Project Title: Evaluate and Implement a Volunteer Management System

DeKalb County Community Gardens

Details
Project Title Evaluate and Implement a Volunteer Management System
Project Topics Data Management Growth Strategy Operations Product Design & Development Software Design & Development Talent Management
Skills & Expertise
Project Synopsis: Challenge/Opportunity
The DeKalb County Community Gardens has grown a lot in recent years due to extensive involvement from volunteers. Volunteers often join the DeKalb County Community Gardens to teach members of our community about gardening, help with organizing and implementing the use of resources to build and manage the garden, help with food distribution, and more! In order to best serve the community, the volunteers, and our team, we intend to implement a "volunteer management system" that enables us to better track the community members that are involved as volunteers, when they intend to volunteer, what they intend to work on, as well as help us plan for who needs to be available to manage it.
Project Synopsis: Activities/Actions Required
  • Deep dive into the volunteer methods that are used at DeKalb County Community Gardens
  • Explore the system that they're currently using
  • Identify other systems that will be involved when implementing a volunteer management system
  • Evaluate the pros and cons of the three choices available: Golden Volunteer, Volunteer Hub & Volunteers for Salesforce (V4S)
Project Synopsis: Expected Results
We are looking for a strategic recommendation on which tool to use and how to set up that tool in order to maximize the effectiveness of our volunteer program

Project Timeline

DeKalb County Community Gardens - Evaluate and Implement a Volunteer Management System
Due Date
Activities
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Status
Action
Mon, 01/23/23
12:00 AM UTC
PROJECT KICKOFF
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Event Description:
Learn about the different available projects and the overall structure of the course.
Sat, 02/04/23
12:00 AM UTC
STUDENT KICKOFF ASSESSMENT
Required Evaluation
Evaluation submission is required.
Fri, 02/24/23
12:00 AM UTC
STUDENT TEMP CHECK
Required Evaluation
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Fri, 02/24/23
12:00 AM UTC
INDUSTRY TEMP CHECK
Required Evaluation
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Fri, 05/05/23
12:00 AM UTC
STUDENT ASSESSMENT
Required Evaluation
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Fri, 05/05/23
12:00 AM UTC
INDUSTRY END OF PROJECT EVAL
Required Evaluation
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Fri, 05/05/23
12:00 AM UTC
STUDENT PEER EVAL
Required Evaluation
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Program Managers

Name Organization
Jacie Collum Northern Illinois University (NIU)