For Schools and Instructors
SweatMonkey will save you time. It's paperless, self-running, and students manage their own program.
SweatMonkey saves the average faculty user 3-5 hours a day. Paperless hour-tracking keeps everything running smoothly. Best yet, students are empowered to manage their own program and do the work. Schools oversee the process, and give student feedback, but efforts can be minimized.
It's safe, secure and everyone's privacy is protected.
SweatMonkey currently holds the three most difficult safety/privacy certifications that websites can obtain - TRUSTe, Verisign, and the Better Business Bureau. We do NOT sell, contribute, or give our members identities or private information to a third party.
There's nothing to buy or download.
SweatMonkey is web-based application, so you use it over the Internet with a web browser. You don’t have to install any CDs, download any software, or worry about upgrades. It doesn’t require an IT guy, and it works for everyone, whether your computer is a PC or a MAC. What’s more, it offers you access from any web-enabled device at a click of a button, and its centralized data allows for more secure and better analysis and reporting.
Easy to get it started
Simple tutorials on the website allow you to be up and running in as little as 15 minutes. It's also fully exportable – you can download all data or reports to your desktop.
The site and service is accessible from anywhere, 24/7.
SweatMonkey is available online, 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. You can work from home, from school, or on the road. All you need to stay connected is a web-enabled device and access to the Internet.
SweatMonkey offers the complete solution, from start to finish.
SweatMonkey was custom built to include all the best practices of service learning, as defined by the renowned Florida Learn and Serve program. From start to finish, students are empowered to find opportunities, perform the work, get verification from the organization, journal about their experience and track their hours. It even builds them a resume. We have thought of everything. So you don't have to.
Offers reports that detail useful data, information, and success stories about your class, program, or school.
Reporting functions not only let you manage members, blog, upload important documents, and effortlessly view reports. You also can easily create complete reports of student activity that help you measure the program's impact with two simple clicks of the mouse.
Record-keeping is automated and protected. Backups happen daily.
All data is backed up and triple redundancy is maintained on three servers. Data may be downloaded at any time by any authorized organizational administrator.
Email keeps things running smoothly and without snags.
Alerts are automatically sent when your attention is needed. Constant signing in to the SweatMonkey website is not necessary. The system is automatically programmed to connect you to the needs of others with a simple click of a mouse. Archived information is also available at a moment's notice.
Students and faculty end up with incredible success stories to tell.
When students are enabled and encouraged to find community service projects, perform the work, contribute their skills, and then journal about the experience (with instructor feedback) -- the improvement in their entire academic experience is real. Your classroom teachings will be enhanced, and meaningful student engagements will come alive.
You can become the local service learning expert in the field.
The full (and simple) story of how to become a Youth Services expert is told in our book, "Don't Just Count Your Hours, Make Your Hours Count: The Essential Guide to Volunteering & Community Service" by leading Service Learning Experts Kristin E. Joos, Ph.D. and Alana J. Rush. This book also serves as the curriculum for the online Volunteer Training Program.