However volunteer leaders should plan on allocating some time to cleaning-up or restructuring their data as part of the process. Since a conversion moves records from your old system into VolunteerWorks as they are, inconsistencies or omissions in the data we receive may still exist following the conversion. Of course all of these things are easy for you to do in VolunteerWorks. The Core conversion service may be a good option even if your database includes more data than the core fields. In addition to being a free service, a Core conversion often captures the bulk of a volunteer database.
Customers can easily add-in additional information once they receive their converted core data.
What we can convert We can convert volunteer information from just about any PC file format, including Access, Excel, dBase, FileMaker, FoxPro, Paradox, Microsoft Works, and Word or WordPerfect mail merge files. Just call and we'll let you know. What files to send Send all of the files that contain your existing volunteer data. It is not usually necessary for you to send any application files - the data files are all we need. If you're not sure which files are the data files, send a copy of the entire folder or directory that contains your old program.