[OMS_MANAGERS] Volunteer Hour tracking app

[Executive Director]

Lise
You are lucky. I could try and go after the high schools we have so many
here that you would think it would be easy but I have found the larger the
community the harder to get people involved because they think someone else
should do the work.

A

*Downtown Medford Association*

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On Sun, Nov 17, 2024 at 2:44 PM Lise Grato <director at albanydowntown.com>
wrote:

> My interns are accounting students from the high school. They are free.
> Most come during class time during spring. Another comes after school.
>
> High school students in Albany need volunteer hours to graduate. I’ve had
> some others do weed clean up or other tasks if they prefer that to data
> gathering and entry.
>
> I’m privileged to have staff too. We set up a generic maestro work plan
> called new business. We “clone” it for each new business so we make sure
> they are added to our website, maestro, and MailChimp systems, are invited
> to join committees, and learn about membership and parking, etc.
>
> Lise
>
> Lise Grato
> Executive Director
> Albany Downtown Association
>
> W: (541) 928-2469
> C: (541) 905-2908
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> *From:* OMS_MANAGERS <oms_managers-bounces at omls.oregon.gov> on behalf of
> Executive Director <executivedirector at downtownmedford.org>
> *Sent:* Sunday, November 17, 2024 1:13:18 PM
> *To:* Oregon Main Street Network Members <oms_managers at omls.oregon.gov>
> *Subject:* Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] Volunteer Hour tracking app
>
> Harvey
> It is an amazing tool and I am finding myself not able to keep it up to
> date. I have reached out trying to find an intern and the professor at the
> college has pushed back telling me it’s not what interns want. So I have
> been building a list to see if we could have more of a description.
>
> Lisa yes let’s bring Travis in and have a session on how to use it from
> ground up.
>
> Annie
>
> *Downtown Medford Association*
>
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>
> Email | executivedirector at downtownmedford.org
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> On Sun, Nov 17, 2024 at 12:38 PM HARVEY W SCHUBOTHE <ninerharv2 at msn.com>
> wrote:
>
> Annie
>
> It has so many possibilities re info, keeping the board and volunteers on
> board, wayfinding, vacancies, building/business owners, strategic planning
> that your board and volunteers could have access to.
>
> The challenge is populating all of the info and pieces as well as
> maintaining it so it remains current. I am almost certain I will need an
> intern to help do all of the pieces.
>
> That said, the designers did a nice job putting together the tool that
> potentially puts in one place much of database an executive director really
> needs to do the job. The trick is populating and maintaining it.
>
> Harv
>
> Harv
>
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> *From:* OMS_MANAGERS <oms_managers-bounces at omls.oregon.gov> on behalf of
> Executive Director <executivedirector at downtownmedford.org>
> *Sent:* Sunday, November 17, 2024 12:24:47 PM
> *To:* Oregon Main Street Network Members <oms_managers at omls.oregon.gov>
> *Subject:* Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] Volunteer Hour tracking app
>
> Congratulations. I really wish I had a better/stronger understanding of
> how to use it more effectively.
>
> *Downtown Medford Association*
>
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>
> Email | executivedirector at downtownmedford.org
>
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> On Thu, Nov 14, 2024 at 7:25 AM HARVEY W SCHUBOTHE <ninerharv2 at msn.com>
> wrote:
>
> I finally convinced our Board in Coos Bay to invest in Maestro. Hard to
> believe a Main Street community this large had not jumped on board.
>
> Harv
>
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> *From:* OMS_MANAGERS <oms_managers-bounces at omls.oregon.gov> on behalf of
> Lise Grato <director at albanydowntown.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 13, 2024 11:46:43 PM
> *To:* Oregon Main Street Network Members <oms_managers at omls.oregon.gov>
> *Subject:* Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] Volunteer Hour tracking app
>
> We log them in Maestro. $50/month for all of your Main Street tracking in
> one place.
>
> Lise.
>
> Lise Grato
> Executive Director
> Albany Downtown Association
>
> W: (541) 928-2469
> C: (541) 905-2908
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> ------------------------------
> *From:* OMS_MANAGERS <oms_managers-bounces at omls.oregon.gov> on behalf of
> Executive Director <executivedirector at downtownmedford.org>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 13, 2024 8:17:05 PM
> *To:* Oregon Main Street Network Members <oms_managers at omls.oregon.gov>
> *Subject:* Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] Volunteer Hour tracking app
>
> Shannon
> One of our theatres uses Better Impact and they love it and say it's
> affordable and easy.
>
> Annie
>
> *Downtown Medford Association*
>
> Mobile | 541-941-5204
>
> Email | executivedirector at downtownmedford.org
>
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>
> On Wed, Nov 13, 2024 at 6:28 PM Shannon Suhr <shannonbsuhr at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> We are looking for a more efficient way to track volunteer hours. Is there
> an app out there any of you have had success using?
>
> Thanks!
> Shannon Suhr
> Canyonville Main Street Association
> Vice President
>
>
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