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Alyssa CopelandFIT 100011/13/2013
Benefiting the WorldThrough VolunApp
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NON-PROFITS
Needs• Over 1 million charities and non-profits in US
• Non-profits are struggling to recruit volunteers and promote charity events/fundraisers
• Difficulty in promoting themselves, especially to younger generations
Benefits• Volunteers will be easier to reach
out to• Community awareness and
strengthening• Easily reach out and receive
international support
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VolunApp• Useful for both non-
profits and volunteers • NON-PROFITS CAN
USE THE APP TO POST FOR NEEDED VOLUNTEERS
• VOLUNTEERS CAN SEARCH FOR LOCAL CHARITIES IN NEED OF HELP
• Focus would be at the local level, using mapping to determine closest volunteer opportunities
• Ultimate goal would be to drastically reduce the lack of volunteers
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Features of VolunApp• Different log-ins and features for non-profits and volunteers• Non-profits can post exactly what kind of volunteers they are looking for and for when• Ability to “check-in” to your location• Share your volunteer work through social media• Allow mapping to show closest volunteer opportunities• Also allows users to look for out of state and international opportunities• Free for volunteers to use and for charities to post listings• Available for both Android and Apple products
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Development and Potential ObstaclesThere are other apps in the market
Monetary issues with running the app
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Who Might be Interested?
Non-Profits
Volunteers
Community
Sponsors
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CompetitorsName Catalist
a: Volunteer Locally
Marantha Volunteers International
Reward Volunteers
Trensy Volunteer Match
Features Allows you to share on social media
Promotes international awareness and volunteering
Can earn points from volunteering and win rewards
Promotes users to do smaller good deeds
Easy to search for specific volunteer opportunities
Issues Only works in certain parts of US
No local options
Only available for Apple products
Have to connect to your Facebook
Only available for Apple products
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOgIARpSh6U – Non-Profits Using Google Apps
• “Apps for Volunteering” – appadvice.com• “Help Map a Crisis: Volunteers Sift Through
typhoon Tweets” – nbcnews.com• “Numbers of Public Charities in the Unites
States – 2010” – nccsdataweb.urban.org
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