# Connecting people with nonprofits locally

## A web platform and search engine that equips communities with the tools needed to help local members

We helped the Giving Connection team create a web platform and search engine that would equip communities with the tools they need to help their local members.

### Expertise

- Technology strategy
- Product definition
- Creative direction
- UX/UI design
- Full-stack development
- Product design
- QA and testing
- DevOps

### Technology

- Ruby on Rails
- Geolocation/Google Maps

### Deliverables

- Admin panel
- Web platform
- Design system

### Platforms

- Mobile
- Desktop

## The Objective

The objective of the project was to create a search platform that could help connect people in need with resources in their community.

Our client came to us with a preliminary wireframe. Our product team helped define features, which we then designed, developed, tested, and released.

## Key Features

- **Search experience with advanced filtering**: Users can search for organizations using keywords and filtering by causes, services, populations served, location, and opening hours.
- **Map view**: Users can browse nonprofit organizations on a map to discover which are close to them.
- **Saving nonprofit pages**: Users can save and manage their favorite organizations to keep them bookmarked for future reference.
- **Organization page management**: Nonprofits can create or claim their profile page to keep their organization's information up to date.
- **Search alerts**: Users can create and manage alerts based on keywords and filtered searches.

## The Results

We launched the MVP for beta testing and will be releasing to nonprofits soon.