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