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Technology
Hardware/Software/Support
Sources
There are a number of technology organizations, called Freenets,
that offer a number of technical and Internet related services either
free or at affordable rates to community organizations.
In the Lower Mainland, organizations can contact Vancouver Community
Network at www.vcn.bc.ca.
Organizations across the province can contact the freenet in your
community. Visit the British Columbia Community Networks Association
at www.bccna.bc.ca
or view the list of freenets found at www2.vcn.bc.ca/freenets.
Need
a Computer?
reBoot
Canada and reBoot Vancouver are here to help. Check out their websites
at www.rebootcanada.ca
or www.tradeworks.bc.ca/reboot
to find out how you can get a computer for as low as $10!
Looking
for Technical Support?
Need
help figuring out your computer or that pesky software? Get training
and technical support f rom the BC & Yukon Technical Support
Network . Learn about their workshops and services that are
specially designed to support the voluntary sector at www.bcyk-tech.net.
Looking
to Recruit Volunteers Online?
VolWeb.ca
is an exciting initiative from 2010 Legacies Now - Volunteers Now
designed to help organizations and volunteers connect to help support
the many exciting events across BC. VolWeb.ca – a web-based registration
system – makes it easy for organizations to find a dedicated team
of volunteers to make their events a success.
Volunteer Information
Management Software
There are a number of software programs on the market aimed at helping
you manage your volunteer program information. The following is
a sampling of some of the options. Please not that the details provided
are for information purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement
by the Canadian Journal of Volunteer Resource Management.
Volunteer Impact
– (www.VolunteerEnergy.ca)
Canadian made software distributed in Canada by Volunteer Energy,
a national Canadian nonprofit. You can recruit from your website,
track qualifications, create schedules, automate some of the scheduling,
report on hours and communicate with all volunteers or any group
of them. Volunteers can apply online, sign up for activities, update
their contact information, view their schedule and even set volunteer
goals for themselves. Volunteer Impact sells for US$995 in the USA
but is available to Canadian nonprofits through a sponsorship subsidy
program that reduces the cost to $150. For organizations with multiple
departments, Volunteer Umbrella works with any number of Volunteer
Impact accounts to provide organization-wide data collection
standards, communications and reporting.
VolunteerWorks – (www.redridge.com)
By RedRidge Software, VolunteerWorks is a well established desktop
software program. It tracks volunteer assignments, hours, training,
recognition, and more. RedRidge also offers VolunteerTools,
which links VolunteerWorks to an organization’s website, offering
a number of online tools, including applications forms and time
sheets. The Administrators of Volunteer Resources BC (AVRBC) offers
a Volunteering Works support group. For more information contact
AVRBC at www.avrbc.org.
Coordinator – (www.samaritan.com)
By Samaritan Technologies, Coordinator is a desktop software program
that provides searchable reportable user defined fields, email,
scheduling, reports, mailing labels, and custom surveys. Samaritan
Technologies also offers eCoordinator, which is a web-based version
of Coordinator.
Volunteer Reporter – (www.volsoft.com)
By Volunteer Software, Volunteer Reporter is specifically designed
to meet the needs of hospitals, Senior Corps programs, volunteer
centers, schools, museums, and not-for-profits. Some key features
include: scheduling, time sheets, skills banks, merge files, customizable
reports and spreadsheets.
Income Manager v.5.1 – (www.incomemanager.net)
Income Manager is a Canadian product that tracks all the resources
that come into an organization, from donors, to revenues to volunteers.
Although not a software program dedicated solely to managing volunteer
programs, it provides basic volunteer management tools within a
larger resource management context.
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