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Software for Tracking/Managing Volunteers

Information about volunteer management tracking software and how people use it. To learn about specific software products commercially available, click here.

Related Topics: Recordkeeping and Reporting
Everydayhero Launches in the United States, Pioneering the Next Generation of Online Giving, Marketwire Blog, 2014

About Everydayhero, an online giving service from Blackbaud that lets people track their philanthropic activities.

Leader or Liability: Are Leaders Sabotaging Volunteer Engagement?, Andy Fryar, Energize Hot Topic, 2018
Volunteer Impact Report Industry View 2014, Software Advice and VolunteerMatch, 2014

Study of how organizations measure volunteer impact.

The following articles on this topic were published in our journal, e-Volunteerism. Previews are free; full articles are available to paid subscribers. You may also have 48-hour access to the journal and its full archive for US$10.00.

Communicating with Volunteers: Making the Most of Your Options
Coyote Communications Listing of Volunteer Management Software

Jayne Cravens, expert on virtual volunteering, has compiled (and keeps updated) an advertising-free list of all available volunteer program management software she can identify.

Idealware

"Idealware, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, provides thoroughly researched, impartial and accessible resources about software to help nonprofits make smart software decisions." The site offers a wide variety of free reports, articles, and links to information on Internet technology, social media, and use of software -- including for boards and other volunteers.

SignUpGenius

Free online volunteer scheduling service with a lot of useful options, especially template sign-up sheets and reminders to volunteers via e-mail and text. There are also fee-based premium levels for very large organizations. 

Top Volunteer Management Software Products

Capterra has collected a long list of software, some of which are for volunteer management tracking, others for things like scheduling volunteers, and still others mainly for financial donor management. A good starting point to compare products.

Wild Apricot Blog

Quick, useful volunteer engagement tips from Wild Apricot, producer of software to manage membership information.

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