NEW: Signup Scheduling Relative to Slot Dates Signup scheduling got more flexible: your ivolunteer.com signup opportunities now have more granular options for signup start and end dates. These options are especially helpful for long-running signup opportunities such as monthly or quarterly schedules. ivolunteer has always allowed you to select signup start and end dates for…
Online sign up is probably a key feature you are looking for in a volunteer management tool like ivolunteer.com. Online scheduling is, in fact, the main way that volunteer managers and other coordinators use our service. However, many organizations also want an easy way to sign up participants on location and then sign them in…
Will you be managing volunteers during the holidays? Volunteer coordinators of service organizations are often stretched thin. For many of our customers, the holidays are an especially busy and challenging time. From coordinating holiday food and toy drives to scheduling volunteers for a Christmas feast, administrators need to sign up volunteers across a range of…
Our online scheduling software makes sign ups easy for a wide variety of organizations. But you still need to rustle up volunteers! Here are some tips to build your volunteer base. While our customers’ missions vary widely, most grapple with the same dilemma: How do I get more volunteers? Here are some tips that may…
Shout out to schools and universities! ivolunteer.com makes online sign ups easy and flexible for teachers, administrators, coaches, and parents. How do schools use ivolunteer.com for online sign ups? Elementary and high school administrators use ivolunteer to schedule and track many types of online sign ups: parents, students, and community volunteers. A signup sheet can…
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…
You asked for an easier way to get started with ivolunteer.com Events. We listened! We’re excited to introduce the New Event Wizard, a.k.a. NEW. How Does the Wizard Work? Now when you click the +Add button, the NEW will step you through the setup of your Event. If you’re a pro and prefer the old…
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),…
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…
