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CharX - A proposal for a collaborative information system for the eXchange of goods between charities

David, S. , De Abreu, M.E. , Trigo, A.
ISLA — Instituto Politécnico de Gestão e Tecnologia
2014, pp. 1–7
DOI: 10.1145/2618168.2618169

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Abstract
Focused on the welfare of the poor and disadvantaged, philanthropic organizations involved in the distribution of food, clothing and other goods rarely have adequate devices for identifying the needs that might exist and what already exists in nearby organizations. This worsens the response to the needy and the organizations that have goods to donate, which are not able to stock the goods forever. Therefore, we propose a new online collaboration platform for the exchange of goods between the various organizations in order to improve communication, foster collaboration, and fulfil the mission of each organization more efficiently and effectively, and, at the same time, increasing the involvement of the whole community.

Keywords

#online collaboration platforms #charitable institutions #needs identification #community participation #poverty reduction #resource sharing #Disadvantaged #Clothing #business #Order (exchange) #Goods and services #Welfare

Bibliographic Details

Publication Type Conference paper
Publication Year 2014
Pagination pp. 1–7

ISLA Authors & Affiliations

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António Rui Trigo Ribeiro
antonio.trigo@gmail.com ID: 761E-282F-2F8C
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Maria Madalena Eça Guimarães de Abreu
mabreu@iscac.pt ID: 811A-E805-4D69
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