tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995974965584850719.post6473072141014540024..comments2023-05-24T03:40:03.834-07:00Comments on Sum Of My Decisions: What do you think of this idea? Volunteer Power Map : Web site and mobile app to request, plan, and promote your volunteer activitiesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02031401525757538028noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995974965584850719.post-72449894727154226422013-03-26T11:37:49.965-07:002013-03-26T11:37:49.965-07:00Revenue Model..
My gut instinct is the NPR model....Revenue Model..<br /><br />My gut instinct is the NPR model. Just enough money to fund the bandwidth and hosting and other hard cost. Everything else should be volunteer and open source driven.<br /><br />I don't want any ads or the commercials. If there are sufficient non-profit companies then sponsorship might be viable. <br /><br />Google adsense would be the last resort. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02031401525757538028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995974965584850719.post-39953306335904963822013-03-26T09:05:46.355-07:002013-03-26T09:05:46.355-07:00Meesh and D2xstudio. Thank you for your encouragem...Meesh and D2xstudio. Thank you for your encouragement. <br /><br />Meesh - I think you are totally right that affinity group / word of mouth is a best form of sign up and map mashup is not the most immediate mechanism<br /><br />The question that I have been thinking about is how to make this viral and more social? I think that must be the initial key. The organization and affinitiy groups go where the people are. So the main question is how to generate viral behaviors that encourages community of volunteers to join in.<br /><br />My initial lean startup hypothesis would be that volunteer would willing to post their activities and recipients would be willing to give "thanks" (a facebook rip-off to give "thanks" instead of "likes"). Or recipients would want a platform to recognize volunteers by giving "thanks" in a public way. <br /><br />I think this key social viral back and forth might be the starting point. If there are sufficient customers then affinity groups would use this platform to attract other volunteer or to plan activities. <br /><br />What do you all think? Did you ever wants to have public way to give "thanks"? <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02031401525757538028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995974965584850719.post-86934320761571161822013-03-26T07:06:45.433-07:002013-03-26T07:06:45.433-07:00Ricky...I run an org that has volunteers, but what...Ricky...I run an org that has volunteers, but what I find is that people engage in outreach/volunteer events through affinity groups. Churches, Surfrider, etc. So mainly it's word of mouth. <br /><br />Generally speaking, I don't find people to be altruistic enough to seek something to do on a Saturday....this has happened once in my life That being said, however, very recently, I tried to sign up for Habitat for Humanity through my alumni club, and it was sold out! So I tried to find something else to do, and it was a challenge. <br /><br />I'm not sure I would've thought to do a Google Map mashup...<br /><br />What's the revenue model? :)imeeshuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01001033308010456042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995974965584850719.post-60748737170753648172013-03-25T02:49:52.790-07:002013-03-25T02:49:52.790-07:00this is great idea.
I hope google make this kind p...this is great idea.<br />I hope google make this kind project can free use google map!D2xstudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552272494966610675noreply@blogger.com