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Volunteer Skill Matcher

Matches volunteers’ skills and free hours to NGO tasks.

Beginner12h1–3 people15/20 fit
TL;DR

Build Volunteer Skill Matcher for ngos and would-be volunteers in ~12h with 1–3 people. Stack: Next.js + Postgres + Embeddings.

Why it wins: Simple marketplace with real social value.

Build flow

01 · Problem
NGOs need specific skills; volunteers don’t know where they fit.
02 · Solution
Volunteers list skills and hours; NGOs post tasks; the app suggests the best matches.
03 · Build
  1. 1Data models
  2. 2Embedding match
  3. 3Match list UI
  4. 4Status tracking
04 · Demo
Add a volunteer “design, weekends” → matched to an NGO poster task.

MVP checklist

  • Volunteer profiles
  • Task posts
  • Smart matching
  • Accept + track

Tech stack

TechRole
Next.jsFrontend + API routes
PostgresRelational database
EmbeddingsSemantic similarity

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