Use Sets to make Checklist items apply to volunteers in multiple Assignments. When you setup a Checklist item, you can have it apply to volunteers who have a specific Assignment by selecting that Assignment’s name from the “Those assigned to” dropdown list. Or, you can select a Site or a Place from the dropdown to
Tip of the Week August 22, 2016
Use the Volgistics Substitute Tracking feature when volunteers are not able to serve. When volunteers are sick or unable to serve, you can remove them from the schedule and place a substitute volunteer on the schedule in their place. However, the Substitute Tracking feature provides an easier way to handle short term absences. To use
Tip of the Week August 15, 2016
Delete an entire batch of service. One method of entering volunteer service hours in Volgistics is to use the Post page to enter service for a whole group of volunteers at once. This can be handy if you’re posting hours from a schedule. If hours are posted incorrectly with this method, operators must individually edit
Tip of the Week August 08, 2016
Create a date field to track when contact information was updated last, or other date records. Volgistics does not automatically keep a date record to indicate when a volunteer’s profile or contact information was last updated. However, you can use the spare fields on the Profile tab of volunteer records to create a custom field
Tip of the Week August 1, 2016
Find out how a service entry was created, or if the entry was edited. Service records in Volgistics can be created in a variety of different ways. Sometimes it is useful to be able to tell which method was used to create the record, or if the entry has been edited. To find this out
Volgistics Support for Windows XP Ends August 31, 2016
To keep your volunteer information safe, Volgistics support for Windows XP will end on August 31, 2016. Even if you are using a supported operating system, your volunteers may be affected if you use the optional VicNet or VicTouch modules. As announced in our blog post from May 9, 2016, Volgistics will be discontinuing support
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Tip of the Week July 25, 2016
Update your organization’s name, address or other information If your organization has changed its name, you may want to update your account so the correct name displays. Or, if you’ve moved to a different address, it’s always a good idea to keep the correct address on file. You can update your organization’s name, address, phone
Tip of the Week July 18, 2016
Use a second monitor to show the Who’s Here page at VicTouch sign-in kiosk Organizations that use the VicTouch module to record volunteer service sometimes want volunteers or Coordinators to be able to quickly see which volunteers have arrived. You can do this by connecting a second monitor to the computer that runs your VicTouch
Tip of the Week July 11, 2016
Setup automatic reports to remind you to change a youth volunteer’s record when they become adults Many organizations separate adult and youth volunteers by giving them different Types in their account such as “Adult” and “Junior.” There is not a way to automatically change the volunteer’s Type when they reach a specific age, but you
Tip of the Week July 4, 2016
Optimize PDF file sizes for more efficient delivery and quicker file opening speeds With Volgistics, you can include PDF documents as attachments that you send to your volunteers or Coordinators. When you do this, it is a good practice to always optimize the file you’re sending. This reduces the file size, which has a number