Volunteer Management Skill

What problem does it solve?

This Skill streamlines the tracking of volunteer hours, mileage, and expenses, ensuring IRS compliance for tax deductions and accurate impact measurement. It eliminates manual record-keeping errors and simplifies year-end tax preparation for volunteers and organizations.

Core Features & Use Cases

• IRS-Compliant Tracking: Logs deductible expenses like mileage and out-of-pocket costs, adhering to IRS Publication 526 requirements.
• Impact Measurement: Calculates the monetary value of volunteer time and tracks key metrics like total hours, people served, and skills utilized for reporting.
• Automated Tax Summaries: Generates year-end reports for tax filing, including mileage deductions and expense summaries, by January 31.
• Use Case: After a volunteer shift, simply log your hours and mileage. This Skill automatically calculates your deductible expenses, contributes to your annual impact report, and prepares your tax summary, saving you hours of manual reconciliation.

Quick Start

Example: Logging a volunteer session

@hours-logger "Volunteered 3 hours at Food Bank, drove 12 miles"

System calculates duration, logs mileage, updates organization totals, adds to tax year records.