Have you ever sat through multi-day training sessions on a new database system or new software and by the time your system goes live and ready to use….you have no idea what to do? This happens all the time. The problem is calling support for additional assistance also costs additional dollars. That does not save…
Is it overwhelming trying to figure out how you will begin recruiting volunteers for your upcoming event? Here are some tips on the steps you need to go through to begin your recruiting process: 1. Clearly identify volunteer needs and position descriptions. 2. Know what you have to offer – the “cost” and benefits of…
In this video, we'll show you how to run an activity log report within ivolunteer.com. The Activity Log allows us to see the most recent activity for an event, including: When an event is saved and who saved it When someone confirms or cancels an event When an e-mail is sent for the event, and…
Learn how to create and manage reminders within ivolunteer.com by watching this simple video tutorial.
This is a greart article on setting your goals. Click here to read the full article!
This is a great tutorial video showing you how to add prompts to your event. It really shows you how to easily customize the volunteer software to meet you needs!
Success of an event depends on factors inside and outside of an organization. Being prepared assists in minimizing the time and energy on controllable tasks so that volunteer managers can take the time to take care of unforeseen issues. See what our clients say about ivolunteer.com. https://ivolunteer.com/testimonials
This is a great article and video for Volunteer Managers and Fundraisers to share with their Board of Directors. Click here to read the article.
In this video Michelle goes over the basics of the Database in iVolunteer.com and how to add members manually to your iVolunteer.com Participant Database.
Volunteer Managers and volunteers are change agents for your organization. Investing in them and the tools they use can take your organization to the next level.! Online volunteer management software, like ivolunteer.com, is a great start. The online software will assist in allowing Volunteer Managers to collect as much data from volunteers, construct job descriptions for…
This is a great article for all fundraisers, staff or volunteers. Utilizing online volunteer management software to share training videos is a great way to provide best practices tips. Give your volunteers all the tools you can! Train your volunteers to avoid ambush
Why would we do anything we are not passionate about? Big joke, we know as many people spend endless hours a week doing things that we do not enjoy. The point is, when we have a choice we want to do something that either we are passionate about or that we know with help us…
The first thing most people think of when seeking employment is building experience. This is true. Most people don’t consider volunteering as a way to do this. For job seekers, be aware from this great study from Deloitte about how volunteering can get your foot in the door. Volunteer Managers please be aware that when…
Assigning Event Administrators To Groups Organization Administrators are now able to assign Event Administrators access to specific participant groups in the Database. Those Event Administrators will then be able to send emails to the volunteers in the groups they are assigned to from the Send Email tab of their events. To assign groups to an…
Volunteer Managers wear many hats. This is a great uplifting article on ways to start the New Year right and also see how incredibly important you are to the success of the organization. Assessment tools for team building
It happens all the time! We take a job, buy something online, or order something from a menu and then it happens…”Well this is not what I expected at all!” This could be a positive experience or a negative experience but either way there is a disconnect with your understanding of a product/service and the…
Just wanted to take some time to tell you how we are “Using ivolunteer.com.” We are a Catholic parish of more than 4500 families. We use ivolunteer.com for signing-up volunteers for our faith formation programs, outreach programs and fundraising events. Specifically, the program is used for all of the following to sign up: faith teachers,…
Our online volunteer management software allows you to easily collect data from your volunteers on signup. ivolunteer.com has many types of custom prompts that can be required or optional for your participants to complete when signing up for a slot. Technically, there is no limit to the number of custom prompts that users can collect…
Are you having trouble getting your donors to volunteer? Check out this blog with helpful hints that may ease your mind about asking. https://donordreams.wordpress.com/2016/01/21/there-is-a-recipe-to-follow-when-recruiting-volunteers/
Change the way we think about volunteers. Yes, volunteers are donating their time but that does not mean they are willing to do anything or that they want a mindless monotonous task. Many times in organizations there is a duty or assignment that no one wants to complete or that is too time consuming for…
