Reporting Studio Volunteering Explore glossary

Updated August 24, 2026 09:40

There's a lot of fields and measures available in Reporting Studio, which also means a lot of terms. This glossary may be a helpful guide while you're building your reports.

Dimensions are descriptive information. Measures are numerical.

Common Fields

Fields commonly used in reports.

Field	Description	Data Type
Currency Display	Convert transactions to a selected currency	string
Fiscal Year Transaction Date	Date the transaction occurred in the fiscal year (if available)	date
Transaction Date	Date the transaction occurred	date
Transaction Type	Type of transaction. Example: Volunteering Volunteer Signup	string
First Transaction Date	Date of first transaction	date
Last Transaction Date	Date of last transaction	date
Transaction Count	Number of volunteering transactions	number

Cause Projects

Details about cause projects.

Field	Description	Data Type
Cause Project ID	Unique identifier for a cause project	string
Project Address City	City where the project is located or where work is carried out	string
Project Address Postal Code	Postal or ZIP code where the project is located or where work is carried out	string
Project Address State or Province	State or province where the project is located or where work is carried out	string
Project Address Street	Address of the project	string
Project Caption	Typically the operating organization or a summary of a project	string
Project Created Date	Date and time the project was created	date
Project Deactivated Date	Date and time the project was deactivated	date
Project Description	Project description	string
Project Facebook	Project Facebook	string
Project Map Location	Project latitude and longitude, to use with map charts	string
Project Name	The project to which the donation was directed "General" refers to no specific project	string
Project Phone Number	Project telephone number	string
Project Twitter	Project Twitter	string
Project Website	Project Website	string
Project Country	Country where the project is located or where work is carried out	string

Causes

Details about causes.

Field	Description	Data Type
Cause Address City	City where the cause is located	string
Cause Address Postal Code	Postal or ZIP code where the cause is located	string
Cause Address State or Province	State or province where the cause is located	string
Cause Address Street	Cause street address	string
Cause Category	Category name for a cause. Example: NTEE category	string
Cause Category Code	Unique code for the cause category and subcategory Example: NTEE code	string
Cause Country	Country where the cause is located	string
Cause Email	Email of the cause	string
Cause ID	Unique identifier for the cause	string
Cause Map Location	Cause latitude and longitude, to use with map charts	location
Cause Name	Name of the nonprofit (organization)	string
Cause Status	Indicator for if the cause is currently active or inactive	string
Cause Subcategory	Subcategory for a cause. Example: NTEE subcategory code	string
Cause Type	Description of charitable status	string
Cause Website	Website for the cause	string

Company

Company details.

Field	Description	Data Type
Company Fiscal Year Start Date	Start month for the company fiscal year (if available)	date
Company Name	Company Name	string
Company Program Name	Name of the program	string
Company Program Site	URL for the program site	string

Giving Opportunities

Giving opportunity details.

Field	Description	Data Type
Giving Opportunity Code	Unique identifier for the giving opportunity	string
Giving Opportunity Created Date	Date the giving opportunity was created	date
Giving Opportunity Creator Email	Opportunity creator's email	string
Giving Opportunity Creator First Name	Opportunity creator's first name	string
Giving Opportunity Creator Full Name	Opportunity creator's full name	string
Giving Opportunity Creator Last Name	Opportunity creator's last name	string
Giving Opportunity Deadline Date	Last date donations are accepted	date
Giving Opportunity Description	Description of the giving opportunity	string
Giving Opportunity End Date	End date of the giving opportunity	date
Giving Opportunity Facebook	Facebook page URL for the giving opportunity	string
Giving Opportunity Goal	Target donation amount	number
Giving Opportunity Label	List of reporting tags for the giving opportunity	string
Giving Opportunity Last Updated Date	Date the giving opportunity was last updated	date
Giving Opportunity Name	Name of the giving opportunity	string
Giving Opportunity Publication Status	Published status of the giving opportunity	string
Giving Opportunity Source	Source of the giving opportunity, e.g. user, company	string
Giving Opportunity Status	Current status of the giving opportunity, managed by admin	string
Giving Opportunity Summary	Summary of the giving opportunity	string
Giving Opportunity Tags	List of tags for the giving opportunity	string
Giving Opportunity Twitter	Twitter name for the giving opportunity	string
Giving Opportunity URL	URL to access the giving opportunity	string
Giving Opportunity Website	Website for the giving opportunity	string
Peer Match Associated (Yes/No)	Indicator of a peer-matched opportunity	yes/no

Users

User details.

Field	Description	Data Type
About Me	User's profile about me	string
Custom Fields	Demographic file fields	string
Employee ID	User’s employee ID	string
My Cause	User’s favorite causes	string
Profile Fields	User’s profile fields	string
Username	User's unique username	string
System User ID	Unique identifier for system user	string
User Accepted Terms of Use (Yes/No)	Indicates if a user accepted terms of use	yes/no
User Accepted Terms of Use Date	Date of terms of use acceptance	date
User Address City	User’s city	string
User Address Country	User’s country	string
User Address Postal Code	User’s postal or ZIP code	string
User Address State or Province	User’s state or province	string
User Address Street	User’s street address	string
User Badges	User’s earned badges	string
User Created Date	User account creation date	date
User Deactivated Date	User account deactivation date	date
User Email	User's email address	string
User First Name	User's first name	string
User Full Name	User's full name	string
User Initials	User's initials	string
User Interests	User's selected interests	string
User Language	User's language	string
User Last Login Date	User's last login date	date
User Last Name	User's last name	string
User Preferred Name	User's preferred name	string
User Roles	User's administrator roles	string
User Skills	User's selected skills	string
User Instance Country	User's assigned instance country	string
User Status	User's current status	string
User Time Zone	User's time zone	string
User Time Zone Offset	Hour offset for user's time zone	string
Payroll Number	Payroll number of the user	string
User Tshirt Size	User’s t-shirt size	string
Transacted User Count	Number of users that have a volunteer transaction	number

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer opportunity details.

Field	Description	Data Type
Contact Email	Volunteer opportunity contact email	string
Contact Email 2-5	Additional volunteer opportunity contact email	string
Contact Name	Volunteer opportunity contact name	string
Contact Name 2-5	Additional volunteer opportunity contact name	string
Contact Phone	Volunteer opportunity contact phone number	string
Contact Phone 2-5	Additional volunteer opportunity contact phone number	string
Volunteer Opportunity Country Code	The country code of the volunteer opportunity	string
Volunteer Opportunity Created Date	Date and time that the volunteer opportunity was created	string
Volunteer Opportunity Description	Description for the volunteer opportunity	string
Volunteer Opportunity Descriptors	Event descriptors associated with the volunteer opportunity	string
Volunteer Opportunity End Date	End date for the volunteer opportunity	date
Volunteer Opportunity Facebook	Facebook for the volunteer opportunity	string
Volunteer Opportunity Featured	Indicates if the volunteer opportunity is featured	string
Volunteer Opportunity ID	Unique identifier for the volunteer opportunity	string
Volunteer Opportunity Interest Tags	Interest tags associated with the volunteer opportunity	string
Volunteer Opportunity Internal Notes	Internal notes associated with the volunteer opportunity	string
Volunteer Opportunity Last Updated Date	Date and time that the volunteer opportunity was last updated	date
Volunteer Opportunity Local End Date	End date for the volunteer opportunity in the local time of the volunteer opportunity	date
Volunteer Opportunity Local Start Date	Start date for the volunteer opportunity in the local time of the volunteer opportunity	date
Location City	City where the volunteer opportunity is taking place	string
Location Country	Country where the volunteer opportunity is taking place	string
Location Name	Common display name for the location of the volunteer opportunity	string
Location Notes	Notes about the location of the volunteer opportunity	string
Location Postcode	Postal or ZIP code where the volunteer opportunity is taking place	string
Location State or Province	State or province where the volunteer opportunity is taking place	string
Location Street	Street address where the volunteer opportunity is taking place	string
Multiple Locations	Indicates if there are multiple locations for the volunteer opportunity	string
Volunteer Opportunity Name	Name of the volunteer opportunity	string
Volunteer Opportunity Override Signup	Indicates if the users can sign up for the volunteer opportunity past the maximum number of signups	string
Volunteer Opportunity Owner Name	Name of the owner of the volunteer opportunity	string
Volunteer Opportunity Owner Email	Email of the owner of the volunteer opportunity	string
Volunteer Opportunity Public	Indicates if the volunteer opportunity is open to the public	string
Volunteer Opportunity Publish State	Current published state of the volunteer opportunity	string
Volunteer Opportunity Recurrence	Indicates if the volunteer opportunity is one-time or recurring	string
Volunteer Opportunity External Author Name	Name of the volunteer opportunity author if the opportunity was created externally	string
Volunteer Opportunity Reward Name	Name of the rewards associated with the volunteer opportunity	string
Volunteer Opportunity Scheduling Information	Scheduling information associated with the volunteer opportunity	string
Volunteer Opportunity Signup Notification	Indicates if the volunteer opportunity owner is notified of signups	string
Volunteer Opportunity Skill Tags	Skill tags associated with the volunteer opportunity	string
Volunteer Opportunity Source	Indicates who has created the volunteer opportunity	string
Volunteer Opportunity Start Date	Start date for the volunteer opportunity	date
Volunteer Opportunity Status	Status of the volunteer opportunity. Example: Approved	string
Volunteer Opportunity Summary	Short summary of the volunteer opportunity	string
Volunteer Opportunity Time Zone Name	Time zone for the volunteer opportunity	string
Volunteer Opportunity Twitter	Twitter for the volunteer opportunity	string
Volunteer Opportunity URL	URL of the volunteer opportunity	string
Volunteer Opportunity Waiver	Indicates if the volunteer opportunity requires a waiver	string
Volunteer Opportunity Waiver URL	URL for the volunteer opportunity waiver, if required	string
Volunteer Opportunity Website	Website for the volunteer opportunity	string
Volunteer Opportunity Count	Number of unique volunteer opportunities	number
Volunteer Opportunity Lives Impacted	Number of lives impacted by a volunteer opportunity	number

Volunteer Shifts

Volunteer shift details.

Field	Description	Data Type
Shift Accept Waitlist	Indicates if the volunteer opportunity allows a waitlist	string
Shift Allow Guests	Indicates if the shift allows guests to sign up	string
Shift Created Date	Date and time the volunteer shift was created	date
Shift End Date	End date and time for the volunteer shift	date
Shift ID	Unique identifier for the volunteer shift	string
Shift Name	Name of the volunteer shift	string
Shift Start Date	Start date and time for the volunteer shift	date
Shift Count	Number of unique volunteer shifts	number
Shift Length (Hours)	Length of the volunteer shift in hours	number
Shift Maximum Sign-up	Maximum number of people that can sign up for a volunteer shift	number

Volunteer Signups

Volunteer signup details.

Field	Description	Data Type
Sign-up for Volunteer Match (Yes/No)	Indicates if the user signed up for a Volunteer Match opportunity	yes/no
Sign-up ID	Unique identifier for the shift sign-up	string
Volunteer Shift Reminder Date	Date and time that a reminder is sent to users signed up for a shift	date
Volunteer Sign-up T-Shirt Size	T-shirt size the user selected when signing up for a shift	string
Volunteer Waiver Accepted (Yes/No)	Indicates if the user has accepted the volunteer waiver, if required	yes/no
Number of Guests	Number of guests that are signed up for a volunteer opportunity	number

Volunteer Submissions

Volunteer submission details.

Field	Description	Data Type
Comments to Admin	Comments to admin provided by the user for their volunteer time submission	string
Email Date	Date and time for the email sent to the volunteer	date
Volunteer During Work Hours (Yes/No)	Indicates if the volunteer time took place during work hours	yes/no
Contact Email	Contact email entered by the user for a volunteer time submission	string
Contact Name	Contact name entered by the user for a volunteer time submission	string
Contact Phone	Contact phone number entered by the user for a volunteer time submission	string
Volunteer Submission Rewards Currency	Currency of the rewards for the volunteer submission	string
Volunteer Submission Date of Service (End) Date	End date and time for tracked volunteer hours	date
Volunteer Submission Date of Service (Start) Date	Start date and time for tracked volunteer hours	date
Volunteer Submission ID	Unique identifier for tracked time submission	string
Reporting Tags	Reporting labels for the tracked time submission	string
Volunteer Submission Opportunity Name	User-entered opportunity name or cause/project name	string
Volunteer Submission Reward Rejection Message	Message entered by admin when a tracked time submission is denied	string
Volunteer Submission Reward Type	Name of the type of volunteer reward	string
Volunteer Submission Reward Type Intended	Name of the type of intended volunteer reward	string
Volunteer Submission	Status of the tracked time submission. Example: Approved, Denied	string
Volunteer Submission Status Change Date	Date and time that the submission status changed	date
Volunteer Submission Approval ID	Unique identifier for a tracked time approval	string
Volunteer Submission Comments	Feedback provided by the user for their volunteer time submission	string
Volunteer Submission Tracked by Email	Indicates if the volunteer submission was tracked through a reminder email	string
Volunteer Reward Amount	Amount of rewards given to the user for tracked time	number
Volunteer Reward Amount Common Currency	Amount of donation currency rewarded for volunteer time	number
Volunteer Reward Points	Points given to the user for tracked time	number
Volunteer Submission Rating (Stars)	Volunteer opportunity rating given by the user (1-5 stars)	number
Volunteer Submission Time (Hours)	Time spent volunteering (hours)	number
Volunteer Submission Time (Minutes)	Time spent volunteering (minutes)	number

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