This may not be answerable on here but on the old Vbase database once Volunteers had registered on the old Do It.org website or if they registered in our centre, the Volunteer was also registered with the website or vice versa.
However one problem we found with this once Volunteers were registered with us throuh our Centre, we were unable to generate log in details so that meant the Volunteer having to re-register on the site. I was wondering if that could be made possible for Do It/Vbase Cloud generate log in details for Do It once we have registered them? This would save the volunteer having to re register and can also edit their information online easily.
Another suggestion is for Volunteers to be able to Sign Up for Alerts of when a new Opportunity has been added matching theri skills/interests, we have had many request to keep Volunteers informed of New Opportunities thinknig that is how the old VBase database works. Simiular to other job sites.
I also see this as a bit of a problem, because V-Base Cloud volunteers aren't exactly the same as Do-it volunteers. I wonder if it is not a good idea to register drop-ins via Do-it anyway so all the volunteers appear the same and any applications show up in My Applications for example.
However, there could be an issue with this, as you cannot have multiple users on Do-it using a common email address. So you would have to create some dummies (eg via gmail).
Has anyone else considered this?
I remember on the old Vbase Volunteers who were already registered on Do It website were also added on the database automatically.
Ben, do you mean that when you received a Do-It application they were imported into vbase 2.5? Because it definitely wasn't the case that the vbase 2.5 synced up people who registered in branch back onto the Do-It- site there was no upload of volunteer data.
Heather, you are correct. Volunteers that registered on Do-it and applied for an opp were imported into V-Base via a file transfer.
The only information transferred TO Do-it FROM V-Base was Opportunity/Organisation data in the regular upload.
Volunteers created in V-Base stayed there.
Is their any way for this to happen with do it/vbase cloud, as you mentioned it happened previously?
Hi Ben
I think we may be at cross purposes because (I may be wrong in some aspects) I think Do-it/VBC works the same as Do-it/old V-Base as far as volunteers are concerned.
Can you elaborate a bit more please as to what you would like to see happen.
When Volunteers register on Do It are they also automatically added to VBase Cloud as pr what happened with vbase? Or if Volunteers visit us and register on vbase cloud. Rather than having to re-register on Do It how do we generate log in details?
It seems silly the Volunteer having to register twice, once onvbase cloud and again on Do I site
Sorry for any confusions, just wondering about if it is possible can we generate website log ins for do it for new volunteers?
NB - this is as I understand it - I prepare to be corrected.
When volunteers register on Do-it they are NOT automatically added to VBC. Their application is included in the My Applications list and they are added to VBC when the Volunteer Centre runs the Import function.
If a drop in volunteer is likely to want to regularly access Do-it and they have an email address, it would be better for them to access Do-it to register and apply for opportunities there (even if they are actually doing it in the Volunteer Centre)
VBC based volunteer registrations can be used only in the volunteer centre on VBC. But why would the potential volunteer want to register on Do-it as well in this case? Also, VBC registration can be used by volunteers with no email address.
In fact, there is an argument for VC's to only have Do-it registrations and to use this route for drop-ins as well, thereby keeping all the applications etc together. We have yet to decide about whether to do this ourselves. (you would have to use dummy email addresses for those with no email address of course)
Does this all make sense to anyone out there.
Richard
Yep, that's exactly as I understand it :)
Hi Richard
What you say does make sense and the process for importing is exactly how you relay it. I wonder though about pushing everyone through Do-it from a drop in point of view. How then do you get applications for those local only organisations that won't appear through my do-it applications because they aren't registered there? I do like the way the applications function works though and the adaptability of the content sent to volunteers and organisations. forgive me if i've missed something on local applications, VEDA work so quickly and well in responding to our suggestions its sometimes difficult to keep up when you're not doing the job every day.
Does that make sense?
Hi Richard,
Thanks for explaining, now I understand!. Its just we have had enquiries from Volunteers regarding being able to access their account/change info on the Do It website after registering with us through old VB. This was a problamatic feature with the old vb that once Volunteers registered through vb we couldn't generate log ins for do it.
Lastly The reason for this is so volunteers could access their account, make applications etc.Rather than creating one account on Do It and one on VBC for the same person. It gets confusing!
But thanks.
Regards
Hi Ben
If volunteers want to be able to log onto Do-it, then they just need to register there and not on VBC.
The comment above regarding not being able to access non-Do-it opportunities is regrettable. Unfortunately that is a result of ivo developing only half of an application, then opting for the VBC option to try to put it right.
VEDA are doing a great job in developing VBC, but it's always going to be a fudge. Do-it should have been developed as a complete web-based tool, as we all were led to believe it was going to be - including the funders I suspect.
Rant over....