Lindsay Volunteer System

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• Access to the Lindsay Volunteer System (LVS)

• Logging Volunteer Hours, how to log volunteer hours, what the different Assignments/categories mean

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Logging Volunteer Hours

Logging volunteer hours is very important for the Lindsay. Lindsay donors and grant funding agencies look for indications of community support as evidenced by the number of recorded volunteer hours. So please record your hours, it does affect donor support.

There are two ways to record your hours:

1. Use the log sheet on the clipboard in the Volunteer Room at the hospital. Each day the log sheet has a list of volunteers scheduled for shifts, and columns for reporting the different types of volunteer hours. There are also blank lines to write yourself in if you are not pre-scheduled. You can record any category of hours, for any day (not just the current day), just write a note on the line to let me know how to credit the hours.

2. Log in to the Lindsay Volunteer System using your email and password. This can be done at the computer in the Volunteer Room, or at home. On the Time Sheet tab select the date, choose the Assignment (category), enter the number of hours, and click “Continue”. On the next screen that appears click “Yes” to verify/enter your hours. If you don’t click “Yes” to verify the entry, the hours will not be recorded. If entering hours online, do not use the fields labeled “Education Dept. Only” (Commute Time or Prep Time), your hours will not be recorded from those fields.

Assignments/Categroies

These are the hour-reporting categories that are listed as Assignments in LVS, and as column headers on the log sheet on the clipboard. Please try to apportion your hours by function. If you have hours to report and don’t know what category to use, don’t stress it, report them in any category you like, just please get them logged.

Shift

The hours served for hospital shift activities. Examples of hours to include:

• • • Regular shifts

    • Multi-shifts

    • Extra shifts when short-staffed

    • Coming in early or staying late for a shift

    • Shift Leader meetings

Species Teams

Activities related to specific species care, in or out of the hospital, not including patient-specific Homecare. Examples:

• • • In-hospital species care such as HOFI Move Team activities or Crow team coming in for crow-specific care

    • Preparing, presenting, or attending a Species Team training or release class

    • Team meetings

    • Revising care sheets and protocols

    • Taking patients to another facility, such as IBR, when the volunteer is not listed on the Homecare Record

    • Species Team administrative tasks, such as Squirrel Team secretary or Opossum Team placement contact

    • Team-oriented activities, such as preparing and distributing Squirrel Team recruiting flyers

Support Teams

Activities outside of regular shifts related to support of wildlife rehabilitation that doesn’t include direct animal care. Examples:

• • • Fix-It, Construction, and Cage Repair projects

    • Produce and Egg Team activities

    • Hospital linens laundered at home

    • Inventory and Mealworm management

    • Preparation and distribution of educational materials, such as the Tree Trimming flyers

Homecare

Patient-specific off-site care. Report through WRMD Homecare Record or Lindsay Volunteer System, not both. Examples:

• • • Homecare

    • Transport

    • Release

Interns

Enter your Intern work hours under ‘Intern’.

The fine print: Why these categories for reporting hours? First, I think it will be interesting for us to see, in a broad sense, how we spend our time volunteering for the Linsday. Secondly, because these categories will help jog our memories to report hours that we may have overlooked.