Introduction
Talawa helps community based organizations collaborate with their membership.
Community Based Organizations
What do we mean by community based organizations? These are groups of people participating in a common social cause for the benefit of their local communities mostly through volunteers. These include:
- open source software projects;
- non-profit charities;
- social groups;
- and in limited cases, businesses.
If your organization is making a meaningful difference to your community then Talawa could be for you.
Talawa Features
Talawa is in a pre-release state. We plan to create a demonstrable minimally viable product (MVP) in 2023 for alpha testing.
Key features include:
| Feature | Advantage | Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| User News Feed | Mobile users can instantly see what other community members are doing. | This helps to build stronger community bonds to meet your outreach goals. Our pinned posts feature will allow your organization wide announcements to be easily seen and remembered. |
| Event Calendars | Both you and your members can create calendars for events, meetings, workshops, support groups and more. | There is no need to use another app that doesn't have a complete list of everyone to invite. This relieves the hassle of planning and organizing your teams. |
| Event Management | You can create simple projects and tasks for each event you plan. Volunteers can also be assigned roles. | You won't have to wonder whether things are on track with our effective project management tools. |
| Calendar Group Chats | Every event you put in the calendar can automatically create a group chat for the invitees in the Talawa mobile app. | This makes communication and coordination even easier to help your teams meet their needs |
| Notifications | Keep in contact with your membership by sending them the latest updates. | You never have to worry whether they know what is going on whether they use the mobile app or not, you can still inspire them to participate more. |
| Multi-Organizational | Organizations that serve multiple neighborhoods or cities can easily be managed by local leaders through our admin portal. | Have the peace of mind knowing that you can delegate many Talawa organizational tasks to others. Now you can focus on areas of greater priority. |
| Plugin support | Talawa isn't an isolated system. It allows you to interact with the service providers you need to run an efficient organization. | You don't have to worry about using another service, with the right plugin, Talawa will be able to talk to it just fine. |
We are always thinking of adding more features. Let us know what you'd like to see.
Talawa has three main components. A mobile application with social media features, a web based portal to be used by the organization’s administrative team, and finally an API providing access to data and features. The Palisadoes Foundation wants to eventually host Talawa as a cloud service to help finance its education outreach.
Talawa Applications
Talawa works well because of the various software applications we have developed.
| Application | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Talawa Mobile App | Our mobile phone application that makes communication with and between your members even easier. |
| Talawa Admin | The administrative portal for managing not only the members using the mobile app but the volunteer operations of your organization. |
| Talawa API | The magic that makes it all happen. Our API is the glue between the Talawa mobile app and Talawa Admin to make the two work together. |
Further information on the technologies behind the these applications in the technical sections of this site.