Post OALT25 App Update

May 14, 2025
|In Volunteer Leader App Updates
|By Gina Wright
Thank you so much for your patience and ease as we continue to solidify the Outdoor Afro App.
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Daris, DD, and team continue to update things as quickly and sustainably as possible. That said, and in case you missed DD’s message in the WhatsApp group last week, the app is totally live on both the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. If you haven’t already, please make sure to download it.
You will need to constantly update the app.
 
What You Do Now: 
  • Make sure that you are building your profile and trips. Trips can be kept in drafts, but start to upload your upcoming trips to the app.
  • Spread the word about the app to your Outdoor Afro networks and beyond. The app is live on all platforms, but there are still some bug fixes, so we are waiting a bit longer before doing a hard launch to the public. 
  • Read the Outdoor Afro App Cheatsheet linked below.
  • Continue to submit feedback and questions (thank you so much!!!).
  • If you have events coming up in early May and need to be give access permission on Meetup, please program@outdoorafro.org know ASAP.

 

We highly recommend that you bookmark the link to this cheatsheet to easily access it as you continue to play with the app. This cheatsheet includes a language template for your network Meetup and Facebook pages. 
Notes of Feedback: 
Daris, DD, and team are consistently using the feedback form to make the most essential updates. They also have additional priorities to handle, so some updates may happen immediately while others may need a little bit more time to be addressed.  The feedback form has also been updated to include a place for you to put in a screenshot of the issues you are having. 
If something cannot wait for the feedback form, please reach out to Daris directly at dpaulino@lightningleapconsulting.com. Please email sparingly. An example of an immediate need is being locked out of your account, not being able to gain leader status on the account, trips not populating.
Please subject your email: “Outdoor Afro App: Immediate Need for Volunteer Leader [insert name]”
You can cc, program@outdoorafro.org, dd@outdoorafro.org, and your regional leader.
That’s it for now — thank you all for being on this journey with us!