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Introduction:

ngoFuel is a non-profit trust, based in Vellore, India, comprising of a group of graduate and undergraduate students working towards providing “complete technological solutions” to the NGOs at a minimal price. It functions based on a “crowd-sourcing” model, wherein all the projects undertaken, are split up into modules and are assigned to different volunteers. It is also a good platform for interested student volunteers, who wish to contribute in making a change.

Aim:

The main objective of ngoFuel is to help Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) by reducing their capital cost as much as possible, by providing them with solutions to all their technical hassles at meager prices. Bright and talented, graduate and undergraduate students are involved as volunteers and interns on many projects, under the able guidance of experts in the particular field. It helps NGOs by publicizing the organization through various different services, such as web designing, photography, and social media marketing. By providing precise and comprehensive content for the websites, it helps the NGOs in achieving a greater impact. The student volunteers are given hands on experience with real life problems, where they realize their potential and can channelize the same.

Services provided:

ngoFuel aims at providing “complete technological solutions” by using its “crowd-sourcing” model. It helps empower NGOs and non-profits by making them technically capable of meeting current challenges and taking up new ones.

The wide variety of services provided includes:

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Web Designing and Hosting Photography and Graphic Design-This includes both on field and off field photography and designing of logos, banners etc. Content Writing Online Brand Development nF Spotlight. [a fortnightly e-journal that will exclusively feature a non-profit/NGO – it’s work, motivation, ideas and ideals using the unique platform of Social Media Marketing.] Social Media Marketing

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Past work and collaborations:

ngoFuel was associated with Eureka 2011, (http://www.ecell.in/eureka)-An International Business Plan Competition organised by The Entrepreneurship Cell of IIT Bombay, as its Social Media Partners. In addition to this, ngoFuel is the official online partner for Genesis 2012(http:// www.genesis.iitm.ac.in/) which is Asia’s largest Annual Business Plan Competition on Social Entrepreneurship conducted by C-TIDES, the entrepreneurship cell of IIT Madras.

ngoFuel has also been covered by various online and offline media, blogs and forums. It was also featured in the Top 30 student start-ups of India, a showcase organized by the National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN). Some other laurels include being selected as one of the top six start-ups by Spring Board Ventures Boot-camp, wherein it acquired the maximum votes. The business plan was among the top 10 in the SRCC B-plan competition. It was recently showcased in the HT MINT newspaper (http://epaper.livemint.com/ artMailDisp.aspx?article=24_05_2011_010_001&ty...) and Hindustan (Hindi http:// www.livehindustan.com/news/tayaarinews/tayaarinews/article1-story-67-6...>)

Some other links are: http://vit.ac.in/splash/success.aspx http://easytoact.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=94:ngofuel--one-stop- technological-solution&catid=42:promote-the-people-&Itemid=58 http://www.buzzzz.in/ and http://www.india.youth-leader.org/