A Bloomerang Volunteer alternative for programs that run on texts.
Bloomerang Volunteer sits beside Bloomerang’s donor CRM, with a volunteer app. Vollio is built only for volunteers: sign up, sign in and log hours by text, with no app and no password.
At a glance
| Vollio | Bloomerang Volunteer | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Plans from $89 a month, billed monthly or annually, or pay as you go with credits | From $119 a month, billed annually |
| Texting | Two-way. Volunteers reply to sign up, sign in and sign out | Email and SMS messages to volunteers |
| Sign in at the event | Volunteers text sign in and sign out | Self check-in in the app or at a kiosk, with optional location tracking in the app |
| Volunteer app | None needed | Mobile app |
| Volunteer account | Not needed: sign up with a texted code, or make an account | Email, name and password |
| Proof for service hours | On-site photo, photo of the work and a location pin | Volunteers can add their own hours |
Where Vollio is different
Texts both ways
Volunteers reply to sign up, sign in and sign out. Nothing to download and no password to remember.
Hours with proof
For community-service hours: an on-site photo, a photo of the finished work and a location pin, then a coordinator confirms.
One record per person
Every sign-up and hour follows the volunteer across programs, sites and chapters.
Hours they can share
Volunteers see progress toward required hours, email themselves an hours report, or download their hours as CSV.
When Bloomerang Volunteer may suit you better
If your team already raises money in Bloomerang, its volunteer module keeps volunteers next to your donor records. Vollio focuses on running volunteer programs and works alongside whatever donor system you use.
Switching
Bring your volunteers with you. Import a spreadsheet or an export from your current system: anyone already in Vollio is matched by email, phone or ID instead of being added twice. Then post your next event and text the link.