[Hidden-tech] Mutual Aid System

[Shel Horowitz]

I love the way this crisis is bringing out people's best thinking and
creativity. This exchange is a great illustration of that.

In my own business, resume writing is one component. This week, noting that
thousands of people in our area and hundreds of thousands Nationwide are
suddenly unemployed and that the in-person while-u-wait resumes that we
have done for 35 years are no longer viable, I moved them to zoom. I never
thought I would be doing while you wait resumes remotely. Hopefully this is
something that my business can do to make people's lives easier in this
crazy time.

On Fri, Mar 20, 2020, 10:04 PM Rich at OTN via Hidden-discuss <
hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote:

> Generally agreed, however
>
> 1) I think this is what you mean:
> not Franklin Coop
>
> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2020/03/mutual-aid-networks-for-350-mass-during.html
>
> 2) Wordpress already has all the tools built into do this, including the
> database.
> A much quicker approach is to use this: https://buddypress.org/
> I think it already does what you are suggesting - it's a WP plugin
> I've used it and it's pretty easy to install and does have a measure of
> security.
>
> 3) The real question would be how to get some collaboration instead of
> lots of different systems.
> I'll point to the FRCOG - Franklin Regional Council of Governments whose
> charter just that.
> and they have been working on various emergency planning efforts.
>
> I'll send this their way and see if there is something that we all can
> contribute to.
>
> Rich
>
> On 3/20/2020 7:22 PM, Bram Moreinis via Hidden-discuss wrote:
> > The Franklin community co-op has shared a Google sheet as a mutual aid
> system, which allows people to enter their contact information and ask and
> offer things.
> >
> > Obviously this is not a very secure solution, nor an elegant one.
> >
> > I know how to do a WordPress site, or a JavaScript page that accesses an
> airtable database. Something with react native and firebase would be ever
> so much better.
> >
> > What ideas do you have for a mutual aid system? I want to provide
> Alternatives by Sunday evening. It turns out there are many groups that
> want a thing like this; i’m using the co-op as a pilot.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Bram
> >
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