Hosted by TechSoup on February 16, 2022.
https://events.techsoup.org/e/mved2q/
Discover four innovative volunteer management apps for organizations that provide meal, pantry, and food bank services in their communities.
Food security organizations need robust and effective volunteer management solutions to keep track of volunteer hours and program delivery. In this fast-paced demo event, four app developers will introduce you to their solutions designed specifically for nonprofits like yours.
APPLICATIONS FEATURED
Track it Forward — Volunteers track their own hours & you keep them accountable
Food Rescue Hero — Mobilize thousands of volunteers at the touch of a screen
OptimoRoute — Automate your route planning and delivery operations
SignUpGenius — Say goodbye to reply-all emails and paper sign up sheets
This Public Good App House event is in support of the launch of TechSoup’s Quad: The Space for Solutions.
5. Shruti Ramaswami
Vice President of Strategy
and Strategic Relationships
Shruti Ramaswami is responsible for
TechSoup’s Microsoft Program offers. She
works closely with both nonprofits and Microsoft
to ensure the sector around the world is able to
derive the most impact from the program
offerings. Prior to her work at TechSoup, Shruti
was a technology consultant with IBM.
9. Organizing Volunteers is Difficult
Nonprofits dealing with food insecurity
need to:
1. Find Volunteers
2. Onboard Volunteers
3. Facilitate shift and activity sign-ups
4. Track volunteer hours
5. Repeat!
10. It’s Time to Simplify
Track it Forward is easy to use, affordable, and adapts to
YOUR workflow with 100+ different settings.
A single software solution to:
Collect Data &
Track Hours
Approve &
Verify
Review &
Report
11. Success Story: Glean Kentucky
Volunteers pick up excess
produce from grocery
stores, orchards and
farmers markets
Glean Kentucky uses
Track it Forward software
to coordinate shifts,
logistics, and track hours
Food is distributed to
soup kitchens, food
banks, and community
organizations
12. Event Calendar Custom Fields Easy to Use
Success Story: Glean Kentucky
Create custom event/shift
categories that volunteers
can sign up for
Custom drop-down fields
with volunteer categories
like location, and more
Simple and easy to use for
volunteers, regardless of
technological savvy
13. “[Track it Forward] takes a lot of work off
of my shoulders...In short, it allows me to
actually spend time on my job…and a lot
less time in front of the computer”
- Jimmy Earley,
Glean Kentucky Field Coordinator
30. How to scale food
recovery?
More 🚛 aren’t enough
Go big, everywhere 🗺🗺
Build a movement 🗺🗺♀️
Sustain impact 📈
The challenge:
31. The solution:
Food Rescue Hero
People-powered technology 🗺🗺♀️
For orgs of any size 🌱
Guide volunteers & teams to success 🧭
Use data to demonstrate impact 💪🧭
59. Support future demo events and reach nonprofits and
NGOs using apps to deliver on their mission by becoming
a sponsor.
Contact Susan Tenby for more information.
stenby@techsoup.org
Become a Sponsor
60. Thank you for attending.
Please complete our post-event survey. The link is in chat!