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• CSV Export Mistakes That Break a Payroll Import

  Payroll imports fail for a handful of predictable CSV reasons: shifting columns, mixed time formats, forgotten clock-outs. Here is each one and the fix.

• Decimal Hours vs HH:MM: What Payroll Wants

  Decimal hours writes 7 hours 30 minutes as 7.5. See how to convert HH:MM to decimal, why the two formats disagree, and which one payroll actually processes.

• What Auto-Close Means and Why It Protects Hours

  A volunteer forgets to clock out and the entry runs all night. Here is what auto-close does about it, and why it closes at the start time, not now.

• Giving Volunteers a Certificate for Their Hours

  A volunteer asks for proof of their 40 hours by Friday. Here is a reusable certificate structure, what goes in each field, and how to fill it from the hours you already have.

• A Monthly Volunteer Hours Summary for Funders

  A reusable monthly volunteer hours summary you can hand to a grant officer, with each field explained and a free tool that fills it from your records.

• A Weekly Volunteer Hours Digest Your Board Will Read

  Build a one-page weekly volunteer hours digest from real numbers. See exactly what to include, what to cut, and how to send it Monday morning.

• How to Record Board and Committee Hours Cleanly

  Board members won't install an app or learn a login. Here is a complete, ordered process for capturing their meeting and committee hours and producing a clean report.

• Split Event Hours: Setup, Show, and Teardown

  Your budget has separate lines for load-in, the event itself, and strike. Here is how to capture all three as distinct shifts so the hours report matches.

• Track Front of House and Kitchen Hours Separately

  Set up worker groups and tags once, then pull a CSV that shows kitchen hours and front of house hours apart, without chasing anyone for a login.