To allow volunteers to log their own hours in Volunteers for Salesforce, the consultant should propose setting up the Volunteers Personal Site or adding a Log Volunteer Hours section on the nonprofit's website.
Volunteers Personal Site:
This site allows volunteers to log in and manage their hours directly within Salesforce.
Steps to Set Up:
Navigate to Setup > Sites.
Create a new site and configure it to use the Volunteers for Salesforce functionality.
Add the Volunteers Personal Site tab and configure the permissions.
Direct volunteers to use this site to log their hours.
Log Volunteer Hours Section on Website:
Create a section on the nonprofit's website where volunteers can log their hours.
Steps to Set Up:
Design a web form that captures the volunteer's job or shift and the hours worked.
Use Salesforce Web-to-Case or Web-to-Lead to capture this data and create records in Salesforce.
Direct volunteers to this section to submit their hours.
Both solutions provide a user-friendly way for volunteers to log their hours without requiring manual entry by staff.