MADNet

Purpose

1. MADNet is created to replace MADApp and many other tools(Envite, Donut, UPMA, etc). The idea is to consolidate all volunteer and fellow tech function into one app - that being MADNet.
2. Update the main volunteer facing app to something using the latest tech - that being mobile first, PWA app that gives us capabilities like..
   • push notifications
   • contextual information
   • better UI/UX
   • ease of use
   • and more

Tech Used

Frontend

The code is available at MADNet Github Repository

• React
• Ionic UI Framework
• Cypress for Testing

Backend / API

Code is available at Phoenix Repository

• PHP/Apache/MySQL
• Laravel
• REST/GraphQL Output

Development Strategy

• Build the backend API system in-house. The front end can be build in-house or externally - in our case, using a volunteer Open Source Team.
• Build everything in an Free/Open Source license.
• Use Agile methodology to build - roll out the app is phases.

For more details, see the Developing Software in the Social Sector paper.

Contributing

We are looking for people who can help us flesh out this project. If you are interested in helping out, go to our Contributing page.