We live in a world filled with kind people who have enthusiasm and skills to share.
WE'RE HERE TO EMPOWER THEM
Modern technology suggests products to buy, media to consume, and people to follow.
But it has not been harnessed to suggest volunteer experiences that best fit our abilities and interests...
UNTIL NOW.
OUR VISION
We aim to create a better world by inspiring a culture of service and enabling individuals everywhere to contribute positively to their community and beyond.
OUR MISSION
We harness cutting-edge technology to engage individuals in meaningful, local volunteer activities.
OUR PLAN
We’re building a new kind of search engine that applies cutting edge AI techniques on top of state of the art technologies.
Phase 1
Search Engine
DONE!
Build AI-based web crawler
Compile database of nonprofit websites
Develop intuitive search interface
Phase 2
Volunteer Experience
DONE!
Offer volunteer profile creation
Provide personalized recommendations
Phase 3
Organization Experience
Enable organization profile customization
Provide volunteer recommendation and management tools
Phase 4
Community Spirit
Launch social feed
Integrate community-building features and tools
OUR INTENTION
We seek to promote in-person activities that focus on helping the people, flora, and fauna in our local communities. We also endeavor to only surface opportunities that do not request monetary donations from volunteers.
OUR STORY
Samaritan Scout's co-founders, Dvora and Will, have long recognized the challenges of finding volunteer opportunities. Directory websites have limited offerings since they require manual data entry, and premiere search engines ignore small local nonprofit websites. With volunteerism rates decreasing every year and technological innovations improving every day, they agreed it was long overdue that technology made it easier for people to positively impact their communities.
It wasn't until Dvora took time off from her career in edtech to battle a stage IV cancer diagnosis that she could consider this problem more fully. In the summer of 2023, she and Will recruited volunteers to set their ideas in motion. While the backend team researched paths forward, Dvora collaborated with developers and UX experts to design and build a user-friendly front end. In the summer of 2024, Will fully defined the Scout architecture. He brought on a few of his brightest peers to develop and launch an AI-guided search engine platform with an automated data pipeline.
As the team gradually scales Scout to serve the entire United States and additional regions worldwide, we look forward to developing a community of volunteers, organizations, and agencies who can unite and make a positive difference in their communities.
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