Thursday, August 11, 2016

Telling our story...Track it forward


Happy Wednesday everyone!  The summer is flying by and we are getting closer to an exciting new church year.  One of the things I am really excited about is celebrating all of the activities that this community engages in each and every week.  Over the past several months, a few people have been utilizing a pilot application to track volunteer time.  The feedback has been great and we have decided to move forward using this during the next year.  The platform is called “Track it Forward”.  This technology will enable everyone who volunteers to record their time and activities.  We can tell the story of the wonderful things happening here in our community!



Let me give you an example.  We currently have 34 volunteers registered.  Out of those 34, since February there have been 492.5 hours reported.  If we calculated this value it would be $12,849.33 (based on Virginia wage values given by https://www.independentsector.org/volunteer_time). 



Here is a video of how to sign up:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU_L4hBEKn4

Link to sign up: http://www.trackitforward.com/site/unitarian-universalist-church-arlington-virginia?type=register  – do this prior to downloading the app on your mobile device.

Download the app on iPhone or Android (could be listed under OurVolts)

Once you have registered (a very simple process that is free and only asks for your email address and your name) you are then set up to enter your volunteer hours!



I am asking everyone, especially group leaders, to sign up for this app.  Imagine if we could really tell the story about this amazing community!  I will keep updating you in the coming months of the great work you are doing.  Thanks for taking a risk and helping move the mission forward of UUCA!

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