Managing volunteers and other participants is a challenging process whether you have 20 people to sign up or 2,000. As a coordinator, you have so many scheduling duties that passing around a paper signup sheet just doesn’t cut it anymore. You probably came to ivolunteer.com because online signup empowers your participants to self-manage their commitments….
How often do you need to communicate with your volunteers to manage signups and keep events running smoothly? We’ve got tools for that! Volunteer management is an umbrella for many interrelated tasks. We know one of the key challenges as a volunteer manager is to stay connected with your current, past, and prospective volunteers. ivolunteer.com…
This Tips and Tricks post will tell you how to tailor your signup form for different groups of volunteers in your event or opportunity. Different Signup Prompts for Different Folks Volunteer sign ups in ivolunteer.com can have many sub-groupings, sort of like a nesting doll. These groupings are called Task areas. You may have one…
Wouldn’t it be great if you could track volunteer hours without setting a specific start and end time for a signup slot? Now there is an easy way to let participants self-report their hours worked. Tracking volunteer hours is usually automatic in ivolunteer.com. Date and time fields let you set a block of time for…
Volunteer managers of churches and other organizations have a challenging, complex job–often with limited resources. We’ve found a useful article that may help you improve your volunteers’ engagement by identifying three distinct hats you will need to wear in recruitment efforts: https://wwv.group.com/childrens-ministry/blog/lead/3-leadership-hats-youll-need-wear-recruit-todays-volunteer/ An online volunteer signup process is one of the essential tools mentioned in…
Many ivolunteer.com customers are organizations with a regular base of vetted volunteers. Some find it helpful to start the sign up process with a registration “Event” to collect initial information from current and prospective volunteers such as name, contact information, and volunteer preferences. To collect specific information (e.g., a phone number or a t-shirt size),…
“Do. Or do not. There is no try.” – Yoda Jedi Master To take a page from our favorite Jedi Master’s playbook, we have eliminated the ivolunteer.com trial and have replaced it with a free subscription. As always when we talk about free at ivolunteer.com we mean it. We don’t want any payment information from…
Ever wonder where to begin? Need help getting an event started? Here’s a helpful checklist to get you started! If you have finished the list and are ready take your event live, go back to your Event Details tab and click the “Activate” button. Your event is now visible on your Home Page. You can send your…
Non-profits are always watching the bottom line.Development Officers are always looking for donations whether monetary or inkind donations. Here is a chance to try out new avenue for collecting donations for FREE! Volunteer Managers can add this system to their volunteer requests through their online volunteer management software at no cost. Volunteers are more likely…
Every event starts with one task. The tasks are where your signup sheets are located. You can have multiple tasks in an event, which help you break down and section off your event as needed. This can be helpful if you have a long event spanning several weeks or months. If you have several different…
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…
