# Free software for tree planters

> What TreeRM plans to build for organizations that plant trees, ranked by need (from the survey) and reach (how many directory organizations do that kind of work). Survey: https://treerm.org/survey

Survey responses so far: 0.

## Tree adoption event software (Candidate)

Residents scan a QR code in line, confirm eligibility, take a short care quiz, and pick trees from live inventory. Volunteers hand them over at the front.

Why: The problem TreeRM grew out of. Inventory moves in minutes and a wrong count sends someone home empty-handed. Most groups run this on spreadsheets and shouting.

Reach: 86 of 126 directory organizations. Need: no survey data yet. Score: —.

## Events page and feed publisher (Candidate)

A hosted events page for an organization with an iCal feed and schema.org markup, so people, calendars and directories like this one can find its events.

Why: Of 51 organizations researched, only 5 publish a machine-readable calendar. Most volunteer days live in newsletters and screenshots.

Reach: 193 of 126 directory organizations. Need: no survey data yet. Score: —.

## Planting and survival tracker (Candidate)

Log each planting site and tree on a phone, then record survival checks at 1, 3 and 5 years. Produces the survival rate almost nobody publishes.

Why: Survival is the rarest figure in the directory and the one funders should ask for most. The Ethiopia and Great Green Wall debates are about exactly this.

Reach: 202 of 126 directory organizations. Need: no survey data yet. Score: —.

## Nursery inventory (Candidate)

Seed lots, propagation batches, pots on the ground, trees promised to events. Simple counts that stay right.

Why: Every adoption event and planting day starts with what's actually in the nursery.

Reach: 93 of 126 directory organizations. Need: no survey data yet. Score: —.

## Season impact report (Candidate)

Pulls an organization's year into a one-page report with trees, hectares, volunteers and survival, in the format TreeRM and funders can read.

Why: Reports are PDFs full of infographics. Structured numbers would help the organization as much as the directory.

Reach: 203 of 126 directory organizations. Need: no survey data yet. Score: —.

## Volunteer shifts and check-in (Candidate)

Shift sign-up, waivers, reminders and a one-tap check-in on event day. Hours roll up by person and season.

Why: Volunteer hours are the most commonly reported people figure and the most commonly mis-counted.

Reach: 193 of 126 directory organizations. Need: no survey data yet. Score: —.