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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