{"id":7261,"date":"2021-08-18T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teamkinetic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7261"},"modified":"2021-08-18T09:11:47","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T08:11:47","slug":"how-to-spend-your-underspend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teamkinetic.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/08\/how-to-spend-your-underspend\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Spend Your Underspend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You might find at this point of the year, there&#8217;s an excess budget underspend you need to decide what to do with. You might be wondering, what should I do with it? Should I spend it? Save it? Invest it? Well, we are here to inspire you with different ways you can use your underspend to make the most out of your TeamKinetic system and to invest back into your volunteers&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/teamkinetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Masterclass-5-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teamkinetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Masterclass-5-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/teamkinetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Masterclass-5-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/teamkinetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Masterclass-5-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/teamkinetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Masterclass-5-900x506.png 900w, https:\/\/teamkinetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Masterclass-5.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1) Purchase SMS Text Messages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The perfect way to communicate with your volunteers, alongside emails of course, is text messaging. One of our volunteer managers, Claire from Halton &amp; St Helens, even said &#8216;between texts and emails, we can have more of an impact in communicating straight away with volunteers&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, we even did a <a href=\"https:\/\/teamkinetic.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/03\/18\/3-reasons-why-you-dont-use-sms-text-messages\/\">full blog<\/a> on the benefits of using SMS text messages, but, to summarise:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Quicker and more efficient communication&nbsp;<\/li><li>A easy way to identify volunteers<\/li><li>A way to recruit any volunteers if a volunteer drops out at the last second<\/li><li>A proactive way to get feedback from volunteers<\/li><li>A way to send nice &#8216;thank you&#8217; messages to your volunteers to show your appreciation for their hard work<\/li><li>An easy way to cancel an event if disaster strikes ( e.g the unpredictable UK weather)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/teamkinetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/SMS-Text.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teamkinetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/SMS-Text.png 780w, https:\/\/teamkinetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/SMS-Text-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/teamkinetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/SMS-Text-768x351.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> And to make it even easier for you, you can watch a video on how to buy SMS text messages through our system following the hyperlink <a href=\"https:\/\/teamkinetic.fleeq.io\/l\/x80bk9p154-ip9tkmucb3\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2) Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can always save your money and keep your eyes peeled for some TeamKinetic training. We have recently started extra training showing you how to set up and customise your site and how to use your TeamKinetic site to manage your volunteers. This training is perfect for any admin as a refresher, or for new admins who need to learn the ropes! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3) Upgrade Your Plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you are on the Free plan or the Advanced Plan, there is still a bigger and better plan for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Advanced plan<\/strong> offers you 1 Admin user, your own sub-domain, support tickets answered in 24 hours, online workbooks teaching admins the core features, the use of the TeamKinetic IOS and Android native app, 100 MB document hub storage and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Advanced + plan<\/strong> offers up to 3 Admin users, implementation support of 2.5 hours, telephone support, online training, your own sub-domain, support tickets answered in 24 hours, pre-recorded training materials, the use of the TeamKinetic app, 1GB document hub storage and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Enterprize plan<\/strong>, our biggest plan, offers unlimited admins (1 admin user included), detailed consultancy and fully supported implementation manager,&nbsp; telephone support, support chat, online training, your own custom URL, access to the TeamKinetic app, access to the TeamKinetic customer steering group, access to live online training events, unlimited document hub storage, community tasks and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find out more about upgrading your plan, email <a href=\"mailto:chris@teamkinetic.co.uk\">chris@teamkinetic.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Are You Waiting For?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You have so many options of how you can spend your underspend, what are you waiting for? Are you going to upgrade your plan? Purchase extra training? Or Purchase some handy SMS texts? Something else? Whichever you choose, you will be spending your money wisely and investing in your volunteers. That sounds like a win to me!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You might find at this point of the year, there&#8217;s an excess budget underspend you need to decide what to do with. You might be wondering, what should I do with it? Should I spend it? Save it? Invest it? 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