IIMA's Technology Portal for Social Work Launched by The Hon'ble Governor Prof O P Kohli
The Consult Club of IIM Ahmedabad in association with BMGI group recently launched Pahal (Community Outreach Portal), (cop.consultclub-iima.com) a unique interaction platform that brings together organizations looking for volunteers to conduct social activities and volunteers who wish to contribute to these activities based on their interests and in different capacities.
It was launched by the hon'ble governor of Gujarat Prof O P Kohli at Saatvik on Jan 9, 2016 in the presence of director IIMA and coordinator community outreach, prof Anil K Gupta
The Community Outreach Portal (CoP) is also branded as Pahal, Parichay and Parinaam to indicate the stages of a social initiative (initiating, introducing, and impact, respectively). This portal aims to reduce the ex-ante transaction and search costs involved in looking for social activities and volunteers. It is unique in many ways:
Unique Features:
1. Profile Build-Up - Users can create their profiles and highlight their earlier contributions/activities.
2. Project Creation - Organizers can create custom projects and activities to specify exact requirements.
3. Automatic Intimation - Interested collaborators get automatic email updates of activities; organizers are automatically intimated of interested collaborators
4. Feedback and Tracking - Both organizers and collaborators can give feedback about each other on their experiences.
Every member/entity can create their profile (using gmail logins) as an Organization (i.e. an entity that conducts events) or as a Collaborator( i.e. a member/entity that wants to volunteer and help out in the social events). One can key in your profile details and explore the various projects and activities therein and select the ones based on one's interests. While organizations can create projects (longer term plans) and activities (short term events within a project), collaborators can select their preferred activities.
The portal has been launched in a phased manner beginning with IIMA, followed by colleges/ NGOs in Ahmedabad and Gujarat, and finally across India.
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