medapulse 

PARTNER: MISSION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (MEDA)
SF OFFICE of FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT


Presented by: 
Brittany Martin and Jacinto Noriega
1/14/2015 



SF Smart Money Hackathon 

June 2014




CFDE National competition

August 2014






CFDE National cOnvention 

Now! 



INTRODUCING




MEDA 


NEED: CLIENT ENGAGEMENT




65% ----> INTERNET ACCESS

95% -----> MOBILE PHONES


Current MEDA Coach Action Plan



solution



A web application to engage clients by:

  • Visual action plans
  • Texting message reminders from Coach
  • Emailed responses from Clients




DEMO




TECHNOLOGIES USED



 


initial MEDaPulse feedback 


Text Sent by Coach
"Just a reminder from your coach: Your goal is to have your website finished by the Dec. 31st. You are almost there!"

Client Feedback

"Well, it gave me pause in the middle of craziness.That's a good thing - it made me stop and ask myself whether I able to really work on the website by that date. So, I'd say thumbs up ."

MEDAPulse Team

Developers

 

MEDA

 


The Future


  • Should we make this app (Pulse) available to more non-profits?
  • If yes, how will those non-profits find developer volunteers to assist them?
  • If yes, how do we communicate that this is available to clone?


 

CFDE National Convention 2015 - Introducing MEDAPulse

By Brittany Martin

CFDE National Convention 2015 - Introducing MEDAPulse

Presentation given at the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund National Convention in San Antonio on January 14th, 2015.

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