VolunteerX

VolunteerX is a lightweight platform for engaging local communities in volunteering. Local people can sign up to become on-demand volunteers. NGOs can easily manage the real time deployment of skilled volunteers.

TODOs:

1. Sign up with LinkedIn, Facebook & OpenID
2. Volunteer members heatmap
3. Stats dashboard

Prerequisites

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These instructions have been tested with the following software:

• Python Flask = 0.10.0
• git
• gunicorn

Dependency Setup

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1. virtualenv venv
2. source venv/bin/activate
3. pip install -r requirements.txt

Configuration Setup

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You need to provide configuration in config.py

• Twilio API credentials

Scaffold Setup

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These instructions assume a working directory of the repository root.

Local Development

To run the app locally:

1. source venv/bin/activate
2. python run.py

The server will run on localhost:5000

Deployment

To deploy to Heroku: