# Volinity

> Volinity is a platform connecting students in Bangalore with verified NGO volunteering opportunities. It provides schools with coordinator dashboards for tracking and approving student service hours, and gives students verified portfolios for college applications.

Homepage: https://volinity.org
About: https://volinity.org/about
Opportunities: https://volinity.org/opportunities
Contact: contact@volinity.org

## How It Works

### For Students
- Sign up with Google OAuth. Enter school, grade, and interests.
- Browse verified NGO opportunities filtered by cause area, location, and time.
- Sign up, volunteer, and log hours on the platform.
- NGO and/or school coordinator verifies and approves logged hours.
- Build a verified, shareable volunteering portfolio for college applications.

### For Schools
- School coordinator signs up and requests partnership through the School Portal.
- Coordinators view student rosters, approve or flag hours, set service goals, and generate reports.

### For NGOs
- Register and create an organization profile. Volinity vets and verifies each NGO.
- Post opportunities with descriptions, locations, dates, and volunteer capacity.
- Confirm student attendance and hours digitally.

## Key Features
- Verified service hours confirmed by NGOs and/or school coordinators
- NGO opportunity discovery searchable by cause, location, and time
- School coordinator dashboard with student rosters and approval workflows
- Student portfolio with verified hours, events, and certificates
- Google OAuth sign-up
- Multi-board support: IB CAS, IGCSE, CBSE, ICSE, State Board

## Technology
- Frontend: Next.js on Vercel
- Backend: FastAPI with PostgreSQL on Railway
- Authentication: Google OAuth
- Domain: volinity.org (API at api.volinity.org)

## Who It's Free For
Volinity is free for students, NGOs, and schools. No subscriptions or setup fees.

## Founded By
Rohan Tengli (Class of 2027, TISB), Daiwik Natarajan (COO), Rakshan Mehkal Mahesh (CCO).