The Cooking Matters instance of Salesforce can be a useful tool in tracking contacts at host organizations, volunteers, and staff. To use this function:


Select View Contacts from Salesforce home page:


Select New from the 'Your Contacts' page:


Enter the required fields and save the record:


Record Type(s)Definition Required Fields
Staff/AmeriCorpsStaff and AmeriCorps members at your organization as well as key staff at the partner organizations with whom you work (such as site/location staff)
  • Name
  • Active
  • Start Date
  • Phone 
  • Email
  • Mailing Address
  • Role
VolunteerProgram volunteers, advisory board members, and volunteers involved in fundraising
  • Name
  • Active
  • Start Date
  • Phone 
  • Email
  • Mailing Address


A note about tracking a contact’s programmatic activity history: 


  • If a person changes their role at an organization, then you only need to ensure that their record type reflects their current role. You do not need to create a new contact record for the individual. 
  • You can find an ongoing record of an individual’s program team affiliations (related to their current or past role) within their contact record.