PlayItForward is a web app that aims to incentivize volunteers to contribute to their community through gamification

This is a link to the backend repository.

PlayItForward was an idea me and my fellow Flatiron classmates came up with for DemocracyLab's HackToGiveThanks Hackathon. The premise was tech for good and we really wanted something that would solve a problem. Volunteering is a great way to meet people, gain real world experience, and help your community. We are taught the values of volunteering but most don't actually volunteer. Only when we are required to volunteer for something like community service or college applications. By rewarding volunteers with points when they sign up for events we can encourage people to start volunteering and keep them engaged. PlayItForward aims to be the perfect site for finding all local upcoming events and finding new organizations to volunteer with.

Ninja Mock Wireframing

Home page version 1

• React.JS
• Semantic UI React
• React Router

• Users can sign up as a volunteer or organization
• Organizations can create new events
• Volunteers can sign up to attend an event and gain points
• Volunteers can edit their information and see their stat page

clone the repo and run npm install

npm start to begin the server and make sure the backend is running as well

Contributions are welcome, submit a pull request!

This project is licensed under MIT