CivicRush was created to do one basic thing: to help individuals and entities transform their communities through civic engagement and community participation. This app is designed to inspire people to get involved in making a difference in their communities. Regardless of the effort, activity or event, EVERYONE can do their part in making our world a better place to live!
This free app gives people a powerful tool that can be used to ignite change. It's currently available in the U.S. in both English and Spanish but in time, we aim to have it available in all languages in all corners of the globe! We are living in difficult times and in order to ensure that our world evolves along a healthy trajectory, we need everyone to do their part. So whether you care about the environment, education, social justice or anything else under the stars, CivicRush is the app that can help us transform the world.
CivicRush helps you transform your community through civic engagement and community participation. CivicRush is the application for individuals who want to make a difference in their local communities, for non-profit institutions, and for socially responsible organizations. By using CivicRush you contribute to the betterment of society.
With CivicRush,
- you RAISE AWARENESS about an issue in your community
- you RECRUIT PEOPLE to volunteer for a community or civic engagement activity
- and you RALLY SUPPORT to make a positive impact in your community
Key Features:
- Raise Awareness
- You can RAISE AWARENESS about an issue in your community and encourage discussions to find SOLUTIONS to those issues.
- When a solution is found, anybody can take ownership of the issue and work toward addressing it.
Volunteer Management
- You can create volunteer opportunities
- You can coordinate and manage volunteers and communicate effectively with them
- Volunteer opportunities can be public or private
- Volunteers can easily register to your events
- Volunteers are signed IN and OUT
- You rate their performance and they rate the event
- Volunteers can upload pictures to the event gallery
Event Management
- You can invite people to attend an event in support of a cause
- You can create private or public events
- You receive the list of attendees
- Attendees rate your event
- You can read and respond to comments and testimonials
- Attendees can upload pictures to the event gallery
Groups and security
- You can create GROUPS and associate yourself with like-minded individuals
- Groups can be PUBLIC or PRIVATE
- Group directory lists all available groups
Mapping
- The map shows you community needs, volunteer opportunities and events available in your area
Accountability - Tracking Impact
- Each CivicRush user has a personal dashboard to keep track of all the good deeds and the opportunities that the user generated for others to participate in civic and community engagements
--- PERSONAL IMPACT measures the impact of your direct actions
--- COLLATERAL IMPACT measures the opportunities that you generated for others.
- Each Group has its own dashboard that tracks the group impact
--- This facilitates the tracking of volunteer information:
--- Number of volunteers
--- Number of events attended
--- Types of events (categories) attended
--- Aggregate hours of service
Leadership
- CivicRush has a leadership program within the app for young adults
- CivicRush leadership program promotes civic engagement and community participation