IBM Cloud Services Lets Prospective & Permanent Volunteers Chat
Cadhla Gray — October 21, 2015 — Pop Culture
The United States Peace Corps is utilizing IBM Cloud services to appeal to Millennials in order to get a better turnout in volunteer applications.
Started in 1961 by JFK, the Peace Corps has gone abroad to try and deal with issues affecting people around the world. There has been a lower rate of applications recently however, so the old company has impressively turned to technology to adapt and move itself forward to the future. By using IBM Cloud services, it is able to create more transparency by allowing prospective and permanent volunteers to chat. This way, people can get a better understanding of the role and ask questions to a peer-like figure in order to clarify whether they're interested in applying or not.
Started in 1961 by JFK, the Peace Corps has gone abroad to try and deal with issues affecting people around the world. There has been a lower rate of applications recently however, so the old company has impressively turned to technology to adapt and move itself forward to the future. By using IBM Cloud services, it is able to create more transparency by allowing prospective and permanent volunteers to chat. This way, people can get a better understanding of the role and ask questions to a peer-like figure in order to clarify whether they're interested in applying or not.
Trend Themes
1. Cloud-based Volunteer Recruitment - Using cloud services to make the process of becoming a volunteer more user-friendly and transparent.
2. Virtual Networking for Volunteers - Creating digital platforms that allow prospective and permanent volunteers to connect.
3. Millennial-focused Philanthropy - Offering technological solutions to update traditional philanthropic organizations in order to appeal to younger generations.
Industry Implications
1. Cloud Services - Developing cloud-based platforms and services that cater to the needs of nonprofit organizations.
2. Social Networking - Utilizing social networking platforms to connect people with philanthropic organizations and causes.
3. Humanitarianism - Finding new ways to bring humanitarian organizations and causes into the digital age.
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