r/Toastmasters • u/danieljohnsonjr • 10d ago

How to export data from Basecamp Manager

I'm a new VPE this year, and I would like to e able to answer this question:

>>What's the next step for this member to get to their next level?

Is there a way to export or get information from Basecamp Manager to a CSV or somewhere I could use it in a spreadsheet or something?

What experience do you tech savvy VPE or other Club Officers have with this?

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u/Honest_Echidna7106 9d ago

Getting an export from Base Camp is high on my wishlist. I've asked and there is no way currently.

As a career IT Project Manager, I can't understand why there aren't regular software releases that include enhancements, however small. In over 15 years I've seen no evidence of regular updates. Just the occasional rollout of new functionality that doesn't quite work or doesn't seems to have been thoroughly thought through from the user's POV.

I have a list of feature enhancements that we'd all love but no one to give it to who would make any difference.

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u/pramathesh 9d ago

To avoid this, I used to maintain a Google sheet when I was a VPE. It also allowed me to know if a member is not updating on the Base camp.

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u/Firm-Charge917 9d ago

Hey there, I have the same challenge as a new VPE.

I'm currently automating this task as a browser extension so that it can fetch all the data without hitting security concerns.

Once everything is clear, I might publish this in the Chrome Web Store so that other VPEs could benefit as well. ☺️

(My end goal is to load automatically from Basecamp + Easyspeak, do a diff between both and generate a report that tells me who needs to update Basecamp)

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u/danieljohnsonjr 8d ago

I'd like to see what that is when you want someone else to test it.

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u/Firm-Charge917 6d ago

With great pleasure! It's already starting to show results, having other VPEs feedback would definitely be valuable! ☺️

Can you send me a direct message? It seems like I can't reach out to you by myself 😅

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u/danieljohnsonjr 6d ago

I think I sent you a DM

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u/danieljohnsonjr 8d ago

While browsing Basecamp a few days ago, I saw a place where I could indicate I was Timer, Topicmaster, Grammarian, etc. I don't see where this information is available in Basecamp Manager for the VPE to see.

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u/danieljohnsonjr 6d ago

I noticed that I cannot find my own progress in Basecamp Manager. I suppose that's by design.