Thanks for adding your ideas, Rob! I’m really happy to have some
contributions to this conversation from the product side of the equation. I
have been exploring the idea of a
marketplaceof
sorts where organizations (and individuals) can pool ideas, request
changes/features, and even pitch the kinds of technology solutions they
really need, along with the commitment to use what the marketplace builds if
it matches the requests, etc. There are quite a few people who have emerged
through these conversations and I think that the consistency at which this
concept comes up, and the fact that it is emerging more and more often now,
is a sign that maybe we are ready to start really figuring it out!

Thanks again for your feedback and for all you do with Causevox to be a
collaborative, community-driven platform!

I would like to see non-profits using the same products/platforms come together. Non-profits can be a bit segmented and hard to reach sometimes, so having a place where non-profits are at can help us save resources. There resources can then be used to create better products 🙂 The greater the numbers, the more likely change will occur.

One more note — feedback early is always better than feedback later when a platform is mature. It’s like the concept of microplanning from Networked Nonprofit.

Thanks for joining in, Bonnie! I completely agree, and would even say that
when we include information about why we did something, how we came to that
idea and how we created the plan (not just how we implemented) and then
share the results, we can tell a story that may mean our own project
“failed” to meet our goals, but could work for another group that is looking
to achieve what we did! The more we can share, the more we can support our
work.

Thanks again!
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