NextGenDevelopmentProject
Year-end 2022 Update
Overview Stage3
Generalpublicavailability ● Replacelegacysystemwithenhancedkey functionalities ○ Search ○ Towninformation ○ Projectinformation ○ RecordSourceSummaries ○ SurnameFrequencylistskeyedtoTowns/ Areas ○ Supportoptions ○ Membershipsandmembershipbenefits ● Feedbackacrossallmodules ● Datarefresh
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andbeyond) Transitionresearchfocusfrom“RecordstoPeople” ● Aggregatemultiplerecordstoobtainabetter pictureofthePerson,theirFamilyandeventsthat shapetheirlives. ● ImproveaccuracyandcorrectnessofJRI-Poland data ○ Newdatainput ○ Crowdsourcing ● Overlayhistoricalinformationtounderstandits impactontheCommunitiesitaffects ● EnrichJRI-Polanddatawithinformationfrom Partnersystems ● NewResearcherTools ● NewMemberperks
(2022)
Stage
(2023
Stage
3-General
Availability
NextGensiteisnowaccessibleviajri-poland.org,LegacysitedeprecatedexceptSearch& Donate ● FocusedimprovementsinTownExplorer,Search,andProjectExplorer ● AdditionalfeaturesincludingEvents,AccountDashboard,Membershipself-service, SurnameExplorer,SourceSummaries,Pre-1826Files,Blog,MasterCalendar,Video Archive ● Chatsupportfeaturehasprovencrucialtosurfaceissues,potentialimprovementsand additionalUserneeds. Stage3Activity ~70K Uniqueusersvisited Apr-Sept ~20K Accountscreated ~3.5K Directmessages ~700 Supportconsults
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MembershipProgram
Files Memberaccesstohistoricalrecord filesbyTown
Explorer DisplaySurnameoccurrencesonamap andindicatetheProjectstheyappear. VideoLibrary On-DemandMemberaccesstopastand futurevideorecordedpresentations NewPaymentprocessing Modernpaymentprocessorintegrationto enablesubscription-basedpaymentsand streamlineaccountingactivity
Membership
&Services
newmemberprogram
Researchersbecamemembers.
events JRI-Polandcannowhostevents exclusivelyforMembers MembershipBenefits
New
Pre-1826
Surname
New
Program
Launched
during2022.Over 1160
Members-only
Calendar
CentralizedcalendarforallOrganization volunteerstofollow
Self-serviceregistrationforattendees,with RSVPfacility
Member-onlyevents
Streamingplatformintegration(Zoom)
Events-
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AccountDashboard
EnablesAccountandMembershipself-management
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NewPaymentprocessingintegrationtoenable Membershipsubscriptionandautomaticrenewal
AllowstheUsertoenrichtheirprofileandindicatetheir volunteeringpreferences,buildingarosterof VolunteersforJRI-Poland
WillbecomeResearcher’scentralworkspace,hosting savedrecords/towns/projectsandresearchtools
SurnameExplorer
● MVPRelease ● TheevolutionoftheSurname Frequencylegacytool,nowallowing formultiplesurnamesandfiltering outfalsepositives.
● FoundationforfutureSurname DistributionMappertool
JRI-Poland’smaincommunicationchannel SourceSummaries Detaileddocumentationinventory displayforeachTown
Additionalfunctionalities Blog
DataStandardization&Cleanup
● JRI-Polandiscarryingoutbroaddataimprovementwork offline(standardsdefinition,cleanupoforiginaldata)
● ConvertingfromEventbasedstructuretoSearchable Individualformat
● ThiseffortwillallowJRI-Polandtoexpandthewayslegacy datamaybesearchedanddisplayed,reducingdata scrubbingneedsandprovidingclearerpicturetoour Researchers
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JRI-PolandwillcontinuemovingfromRecordstoPeople,Families,Communitiesandtheirstoriesasanoverarchingvisionforthefuture.
Reinforceand
solidifyintegrationswithupstreampartners(eg.PSA)
IntegrateadditionalinformationsourcesregardingRecordsandhistoricalcontextaffecting
theJewishPolandPopulation(eg.YadVashem)
FurtheractivateengagementwithourResearchersbasedontheirinterestsvianotifications
activity
ofplatform
ContinuebuildingtoharnesstheinterestofourCommunitytoimproveaccuracyofourdata TeamTools - Minimizeself-hostedspreadsheets - Facilitateaccesstoinformation - Streamlineinternalprocesses ResearcherServices - Makefindingrecordseasier - Facilitateinformationinterpretation - Providehistoricalcontext
Plans&VisionBeyond
2023
2023
Plans-ResearcherTools
DistributionMapper TooltovisualizespecificSurnameoccurrences throughtime,overamapofPoland.Will eventuallyintegrateWorld/Polandhistorical events RecordFamilyTreevisualization EnableResearcherstoquicklyunderstandthe relationshipsbetweenthepeopleinarecord RecordImages FirstpartnerforAPI-basedintegrationwith PSA(currentlyinDiscoveryphase) YouTubechannelandVideoLibraryintegration ProvideMemberswithon-demandaccesstoJRI-Poland presentationsandvideoarchive. RecordCollections Allows Members to save their records of interest in customizable groups, including related notes FamilyFinder Allows Members to contact other community members with whom they may have records/towns of interest in common Stretch Goals AdditionalExternalResources Integrateadditionalexternalpartnerstoprovide informationandcontextaboutourTowns
Surname
2023Plans-TeamTools
Self-servedataupload
JRIteamswillbeuploadingrecorddata spreadsheetsformostrecordtypes withouttheneedoftechnicalresource
QualifyingContributorself-serve
Systemwillautomaticallyprovidequalifying contributorsadownloadablefilewiththeir surnamesofinterestforspecificprojects
AutomaticRecordDataProcessing
Replacemacrosforinventorytaking,name counting,andreportingwhichdatasets mentionwhattowns-anddisplayingthese resultsonTownCardswithouttheneedfor TownLeadersinput
Project-baseddonationsubscriptions
Ournewpaymentintegrationwillallowusto offersubscriptionbaseddonationstoour Researcherswhileminimizingback-office processingcosts.
2022NextGenMatchingGrantInitiative
Weinviteyoutocomeonboardasadonorwithamatchinggrant pledge
Your
“Preserving
FamilyHeritage&LifeinPoland”
Systemsdevelopmentby
NW Lights
End-to-endmanagementofwebandmobileSaSSproducts,witha human-centeredapproachtodesign,andagile-mindedbusiness modelvalidation&development.
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