The Real Lives of Volunteer Coordinators
A Blog for us to Learn from Each Other
Written by Jordan Galerkin 
Recap for February 5th - February 13th
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Facebook community this past week
Volunteer Management and Scheduling Software
Some of the newer members of our volunteer coordinator community have reached out looking for budget-friendly options for volunteer database and scheduling software. There are several options out there, and Track it Forward is one of the most affordable for nonprofit and service organizations (depending on your number of volunteers, we even have a FREE plan!). Our coordinator community had this to say on the subject:
Comments from the group
"We use Track it Forward and like it a lot!"
Check out all of the Facebook comments here!
When to Recognize Volunteers
Recognizing volunteers is a key part of any volunteer coordinator’s role. But how do you determine when and how to do it? The first step is tracking volunteer hours so you can set milestones for volunteers to reach. Track it Forward software has a milestones feature that you can learn more about here. The next step is deciding what those milestones will be and how you’ll celebrate them. Thankfully, our coordinator community has ideas on when to recognize these achievements!
Comments and resources
"We celebrate the first 50 [hours] and then every 100. Although we also do spontaneous celebrations for doing something a little bit extra!"
"A volunteer sends a thank you note to volunteers who donate their first 10 hours. Annually, we recognize 100, 250, and 500 hours using the Presidential Service Award"