As you get ready for a new year, this is the perfect time to share the impact your volunteer program has made over the last year with your volunteers, donors, community, and staff! Even our favorite apps and platforms love to share a “Year in Review.” There is something about seeing all that was accomplished over the last year that inspires us as a new one begins. At the end of a busy holiday season, you may be tempted to move to the next thing, but taking the time to collect your highlights and report your findings can go a long way. In this article, we'll delve into why reporting volunteer impact is essential for nonprofit organizations and how CERVIS can help you easily achieve this goal.

Encourage Your Volunteers

As you wrap up this year, letting your volunteers know what they have accomplished gets them excited to come back and engage in the new year. Both individual achievement and volunteer impact as a whole can encourage and inspire the team. Highlighting success stories, statistics, and impact numbers creates a clear picture of the positive change brought about in the previous year. This not only validates the work of volunteers but also instills a sense of pride within your volunteer community.

Build Trust & Transparency

Sharing the results and achievements of your volunteer program with donors (and potential donors) shows how your organization is making a difference and helps build trust in the organization. Clear and comprehensive reporting fosters a sense of credibility and authenticity, enhancing your reputation and building stronger relationships with donors.

Inspire Others to Get Involved

People are often motivated to engage in causes that yield real-world results. When the impact of your volunteer work is well-documented and communicated in an end-of-year email, on social media, or on your website, it serves as an inspiring example for others to get involved. Potential volunteers are more likely to dedicate their time and skills if they can see how their efforts will contribute to the mission of your organization.

Inform Strategic Decision-Making

Lastly, your staff benefits from your volunteer reporting as you make strategic plans for the upcoming year. By analyzing the areas where volunteers have made the biggest impact, and looking for places of growth, you can tailor your volunteer program and offerings more efficiently for the new year. 

Reporting volunteer impact is not just a formality—it's a powerful tool you can leverage to amplify your impact and create a strong connection with your volunteers, donors, community, and staff. CERVIS makes it easy to create end-of-year reports, enabling you to showcase the success of your volunteer program and the impact of your volunteers. With our robust tools, you can pull reports for groups & individuals, generate annual totals broken out by month, calculate impact by department & location, create custom reports & exports, and more. Watch our End-of-Year Reporting Webinar here to learn more, or reach out to us here to schedule a free demo.

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