An App for Engaging Youth In Volunteer Work
Customer Case Study: Youth Volunteer Corps
About YVC
Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) is a national nonprofit network that runs in 15 states and two Canadian provinces and has 38 branches around the country. YVC provides volunteer opportunities for youth, aged 11-18. Their mission is to address community needs as well as inspire youth for a lifetime of commitment and service. The Youth Volunteer Corps of Philadelphia is part of this national network and are looking for dedicated youth to make a difference in the city of Philadelphia.
MilkCrate and YVC
As a national nonprofit network located all throughout North America, it is challenging to keep tabs on all the youth volunteer activities and volunteers in general, so YVC looked towards MilkCrate to meet three digital needs:
Track and evaluate youth volunteer activity and engagement
Measure the educational and learning aspects of volunteering
Create communication and engagement with volunteers
Locations across the country where YVC is involved
Features of the app includes finding a place to volunteer, then reflecting on the experience
How the app helps volunteers
List of Volunteering Opportunities: Users can view and sign up for upcoming events
Service Reflection: Students can write about their experience and what was most meaningful to them
Communicate via Activity feed and Chat: Each user has a profile and can chat with one another
How MilkCrate’s Dashboard helps the YVC Staff
Reach the Volunteers with Push Notifications: Alert the users to complete a challenge, answer a poll question, or view new volunteer opportunity
Engage users with Polls: To gain valuable feedback from the volunteers
Track Engagement: Through activity feed, where users can comment and reflect on questions and events,
User Data Charts: Track volunteer activity through charts
“MilkCrate has been a joy to work with during the development process. They helped create an experience tailored to my users. Our MilkCrate app allows us to reach more young people and have a greater impact than ever before.”
- Greg Lynch, Program Director at Youth Volunteer Corps
The admin dashboard charts showing user engagement
How MilkCrates platform tracks volunteer Impact
The YVC app is a tool to engage, measure, and connect the network of youth volunteers in Philadelphia. With access to the app, volunteers are now able to connect with each other and the program, and admins are able to track and engage their users in order to obtain the data they need.
Group of youth volunteers
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The YVC app is available in the app store for iOs and Android phones, along with other MilkCrate apps that help organizations better reach the communities they serve. If you are involved in a program or an organization that would like to engage and support your community - let us know! We would be thrilled to arrange a free demo of how our platform works and see how we can be of help building your organization’s app.