We’ve got some great news! And it’s a two-parter.
The first part is a celebration of a goal accomplished.
Most of our summer has been spent with our heads down, preparing the VolunteerBIG web technology for general use. Our goal was to roll out the app in two phases: the first with a small but robust contest registration and invite functionality, and the second being the comprehensive app, with all the bells and whistles.
We’re happy to announce that the first version of our web technology is complete! (::happy dance::) Our code poet, Ryan, has created a web app that allows people to register for a specific volunteer opportunity and recruit their friends to join them using facebook and twitter. It also makes volunteer check-ins super-easy by using SMS technology. (Our non-profit partners are really going to love that!)
This ties into part two of our great news: using the freshly completed web app, we’re working with the non-profit Save Our Beach and the relaxing day spa company Burke Williams to run a contest in support of the Seal Beach Cleanup on September 17th, 2011. That’s California Coastal Cleanup day for you non-Californians—a day in which over 80,000 people unite to clean up beaches all along the coast of California.
Our goal is to maximize the amount of volunteers by offering sweet prizes like a $400 credit at Burke, tickets to Disneyland, and more. We’ve already got lots of motivated people to sign up which is a huge win. If you happen to be in the Southern California area that day, don’t hesitate to register for the cleanup here and enter the contest here.
With the Seal Beach Cleanup contest underway and the VBIG app version 1.0 complete, we’ll be hard at work getting version 2.0 ready for you. This next version will be more focused on our main goal: increasing volunteerism for every cause across the board. You will enter by volunteering and recruiting your friends for any of the hundreds of great opportunities available in your city. These larger contests will give us the leverage to work with huge brands and offer even more amazing prizes for participation.
This is getting exciting.
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