Mobile Solutions for nonprofits

Hi AJ,

Yes, iGetcha is viewable on a cell phone/mobile :) we have not tested every environment but it worked okay on Opera Mini 4 for us. We used an older Motorola so we think this should be a good way for nonprofits in India to scan the site.

In terms of posting free, mobile solutions on the site, the iGetcha team debated this topic a lot. Currently, we have decided not to put any free, mobile software on the site. One of the reasons is that we don't want to create too much clutter on the site. Also, we are still exploring this area and as you probably know, the mobile world is changing quickly so the learning curve can be steep for some. And, the requirement of a steep learning curve continually divides the non-techies and the techies.

Here, iGetcha wants to get the non-techie nonprofits in a better position to understand the basic, techie stuff. And, get the community to help and collaborate when the technology is highly applicable to the nonprofit world. For instance, we love Ushahidi and they offer an open source platform for crisis response and you can report incidents by sms. This can have a great impact on crisis management for tragic situations such as Haiti. The disadvantage for nonprofits is that implementing an Ushahidi platform varies on nonprofits' technical abilities.

Nonprofits and NGOs can definitely use technologies such as Ushahidi to help others. On iGetcha, we want to focus on the mission of getting the free, simple and usable software to nonprofits and then, they can transfer this knowledge to digitally divided communities. We basically want the user friendly stuff to make it to those who cannot find these options easily.

 Hope this helps clarify... Thanks for everyone's comments!

The iGetcha Team :)