Volunteer Buddy

Volunteer Buddy Volunteer Buddy is a start up company founded by University of Michigan students.

We are dedicated to designing the best possible mobile app to assist organizations and volunteers with events and volunteer opportunities

BETA-TESTING COMING SOON! We are the heart of volunteering

Volunteer Buddy users will be able to...
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-locate opportunities and organizations
-subscribe to organizations for updates
-sign up for opportunities
-have access t

o information about organizations and events, including skills needed, location, time and date, contact info and reviews
-Check in at events
-Connect with friends, and chat about upcoming opportunities
-Create and invite friends to events
-Share experience through social media (Facebook, Twitter)
-Profile page with hours tracker, skills and interests, and past/favorite opportunities
-Leader boards

Organizations will be able to...
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-Use separate log in portal
-Create events and invite volunteers
-Invite volunteers based on skills, age, interests, hours, and past experiences from their profiles
-Ability to see who is coming to event and how many people
-Ability to connect with volunteer prior to events/volunteer opportunities
-Ability to see who checked in at event and who did not
-Ability to give hours to those who have checked in

08/08/2013

Thank you to everyone for waiting patiently. We have been working diligently all summer in preparation for our launch. Please stay tuned, updates coming soon. In the meantime go out and volunteer!!!

Thank you optiMize! Thank you University of Michigan School of Information!We are happy to announce that the University ...
05/22/2013

Thank you optiMize! Thank you University of Michigan School of Information!

We are happy to announce that the University of Michigan School of Information has just become optiMize's newest sponsor! With its $2000 donation, UMSI joins the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts as a co-sponsor of the optiMize Challenge's Social Tech Impact Award winner, Volunteer Buddy!

By using information technology as a way to connect people and transform lives, the School of Information is driving social innovation every day.

Welcome them to the optiMize community: EXPLORE their website and LIKE their page for updates, events and more!

A team of U-M scholars has produced the first survey of digital culture in Colombia, at the request of that country's government.

05/20/2013

***If you would like to be a beta-tester for Volunteer Buddy then please send us some information on where you like to volunteer, and how frequently you volunteer. Beta-Testing come soon!!!!

05/09/2013

Looking for another developer, who wants to code for Volunteer Buddy?

05/07/2013

Want to work for Volunteer Buddy this Summer? Looking for some experience in customer relations, programming, or just working for a startup?

We are currently looking for two interns this summer...

1. Programming intern
2. Customer relations/general intern

Please email me at [email protected] if interested!

05/02/2013

Beta-testing coming....soon

04/27/2013

What a beautiful day it is for volunteering!

04/24/2013

Sneek peek at some site ideas! This alpha version has a all-scroll interface :)

Working on the site - any design suggestions? What makes the perfect home page? Thanks guys!
04/24/2013

Working on the site - any design suggestions? What makes the perfect home page? Thanks guys!

Awarded $5000 tonight at the Optimize Social Venture Showcase. We cannot thank the Optimize team enough!
04/19/2013

Awarded $5000 tonight at the Optimize Social Venture Showcase. We cannot thank the Optimize team enough!

04/19/2013

Thanks to everyone who came! We couldn't have done it without you. Keep your eyes and ears open because Volunteer Buddy will be available for beta-testing very soon!!!!!!

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