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Whether you’re a volunteer manager, a non-profit organisation, or an individual volunteer, the ability to track volunteer hours is essential. This process helps you understand the impact of volunteer work and track the time and effort put into it. However, tracking volunteer hours can be a challenging task. That’s why we’ve put together this guide on how to track volunteer hours. Here, we’ll cover why it is so important for individuals and organisations to keep track of volunteer hours and suggest some methods to log volunteer hours.

“Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart.” 

Throughout history, we’ve seen a handful of major shifts in the working landscape, dictated by the advent of new technology. The industrial revolution saw factories take over from agriculture, then the typewriter and telephone saw many people make the move towards office jobs (including women) in the 1950s and 60s. Then, the invention of the internet completely changed the way we work, and the level of connectedness we are now accustomed to.

After an extensive search, TrackTown USA  has selected Rosterfy as their volunteer management solution to help streamline and manage volunteers to support their yearly calendar of premier track and field events. 

Volunteers are essential to the longevity of your non profit. Volunteers help with fundraising, delivering the program, administration and community engagement. Without them, most non-profits simply wouldn't be able to survive.

Conferences play an important role for many organizations, providing a great opportunity for like-minded people to come together and learn from one another. With slashed budgets and reduced headcounts as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, volunteers are set to play a pivotal role in the delivery of events as organizations lean on volunteers to supplement the reduction in resources. 

A return to sport. After months of self isolating and time spent away from the things we love, sporting clubs and organisations have taken the first tentative steps towards a return to sport. While further lockdowns aren’t out of the question, it’s positive that we can start to see a future with sport back in our lives.