Bloomerang Volunteer
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Bloomerang Volunteer does not have a free version and does not offer a free trial. Bloomerang Volunteer paid version starts at USD 119.00/month.
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Bloomerang Volunteer Reviews
Feature rating
- Industry: Events Services
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Great for creating schedules where users can select their own schedules.
Working with InitLive has been a great experience, the customer service is unparalleled and the software meets our requirements extremely well. I can highly recommend InitLive to anyone looked for a reliable scheduling software capable of large-scale self-scheduling (I've used it to create a schedule for up to 3000 people) where the schedule does not require significant alterations post-import.
Pros
The self-scheduling feature has drastically lowered the amount of time we spend on tedious and repetitive scheduling tasks.
Cons
The software is not well-suited for scheduling tasks that require numerous detailed changes.
Response from Bloomerang
Hi Mike, we are so glad to hear that you and the Web Summit team have had such a great experience using InitLive. It's especially wonderful to hear how much time the self-scheduling tool has saved you. As for your concerns about more detailed manual scheduling, our next release is focused on improving that. I know you had expressed interest in participating in the BETA trial for this, so we'll be reaching out shortly. We're eager to continue working with you and the team for all of the upcoming Web Summit events! Cheers!
- Industry: Museums & Institutions
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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My experience using InitLive
I am still trying to understand several of the features on the application.
Pros
InitLive is a robust volunteer management application, but it is not without bugs at the moment.
Cons
Email logs. I'd like to have a listing of who I sent emails to, their content, and when they were sent.
Response from Bloomerang
Hello Heather, thank you for your review. I am happy to share that we have released email logs. One of our team members will be in contact with you to chat about this new feature.
- Industry: Hospital & Health Care
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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The Ride 2016 - The Ottawa Hospital Foundation
Hard to tell given that we cant really test it until its live in the field. So far I believe it is OK but team reports some features are limiting such as the import (only certain fields) and a really limiting feature that everyone needs a unique e-mail (response/solution was weak)
Pros
Increased of in-the-field communications with volunteers. Volunteers have quicker access to schedules and info pre-event and on site
Cons
Requirement of unique e-mails instead of a login name
Response from Bloomerang
Hi Andrew. Thanks for sharing your experience so far. We're really excited to be working with The Ottawa Hospital Foundation and input like yours helps us continue to improve. We offer custom data imports for our customers. While the current import option is only for select fields, your designated Customer Success Representative has the ability to import any information you'd like them to. We're sorry to hear that you've been limited by the requirement of individual email addresses. This certainly isn't our intention; we simply want to ensure that communications at your event are directed to the correct person as quickly as possible. Because of this, an accurate and unique email address is crucial. Thank you and best of luck for event day! You and your team have done very well getting set up so we're sure things will run smoothly for you! :)
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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InitLive at EMC 2016
InitLive was used to manage 60 volunteers at a 5 day conference in the Ottawa Shaw Centre. Over 100 initially signed up but many did not remain to participate, a common problem.
In the past volunteer recruiting and management was performed with spreadsheets, email and telephone, an onerous process for more than 20 people. InitLive automated this process considerably making the size of the volunteer team almost irrelevant. It also shifted responsibility for shift and role selection entirely to the volunteers, previously it was with the event manager. This took a big load off.
Communication was also simplified with the integrated communication features, and I could instantly tell who was where with a simple touch on my tablet.
Compared to other volunteer management software I've seen, InitLive has the best interface by far.
Pros
The end to end management of people and the program within the Web interface.
You can see at a glance, in the web interface, where there are openings in the program staffing.
Signup to roles and shifts is easy, though some of the older volunteers found it challenging.
Visually it looks good, especially for the administrator. So I like the interface.
In the device app it is nice that it informs the administrator instantly of staffing problems in the current shift.
The various reports were useful, especially after the event when compiling the conference reports.
The volunteer app seemed almost trivial to operate. The young people, especially, took to it very well.
Volunteer communications pop up as notifications, so the admin can address them immediately.
It works well as a central communications hub for all volunteer communication before, during and after.
Cons
When constructing the schedule, the lack of cut and paste or duplication of program elements across multiple days made that process very laborious.
The volunteers see the shift selection schedule as one long list. It would be good to delineate it, perhaps with tabs, into days.
There are some fundamental controls missing such as enforcing minimum and maximum shift selection, and cutting off when changes may be made by the volunteers.
In the mobile app, there wasn't a clear way to tell at a glance if there are upcoming staffing problems - not attendance, but staff bookings. This is possible in the web app.
For the administrator the mobile app filter features make it very powerful, but it also makes for a shallow learning curve. I.e., some features are not obvious to find.
The mobile app is optimized for smartphones but not tablets. It will work on tablets, my preferred device, but emulating a phone.
It notifies you when people cancel from the event, but not when they join. This should be selectable.
Many volunteers select multiple roles up front which can quickly saturate the overall maximum role signup setting. Beware of this. It can block additional signup for a role despite shifts still being available.
Email broadcasts from the web app don't have customizable subject wording. That risks them being ignored or channeled to spam.
Response from Bloomerang
Hi Wolfram. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience with us. Copying shifts and improving the staff scheduling interface are 2 of our priorities this Fall. We'll definitely be in touch as these features are developed. Cheers!
- Industry: Pharmaceuticals
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Outstanding, simply 5 stars and outstanding software
Pros
It is simply the best volunteer management software, when compared to competitors "Better impact or Rosterfy" this works out the best for its customer support, pricing and attention they give to their users.
Cons
Till date we have not found any flaws within the platform