Tip of the Week March 28, 2016

See New Message notifications on the Welcome Page Volgistics’ “Welcome Page” is the landing page—the first page system operators will see when they log in. In addition to providing new feature messages, account statistics, birthday lists, and tips of the week (like this one) the Welcome Page will also include a ‘Mail’ section directing operators’

Tip of the Week March 21, 2016

Spellcheck your entries and emails with browser add-ons Because Volgistics is entirely web-based, you can use the features within your own web browser—such as built-in spell checking add-ons and plugins—to assist you in using Volgistics’ tools for managing your volunteers. ‘Spell checker’ or ‘Spell check’ features can help spot and correct misspelled or mistyped words

Tip of the Week March 14, 2016

Volgistics has guides designed to help volunteers with the VicTouch and VicNet modules. If your organization uses the VicTouch or VicNet modules, Volgistics offers guides and tutorials for your volunteers! Help topic 1147 “How to Sign-in and Sign-out at VicTouch: A Brief Guide for Volunteers” has information for the VicTouch module. The direct link for

Document Storage Is Now Available

Document Storage Is Now Available We’ve been working hard to get the next phases of the VicDocs feature ready, and we’re pleased to announce that they are now available. You can go paperless by uploading and storing documents in a variety of popular file formats. Accepted file formats include PDF, DOC, XLS, TXT, JPG, PNG,

Tip of the Week March 7, 2016

National Volunteer Week Approaching National Volunteer Week is coming up fast and we wanted to make sure you are aware of it. National Volunteer Week was established to inspire people to volunteer to make their communities a better place, to recognize your current volunteers, and to encourage volunteerism in general. The U.S. and Canada will

Tip of the Week February 29, 2016

Helpful Hints for VicNet Passwords If your organization uses the VicNet module, your volunteers will need a password to login to the secure portal. You can manage the settings on the VicNet Ground Rules page to allow volunteers to change their own password, and volunteers can acquire a new password at any time by clicking

Tip of the Week February 22, 2016

Include the Source, Batch, or Directive fields for service entries on Service Details Reports Service Detail reports are designed to provide specific information about service entries that appear on the volunteer’s Service tab. When you create a custom Service Detail report and select to list volunteers on the Options tab, you can include volunteer fields

Tip of the Week February 15, 2016

Simplify VicNet access for users who have a volunteer and a Coordinator record. If your organization uses the VicNet module, you may have users who have a volunteer and a Coordinator record in the system. In this case, the user would need to enter the appropriate login name and password combination each time to be

Tip of the Week February 8, 2016

Post service hours directly from the schedule In Volgistics, volunteers’ Schedule and Service are tracked separately. The Schedule is an estimation of when volunteers are expected to serve in the future, while Service is a record of when they actually served in the past. The Schedule does not become Service automatically, but Volgistics’ Post page

Tip of the Week February 1, 2016

Print blank application forms to create paper applications While online volunteer application forms provide a way to collect new volunteer information online, you also have the option of printing blank versions of these forms for venues where it will be necessary or more practical to have paper copies for applicants to take home and fill