunteer Management

The complexity of managing volunteers increases exponentially as organizations expand to multiple locations or departments. While this growth is a sign of success, it also introduces new administrative hurdles that manual processes and spreadsheets can’t handle. Multi-site volunteer management requires a strategic, technology-driven approach to ensure consistency, efficiency, and a positive experience for volunteers and

Making Assignments Inactive

Tip of the Week November 10, 2025 There may be times when your organization no longer needs to track an Assignment record. In these cases, the Assignment can be deleted-but this will also delete the Assignment details from volunteer service records. The date and hours will remain for the service entry, but the Assignment information

Spread Holiday Cheer with Greeting Cards

Tip of the Week November 3, 2025 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