Case Study: Greer Middle College achieves streamlined volunteer-hour tracking and major time savings with Track it Forward

How Greer Middle College Charter Gets Efficient with Tracking Service Hours

Greer Middle College, led by Director of Development Melanie Bargar, needed a better way to track mandatory service hours (students 50 hours per year, parents 36 hours) across more than 400 families after relying on paper forms and manual Excel entry. They adopted Track it Forward’s volunteer tracking platform to replace the cumbersome, time-consuming paper process.

Track it Forward was integrated directly into Greer Middle College’s website so parents and students can log hours, view progress, and self-schedule shifts, while staff can approve hours and monitor compliance. The Volunteer Milestones feature shows clear progress (Gold 36 hrs — 16 volunteers; Silver 27 hrs — 14; Bronze 18 hrs — 27; Copper 9 hrs — 49; Working on it — 34), Melanie reports “immeasurable” time saved, more positive parent feedback, and easy use of the data for newsletter recognitions — demonstrating Track it Forward’s measurable impact on efficiency and engagement.

Greer Middle College

Melanie Bargar

Director of Development