Posts tagged ‘challenges’

July 17, 2011

New Challenge Platform: Evly.com

by Ben Rigby

We’re always on the lookout for new entrants in the Challenge Platform space – as Sparked is, at its core, a challenge platform (microvolunteering being only one type of application that can be built on top of a challenge platform). I’ve just come across a new product, in beta, called Evly – which is toted as a white-label challenge platform.

The idea is:
1) you’ve got a challenge or series of challenges
2) set it up on Evly (as a single challenge or branded website)
3) distribute to your social networks

Here are some screenshots:

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Still fairly rough around the edges – and I’m not sure how the business model works. But it’s interesting/exciting to see the further definition of a niche within crowdsourcing – the niche being that of the challenge network or platform.

Similar companies are:

http://challengepost.com

http://www.spigit.com/

http://www.skild.com/

 

 

December 14, 2010

Awards for Micro-Volunteers!

by Ben Rigby

We've just launched some exciting new functionality and I want to share it with you. We've been talking (internally) about how we can let nonprofits really make their micro-volunteers feel special… especially those that go above and beyond the call of duty for a challenge. Well, after a long gestation, I'm proud to announce that we now have an awards system!

For nonprofits, after your challenge closes, you can now thank all of your volunteers en-mass with a witty and wonderful thank you note. You can also choose to give up to 2 very special "Awards of Excellence." Screenshots of the user interface are below.

Love to hear your thoughts. Do you like the new system? 

Award Giving Interface

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Awards display on the Challenge Profile after they've been given

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