MadApps - Youth Group App
What does it do
What can this app do?
In a nutshell - it improves connections, process and professionalism.
MAIN FEATURES:
The App will keep you in touch with your young people, leaders and parents and it will help to manage your events, services and activities and admin! There is actually no limit to what the App can do since it is effectively 'open source' code and you have access to build many of your own features (without the need for any particular 'techie' ability). You can also take advantage of other web based tools that suit your purposes and incorporate them easily into the App.
In addition, as different leaders and groups share their experience with the App - a whole range of programme materials will be developed through the user community itself.
But here is an example of some of the main features:
News and info… both page updates and ‘notifications. RSS feeds can provide a simple way of providing updates from Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, etc.
Membership and Attendance records. Using either the build in Forms and Tables function you can gather the members details and then use these to operate a 'check-in' feature at your youth group meetings. If you prefer to maintain an existing system this can be integrated to the App and incorporated into the 'attendance feature.
The TeamUp calendar can provide an effective diary and simple booking system for events and activities.
Volunteer management / sign-up and interaction
Showcase the programmes for all of your groups and offer easy invitations and the ability to book in
Youtube video's can be viewed comfortably within the pages of the App
Security code mechanism is available for any page on App to control access to certain features (Phone no. look-up, etc)
Parent Only pages for permission forms and access to policy documents, etc.
Volunteer Only pages to maintain effective communication and training opportunities with your team
Audio podcasts and other resources especially for leaders.
Embed web-forms and response buttons anywhere in the app.
Simplify admin tasks to help manage Risk Assessments, and Permission forms, etc
Push Notifications for immediate delivery of short messages
Online Training and Support delivered straight to your volunteer leaders via the App
Customizable styles and branding for each App
Create 'journaling pages' for young people to respond to course material / questions you have set them (example here)
Develop and display conference and week-end programme material in a professional format (example here)
What might it look like?
Here are some simple 'worked examples'
Various organisations will design their App in different ways according to their needs, time and resources.
You can see the demo app functioning online here:
How YOUR VERSION looks is really down to the amount of customization you wish to have..
1/ The branding and logos - of course - starting with the BANNER
2/ The menu layout and the pages that you wish to include or create
3/ Multiple or single column approach
4/ You can determine how notifications are used and messages used within the app.
5/ You have the ability to 'freshen' the look of you App at the touch of a button and keep the image up to date
6/ Use the design skills and creative flair within your team of volunteers and young people to encourage a sense of ownership.