The Helping Hands League does not have a lot of money to spend on technology. The league wants to keep records on each client and volunteer for tax purposes and have the ability to create schedules for volunteers to ensure the needs of each client are being met. What IT recommendations would you make for the Helping Hands League?

Thank you for using the Jiskha Homework Help Forum. Let's begin with what the IRS requires:

1. http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98575,00.html

2. http://www.librarysupportstaff.com/papermngt.html

3. http://www.apa.org/practice/recordkeeping.html (Here you will have to download the pdf file)

If a computer is not available, before computers records were kept in a book. It is harder to keep schedules but that too was done before computers! It is the most time-consuming but perhaps the least expensive.

I'd recommend that you find a volunteer who will keep the records on his/her personal computer. If that's not possible, then solicit the donation of an older computer that can store these records.

Also, no great software is required, a spreadsheet can do all the tasks required.