[Rubyforchange-talk] introduction

[Matthew Cowley]

Hi folks,

I missed the ruby hoedown, but just found out about this group.  Most of 
my work these days is for non-profits, so I'm very interested in what we 
could do.

I sent a note about a project idea to Chad; he pointed me here, so here 
it is in group form:

Here's one idea for a group project:  a kind of centralized volunteer
> sign-up site.  The community radio station I work for (like many
> nonprofits) runs mostly on volunteer power, and at the moment scheduling
> is pretty much phone calls and paper sheets.  There are a couple of
> online apps out there, but none of them are really great, and some are
> expensive.   They're also specific to the organization; if you're
> signing up to help with one group, you wouldn't know about needs that
> another group has.
>
> What I'm thinking is a site where lots of non-profits could register,
> with some description and location info etc, and post calls for
> volunteers.  Potential volunteers could scan the listings by location
> and date, and filter by either area of interest or even specific groups
> (so if you're only interested in working with group X theirs are the
> only listings you see), and sign up to help -- which would notify the
> coordinator at the nonprofit.
>
> Kind of sketchy and rambling I know, but if it sounds interesting I
> could flesh out the ideas a bit.

thanks,
matt