In an age where teaching in-person and online simultaneously is the new normal, VolunteerNow is offering schools much-needed relief. The national technology nonprofit launched a new feature on its community engagement platform, VOLY.org, aimed at helping campuses better manage volunteers virtually.
The innovative tool allows school users to create “Virtual Opportunities” on VOLY.org, a simpler way to recruit and retain volunteers offsite. The easy-to-use software also offers a seamless sign-up process for volunteers. The “Virtual Volunteering” filter helps volunteers find opportunities quickly, check-in, check-out and log hours from anywhere.
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“The global pandemic has been an unexpected challenge, especially for our educators,” Tammy Richards, VolunteerNow CEO said, “We’re happy to provide a new feature that will make it much easier to track, manage and engage volunteers from a far.”
VolunteerNow’s VOLY.org currently supports dozens of districts – and counting! More than 207,000 volunteers gave 335,000 hours in the 2019-2020 academic year, valued at $8.5 million. More than 450,000 students were directly impacted by parent help, corporate projects, individual mentoring, and a multitude of other ways in which school districts rely on their surrounding communities.
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