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@article{187171,
        author = {Nishchal Datir and Trisha Thakre and Mayur Dongare and Krupal Kumre and Rajesh Nakhate},
        title = {TimeBank : A Web Platform for Tracking and Rewarding Volunteer Hours.},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {6},
        pages = {4817-4821},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=187171},
        abstract = {Volunteering plays a crucial role in building strong, resilient, and compassionate communities. It fosters social connection, civic responsibility, and collective growth.
However, despite its importance, many organizations continue to face difficulties in accurately recording and managing volunteer work. Most community groups, NGOs, and institutions still depend on outdated systems such as paper logs, manual registers, or basic spreadsheets. These traditional methods often result in data loss, human errors, duplication, and poor record management.
Furthermore, the absence of a structured tracking and recognition mechanism makes it difficult to measure a volunteer’s true contribution and impact.
As a result, many volunteers feel that their efforts go unnoticed or undervalued, which can lead to a gradual decline in motivation, engagement, and long-term participation. Recognizing these challenges, we designed TimeBank, a comprehensive web platform that simplifies the process of recording, tracking, and rewarding volunteer hours. TimeBank enables both organizations and volunteers to maintain transparent, digital records of service contributions in real-time. The platform allows volunteers to log their hours after completing tasks or events, while administrators can verify and approve these entries to ensure authenticity.
In addition to maintaining accurate records, TimeBank introduces a reward-based recognition system that encourages continuous participation.},
        keywords = {},
        month = {November},
        }