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Vol-N-GO

Connecting volunteers and NGOs.

A website that intends to connect NGOs and potential volunteers, present a social media influenced feed of events that users can attend and pages of NGOs that users can browse. The website will make it easier for NGOs to get volunteers on a per event basis and increase engagement of people with NGOs, providing both, the NGO and people, the push they need.

Key Features of the website:

  • Users can register
  • NGOs can register
  • NGOs can publicize their events and have users register and volunteer for them without having to commit to the NGO.
  • Users can explore NGOs that interest them and will have a direct line to contact them
  • User’s preferences and data is collected in a database; NGOs can get recommendations of volunteers on basis of their interest and the extent of participation (establishing credibility)
  • Easier for users to participate in NGOs that interest them and easier for NGOs to recruit legitimate volunteers
  • Screening of volunteers can be done and established in the database (variety of implementations possible)
  • A credible network of NGOs and volunteers is created
  • Easy for creation of outreach by the NGO across different regions of operations

Features to implement:

  • Chat
  • Social Media like feed
  • Forms for users to register in interested NGOs
  • Customizable pages for NGOs
  • Reminders for events (as notifications in a dropdown)
  • Forms on event-basis
  • Recommendation system based on user interest

Incentives:

NGO:

  • Easy to find volunteers across any region of operation even on a per event basis
  • Events get more exposure to the general public - less money / resources spent on publicity.
  • Increased enrollment

Users:

  • Smaller commitments and more room to explore
  • Easier to volunteer at own pace.

Roles of NGOs and Users:

NGO:

  • Register on the website
  • Establish their operations and make it attractive for volunteers
  • Hire people for direct line of communications
  • Announce events for volunteership
  • Send out forms for volunteership
  • Blacklist certain volunteers if necessary

Volunteers:

  • Register on the website by providing certain personal information and preferences on areas they would like to volunteer.
  • Verify themselves by providing an id proof
  • On basis of past participation and interests the feed for events in future is generated for the volunteer to click on