Rosterfy Blog

According to the most recent Americorps report on civic engagement and volunteering, Americans volunteered for an estimated 5.8 billion hours in the 12-month reporting period. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare found that volunteers contributed an estimated 596.2 million hours to the community in one year. In the United Kingdom, the Government Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport reports that 30 percent of respondents in the last Community Life Survey participated in formal volunteering within the previous 12 months. 

Mental health volunteering has the potential to make a real difference in the lives of people suffering with their mental health. Volunteers can help make people feel understood, supported and less alone.

Everyone is moved when they hear the news that a disaster has struck a community and many want to rush to help. Bushfires, floods, hurricanes, other natural disasters, pandemics and even wars are all significant disasters that can suddenly cause chaos and harm to a community. And to help these communities in need, disaster relief organizations often deploy teams of disaster relief volunteers or a community emergency response team to help.

Streamline check in and check out with geo fencing

If the past few months have taught us anything, it’s that technology is the way of the future. As non-profits, events and organizations are adapting to new ways of operating, opportunities to take activities online are transforming the way we manage our staff and volunteers.

It’s safe to say 2020 has presented its fair share of challenges. 

The need for effective emergency management is now critical. With natural disasters becoming an all too familiar occurrence, communities and governing bodies worldwide are feeling the effects of climate change with land savaged, homes destroyed and our precious wildlife seeing countless losses. 

Australia is on fire.