How complicated is your nonprofit's technology stack?
Answer a few questions about how your organization handles volunteers, scheduling, communication, hours and other work. You will see how many separate tools and manual steps you rely on, what they roughly cost in money and staff time, and where they could be brought together.
Start the Free AuditWhat you get
- How many of your volunteer workflows run outside one central system
- Estimated annual software spend, as a range
- Estimated staff hours a year on volunteer admin
- A plain-language fragmentation level and what drove it
- Specific places where work could be consolidated
Map your technology stack
Five short steps. Pick the closest answer; rough numbers are fine. Your answers stay in this browser tab, so refreshing the page starts again.
- About your organization
- Volunteers and scheduling
- Communication, hours and reports
- Compliance, training and more
- Tools, cost and time
About your organization
This helps us put your answers in context.
How the audit works it out
No hidden formula. Everything comes from your answers, worked out in your browser, and you can check each number yourself.
Systems and processes
We count the workflows you run (up to 12, from volunteer records to donations) and how many of them happen somewhere other than a volunteer management platform: a separate app, a spreadsheet, online forms, paper or something else. Workflows you told us you don't do are left out.
Fragmentation level
Each workflow scores 0 points in a volunteer management platform, 2 in a separate app, spreadsheet, form tool or other tool, and 3 on paper, because paper has to be typed up again. The total is shown out of 100:
- 0 to 33: Low
- 34 to 66: Moderate
- 67 to 100: High
Software spend and admin time
Your monthly software spend range is multiplied by 12, and your weekly admin hours range by 52. We show ranges rather than a single number, because the answers are ranges.
Consolidation opportunities
Every workflow handled outside a central system is listed, with the ones done on paper first. We only describe a VolunteerFlow feature when it exists today, and we say which plans include it. We never estimate savings.
About the audit
Who provides this audit?
VolunteerFlow, a volunteer management platform. It is a free tool, not independent consulting. The results are worked out from your own answers, and the suggestions only name VolunteerFlow features that exist today.
Do I need to sign up or give my email?
No. You can answer the questions and see all of your results without an account or an email address. Your answers stay in your browser unless you ask us for a technology review.
How accurate are the cost and time figures?
They are estimates. We multiply the monthly spend range you pick by 12 and the weekly hours range by 52, and show the result as a range. They are only as accurate as the ranges you choose.
What does the fragmentation level mean?
It describes how much of your volunteer work happens outside one central system. It is a simple score from your answers, not a certified assessment, and a higher level is not a failing grade. Many organizations work well with a few separate tools.
What happens if I request a technology review?
Your name, organization, email, optional phone number and your audit answers are sent to the VolunteerFlow team. A person reviews them and replies by email. We use the details only to reply to your request and do not add you to a mailing list.
Want to know more first? Read about VolunteerFlow's features, plans and pricing, or what we built for animal rescues and shelters. Questions about your current setup? Talk to us.