Yes! While our Max-level Premium, Campus, and Organization Plans provide automated hours tracking based on SignUp assignments, participants can also log hours for activities outside of a specific SignUp. To do this, simply create a separate "Log Your Hours" SignUp, and those hours will be automatically included in your Hours Tracking Reports. Additionally, individuals can use our Personal Volunteer Hours Log to track their own participation beyond SignUp-organized activities.
How to Create a "Log Your Hours" SignUp
1. From your Dashboard tab, click Create new SignUp to launch the Planning Wizard.
2. In the first step, Provide Details, set the SignUp Kind as No Specific Day and the SignUp Name as "Log Your 'Non-SignUp Volunteer Hours". Take note of the suggested Welcome Message in the example below.
3. In the second step, Add Spots, set up two Spots, both allowing any number of people to sign up and the Spot Names "Volunteering: One Hour " and "Volunteering: Thirty Minutes". Set the time increment to reflect an one hour increment (such as 8am-9am), and then any thirty minute increment (such as 8am-8:30am). Notice the suggested text in step 2 of the example below (Add extra details).
3: This is what the Participant will see:
4. Complete steps 3 and 4 of the Planning Wizard. You can post the SignUp invitation link on your website or via a printable QR code in a place where volunteers gather.
Someone who volunteered for 3-1/2 hours volunteer would sign up for 3 Spots for the 1-hour time frame, and 1 Spot for the 30-minute time frame. If you request it, they can write in the comments box where & when they volunteered.
Personal Volunteer Hours Log
Volunteers who prefer to track their own service hours can use the Personal Volunteer Hours Tracker, which requires setting up an account with a password. From their smartphones, they can log "Non-SignUp-organized" hours for their own personal records before entering them into your official "Non-SignUp Volunteer Hours" SignUp. Please note that personal hours logs are NOT linked to your group’s SignUps or hours tracking reports.
See also:
How to run hours tracking reports (for Organizers)
How do I get a report of my personal volunteer hours / service record? (for Participants)