Sustainability-APP NAME: iVolunteerSustainability Definition: Maintain a balance between handling the needs of the less fortunate and those willing to offer assistance without depleting resources.
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By age, 35- to 44-year-olds and 45- to 54-year-olds were the most likely to volunteer (28.9 percent and 28.0 percent, respectively). Volunteer rates were lowest among 20- to 24-year-olds (18.4 percent).https://www.bls.gov/news.release/volun.htm
Pain: Without resources, nonprofits simply don’t have the capacity to effectively engage volunteers. Without volunteers, there is only so much a non-profit organization can do to help people. According to the 2015 report, 24.9% of the U.S. population over the age of 16 volunteered at least once in the past year. In 2011, this percentage was 26.8%, and in 2005 it was 28.8%.http://blogs.volunteermatch.org/engagingvolunteers/2016/03/25/the-u-s-volunteer-rate-is-still-dropping-why/ Equitable BusinessThe app will give the ability to bring attention to the volunteer opportunities while being fair and not taking priority over anyone. All the events that are put in the app will be put into it correctly. There also will be an option for those who cannot spend time. There will be donation option where the money can get donated directly to the cause.
Reduce WasteBy enticing people to use this app to record their volunteer hours, this will reduce paper consumption. As a result, this app will promote low waste among users. This can especially be beneficial for students involved with clubs or other extracurriculars that require a documented report of volunteer hours. By integrating this app with schools, teachers and professors can keep updated records of every students’ volunteer hours without printing them out.  This feature would work by allowing the users you follow to share current updates of where the app checks them in for a particular volunteer event. The moment they check in at that specific location, a clock starts to to document how long they’re there. The moment they leave the event, the app’s location services will identify that the volunteer has left and end the timer. The number of hours will then be submitted to the volunteer’s page for their followers to see. By using this interactive feature, it allows people to keep updated on where others are volunteering.
Fuel Consumption iVolunteer has the opportunity to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide produced and pumped into the atmosphere. By pinpointing the location of the volunteer and the event site, the app would be able to generate the necessary data to provide estimations for travel (mileage, time, etc.) and map out alternate routes. Whether the transportation involve bicycling, public buses, or carpooling, all will help decrease our carbon footprint. ”Public transportation with its overarching effects on land use, is estimated to reduce CO2 emissions by 37 million metric tons annually” http://www.apta.com/resources/reportsandpublications/documents/greenhouse_brochure.pdf