JoFoE: Jobs for Everyone

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JoFoE Jobs for Everyone
A Paycheck Away from Homelessness

• Team Karma
• Qian_Huang Martin_McCrory Sheetal_Narayanan
  Miaoqi_Zhu
• Indiana University Bloomington
• School of Informatics

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Predispositions

• A member of the "working poor" class doesn't have
  enough income to provide an adequate quality of
  life for their family.
• The few existing online job posting systems are
  mostly private systems (like at Indiana
  University), or require lots of personal
  information to apply for or post jobs.
• People like to get something out of it when
  they pay or donate money in some form.

• Predispositions
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Research

• Working Poor spends at least 27 weeks in the
  workforce, and income falls below the poverty
  line
• In 2003, annual income for a family of four
  18,810
• 9/hour assuming 40 hours/week, 52 weeks/year
• An extra 60/week would be a 17 pay increase
• Existing systems dont adequately help working
  poor
• Many work multiple "part-time" jobs, so they
  don't get any "full-time" benefits
• 80 would take another part-time job if offered
• Few opportunities to learn new skills
• 70 of working poor are likely to stay poor
• No chance to get a better education

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Research Public Television Donations

• Public Television stations often give substantial
  member perks for donating money
• Increases the consumer value of the donation
• Gives donator something tangible from their
  donation
• Examples DVDs, concert tickets, opportunities to
  meet PBS celebrities
• WTTW (PBS in Chicago, IL)
• Over 20,000,000 in charitable donations each
  year
• Approximately 1,000 members who donated at least
  500
• All donations are tax-deductible, all donating
  members receive tangible gifts for their
  donations

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Insights

• Members of the "working poor" class want to
  supplement their income somehow.
• The "working poor don't have the opportunity to
  learn the skills necessary to increase the level
  of pay of their jobs.
• The working poor need extra income, as the
  needs of a member of the working poor can vary
  significantly.
• There is a correlation between success of
  donations and if the donator gets something out
  of it.

• Predispositions
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Concept Jobs For Everyone (JoFoE)

• JoFoE non-for-profit company
• Online virtual job placement system
• Implemented in a specific local community (such
  as Bloomington, IN)
• Community members can recruit employment for "odd
  jobs" and other temporary employment
  opportunities (employers)
• Users who want to supplement their income can
  browse and accept these job postings, and receive
  compensation (workers)

• Predispositions
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JoFoE Targets the Working Poor

• Working Poor people with jobs or already
  existing income who want to supplement their
  current income
• Jobs on JoFoE are not full-time, usually
  temporary employment opportunities
• Jobs on JoFoE are usually 1-3x minimum wage,
  which is low-paying but acceptable for most
  workers around or below the poverty line

• Predispositions
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• Concept
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JoFoE Inclusion in the System

• Member of the working poor class can apply for
  worker membership in the system
• Applicant is interviewed or screened by member of
  JoFoE staff
• Upon completion of screening/interviewing
  process, worker can accept jobs in the system
• Screening/interviewing process is a default to
  yes process (only rejects applicants if there is
  some kind of serious problem)

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JoFoE Feedback System

• Upon completion of a job, worker and employer
  give each other feedback in the JoFoE system
  (like eBay)
• Fosters trust/accountability
• Helps both employers and workers to "filter"
  which jobs to apply for and to which employers to
  give jobs

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JoFoE Self-Sustaining, Secure

• Payments to workers go entirely through the
  encrypted JoFoE payment system
• A certain percentage of each payment is kept by
  JoFoE for operating expenses
• No money directly "changes hands" between worker
  and employer
• JoFoE acts as a "middle man" to ensure that both
  parties fulfill their obligations, and to provide
  financial security to both parties

• Predispositions
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JoFoE Appealing Alternative to Employers

• All payments to workers are tax-deductible
• Often, hiring through JoFoE costs less than
  hiring through a union or an independent
  contractor, or some other alternative source
• Gives employers the opportunity to get their jobs
  done at an affordable price, while at the same
  time assisting a group in need in the community
• Satisfies the desire for community members to
  help out a group in need, and get something out
  of it as well
• Service itself
• Making a difference in the community

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JoFoE Prototype

• Two primary components
• Online website
• Brick-and-mortar office
• Online website
• Access to JoFoE DB from anywhere
• Send/receive payment easily, securely
• Brick-and-mortar office
• Houses JoFoE staff
• Houses JoFoE servers, DB
• Worker applicant screenings
• Access to system for workers who dont have
  internet access

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JoFoE Prototype

• Visit the JoFoE prototype test website
• http//www.jofoe.org.com.www

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JoFoE The Testing Process

• Usability testing scheduled for future date
• Pending HSC approval
• Pending finalization of our concept/prototype
• Goals for testing
• Will workers/employers be motivated to use the
  JoFoE system
• Determine how JoFoE is different from existing
  virtual job board websites
• Determine if JoFoE builds trust between community
  members
• Gather data to reach a conclusion on
  sustainability

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JoFoE Implementation Strategies Increasing
Awareness

• Place advertisements in shelters, community
  centers, union offices, restaurants, and other
  places which the working poor frequent
• Hold awareness sessions for social
  workers/volunteers and others who interact
  directly with the working poor
• Hold community-wide functions (like the Shalom
  banquet) to increase awareness
• Send mail to suburban neighborhoods and other
  places where families with higher incomes reside

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JoFoE Implementation Strategies Financial

• Obtain a government subsidy for JoFoE
  administrative fees (similar to the work/study
  programs government subsidy)
• Secure tax-deductibility for JoFoE worker fees
• Begin a community-wide donation campaign

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JoFoE Summary

• Non-profit virtual job placement system
• Working poor can supplement their income by
  obtaining temporary employment from members of
  the community
• Wages are tax-deductible
• Implementation is logistically reasonable,
  financially feasible
• Offers community members the opportunity to
  assist a group in need in the community, while
  getting something out of it as well

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JoFoE Summary

• Questions?

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JoFoE Implementation Strategies Implementation
Costs (Best Case)

• Total costs
• 0 initial investment, 1500/month additionally
• To make 1500/month _at_10 cut per job
• 15,000 gross job value going through system
• 30/job 500 jobs per month
• 500 jobs/month 17 jobs per day
• No initial investment to recoup
• Goodwill donations may further offset costs

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JoFoE Implementation Strategies Implementation
Costs (Worst Case)

• Assumes few donations
• Design and create website (jofoe.org)
• 1000
• Obtain a small office space
• 1000/month, including office supplies
• Purchase computer software/hardware
• 6000 initially, 6000/year other costs
• Pay two half-time staff members
• 1500/month x 2 3000/month
• Total costs
• 7000 initial investment, 4500/month additionally

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JoFoE Implementation Strategies Implementation
Costs (Worst Case)

• Total costs
• 7000 initial investment, 4500/month
  additionally
• To make 4500/month _at_10 cut per job
• 45,000 gross job value going through system
• 30/job 1,500 jobs per month
• 1,500 jobs/month 50 jobs per day

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JoFoE Implementation Strategies Implementation
Costs (Best Case)

• Assumes many donations
• Design and create website (jofoe.org)
• Donated by volunteers
• Obtain a small office space
• Donated
• Purchase computer software/hardware
• Donated
• Pay one half-time staff member
• 1500/month (additional volunteer hours as well)
• Total costs
• 0 initial investment, 1500/month additionally

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