PTO Parent,

Glad you love PTO Manager! As for recording hours, remember that events allow you to record hours before/during/and after. So for example if I am working on the auction which is set for March 15th. If I do two hours worth of work on 12/22 in preparation, you can record those hours under the auction event by simply going to assign volunteers,typing in my name, and changing the date to 12/22. If you have permission levels set to allow volunteers to record their own hours - I could do it myself.

Take a look at the tour titled "Track Volunteer Hours Automatically" which can be found at www.ptotoday.com/pto-manager

You can always call us if you need more help!

Best,

Mike

Hey, we love PTO Manager to e-mail our parents and teachers. We haven't been able to get into the hang of recording volunteer hours. Our principal wants us to do a better job of recording volunteer hours. The problem that we have is that events take a lot of time for preparation which should count toward volunteer hours and we haven't figured out how to put in more volunteer hours than the hours that are listed for the event.

We continue to make enhancements to improve the functionality of PTO Manager. In response to your feedback we are pleased to let you know we have made three additional improvements to PTO Manager.

1. Sign in feature - Enables visitors and volunteers to sign in/out at the school. Volunteer hours/tasks will be automatically updated in Manager and you will get a listing for security purposes of who is in the building and their location. All you need is a computer with internet connection set up in the school office. Check out the Message Board on our website at Sign In Information for tips on how to use the new sign in feature!

2. Session Time Out Warning - As you know, your PTO Manager session will time out if you are inactive for 15 minutes. You will now get a message which says, " PTO Manager Time Out Warning" before your session times out. Simply "Click here to keep session alive."

3. Random Characters Removed - Previously when you created email messages in another program and cut/pasted into Manager, some of the characters (", ', and -) were replaced with question marks. This glitch has been corrected!

Your feedback continues to help us provide you with a great PTO Manager experience. Don't hesitate to contact us with your ideas at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and make sure to tell other schools about how wonderful you find PTO Manager!

Happy Holidays!

Mike