In addition to volunteer records, other data can also be exported from VIRA.
Not all of this can be imported into INVOLVE, but you can use this process to easily keep a backup of it.
To extract volunteer hours:
- Log in to VIRA / Select VIRA tab
- Click Reports
- Select Hours Summary
- Set Output Format to Excel/CSV
- Set Date From to 01/01/2010 (or similar)
- Set Date To to 01/01/2030 (or similar)
- Click Submit
This will give you a CSV (Excel) file with all the volunteering/hours records.
Note that this one might take a while to run!
Volunteer hours can be imported in the Timesheets tab in INVOLVE.
To extract certificates:
- Log in to VIRA / Select VIRA tab
- Click Reports
- Select Expiring Certificates Report
- Set Output Format to Excel/CSV
- Set Date To to 01/01/2030 (or similar)
- Click Submit
This will give you a CSV (Excel) file with all the certificates.
To extract volunteer hours:
- Log in to VIRA / Select VIRA tab
- Click Reports
- Select Hours Summary
- Set Output Format to Excel/CSV
- Set Date From to 01/01/2010 (or similar)
- Set Date To to 01/01/2030 (or similar)
- Click Submit
This will give you a CSV (Excel) file with all the volunteering/hours records.
Note that this one might take a while to run!
Recognition and Reimbursement can be extracted much like hours, but using the appropriate report.
This will let you extract most volunteer data from VIRA in just a few minutes.
To extract statistical info (if present):
- Log in to VIRA / Select VIRA tab
- Click Reports
- Select Volunteer Statistics
- Set Output Format to Excel/CSV
- Click Submit
This will give you a CSV (Excel) file with all the volunteer stats (if entered).
The following things cannot be exported in this manner:
- Training
- Tags
You can, however, extract this information using Search Volunteers.
To do this:
- Go to Search Volunteers
- Select the training type (or tag) you want to export
- Click Filter
- Click Export to CSV
This will give you a CSV of everyone with the selected tag or training type.
The history tab cannot be exported. This affects the following things:
- Volunteer Files / CV
- Volunteer Notes
These have to be extracted manually (or by the developer).
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