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- 2. NON-PROFITS Needs Benefits •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 • Volunteers will be easier to reach out to • Community awareness and strengthening • Easily reach out and receive international support 11/13/2013 Alyssa Copeland VolunApp
- 4. 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 11/13/2013 Alyssa Copeland VolunApp
- 5. Development and Potential Obstacles There are other apps in the market Monetary issues with running the app 11/13/2013 Alyssa Copeland VolunApp
- 7. Competitors Name Catalista: Marantha Reward Trensy Volunteer Volunteers Volunteers Locally International 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 11/13/2013 Alyssa Copeland VolunApp
- 8. REFERENCES • • • • http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOgIA RpSh6U – 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.urba n.org