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Our museum is in the process of finalizing production of a software program--Cosmos-- that tracks volunteer hours via a centrally located computer.  It's extremely user friendly, automatically logs hours, creates a database to log detailed volunteer information for reports and data collection and more.  We've been utilizing the program for a while, and recently received a patent to produce and make it available to other museums and organizations that utilize volunteers.  Cost is only $350 for this comprehensive, ready to use software.  To see a sample, visit our MySpace page at

http://www.myspace.com/discoverycenterspfd



Laurie Duncan

Education Director

Discovery Center of Springfield

438 E. St. Louis St., Springfield, MO  65806

417-862-9910x701

Visit us on the web at www.discoverycenter.org



"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." William Butler Yeats





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From: Evanna Morris & Len Litowitz [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 8:24 PM
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Subject: Volunteers punching in?



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I am the Volunteer Coordinator of the Lancaster Science Factory in

Lancaster PA.  We are getting ready to open our doors to the public

on Jan 22 and getting ready to do volunteer training.  We thought

that getting a time clock would make documenting hours easier but

some of our people  think that it might make the volunteers feel that

we don't trust them and should just use a log book instead.  What is

the general practice?  Is this an insult to the volunteers?

Your wisdom is appreciated!

Thanks,

Evanna



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