Microsoft Edge has been added to the list of web browsers Volgistics supports for use with the system Volgistics is a cloud based system so you access your account over the Internet by using a web browser. Microsoft Edge has recently been added to the list of web browsers approved to use with the system.
Tag: volunteer management software
Tip of the Week December 12, 2016
Send email to other System Operators without exiting Volgistics There are times you may want to send an email message to another System Operator for your account without exiting from Volgistics. For example, if you’re a Site Level Operator and you need to attach a report from your Site to an operator assigned to a
Tip of the Week December 5, 2016
Track multiple addresses and phone numbers for volunteers on their Contacts tab Volunteer addresses and phone numbers are stored on the Core tab of the volunteer record. In most cases this is sufficient to track the volunteer’s information. But sometimes a volunteer record may have more than one address or phone number you want to
Tip of the Week November 28, 2016
Go to the Schedule tab of an Assignment from the Schedule page There are different ways to view the schedule in Volgistics to match the rendering that fits your needs the best. For example, if you want to view the schedule for your entire organization, you can select Schedule from the menu. Or, if you
Tip of the Week November 21, 2016
Use floating subtotals for recording service in a specific period of time. In addition to regular service hour entries, Volgistics automatically keeps a total for month-to-date (MTD), fiscal year-to-date (YTD), and life hours for volunteers. There are also two floating subtotal fields that you can use to keep track of service performed during time periods
Tip of the Week November 14, 2016
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 7, 2016
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 October 31, 2016
Spread holiday cheer with the VicTouch Greeting Cards feature 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
Tip of the Week October 24, 2016
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 17, 2016
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