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Sponsored byOntario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) www.ocasi.org
Partnership Platform www.partnershipplatform.ca
U of T CSC490 Capstone students
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SOCIAL SERVICES MASHUP
Each organization/agency/government party provides information individually
Find ESL classes in Toronto at:www.esltoronto.cawww.211toronto.cawww.ymcatoronto.orgwww.torontopubliclibrary.ca…
Information is not displayed in an intuitive mannerdifficult to findoften not customizable
CURRENT ISSUES
The mediocre worldGo to multiple sources to find what you are looking forEvery agency reinvents the wheel again and againEveryone fighting for the same source of funding to do the same things
THE TWO WORLDS
1. Where are the ESL Classes?
Big unordered list of ESL Classes in the GTA
FIND ESL CLASSES IN TORONTO – THE HARD WAY
2. Great… Now I know there are 500 ESL coursesbeing offered, which one should I take?
•How close is it?
•TTC?
•Near daycare?
•Has a good Indian Restaurant nearby?
•Close to my bank?
•…
Google maps
TTC Website
DaycareInfo sites
toronto.com
Bank Website
FIND ESL CLASSES IN TORONTO – THE HARD WAY (CONT’D)
Our grand vision of the world“Look ma, all the info I’m looking for on one site!”Nation-wide collaborative initiativeShared outcome – other agencies can use it too!More funding available to be spent on needed services
THE TWO WORLDS
1. Enter your Postal Code
2. Choose your filtering criteria (ESL, LINC classes, TTC, Daycare etc)
3. GO!
FIND ESL CLASSES IN TORONTO – THE EASY WAY
Customizable map of social services, public listings and businesses
Simplified and centralized access
Visual representation of services in theneighbourhood
WHAT IS A SOCIAL SERVICES MASHUP?
Business analysis and requirements gathering
Proof of conceptHarmonizing overlapping data pulled from multiple sourcesWeb interface to define mappings between a new data source and a uniform taxonomy
WHAT WE’VE BEEN WORKING ON
Use of open source tools a must!
TurboGears is the chosen frameworkUses Python 2.5Model-View-Controller (MVC) architectureRapid-development of database-driven web applications
OUR SOLUTION
Involve multiple stakeholders, data providers, businesses, technology community
Provide a platform for dialog and ideas
Design an open source application for the social services sector
Share our API with other community service providers
WHERE WE WANT TO GO
Benefit to the general public“Go to” site for community informationInformation from all agencies in one placeFaster access
Benefit to the tech community Corporate social responsibilityOpportunity to try innovative solutionsCommercial uses of the application
Benefit to the non-profit sectorImprove program delivery, outreach, client impactCollaboration is more effective
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WHY IS THIS VENTURE IMPORTANT?
Benefit to the general public“Go to” site for community informationInformation from all agencies in one placeFaster access
Benefit to the tech community Corporate social responsibilityOpportunity to try innovative solutionsCommercial uses of the application
Benefit to the non-profit sectorImprove program delivery, outreach, client impactCollaboration is more effective
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WHY IS THIS VENTURE SOO IMPORTANT IT GETS TWO SLIDES?
Showcase your mad skillz
Don’t just write code, change lives
Contribute to the Open Source Community
Simplify the lives of Ontario residents
WHY SHOULD I CARE?
Be part of a “Social Tech” community helping non-profit organizations increase impact and achieve social change
Your set of skills is what’s missing in the non-profit community, so come fill the void!
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IMPLICATIONS
IMPLICATIONS (CONT’D) Break away from the “silo” mentality, increase collective potential by working together
Connecting people with the information and services they need, intuitively, easily
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Roll up your sleeves and give us feedback
We have only taken the first baby steps, help us achieve our vision
Contribute, Criticize, Collaborate, come be a part of the action!
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU
Clara Severino (U of T)[email protected]
Jane Zhang (Partnership Platform)[email protected]
Marco Campana (OCASI)[email protected]
CONTACT US
