JRAid.org

We partnered with the Jewish Relief Agency to design and build an application to help match those who are looking to volunteer with families and individuals who are in need of assistance.

JRAid was started as an offshoot of JRA’s food distribution program, which privides vital food packages to thousands of needy families every month.

Launch This Project

• Volunteer Dashboard

  

  The JRAid Volunteer Dashboard allows volunteers to get a quick glance at what new volunteer opportunities match their skills and which “Gigs” (volunteer opportunities) they have been recommended for by our administrators.

  JRAid allows administrators to recommend individual volunteers for specific Gigs, which gives those volunteers advanced access to the opportunity.  If a recommended volunteer requests the Gig, JRAid will kick off the volunteering process automatically — there’s no need for administrator intervention.

• Ways to Help

  

  JRAid gives potential volunteers access to information about each Gig, including a description, obfuscated client information, time requirements for completing the gig, and the ability to share the Gig via social media.

  Once a Gig has been requested by a volunteer, the administrator reviews the requests and confirms one or more of them for the opportunity.  This “unlocks” information about the Gig’s client, allowing the volunteer to have access to their address and other personal information.

  Some Gigs require multiple skills to be completed.  JRAid supports this by allowing the administrator to add multiple needed skills (and request multiple volunteers for each skill). When a volunteer views the Gig, they can choose which of their skills they would like to donate.

• Volunteer Interests

  

  Volunteers can specify the skills that they would like to donate to Gigs.  We use this information to match volunteers with volunteer opportunities and set notification preferences.

  Volunteers are given the opportunity to choose from a variety of skills, from simpler tasks — like making a friendly phone call — to more technical skills like translation or computer help.  If volunteers don’t have a lot of free time or are not available to perform a Gig, they also have the option to donate money to a specific Gig that needs a monetary donation to be completed or to JRAid as a whole.

  JRAid is continually adding new skills and interests as volunteer opportunities present themselves.

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