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eleos: Save someone's bacon by giving away yours
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Browse through various charities and non-profits to see what you can do to help your community
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Look through donation goals so you know exactly where your money is going and what it will be used for
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Watch ads or fill out surveys to earn credits to be used toward donations
eleos
Inspiration
In times of hardships, generosity is needed in order to overcome barriers, and with technology connecting the world, helping someone should be simple. Though technology is readily available, information regarding different not-for-profits can be less apparent, as someone may be interested in a cause, but unsure which of the many organizations they should donate to. Additionally, some people may want to help others, but are unable due to current financial situations, and thus feels powerless and inferior. Therefore, there lies a need for a convenient manner to utilize the innate compassion that we possess as a society.
What it
Eleos is a website that compiles a list of not-for-profits that partakes in this service, allows not-for-profits to show all the work they’ve accomplished and wish to accomplish in a more transparent manner, and allows users to watch ads/complete surveys in exchange to donating to their interested causes. This takes advantage of current Google ads and various survey platforms, as companies are always looking to promote and analyze their branding and are willing to pay in exchange for this information. ## How I built it This was built using Google Firebase and Firestore to store user’s data, Google Maps and Radar.io to locate not-for-profits in close proximity, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for front end design of the website. Challenges that occurred during this process include having to learn new software development tools that required lots of experimental processes.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
We are proud that we have built a website that gives everyone the opportunity to help others and the environment by lending just a few moments of their time. We are proud that we were able to integrate different software that we were not familiar with to create a cohesive product.
What's next?
Next steps for Eleos include pairing the system with the Google ads and survey systems and establishing bonds with not-for-profits to create a comprehensive list of different organizations currently available and the work they do.
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