Volgistics’ Site Level Access feature gives the ability to limit a System Operator to one Site in your account. Now with Multi-Site Level Access you can limit an operator to a pool of up to 10 Sites so they can switch their view between the Sites. The Volgistics team is excited to announce that Multi-Site
Tip of the Week November 19, 2018
Create a Set to find small or large service entries. At times you may get abnormal service entries that have been created. For example, if you use the VicTouch module, sometimes a volunteer will sign-in for an assignment, re- enter their PIN number to check the schedule, and then click the “Sign-out” button out of
Tip of the Week November 12, 2018
Create an automatic report that shows volunteers due for a Checklist item. Volgistics includes a Checklist feature to help you track things such as orientations, flu shots, and background checks. You can use the Tickler feature in Volgistics to find volunteers who are due for a Checklist item. But you could also create an automatic
Tip of the Week November 05, 2018
Search for a specific item in your account’s Event Log or a volunteer’s Notes tab. Each Volgistics account has an Event Log that records key events. Even though every event in your account is not tracked due to size limitations, the Event Log can still become quite long. This can make it hard to find
Tip of the Week October 29, 2018
Spread holiday cheer with the VicTouch Greeting Cards feature. If your organization uses the VicTouch module, you can create holiday cards that 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
Benefits of Volunteer Management Software
Many nonprofit organizations are run almost entirely by volunteers. For example, 90 percent of American Red Cross humanitarian tasks are carried out by volunteers. Red Cross and Red Crescent have over 97 million volunteers worldwide. How do large organizations like the Red Cross manage their volunteer data? It is unlikely they keep track of volunteer
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Tip of the Week October 22, 2018
Use Volgistics’ Holidays feature to remove volunteers from the schedule on days your organization will be closed. If your organization closes or just keeps minimal staff on certain dates you can add the date as a holiday in your account. This will automatically remove all regularly scheduled volunteers from the schedule for the date you
Tip of the Week October 15, 2018
System Operators can access the Volgistics Store from inside account. The Volgistics Store is where accounts can create invoices, pay for service, change service levels and perform other administrative tasks. Volgistics Administrators can access the Store by visiting www.volgistics.com, hovering over Try or Buy, clicking Store, and entering their credentials. But there is another way
Tip of the Week October 08, 2018
Preview what volunteers see when they login to VicNet. If your organization uses the VicNet module you may want to preview what a volunteer sees when they login. This can be useful when you’re doing things such as setting up Vic self-scheduling to see if you’ve set it up correctly. One way to do this
How to Recruit the Best Volunteers for Your Organization
It is the dream of every volunteer-based organization to have so many volunteers knocking on your door that you have to turn some of them away. Being able to fill every volunteer assignment instantly with a cheerful and skilled worker would make your job as a volunteer leader that much easier. Unfortunately, in many instances,
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