Get Connected Tech Tip: Checking in to Your Shifts & Adding Volunteer Hours

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Jan 2, 2025
by Volunteer Services

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Get Connected Tech Tip: 

Checking in to Your Volunteer Shifts & Adding Hours

Documenting your volunteer hours is important, and the check-in process makes it easy. Here are a few ways you can check-in to your volunteer shifts: 

1. **Check-In via Email**: For most opportunities, you'll receive a check-in email on the morning of your volunteer shift. You can easily check-in while having breakfast at home or sitting in your car before you head into your volunteer service.

2. **Mobile App**: You can download our free mobile app, Causer, and easily check-in to your volunteer shifts using the app on your smartphone. 

3. **Kiosk**: When volunteering at Carriage Hill MetroPark or Cox Arboretum MetroPark, you can easily check-in using our Get Connected Kiosk located in the visitor centers and the barn at the Carriage Hill Riding Center.

Forget to check-in to a shift? No problem! You can "Add Hours" any time to any opportunity you have responded to even after the volunteer shift. Remember, there's no need to check-out of your volunteer shifts unless you serve 15 minutes more or less than the scheduled shift. The site is programmed to automatically add the scheduled volunteer hours for each opportunity to your volunteer account with check-in.

Volunteer Services is here to help you become more familiar and more comfortable using the Get Connected volunteer site. We can help you learn more about the site, find training opportunities, complete qualifications and find the right volunteer opportunities for you! Join us at a Volunteer Open House to receive one-on-one, in-person assistance with a member of our team. Learn more and RSVP to an upcoming Volunteer Open House here. Need an alternative date or time? Contact us at volunteer.services@metroparks.org or by phone at #937-275-7275 to schedule an individual consultation with a member of our team.

View more great Get Connected Tech Tips on our Volunteer Blog here.


Volunteer Services

Volunteer Services is available if you have questions or need assistance in signing up. Contact us at volunteer.services@metroparks.org or #937-275-7275.

Your Volunteer Services Team

Allie Zimmerman - Parks & Conservation # (937) 274-3176

Amanda Wheatley - Ambassador & Special Events, Interim Administration# (937) 275-7275

Yvonne Dunphe - Programming # (937) 277-4147

Jenny Hymans - Human Resources Manager of Volunteer Services, Interim: Animal Care & Animal Programming and Court Appointed Volunteer Service # (937) 567-1413

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