While they are some larger volunteer match websites out there, my app was created specifically for local businesses and non-profit organizations in the midst of pandemic. Local businesses need help to restart their businesses or change the way they do business now with the covid restrictions. Non-profit organizations need help more than ever to meet the needs of the community.
Minimum Viable Product (MVP):
I created 2 models, Users (businesses/non-profit organizations) and Projects. Users can sign up for a profile with their business/non-profit name, description, email and password. When a user is signed up and signed in, user can create project(s) they need volunteers for. User can CRUD (Create, Read, Update & Delete) create new projects, read the existing projects of theirs or others, update or delete the project(s) they created. A volunteer or any viewer do not need to sign up for an account to view all the volunteer projects.
Stretch Goals (Something I might come back and build in the future):
- Display a list of volunteer projects based on date and time
- Another model: Volunteers
- Volunteers can sign up with their resume and credentials
- The volunteer project page can be filtered by location, date, time etc
- Business/Non-profit organization can create slots for volunteers to RSVP
- Send reminder to volunteers
- Local businesses/non-profit organizations and volunteers can both give each other reviews and ratings
“Let us live together in peace and love in a Beloved Community.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.