The original idea for a cooperative consisting of three types of organizations that build community:the Educational Computer Science Department,social service organizations (Gov), andthe computing and IT corporations.
Incentives for Different organizations have different but compatible.
First, academic departments are interested in finding ways Foss and Foss teach students about the skills their students are eager to achieve.
Second, Social Service Organizations To acquire or develop software that serves its mission are interested in getting help. Such as Organizations can not afford to buy or develop proprietary software, Sahana seems to be attractive to them.
Third, productive volunteer opportunities for corporations to provide their employees with and are interested in Recruit talented students. In addition to this set of different incentives, all three kinds of organizations Sharing human and the incentive to engage in socially beneficial activities.
When outline the general role model for students. Students work closely with faculty and computing Professionals design, build and maintain the Foss. During the academic year and are on the job
many of them in social service may be held within Agencies like Red Cross or Habitat for Humanity. Sahana can be developed in cross-functional capabilities Independent of location as well as teams on a local or neighborhood scale. For example, teams of developers can be Contribute to the Sahana project,
computing, IT and corporations to provide support through financial and technical resources to drive Development as well as marketing and advertising resources as Sahana - to promote FOSS movement. The portability of The fact that the participants easily academics (including a small community like Hanthana, can make the model stems from ) Students, social service organizations, and corporate sponsors in their places. As word spreads and community
And get involved. Stability of the community or communities derives from the fact that all participants .
Volunteer Almost every human development, including such organizations need to manage projects Sahana disaster relief community and will benefit from the development of inter-operable standards. Thus At volunteers. Similarly, assuming adequate corporate financial support, this model Rely solely on volunteer effort to save some of the problems are associated.
