This session, led by Aaron Tsang, aims to equip ASME Unit Leaders with a comprehensive overview of three vital resources for effective unit leadership. Participants will learn how to produce useful demographic reports, explore the online Financial Reporting Tool, and navigate the Volunteer E-Request Tool (VERT). An open forum will follow, allowing for additional questions and shared experiences. By the end of the session, attendees will have a better understanding of these tools to enhance their leadership roles within ASME.
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Session Objective • This objective of this session is to provide you (as leaders of an ASME Unit) with an in-depth overview of three different resources available from ASME to guide you in leading your unit more effectively
Session Outline • The following three resources will be covered in this session: • Produce various useful demographic reports for your unit • A tutorial on the online financial reporting tool • A tour of the Volunteer E-Request Tool (VERT) • In addition, an open forum will be available at the end of this session to address any additional questions and shared experiences
Session Outline What is the ASME Financial Reports Manager? What does it do for me? How do I get started? What do I need to make it work? ALF – Resources – Fin Rpts Mgr 6
What is the ASME Financial Reports Manager The Financial Reports Manager is a tool which allows Unit Leaders to view reports of their Custodial Accounts online Requires special authorization; usually given to Unit Chairs and Treasurers ALF – Resources – Fin Rpts Mgr 7
What is the Purpose $ Allows you to see and confirm traditional “ins” and “outs” of funds, and to compare to budget (if you have submitted one) and previous year’s activity Allows you to see effects of investment gains and losses on your account; both are possible ALF – Resources – Fin Rpts Mgr 8
System Requirements • Must already have ActiveX controls for the Crystal Reports viewer, or set to allow them to be downloaded and installed • May require Internet Explorer ALF – Resources – Fin Rpts Mgr
Accessing the ASME Financial Reports Manager • The Financial Reports Manager can be accessed from the Unit Leadership Resource Center http://volunteer.asme.org/Unit/ • Or, can be accessed directly at http://my.asme.org/financials/GLReports.cfm ALF – Resources – Fin Rpts Mgr
ActiveX Control Messages • Your system may either prompt you to allow it to download, and then install and run ActiveX controls for Crystal Reports, or if your security settings don’t allow, it may show you a failure message ALF – Resources – Fin Rpts Mgr
Basics of the Report • POSITIVE balances show in parenthesis! i.e. ($500) is a POSITIVE balance. • Shows prior year actuals, plus current year actual, budget and forecast • Following are some zoomed clips ALF – Resources – Fin Rpts Mgr
Export Options • Notice we can export to several file types. • Choose the file type you want • Click Browse to enter file name and save ALF – Resources – Fin Rpts Mgr
Summary of Key Points • The ASME Financial Reports Manager is available to authorized Leaders (Chair & Treasurer) to get reports of Custodial Funds on demand • Some system requirements may be an obstacle for some users • It’s easy to access • It will allow you to export the reports to several different formats for archiving & sharing ALF – Resources – Fin Rpts Mgr
Contact Information Aaron Tsang – tsangah@asme.org, (416)373-5436 This presentation will be posted on the 2011 LTC Web Site, at http://www.asmeconferences.org/ltc11/presentations.cfm ALF – Resources – Fin Rpts Mgr
Session Outline What is VERT? What does it do for me? How do I get started? What do I need to make it work? ALF – Resources - VERT 26
What is the VERT • VERT stands for Volunteer E-request Tool • ASME’s tool for submitting, and tracking status of, volunteers’ requests for assistance from Staff ALF – Resources - VERT
Accessing VERT • VERT can be accessed from: • Unit Leadership Resource Center http://volunteer.asme.org/Unit/ • Accessed directly at http://vorequest.asme.org/ ALF – Resources - VERT
Example: Submitting an Expense Report in VERT • First, prepare your expense report as normal, using the Excel form • You may save as Excel format, or “print” to Acrobat if you like • You could even fill in by hand and scan to Acrobat ALF – Resources - VERT
Example: Submitting an Expense Report in VERT (cont) • You’ll also need to scan any receipts – combining the report plus the receipts into one • Now we’ll enter the VERT system and create a request ALF – Resources - VERT
Allowable File Types • Currently, the following file types can be uploaded • .doc and .docx • .xls and .xlsx • .ppt and .pptx • .txt • .jpg • .pdf ALF – Resources - VERT
Summary of Key Points • VERT is available to enter and track your requests for Staff assistance • It’s easy to access • It will allow you to upload files related to your requests ALF – Resources - VERT
Contact Information Aaron Tsang – tsangah@asme.org, (416)373-5436 This presentation will be posted on the 2011 LTC Web Site, at http://www.asmeconferences.org/ltc11/presentations.cfm ALF – Resources – VERT 39
Session Outline What is Demographics Study? What does it do for me? How do I get started? What do I need to make it work? ALF – Resources – Demographics 42
Membership Data • Accessed through Online Roster • 42 columns of data retrieved • Items of interest for data collection could be: Company name, Join date, membership status, city, zip code, technical interest (1-5), graduation date and technical division ALF – Resources - Demographics