Habitat for Humanity
Sault Ste. Marie
A custom portal that lets donors schedule item pickups and helps the Habitat team plan their pickup routes — replacing a manual, phone-based process.
The Story
Habitat for Humanity in Sault Ste. Marie accepts donated items from the community, but coordinating pickups was a manual, time-consuming process. Donors had to call in, the team had to manually schedule everything, and figuring out the best route to hit all the pickup locations each day was a challenge on its own.
We built them a custom portal that solves both sides of the problem. On the donor side, people can go online and schedule a pickup for items they want to donate — no phone calls needed. They pick a date and time, enter their details, and they're done. It's simple and straightforward.
On the Habitat side, the team gets a dashboard where they can see all the scheduled pickups and then optimize their route so they can make all the stops in the most efficient order possible. Instead of driving back and forth across town, they get the route laid out for them.
It's the kind of project we're glad to do for a non-profit: time not spent on the phone or planning routes by hand can go toward their mission. The portal brings the donation pickup workflow into one place and lets the Habitat team focus on what they do best — helping their community.
What We Built
Donation Pickup Scheduling
Donors can easily schedule pickups for items they want to donate — choosing dates and times that work for them, all through a simple, user-friendly portal.
Route Optimization
The Habitat team can view all scheduled pickups and plan their driving routes to hit every stop in a sensible order instead of crisscrossing town.
Pickup Management Dashboard
A clean internal dashboard where the Habitat team can manage all incoming pickup requests, view donor details, and coordinate their daily pickup operations in one place.
Built for Both Sides
The portal was designed with two audiences in mind — donors who need a simple way to schedule a pickup, and the Habitat team who needs to manage and optimize those pickups efficiently.
The Results
Donors can easily schedule item pickups online without phone calls
Habitat team can plan each day's pickup route from one screen
Route planning built in, so the team isn't mapping stops by hand
Centralized dashboard for managing all pickup requests
One online workflow for pickups, from the donor's booking to the team's route
Purpose-built for Habitat for Humanity's specific operations in Sault Ste. Marie
Services behind this project: custom software development and React development.
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