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Listing of Volunteer Management Software

 
Some of the most frequently-asked questions to me are about volunteer management software/constituent relationship software: what's available, how different packages compare with each other, the cost of each, the features of each, and on and on.

I do not have the resources to create a comparison of all the different volunteer management/community relationship software out there. And I will not recommend any software on my web site unless I use it myself. But later on this page is a list of all of the volunteer management software geared towards nonprofit organizations (as opposed to corporate volunteering programs) that I know about, or nonprofit-related software/community relationship management software that has substantial volunteer management functions. There are around 40 volunteer management software options available (the number varies at any given time). I believe it is the most comprehensive list available anywhere.

How do I define volunteer management software? Software that allows an organization to, at the very least:

There are volunteer recruitment web sites that have some volunteer management components, but I'm not including them in the list here unless they have the above minimum characteristics.

If anyone wants to create a comparison of the various volunteer management software that's there, I think the following information would be most helpful to the nonprofit community:

It would be great if such a comparison allowed users to rate the software as well, in terms of ease of use, if it meets their needs, and if they would recommend it to others.

DO NOT SEND ME THE ABOVE INFORMATION FOR YOUR SOFTWARE. I am NOT compiling this comparison information! I am just offering a list of what I hope someone else will do for the benefit of the nonprofit/mission-based community.

Below I've listed all of the volunteer management software geared towards nonprofit organizations (as opposed to corporate volunteering programs) that I know about, or nonprofit-related software/community relationship management software that has substantial volunteer management functions -- that means it actually uses the word "volunteer" somewhere on its web site in describing the product, not just "constituents" or "supporters"; a company that doesn't use the word "volunteer" in its software description must not rank volunteer management very highly among a nonprofit's constituent management, no?

Again, please note that while there are volunteer recruitment web sites that have some volunteer management components, I'm not including them in the list here unless they have most of the above minimum characteristics.

I am NOT endorsing any of these software packages/platforms/products. I am only trying to offer a listing of what's out there. It's up to YOU to research the individual products yourself -- and someone else to create the comparison we all dream of. If you would like your company/software listed, email me the name of the company, the name of the software, the web address, if a free version is available, and if the software is focused on a specific area (like for health care or school settings). If you do not use the word "volunteer" somewhere in the description of your platform, I will not list it.

 
The Corporation for National Service has a good comparison chart of three of the aforementioned software packages (Volunteer Reporter, Voltrax and Volunteer Works), with a focus on their appropriateness for managing senior volunteers.

Also see these database-related tip sheets:

Also see:

 

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