Community Connect – Volunteer Coordinator Platform 

Community Connect is a comprehensive web-based application designed to connect volunteers with organizations and manage volunteer activities efficiently. Built with pure HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL, it offers a streamlined experience for admins, organizations, and volunteers without relying on any external frameworks.

Overview

Managing volunteer projects manually can be challenging and error-prone. Community Connect bridges this gap by providing a centralized platform where volunteers can discover and join projects, organizations can manage initiatives, and admins oversee the entire system. Non-logged users can even suggest new projects, which are reviewed and approved by admins before going live.

The platform emphasizes role-based access, data integrity, and user-friendly interactions, making volunteer coordination simpler and more effective.

Features ✨

• User registration and authentication with role-based access (Admin, Organization, Volunteer)
• Project creation and management with full project details
• Volunteer self-assignment to projects and task filtering
• Organization membership (one volunteer per organization)
• Project review workflow for guest-submitted projects
• Profile management for volunteers
• Comprehensive admin dashboard for user, project, and organization oversight
• Confirmation prompts for all database operations
• Data validation for emails, dates, and required fields

User Roles

1. Admin – Full system control, project approval, user management, and reporting.
2. Organizations – Create and manage volunteer projects, track volunteer participation.
3. Individual Volunteers – Update profiles, browse and join projects, manage assignments.
4. Guest Users – Suggest projects; view approved projects and general information.

Business Rules

• Volunteers must be logged in to join projects.
• Each volunteer can join only one organization.
• Volunteers can edit only their profiles.
• Admin approval is required for guest-submitted projects.
• One volunteer can sign up only once per project, but multiple volunteers can join the same project.
• All database modifications require confirmation dialogs and validation checks.

Database Structure

• Users – Stores admins, organizations, and volunteers.
• Organizations – Details of volunteer organizations.
• Projects – Project details including status, capacity, and creator.
• Volunteer_Project_Assignments – Tracks volunteer assignments to projects.

Project Structure

community-connect/
├── assets/ (css/, js/, images/)
├── config/ (database.php)
├── includes/ (common.php, header.php, footer.php)
├── index.php
├── login.php
├── signup.php
├── admin_dashboard.php
├── volunteer_dashboard.php
├── organization_dashboard.php
├── browse_projects.php
├── help.php
├── logout.php
└── setup_database.php

Core Components:

• Authentication system with secure session handling
• Public interface for browsing projects and guest submissions
• Admin dashboard for managing users, projects, and reports

• Volunteer dashboards with project self-assignment and filtering
• Help system with FAQ and guidance

Getting Started

📂 GitHub Repo :  https://github.com/induwarauthsara/community-connect

Prerequisites: PHP 7.4+, MySQL 5.7+, Apache/Nginx, browser with JS enabled.
Setup: Clone the repo → Import database schema → Configure connection → Access via browser.
Tech Constraints: Pure HTML/CSS/JS, MySQLi procedural, no external libraries.

Contributing

• Follow PHP coding standards and MySQLi procedural functions
• Implement validation, error handling, and confirmation dialogs
• Maintain consistent Blue (#007bff) & White (#ffffff) theme
• Use responsive CSS (Flexbox/Grid) and pure JS

Community Connect is a lightweight yet powerful platform for managing volunteer projects, making it ideal for educational projects and real-world community engagement initiatives. 🌟💻